Soccer Camp

The kids started soccer camp this week.  Madelyn has never played because she's so busy with dance and piano.

She said she "loved" it.  Of course, she wants to do everything which is impossible with her schedule, we'll see  . . . 

 Madelyn was actually very good . . .

 Marek was the youngest person in his "age group".  He held his own alright but when he's tired - he doesn't have any issues with just sitting down wherever he is to take a break.  :) That's my boy.

 Micah would just sit and watch all the kids run around . . .

 With little naps here and there. . .

 I was impressed with my dainty little girl - she didn't have the proper equipment (shin guards and cleats) but she got right out there with everyone with no fear!

 My sweet, joyful boy.

 I got the kids their shin guards and cleats for the second day of camp.  I wanted to make sure they liked it before spending even more money!

They both had so much fun all week!

Marek Starts Karate

Marek started Kenpo Karate!  It's such a great sport for him - it teaches discipline, memorization, and so much more!

Brian's Birthday Party

Jessica's family has such cute and fun traditions.  For everyone's birthdays, they throw big parties and everyone wears crazy hats, boas, whatever they can find!  We joined the Oley/Karam's for celebrating Brian's birthday.

Madelyn getting into the "dress-up" . . .

Micah had fun swinging in Jude's bouncy seat. . .

Happy Birthday, Uncle Brian!

Time Out

I put Marek in time-out and he cried and cried.  Then there was silence for a while . . .

When I went to check on him, he didn't respond.  I think he's a little tired . . .

Dance Recitals

June is dance recital month.  :)  That's what it feels like, anyway.  We have dance recitals for 4 days in a row starting on Sunday.  Now that Madelyn is in company, they must be at all the shows to perform the Production Number since it's is the first dance at each recital.  

Here she is with her BFF Syndey before her hip-hop dance . . . 

 They're so tough . . .

 The Hip-Hop song was "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus. . .

 I love watching her do lyrical - this was the Product Number from the Monday show . . .

 The Production Number is done with all of the girls that are in company - from our Lil' Sprouts all the way up to Elite or whatever they're called . . .

 The "Material Girl" Jazz dance . . .

 She loves being on stage - so many faces!

 This year they did a "Finale" at the end of the show with all the Company girls and it was a dance they learned very quickly!  It was hip-hop and Madelyn just loved it!

Daddy got her flowers, again, after the show.  She's our little dancing queen.

More Baseball - Chase

Our nephew's team made it to the finals and got to play at the Dr. Pepper stadium so we drove back up to the Ballpark in Arlington to watch them play.  

Chase at bat . . . 

 They played great and got trophies after their game!

 Steph and Chris :)

 The kids with the Ballpark in Arlington in the background  . . .

 We invited Ashlynn and Chase to come over to swim and have a sleep over.  Here they are eating pizza and saying "Cheers" with their juice boxes. . .

 The played in the "little pool" hiding from Tom and trying to shoot him with their water guns . . .

 "Diving" off of daddy's hands . . .

 Attacking Tom in the pool  . . .

They had so much fun swimming all day and then got all snuggled up and watched a movie before bed.  We had so much fun with our cousins.  :)

Family Rangers Night

 Micah and I finally decided to brave the heat and go to the Rangers game with the family!  Friday night games are supposedly the best because they have amazing fireworks put to music afterwards.

The kids got to meet Captain . . .

 Micah just watched everything wide-eyed . . .

 We have to bring our gloves, of course, to the game . . .

 Getting their tattoos . . .

 I must say, the fireworks were amazing - best I've seen in a long time.

Go Rangers!

Corrupt SD Card

I lost a ton of photos in May due to a corrupt SD card.  Sad to say, the only way I remember what I've done month to month is by looking back at photos.  The only pictures I have from May is what people sent me from their phones.  :)  Thank God for technology.  It's a 4G card so I'm going to try to take it somewhere to get the pictures pulled . . . To be continued . . .

Madelyn goes to Walt Disney World

Nana and Papa take all the grandkids, individually, to Disney when the turn 6.  Well, because of the "triplets" (Madelyn, Dylan, and Chase), they had three trips this year!  They took Madelyn just before school was out for summer so the crowds weren't too bad.

Here is her birthday dinner complete with song and ice cream with gummy bears and a candle!  Whatever floats her boat . . .

 Madelyn was very excited about collecting buttons while she was there. She remembers how excited Mari was about this when she went - it must have left a lasting impression . . .

She got an authentic collector "Tink" button.  :)

Sandwiched between the Chipmunks with Nana and Papa . . .

 There was a parade with dancing - right up her alley!  She got right in there and joined them!

 The long awaited shot with Mickey . . .

 and Minnie . . .

Nana and Papa let the kids guide the trip - whatever they want to do.  She had so much fun, rode so many rides, and met so many characters.  Great memories for my baby girl.  Thank you Nana and Papa - she will remember this forever. 

Rangers!

Tom bought season tickets to the Rangers this year.  He only has two tickets so he usually takes the kids separately - here is is on Friday with Marek. . .  (Tom sends me pictures from his phone for updates . . .)

He and Mimi and the kids bought some extra tickets and took the kids again tonight. . .

I love baseball and all but it's entirely too hot for me to sit and watch a game!  Micah and I opted out.  :)