Madison

Madison has been a very busy girl! She has finished up her 2nd grade year and did very well. She is a smart young lady. I was very proud of her for scoring a 4 in Reading, Writing and Math! That was her first time!

Madison tried out and made the Academy team for Twin City Soccer. She will start that in the fall. It is a little bigger commitment then past soccer teams. She will practice twice a week and have a game once a week.

Madison also joined the swim team this summer at Waterford pool. She has had two meets so far and did really well for her first time. She swam 5 events in both meets. She has gotten two 3rd place ribbons and one 2nd place ribbon. She is really good in the backstroke but says breaststroke is her favorite!













Madison also had her dance recital this week. She was a part of In Motion Studios. She did a ballet routine to the Love Boat and a tap routine to Hannah Montana. She did a great job especially for having just starting dance mid-January!

Soccer and Football

Last Saturday, started our busy day of sports....

Madison had her soccer game. Her team is the Mustangs. They have really come a long way this year and played quite well. Madison got to do the coin toss.

She scored her first goal of the season. Madison tends to be a more defensive player so Stephen and I had encouraged her to move forward. She did a great job of being aggressive and not staying back in front of the goal so much. I am very proud of the soccer player she is becoming. She will be trying out for Twin Citys more competitive team. I am not sure if she will make it or not but I am proud of her trying and I love that she loves soccer.

Next, we headed off to Flag Football for Tanner. This was his first game. It was a little slow going as the kids were having to try to learn out to even play the game. Tanner enjoyed it even though he didn't score a touchdown like he wanted to!












And here is the sweet little guy who had to sit and watch his siblings play all day.....

Easter

We started our day at 7am. The kids were excited to see that the Easter Bunny ate the carrots and ranch they left for him! We have tried to focus on the resurrection this Easter moreso than the bunny. They did enjoy hunting for the eggs and getting the money he left for him along with yummy candy.

We made our way to church by 8am (after a stop at Starbucks for Mom who gave coffee up for Lent). Church was expectantly crowded but a good service!

Next we headed to Ammaws for lunch and another Easter egg hunt. Bills son and daughter in law were there with their son Zander. The kids enjoyed a fun game of baseball in Ammaws backyard.

Kids...

I am trying to keep a dialog of what each of the kids are "up to" so I can look back and remember. The only problem right now is I can't find my USB cord so I can't download any pictures. This will have to be fixed soon because my memory card is full and I need to take pictures of the kids.


Jayden .... is a sweet boy, I can't believe in two short months he is going to be 2!!! Just amazes me. He has just started to notice the tv. He loves Yo Gabba Gabba ... he will tell you "Gabba Gabba." He loves to wear hats and shoes. He will put on anyones shoes he can find the bigger the better. He will even sleep in them if you will let him. He loves to play outside and keep up with Sissy (also calls her Madisey) and T. He is a true joy. He also loves to torture the dog Lucy or "UCY" as he would say.

Tanner ... turned 4 in February. He just started Flag Football and is very excited about that. He is a very good kid and does great at preschool. Today he was watching tv and a commercial came on about Noggin helping families who didn't have books and he called me in to tell me that "shocking" news. He seemed very upset about it. Makes a Mama proud! He loves the color green, loves to play any sport. His favorite tv show right now is Wow Wow Wubzy. He and his sister have a very special friendship.

Madison ... turned 8 in January! How is that possible??? She is a wonderful daughter although she keeps a very messy room :)! She loves the color pink, very into the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana. She is starting to want to do her own style of dress and loves to dress up and wear chapstick. She is all ready asking when she will get a cell phone (Not for a LONG time!!) She is a very good sister to her brothers and has a lot of patience.

Spring Break

I am going to try to do a better job posting!

Last week was Madison and Tanner's spring break (Wed - Fri). Stephen and I took the kids to Myrtle Beach. We stayed at a really nice place called Dunes Village. We got an excellent deal and it had an indoor water park. The kids loved it. Hopefully I will be able to add pictures.

On Thursday, we took them to Le Cirque Grande. It was soooo good! All three of them sat mesmerized the entire 2 hours. I was very impressed. The kids even had their pictures made with a dog in a tuxedo. It was a great day to do this since it was very rainy1

On Friday, the weather was beautiful so we spent a lot of the day on the beach. It was a little windy so we eventually moved back to the pool and waterpark. Madison and Tanner participated in the limbo contest. Evidently they did a great job! That night we had dinner with an old high school friend and her family. That was a lot of fun.

On Saturday, the weather was again pretty and so we spent a lot of the day time out at the beach and pool. The kids enjoyed playing tug of war and water balloon throwing.

Jayden also had a very good time! He loved the pool and didn't mind getting his face wet at all. He was able to wear his ring float and swim by himself. He is going to be a fish. Usually in the afternoons Stephen would stay at the pool or beach with the kids while I "sacrificed" and went up stairs to read my book so Jayden could nap!