T-ball Awards

Tonight was the t-ball awards ceremony and it was cute to see the boys up there getting trophies for all the fun they had! We were lucky to make it with Mandy sick the first half of the week and Kyler sick the second half, the get well couch has been busy! At the awards Uncle Shawn called out the names and Daddy helped give out trophies. The boys were fascinated by this since this was their first experience with trophies. After that we went to celebrate with some Baskin Robbins....man prices have changed since we used to go when I was a kid! i ran into a former student at the t-ball celebration who is doing GREAT in school and called out to me to give me a hug...geez, that sure does make a teacher feel good!

Memorial Day Weekend!

This was a long and awesome weekend. Our family, Aunt Kelly, Uncle Shawn and crew, along with Mrs. Christy, Mr. Steven and Brianna went camping in Glen Rose to see the Dinosaur parks since the kids are REALLY into dinosaurs right now. The kids had so much fun and so did the adults. We set up camp on Saturday morning, ate lunch and headed off to Dinosaur Valley. We went hiking, wading in the river searching for dinosaur footprints, changed clothes to go swimming at Big Rock Park (the Daddies and Kyler went fishing) across from our campground (ofcourse we had to stop and get a snow cone on the way) and went back to camp and set up the pool for the kids to play while we fixed cheeseburgers and hot dogs for dinner. An action packed first day that couldn't be ended with out the all time camp dessert...SMORES! The kiddos had the best time roasting marshmallows but didn't want to eat them so about half way through the bag we had "distractions" to allow us to chunk some into the trees since we couldn't eat one more "Made for you" marshmallows. Sunday morning we fixed an amazing breakfast of pancakes, bacon, sausage and eggs. Who could ask for more! Then we were off to Dino World, oh wow! This place was too cool. The kids got to see replicas of over 100 dinosaurs and read about what they ate and where they lived, they got to go on a fossil dig and play on the playground. After all was done we went to camp ate lunch and headed to the river for more snow cones and swimming this time with the Daddies. It was so nice. We left to start up the grill for chicken, hot dogs, beans, potato salad, macaroni salad and green beans, YUMMY! Again ended the day with visiting around the campfire and roasting marshmallows on the coolest sticks picked and carved by Mr. Steven. I was really impressed with how brave the kids were with hiking and the river. Kyler looked like a water monkey climbing the rocks in the river, he made me nervous but he did great! Mandy had a great time splashing around and "swimming". I know now they are really ready for swim lessons this summer. This morning we were up and eating an easy breakfast while we packed and loaded to head home. Unfortunately a few of our camp members got sick and Mandy is still running a fever. Hopefully it will be gone in the morning. I am thankful that our children love the outdoors and are so adventurous, they were great sports (even with the time out cooler). All in all can't wait to do it again!

Possum Supplies

After the Botanic Gardens we went by Gran and Papa's house to pick up supplies for Possum. She now has her own kennel and dog house. While there Kyler and Mandy played in the driveway with Gran and Papa for a little while, we ate dinner and headed home. it is so wonderful to have such outdoor children!

Botanic Gardens

Today we went to the Botanic Gardens with Grammy and Poppy. We had a great time walking trails, looking at turtles, fish and finding really cool sticks! We also got lots of GREAT pictures. This is a sample of our day...by the way there are sooo many good shots that this truly just is a little bit.

Name change?? Again???

Apparently Kyle realized why he like the name Rylie, it is the name of his Uncle's dog so now her name is Possum! Trust me he won't get to change it again...I am making this one final at the vet's tomorrow. :)

Our newest family member

Freckles...Pickles...Shotgun...Gunny...Sunny...Costa...Angel...Cricket...Grasshopper...Stormy...Lightening...Thunder...Frisky...
These are only a few of the names that we have been through trying to name this beautiful creature. And these pictures don't do her justice. The jury is in and our pound puppy's name is ... RYLIE! Windy now has her own puppy and it is so beautiful to see her have someone to play with, she is already "training" her.

Girls night away...

Last night Aunt Erica took all the Goulding girls to a spa getaway. How wonderful. The timing couldn't have been better for me even though I know we all hated to wait so long to go. We had a wonderful (and quiet) time, nice to just have uninterrupted girl talk. Thanks Erica it was amazing!

Kyle the sitter

We know that Kyle is keeping our neighbor's little girl in the afternoons for awhile and this is what our little monkeys are up to in the afternoons.

Mother's Day

Wow, this year I got to have a Mother's Day just for me! I love all the mom's in my life and I love celebrating them but it was really special for me to be celebrated this year. It was a great day! I woke up with Kisses from my kiddos and a hubby who cooked breakfast and helped the kids color me Mother's Day cards (Kyler even wrote his name on his). Then I got to take a bath and read a book while Mandy kept me company. Daddy let me go to Target on my own to search for something to spend the $20.00 gift card I won on me...something I rarely do. I got home and played with my babies and relaxed in the front yard. Our neighbors across the street came by and Aunt Kelly and Uncle Shawn came over with their kiddos and we ate and played some more. It was a great relaxing day....When I came back inside Daddy had vacuumed and cleaned our potties...WOO HOO! GO Daddy cudos to you. When we all settled Brianna asked Kyler and Mandy to check out her new swingset and we did until bed time and they crashed! ( I did too ) Fantastic Mama's Day!

Goulding Cookout!

Coaches vs. Kids

This morning neither t-ball team had enough players so we combined teams and the coaches/dads played the field and the kids batted the whole time. It was fun to watch.

Proud Mama!

Mandy did so awesome this morning at her dance performance! It was just the two of us this morning and she did both dances with little shyness and had so much fun with her friends. I came off the stage so excited and proud...SHE DID IT!

Friday Night Tball

When we have Friday night games it is always a mad dash to get there and we never know how much of the team will show. Fortunately last night the whole team was there and the kids had a lot of fun. After the game we all hung out in the front yard, the neighbors were out and the kids played until they passed out! This warm weather is leading us into a habit of Friday nights with neighbors, we really enjoy it!

Bookworms

This morning (since I am off today) I took the kids to Half Priced Books so that Kyler could use the gift card Aunt Erica, Uncle Jeremy and Megan gave him. They had so much fun I think they cleared off half of the clearance racks. Kyler picked out one Spiderman Kit that was regular priced and I spent just over $6 for Mandy to get hers too. How do you say no to a child who WANTS books? I am not sure you can! All in all we got a ton of books for $31! Thanks Aunt Erica, Uncle Jeremy and Megan! On top of the stack is The Monster at the end of this book because I found it for .25 today and I have been searching for it since Kyler was born!

Kyler's big day!

Today Kyler had a t-ball game followed by a birthday party! We had a blast at the park with lots of wonderful friends and family. Kyler really had a great time and we got the pavilion right next to the playground so parents and grandparents could stay put and still watch the fun. Gran made the awesome dinosaur cakes for us since I had a week of pure madness and they turned out great! Thanks Gran! Aunt Kelly brought some fresh fruit that everyone loved, especially the kids. The kiddos got to play on a very cool playground, blow bubbles, eat cake and snacks and Kyler got to open some wonderful birthday presents. Thanks to everyone for your generosity. Kyler did get his Spiderman big kid bike and wanted to "drive" it home! After the party the neighbors came over and we grilled great food and the kids played and the big boys played poker.

Our Neighborhood...

The best thing about living where we do is the awesome neighbors. Last night everyone just happened to be outside and visiting and it was just nice. There were no time lines or obligations just visiting. I don't know of any other or better way to put it than to know that you live in a place with great people so you know you can count on them in a pinch or just hang out and relax without worrying how you look or feel. It is just nice. I love it here!

Cinco De Mayo

Tonight was Mandy's second dance performance and when we got there we found out that we were going to perform both dances. She has never done twinkle twinkle on stage before and I guess going twice made her more at ease because she did more of the steps that time. Too cute and tons of personality. She wanted to go up there and dance but once there she wasn't sure if she wanted to perform "I'm so glad I'm me" tonight. She kept checking to see what her friends were doing before she bought into it. All in all a success and then we went to eat. Thanks Grammy, PawPaw and Grandma Sarah for coming out it was great to enjoy this together.

My Boy is FOUR!

I can't believe that four years ago yesterday I had my handsome, sweet little boy and now he is sooooo big. I woke him up to sing to him and give him our presents before I left for work and got to give him Birthday Morning Love! I really treasure those little things. As selfish as it seems I really wanted to be the first to sing to him and love on him for his birthday (and some of my family is know to call EARLY...which we LOVE). He got to go play with his cousins for the day and then have dinner with Alex since she couldn't go to the game with us. All the cousins got "Magic Towels" and Ninja turtle rings from the cupcakes. We took Megan's to her. Aunt Erica delivered Uncle Rick and Aunt Karen's birthday gift and he has been asking to open it and play with it ever since. Then we were off to the Ranger game and everyone seemed to have fun. What a birthday!