Back to the Ballfield

It is time for Fall Ball. Well honestly it has been time for quite some time....I am just now getting around to catching up on our blog! I have been very busy making some updates around the house....which will be seen a little later. Blaise is on the Blue Blasts, with Coach Zody. We have seen significant improvement since his start back to baseball last spring. Very exciting....

Enough said.....

When you need to remember how sweet your children are....(especially in their teen years) refer back to the notes that they made you when they were little.....

How can you not LOVE this face????

Auntie's Pretty Pretty Girl!

ENGAGEMENT.....the story

Yes....Matt and I are engaged! Well I was in so much shock on Wednesday(August 26th 2009@7:45 pm haha) that I didn't realize that I had my camera with me the entire time! So Sarah, Kailey and I went to all of the sites the next day so that we could recreate the moment in pictures!

First, I had no idea what was going on! I was so caught-up in finals, back-to-school, and just being exhausted that I didn't pick up on any of the hints. First he asked me if I wanted to go to dinner on wednesday...which isn't wierd I thought that he wanted to give me a break considering I took a final and sent the kids back to school that day. My first clue should have come when Matt knew right away where he wanted to eat...Old Bag of Nails! It is his favorite place so again I didn't think anything of it(even though we had only eaten there twice and once happened to be our first date.) Please also keep in mind that I really had no idea so I was wearing the worst outfit....my pirate pants(as Matt calls them) and a hand-me-down green shirt. No make-up and bags under my eyes that were big enough to move with! Here are some pics of Old Bag....and the booth where we sat!

Then my second clue should have been that he wanted to go to Hoover Reservoir...to walk off some of the food. Well we walked for a while before we came back to the place that again Matt and I went to after eating on our first date....still not dawning on me that this might be odd! I even mentioned to the kids that Matt was re-creating our first date. I also didn't notice that Matt just standing there.....then he asked me to come over to him! And again I was thinking he just wanted to give me a hug....and all of a sudden he started to give me a speech about new beginnings in his professional-I'm-giving-a-speech voice......then he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him, holding out the ring of my dreams! It was a very emotional moment for all four of us! The sweetest and most traditional part was that Matt had already called my Mom and Dad to ask permission.....what a day! Who knew that Matt even remembered our first date that well....you know how guys are! Here are some pics of the spot where it all came together! What can I saw Matt is thoughtful......honest and all that I have ever wanted it a man!

So of course the next day we had to go get my wedding binder started....and we had to go buy some wedding magazines...even though I won't be finished with school until the Spring of 2011! But every girl needs to be prepared! Check back from time-to-time for updates...although I can't decide whether or not to start another blog about the wedding????? Here are my first two magazines~and a few pics of KK who did the best she could helping me get things started!

First day of FIFTH and SECOND grade

Wow...I am lonely all ready! I wish my kiddos could be at home with me, while I enjoy my little break! I hope that you school year is fantastic! Aidan has Mrs.Katz again this year...at Pointview the first grade teachers move up with the students to second grade. Aidan really liked her so we were really happy about that. Because the kids are at different schools I didn't get a pic with Blaise and Mrs. Roberts I will have to do a post about that later!
Becasue the kiddos looked so georgeous and I think the first day of school is so important I stopped at Inniswood after school....awesome photo opportunities! I LOOOVEEEE the close-ups of Blaise and Aidan...and the fauz modeling pose of Aidan was so dorky that I had to post it!

Sorry Blaise

Blaise I first want to say that I hope that you forgive me someday for accidentally cutting off all of your hair right before the first day of fifth grade....I love you and I am sorry! The story is that I was thinking about a million things at once(as usual) and I was totally done giving you a haircut and I suddenly saw a few hairs that I missed....I quickly saved them, and also quickly realized that I forgot to put the guard back on the clippers. Needless to say my options were to cut it, or to let him go with a bald stripe down his head! I went for the earlier....I cut it! Again sorry Blaise and I promise I will pay more attention in the future! Of course you look handsome anyways....

BTS Traditions

I have been making back-to-school cake since Blaise started Kindergarten. It is a silly, fun tradition that we enjoy eating on the night before the big first day. I love the first day of school and all the excitement....I even love to start a new quarter still and I'm 30.....here is last years cupcake...my all-time favorite the "chalkboard" cupcake
I had the best of intentions this year with a "math book" cupcake but writing math on a little cookie proved to be impossible...and they ended up looking similar to last year...oh well! They were still yummy!