Pre-K Graduation

Sweet Braylon had his Pre-K Graduation ceremony on June 1st. He got the Class Comedian Award, and I'm not surprised one bit. I'm not gonna lie, I teared up a little bit seeing him walk out in his graduation cap and gown. I know the years in public school will fly by and he will be off to college before we know it. Needless to say, he is growing into a sweet young man with that same strong will he has had since birth....and we are so proud of him! :)

After the graduation ceremony, his class got to go to Incredible Pizza! We ate, played games, then Braylon and I headed to his new school! He met the principal and saw where everything was, including my classroom. He is excited to be a Bulldog at his new school next year!

Playing ski-ball with Daddy

Little guy was all tuckered out!

Wyatt turned three years old on May 26th, and I can hardly believe it! He is getting so big! Here are some of his favorites:

Food: tacos
Snack: grapes & watermelon
Toy: dinosaurs
Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider
Color: blue
Activity: swim
Friend: Braylon & Sam

Lil Red got to spend the weekend with his cousins,  Gramma Dar, Aunt Ali, Aunt Emily & Uncle Bob. He had so much fun :)

New Puppy!

We laid poor, ol' Hoss to rest April 4th after he completely lost his eye sight and could not get around on his own. It was very sad to watch him walk into trees, stumble down stairs, and get lost. I'm sure he was probably so confused and scared. He lived a good 13 years though, and was a good dog.

Here we are a month later, and we decided Gus needed a playmate. We got "Charley girl" from a breeder here in Huntsville, and so far, she has been a great puppy! We have had her since Monday and she warmed up very quickly to her new home!

Picking her up from the breeder Monday, May 9th. She was a day shy of 7 weeks old.

Day 1 at her new home

Playing with Wyatt

Gus has been pretty good with Charley girl, only growling at her a couple times over food and a ball.

Fishing at the pond 

Her first swim in the pond!

Two tuckered out little rascals

Mother's Day Weekend

Last weekend, the boys and I traveled to Rockwall for Mother's Day. Brad stayed back to work on fencing projects on the property.  We took the boys to this cool, new park Saturday morning, and it was a lot of fun!  Then Mom and I went for mani-Pedis while the boys stayed with Papa. It was so relaxing and a good way to spend some time alone with my Mom. Later that evening, we took flowers to my Grandma and Granny's grave sites. Dad made sure it was all lit up at night and it was so pretty to see.

Mutton Bustin'

We went to the Walker County Fair and Rodeo a couple weekends ago, and Braylon was entered into the Mutton Bustin' event for 4-7 year olds. He came in 2nd place in his round and got to ride in the finals. The fair rides in the background were very tempting, so we weren't sure Braylon would ride the second time. But he did and ended up winning 4th place overall out of about 75 kids! He even got his very first trophy. We had a lot of fun and were so happy and thankful his family came to see him. Grammy Dar, Grampa Rollie, Nana, Papa, Aunt Emily, Luke, Tate, Elle, Aunt Bonnie, Uncle Jason and Harper were all there to support him and cheer him on! Even his "girlfriend," Breese came and he had the biggest smile when he saw her (see below)...

First ride

                  Second ride-finals

Easter

This Easter, Brad went fishing with his friends at the Brazos river and camped out on Good Friday. There was an Easter Egg hunt in town Saturday, so I took the boys. They took pictures with Sammy the Bearkat (our college mascot), the Easter Bunny, played some games, then hunted for eggs. They even provided a free hot dog lunch. After lunch, we headed home for some egg decorating, cake baking, and face-painting. The boys had a fun-filled day! Daddy got home later that afternoon. The next morning, we went to church as a family, and enjoyed a day at home. The boys did another egg hunt and had a blast with confetti eggs that Suzy and Tommy brought them. We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Christ's resurrection!

Wyatt'so class egg hunt

Braylon'so class egg hunt