Little Storyteller

Madi, reading to her babies...

Blue Bell

No trip to Brenham is complete without a stop at Blue Bell. The kids had a terrific time sampling the ice cream and playing on the sculptures.

Bluebonnets

We took a trip to Brenham and were rewarded with gorgeous fields of wildflowers. The tricky part is finding a safe field for photo taking (most of them are on the side of busy highways). So, we were pleased when we found this beautiful field. The kids were somewhat cooperative...the Blue Bell bribe helped a lot.

Go Panthers!

Caleb joined the fearsome Panthers for his second season of soccer. Actually, when I first saw the team, I thought they might have trouble winning even one game. But then Raul, soccer extroadinaire, stepped onto the field. With Raul (whose status is questionable due to an injury last game) the Panthers pretty well roll over most opponents. Of course, this league has rules about fair playing time and such so everyone get a chance at the ball. Caleb really stepped up his game this past week, taking 3 well-aimed shots. No goals for Caleb yet, but he's well on his way. And he has had a phenomenal run at goalie...he plays that position quite often and has never allowed a goal. This team has been an interesting experience because the Panthers are coached by an elderly couple. Coach Nick, who has to be pushing 70, cannot remember Caleb's name and so he frequently calls Caleb (as well as several of the other boys) "old man." Caleb is a little sad about this, but he's having a great time on the field!

Easter

Easter...I hope they got enough eggs :) This definitely made up for the church egg hunt where they got only 2 eggs each.

Madi the Fashionista

Just another example of the exotic costumes that Madi clothes herself in daily.

Symphony

Caleb and Madi at their first symphony

Odyssey of the Mind

Caleb participated in a cool program called Odyssey of the Mind. For OM, the kids have to write their own scripts and build all their own costumes and props. Caleb's team performed quite an interesting skit involving dinosaurs (Caleb was a dinosaur), Pompeii people, and a volcano. Then (as the first picture shows) they had a terrific party after the competition.

Battleship Texas

Further fueling the kids' obsession with battle, they visited the San Jacinto Monument and Battleship Texas with their GaGa Karen, Papa Ricky, & Uncle Kevin. Caleb thought it was absolutely terrific to pretend to fire the big guns on the ship.

Better not sin

Madi has upped the requirements for getting Christmas presents (yes, the children have a Christmas countdown going already). This morning she was singing, "You better not pout, you better not sin." Those are some tough standards...looks like Jesus is the only one getting presents now.

Caleb Quote O' the Day

Jen: "I don't feel so well."
Caleb: "Why? You've done nothing today. Nothing at all!"