Happily Ever After

Katherine had her first dance recital a couple of weeks ago!

She did really well, especially during her tap routine!

She likes pointing her toe! 

 She had a dress rehearsal the week prior, and I think she was stunned when she came out on stage.  The theme was Disney, and the older dancers were dressed as different princesses and she wouldn't quit staring at all the princesses on stage!

Her favorite, "Shuffle kick"!  She does this constantly at home!

 Hitting all of her poses!

Her cheering crowd!

Katherine and her classmates did so well, and now that dance is over,

she is excited about her summer long cheer camp at school!

First and Last

Jackson went to his last day of kindergarten today!!  What a year he has had!  We started off with a teacher that wasn't best suited for him leading to him dreading school, and he closed the second half of the year with the perfect teacher for him and making all As!  We couldn't be prouder of him and his accomplishments this year.

Jackson's first day of kindergarten on August 8,

and this morning on his last day.

Katherine doesn't have a last day like Jackson, 

but I took her picture anyway for a comparison! 

They've both had some big adjustments this year with new schools, both of us working again, and more recently with us moving, and they've adjusted well to everything.  We are all enjoying the summer break!

Out With The Old, In With The New

We finally have a snaggletooth!!

Jackson's bottom two teeth came out today, er, were pulled out.  Poor baby had to have his first two loose teeth pulled out by the dentist.  His teeth have been loose for at least 6 weeks and were still no where near ready to pull.  The problem started when one of his permanent teeth started coming in and is now almost all the way in and not in the right place.  Now that the two teeth are gone, hopefully the new one will move into a better position.  I took him to the dentist today not expecting to have his teeth pulled and didn't prepare Jackson for it.  Following today's ordeal, Jackson was furious at me and his dentist.  I can't vouch for his feelings toward the dentist, but thankfully by the time he went to bed tonight, he was back to loving me once again.

Home Sweet Home

We're busy unpacking once again.

After almost 3 years of stalking one neighborhood,

we finally found a house!  And it's on the lake!

We now have an extra bedroom and are enjoying the extra space indoors and outdoors.  Now that we are on the lake, Jackson and Katherine keep asking when we're getting a boat. 

 Jackson took a dip in the lake over the weekend.  I turn my back on the boys for a few minutes and they jump in.  Of course, Katherine joined them.

  We have also discovered that we have a furry friend that drops by for visits.

Maybe one day he'll let us get close.

We've been in the house just over a week, and although we're enjoying it, dealing with the sellers and getting into this house has not been pleasant.  They also left the interior of the house needing more work than we thought, so we're coming up with a game plan on what we want to do and when.  All of that aside, we're looking forward to being in this house for years to come!

Ponies and Bunnies

Jackson was invited to a cowboy themed birthday party last weekend, 

so we let our horse-obsessed cowgirl tag along with him!

The boys were more interested in chasing the poor bunnies.

 They were able to occasionally catch one.

 Yesterday, we got ready for the big bunny to drop by and dyed our Easter eggs!

 And this afternoon, we put those eggs to use!  Jackson was grabbing every egg he saw, while Katherine thought he only needed to grab the blue, brown, and green eggs.  She got a little upset when he started grabbing her pink and purple eggs.

 Upset again at Jackson grabbing "her" eggs!

It was well past her nap time.

 And we ended the day with a little egg batting practice!

Happy Easter!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATHERINE!!!!

Our baby is FOUR!!

Katherine turns four today, and we celebrated with family

and some of her friends yesterday!

 More than ready to head to her party!

 Katherine really enjoyed having Emma here this weekend.

 A new big girl bike!

4 candles already on her cake.

 We thought about having ponies at her party, but we couldn't get all the details worked out, so we had it at a gymnastics place.  The kids love the foam pit and trampolines.  Good thing we didn't have ponies since it rained all afternoon.

Grandpa couldn't resist the temptation!

  Zach enjoyed himself just as much as the 4 year olds!

 Cake time!

Poor Jackson took a nasty tumble yesterday at the party

and now has a nice case of carpet burn on his face.

He's still cute with a few battle wounds!

 Katherine and I took it easy this morning and met Daddy at Chick-fil-a so she could play.

 And we broke out her bubbles she received!

4 little fingers. 

Happy Birthday to our beautiful girl!

Batter Up

Jackson had his 2nd t-ball game last night and he played GREAT!!

His first at bat.

 Even though he got out at 1st base, we're so happy he hit the ball!!  At his next at bat, he hit two foul balls, and then hit it off of the tee.  That time I think he understood more that he needed to hustle to get to base.  I don't have it on tape, but he ended up making it around the bases after his teammates also hit the ball and scoring a run.  From now on, I'll have to tape when it's his turn to bat.  He asked to see his 2nd hit and I didn't tape it.  Opps.

Zach has him playing 3rd base, and he stopped a hit and did great chasing the ball down at other times!  We were so happy afterwards, and so was Jackson!