Back to School...

Today Paige and Faith went back to school. Faith is now in 1st grade. She has the same teacher as last year as her school keeps the kids with the same teacher for k-1, 2-3 and 4-5 grade. She was soo excited to get back to school to see her friend Brooke, only to find out that Brooke's parents decided to put her in catholic school:( She was soo sad about that. Paige started 2nd grade and got a new teacher this year named Mrs. Kassen. Paige really likes her teacher and says the she is really nice! Here are some pictures of the girls on their first day of school.

Faith, ready to go to 1st grade!

Paige, ready to go to 2nd grade!

Paige and Faith with their friends (and neighbors) Samantha and Mackenzie

Paige and Faith with Madison and Taylor

All of the girls ready for their first day of school!

Texas Trip July 2010

We spent a week in Texas during the month of July. We were so happy to be able to see sooo many family members! We had a lot of fun going to the beach, the splash park, the movies, watching Luke playing ball, swimming with the boys and visiting with Derek, Nez and the kids! The week flew by. Here are some pictures from our trip.

All of the cousins...Angelica, Faith, Greyson, Paige, Liz and Haylee

At the splash park with Grandpa Craig

At the beach with Grandma Claire

The girls in Grandmas backyard

Paige and Faith in Pappy's pool

Josh and Luke with Paige and Faith

Jason and his little brothers, Josh and Luke

Grammy, Pappy, Luke, Josh and the girls

Haylee's summer visit....

We were excited to have Haylee come visit us this summer. She arrived on Father's Day (June 20th) and stayed until July 16th when we drove her back home to Texas. I did not take any pictures while Haylee was in KC. I kept forgetting to buy a battery for my camera so the photos I have were taken by Haylee on her camera.

Haylee jumping off the high dive at the pool..

The girls on the 4th of July!!

Summer fun

Summer is coming to an end and school will soon begin!!! :) We had a lot of fun this summer. We were able to travel to see some family and were fortunate enough for family to come visit us! Here are some pics of the girls with their cousin Grace. She lives in Chicago. She came to KC to visit her grandparents and was able to stay a night with us. The girls had lots of fun playing in the pool, slip n sliding and then eating at Fritz's (a neat restaurant that delivers your food to the table with a train!).

Faith is 6!!!!!

June 4th was Faith's 6th Birthday!! I can't believe that my baby is 6!! She wanted to go to Worlds of Fun (an amusement park here) for her birthday. Jason took the day off work so we could go. It turned out to be a perfect day. Faith was sooo happy because she was tall enough to ride a couple of the rides that she's been wanting to ride for a couple of years now! The weather was HOT but there were very few lines to wait in. Faith's favorite part of the day was when she rode the "wacky worm" ( a kiddie coaster) and she told the operator that it was her birthday and he and everyone on the ride sang Happy Birthday to her! Here are some pictures of her day!!

Softball Season is in Full Swing!!

Paige is playing softball again this year. She is now in the 7/8 coach pitch league. We moved her back to the league she played in when we first moved to Kansas. She was fortunate enough to be put on the team she had played with that year too!! Their team name is the Twisters! They have played 3 games so far. Unfortunately they have not won a game yet but they are improving every game. Paige got her first hit in a game last saturday and hit two runs in. Paige was called out when running from second to third base because a girl on the opposing team threw the ball and hit her. They called it "runners interference." I thought it was a bad call!!! Here are some pictures of her and Faith, her little cheerleader. (Faith didn't want to play this year but changed her mind when it was too late to register her :( )

Last day of School for 2009-2010

Today was the girls' last day of Kindergarten and First Grade :( They only had a half day of school. We decided to dress the girls alike as well as their friend and neighbor Mackenzie. They matched from head to toe.We even painted all their nails the same.Here are some pictures of the girls from today!!

Faith....
Paige.......

My big girls....

Paige, Mackenzie and Faith........

Everyone says they look like they could be sisters..........

End of the School Year Celebrations..

On Friday May 21, the girls' teachers held end of the year celebrations to hand out certificates for completing the school year. Paige's teacher had a class picnic that parent's were welcome to attend. She then showed a slideshow of photos from the school year and handed out their certificates. We also celebrated with cake.
Faith's teacher showed a slideshow of photos from the school year and handed out certificates as well. Below are some pictures from that day!

Here are Paige and Faith with their certificates:


Faith showing off her certificate:

Faith and her teacher, Miss Mayer...

Paige showing of her certificate and book from her teacher:

Paige and her teacher, Mrs. Marts. Many say that Paige looks ALOT like her teacher. I would have to agree!

Summer is coming...

Summer is quickly approaching. The girls will be out of school on May 26. I can't believe that Paige is almost done with first grade and Faith with kindergarten. They are growing sooo quickly. We have a lot of fun things planned for the summer. Paige has begun softball practice. This will be her first year in coach pitch. We are excited that she was able to get back on the team she was with our first year in Kansas. It's definitely more competitive and she is learning a lot. The team is called the "Twisters" and their colors with be lime green/black. Faith had no interest in playing ball this year until is was too late for me to sign her up. She will be doing swim lessons instead. Hopefully it will help her be more comfortable in the water.
Haylee will be coming to visit us in June. We'll drive her home in July and we plan to stay a week in Texas to visit family. It's been over a year since we've been there so we're really looking forward to it!
Anyways, here are the girls' Spring school pictures. They turned out very well!!

Spring Break-March 2010

Although Spring Break is long over with I wanted to post some pictures. Jason's mom and Aunt Carolyn came to visit us. They brought Haylee with them so we could see her too. We had a great week filled with lots of fun times! We went to power play, the movies, Science City, and Grandma and Aunt Carolyn took the girls to see Disney on Ice. They had soo much fun! The week went by quickly and no one was ready for them to leave. Here are a few pictures from their visit.

Paige, Haylee and Faith:

They love their sister, Haylee...

Grandma Claire, Aunt Carolyn and the girls...

Jason, Claire and the girls.....

Jason and his momma....

They were bad, bad, girls.....