The Next Payne Stewart

Today Tyler had his first ever golf lessons. He was so excited and looking forward to it. He got new clubs and everything (came with the package). And these are the real deal so he'll be able to go out with Daddy with these. Once the class started they immediately went out and started hitting balls.










Which was great because that's instant gratification for the kids. They started out with the iron and then the driver. Right now the class only had two 4 year old boys and one 7 year old girl. But I believe there are two more kids who are supposed to join the group. I'm just glad they didn't cancel it, which always seems to happen when we really like something. When the class was done Tyler asked if I would buy him a uniform for Golf. I tried to explain that golf didn't have a "uniform" but that his hats are a good start!

Busy busy weekend!

We had a jammed pack weekend. Friday was obviously Kendall's Birthday but Saturday was her party. We had a few friends over and had a simple party. Lots of balloons, a little bounce house and a yummy yummy cake. White chocolate raspberry mouse.












The local bakery by our house, The Bean Counter did a wonderful job copying the invites and turning it into a beautiful cake. I was really pleased. And I think Kendall liked it too because I caught her after the party sneaking more cake! When I approached her and told her she couldn't have anymore (after snatching a few pics) she told me "Mommy go to your office!" Smart girl knows if I'm not around to see her, she can't get in trouble.

Sunday Tyler started flag football. He was a little apprehensive at first. Telling me "I don't know about this" But once he got out there he was fine and caught on really well. He's number 9 and they were in blue to practice and then switched to white during the game. He had fun and we had fun watching him. He's looking forward to going back and playing some more.

Happy Happy Birthday!

Today Kendall turned 3 and she has been so excited because turning 3 now means she's a big girl. Or "big gill" as she says it (yes she has an accent!) Can you believe I didn't take many pictures today? Tomorrow is her party so I'm sure I'll make up for it.

18 Teeth with 2 More Still to GO

Today Kendall had her first visit to the dentist and I guess she's been doing a wonderful job brushing because everything was perfect! She was very excited about her trip because this was just one more thing that makes her feel like a big girl now.

She couldn't have been better and quite the willing patient. She still hasn't gotten all her two year molars in yet so we're waiting on two more teeth. Late to get your teeth in basically means late to lose them. She also has a chip in one of her front teeth which I noticed almost a year ago when I was in Photoshop messing with a picture I took of her and sure enough the dentist noticed it too but said it was no big deal. Good thing since I waited a year to bring her in. I just never knew when she actually chipped it. Oh well, here are a few pictures from Kendall's morning.

Purgatory Chasm

I always wondered what purgatory was like and I guess I found it. Didn't seem so bad to me and the kids seemed to enjoy it too. Today we "hiked" (actually we walked and played hide & seek) at a place called Purgatory Chasm. It was a great place and I think we will be going again soon. Tyler wants to BBQ there sometime. It's a great place to picnic and hike around they have something for the big kids but there was something for the little kids too plus they have a brand new playground that the kids had a blast at. So anyway if you were wondering what purgatory is like, here is a sneak peek:

Day Full of Surprises

Kendall's teacher asked if I would like to come in and read a story to the class. So today was that day. Kendall's favorite story right now is Too Many Toys so that's the story I read. The kids seemed to enjoy it. Then because Kendall's birthday is next week, they sang Happy Birthday to her and gave her a crown. Mommy brought in Kendall's favorite snack (pudding) too so we shared with our school friends. Then I told both kids that today there was a big surprise awaiting for them after lunch. The first surprise was McDonald's for lunch and the second and best surprise ever (as Tyler told me) was our first trip to Davis Farmland this season. I can't even express how excited Tyler was when we pulled into the parking lot and he figured out that coming to Davis Farmland was the surprise. He was truly surprised and he couldn't have been happier.

Happy Easter!

Well as many of you know we are a bunch of heathens here so Easter for us just means Easter Bunny, candy and toys ! (commercialism at its finest) And boy was he nice to Tyler and Kendall. They got actual gifts this year instead of the usual crapola and candy. I figured why get them stuff they will throw away in a week instead get them stuff they will play with for at least a year or more. So off to Target with my coupons the Easter Bunny went. Each got an outfit, underwear, a new toothbrush, toothpaste, band aids (yes one was Barbie and one superman), movies (Tyler got Up and Kendall got Snow White), Barbies (Tyler got "Garbage truck Ken") and then Tyler got a talking Thomas Train and Fire Rescue Legos and Kendall got a dolly that says "Peekaboo" (I've turned her off for a bit) and a Tinkerbell Leapster cartridge. And the funny thing one was neither noticed their baskets sitting by the slider door, instead they ran to the door and yelled that they could see some eggs on the deck! I had to say "do you see anything else" and pointed it out to them at their feet. Then when they went through the bags they did love everything but the most treasured was the new toothbrushes! So easily pleased, I'm sure that won't last many more years. Anyway we went out for our hunt and then had a great Easter Brunch at a friend's house with other friends. It was such a nice day especially with the weather being 74 degrees! Anyway hope everyone had a wonderful Easter, we sure did.