Preschool Graduation

It's official. Eva is no longer a 'preschooler'. She'll be off to Kindergarten soon...and before we know it, she'll be driving! She's actually excited about spending the summer with me, which could be due to slight anxiety over starting a new school AND having to go 5 days a week. (I think her words were "FIVE days!! Aw, man.") Whatever her reasons for wanting be with mommy 24/7, I'll take it!

All the classes sang two songs they've been practicing. This was Dylan's first time performing for an audience so we weren't sure what to expect. Since he's recently come out of his shell, I didn't think he would freeze up.....but that might've been better than what he did do. As his teachers were arranging the kids on the stage, he exposes his belly with a huge grin. Thankfully, his teacher pulled his shirt back down. Then, he starts pointing and trying to talk to us. Halfway through "Jesus Loves Me", he realizes he should be singing, not trying to carry a conversation with us! Fortunately, we have it all on video to embarrass him someday. :)






okay, the kids said the sun was too bright, but had to post this photo, and point out two things.
1. Dylan's gun and 2. Eva's grad cap that flew off right as I snapped the pic.

Here is Eva helping me with the little grad cap treats for the preschool graduates. They were so easy, fun and yummy!







And here is Dylan sampling the supplies. I guess he's never had a fruit roll-up before. No surprise....he liked it.

California Trip Sneak Peek

I need to sift through 300+ photos, but here are a few of our mega-road trip. We had an AMAZING time, despite the cool front that lingered in SoCal. (one of the sunniest days was at Yosemite!)

My New Goal

I am insanely behind on my blogging. Since Dylan stopped napping at home, I have zero 'free time'. And when they're both at school, I'm trying to catch up on errands, appts. or my 'projects'. (my newest is redecorating Dylan's room in a vintage airplane theme...have any old airplanes you'd like to donate?:) Nevertheless, my goal is to blog once a week, instead of a zillion updates on one day....months after the fact. (um, like the kids' birthday parties!)

Since it's always more fun to have pictures with reading...here is one of Spring Break crafts.

Eva is FIVE!

We can't believe our baby girl is five years old and will soon be in kindergarten! Why does the time have to pass so quickly?! After a rough winter with more trips to the doctor than I'd like to count (partly due to her thumbsucking habit, which we're working on), we're illness free for two months and, fingers crossed, have her asthma triggers under control. Now if we could get some meat on her bones! High energy + above average height + healthy and SLOW eater= bottom 5% tile in weight. Her doctor instructed us to feed her whole milk, pediasure, extra butter, peanut butter and cheese for three months. Wish I had could be on that diet! ;)

Even when sick, she is still the cheerful, thoughtful, and energetic little girl that entered our world five years ago. In January, when she had a 104 fever for two days, I said I wish I could take her place. She replies "No, mommy. I don't want you to be sick." Just melts my heart! I believe she has a bit of my dad in her...always putting others before herself.

Eva loves drawing, reading and writing in her journals, riding her bike, acting out princess adventures, and of course singing/"composing", and dancing. I look forward to her new songs everyday. She reminds me of my sister Julie when she was her age, making up songs about mundane routines like grocery shopping or cleaning her room. They are truly kindred spirits. Maybe someday Eva will sing in weddings and musicals like her Aunt Jules! We are just so proud of our 'baby girl'! Happy Birthday Eva Marie!

Eva's Birthday Celebrations

Eva wanted to have her party at Going Bonkers, and since she also wanted to invite her entire class, I was totally on board! Thanks to older cousins Julia and Joseph, Dylan was able to climb the large structure (meant for ages 4 and up). The kids had a blast, but I think the parents were exhausted- or maybe it was just me. :)


Keith was home on her actual birthday and since the weather was nice, we headed to the Dallas Zoo to check out the Savannah addition. We enjoyed the up close views of the lions, giraffes and elephants. We ended the afternoon with some ice cream and then realized that we celebrated her last birthday the exact same way, only in San Diego. Maybe a trip to the zoo and ice cream shop will be our new tradition.

Snow/Ice Storm

I took a little blog hiatus for a while. Now that we've celebrated birthdays, I can relax-so to speak. And as usual, I'm playing catch-up on my blogging, doing my best to remember everything we've done over the last two months.

Being cooped up during the record-breaking ice/snow storm wasn't so bad the first two days. We played games, had hot chocolate, built forts, painted and watched movies. We didn't play in the snow since it was bitterly cold and windy. We figured they could play the following day. Then around bedtime, Eva had a fever over 104 and said her chest & side hurt. With her asthma we didn't want to take any chances. Keith drove in the ice to urgent care, where they prescribed Tamiflu and an antibiotic. He brought Eva back home, then drove to a 24 hr pharmacy in Denton where they had just enough Tamiflu left. I was of course worried about him driving in the ice. He says 'it wasn't that bad'. Eva spent the next 36 hrs laying on the couch & resting in bed. By Saturday she felt well enough to enjoy the snow before it melted.