The Little Graduate

Our little man has graduated from preschool! Jack went 2 days a week at North Texas Christian Academy this year. It was his first preschool experience and he really loved it.

And I really loved my Tuesdays & Thursdays! It was the first time since Jack was born that I have had several hours to do whatever I wished. Ahhhh, it was nice!

getting ready to go on stage...

getting his diploma from "Miss Diane"

Miss Diane was "no nonsense" and I really liked that! :) She had a lot of sweet things to say about Jack. I know this is hard to believe, but Jack can be really shy & reserved in a new setting. She was very helpful in getting him to "come out of his shell" at school.


the proud graduate!

And now it's time for the next chapter...KINDERGARTEN!

10 Years!

10 years ago today we said "I do!" We still "do!"

This is Justin's gift to me. The 10 year anniversary gift is tin or metal. Isn't this the best use of metal for a gift for me? I am so happy! I have been wanting one of these for a long time. It is sweet to me because I can just see us celebrating anniversary after anniversary, year after year, side by side on this glider!

We enjoyed a fun daytime date while Jack was at his last day of preschool today. We went to Dallas & just strolled around uptown. I think our favorite shoppe was a toy store with fun vintage toys. We picked up several neat things for Jack's birthday. :)

We ate lunch at Bubba's. That was some gOoOoOd home cookin' ! Justin lOvEd the homemade banana pudding. We drove around and admired the fancy -schmancy homes on the beautiful tree-lined streets of Highland Park, and then made our way home to pick up Jack from school.

It was a fun, fun, fun time with my honey! I would much rather have a day of simple fun than a fancy night out. I think that is why we are so happy together...we are both pretty laid back and low maintenance! We don't have extreme "highs" but, by the same token, we don't have the "lows". We are simple, even, content, and HAPPY!

"Aliens"

Spring has Sprung!

Here is a sampling of what is blooming in my yard right now.

Ahhhhh, Spring....

Spring bouqets fresh from the yard!

One of my five precious peonies that bloomed this spring!

Roses tumbling over the fence...

My back fence is covered, top to bottom, in these sweet pale pink roses

My Little Mailman

BASEBALL! ...and Letting Go

Our little boy is playing baseball! I remember when he was just a baby, Justin & I talking about how fun it would be when this day would come. Well, here we are! Jack comes from a long line of baseball players & baseball lovers. I just wish his Great-Grandpa Knowles (my grandpa) and his Grandma Martin (Justin's mom) could be here to see him play. They were both big baseball fans and I know they would have loved to see little Jack on the field...

Heading off to the ballfield for his first game. Number 9 was my grandpa's number when he played ball! :)

Playing his favorite position...Pitcher. Even though it is Coach-Pitch. :)

After the game with his best bud, sidekick, and teammate Jake.


I can't believe how tense it can be watching these little guys play! You just want them to do well so badly but, bless their little hearts, they don't know what's going on half the time! :)
The parents holler out from the stands trying to help, but really these little guys are on their own. That first game really struck me as one of those "letting go" experiences of parenthood. You practice & practice, but when it is game time you step back and they are left to do their best on their own. My "Mother's Heart" has a hard time letting go, but this is just part of the journey of parenthood. I know this pales in comparison to the greatest task of parenting and that is "Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6 I hope I'm ready for this journey of gradually letting go of my little guy! (sniff, sniff)

Easter Sunday

The hunt is on!

The last treat was hidden in the back of Daddy's truck...

I think he is pleased with his loot!

Happy Easter!