AWANA Closing Ceremony 2012

Another AWANA year has ended.  I am so proud of Brooklyn and Colson and all of their hard work that they did this year hiding God's Word in their hearts.  Colson finished his first Cubbie book and Brooklyn finished her first Spark book and review.  Colson was a pro at memorizing his scriptures this year.  I was excited to see his excitement each week...we worked at night before bed or on the way to church and he got the verse no matter what!  Brooklyn used the CD that LoLo gave her to learn all of her verses to song.  She finished her book and did the book review all before Christmas....that is so awesome!  Curt and I just pray that our kids learn to love God with all of their heart, soul, and mind.

Brooklyn's First Science Fair Project

Brooklyn was given guidelines for her very first science fair project.  They set forth specific rules and directions for the project.  Each grade had different projects.  Kindergarten was assigned a sorting activity where they had to sort a minimum of 30 items in an egg carton based on a chosen characteristic and it was optional to write sentences about how your sorted the items you chose!  They really encouraged parents to back off and let the kids do it themselves!  I did just that!  Brooklyn chose to do animal stickers and sort into colorful and non-colorful animals.  She wrote sentences that she came up with and I was really proud of her.  Curt and my parents were able to go look at the projects and Brooklyn got to see that they came!  She was very excited!

Mother's Day 2012

We had a fantastic Mother's Day this year!  We spent time with the Alford clan and were not able to get together with the Lewis family.  We were sad because my mom got really sick and was not able to celebrate with us at all.  :(  We had a fun time making the gifts for my mom and mother in law.  We took pictures with the kids holding letters and framed them!  They are perfect!  Curt surprised me with some cute pajamas that he went and picked out by himself!  For those of you who know him, this does not happen ever!  I am so blessed to have had the best example of a mom!  I truly hope to be half the mom that I had to my beautiful kids!

Our gift!!!

Hi-Ya!

We have joined karate...it is actually a form of Tae Kwon Do!  The kids are loving it and are already catching on to some things very well!  They are both little dragons and will stay that way for a little while.  Brooklyn will soon move up to the beginner class and Colson will stay with the little dragons!  It is twice a week, which is overwhelming for our busy schedule but it is worth it for the kids to learn all that they have to learn through martial arts!

Colson slept in his uniform the first night! 

First lesson was a private lesson!

There is a lot of respect taught in their lessons

Learning the correct way to punch

and kick

Working on reflexes with the kids.

The Little Dragons

Brooklyn belt sparring

Colson belt sparring

Girl Scout Father/Daughter Dance

Brooklyn got to invite her daddy to her first Father/Daughter Dance for Girl Scouts.  Several service units get together and host a huge dance filled with games, pillow fights, moonwalks, food, and dancing!  It is quite a big deal in our area.  It is held at Klein Collins High School and no mommies are allowed!  The theme was a Black and White Masquerade Ball so most of the girls were dressed in their black and white best.  They took professional pictures and had a corsage there waiting for Brooklyn.  We have become good friends with the Sanders family in the Daisy troop and have enjoyed getting to know them.  Curt and Brooklyn went on a double date with Seth and Karianne and they had a great time together!  We went to take pictures on their land before the dance started and we got some pretty good pics!
Here's to many more dances with Daddy and Daughter!

Ready for our night!  The best daddy with the best daughter!

Karianne and Brooklyn

It was a very windy night!

The double dates!

At the dance!

Pillow fights!

Brooklyn's favorite game!!

Brooklyn has become a good hula-hooper!

Easter 2012

HAPPY EASTER!  The entire week before as the kids went to bed, I spent time talking about why we celebrate Easter.  We talked about Jesus dying for our sins on the cross, how He was put in a tomb, and when they went to dress his body he was no longer there.  The kids truly got the story and thought it was so amazing that He was not in the tomb anymore!  The night before Easter Brooklyn said, "It is ok if I don't find any Easter eggs, that is not what Easter is all about anyway!"  YOU GO GIRL!  Colson is much more literal so his question was, "How did Jesus get to heaven?"  WOW...hard one to answer...just shows the amazing plan!
The kids woke up excited!  Walked out to the living room with their eyes closed!  They got baskets filled with summer/beach items...they couldn't believe that The Bunny knew we are going to the beach with the Bridger family this summer!  We went to breakfast, egg hunt, and worship at church!  What a great morning!  Then all of the Lewis clan always joins the Alford clan for lunch, an egg hunt, and a good ole fashioned confetti egg fight!  We are so blessed with families that love each other and get along great!

Our family!

Brooklyn's basket

Colson's basket

READY...OPEN!!!!!

Brooklyn loves her new shades and straw hat!

Her hair is so curly from being twisted!

A quick game of wrestle daddy before we get ready for church!

The cutest kids ever!

Mrs. Chelsea joined the pic...she is so funny!

Brooklyn and Madison

Colson and Morgan

Easter bunny picture!!!

Poppi helped Brooklyn...she found tons of eggs!

The best daddy ever!

Don't their outfits go well!  Colson picked his own out...thank you Mimi!

Easter gifts from Aunt Cynthia!

Thank you Memaw and Pop!

Egg hunt time!

Shaking eggs to listen for money!

Confetti Time!

Colson stylin'

Colson, PMan, and Marhall!  The three amigos!

Egg hunt for the little kids

Colson loved to step over 15 eggs to get to a specific egg!

Shakey shakey!

He couldn't wait to count his quarters!

Confetti eggs and boys....fun times!

As we went to bed that night, Brooklyn said, "I know that a real bunny cannot carry toys for a lot of kids...at least Santa has a sleigh!"  She said that she thinks the bunny has special helpers that deliver the toys!  OF COURSE HE DOES was my reply!