Soccer & T-Ball

Braedyn's last soccer game of the season was Saturday. He was SO excited to get a medal! (Brookelyn has earned several medals in her different sporting activities, but this was Braedyn's first time.)

Here he is at the beginning of practice, playing red light-green light with his soccer ball.

Before the kids got their medals, all the parents got together to make a special celebration tunnel for the kids to run through.

I LOVE this picture! Can you tell how proud and in awe he is of his medal? He couldn't stop touching it to make sure it was really there.

So cute! (The Razorback stickers were in preparation for the Red White Game later in the day.)

Here he is posing like a "real" soccer player.
Wow--look at those big muscles and that TOUGH look!
And, here is one shot of Brookelyn from her t-ball game. There will be many more to come, as we have a lot of games left to play. I have to say though, she is doing SO well. Much better than last year. I really think she is catching on. If nothing else, she looks absolutely ADORABLE out there playing!

Brookelyn's First Race

This morning was a VERY special morning! Brookelyn ran her FIRST race, the Kid's Fun Run at the Hogeye in Fayetteville. She has been training for the last couple of months, logging over 25 miles before she ran the last 1.2 on race day. Here she is ready for the race:

She ran the ENTIRE race! We were so proud of her! Mommy ran with her just to make sure she felt good along the route. Here's Mommy and Brookelyn in action:
Uncle David cheered her on from the sidelines!
Emily and David were so sweet to come out and cheer her on! She felt SO special!
Daddy and Braedyn cheered her on too! We can't wait until Braedyn can run with her!

Great job Brookelyn! Oh, and her "un-offical time" was 10 minutes and 40 secs. Amazing!

Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter this year! I took the kids to a local park a couple of weeks ago and snapped their Easter picture.

On Saturday we went to a local Easter egg hunt. They dropped the eggs by HELICOPTER, so the kids were super excited to check it out! They didn't want to stop to let me take their picture, so this is the best shot I got:
Here is the helicopter dropping the eggs:

Saturday night (Easter Eve) we started a new tradition (thank you Kerryanne). The Easter Bunny dropped off "magic jelly beans" at Daddy's office for the kids to plant the night before he came. They planted them outside in a planter on the deck. (Yes, they are naked. We worked in the yard ALL afternoon, and they were so dirty I made them strip before they came inside. They were headed upstairs for a bath, but couldn't wait to plant their "magic jelly beans"!)

On Easter morning they followed the trail of eggs and candy from their beds, down the stairs, and to the fireplace hearth!
But, before they got to their goodies from the Easter Bunny, they spied their magic beans that had grown into HUGE lollipops!! (And yes, again, my son is pants-less, but at least he has on underwear in this picture!)
Brookelyn was most excited about new panties from Justice!
And, Braedyn got his first set of Legos!
We had a wonderful afternoon working in the yard, playing in the sprinklers, and just being together!