Spring Soccer 2012

At the end of the season party (both teams celebrated together), Mr. & Mrs. C were there and were honored for being THE BEST FANS ever!!! Can't tell you what angels those two are! Blessed to have 'stand in' grandparents so active and supportive in ALL my kiddos lives!               

Coach said Tatum was super athletic, a hard worker and listens well; also, she is talented defensively but a versatile player that can play around for sure.

Coach highlighted Tyla as the hardest worker and best listener on the team! WOW!

 U8 Girls after a WIN! They had a super strong season. Nothing like the fall where they struggled to even score. I think our spring record was 5 wins, 3 losses. Tatum continued to be their #1 defensive player but got in as forward for a handful of games to score some great goals, too!

This was the U5 GIRL Power! 

 Tyla's team was super dominate. They lost one, tied one, and killed the rest!

Just because...

Niko, Tyla, and I were thrilled to have Mallory stop by for lunch today. What a treat! 

And to top things off, Gma stopped by for just a minute as well. 

St. Luke's BBQ

And to wrap up the year, St. Luke's had their annual BBQ with silent auction last week, too. Nathan was able to join us, and it was as fun as ever. I can't believe Niko will now be in line to go there next year. Good years!

 Food, balloon animals, tattoos, face paint, jump house, and bean bag toss. Even a fire truck to tour...

Preschool Spring Program

 Tyla's final preschool performance was last week. 

I think she's officially ready to move on to elementary school. 

Included in the program were: "I always wash with Coconut Soap!", "The Lord is Good to Me!", and not your standard, 'Head, shoulders, knees and toes' but,"Skull, clavicle, patella, and phalanges!"

I think Gma was embarrassed, "Who's shoes is she wearing?" Baahaa! Tyla and her outfits; there's no changing her mind!

She was super excited to have VERY special guests able to attend!

 Mr. and Mrs. C were there. And even though it wasn't a sporting event, they still brought 

a bag of licorice to pass out. HAHA! Tyla was the most popular girl there with that bag of goodies!

Just in time, Aunt Pat was back home to make the event and Grandma, too! LOVE!

Have Coach, Will WIN!

This past week has felt SO different. The weight on my shoulders has been lifted and it feels AMAZING! Keith's duties with FCHS baseball wrapped up on Saturday which means, I'm not a single parent trying to get to four sporting activities at one time. Even if it's still three activities at one time, at least it's not four!

Keith has been head coach at Tatum's Buckaroo's practices but had not been to one of their games until this week. He had nick-named them the Bad News Bucks before the season, but he was yet to see just how bad (young and inexperienced) they really were in a game situation. Well, let the losing cease because Coach is back in town. Yes, the Bucks WON against a huge, much older team this week! Did you hear that? W-O-N! Keith said, "It's one of the best wins I've had in three years!" That's a lot of ball games folks!

Mother's Day to Remember

This Mother's Day was a first in my history. I was made breakfast in bed! It was SUCH a treat! As a fourth grade project, Diego and his classmates put together 'breakfast in bed' gift bags. It was suppose to be a surprise, but I volunteered and saw them all lined up in the classroom before he brought his home. BUT still an unknown because I didn't know what was inside.

I could tell Diego was nervous- completely uncomfortable with this idea of 'cooking'. Yes, he has learned how to make a PB & J, complete cold cereal, run the microwave, and even work the toaster, but measuring and following a 'recipe' was giving him the jitters. Yes, we've cooked together but he's never done anything on his own- gather the ingredients or find the measuring stuff, etc. He was saying things like, "How do I know what HALF a cup is- is there such a thing? This is stupid." After I feared he was going to call the whole thing off, I offered Tatum to help him. She gladly agreed.

Soon I was enjoying maple brown sugar oatmeal with raisins and ready for my hot tea. But wait, "The tea doesn't smell right!" they claimed. What do you mean smell? It didn't LOOK right! For heaven's sake, Diego had cut open the tea bag and dumped the ground tea leaves INTO the hot water! HAHAAHAHA! What a sight- glad I didn't lose my appetite for the grand finale- a mint chocolate! Yummmm!

All in all, a super sweet Mother's Day morning and a HUGE eye-opener as I evaluate my job in making my kids independent!

Three and a Half!!!

 Niko couldn't be more thrilled as he is officially THREE and a HALF now!

I, on the other hand, have not decided if I'm completely ready to have him grow up so quickly, 

Yes, his independence and skill sets continue to make my work as a mother easier every day 

(well, different work at least), BUT this house still needs a baby, right??

Niko is ALL about numbers- talks constantly about what number is bigger: this number or that one, if different number combinations really make a number, if this number really is big or not, and of course his favorite opening greeting, "How old are you?" Seriously, he stops at least four people a day just to ask this burning question. And it's not always directed toward a kid, even though that is the most important- "Am I older than him?" He still hasn't quite grasped the concept that he will ALWAYS be two years younger than Tyla. It's really quite frustrating as he tries all sort of combinations over and over and over to see if I'll ever change my mind, "Mom, how old will Tyla be when I'm 76?"

I'm super happy to report that Niko sleeps all night in his own bed, all by himself. When he was two he was notorious about coming into my bed in the middle of the night and then when he was three, he liked to sleep with a sibling, but now he prefers to sleep alone and that equals more sleep which makes for a happier kid and mom! Although it is quite rare for me to be successful putting him down for a nap, at least a couple times a week he'll put himself down. Like today- Tyla was on a playdate so he was on his own. He ate, played by himself, asked me a MILLION questions, read books, got bored and decided he needed a nap. How wonderful!

I'd say he continues to be a huge momma's boy, but he did have a couple week stretch a month ago where I thought the tide was turning. He had spent a couple days in a row at the field with dad and he couldn't get hitting and taking grounders off his mind. He'd wake up and say, "Mom, take me to Dad!" I'd let him know Dad was at school and he'd say, "It's okay- he'll work me in. I wanna hit!" Oh my! Keith even took him on the bus to Boulder with the FCHS team one afternoon. Games were different and he was getting bored in the dugout. He went up to Keith during the 2nd inning and said, "Dad, call Mom." Like I was going to come and get him in Boulder. Bahaha! He scaled back after that and hasn't asked to leave my side quite as often again.

Although he continues to have quite a temper (boy, does he fight back with his siblings), he can be super sweet and loving too! My favorite is when I'm working doing something he asked for and he says, "Mom, I really like you." Awwww!

Remember them?

Yes, the Frost/Dill crew DO still live in Fort Collins; it's just such a bummer both of our families have so much going on! We got to see them for a second last week when they brought Tatum over a super sweet candy bouquet for her First Communion. Then on Saturday we got to see Nathan pitch, Monday we went out to Texas Roadhouse and back to the house to celebrate Miranda's birthday, and on Tuesday Mallory came over for lunch. A good stretch there!! Boy, how I miss the time we used to be able to spend together!

Tigers do it again!

Diego and his Tiger team are doing very well this season so far. They definitely know how to battle back and close a game. It's super exciting to watch.

They won again last night in a come from behind and are now 19-1 and 6-0 in their league.

That's coming off a Battle at the Fort tournament win this weekend in Johnstown.

Preschool Field Trip

Tyla had a field trip to Loveland for tour of Safety Village. Niko got to tag along and was so excited, unlike Tyla. It's hard having a little brother that doesn't give you space!

 I think Tyla was a tiny bit bored, "When do we get to go fast?"

 This guy on the other hand, was thinking he was hot stuff!

What good listeners my kiddos are!

First Communion!

Thank you dearly to all that came to Tatum's most special day- First Holy Communion!

It was perfect!

 We were thrilled with how the mass turned out. Each class was divided into a different mass time.
Ours was Saturday night at 5pm and we had 25 children celebrating. Just beautiful and special!

Tatum went up to the podium and did Prayers of the Faithful with two other children.
She was super nervous but did great!

Yes, we know this cutie baby distracting us in this video.
His big sister Janice was in COGS with Tatum and plays on her soccer team.

 The girl to her right, Riley, plays softball with her; the girl to the right, Allie, was on her basketball team.

Godparents Frank and Gina Gonzales

 That's our Ta-Ta Girl
This most special dress and veil was worn by Corin, Andie and Avery Panozzo. Thanks for passing it on!!!

 And now back to the house for a PARTY! Be warned.. picture overload (extra overload just for Jesse)

Diego, Gina, and Alex

Niko loves playing guns and being wild with Luch and Vanni!

La Junta Buddies- CSU teammates

Avery

Grandpa!!

Susie, Ebie, and Andie

Tyla and Corin

Tatum and Bella

Happy Birthday, Susie!

 The Panozzo5 crew picked up her b-day present on the way to our house. 

Welcome their new puppy Riley!!

Gpa relaxing amongst the wild play in the basement.

They were all teasing me for ALL the pictures I was taking but boy am I glad I made them pose for this one. 

How cute! Dad, me, John and Paul.

We all had a great time celebrating this special day!

In the News

 Diego working hard as batboy for FCHS. The Coloradoan (our local newspaper) has taken pictures of Diego for years and years as tee boy and bat boy, but he's never made it in the newspaper. This time he was in the 'online' version of the story.

 Keith got a shot too- nice back side, Honey!

And in case you haven't seen this on Facbook- Awesome, eh?! We ordered a poster as keepsake- fun!