Mud Mud everywhere and Soccer Monster

Brant is our "test the limits" child.  Last night we took a walk to visit the new houses that are being built in our neighborhood.  As we were leaving the house, I walked through what I thought was dirt, but it ended up being a mud pit.  Well, Brant thought it was so cool, and even after we told him to not walk through it, he did.  But, not only did he get his feet dirty, but he fell down and was completely covered to above his waist.  Luckily, the neighbor was out and we borrowed their hose to wash him down.  While we were there, she let out her dog, "Rhett"  and Brant went crazy.  He is the kind of kid that would love to have a dog.  He kept on asking Karen if she could go get a ball for Rhett, and would try to give Rhett a hug.  

At Soccer Camp they have different themes every day.  They were:  favorite jersey day, crazy hair day, and crazy sock day.  For favorite jersey day he wore his Kliff Kingsbury jersey, for crazy hair Billy put his hair in a mohawk and he was pumped!  When he got home he said that kids all had their hair a different color and we should do that next time. :) The last day of camp was crazy sock day.  Slade does not get too crazy, so his socks were bright orange, crazy for him.  He told me that his team lost their game the first day, tied the second, so he was hoping for a win today!    He absolutely LOVES soccer.

Brant has been going every morning with Billy to watch the camp, but he does not just sit still and watch.  He likes to play on the field when they take breaks, and then climb up fence.

Summer time= Soccer Camp and the Zoo!!!

This week Slade started Soccer Camp.  He LOVES it!!! I was very nervous that he was not going to like it, but he has done a great job!  He won 3rd place on the first day playing "Red Light, Green Light" then on the 2nd day he got 2nd place!  The day before soccer camp started we took him to Academy and got him shin guards, soccer socks, and new cleats.  He thought it was so cool that you could hit him in the shin and he could not feel it.  Brant lost it that we did not buy him cleats or a soccer ball.  On the first morning of soccer camp, we dropped off Slade and Brant threw the biggest fit!  He wanted to stay and play.  To keep his mind off the soccer camp, I decided to take him to the Zoo with my good friend Lindsay and her son Graham.   I thought this would make him happy, but he just cried and cried and said that he hated the Zoo and Graham.  He is a little stinker.  By the time we pulled up to the zoo, he was sooo excited and just loved hanging out with Graham.  That kid!!!  What are we going to do with him???

Kindergarten Round 1

Slade graduated from Kindergarten this past week.  We have told him it is his round 1.  He will be going to Kindergarten in Aledo this year.  He had such a good year.  He has made so many friends and now can read at a 1st grade level.  We are so proud of him.  He is so smart and just wants to learn.  He also got Kindergarten student of the day.  I have attached his picture and I think it is so cute he wants to go to "Train Engineer School."  The pictures below are of Slade and his best friend Bryson, our family,  Slade receiving his diploma, and my mom and Slade.

March!!! My favorite time of the year!!

Wow!! I am amazed at how fast the time flies!!!  When you have babies, people always tell you to savor the moment.  Well, it is true. I can't believe that my babies are 3 and 6. It always makes me want another baby, but Brant is enough.... I love him to death, but God knew what he was doing when Slade came first and Brant second!!  I feel so blessed to have them both.

I had to go to Chicago for work on Brant's birthday this year. Billy's mom actually came in town on the 14th, so we decided to have a party for Brant at home.  It was perfect.  We had the family over and ordered pizza.  Brant got a drum set!  He was so pumped. He always talks about his friend's Bryson's drum set and now he has one!!!!  We regretted the decision when they were put together and they were very loud in our house!!! Not really, but man they are LOUD!!  Brant likes to watch the video of him blowing out his candles. It is so cute, he gets really embarrassed!!!

This year for Slade's birthday he wanted to go bowling.  This was a kind of hard birthday to plan because the bowling alley in Granbury is kinda scetchy and we decided to go to Main Event.  We invited his class and Cayden Hix and Caroline of course.  We had a great turn out and the kids bowled for an hour and then played games.   I think if Slade does not become a professional athlete, he might be a professional bowler.  He loves it!!!

Brant and Poppy

Brant is so super funny.  Poppy has to wear a special necklace because he has diabetes, and Brant asked him the other day, "Why do you wear a necklace like a girl?"  It was super funny, and then he asked Billy the other day, "Is Poppy tough?"  Sometimes I wonder were Brant came from.  He is wild and outgoing.  He makes my heart smile and he is so cuddly.

Brant Michael Mathis, Slade swims!

Brant has started to tell us that his name is not Brant Haze Mathis, but Brant Michael Mathis. I think it makes Slade proud that his little brother wants to be just like him.  Also, I was in the office working and Brant was supposed to be on the couch watching TV, and he came into the office and he had drawn all over his face, arms, and even in his ear with sharpie!! I wanted to take a picture, but I had to not let him know I thought it was hilarious!!

Summer is upon us and thank goodness my parents have a pool.  I have tried to take the boys over there a couple of times during the week so they will get used to it.  Slade was very hesitant when it came to jumping off the diving board.  My mom took control and started him out on the steps then the side and finally the diving board.  He was scared to death, but finally he did it and was so happy!!!