Jayden's t-ball game

Jayden started playing t-ball this year and had her 1st game last week. They didn't have any practices before the game, because they always got cancelled due to snow or rain. :( So, it was a pretty interesting first game. She hit the ball both times very well, but it took her a little while to realize she needed to run to first base after she hit. :) She played short stop when she was in the field, and when the other team hit the ball for the first time, everyone on her team just stood there, because they didn't know what to do. BUT Jayden ran all the way from short stop to almost first base in order to get the ball!! We all couldn't believe how aggressive she was! I guess watching baseball on TV with Daddy has paid off! haha! Here are some pictures and a video of her up to bat.

Corey's Graduation

Corey graduated this past weekend from Grand Canyon University. He has been going to school online for a little over 2 years now and staying home with the kids full-time too. He graduated with his Secondary Education degree in English, so he can teach grades 7-12 in English & Literature. He worked so hard these past few years and graduated Summa Cum Laude! He is so proud of that (especially because he graduated with the same GPA as I did & you all know how competitive we are!!) :) He also just finished his student teaching at North High School. He absolutely loved his class and many of the students enjoyed having him there. He was even nominated for the "Golden Apple Award" (which is a teacher award given locally) by one of his students. I am pretty sure not too many "student teachers" get nominated for this. I am so proud of him.

I surprised him and bought tickets down to Phoenix, AZ, so he could walk in his graduation ceremony. It was a short 2 day trip, but it was definitely worth it. We went and toured the GCU campus and also got to see Chase Field (where the Arizona Diamondbacks play), because that is where the graduation ceremony was held. The kids stayed home with their grandparents, so it was VERY relaxing! It was the first trip Corey and I took since our honeymoon 7 years ago!

Easter

I know these are WAY overdue, but here are some pictures from Easter. We went to "Breakfast with the Easter Bunny" at McDonell high school and the kids got to play games and have an easter egg hunt. They all had a great time and the boys were really good at finding eggs. Peyton always wanted to open and eat the candy right away, instead of finding more eggs, so that definitely slowed down the process! :) When we walked into the school, Peyton went running up to the Easter bunny and gave him a hug and high five! I couldn't believe it! Now only if he would do that for Santa......

On Easter Sunday, the kids woke up and Jayden remembered it was Easter right away, so we had to find the easter eggs and easter baskets that the bunny hid all over the house. They had a lot of fun! Then we went to church and over to my parents house for easter dinner. They had ANOTHER easter egg hunt at my parents house and got even more candy. I think we have enough candy to last us until halloween!!! It ended up being a very nice day out, so we got to spend a lot of time outdoors, which was so nice. Here are some pictures to enjoy!