Art Class at Casa Reaves

I bought some canvases months ago, and this week Brooklyn and I finally painted them.  Brooklyn painted these to go in her room.

I painted mine to go on the mantle. .

View from my window

I love my kitchen window that looks out into the backyard.  And I love my view!  

Trees and greenery and often a few crazy kids playing and having fun

Whats your favorite view at home?

Batter Up

Baseball season began a few weeks ago. Barrett is on the Nationals and this is first year in coach pitch baseball. Derek is coaching Barrett's team and it has been a fun start to the season.  We had two games so far- one win, one loss. Barrett has improved alot since last year in tball and we are looking forward to a fun season.

Soccer

Barrett played indoor soccer this winter and the season just finished.  He had never played soccer before and this was really low key.  He had fun, but what made it the most fun for him was playing with his buddies.There were 3 kids from his class ans 2 other guys that B became fast friends with. We ended the season with ice cream at Baskin Robbins to celebrate. It was a fun time for the kids and B learned a little about soccer too.

They just kept asking...

So, I gave in and let the kids play in the sprinkler this afternoon. They had a blast.

Snow Day 2011

We had a snow day!  School was cancelled and we all got to enjoy the snow.  Derek was gone last year when it snowed, so he was glad to be here and see the Austin snow.  Brooklyn woke up and ran to my room yelling" It snowed! it snowed!"  She's been wanting snow all winter! She couldn't wait to get outside.  We all played and played in the snow.  Then we took a break to warm up with coffee and hot cocoa. Then headed back outside to play.  The kids really enjoyed sledding and throwing snowballs at Derek.

Brooklyn's 1/2 birthday

We celebrated Brooklyn's half birthday last Friday.  We started the day at Panera while we were waiting on Derek to get his LASIK.

 We enjoyed a day together as a family and made a trip to our fave bakery, Sugar Mama's for cupcakes.

It was a very  exciting day for Derek too.  He has been wearing glasses for 25 years!!  I can't imagine!  Now, he can see and see well! It is so exciting!  He is thrilled and I am so happy for him! No more glasses or contacts.

Brooklyn is a silly, goofy girl.  She makes us laugh.  She gives great hugs.  She loves to dressup and pretend she is a princess.  She also loves playing with her stuffed animals and babies.  Here are some of brooklyn's favorites at 4 1/2:
Show: Mickey Mouse
Song: Jesus Loves Me, Father Abraham
Color: Pink and blue
Food: chocolate, mac and cheese
Thing to do: paint
Favorite Place: Nana's