Carter and Skeleton

I love Summer! The kids get to stay up late, and they fall asleep easy. Carter is snuggling Skeleton after a long day of swimming, and hanging out with friends.

Mrs. J Stout

CC was so blessed to have such an amazing kindergarten teacher, Mrs. J Stout. CC is truly going to miss her. She's has told me multiple times that she doesn't want to be a first grader, because she hasn't had enough time with Mrs. J Stout.

CC and Mrs. J Stout at meet the teacher (August 2010)
CC's last day as a kindergartener with her favorite teacher Mrs. J Stout (May 2011)

My proud Texan

My Texas princess proudly standing in front of her two favorite flags.

My kindergarten graduate

We are so proud of Camden. She did an amazing job in kindergarten. She was the only child who received a green on her behavior chart every single day. She has grown so much since the start of kindergarten. She is now reading in level 6, and still loves to read. She is really interested in time and math. She is always asking "how many minutes until..." and then it is always followed by "how many seconds is that then?" She is so fortunate to have a variety of specials: art, music and PE. She loves music and art, and just recently started liking PE. Which is a big change from preschool, when it was her least favorite part of everyday. She has even started to instruct exercise classes in our living room, which Carter loves! Her biggest struggle this year has been her sensitivity to new things, and her writing skills. Both of which she has improved greatly. At the beginning of the year she was so terrified of fire drills, she was guaranteed to be in tears. She even had to have a specials teacher come and hold her hand and walk her to the field. This is no longer happening. She bravely told me they had a fire drill the last day of school, and she wasn't afraid. Camden is a smart, sensitive, energetic, imaginative, artistic, caring girl! And we are so proud of our soon to be first grader xoxo

End of soccer

Soccer season has come to an end, and CC is very glad! This year CC really enjoyed playing goalie and sweeper. Here's a picture of CC with her very first sports trophy. She is proudly displaying it in her room on her bookshelf.

It's finally pool time!

I love everything about this picture. Summer is my favorite season! Well it's tied with Autumn, and since we don't have on of those in Texas, it's my favorite Texas season.

The long awaited day!

CC is all signed up for cheerleading!! Woohoo! She will be cheering for the Bulverde Texans Flag Football team. She had her fitting today for her uniform, and we can't wait to get the real thing!

Chutes and Ladders

Strep times 3

Yup that's right! We all have strep. The kids had been feeling run down all weekend and then we all woke up with stomach aches and sore throats! Good thing we found a really good urgent care that always gets us in. Here's the kids playing Eye Spy. Carter weighed in at 37 pounds and 38.5 inches, while CC weighed 44 pounds and 45 inches.

Candyland

CC and Carter are finally at the age they can play a boardgame... together! It only last about 10 minutes, and someone always ends up screaming, but it's a work in progress haha.

The medal ceremony for Soccer Tots

Sports Goggles it is!

So not even ten minutes after the award ceremony Carter K and Carter C were running in the hall and ran into each other. Carter's glasses somehow managed to bend and scrap his face, barely missing his eyeball by not even an inch! Poor little guy. I'm not sure which was worse the scrape or the bandaid. Carter hates bandaids! Actually he hates anything that is stuck to his body or skin, including stickers! He thinks it hurts and he starts screaming. It's a good thing we splurged and got some sports goggles too. This little kicker is too rough for regular glasses.

Carter's "hooks"

Carter has been trying to perfect his "hooks" for MONTHS. Today was a big day at the Cook House when Carter proudly displayed his "hooks."

First picture with my new camera

I finally got a new camera!! I am beyond thrilled, words cannot explain how excited I am. Here is the first picture from my new camera.

CC's kindergarten yearbook

CC pointing to her picture in the yearbook. She loved every page of it. She spent 30 minutes flipping the pages and telling me all her friends names.

Guadalupe State Park

Mark and I have already decide this is going to be our spot this Summer! It's perfect for the little kids. The water is very low and mild, and it's easy to access from the parking lot. I've always been more of a pool girl, but this river has found a special place in my heart.

CC and her friends putting on a show

CC and her friends were putting on a show at Beefys. You have to LOVE Texas restaurants that have stages, and playgrounds for the kids to run around at!

Waterplay day with the guys

Carter K, Carter C and Gavin

Bowling with the Boys

Carter K, Carter C, and Jay

Field Day

CC's school had the most fun field day planned! Too bad it poured and had dark clouds all day. They had to move all the activities inside because of the lightning, but the kids still had fun!

CC and Lily doing the "Texas Two Step"

They were suppose to be playing basketball, but the rain brought in a ton of rollie pollies, much more fun!!

It really is hard being the littlest

New eyeball update

Well there are no pictures from today. One, my eyeballs hurt and are a gross red color I had no idea eyes could get. And two, I've been trying to sleep this awful, dry, sore, scratchy feeling away. I had my one day check up and the doctor said everything looks great. I can already see 20/20 in both eyes, and 20/15 in both together! What an amazing feeling!

My new eyeballs

Yup, I finally did it! I got lasik! And now my eye looks like this...The surgery was freaky. I mean really freaky like alien abduction freaky. But I did it. I survived and let's hope my eye doesn't stay like this forever!

Specht Store with the Gagles

This was our first time to Specht Store and the kids loved it! Outdoors, live music, and cows! Can't wait to go back!

Mother's Day 2011

We finally made it to Guadalupe River State Park, and I am so glad we did. The River is only 15 minutes away and perfect for the kids! We bought a season pass so we will definitely be back!

CC climbing rocks
CC and Keeyln
Carter stayed on the shore most the time, playing with his trucks.

Ryan's birthday party

Ashton and Carter
CC and the birthday boy, Ryan
This is what summer is all about!
CC's BFF Maddie
Carter C and Carter N

Carter, Cash and Camden

Summit Fine Arts Night

CC's school had their fine arts performance tonight. Each child had a picture on display, and each grade level did a musical performance. This is CC with her artwork. Typical CC! Pink! She was so proud to show off her work.

The kindergarteners' performance was about a Bear Hunt. One of the few pictures I took and and the only one in focus!

Proof they really do love each other

My kids fight from the minute they wake up, until the minute they fall asleep! This is proof they really do love each other!Walking in right after bath-time, and CC was reading Carter's favorite, "Five Silly Monkeys."

Incredible Pizza

Today was our playday with Carter K. We were stuck indoors because it was windy and cold. So we thought we'd give Pure Fun a try... big mistake! After going to Pure Fun, and it being closed!, we decided to try Incredible Pizza. So much fun! There was so much for the little kids to do.

Race Cars

More cars

Cowboy CarterThe bowling was so much fun because they used mini balls that the boys could throw. Carter was really getting into it!
Carter K and Carter C We had so much fun! I'm actually really glad Pure Fun was closed because this was much better. Can't wait to go back!!

My new plates

The kids decorated these last week at Clay Casa. So cute! Love them! I have no idea what I will use them for, but they are sweet.

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