AlLsTaR!

A week before the closing ceremony of the tee ball season, we recieved a call that Duke had made the Allstar team! We were really surprised because this was only Duke's second year of tee ball! He did really well though and got to join the allstar team.
Although Chad and I knew a week before, we didn't tell Duke that he had made the team so that he would be surprised on the night of the closing ceremony. We did however tell him that the Allstar team would be announced and that we hoped he had worked hard enough to make the team.:) Chad and I talked with Duke about what it meant to make the team and how the coaches actually choose the children for the team. We were so proud to be able to tell Duke that he made the Allstar team because of the improvements he had made this year and for his hard work and dedication on the field.
We went to the ceremony and Duke still had no clue whether or not he had in fact made the team. We waited forever (it seemed) through all of the legistics of the ceremony and then it was time.... the Allstars were about to be announced. Duke was so nervous... I could tell just by watching him as he listened to those names that were being called. We had forgotten to tell him that there would be two Allstar teams, so the first team was called and his name wasn't.... He actually bursted into tears.:( I felt so bad for him. I told him to stop crying and listen because there was another team being called out. Luckily.. they went in alphabetical order and his name was FIRST! He recieved his very first metal!

He smiled from ear to ear! He was so proud and so excited about making the team!
Chad and I were really proud parents too! I soooo love watching him play! I personally hope that baseball is his sport! ha! Of course I will support him in whatever he chooses though.

Duke,
Mom and Dad are very proud of the hard work and dedication you have put into your tee ball season this year! You have become such a team player and are really taking in all of the things your daddy has been teaching you! We believe you are not only learning the fundamentals of baseball, but also learning to be a team player, to learn from your mistakes, to finish what you have started, and to put forth all of your effort to make the best of something.
We are proud to be your parents! Keep up the great work man.
Love Mom!

The SwEeTeSt thing!

This is what I woke up to on mother's day.

French toast, cheesy eggs, bacon and a glass of milk! All made by my husband.
The babies woke up soon after breakfast was served. The first thing Molly said to me was "Happy Mother's day". Her eyes weren't even opened good. Precious!
Chad fixed my plate and brought it to me and he and I sat down for breakfast. Duke was shortly behind. It took him a few minutes to wake up and then he also told me happy mother's day. I couldn't believe they remembered the little reminder they got from Nana.:) So sweet!
But the sweetest thing was the gift that they gave me.
(A little background on the gift... Chad and I bought our house 5 years ago. Duke was 15mo old and I was pregnant with Molly. During our move into the house, Duke put his hand on one of our living room windows and left a perfect little handprint. I have never cleaned it off. I told Chad that as we are packing to move (we've sold our house) I will be sad to leave that sweet little handprint behind.)
So... for mother's day..... Chad had the perfect gift! Earlier in the week, he waited for the sun to set in just the perfect spot and when it did, he took a picture of that sweet little handprint on my window and framed it for me to take to the new house! I cried. This is probably the most precious gift I have ever recieved. Along with the frame, he gave me a card that the kids had recorded their sweet little voices on and $100!

(He also folded 3 loads of laundry!)
I carried this frame around all day Mother's Day and all day Monday showing everyone.

I am so in love with this picture!
We split the rest of the day between Chad's mother and my mother.
It was a fabulous day.
And to top it all off, both of our mother's loved their gifts!
My husband and babies are so special!