Preschool Isn't So Bad;)

Ace is finally starting to get the hang of this "school" thing:) Last week was better since it was a short holiday week. Monday was the first day with no tears. He now has 2 friends that I know of, Zoe and Madelyn, and he LOVES art! Art is his last activity of the day. Ace gets pretty upset with me if I try to pick him up before he is finished with his projects:) I'm just so happy that he really likes at least one part of school! We are still working on potty training. He went for the first time at school today...yay!

We really enjoyed our holiday weekend at G and Opa's house. Both boys were super excited to swim. They swam every day we were there, and we went to Jumping World for the first time. Ace really enjoyed running and jumping in the 5 and under area...not so much in the bigger area with Momma. So far, we've been to our first Lion football game complete with bounce houses, parachuters, and fireworks. Also, we've been to 2 Lion soccer games. Ace loved running around with Sophie! We are excited for our first volleyball game on Friday. There will be many more events to come!

Swimming at G and Opa's

Big jumps with Jett!

Running up the hill at Jumping World

Ace loves his new Spider Man gloves!

Loving the bounce house:)

Made it to the top!

Ace is super proud of his art:)

Preschool!

Ace started 3 year old preschool on Monday this week. He cried the first day when we dropped him off. Bless his heart, he cried what he called "happy tears" when I picked him up. He was super excited to spend Tuesday at home with Momma:) Wednesday, he ran right over to his teacher. He was pretty happy to see me after his nap. Today was the first time he's eaten anything at school. He went right in and sat down to eat his cheerios! Ace loves his outside playtime and art! He has really done well this week. So proud of the strides he's made!

Ace wasn't too sure about starting school.

Ace loves his nap mat and batman backpack!

He was so proud of his school work! It went straight onto the refrigerator:)

1st Official Tee Ball Season

This year Ace officially played tee ball. Coach Jenna was sweet last year and let Ace practice with the team. He was the bat boy during games, and she let him bat the last game. He loved it! This year he was ready. He really liked that Daddy helped Coach David this year:) He loves to bat and run the bases! He was number 13, so he ran to 1st after his at bat. Then after Jett batted, he got to run the rest of the bases without stopping:)

On deck

Ready to bat

Great hit and on to 1st!

Ready to get the ball:)

High five

Brothers running the bases:)

Home!

Happy boy:)

Receiving tee ball medals

Oh What a Summer!

We had the busiest summer! We started off with a trip to Orlando with Daddy for his meetings. We had a blast at the pool while Daddy worked. On our way back, we stopped in Orange Beach for some beach/family time. The boys loved the beach this year! I went back to coaching swim team during the week, and we missed Daddy while he was away on some work trips. We took an afternoon to visit Legoland in Grapevine. The boys had a blast! The boys officially learned to swim 4th of July weekend at G and Opa's house. All they want to do is swim! We go to the rec center pool quite often, and the children's museum too. We are loving all the new improvements at the children's museum! We ended July with a trip to Branson with Pop and Polly and Uncle Adam and Aunt Caitlin. The boys really enjoyed racing go carts and swimming. We finished our trips with a trip to Tennessee the first part of August. We had such a great time! We always love our time there and really enjoyed seeing Grandmother and Grandaddy, Uncle Mark and Aunt Shon, Madison, Mawmaw and Pawpaw, Aunt Cindy and Uncle Sneaky, Claire and Avery.  Aunt Winnie and Uncle Robot came to see us too!  The boys keep asking when we go back:) We have really enjoyed our summer!

Ace has really grown up! Just looking back at the pictures from his 3rd birthday party ...oh my! Ace will be starting preschool for 3 year olds on Monday. For the first time, I actually think he's ready. I am hoping that this perfectly capable little boy will then decide to use the potty. Who knows! He got a double dose of stubborn. Ace is really excited about school! I'm hoping that spending some time with new friends three days a week will help him not miss his brother so much:( Ace has really begun to enjoy art. He loves to draw and color. He learned to write his name this summer. Ace is a pro at the A and c, the e gives him trouble every now and then:) He also loves to read, especially from his children's Bible. Ace and learned to swim this summer at G and Opa's house. I think he wanted to do something before Jett. He did! Brother followed shortly.  I didn't think we'd ever get him out of the pool that day. He still loves to swim, but only when the water isn't too cold:) Ace also really likes baseball, soccer, basketball, and football. He loves going to practice with Daddy and tackling the big blue dummy! Ace has really enjoyed this summer, and we are excited about all the changes this school year!

Iron Man pyounct (the sound you make shooting) me!

The slide lifeguard knew Ace's name by our second day in Orlando:)

Checking out the water for the first time

Ace learned quickly that salt water tastes yucky!

Riding go carts with Daddy:)

Excited to be tall enough for the Legoland police chase! 

Every super hero should nap with their magic hammer;)

Ace loves his How to Train a Dragon 2 socks!

Pretty happy about his creation

Thrilled to finally drive on his own!

Squirting Uncle Adam and Jett in the bumper boats

Super hero jump into Mawmaw's pool

Hanging out with Uncle Sneaky:)

Doctor Ace is super thorough. 

He's a pretty good patient too.

Clever boys!

Bible art

Backtracking: Ace's 3rd Birthday

Per Ace's request, we had a small super hero birthday party at our house. He's pretty adamant these days about what he wants:) He was happy that G, Opa, & Uncle Indy came from Houston. We were also so happy that our neighbors and friends the Fergusons & Jorgensens could come. Ace was really happy that his grown up friend Taylor could come too:) Daddy did a great job on the burgers and hot dogs. The cake & ice cream was super yummy too! Ace loved all of his presents, and it was a beautiful day to play outside with his friends! I can't believe my little man is 3!

So happy about his Avengers cake!

Ace really enjoyed opening presents this year:)

Taylor wrapped this one.

Ace was super excited!

Yay, Iron Man!

 From Duke & Dallas:)

Pretty happy about Captain America!

 

 G wrapped this one. It's tricky;)

Lightning McQueen rain boots!

My sweet birthday boy:)

Strawberry Picking with G & Opa

I'm a little behind again. A few weeks ago we went to Houston with Daddy for his work. After watching some basketball,  we got to hang out at G & Opa's house for a bit. We all decided to go to Froberg's Farm and pick strawberries. We had a great time filling our buckets! Ace ate a few bowls of strawberries with his lunch:)

The boys posing as strawberries.

Silly Ace

Ace helping Daddy find the perfect ones.

Checking it out:)

It looks good!

Bucket is getting too full to carry!

Heading out with G.