Happy Birthday Allie!

I'm hoping VBS is a good enough excuse for not posting pictures of the birthday girl on her actual birthday!  We are really having a great week in VBS, and we did not totally overlook Allie's birthday!  Since she wanted to go to Sea World, that trip took the place of a birthday party.  We had a blast with our friends Paul David and Judson (and Mrs. Candice and Mr. Paul).  It was both of our first vacations with friends and we called it a success!  I'm sure Candice got some great pictures, so I'll be sharing more pictures from Sea World later, but here's what I got:

Ready for fun (June 12, 2013)

The water ski show that I had been looking forward to

After posing with Shamu, Spence said, "I didn't know whales were fuzzy."

Waiting for the real Shamu (check out Allie's face)

The kids loved the Sesame Street characters

Allie and the Count

Farewell to Sea World!

Two days at Sea World will wipe you out!

And I had to add a picture of the big roller coaster that Coleman and Brian couldn't get enough of

On Father's Day, Brian and the kids took a picture by the OralID boxes.  I think that will be a great reminder of what was going on for Father's Day 2013!  It's been so nice to have Brian working from home, enjoying his work, and having NO commute!!!  We have dinner together every night.  That is totally new to us and we are loving it!

Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy we know!

 Sunday was also Allie's last time in the Church nursery.  Now that she's 4, she will come to church with us for worship, then go to Children's Church!  And on Wednesday night she will go to Kid's Bible Club.  What a big girl!

Love this little 4 year old, and her photo bombing bro!

Monday was Allie's birthday, so after VBS Nana and Poppa met us at Los Tios for a birthday lunch.  Gotta love a girl who chooses Mexican food for her birthday lunch!  And Grandma, we sure missed you.  On your next visit Allie will take you to get a taco!

Chips and salsa make me happy!

The banner I've been using to decorate for Allie's birthday since she was one

The cake that Sam's forgot to make!  They were fast though and had it done by that afternoon.

Allie, you are truly a blessing to our family! I thank God for you and pray every day that you will grow up to love Him, know Him, and serve Him all your days.  Sometimes I look at you and wonder where you came from - this blond, curly, full of personality little girl that turns heads everywhere she goes.  I'm so glad you're part of our crazy clan!

Summer Time!

Seems I approach Summer with mixed emotions every year.  I'm glad to have the kids home, have a more relaxed schedule, and go on some fun trips.  But on the other hand, there's just a lot of togetherness.  Every year I try to come up with a plan to keep the peace and ward off boredom.  Hopefully we'll kick the whinies out and have fun this summer!

 Wednesday we went to Spence's end of the year program then Allie and I stayed for lunch.  Spence is holding up double L's for "last lunch" since that was his last day to eat in the cafeteria!

 Last day as a 2nd grader and Kindergartener?  Really?  I mean, it seems like I just took this picture:

I'm so proud of the boys for how hard they worked in school this year.  (Skip this paragraph if you don't want to listen to this Mommy brag.)  Spence did a great job and is now a reader!  I've also discovered that he is quite the artist.  Both the boys got perfect attendance.  That included no tardies!  My running joke was, "Despite Spence's best efforts, they haven't been tardy yet!"  Coleman got honor roll, making all "A"s this year.  He also earned a Texas Reader's certificate for reading books and writing summaries on each one.  The award his teacher gave him was for being so helpful to his classmates.  I love that one, because what good is being smart if you're not kind and helpful?  Way to go guys!

This picture's just for fun.  Or to gross you out.  We got home on the last day of school and Spence said, "Can you clip just one toenail?  It's already out for you!"

And finally...

Summer's here!  Freedom!  No school!  Lazy days at the pool!  Hope you have an awesome summer!

Big Day for the Pik Boys

Today was the final game of flag football for the season.  Coleman's team, the Saints, was playing for 1st place in the 1st/2nd grade league.  It was a great game, and ended up going into overtime, where each team could chose to go for 1 or 2 points.  The other team went for 1 and scored.  Then our team went for 2, Coleman got the ball, and ran it in with guys pulling at his legs!  Great way to end the season!  Congratulations to the champions!
 

After taking pictures, I rushed over to Spence's game.  He had his best game ever: a good run, a center sneak, and finishing off with the winning point after with no time left! Way to go Spence on your first score!

We'll post some more pictures and video later that Brian got.  I'm so proud of all 3 of my boys!  I feel extremely blessed to have healthy, energetic kids and a husband willing to coach 5 and 6 year olds.  I love you guys!  This mommy will always be your biggest cheerleader!