Cole reads to Luke

Cole is doing really well with his reading. He is finally able to sit down with Luke and read him books. It is so cute to see them together and so interested. Luke is very patient as Cole is still learning to pronounce and sound out words. We are very proud of Cole. I bought a complete Hooked on Phonics set for him off of Craiglist. I plan to use it to work with him over the summer to improve his reading for first grade.

Saying Goodbye to Kindergarten

We are amazed it is almost the end of kindergarten for Cole. He has had a fun year and made some great friends. His teacher has been wonderful and made school "fun" to go to every day. It is hard to think of starting again at a new school next year in Colorado, but I know God will lead us to a school that will be just perfect for Cole in first grade.

The pictures are from his kindergarten end of the year program and his last field trip. For the program Cole was the only child in his class that didn't have his class shirt on (I can't find it anywhere). It makes it easy to spot him, though! His class was the Mrs. Lichtenberger Longhorns so we put him in a UT shirt. They sang songs and each class was "spotlighted" for one song. The song they sung was hilarious! I tried to upload a video of it, but my computer is so slow it would take all day to do.

After the program they went on their fieldtrip to Pease Park then to Gattitown (crazy!) Cole had a great day and lots of fun for his hard work this year! In the picture with Cole are some of his pals (best friend, Mark to his right, Christian by Mark and Karsen to Cole's left).

Now we have a first grader... wow!

The end of a fun season

We are nearing the end of spring soccer and tee ball. Luke had his last soccer game last Saturday. He earned a medal for participating and is very proud of it! He learned a lot and loved going to each game with his new friends! In the video I posted I decided not to put him in his shin guards because all he did was complain about them being itchy. Well, this game he actually needed them... poor guy. He was fine though.

Cole is nearing the end of tee ball. He has been doing so well and loving it! We are very proud of him for trying his best at every game. They are in their end of the season tournament this week. If they lose one game they are done for the season. If they keep winning they will play in the championship Saturday morning. In yesterday's game Cole hit 2 home runs and got 2 outs! He did very well paying attention to where the play was and where the ball needed to go. He has learned a lot this season and had a great time with his friends! I posted a video of one of his home runs. We'll let you know how the week goes!

Graduation photos

Here's some photos from graduation. There is a group shot of everyone who attended (except my friend Leslie who had to leave early). There is a shot of my 2 best friends from my class, Mary on the left and Linda on the right, who helped me through school and are going to be awesome nurses! Luke was so handsome all dressed up... I had to get a photo of my little man. Cole had track and field day at school and did not want to leave so he was not there.

Wow, it's all over now~

Graduation!

Wow! I can't believe it is over! Here's a video clip of me actually graduating in case anyone doubted I could do it! Just kidding...
I am so happy to be done and getting closer to moving to CO!

Spring Ball

The boys are having lots of fun playing Spring ball. Cole is playing tee ball again and Luke is playing soccer for the first time. They are both doing great and playing hard!

Easter 2008

I am late posting these pics but I wanted to try to catch up since I haven't posted in a while. We are crazy busy but I will try to post more often.

The picture of Jad and I was actually on my 30th birthday. We rented a hotel room in North Austin and enjoyed a night to ourselves! It was a great birthday! The rest are of us at Easter. We had fun with Nanna & Poppa and hunted Easter eggs with extended family but can't wait until next year when we can spend it with my sisters in Colorado! By the way, Jad has 2 written tests set up for 2 different Sheriff Departments in Colorado the week of April 22. Keep him in your prayers!