I Love Pasta!

Good thing Mom put a bib on me or I would have been a mess!

Our Project

I don't want to make excuses for not blogging the last month, but Joel and I have been crazy busy around here.  We have lived in our house for almost 4 years now and have been talking about screening in our back porch since we toured the house the very first time.  We also spent a weekend at my brother's house and saw his new patio stones and thought, "Wow, this would look good on our patio!"  So we decided we have talked about it long enough, and did it!  We recruited some help from great friends (who work for basically nothing) and started on one rainy day.  With a great deadline of the 4th of July where we have lots of house guests, we worked our toochies off!  Poor Charlie was straight up ignored for 2 weeks!  But we do think all the hard work paid off, you be the judge.

And this is what Charlie was up to while we worked! :)

$4195 and 7th Place!

What started out as a little idea at Christmas turned into 28 people in bright orange shirts walking for Autism Speaks!  Our group raised $4195 and ended in 7th place overall.  And just to let you know we weren't 7th out of 10 or something like that, there were over 100 teams!  It was overwhelming and exciting at the same time.  It just amazed us.  We had no idea it would turn into this.  I can't even begin to explain what it felt like.  I can't begin to express our thanks to all who support us.  It really put it all into perspective when you looked around and saw the 1000's of people who are affected by this that were walking that day.  I am so proud of our team.  So proud of our family.  And so very proud of my two little boys!  Thank you everyone!

Our Family

The Majority of Our Family :)

Team Tyson & Charlie!

Hey Batter, Batter!

Tyson had his first t-ball game this week.  I am not going to lie, if he doesn't like baseball I will be slightly disappointed.  I have always looked forward to spending weekends at the ballpark watching my sons play baseball.  So far, so good!  He loved it and had the time of his life.  He did so much better during the game than what he has been doing at practice.  It was so fun to watch.  We also left Charlie with a babysitter so we actually got to WATCH him play.  And after the game the three of us went out for ice cream.  It was a GREAT night!

On the way to the game!

Listening to the pregame speech.  He loves that Joel is his coach!

Playing the field!

Finally up to bat!

Run!

Yep, sliding into first!  He slid into every base every time! :) Safe!!

So proud of himself!

His famous stance!

Making friends at third!

His first run scored!

Posing after the game.

Him and Coach eating ice cream!

Last Day of Kindergarten

Today was Tyson's last day of kindergarten.  It was a really hard day around here.  We will soo miss having Miss Horan as a teacher.  She was seriously the BEST teacher anyone could ever have.  I know it will never be like that again.  She abosolutely loves Tyson with all her heart and it shows so much in the progress he made this year.  We love her and will miss her dearly.  I can't believe I have a first grader!!!  I know I say this about once a week, but man does time fly! 

First Day of School

Last Day of School (also crazy hair day)

Tyson and Miss Horan

Tyson and his BEST friend!

Charlie

I feel like I have ignored my Charlie lately.  He is growing up sooo fast these days.  He wants so bad to be a big kid.  He wants to do everything the other kids are doing.  I am having a really hard time letting go of my baby, but he wants to grow up.  His speech is blossoming everyday.  He is saying so many words and using them appropriatly.  It is really fun to watch. His newest word these days is "yep!", very cute.  But for some reason he is still struggling to understand the word no.  It just doesn't seem to register in that cute little head of his.  He keeps me on my toes.  I have never met a child that can destroy one thing, after another, after another, and not slow down.  It is a good thing he is so dang cute or we may have had it out by now.  Here some pics of him trying to be a big kid.

Going Poop In The Potty!

Hitting Baseball In The Backyard

Sliding Down The Waterslide

Drinking Juice Boxes (and not squeezing them)

And one more of my little surfer dude!

Field Day

Tyson had Field Day today.  The morning was for grades K-3.  I always go in to days like today with very low expectations.  It is often times hard for Tyson to be in a big group and then being asked to perform on top of it, I really thought it might be too much.  I wasn't sure he would do any of it.  He lined up for the first race excited as can be.  It was a very short run.  He did it like he knew exactly what he was doing.  Next up were the sack races.  I thought no way.  He is going to hate the feeling of the bag and no way he can physically do it.  He took awhile to get into the sack and missed all the legs of the Kindergartners.  Next up were the 3rd graders.  I thought they were just going to have him sit down.  Instead he raced the 3rd graders!  And he didn't even get last!!!  He jumped up and down and never fell.  I would have never believed it!  Now it was time for the 3 legged race.  I thought no way.  He is never going to be able to do this physically and he will never hold hands with someone for a whole race.  But by golly there he went.  Holding hands, never falling, and didn't get last!  And of course in only Tyson style, he did all the races with one arm in the air starting cheers for him.  Man was I a proud Mommy today!