Love my kids

Love my kids
Afternoon at Disney

Friday, May 31, 2013

I can see the light....

At the end of the tunnel!!!! Just 4 days of school left! I'm just as excited as the kids about summer vacation! I think it's because we have 3 vacations planned this summer. We're going to VA as soon as Baylee graduates, then to West Palm Beach a week after that, then to Gatlinburg 3 weeks after that! SO EXCITED!

Harper: She has decided that she doesn't want to do gymnastics any more. She wants to cheerlead and play soccer (Ugh, I HATE watching soccer! My least favorite sport ever). So she is done with team. In a way I'm kind of glad, they wanted such a big commitment (3 nights a week), and that's a lot for a 5 year old. She had water day at school this past week which she loved. She also tested off the charts on the pre K assessment/kindergarden readiness test she took. I have some smart kids! Speaking of smart kids.....

Cooper: So so so so proud of him! I can't say it enough! He got straight A's this ENTIRE YEAR! It's such a big accomplishment and speaks volumes for his teacher. When he started 2nd grade he was just reading on a beginning 1st grade level, she caught him up in a matter of weeks and he's finished the year AHEAD of where he needs to be! Adam got to celebrate with him today at the Shorthorn Round Up. Cooper is looking forward to doing some snorkeling and learning how to scuba dive this summer. He's also found a new love.....Scentsy Candles! What in the world?......you're probably (and rightfully so) asking. Don't know where it came from, a new lady at work is selling them so I got a few. He loves the burners and all the scents, he's the one who turns them on for me everyday. He's also picked out a burner for his room. a few plug ins and some scents. Tonight we talked about him hosting a Scentsy party.....His flag football season is over, his team came in second, only loosing to the blue team. He had a great time playing this spring. Speaking of flag football.....

Baylee: Is a flag football SUPER STAR! We (especially dad) are so very proud of how well she did this year. I never in a million years would have thought she would enjoy the game and be so good at it. She really excelled out there and played a big role in her team remaining undefeated and winning the championship! Football isn't all she's doing great at, she also made the honor roll this nine weeks to finish off 5th grade! Adam got to go to her Shorthorn Roundup this morning.......poor Adam spends A LOT of time at the school! Baylee is looking forward to summer break, she wants to hang out with friends and lounge by the pool.....She has 5th grade graduation coming up next Thursday and her 11th birthday in 20 short days!!!

Tonight we took an impromptu trip to the dive shop for new goggles for the kids and a dive bag for Adam. Then we headed over to Universal's City Walk and ate dinner at Margaritaville! It was super yummy. It was such a nice night out,we enjoyed just walking around and doing a little shopping there.

I still love catching him snuggling up with Duckies

Harper feel asleep on Champ's bed, so Champ feel asleep on her

This was Snuggle Sunday

Tonight at Margaritaville 




PICTURES FROM BAYLEE'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME












Sunday, May 19, 2013

Concerts, Football, Wrestling and the Beach....



We went to the beach 2 weeks ago, it was super rough!

Harper loves the beach this year!

Best photo ever! Adam Photo Bomb Richards!

Baylee thinks she's a supermodel 

true story: I have gorgeous kids


We had the state wrestling tournament this past weekend in Lakeland. This was a birds nest outside the room.

Cooper getting ready to wrestle

Cooper getting ready to model

This guy here got stuck on the elevator in the Hyatt with two hysterical women! At least Hyatt comped our stay!

gun show

looks like he's smelling his pits....

Carissa's almost getting too big for this pose

Harper getting ready to do a belly flop

Cooper got to meet these two 2012 Gold Medal Olympians 

He came in 3rd in one style and 2nd in another


the boys having fun in the pool

Baylee and Carissa

Tristan and Cooper 

For Mother's Day lunch we got to finally eat at Manny's! I've heard so many good things about this place. It really was awesome!

Harper's taking swim lessons and LOVES it!

She likes to float the most!

Getting ready to go to Baylee's Spring Violin Concert

Baylee looking too grown up in Aunt Heather's hat, sunglasses and truck!

Levi in his mom's hat and sunglasses!

Harper and Champ getting ready to go to sleep

awww......

having fun at Grandpa's. Harper wanted to show everyone how she can jump off of the diving board thinks to swim lessons.

Cooper being Cooper

Baylee spent the night at her friend Savannah's last night, Savannah texted me the is picture! We also got rid of Cooper last night, he stayed at Ryan's!

Grandma, Grandpa, and Baylee at the concert

It was also Carissa's chorus concert

I think these pictures came out great

Not too bad for an iphone camera

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Loving Our Busy Life!

Another quick update on the Richards family! A few Sunday's ago Adam surprised us with passed to SeaWorld/Aquatica/Busch Gardens. So we headed out to SeaWorld for the day, it was lots of fun! Harper couldn't remember going before so she really enjoyed it! She was also tall enough to go on Journey to Atlantis, she was scared at first but really liked it. We also got to see a few really neat shows.  Since then we've been to Aquatica and are planning a trip to Busch Gardens one weekend soon.

Baylee has been loving flag football! She's on the honor roll but still looking forward to school being out soon. She made it through the FCATS so school is pretty much park days and field trips  until June 6.

Cooper has had some wrestling tournaments and has states coming up next weekend. So I'll be spending Mother's Day weekend in Lakeland again. He's also loving flag football and like his big sister he's looking forward to school being over. Right now he's working a big project about elephants, he has to write a report, do a diorama, and a presentation. He's also still on the honor roll and it looks like he will finish 2nd grade up with straight A's!

Harper had Kindergarden round up this past week. She's super excited to go kindergarden next year! She thinks pre-k is boring and is sad that she doesn't have any homework! She also has a mother's day program for me this week that we both can't wait to go to.

I'm really looking forward to summer but when we started talking about all the trips, camps and things to do, summer doesn't seem nearly long enough.....a lot of fun things to pack into a short amount of time!

 Harper and a Manatee, her class room at school and called Ms Marreo's Manatee's

Clyde and Seymor show



In line for Journey to Atlantis


A day at SeaWorld makes Cooper tired

Champ covered himself up with dad's blanket

Megatron Wrestling at the convention center

Cooper getting ready to wrestle

Playing Bingo at work for Relay for Life

Harper LOVES Bingo!

except when she doesn't win

she won $4!
 
playing bingo makes her tired!

Baylee won $10!


Dinner at Joe's


Baylee was hungry!