Fall

Just some recent pictures of some of our fall adventures

Mommy Brag

Melanie got a Student of the Month Award this morning! I am so proud of how well she always does in school. Her teacher awarded her this for,

"her overall outstanding behavior and work ethics. Melanie makes sure she is always listening and ready for the next assignment. By doing so, she has earned 100% on almost all of her sasignments and tests this year. Melanie doesn't stop there though because she also loves to help others understand their work too. Thanks you Melanie for your great attitude in school."

Wondering where this "great attitude" is at home some days *LOL* but overall so proud of who Miss Melanie Grace is becoming :o) This is when Melanie first saw me and was probably wondering why I was there. She didn't know that she was getting an award.

School Picture time

Trying out a new location for headshot pictures...getting ready for ya Uncle Jim ;o) and I decided that the kiddos needed some updated school pics. I'm tired of waiting for the ones that the school took, and my kids usually have goofy faces in those anyway. So Brooklyn was the first willing Watson. I didn't think our session was going to go well because I kept getting these faces...



and finally got this

Then Brandon stepped up to bat

and Melanie insisted that her picture was taken with these star stickers on her face.

Luckily she let me take a few more without the stickers

and after some MAJOR candy bribery I even got this one

So excited about the one of all three! I think the last picture I have of all three smiling was when Brooklyn was one. Now I just need to get these printed out and make my rounds to the fam ;o) If I knew that all three kids were going to be so cooperative, I definitely would have changed them in to better coordinating outfits and maybe styled their hair...but I'm sure if I had done all of that none of them would have smiled at all *LOL*

Disneyland

This year we decided to head to Disneyland for Brandon and Brooklyn's birthdays. We headed in to Anaheim on Saturday and went to dinner at Rain Forest Cafe. We also got to check out the lego store and walk around downtown disney while we waited! Then we headed back to the hotel to watch fireworks. The next morning we woke up early and headed back over to Disneyland! We met Nona at the gates and headed in. Since Auntie April's Baby Girls wanted to be able to attend future Disneyland trips with Nona and Brando, they decided that this would also be their birthday!! Nona left to welcome them in to the world and we stayed at Disneyland with Grammy and Grandpa to finish off Brandon and Brooklyn's birthday celebration. Here are some of my favorite pics from the day :o)

Birthday Buddies

These two little guys (not so little anymore) were born on the same exact day in 2003! They met in preschool a few years ago and have been best buds ever since! We met up with them the other night to celebrate the boy's birthdays. It was a fun...and crazy time ;o) These boys just get so silly when they are together! Thanks for a great night friends!

Can't forget Baseball

Well, I posted about soccer, so I had better follow it with some baseball pics too. Brandon was in t-ball last year and this season he moved up to coach pitch. I got to take him to a practice a few weeks ago and Brian stayed home with the girls. It was nice because I'm usually chasing them around and don't get to watch much of the game. Brandon is a GREAT hitter...


but still doesn't like fielding much...


I absolutely LOVE how his tongue pops out when he is running the bases...

and of course it melts my heart when he stops to give his momma a wave!