Softball, School, Baton and Cars

Well, we have had another busy couple of weeks.  Finally, finished celebrating Hayden's 9th birthday.  She has so many friends and family we celebrate for weeks! 

Hayden has officially started softball.  The one thing she really wanted was a new bat and that is what she got for her birthday. Along with the bat she is taking hitting lessons and pitching lessons for a little while.  She is very serious about both and so excited to be learning new, helpful things to use.  She did fantastic at her pitching lesson but she is going to have to practice, practice, practice to really get it down.  She is a big hitter so the hitting lesson went very well and she is knocking the fire out of the ball.  I can't wait to watch her on the field.  Due to our extreme weather conditions....we have only been able to hit in the batting cages!  She will be playing third base again this year, pitching the first inning of some games and hitting at all games.  I am so excited for the season to begin.  On another note,  Hayden had her first big book report last week.  She had to be Clara Barton.  She had to dress up and memorize a two minute report for this in first person.  She did fantastic.  In fact, she did so well that she made a 100!  She was so proud of herself.  Once again, Mommy has been making her work really hard for weeks to master it all and now she has seen how hard work pays off.  She was the only one in the class that truly memorized hers!!!


Gracie is loving baton.  She is really been practicing for her recital.  It looks like it is going to be so cute.  She is really coming out of her shell.  She has even been showing the routine to Mark and I for weeks.  Every one else has to wait until May sometime.   She is also doing great in school.  She completed her red site words last week. This was the last set she had to master this year.  She was also the first one in her class to complete them, which made her very happy.  She might have an overachiever as a MOM.  She loves to read and it is all started to come together. 

Colton was asked to be a model for Spring Street Studios last week.  He did a fantastic job just being his adorable, handsome, and silly self.  He was the cutest little thing I have ever seen in my life.  He was out for winter break last week so he didn't accomplish any school stuff but he did build lots of ramps for his cars and tracks for his trains.  Our other big news for Colton is that he got into GWA.  He will be in K4 next year.  Hard to believe all my babies are finally at one school.  He was so excited to get to go to Hayden and Gracie's school.  He is one of the youngest but I know that he is a genius and they will all see it too!