Obligatory Bluebonnet Pictures

Everyone takes the "bluebonnet" pictures with their children, so I decided to cave in to peer pressure. Bluebonnets are everywhere! I finally got the kiddos dressed up in matching outfits and took some pictures. The outfits are actually for July 4th, but I liked the colors, and I wanted to get some good use out of them, so now they are bluebonnet picture-taking outfits. Superman does not like his shorts because they look like Princess's dress and he does not like "girl" stuff. He also insisted that those beautiful bluebonnets were biting him. They weren't. And there weren't any ants either! Enjoy the pictures!

Go, Firebirds!

Waiting to go into the game! (They were comparing how many times they had rolled their socks.)
Right in the middle of the action! Amazingly, no one was trampled during this play!
She had just kicked the ball and was going after it! How does she run leaning over like that? The girl on the other team (#9 in the green) is a friend of hers from school. They managed to quit talking long enough to play the game!
Princess ended up being the designated kicker for our team! #15 on our team is also from our school but princess declares that she has no "boy" friends.
Coach giving the end of the game pep talk.

Princess started playing in soccer games on Saturday morning. Her team name is the Firebirds and they have lovely maroon and yellow shirts with maroon socks. She is the only girl on the team! There are 5 boys and her. She says that the good thing about that is that no one will fight her for her ball. You all probably guessed that it was pink and purple! The pictures ended up above this text, but I will work on getting things where I want them in the future. The good news is that I figured out how to put the text at least near the pictures. Anyway, it was so refreshing to watch these children have a great time playing soccer with each other! They weren't worried about who was winning, and they cheered everytime anybody made a good play or a goal. We don't even know who won---but nobody cared!!! I wonder how long it will be before they realize what a "game" is really about?

15 seconds of fame!!!

Princess got her 15 seconds of fame this week at school. Her class is in charge of leading announcements, and she was chosen to go on two days. However, every morning, she has told me to get to school on time so that she can "substitute" if someone shows up too late. And, every morning this week, she has gone to the gym like the 600 other children in the school instead of staying in my classroom. She really does enjoy being in the spotlight! This is a picture of her appearing on the TV in my classroom. She was in charge of reading the lunch menu on this day.

Easter Fun!

Here are some fun Easter pictures! We hunted eggs at Grams and Granddaddy's house this year. The weather was gorgeous and wonderful! It was actually warm for the first time in the past 5 years, and it didn't snow! There were only three kids hunting all those eggs and I know that I "hid" at least 200 of them filled with candy and some change. Everyone had a great time, and we sincerely hope that we found all the eggs.

New First Post!!!

Well, Dinky finally decided that I could blog for real! I had to agree not to use our real names or to tell you any identifying information, but that shouldn't be a problem for my usual readers. You should know me, the kiddos, and each other, so even with code names, you will know what I am talking about. After I download some pictures, I will get on with telling you about our lives.

Until then. . . .HAPPY EASTER!