Soccer!

Sparkle started Upward Soccer this morning. Her cute little team has three boys and three girls and the coach is great. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of her front half... it would seem that wrangling a very cranky Sunny and meeting the other moms was all that I could handle for today. Rest assured she had a smile plastered on her face the entire time. Stay tuned for more pictures in the coming weeks!

Graduation!

Okay, so I've been quite overwhelmed by all of the changes taking place in our lives and I've neglected my blog because of it. I'm not sure whether things have settled down or I've just decided that life isn't going to get any easier for some time and I'd better just get down to it. :)

May 22nd was the day that we've been looking forward to for many, many years now. It seems crazy to think that when we made the decision for Buzz to go back to school, Sparkle was, well... just a sparkle in her daddy's eye. It was a happy day for all of us as we celebrated Buzz' accomplishments. I am particularly proud of the amazing job Buzz has done of balancing school with family. He has been busy and has had a lot on his plate, but he never forgets that we three ladies at home are his first priority.

We were blessed to have Buzz' parents, his brother and wife, my parents, and my brother join us from out of town for the big day. Buzz' sister and her husband were also in attendance and it was a pleasure to share Buzz' big day with each and every one of them.

Later on at home, we were joined by our small group friends for a back yard BBQ. Not only did they help us to celebrate Buzz' graduation, but they also put together a birthday party (complete with cupcakes, elmo decorations, and gifts!) for Sunny, who would turn two a few days later. Thanks again girls, you guys are lifesavers!

*By the way, if you wait to buy a graduation cake until an hour before the party, there is no guarantee that the store will have a gender appropriate cake ready for you to pick up and walk out the door with. Oh well, the girls really liked all of the pink flowers!

This post really is too short to give justice to all of the emotion of the day... I love you Buzz, and words cannot describe how proud of you I am or how thankful I am that I get to share my life with you!

Kindergarten

Our little lady is growing up! Such a sad feeling to watch her go, and yet so exciting at the same time...

We picked out her new outfit weeks in advance. She wants to be sure that you notice her shoes.

Daddy had the day off and made her a special breakfast. Yes, scrambled eggs and toast are special around here... at breakfast time anyway. Did I mention that school starts way too early in the day for my taste?

It was pouring rain outside, so we took Sparkle right to the school instead of to the bus stop (yes, we're putting our 5 year old on the bus this year... yikes!). She was happy to go and walked right in. I had to steal my kiss when she wasn't looking.

After we dropped her off we met some new friends from Buzz' residency program at the zoo. First stop, the carousel!

Sunny was just as excited about showing off the dandilion that she found as she was about seeing the animals.

This monkey was just as impressed... they sat and looked at each other and the flower for over five minutes!

In an effort to make the experience authentic, our local zoo sells Fosters in the area of the zoo called "Australia"... not mine, I swear. :) What is mine, however, is the ever expanding belly just below the can. I'm 34 weeks today... getting close!

We left just in time to come home and meet Sparkle's bus. It was so good to see her, and to see that she was still smiling at the end of what she called "a very long day."

Well, it's off to bed for me. I've got a bus to meet in the morning, you know.

(I've got a huge backlog of stuff to post. Beware, it's coming!)