Random...

Katie learned to ride her bike without training wheels this weekend. She was a quick learner and could do it the first day, although it was mostly in circles as she tried not to fall over. But by day 2 she was doing great! All she wants to do now is go outside and ride. She's been pretty determined about this. Another good thing...It's actually inspired Jace to even get on his big boy bike. Up until recently he would only ride the little baby bike we had. Now he will peddle by himself (usually) as he putt putts down the road. He's a stubborn one.

Here is Jace with some of his favorite things...some race cars from the movie Cars that he bought with some birthday money. He LOVES them, mostly because Lightning McQueen is sticking out his tongue.

I couldn't resist taking this picture. He has a new thing with bears lately and loves to snuggle them in bed...so cute!

1st game

Katelyn had her first soccer game last night. It was so cute and hilarious...I laughed almost the whole game. Her team did well and won, not that it mattered to any of the kids. I didn't know how she'd do in an actual game, but she did just fine, running with everyone and kicking the ball if it happened to be in front of her. She even had a few good 'runs.' : ) She loves playing soccer and having fun with all of her new friends.

Katie loves her coach. She told me, "Mom, I think she is a great coach because she smiles a lot."

Kicking off.

Making a 'run.'

Boundaries have no meaning for these kids. Their goal is on the right...both teams are almost entirely off the field.

Giving a cheer with her friends on the team. Katie spent a lot of her time holding hands and giggling.

Soccer star...

...well, not quite yet, but she sure looks cute in that uniform! Katelyn had her first day of soccer today. No game this week...just practice...but she had a great time, especially since her friend Taylee is on her team and Taylee's mom is her coach. Her team is called the Purple Dragons. I'm excited to see how she'll do this summer. She's never been in an organized activity before. I think it will be good for her, and hopefully a lot of fun too. It sure made me miss my soccer days!

Lots of celebrating...

Since I last wrote we have had two more birthdays and Easter. We do a lot of celebrating this time of year! First of all, I turned 28. That is getting dangerously close to 30. My 10 year reunion is this year...I can't believe it has been that long already! But I can't complain. A lot has happened in those ten years and I love where I've ended up.
Next we celebrated Gage's first birthday. He dug right into his cake and he had lots of fun with all of his new toys. It's sad he's not a baby anymore, but he sure has grown into a fun little boy!My brother and sister came and stayed with us for a few days while my parents were in China. It was fun having them here and the kids especially loved the company. They celebrated Easter with us. We had fun dying eggs and seeing what the Easter bunny left for us.We also enjoyed some lovely snow earlier in the week. It's almost all melted by now and hopefully it's gone for good. We're ready for green grass and warm weather.