Night at the Drive-in

With Richards new schedule at chevron he has Fridays off! So we decided to take the kids to the drive-in! We left two hours before the movie so the kids could play on the play grounds! The kids love the playgrounds at the drive-in and we got there early enough that they had the playground all to them selves! The kids had a fabulous time playing. We even brought snacks and popcorn for them, and the kids just camped out in the back of the Highlander with there blankets and pillows. And it didn't take to long for them to fall asleep! It was a fabulous double feature, definitely worth staying up tell 2am!

Memorial Day 2011

I had heard about a free even that was being held at the CAF for Memorial Day. So we loaded up the kids and went to the CAF! We had an absolute blast. I have actually never been, and I was totally surprised at all the CAF had to offer! There were several exhibits in the museum and there were tons of airplanes and helicopters. I have never seen Cooper so excited running from one thing to another. Allison was mildly entertained. But over all we were there for two hours and saw so much. I am really glad we went!! I had also planned for us to go to the movies with both kids. Kung fu Panda 2 had just came out and Allison had really wanted to see it. This would be Cooper's first time at the movie theater. The kids were pretty excited about going, they pretty much ate all the popcorn before the movie even started! Allison was totally into the movie, and Cooper was a little restless. My lil guy barely watched half the movie before he was fast asleep! Memorial Day was a blast and I was so glad Richard was off to spend the day with us!

Another Graduation!!

My sweet nephew graduated from high school on Friday!! I have known my nephew since he was 6 years old, actually when I first meet Richard I thought Darrian was Richard's little brother. And Richard will tell you that he loves his nephew like a brother! Watching him grow over these past several years as been a pleasure and a pure blessing to be apart of this family. We drove to Denver City to attend the graduation Friday night. We got to eat dinner with most of the family and then we went to the graduation. It was short and sweet, the graduation was over in 45 minutes! It was a weekend full of festivities, we also attended the graduation party my in laws threw for my nephew Saturday night!

Last day of Kindergarten

Today was Allison's last day as a Kindergartner! Wow I am seriously blown away that my little girl has finished her Kindergarten school year! It sure had some ups and downs, but I have seen my daughter grow by leaps and bounds. She has definitely conquered some academic hurdles, I am so proud of her.

Allison started off her morning playing in the sand with her classmates! Cooper and I joined Allison for about half an hour. Then we headed to the Pepper Rally. This school year Allison was awarded four triple A awards (triple A for academics, attendance and attitude) for the school year and a certificate of achievement of 100% effort! Then we head back to the classroom for some shaving cream fun!! During the Pepper Rally the principal announced that the parents could take the children home, so half of Allison's class had left. Allison said her goodbyes to her teacher and friends after that I checked her out. We left the school and had lunch with Richard's parents!

Take me to the ball game!

Last night Chevron took all the trainee's to the Rockhounds game. We had some tickets we had purchased from my nephew's t-ball team, so the kids and I joined Richard. We had a great time at the game! I got to meet some of the people Richard has been training with. The kids ate plenty of food from hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, peanuts, cookies, and cotton candy! They enjoy the play grounds too!! We even got to enjoy some of the game. A gentleman that caught a ball was so sweet he gave it to Cooper, and boy was he proud! The weather wasn't to bad either, in all it was a fabulous night! Oh and ignore the date on the pictures, not sure what happened there!

Field Day

Allison had her first field day yesterday!!!! And what a full day it was!! Field day was full of events like the potato sack race, oatmeal marble race, and water races etc!! It wasn't the most organized field day I've been to but Allison had a blast!! My wonderful mother in law and sister in law came to watch Allison!!! The school does not keep score, so there are no losers! When I asked Allison what her favorite event was she told me it was the potato sack race, which she competed in at least 5 times! And many thanks to my sister Courtney for watching Cooper for over 4 hours, just so I could be with Allison all morning!