1st Place Red Raiders 2009

Our softball team got 1st place this season. The girls were so excited when we learned the news that it was first place. If you recall http://kutinafamily.blogspot.com/2009/02/coach-shelley.html the beginning of the season I signed up to be the assistant coach and ended up being the coach after coach Cody could never make it to any games or practices. He is a very busy man. I actually discovered that I enjoyed it and think I might sign up to "officially" be the coach next season. At the party the parents and kids gave me a gift card to Chilli's and a really cute tote that had our team name and some softballs sewn on the front and the girls had all signed their names on the back. Sooooo sweet!!! The girls did real well and Skyler really seemed to step up this season, showing that she is starting to understand the game. Here are some pictures from closing ceremonies and our party.

McKayla, JoLee, Skyler and Madison.

Showing how tough we are. :o)

Getting our silly out.

Ok... not a bad team photo for 4, 5, & 6yr olds.

left to right: Skyler, Jenny, Tayla, McKayla, Jessica, Emily, MaKenzie, JoLee

Skyler with sisters Tayla and Jenny

Skyler getting her trophy

This season was the first time that she noticed that the 1st place trophy is bigger than all of the other trophies. She was very proud of herself and her team.

Skyler saying goodbye to Stoney...the coaches son who she was very fond of and shared the same birthday with.

Skyler has a trophy collection shelf and when we got home, her and daddy ran up-stairs to place the trophy on her shelf. She was very fast to say "pretty soon you are going to have to build me a bigger shelf, daddy". :o) We are both very proud of her.

Spring Time in Texas

Spring time in Texas means it goes from cold to hot almost over night. Don't get me wrong, we are LOVIN' the warm weather. No matter what the girls seem to be doing these days they are almost always doing it outdoors. From swiming, to playing in the sprinkler, playing in the playscape fort, to hunting grasshoppers, they are enjoying Spring Time in Texas. (eventhough it may feel like Summer) :o)

Ok....I have a confession....I could not find the matching top and bottom to Madison bathing suits so she ended up being with this. Oh and why are her panties still on under it??? Who knows. It seems her mom should have caught that but no telling where she was. HA!

So she wasn't outside in this next picture but I had to post it because I swear her eyes change colors all the time. I often say her eyes are like a mood ring, the color changes with her mood. Now, if I can only figure out what color means what mood we will be alright.

Look at Skyler swim! She is floatie and life jacket free! She is swiming all over the pool with her very finely tuned skill of doggy paddle with a dash of underwater swiming. Just try throwing something in the pool and dare her to swim to the bottom and get it. She begs for it like a dog begs for a ball to be thrown. :o)

Ok....note to self....freshly cut grass, sprinklers and little wet running feet is a recipe for some very messy grass covered children. You think you know but you don't....when taking off Madison bathing suit, about 3 hours after washing of the what seemed like glued on grass from head to toe, we discovered that there were grass clippings stuck all over her nether regions.

Nothing says spring time like a good ole' fashion bug hunt!

Awww....there it is!!!! And as stated before Skyler LOVES anything that is living. She is not picky, bugs, worms, cats, dogs, snails, chickens, grasshoppers, and yes I said worms!

G-R-O-S-S!!!

Special Sunny Sweet Sunday

I can not think of a better way to have spent Mother's Day. We went out for breakfast, I was able to get some pretty good pictures of the girls, went swimming at my mom's house, relaxed around the house, and Schuyler and I went to the movies.

Taking pictures of my girls is something that I truly enjoy, I just wish I had more time to do it. They are changing so much daily and I love to capture it on camera.

Here is the only decent one of the two of them together....no one is spacing off, picking their nose, or plucking grass, and they even look like they love each other. :o)

At three Madison is not the best at getting her picture taken but we got a few cute ones none the less. Yes, the curly hair that I have been fighting has finally won. She is a full fledged curly, blonde haired little girl.

Skyler and Madison are so very different in many ways. Madison is our spirited, feisty, loud talker, daring, laid back, tough, scared of all things creepy crawly, loves playing dress up, a little bossy, curly cotton top, little 3 yr old who knows how to melt her daddy's heart.

(please ignore the glued on paper strawberries)

Skyler is our tender-hearted, lovable, snuggly, lover of all bugs and animals, many friends, shyness lacking, very smart, freckle faced, sun kissed hair with lovely highlights 6yr old, who owns the heart of more grown-ups than she realizes.

At six, Skyler is almost a pro a taking pictures with a little help from mommy. I guess it doesn't hurt that she is so darn photogenic. :o)

I love these two little girls more than I can explain....I am so lucky to have two happy and healthy children who light up my world! Happy Mother's Day to all you moms!

Character Day at School

Friday was Character day at Skyler's school. You had to dress like a character from a book and bring the book. We chose Strawberry Shortcake. They had a parade through the school where all the kids got to show off their costumes and then read their book in their class. It was a nice and fun way to encourage them to read.

Sprinkler Fun

What??? Swine Flu???

Ok so many of us are thinking about it....the new Swine Flu Epidemic going around. I am nervous, as I am sure many of you are, so I have decided we all need to start wearing hazmat suits! HA! I guess all we can do is wash our hands, avoid public places and watch for signs in our children. Be Well Everyone!

The update of all updates

This has to be my longest update. I just haven't found time (until now) to upload pictures. So here goes....

Saturday before Easter the girls and I went with our dear neighbor and her daughters to Incredible Pizza for some Easter egg hunting and games. We had a blast and I am so glad that we went. thanks Tonya for inviting us to tag along.

Madison would would not leave the poor bunny alone
Madison egg hunting...I must say...for her age group she was pretty fast.

Skyler waiting for her age group to be let in for some hunting

She landed on bonus on a machine and won 125 tickets..this picture doesn't show her true excitement because she wanted to run and spend her tickets and I wanted to take a picture. HA!

Then we were off to my uncle Donnie's house for some crawfish. Here is Madison and my niece playing in the dirt.

Some of the kids at the party.

We have some totally awesome neighbors...they woke up around 5am to put eggs in the yards around their house. (the ones who have little ones) This is what our front yard looked like. There were also good bags sitting on the front porch for each of the girls. Thanks Tonya....you are soooo sweet!

This was just before Skyler noticed that the Easter Bunny had hidden real eggs in the house. After this picture they were both running around like wild animals gathering the eggs in the house.

Bad pic but...Skyler and Madison got bunnies for Easter...One black and one white so that don't fight over whose is whose.

Sure she looks sweet but two seconds later she was holding the bunny upside down and running. :o)

Skyler LOVES her bunny and she is so gentle with him. Her bunny actually likes her to, he will come to her if she walks away and sit down.

Skyler has been doing really well in softball this season. She hits entirely off coach pitch and I can't even remember the last time she struck out. She is also getting confident enough to put some meat behind it and almost all of her hits are going into the outfield. Actually tonight she hit a GRAND SLAM!!! Totally awesome....everyone stood and cheered for her. I was soooo proud of her that even though I am the coach and I was supposed to be pitching, I ran off the field and gave her a big hug and picked her up and swung her around! I couldn't help it....I was a proud mommy. The down side to coaching is that I can't take pics of the games. These are the only two pictures that I have gotten so far.

This is just a funny one of Madison. She game in the office tonight dressed like this while I was working on my blog. Silly girl....dress up clothes and a helmet. NICE!

I haven't posted this yet but Skyler has been riding her bike with no training wheels for a few weeks now and she is doing pretty good. She is still a bit wobbly and scared on her "big bike" but she's getting it.