Pre-K Graduate

I just realized when I was going through pictures that I had not blogged about Allie's Pre-K graduation! It's hard to believe that my first born has finished Pre-K and will start Kinder in the fall...where did the time go? She loved Pre-K and learned a lot and made a lot of sweet friends that she will miss. For their program, they sang lots of sweet songs, a favorite being Rockin' Robin! They ended with "I'm Proud to be an American", which brought tears to my eyes. Her teachers put together this awesome book filled with pictures and activities they did throughout the year. It was neat to see how much they had changed!

Love her more than words!

Allie loves her daddy and she loves him even more that he doesn't have a beard anymore:)

Allie and her BFF Mallory...they go church together, so they will still see each other just not every day:(

Ms. Vera and Ms. Sonya

Allie and Jack

I was always worried that Allie and Jack would not have a close relationship because of the 4 year age gap between them...boy was I wrong! Allie is an AMAZING big sister. She loves her big brother and tries so hard to help him, teach him and she does an even better job of putting his needs before her own (most of the time and with a little prompting). Jack fills in his shoes as the little brother quite well...he is great at driving her nuts, messing up her room and taking her things away from her; BUT he is also great at giving her sweet hugs and kisses just because he wants to. I hope as they grow up they realize how special their bond is and how awesome it is for them to have each other!
Enjoy more great pics from Jenn!

This picture makes me giggle...we had a hard time getting Jack to sit still (imagine that) and Allie was getting a little bored!

Our attempt at getting them to hug:)

This is the view we saw a lot that day of Jack!

The A-train is Here!!!

The A-train has started in Denton County! For those of you who do not know, Jarod works for Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA). He is VP of Bus Operations and he started working for them as an intern. When he first started there (6 years ago) is when there was discussion about having a train that runs from Denton and connects to Carrollton's Green Line (DART). It's hard to believe that the day is finally here (today)! It's also amazing that Jarod has been a part of the process from the very beginning (he is the only employee still there when this first started). Jarod and his fellow employees have been working so hard to make this happen...especially over the last several weeks. They have been working a lot of long hours and their families have not seen much of them and will not see much of them for the next 2 weeks, but we all know it's worth it in the long run!

This past Saturday, they had their grand opening and we were able to ride the train to all of the stations (there are 5). There was a lot going on that day! My parents came with the kids and myself to join in the fun. We started at the Hebron Station and were some of the 1st passengers to ride the train. We took the train all the way up to Denton. That is where the main facility (that Jarod helped design) is. The station in Denton was absolutely packed!!! We took a bus to go eat at Fuzzy's. We were all cranky and hungry. The kids were exhausted. It was such a hot and windy day but we all survived! I could not have made it through the day without my wonderful parents! Jack is such a handful right now and does not like not being able to roam where ever he pleases! We rode one of Jarod's buses (as Allie likes to call them) back to Lewisville where we started. We are so glad that we got to be a part of such a special day!

Ready to ride

He was much happier when he didn't have to sit in someones lap

Looking out the window

Last night (Father's Day) there was still some work to be done, so after a dinner with my family, Jarod, the kids and myself went up to the office to help. The kids enjoyed entertaining themselves with hard hats, vests, vacuum cleaners, boxes and running around everywhere!

This picture was taken with my phone, which explains the quality!

Jack's 1 Year Pictures

Here is my handsome little boy! I just love this picture (above) of Jack. I know he isn't smiling, but it just makes my heart melt when I see it. I get this look a lot from him! When I look at all of the pictures Jenn captured of Jack, I realize how big my boy is getting and how much he is changing. He is at what I like to call a "very challenging" phase:) He knows and understands so much, but has such a hard time communicating exactly what it is he wants to say or wants us to do. He has several words, but just not quite enough yet! Jack is either the happiest and funniest little guy or he is the unhappiest little boy and he will let you know when he is not happy! We definitely have way more happy moments that unhappy...thank goodness! Thanks again to Jenn for capturing such sweet pictures of my little boy. My next post will be a few pictures of both my sweeties!

This is another look I get from him..."like how can you be upset with sweet little me"!

I had to throw this picture in because Jack never sits still! We got a lot of pictures of him of his backside!

Love his 3-toothed grin...his 4th tooth is actually coming in but you can't see it. Actually he has 5 new teeth slowly making their way in!

Mr. Serious or Mr. Cool?

Allie's 5 Year Pictures

My really good and talented friend Jenn was able to take pictures of both kids a week ago. We are a couple of months late as regards to "5 year" and "1 year", but life is just crazy and this is when we could get it in! One reason I love having Jenn take my kids pictures is because she is always so patient (especially with Jack). It's so hard to tell how the photo shoot it going and she always manages to capture such sweet moments of my kids. I'm always amazed at the shots she is able to create. Thanks Jenn for creating pictures that will last a life time!

I thought I would share pictures of just Allie first. Allie is such a little ray of sunshine in our lives. I love when she gives me her natural, million dollar smile (like in the picture above). She is turning into quite the little lady and it's hard to believe she will be in Kinder in the fall. Where did the time go? I have loved watching her mature into the beautiful and smart little girl that she is. I love when I tell her how beautiful she is and her comment to me is, I'm beautiful because of how I act on the inside (this is a hard concept for a 5 year old). It just melts my heart! Enjoy the pictures and I will post more later on my handsome little boy!

Like Sister, Like Brother

Like Sister...

Like Brother!

It's so funny to me that we have a picture of each kid standing in Jarod's shoes in the exact same spot in our kitchen. There are a few differences...Allie is a little older in that picture, they are different shoes and the floor is different, but it just makes me giggle that they both did the same thing!

My Soccer Super Star

Allie played in her last soccer game on Wednesday. She had such a great soccer season and really grew a lot! She scored a 1-2 goals most games and on her last game she scored 4 goals!!! We are so proud of our sweet little girl. She is so girlie about things, but when it comes to soccer, she gets down to business! At practice, she is very serious and when she plays, she is focused and determined. She does not like it when the other team scores. This season, we discovered how fast and how much endurance she has. She played almost the entire time during most games (most people on her team had never played before, so they got tired quickly). She never gave up and always kept running all over the field. She got to play with her sweet friend Hannah and I loved seeing them work together on the field. We are so proud of our Allie Jane!

This was her first goal on Wednesday

Sweet friends and teammates

Jack is her biggest fan!