Mother's Day

I had the best mother's day ever! I got to sleep in, which is ALWAYS a plus! Well, I could have slept longer, but I kept hearing my 2 wild boys running all over the house, so I just decided to get up. Parker couldn't hold back the excitement in telling me that I had 2 presents on the kitchen table and that I needed to open them up! The boys got me a bottle of my favorite wine, Riesling, a new can opener( which I really needed) and some chocolates that were mint flavored( which is my favorite). After I opened my gifts we all got ready and they treated me to breakfast at a restaurant called Wecks in Lewsiville. Then after that we went to look at some pets at Petsmart. The boys enjoyed looking at the hamsters running circles on their wheels and all the different types of fish and birds. We then went home and the boys both took a nap ( AMEN, quietness!) and I just relaxed reading. After the boys got up Leland made hamburgers on the grill and had potato salad, coleslaw, and chips for dinner. Then the best part is that he got my favorite ice cream, chip and mint!!!!!!!

On Monday May 11th Parker's school had a special "Muffins with Mom" to celebrate mothers day. It was supposed to be on May 8th, but his school was closed, so it got pushed back. I took a picture of the paper he made me and the homemade vase with flowers in it he made in school. I know the picture may be a little hard to read so I will type it all out to tell you what he said. It was like a fill in the blank where his teacher read it and Parker was supposed to fill in the blanks: The parts that are bold or colored are what Parker said:

My mom's name is Amy. She is 22 years old. She has brown hair and blue eyes. her favorite place to shop is Wal-Mart. When I am at school my mom loves to play with Nate. My mom loves to eat soup. When she was a little girl, my mom play toys. I love my mom because she likes me. I almost started crying when I read this, but managed to keep it together :)

I will also include that today is Leland and I's 7 year anniversary! Leland surprised me with tickets to the Dallas Mavericks basketball playoff game this evening at 8:30pm. We have bis brother Matt coming over to watch the boys for us so we can enjoy a night out to ourselves!

Parker's last soccer game/awards

On Saturday May 9th Parker has his last soccer game of the season. It was rescheduled twice because of the weather, so it finally happened. Parker was so excited, it was hard for him to remain calm before the game. I tried up upload a video of Parker scoring a goal, but for some reason it wouldn't let me, so I will just have to tell you all about it. Parker and 2 of his teammates started out the game. Parker had so much energy and determination that he was constantly running all over the field getting the ball. Parker scored 2 goals and he was so proud after each time he scored. He would put his arms up in the air every time he scored and would look over at Leland and I to see what we were doing. I would put my arms up in the air along with Parker and just seeing the smile on his face was priceless.

After the game was over, Parker's team, the Hornets were recognized along with all the other teams. Each player was presented with their own trophy. Parker was so excited to be getting his own trophy and having his coach say his name and having everyone cheering for him and saying his name. After the ceremony was over Leland took the boys to go eat at McDonalds.

As I sit back today thinking about the first time I took Parker to practice up until his last game it almost makes me cry. From first seeing him just run around the soccer field with his head cut off to now actually running after the soccer ball and knowing where his goal is and scoring is absolutely amazing! I can tell he is going to be a determined player and will always work hard!

His soccer coach gave Parker a little grab bag full of little treats, along with a ribbon and small trophy which make Parker feel special. I talked with Parker's coach after the game and he told me taht he knew Parker was going to be a great player when he first joined the team and that he's come a long way from when they first started. That made me feel so good as mom!