Soccer Stars

The team.... 

The fans...

 

  

The Players....

The Coach....

Wow we had a fun time with soccer this year!  TJ was a great coach, the kids really loved him.  One of our games he was gone on his NY trip, so I had to be the coach.  The kids kept asking where their coach was and when he was coming back.  They loved him!  Braden became the boys really good friend by the end.  I was good friends with his mom in high school, so we had a fun time as well!  We have had lots of play dates since then!  My boys keep asking when soccer season starts again, they can't wait until next year! 

My 3 Year Old!

My Hayden is 3 years old!  We had such a wonderful day!  We decorated the house the night before, so he woke up to balloons, streamers, and his presents.  He got to choose breakfast, open his presents, and then we headed out to the boy's soccer game!

After the game we took a rest, since we had a big party to get ready for!  Hayden chose to go to McDonald's play place for dinner, of course!  It was a blast!  My parents, my sister's family, and my Grandma Barbara all came with us.  We had some yummy cake, opened more presents, and played on the slides.  

 If you are wondering if he had fun, just take a look at the next picture.  :)

Thanks Mom and Dad for making my boy's day so great!  Happy Birthday to my big boy!  You are such a joy!  We love you!  

We had another party the next day with TJ's family.  He got spoiled again, and of course ate more cake.  :)

Fun at the Farm

Last year we went to baby animal days, and the whole experience was not so great for reasons that are too lengthy to write!  So this year we decided to wait until after it was all over, and go on a warm day with less people.  It was successful!  The boys loved riding the ponies.

They also held some really cute animals!

Thanks Chelsea for planning a great activity!  We have some cute boys!

Hayden Bug

Oh Hayden!  My amazingly cute boy Hayd-ba-jayd!  You bring so much joy to my heart! 

Let's chat about my bug.  He has grown up right before my eyes the past two weeks.  He pretty much potty trained himself.  One day he came to me and said "Mom, I want to go pee pee in the potty".  So of course we ran as fast as we could to the potty, and he has been amazing ever since!  When we are at home he does pretty good with the number two's, but not when we are somewhere else.  We will get there though!  

Hayden is just one of the big boys.  Anything that Carter and Tanner do, you will see Hayden doing.  He has the greatest big brothers!  He loves to shoot hoops with them, and "play" wii with them.  He wants to dress just like them, eat whatever they eat, and sleep when they sleep, which means no more naps for Hayden!  

Hayden has the cutest way of talking.  He slurs his r's to sound like w's, and his g's are d's.  He is starting to grow out of it, and it is making me sad.  

Hayden falls asleep in Mommy and Daddy's bed every night, and then Daddy moves him after he is asleep.  It makes him feel special, since his brothers have bunk beds.  

He has the cutest dimple ever.  I love to kiss it.  

My Hayden will start preschool in September.  I'm so sad just thinking about it right now.  How is my baby old enough?  It's always just been us two home while the big boys were in school.  Weird!  

Hayden thinks it's funny to poke KJ in the eye, or give him a little punch in the face now and then.  I don't know why he thinks it's so funny!  He laughs while he is on time out too.  Last time he hurt him, Kace screamed really hard.  I think Hayden realized that he really hurt him, and he felt bad.  Poor KJ, silly Ba-Jayd.  

 

 I love Hayden's sweet spirit.  He is so tender, and such a cuddly boy.  He gets his feelings hurt easily.  He doesn't like anyone to tell him he can't do something.  He likes to be a big boy.  Lately he has been such a Mommy's boy.  I love it!

Hayden is in love with Mickey Mouse, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates.  He also had a small obsession with How to Train Your Dragon.  He hasn't asked for that movie for a while though.  He loves to play on my computer, and my phone.  He does awesome tricks on the tramp, and has a killer soccer kick.  He loves to play with his cousins, especially Cooper and Elliot.

Hayden James I love you so much!  Thanks for being one of my best friends in the entire world! 

Stop growing up so fast, it is breaking my heart! 

Love,

Mom

Carter Baby

Wow!  Carter!  How do I put into words the joy that you bring to me!  

Carter loves his family.  He likes to be at home.  Going to school is sometimes hard for him, because he feels like he is missing out on something here.  When I drop him off at school we have a routine that we do when we say bye.  It goes something like this.  Two kisses for me, a kiss for KJ, a kiss for Hayden, love you's exchanged, muah's exchanged (our family thing), one more kiss, get out of the car, love you's again, muah's again, bye's, close the car door, wave, blow kisses, run to the doors, turn around and blow kisses one more time.  I love it!  I think I drive away crying every single day cuz he is so cute!  He is so tender, and I love that about him.  TJ and I were just talking about how he shows love so easily.  He can just look at you, and you feel loved. 

If there is one thing that Carter could do all day long, it would be "shooting hoops".  He honestly could play basketball ALL day, and be very happy!  Grandpa Perry put in a new hoop outside of our house for the boys, and that's where you can always find Carter.  There have been many times that people have watched him and said how great he is.  He has such a great shot.  He honestly beats me at pig all the time.  I try my hardest too!  I guess I should stick to volleyball.  :)  

Carter is a very good reader.  He can just grab a book, and sit down and read it to himself, or to Hayden.  He has learned so much this year!  I'm so nervous for him to go to the 1st grade, but I know that he will do so great! 

Carter loves to be like his Dad.  He wants to dress like Dad, play basketball like Dad, sing and dance like Dad, and the list goes on.  Carter was in his very first musical in February!  He was in The Music Man with TJ, and it was the cutest thing you would ever see!  He was in the boys band at the end of the show.  He is excited to be in Joseph this summer too!  Just wait until you see what part he will be playing! :)

Carter and Tanner are playing on the same soccer team this year.  TJ is the coach too.  It's been a lot of fun!  Their first game, Carter scored 4 goals, and Tanner scored 2.  It's funny because at the end of the game, Carter had decided that he made 6 goals instead of 4.  He got in Grandma's car, and said, "I was the best one out there!"  Cutest boy ever!  

Carter is a great leader.  His teacher is always saying what a great leader he is in the classroom.  He is a great leader as a big brother as well.  His brothers love him so much, and want to be just like him.  I think the Lord knew that Carter would make good choices, and be a good example to his siblings.  

This is going to sound crazy, but Carter loves to shop!  Him and I went on a date last week, and he chose to go shopping.  I was totally fine with that choice, because I love to shop too!  He likes to pick out his own clothes.  I think it's cute.  

Carter loves back scratches!  He gets it from his Mom.  He loves to snuggle too.  I think he would sleep on top of Daddy if he would let him.  He tries to sneak into our bed almost every night!  He has it down to an art, and gets away with it about half the time.  

I just love my Carter baby.  He is such a joy to have in our home.  He has such a sweet spirit, and truly wants to do good.  Thank you Carter for being such a great example, and for being my baby.  

 

I love you to the sky and back,

Mom