Baseball baseball!

Austin had a great weekend! His baseball league held a Pitch, Hit and Run competition on Saturday. We got a call this morning around 10am telling us that he was the all-around champion for his division! In addition to that, he was also the Hit champion and the Run champion! (He got the best scores in hitting and running) So today we went to Rockwall and participated in the regional competition and he placed 2nd overall for his division! However, only the 1st place gets to advance, which meant a national competition held at Texas Rangers stadium! He was bummed (only because he wanted to go to Texas Rangers Stadium), but I think he did very well! He missed out on going with Uncle Justin to an FC Dallas soccer game that he was looking forward to seeing in order to participate today, but he gave it his best and I was very proud of him! Cameron learned that throwing dirt from the baseball fields on windy days can be hazardous to yourself! He did pretty good today considering we were out there for 3 hours! Not much other news going on here, trying to hang on until school's out. We went to a festival this weekend and had a picture taken like they were on the front cover of the Rollin' Stone Magazine that I will try to attach if I can, it was pretty cute!

OK, I'm posting!

OK, I was told that I don't blog much, so I needed to add something. However, I have misplaced my compac flash for my camera so I won't be able to add any photos until I find it, which may be after school gets out!

Austin is busy playing baseball and learning how to become a true "tween" He seems to be getting that 'mouth' on him, and getting grounded more frequently and having those "games" etc. taken away! I think he's ready for school to be out, as we all are. Piano is about to come to an end. He just doesn't have the drive to practice anymore and I'm not paying $20 per lesson for him to play the same songs over and over because he refuses to memorize them (or says he can't)! He wants to take band next year. His instrument of choice is either trumpet or drums/percussion. So, we'll see how that turns out! He will be going to Kanakuk Kamp the last week of June. He's looking forward to it and I hope he will be able to get a lot out of it, bring it back and carry it with him as he matures. He was sick today with fever headache and stomach ache. He was at school until about noon today, when the fever came.

Cameron is becoming quite the communicator. He definitly has the gift of gab. He's learning great stuff at his school and tells me about it every day. He will be taking swimming lessons starting in June and I think we might be able to do some t-ball for most of the season before he has to do visitation with his dad. Both are through the Y here and are good programs. We still don't know about when he will be with his dad this summer.

We welcomed a new neice/cousin on April 23, Caroline, she looks a lot like her sister! Cameron and I got to see her after she was just a few hours old! She's a cutie!

Not much else going on here, we're ready for school to be out, our last day is June 4 (I'm supposed to go June 5) and that seems like a late day for school to be getting out, I guess since we started in AR, but TX started about 8-10 days later, we really are going longer this year since we get out later doen here in TX, it seems like this year has been really long! Lots of changes went on this past year, but now that we're more settled I think things will be better, heck, they already are!

Spring Break/Easter

OK, what a break we have had, I think we need a break from our break! We had a super time at Great Wolf Lodge. The indoor water park was way cool, lots of rides, a wave pool, tubes, kiddie area, etc. too much to mention. Then there was the MagiQuest game throughout the whole lodge. You buy a wand and a game and go all over the hotel looking for quests in order to become a Master Magi. Austin didn't give up until he was a Master! Cameron didn't feel too great and wanted to go to bed early, which is how I knew he didn't feel good. There were crafts to do, a place for teens to go and listen to music or get on the computers and play online, guitar hero contests, etc. They really know how to cease boredom! There was always something happening at the Lodge. We also ate at the Rainforest Cafe, which was really cool. It's as if you are sitting in an actual rain forest, complete with animals and sounds! Then we came home and I had my yard sale and finally got rid of a bunch of "treasures". The next day we drove to Arkansas and stayed a few days and got to see just about everyone we wanted to see, except it was rather wet and we almost had to buy a boat to get across the river! This past Friday night, I took the boys to Medieval Times which is a dinner and tournament place where you eat with your fingers and watch the show full of knights jousting, participating in tournament activities, etc. Austin said it was way cool and wanted to have his birthday there. They announce your name for birthdays and anniversaries and they can even Knight you! Austin was knighted before, on his 4th birthday, but he didn't remember everything about the place. Cameron thought it was cool too, but was ready to go at the end. Now it's Easter and we had a good morning. Cameron kept wanting to hide the eggs (all day long, then Jake started eating them before we could find them all!) Yesterday, I took Cameron to a church Easter festival, he got his face painted, had an egg hunt, a petting zoo, boucne houses, etc. He had some fun! Jake was glad to see us back home since he spent a few days with "Grammy". As I sit here typing, the Hogs are not doing well in the NCAA tournament against UNC, horrible in fact, I can't see the game just the score popping up while the Memphis/Miss st game is on, which is a good game. Gotta run, Happy Easter!

Spring Break!

Yeah! Spring Break is almost here! I'm taking the boys to the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine for 2 nights/3 days. We leave tomorrow after school. It has the largest indoor water park in Texas. You can also do something called the Quest in which you have a magic wand and go all over the lodge and seek different quests in a certain amount of time. I think you can also interact with different things/make them do fun stuff within the hotel with the wand. Some of the rooms have little private cabins within the rooms that have a set of bunk beds and their own tv in them. Austin can't wait. We are taking 1 day off early from our break - we actually get off this Friday, but since the rates were drastically cheaper during the week instead of the weekend, I decided to go 1 day early, which is very much needed. I'll try to take some pictures and post them later, but if I don't get to, the web has some great info about it. I'm just glad they have a Starbucks right there in the lodge! Cameron is trying to get sick again, running a little fever and has a little cough this evening so I hope he gets over it real soon! He has added the word "actually" to his vocabulary lately, It's pretty funny to hear him say it and use it correctly in a sentence! That's it for now, gotta get some much needed sleep!

Snow?

SNOW! Yes, we do have snow in Texas! Not much, but we did have some! The boys played out in it today before having to go to school. Jake was so excited he was trying to eat it as it was falling from the sky last night (first timer for snow). Austin has started ball practice - 3 days a week! Not sure yet what position he will play, but his coach asked him to bring his catching gear next practice. He has the dredded TAKS test tomorrow for reading. Which is the Texas standardized assessment that all students have to take. If you don't pass the TAKS, you don't move onto 6th grade so he is not so excited about it. On another note, we added another animal to our house, a pet rabbit. We had her for about 2 weeks but returned her to her previous owner since no one wanted to clean out her cage and I kept having to do all of it. Her name is Radar since she has big ears and likes to raise them up whenever she hears a noise. But, she was too much with all I have to do and not getting much help from Austin. He liked her, but didn't want to clean up after her and rabbits poop a lot and he didn't realize it was going to be a chore to clean out the cage! Plus, Jake kept looking at her like she was his next snack, so we decided to wait on the rabbit for a while. We are coming to Arkansas March 16 to stay a few days so hopefully we will get to see everyone!

Found the camera!

OK, OK, finally found the camera, then I couldn't load the pictures until I found the card reader so I could upload the photos! Now we're in business! Everything is going well here in D-town. We're trying to get all settled, but all those boxes just keep starring at me and me not wanting to open them. So, this weekend is the big yard sale, giantic proportions, make-me-an-offer kind of sale, can't wait to get rid of a lot of stuff. Boys are fine, Austin keeps injuring his knee over and over. Went to the orthopeadic Dr. here and had x-ray and MRI, but result is the same - bad bruise. I think the real reason is to get out of school for a day or so. He is really missing his friends, but I keep telling him that he will make new ones. He got drafted last weekend for a team that a coach saw him during try outs and called that same evening and wanted to "freeze" Austin for his team before the official draft which is in another week or so. Baseball is a little bit more professional-like down here in these parts, I guess. Apparently each team can freeze only 2 players before the official draft and this coach wanted Austin. He's very excited about it, to say the least. I was like, where's my Escalade???? Uncle Justin worked with him one weekend and gave him a few pointers before tryouts, thanks Uncle Justin! Cameron is busy with Power Rangers now, everything is Power Rangers! Loves them! He likes his outside playground too, see the pictures! Jake is getting bigger every day and loves to play and chew and chew and chew! Not much else going on here trying to stay grounded and healthy. I'll try to post more pictures more often now that I have my camera and card reader!

Well, we have officially moved into our new house. When I can find the camera, I can post some pictures of it! Austin is growing his hair out and trying to see how long he can go without water and soap touching his body, I think. Cameron is being himself and not wanting to follow directions all the time, but who does? Cameron has a playground in the back yard that is really cool - it has a rock climbing wall, 2 swings, a swinging handle bar thing, a slide, a house/fort thing, a sand box and wood chips surrounding it - so it's safe too! I just stay busy raising my 2 boys. I really don't have much of a life right now, but that's just fine with me. (Who really does when your raising 2 boys solo????)I keep busy with the new house and being a mom. We have plenty of room now for guests so anyone wanting to come to big D, come on down! I try to unpack 1 box per day and hopefully i will be able to find my camera. I am missing my phones also. We only have 1 phone in the whole house and no answering machine yet either, so if you try to call, you may have to keep trying or call my cell. We really had a great time over Christmas visiting everyone, although it was short and kind of hectic and tireing (did I spell that right? tiring just didn't look right) with the big move. Thanks to my awesome brothers and dad, I was able to get most of my stuff moved down here. They can really pack a U-haul! I hired 2 guys to help me unload and they told me I got my money's worth for that U-haul! Gotta go get some sleep now - more later, hopefully with some pictures!