A last picture of her spring soccer team (minus Seday who is in England right now! :) ). What a great group of girls!!!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
The last soccer game
Wednesday, May 20th was the last soccer game of the year. It was actually "ok" out for the weather so it was a nice way to end the season. Hailey really started to get more aggressive with her playing and the whole team was really getting into the game now. I wish we could keep the same team in the fall and build on their skills and the friendships, but I know Hailey will want to have playdates with these girls because they are so fun! :) Here are a few fun action shots from her last game.
A last picture of her spring soccer team (minus Seday who is in England right now! :) ). What a great group of girls!!!
A last picture of her spring soccer team (minus Seday who is in England right now! :) ). What a great group of girls!!!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Preschool Party
One year down.....one to go! How can Ryan really be done with his first year of preschool?!?! I can honestly say that he LOVES preschool. He is constantly asking to go there more days and always has something good to say about what he did (his job, who brought snack, if he shared his snack with Simba (the guinea pig), etc!). I am worried how the summer will be...might just be too long for him :)
The end of year party is always a good time. They started by singing some songs for the parents. Ryan was right there...in the middle between a whole bunch of girls...singing away! :) Mighty cute!! After their songs, they each got a metal and a certificate (and a picture of the class too). He was very proud! :) (of course Chris and I were too and made sure to tell him that!!)
He enjoyed his snack with his friend too....and then got a little time in with Simba before it was time to say good-bye until the fall! :) He is SO EXCITED to go 3 days/week in the fall, but I am beginning to dread it. It will be my last year with a preschooler. After that they will both be "school-agers." Why are they both growing up so fast?!?! Slow down kiddos...mommy isn't ready for this yet! :)
The end of year party is always a good time. They started by singing some songs for the parents. Ryan was right there...in the middle between a whole bunch of girls...singing away! :) Mighty cute!! After their songs, they each got a metal and a certificate (and a picture of the class too). He was very proud! :) (of course Chris and I were too and made sure to tell him that!!)
He enjoyed his snack with his friend too....and then got a little time in with Simba before it was time to say good-bye until the fall! :) He is SO EXCITED to go 3 days/week in the fall, but I am beginning to dread it. It will be my last year with a preschooler. After that they will both be "school-agers." Why are they both growing up so fast?!?! Slow down kiddos...mommy isn't ready for this yet! :)
Fishing opener 2009
After all the fun and the busy schedule on Saturday, May 16th, we decided to head to the cabin. We haven't been there for over 2 months (Chris traveling made it tough to get up there) and weren't going to go because we thought there would be TONS of snow still. To our surprise most of it was gone! We had a few piles around the cabin (that was expected), but the roads weren't as muddy as I thought they would be. AND, it was in the high 60s there!!!!! It was amazing!!!
We decided to see if Wild Bill was open...and it was! The kids got to go fishing for their "fishing opener 2009." Hailey was a maniac casting! I was so amazed at how good she did. Her first cast went half way across the lake! And she was using her big fishing pole too!! :) This was Ryan's first time using his new big fishing pole. He didn't do as good casting, but tried to do it. Didn't matter...that boy has Chris "fishing gene" in him!! He caught the first fish, the second fish, the third fish and then finally Hailey did catch one! :) They both had a great time (and Chris and I did too!). Oh...and we got to have almost the entire lake to ourselves! It was PERFECT! :)
Time to go FISHING! :) Hailey's first cast of the season.
We decided to see if Wild Bill was open...and it was! The kids got to go fishing for their "fishing opener 2009." Hailey was a maniac casting! I was so amazed at how good she did. Her first cast went half way across the lake! And she was using her big fishing pole too!! :) This was Ryan's first time using his new big fishing pole. He didn't do as good casting, but tried to do it. Didn't matter...that boy has Chris "fishing gene" in him!! He caught the first fish, the second fish, the third fish and then finally Hailey did catch one! :) They both had a great time (and Chris and I did too!). Oh...and we got to have almost the entire lake to ourselves! It was PERFECT! :)
Time to go FISHING! :) Hailey's first cast of the season.
Chris helping Ryan cast, and the first fish of the season. He was SO EXCITED!!! :)
Poor guy...fishing is a lot of work. He just had to sit down :)
After we got home from fishing and had supper, Chris heard some turkeys. He had brought up his turkey call for hunting and tried to "talk" to them. IT WORKED!!! They were gobbling back to him!! :) And they didn't stop! So, we took off on a walk to see if we could see them and "talk" to them more. Right outside the cabin (and I mean RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CABIN!) we found these tracks....looks like "Mike" isn't alone this year!! Come on Mike...we want to see you again!!! :) 
Here is Hailey when she was talking to the turkeys (they were talking back to her too!). Then, after we got as close as we could to them, we all stopped and tried to get them to come see us. I don't know....maybe it was the DOGS barking at the cabin right behind us or the lady that came YELLING out of the cabin "listen to those turkeys!!", but the turkeys weren't interested in getting closer to us. What a fun time and experience for the kids. They loved it (and I have to admit...I had fun too! :) ).
Hailey got tired of fishing on the bridge, so she ventured down the shore a little and found another spot to fish at. :) Hmmm...no bites down there so she came back to the bridge where Ryan was catching his fish....and then she got one! :)
After we got home from fishing and had supper, Chris heard some turkeys. He had brought up his turkey call for hunting and tried to "talk" to them. IT WORKED!!! They were gobbling back to him!! :) And they didn't stop! So, we took off on a walk to see if we could see them and "talk" to them more. Right outside the cabin (and I mean RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CABIN!) we found these tracks....looks like "Mike" isn't alone this year!! Come on Mike...we want to see you again!!! :)
Here is Hailey when she was talking to the turkeys (they were talking back to her too!). Then, after we got as close as we could to them, we all stopped and tried to get them to come see us. I don't know....maybe it was the DOGS barking at the cabin right behind us or the lady that came YELLING out of the cabin "listen to those turkeys!!", but the turkeys weren't interested in getting closer to us. What a fun time and experience for the kids. They loved it (and I have to admit...I had fun too! :) ).
Busy day
On Saturday, May 16th we had a SUPER BUSY DAY! It started at 8:00 am with a pancake breakfast to support BALL (Boulder Arrowhead Little League). Yummy! Then there was a parade of athletes at 8:30. Poor Hailey. She got sick on Friday night and was not feeling too good on Saturday morning. Surprisingly, after we left there to go to the zoo to meet her Girl Scout troop, she was feeling much better! :) They had a fun event planned at the zoo as their end of year event, but unfortunately Hailey had tball pictures so we had to leave after only 1/2 hour. It was so nice outside too....it was tough to leave. But we couldn't miss pictures!! :)
Hailey and her friends going around the zoo (Blythe, Seday and Hailey). Blythe lives in our subdivision, and Seday lives in the neighboring subdivision and all 3 were in the same class at school!).
Hailey and her friends going around the zoo (Blythe, Seday and Hailey). Blythe lives in our subdivision, and Seday lives in the neighboring subdivision and all 3 were in the same class at school!).
Cute Ryan
Why is Ryan smiling so much?!!? Because his sister just "styled" his hair!! :) SPIKED!!! :) He was so excited and happy and it shows. Thanks Hailey!! :)
Movie Night
After soccer on 5/6, the kids got home and it was time for getting ready to bed. Nothing new there. Only thing is....they decided to bring down TONS of their stuffed animals to have "movie night" for everyone! :) How fun...and they weren't fighting so I was very happy! :)
Spring soccer
My little soccer star yet again! Hailey was excited to be on a soccer team again this year. Spring YSA (Yellowstone Soccer Association). She was even more excited to see that her friend Seday and Taylor were on the team and that Seday's mom was her coach!! :) She was so excited to be on the team and made some very fun friends.
Here she is for her formal picture and then a picture of the team together.
And a few action shots too. Oh..the season was UNBELIEVABLY COLD! We sat in pouring rain and freezing cold with terrible winds. I think only 1 night was nice out. So, most nights she had multiple layers on so we couldn't tell which girls were on which team! :) They had fun so that is all that matters!!
Here she is for her formal picture and then a picture of the team together.
And a few action shots too. Oh..the season was UNBELIEVABLY COLD! We sat in pouring rain and freezing cold with terrible winds. I think only 1 night was nice out. So, most nights she had multiple layers on so we couldn't tell which girls were on which team! :) They had fun so that is all that matters!!
I know, I know
Wow...it has been a MONTH since my last post. I am sorry! Work and life in general are C-R-A-Z-Y. And, to show you, right now I am sitting in a hotel in Raleigh, NC on a work trip. I know...me travel!?!? :) Yes, not only Chris has to travel for work. So, I think right now will be a good time to get up to date on the blog (or at least try to). I will try to be better about posting again!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Ryan & the walleyes
Chris and Doug took the boat out on the first fishing trip of the year on Saturday (5/2). Ryan was so happy when they brought walleye back (of course he asked why they didn't bring back any trout too!). He had his first lesson on how to clean them...and he was the one that made me get my camera for a picture with them. I think we are in trouble with this kid! :)
Almost finished...
With Chris traveling so much for work lately, we decided to have the landscaping professional done so we can actually do things as a family when he is home. We are so happy with our decision and how it looks. The first picture shows the house with only the 2 trees that we did plant and the edging done. The second picture is it almost all done. We are waiting on a few more boulders and then the front will be finished. Ahhhh....love it! :) Make sure to click on the pictures to really see how nice it looks :)
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