In Her World...

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Rachel's Preschool Graduation

Rachel graduated from Preschool today! So proud of our little girl as she meets this milestone. She was so excited to get ready for school this morning. We stopped and picked up some flowers for both her teachers - she was so happy to pick sunflowers for Ms. Christy and pink roses for Ms. Kim. She loved both her teachers so much this year! Doug, Mom, Kate and I all met up at 11 for the program. It was so sweet. It started off with a slideshow of pictures from the year of the kids in the class. While the pictures showed there were two songs playing - Darius Rucker's "It Won't Be Like This For Long" and Colin Ray's "Hearts Are For When You Want To Love Someone". I cried. I cannot imagine how much I'll boo-hoo at their high school and college graduations... After the slide show the kids marched down the aisle in their caps and gowns. SO cute! They sang two songs that were cute as could be and then they got their diplomas. Rachel was so, so excited and proud. Doug and I had a little bundle of spray roses for her and Mom brought her a Congrats Grad balloon and a HUGE Hershey bar. I'm glad she enjoyed her day so much! We were also extremely proud of Noah today - He came home with a near perfect grade card! He had a 91.4 average for third grade, fourth month reading level, a 102 spelling average and mastered everything else on the card. SO, so proud of both of them!! :)

Kindergarten Screening

Rachel had her Kindergarten screening this morning at Sam Houston Elementary School. We are still hoping to hear soon if she will be able to attend Foothills Elementary. She told me she wasn't excited but she didn't seem unhappy about going and when it was all done she came up to me with a grin. She said she knew all the answers to the questions that they had asked her, she had written her full name, answered how old she was, her birthday, her phone number, address, about her sisters and brothers... She also said they asked her about her colors, numbers and she had to tell them which ABC was which (they weren't in order). She gave me a big high five because she was so proud that she had worked hard to remember her personal info and she had gotten it right! So proud of her! :)

Kate - Helping With The Laundry

Kate was 'helping' me with the laundry. :) She kept saying "See you, Mommy!!! See you!!!"... So funny. I love her little smushed up nose... love her so much.

Rachel's End Of Season Soccer Party 2011

Rachel's soccer team had their end of season party on Sunday and she was so excited to go and get her trophy! It was supposed to be a water party but it was way too cold to play in the water, so the girls had fun running and playing outside. Coach Tammy and Kevin hosted and we all brought food for a bbq with the girls recieving their trophies after lunch and having cake and icecream. They finished out the afternoon with a soccer ball pinata. So exciting and a lot of fun was had by all the girls. Lots of pictures from the season can be viewed here. Loved all the blue/green icing lips from the cake! :)

Last Soccer Games Of The 2011 Spring Season

The kids had their last Spring soccer games on Saturday. Noah played hard and did really well for his team. He scored two goals, with the team tying the game and for third place in the season. The kids on the Eagles played so good and really improved throughout the season. They really learned to respond to each other and how to play as a team. I am so proud of those boys. I know Noah had a lot of fun playing with his good friend Riley from school and making new friends on his team. I'm sure he's going to miss these guys - I know I'm going to miss watching them play. I honestly have had more fun watching Noah play this season than ever before. Rachel played awesome with the Angels also and really is showing signs of being a great soccer player. She isn't afraid to dig in and try hard for the ball. Her team got rained on with a good soaking rain for the last 10 minutes or so though and with a sick baby, I headed for the car. Doug stayed on and watched her finish out the game - such a good daddy. Rachel says she has enjoyed playing this season, but for now is planning on returning to gymnastics in the fall - I guess we'll have to wait and see how she feels then. :) Miss Kate is always just excited to be included in any way and loves to run and kick the ball with both Noah and Rachel.