Happy Easter!!!

Today was a good day! BJ was finally able to leave Brazil and is on his way home. We are so thankful that he is safe and that he will be home in just a few short hours. We, as a family, have had an experience that makes us realize the important things in life. I know I, for one, will never be the same. I know the Lord works in mysterious ways. What happened to BJ in Brazil is a terrible thing but I know good will come of it. It has already helped me to realize how very blessed I am and to help me focus on what is really important. Today being Easter and being able to celebrate life and the Atonement could not have come at a better time. I am so thankful for Jesus Christ and His sacrifice that He made for me. I know He died for me. I know He loves me. I have felt His love for me and my family during this recent trial and I have so much to be thankful for. I have the best kids in the whole world! This morning the weather was horrible. Baylee said, "I guess the Easter Bunny is not coming today...oh well." I asked her if that was OK with her and she said that Easter is not about candy, it's about celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus. I was so proud! Needless, to say, the Easter Bunny came through. He did a little scavenger hunt in the house that lead to baskets full of candy. I've never been more happy to see them have so much candy! Happy Easter!

Thank You Grandma Mary & Papa Dave!!!

The kids got a special package today from their Grandma Mary and Papa Dave. They each got a little bag chalk full of plastic eggs filled with dollars and candy. They were so excited! It was greatly appreciated. Happy Easter!

Bye Bye Weeds!

Last year our neighbor got some terrible crabgrass like weed in his yard and it spread into ours. We tried like heck to kill it but it never went away and it came back with a vengeance this Spring. Before BJ left for Brazil he put some weed killer out on the lawn but it didn't even touch this stuff. Well, with all the stress we have had this week with BJ being stuck in Brazil, I needed a project to tackle to take my frustration out on. After 3 afternoons of hard work we were able to conquer this stubborn weed grass. I saw a neighbor of Ozzy's preschool digging up weeds in his yard so I asked him what was the benefit and he said the only way to get rid of this weed for good was to dig it up. He said the Bermuda grass takes over and it will grow back over the bald spots. So, I got the shovel out and got to work. There are some pretty good bald spots but I have hope the Bermuda will do it job! As you can see below, I had some pretty good help.

Before
After
Ozzy helping
Brayden and Baylee
Trying to look good
Not sure what Baylee is doing???
Bryson HAD help too!

Spring Leadoff Classic

This weekend Brayden had his first tournament of the season. The Spring Leadoff Classic is a tournament that teams from all over the metroplex compete. This is the first year that Brayden's team has played in this league. Considering this was all new to us we did very well. We won all our games the first day only to be knocked out the first game of the next day. Brayden was sad that his dad missed his first tournament, (BJ helps coach), so we wanted to get some pictures posted so that BJ could have a look see. We miss you Babe and hope you make it back to us fast!

Playing Shortstop
On Deck
Can't help but love him!

Bryson Dancing with the Stars???

Bryson LOVES to watch Dancing with the Stars. He gets so excited every time it's on. He is funny because he dances to them all and matches his tempo to whatever song is on. I can only capture it in bits and pieces because once he sees the camera, he stops to pose.


I came across this clip taken during the last season of DWTS back in October. He has always been a fan!

Baylee the "Parent"

I've recently decided to let the kids use the Internet with the condition of me knowing all of their usernames and passwords. Baylee likes this website called clubpenguin.com. I found out she was chatting online with someone and it freaked me out a bit and I told her she can't do that because it is unsafe and explained the dangers of chatting online.
A couple of days later I checked over her emails and she had a response from Club Penguin Support Team so I wondered why they would email her. When she signed up for the website it asked for your parents email and she put her own email in. This is what she emailed the support team:

My daughter has been on club penguin.com and I don't think it is safe that
the kids can chat you need too do something about that because my daughter
loves club penguin and my husband does not think it is safe. Please make my
daughter happy. Or else I will tell my daughter not too go on there and that
will ruin her life and many other kids life. Please do something about it
because it is not safe

From,
Parent

I was shocked! She pretended to be me! I had a really hard time keeping a straight face telling her this was wrong. The support team did respond with a huge email letting us (well, her) know of all the safety measures their team takes to ensure the safety of the kids using their website. It did make me feel better about the kids going to this site. One of things they said that made me laugh was, "Of course, there is no replacement for the teachings a parent can bring when it comes to online safety." This is so true. Needless to say, I will be keeping a close eye on her!

Baylee's Basketball Season

This winter BJ and I had the opportunity to coach Baylee's basketball team. We had a really good season. We ended up being 7-1 in the regular season and took 2nd place in the playoffs. It was a lot of fun and now we are moving on to coaching Softball. (Well, BJ is...)Stay tuned!