Locks of Love

I was feeling like a change in hair styles so I decided to get my hair cut and to cut off enough so that I could donate it to Locks of Love, a charitable organization that makes wigs for children with illnesses that cause them to loose their hair. I donated about 12 inches. I am happy with how it turned out. It is a lot easier to manage with three kids!

Blake's Preschool Graduation

Blake is officially done with preschool. We all went to his graduation ceremony. He did two years of Joy School and then just finished a year at our community center. He really liked his classmates and his teachers. He is really excited to start kindergarten this fall.

Shark's Soccer Party

Blake finished a really fun season of soccer. He received his fourth trophy. He has them all lined up in his room and whenever anyone comes to visit, he always wants to show them off. I think he may take a break from soccer in the fall and give baseball a try.

Happy Mother's Day

I had a really good Mother's Day this year. It started with breakfast in bed. The kids had each made me a card. Since it was Mother's day, Nick didn't have any meeting after church. This was the best present of all. We went on a family walk on some trials in Keller. We have been their once before and last time we were there, we saw some horses. We also saw some horse poop and ever since, the kids have been asking if we can go on a walk at the place that there is horse poop! Well, this walk was horse poop free and it was great family time! Oh, notice Trey climbing all by himself!

Church Luau

We had a Luau at church last Saturday. Their was real Hawaiian dancers. They asked for all of the bishopric to try and hula hoop. Nick was the best one. I was proud to take him home!

Family Baseball Game

After the Blake and Gavin went to the baseball game, they decided that we needed to play a family game. The Nelson's against the Sheppard's. We all had a really good time. Gavin actually took most of the pictures. After the game, the kids played on the playground for a little while. We have had so much fun with Tiffany and her family living so close.

Ranger's Baseball Game

Nick and Blake and my sister's son, Gavin, and her husband, Sam, all went to the Texas Ranger's baseball game on Friday. They had a really good time. They said that it kept their attention for the entire game. Nick is trying to convince me to take all of the kids to a game, but I am not convinced that it will entertain Trey. Maybe in a couple more years. I am glad that the boys had such a good time.

Run for Sarah

A couple of months ago while I was at book club, some of my friends started talking about how they wanted to run a 5K. I agreed to the challenge and started running! I worked my way up to three miles in preparation for our big day. My sister, Tiffany, agreed to train me. I don't do well running alone.

Yesterday was our 5K (3 miles). It was called the run for Sarah in memory of a local girl, Sarah Friend that died at 12 years old of a heart condition. The race was organized to raise awareness of her heart condition and to prevent further deaths. There were 1400 runners this year. Tiffany and I ran the race together and it was crazy getting started. We were having to run around a ton of people! Once we were done with the first mile, we had a lot more space. We finished strong and knew that we had beat all of our previous times. We were pleased. I always sprint for the last 100 yards or so and this always annoys Tiffany because my legs are longer and therefore I can beat her. Tack on a few more miles and she would leave me in the dust. So, I finished about 15 seconds before her. After the race we waited for all of my friends to finish and then we left for Blake's last soccer game.

When I got home from the soccer game, there was a message from my friend, Carie, telling me that I placed 3rd in my division. Tiffany was 4th. We didn't even check our times because the lines were too long and we never dreamed that we did that well. Carie was kind enough to accept my trophy for me and then brought it to me. It was my first trophy that I ever won! I have won awards and silver plates and plaques, but never a trophy. Blake already has four from soccer, but this was my very first one. I was pretty excited. My time was 26:53....and I even got my name in the paper. It was a fun day. We are definitely going to be doing some more running.