Kate's 4th Birthday - Hello Kitty!

This weekend we had Kate's Birthday Party for her 4th Birthday!  Mom and I worked really hard on putting decorations together and we tried a few things from Pinterest.  Pinterest is E-V-I-L!  The videos make it all look sOOO easy to do...uhhh - not so much!  We had fun and it turned out really cute!

Mom made this really cute door hanger for the party...

The Birthday Girl...

Kate got this Hello Kitty bank from the 1980's...very cool!

After I posted these pictures I realized that I forgot to take pictures of Kate and her friends...great job Mom!  

We had a good turn out of friends and family that day and it was lots of fun...

We took Kate to Build-A-Bear for her gift from Mom, Daddy and Ethan...she picked a puppy!  Too cute...

Love my big 4 year old girl!

Ethan and TBall Season

I did not put up any of Ethan's TBall pictures yet and we are about to go into Basketball for the first time.  So here are some pictures from the season.  LOVE LOVE watching him play!  He did really good for his first season playing.  He mostly played first base and some on the pitchers mound.  Can't wait til next season - Coach's Pitch!  He did end the season as MVP Defensive Player...

Ethan's # was 5.

Playing at the pitcher's mound and Daddy was the First Base coach.

The Braves!!! 

My Uncle was able to come out and watch Ethan play his last game.  It was really nice! 

Shaw Family Pictures

This was the month for family pictures.  I told Bo we would not have to take planned family pictures for a long time.  We had much better weather and these were taken in Salado.  We have some more coming...

My younger brother - John and Mom

Mom and I

Sharp Family Pictures

We took Sharp Family pictures 3 weekends ago.  It was the worst weather - humid and rainy.  We pushed thru them as it is hard to get everyone together - twice!  For the most part a lot of them turned out really well.  Hair looks a little goofy in them, but it is not about me!

Kate 3 years old

Ethan 6 years old

Love my monkey and peanut!

K - K aka Kate

Here are just a few random pictures of my sweet monkey!  What a personality:0)

 This is Mother's Day breakfast at her school.

Fun time in the bath!

Her little Clifford hat she made in school.

Kate and her songs

Kate LOVES to sing.  She learns so many songs at school.  I have no idea how she remembers them all.  Here is just one of them:

Ethan's First Day of First Grade

My sweet boy started First Grade on August 27th, 2012!  He is growing up SO fast and in to anything and everything that involves a ball - baseball, football, basketball, golf...you get it!

Trick - or - Treating!!

We had a great time with our family and friends (The Tumlinsons and Towns) last night for Halloween!  Ethan was a VERY cute baseball player and Kate was a sweet little owl!

We were joined by Po - Tellatubbie, Ninja Turtle and the Grim Reaper!

Quick 2011 Recap!

It has been awhile since I have updated anything on here.  A LONG while!  So I will try and give a summary on 2011 so I can move on to 2012.  So here I go...

                                                                January 2011

                                                     Sloane Avery is born - January 7th

February 2011

Ethan's 5th Birthday

Ethan had a football party with his good friends and cousins...

Kate got her first big girl hair cut...

We actually had a SNOW DAY!!!  Kids saw snow for the first time and played in it...

Mema, kids and I volunteered at the Marathon for Kids for Whole Foods Market.  Ethan and I handed out water bottles to kids as the ran their last mile!

March 2011

Ran my first trail run with John in Burnet at Reveille Ranch!  Lots of fun...

April 2011

We took Ethan to his first game of Putt-Putt in New Braunfels.

Ethan got to go to Disney on Ice with his cousins!

Then we all ate at the Oasis!

Ethan played Spring soccer.  He was on the Goalzillas with Dane and Gage!

I did the ZOOMA Half Marathon in Bastrop with Laura and April.  I am really proud of all of us for doing it, but most proud of April since it was her first run event EVER!!  We ROCKED it!

Cousin Tommy celebrated his 40th Birthday at Salt Lick.  We all had a GREAT time!

May 2011

Ethan graduated for Pre-K.  He has been at Abiding Love Lutheran since he was 8 weeks old!  What an awesome place with AMAZING ladies...

Ethan with his friend, Sara!

Ethan's teachers in the Butterfly Room - Ms. Debbie, Ms. Kara, Ms. Sherri and Ms. Olga

Ethan with his friend, Landon!