Cooper's Pre-School Program

Thursday, May 19th was Cooper's end of the year Pre-School program/graduation. Cooper of course did not graduate this year, the graduation ceremony was only for the 4-5 year olds. Cooper and his class had been working on the program for months and he was so excited. Unlike Hagen, Cooper loves to sing, and he had been belting out his rendetion of God Bless America, for weeks. "From the oceans to the faries" like I said that was Cooper's version. The kids really did a great job. They sang many songs, recited nursery rhymes, states and capitals and even square danced.

Cooper marching in, he was so focused.

Cooper and his friends singing.

Of course Harper and I spent most of the program walking around with her sloberring all over me.

Harper Kate, Cooper and his friends, Laurel and Beau. Unfortunately Laurel's dad is deployed in Afghanistan and she her mom and sister where here for six monts staying with family, they will be returning to South Carolina in July when daddy comes home. Cooper will be so sad but I am happy Laurel will get her daddy back.

Cooper had a great year at Pre-School. I am so thankful for this little school and the wonderful Christian women that teach there.

My little Indian

Superhero Thursday...

So we finally did it. Cooper's princess dolls are boxed up on a shelf in the laundry room. He is actually taking it pretty well. He just became so obsessive with them, I could not take it anymore. So we have been looking for other things to do. He plays alot more outside and that is so nice. He has decided out of the blue that he likes superman now and he needed a cape. Well when he asked for one, I did not want to go to Wal-Mart for fabric so I found some scraps that somewhat resembled superman colors. I quickly sewed it together for him. He loves to "fly through the air" with it. Of course, after Hagen came home from school he decided that he was in desperate need of a batman cape.

Superman and Batman.

Flying through the air!

Oh, how I LOVE having boys. I seriously wonder sometime about women that dread having them?? I have the most fun. I do have to add that there are times that I find Cooper putting his superman cape around hid head to look like Rapunzel. I am hoping that tendancy will go away..

A huge thank you!

I would just like to personally thank everyone for their donations and support in the Alabama supply efforts. We collected soo much. We where able to ship three huge boxes for direct distrubution to the affected areas, and we supplied a whole truck load full of water and food supplies to The First United Methodist church in Mabank to be taken to Alabama. I am so very grateful for everyone that contributed through donations. And thankful most of all to God, because he is the one that put everything together.

All the supplies donated from Brucevill Eddy ISD. Thanks so much to my sister, Meghan for coordinating this.

A car load full of supplies.

Our second shipment of supplies to Alabama. Look at all those diapers.

So as you know I was doing a blog giveaway for all those who donated. It just so happens that my wonderful bow maker Shannon with Cary Hairbows, made so many that I have enough to distribute to everyone that donated to me directly.

Thanks to everyone that contributed!

Pretty faces

She loves to suck her thumb!

Sweet girl.

Silly boy.

Mother's Day

Mother's day was so wonderful this year. I am so thankful to have my dream job of being a wife and mother. I have the three most beautiful children in the world. They are healthy and I am so grateful. I thank the Lord for this wonderful challenge of raising them, he has blessed Erik and I with. Hagen my sweet and caring boy. Cooper my non-waivering independent child. And Harper my pretty little girl. Did I mention I am blessed beyond measure.
Thursday and Friday, the boys made it home with their gifts they had made in pre-school for me. I LOVED them, they are so special.

How lucky am I?

Had to show these. Do you see how Hagen has decorated the gift bag and paper rose with football and baseball fields.

My cards from the boys. Hagen's handwritting has improved so much this year.

My wonderful gift from Erik. A silver tea service. I have wanted one of these for ever! And he remembered! He found one in an antique store. I can not wait to have it engraved, and I am so excited to pass it down to Harper one day. I have already used it, at my Halcyon club meeting I hosted on Tuesday.
We attended church that morning and had Harper's Baby Dedication service. After church, we headed to the Ranger's game with the boys. Harper stayed at home with my mother in law Kathy and sister Blaire. We had a great time, this was Cooper's first game.

Loving the Ranger's game.

Cooper has a new favorite food...cotton candy!

What a great Mother's Day.

Harper Kate's Baby Dedication

Baby dedication was Sunday May 8, 2011. Mother's Day. I don't believe we could have picked a better day to dedicate our little girl. A beautiful day with a beautiful little girl. Our church only does baby dedication every couple of years so there was quite a few babies and toddlers to dedicate. Our Pastor Brent read beautiful scripture and presented the charge to the congregation and parents. Harper behaved wonderfully and did not cry, I was shocked! Those of you that have met Harper know that she likes to make her presence known. I do have to say that my little girl looked beautiful that day. She wore the dress that she came home from the hospital in. This dress is by far my favorite and I was so excited when I found that she could still squeeze into it for this special occasion. Since this dress has been worn to all her momentous events, I wanted to add something special to it. I came across a picture of a label that had been hand embroidered and sewn into a dress on the internet. I just thought it added such a keepsake touch. I contacted Alicia, who I came in contact through my friend Leslie. Alicia is like a creative genious. She also has an etsy store, where she sells hand made and hand embroidered dresses. You can find all her contact info on her blog. They are wonderful, you should really check her out. I asked her to make me a label similar to what I had seen, that I could sew into Harper's dress.

This is what she created, I am beyond pleased. I sewed it into the slip of the dress. I think this makes her dress that much more special, hopefully she can hand it down to her daughter one day. I plan on having it framed in the future. Alicia exceeded all my expectations.

Waiting for the service to start. I am in LOVE with her hairbow, made to match her dress by Shannon at Cary Hairbows. Beautiful ivory ribbon, lace and hand sewn pearls.

I am so thankful for the lives of all three of my children, and am in awe that God has blessed me that I may be the one to raise them.