End of the Year fun

May is always busy with a lot of fun activities. We started out the month with Hayden's preschool program. He loved being in front of the crowd, singing songs and telling his part. He has loved preschool. Thanks Ms. Joy for a great year!

Hannah also had her end of the year Kindergarten program. They sang a few songs and passed out certificates. Kindergarten has been such a great experience for her. There hasn't been one day where she hasn't wanted to go this year. She loves it.

Her teacher, Mrs. Taylor has been so great! Hannah learned so much and felt really comfortable in the school setting and for my shy little girl this was a big thing. You couldn't ask for more. First grade here she comes!

They also had their dance rectial on Saturday. They had such a great time performing! Dance recitals always have such a magical feel to them - it's probably because I remember them being that way when I was little. They have both enjoyed the year and have learned a lot. (It is crazy as their teacher to have it be my last year. I will miss it, but am excited to have a little more time in my life!)

May was great, but now we are officially ready for summer. Is the weather?

It's a . . .

GIRL!

We thought we had a boy coming to this family but I was right with my inklings the last few months feeling like this just might be a girl. There was no doubt in the doctors mind so we will be seeing pink come September. We were also very happy that the baby looks completely healthy in the ultrasound.

The hard part was breaking it to Hayden. Hannah didn't care either way but Hayden was set on a boy. We had them open a sack with this little onesie in it. Hayden instantly broke out into tears. Then he got a little mad and said he thought he might trade it. After a few hours, he is coming to accept it and is just excited to be a big brother. We'll see how he is tomorrow. Now I can actually start thinking about names and how we are going to arrange the rooms. It finally is sinking in a little that we have a baby coming to our home.

Hannah is six!

Today is Hannah's birthday. She just told me it was a good day and that is what we hoped it would be. Birthday's seem to stretch out over a few days. Hers started on Sunday night with a family party on the Jackson side. On Monday I took her to Blastoff for a little bit of fun. Today her birthday started to waking up to a decorated room (compliments of her brother) then her dad made her favorite breakfast of an omelet, I brought donuts into school with a poster about her, a jamba for lunch, playing at Rees's this afternoon and pizza for dinner. She was so glad to get rollerblades so she won't have to share her brother's anymore.

We are so glad to have Hannah in our lives. She is a beatiful girl inside and out. She is very bright and determined in all she does. She cares about people around her and is very watchful to all that goes on.

Happy Birthday Hannah!

She did it!

Hannah has been trying to work up the courage to ride her bike without training wheels for a couple of summers now. Last night, she finally did it and it was really easy for her. She just had to believe she could do it. She just needs to work on starting and she will have it down. What a proud moment.

Soccer

We have officially joined the soccer world which Heath and I know nothing about. It has been fun to watch them learn something new and the kids are really enjoying it. They ended up on separate teams which keeps us a little busier going to both. Hayden loves to run fast and protect the goal. Hannah is just happy to be there participating with her friends. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for a few games. Happy Spring Soccer!