1st Grade McWane Center Field Trip 5/8/09

Nicholas' first grade class went on a field trip to the McWane Center in downtown Birmingham. It is designed with kids in mind, so everything is hands on - including the Critter Corner where he got to see several animals and even pet a few of them. There was a really neat area where you could build your own race car. The car ran off a battery pack that you built a car around and then raced it on a track they had set up. I would have a cool picture of it, but it was the last thing we did and my camera battery died - bummer! Nicholas did a great job building his car!

Sweetie Pie Sundae - May 2, 2009

May 2...family fun day for the McDonald's! We won a certificate for a Sweetie Pie Sundae from Soho Sweets in Homewood, so we used it! It is a 15 scoop ice cream sundae served in a pie plate - HUGE! It was so good and so much fun. I had to take pictures of it or no one would have believed me how big it was!

Kaylee's Last Sunday Soccer Game - April 26

Kaylee was very excited to receive a medal for all her hard work during this soccer season.

Isn't she precious? Such a natural little soccer player.

Fancy footwork!

Go Kaylee Go!

Well, enough is enough, time to gab with my girl friend and fellow soccer player, Lauren. The rest of the Blue Team can handle the game. So funny!

Alabama Veteran's Memorial Park

April 25, 2009. Nicholas' Tiger Cub Scout den went to the Alabama Veteran's Memorial Park here in Mountain Brook. It was very surreal to see how many names were etched in stone that had died in battle. It really reminds you of what so many people have gone through just to help provide and protect our freedom here in America.

Nicholas' Soccer and Baseball

The runs came rolling in with Nicholas and other teammate - he was excited!

Almost got 'em out at third!

Great hit - now run to first base.

fancy footwork

We started off our game filled week-end with Nicholas playing soccer Friday night, then again on Saturday morning followed by a baseball game. Nicholas did great in his soccer games and the baseball game kept me on the edge of my seat! In the fourth inning, we caught up to tie the game. Then in the fifth inning, the other team scored five runs, then we came back and scored five runs - with 6 minutes left in the game, we went an extra inning. The other team scored five runs, and then we came back to score five as well - finally ended at 17-17. The White Sox did so awesome.

Kaylee's PK Field Trip

April 24, 2009. Kaylee's Preschool went on a field trip to Old Baker Farm. Kaylee got to pet some baby animals, shuck some corn, feed the farm animals, eat lunch in a barn, ride

a tire horse swing, plant some sunflower seeds to take home, and ride on a hayride. We had a great time together.

Kaylee's Swim Lessons

Kaylee has been taking swim lessons with some of her friends at the YMCA since the winter. The Y has a big bubble that goes over the pool for the colder months and then they take it off in the warmer months. Now that warmer days are here to stay, Kaylee has been swimming outside in the hot sunshine! She is really doing good.

BWF's Booster Bash 4.17.09

Brookwood Forest Elementary had their annual school fund raiser, Booster Bash. The kids LOVE this! It is a big funfest - full of sugar, games, sugar, rides, sugar, rock climbing wall, oh, and SUGAR! By sugar, I mean candy, cokes, snow cones, cookies, and ice cream. The kids got their hair spray painted, fake wounds bandaged up, face painted, and much more!

Soccer Ball Boy

Clayton's soccer team was invited to be ball boys for the Mountain Brook High School's Soccer game this past Thursday evening. The team gave them shirts that said "Future MBHS Soccer Player" and then taught them what to do. Clayton was very busy chasing balls and throwing them back in to the players. He thought that was super cool!

Clayton's New Clubs

Clayton got some new clubs! We ordered some really nice Ping clubs online and he checked the front door everyday for them! This summer he will be entering some local golf tournaments for the first time, so we are helping to prepare him.