We've spent lots of time running from Natalie's softball games...

 
Her coaches were the nicest bunch of guys ever and she loved being a "Firecracker" and playing softball.  Natalie
was one of the best hitters on her team!


And Eric's (and Rob's) Lacrosse games...

Go Colleyville Panthers!!!!  Rob created the Colleyville Lacrosse Youth Associations
and coached the very first youth team.  It was a blast and Eric loves lacrosse now!!!

 

and Tyler's baseball games....

This just might be Ty's sport!  He had a blast on his Detroit Tigers T-ball team.  His Coach Todd is Tyler's
best friend, Evan's dad. 



Natalie and I went to Medieval Times for a field trip in May.


 

And Field Day was soooo much fun! 



The kids had lots of end of the year activities including a Mother's Day Program with Tyler, a Third Grade end of the Year Awards Program with Natalie and Eric's Graduation from 5th Grade
and lots of fun with his class at Main Event and then a swim party at Keller Point.  Does it ever end!



A week before school got out, we took off for Cancun Mexico as a family along with my sister Candace and her family and Nana and Papa Cooper.

We actually met the "Real Santa Claus" in the airport as we were leaving for Mexico.
 

We went snorkling, swimming, played on the beach and drank lots of smoothies by the pool .



The kids painted...




Papa Cooper joined us for a trip to see the Mayan ruins in Chichen Itza...



And, we celebrated Nana and Papa's 39th Wedding Anniversary together while we were there.

 

It's been a busy and fun two months!  I have so many pictures.  I'll be scrapbooking for months!!!!

 

Patiently waiting to look for their Easter baskets...


They looked high and low
 
 
   

    

Natalie's celebrated her birthday (two days early) at
The Rain Forest Cafe where they sang Happy Birthday to her. 
She loved it!



We served her breakfast in bed the morning of her birthday. She wasn't too thrilled
because they were having testing at school that day.


It ended up well.  We had the neighbors over to share cookie cake
and sing Happy Birthday. 



Then I took Natalie and our neighbor Jennie (whose birthday was the next day)
to see the Jonas Brothers 3-D Concert Movie.  They had a blast!!!!  You'd
think they were really at the concert.  There were only a few other people there so
I let them stand up and dance. 



Natalie and her good friend Jill made up a dance to the
Salena Gomez song"Tell Me Something I Don't Know!"
They practiced for a month and did a fantastic job.



 

After the show, we all went out for ice cream at Braums.




Rob took a dip in our freezing cold pool and became a member of the
polar bear club.  I don't think I have the right to tell you why he had
to do this. You will have to ask him about it but I can't guarantee he
will tell you anything.  He did say it was quite exhilarating though.


Our cute little cousin, Cambria, came for a quick visit.  My kids
just adore her.



Tyler played his first t-ball games on his team - the Detroit Tigers. 
He loves it and there is nothing
cuter than a little boy in a major league baseball
uniform or all dressed up in catcher gear for that matter.

 

Natalie is back playing Softball for the "Firecrackers".  In Georgia, all the girls had nicknames,
so when they asked us what name we wanted on her shirt, we told them "Sparky".  When
they passed out the girls uniforms, none of the other girls had nicknames.  At first, Natalie
was mortified that she was the only one, but I told her that maybe she would start a trend and
she decided that would be cool.  Come to find out, all of the older girls have nicknames, and
then, of course, Natalie was very proud to have her nickname on her shirt.  Go Sparky!!!



Tyler plays hard and will drop anywhere if he is tired. 
This is where I found him one day.  I guess he couldn't make
it one more step, stair step that is...


The kids had open house at school.  The teachers
had all of their rooms decked out with all of the
projects the kids have been working on.  I really love this
school!

Here is Tyler with the transportation "quilt" his class
made.  I actually put this together for his teacher.  Volunteering
in Tyler's classroom is the highlight of my week.  He had the
most outstanding teacher and it makes me want to be a kindergarten
teacher myself.



The third graders did a live inventors museum.  All you had
to do was push the green button to learn all about the historical person
the student was representing.  Natalie was Thomas Edison, the inventor
of the light bulb.

 
Eric had many of his projects to display including a representation of his
brother Tyler.
 

Spring Break was spent in Clovis, New Mexico at Legacy Dairy, Grandpa's dairy
visiting Jered's family.  The kids had fun riding Jered's dune buggy and the mule
all over the dairy and farm land.



We also checked out the Clovis zoo.  It is small but really cool because the animals are so close.  Our cousin, Erin,
from Arizona also joined us for the fun and she and Natalie really bonded and became good friends.



It was a cushy ride home in Grandma and Grandpa's nice van
watching movies all the way to Stephenville.



When we got back to Stephenville,  Aunt Becca gave all the kids rides on
her fun four wheeler.    Grandma also saddled the horses up but I guess I didn't
get any pictures of that.