Ashton's First Birthday!

 

Are you sure? I really can't believe my baby is one!!! First of all, she is so little that 9 month olds tower over her! But I also just can't believe that a whole year has gone by. The kids sang happy birthday to her all day long and they couldn't wait for her to tear into her birthday cake!

 

Ashton didn't disappoint! I had the cake in one hand and my camera in the other because she was ready to dig in! She was so cute with it though, for the longest time she would take little bits and share with her sisters and brother. But after a while she did this!

 

After she picked the cake up and dropped it back down, this little piece of icing got stuck on her nose! Soooo cute! It looks placed, but it was a complete fluke.

 

Ashton McKay John, what can I say! You are so adorable and we are so glad that you are in our family! You just cut your second bottom tooth, you aren't walking yet but you do stand up on everything and are a very fast crawler. You smile at everyone. You are strong-willed and know exactly what you want! And you will only sleep in your crib... which is most of the time a good thing! You adore your mom and dad, and I hope you always will! I love you Ashton, Happy Birthday!!

Austin's T-ball

 

Austin just started t-ball this season. We have had a lot of fun watching him, and he is actually pretty good! I wasn't sure how it would be hitting off a tee, but he had a lot of good hits.

 

Randy was an assistant coach. Our friend Tyler Vaclaw was the head coach, which was a big responsibility this year because there were so many rain outs! But we finally made it through the season!

 

Here is Austin in his "ready" position. That doesn't mean the ball won't go by though!! We had a lot of fun watching the boys chase after the ball, throw it way over other teammates heads, and try to remember which direction to run after they hit the ball!

 

I loved this picture of Austin! It shows so much personality! Nice season, Austin! You played great and we are so proud of you! Can't wait to see you play coach pitch!

More Memorial Day fun!!

 

Russ and Emilie Vaclaw hosted a fun swimming and cookout over Memorial Day. We love getting together with our friends! I did have a few pics of Russ with Brian and Randy... but I think he would rather me not put them on my blog! You're welcome, Russ!! :-)

 

So I picked a couple of my favorite pictures from the cookout to put on here individually. Ashton loved the watermelon- and I love her big blue eyes!!

 

And here is Austin enjoying his icecream cone!

 

And then there is Miss Addie, shirtless, enjoying her cupcake. I just finished a weight loss competition with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law... now I think I understand why my favorite pictures all had food in them!!!

Memorial Day Weekend

Randy's sister, Julie, got married this weekend. We were lucky enough to get all the family in town... actually VERY lucky!! Thank you, Karl, for flying in for a mere 24 hrs before heading back to Delaware! We really appreciate the sacrifice!! It was so great to get the family together and we all had a great time hanging with cousins/brothers/sisters/etc. I had a lot of fun putting together this video from the pictures I had. I just wish I would have taken my camera on our journey to Julie and Derek's new house...(inside joke). Sorry it's so fuzzy- the actually pictures don't look like that!

Austin's Kindergarten Graduation

Austin has now graduated from Will Rogers Early Childhood Center and will be attending school with Avery! I can't believe I will finally have them both at one school!
I had a hard time getting Austin and Randy to agree to go to this graduation (like father like son) but I think they were glad they went in the end.
The kids sang some really cute songs and it really did go by quickly. One of the sad things is that some of Austins friends will go to Wayside Elementary and others will be going to Ranch Heights Elementary. Brandon is one of Austin's good friends and they will not be going to school together anymore. We will have to have lots of playdates!
Here I am... proud momma!! And yes, I have decided to go natural with my hair color, no more highlighting (at least for a little while!)

Spring Soccer

 

Both Avery and Austin are still playing soccer. Its so fun to see how much they change each season. Avery has become quite the player. She has a great foot on her and has made some beautiful goals. She is really good at passing and staying spread out from other girls on her team and letting them know when she is open. She mainly plays offense. We are very proud of how well she is doing.

 

Avery is on the Flames again this season. They have won quite a few games, but they have less girls this year so they have really had to work on endurance. Avery still gets a dollar for every goal she scores, and she is doing a good job at cleaning out daddy's wallet!

 

Austin has gotten so much better! He really knows how to move the ball around. He hustles all the time and has some fast little legs! He is still a lot shorter than most of the other boys, but keeps up and even passes a lot of them in running drills.

 

Austin is on the Green Giants again. All their games are at 4pm or 5pm, so that's the hardest part. Many times he is so tired but once he gets going he is fine. In fact, he has scored several goals and is doing his share of cleaning out dad's wallet as well! He does great at offense but is an amazing defensive player.

Addie's First Official Haircut

 

So I have trimmed Addie's hair a couple of times, but it was finally time for a real haircut! We went to this cute little shop all for kids. In fact, Addie couldn't take her eyes off of the show they put on for her to take this picture!

 

She had a choice of this yellow hummer or a red car to sit in, and she got to pick from a million movies. She didn't see Dora (her absolute favorite) so she picked the next best thing- Diego!

 

She loved getting her hair blown dry, you could tell she was feeling older by the minute. Her haircut makes her look so much older!

 

And here is the final product! She got a certificate with a little piece of her hair. We had a really fun day! After this we went to McDonalds, then the mall to ride some rides, and then the park. My camera ran out of batteries at the beauty shop so I don't have any pictures of the rest of the day. But we had a good time.