The Catch Up

Yes, Yes, Yes, I am finally posting. I have all of the excuses that every other busy Mom has so I won't go into them. Anyway, let's begin in April. Our Easter was good. I absolutely love church on Easter Sunday. I am reminded of the unconditional love that our Lord and Savior has for us. Life is precious, but new life is amazing. The kids had a great time getting thieir gifts from us, not the "Easter Bunny".

Molli Beth started playing baseball in April as well. She loved it for the most part. She was the only girl on the team and really wasn't bothered by that fact. She can really play well when she gives it her all. Her hitting skills far out-weigh her catching and fielding skills. She also looks really cute in her uniform. She played for the Cardinals and turns out they were undefeated all year. They had an end-of-the-year trip to the Sounds game. While there, they got to do special things and Molli Beth got to race Ozie, the mascot, around the bases. She talked about that for days.

May brought a time of playing outside and getting ready for "the wedding". Molli Beth learned to ride her bike without training wheels on the first day of may and was so excited. She is growing up so fast. I can't believe that she will be going to kindergarten in August. We went to Kindergarten round up and there again she talks of be a "Kindergartener" instead of a "preschooler" now. She doesn't know that there is not much, but it is sweet to hear her talk about it.

Harrison has finally developed a realationship with a little boy. He now has a friend named Graham who is about 4 months older than he is. They absolutely love playing together and have a blast. The only problem is we don't get to see him as much as we want with life going on. Anyway, we are just glad that he has finally found a little boy who like to play as rough as he does.

The end of May brought our trip to South Carolina for the wedding. My sister got married on May 26th and ALL of us were in the wedding. It was very beautiful and my little princess did perfect. She looked amazing in her dress and dropped the petals like a professional. Harrison on the other hand did well down the isle, but got bored about 5-7 min into the ceremony and decided to throw the pillow up into the air and hit the bride. Luckily she laughed and all was well until 30 seconds later he did it again and his Daddy came and got him. I could tell that I had gained a bit when putting on my dress. After getting it zipped I had to pant to breath. Oh well, it stayed on and all was well. We loved being at the beach and had a much needed vacation and break from the everyday hustle and bustle of life.

Since we have been back from the beach, the kids have really enjoyed going to the pool and hanging out at home. Harrison has started school for the first time (away from our church family at FBCJ of course) and is doing wonderful. He really enjoys it and has no problem with the rules.

Let's not forget our recent month long bout with strep throat. At the end of school, Molli Beth was sent home with a fever and soar throat, she started the long session of strep throat. I then awoke the next day with the same symptoms. After our break for the beach and wedding, luckily, Travis came home and on Tuesday, after returning on Saturday, was diagnosed with it as well. I then got it again and now Harrison has been diagnosed. Hopefully this is the end of it. You would think with my nursing knowledge we would limit contamination, hopefully we can learn from our mistakes.