Take me out to the Ballpark!

Well, baseball season has started again and Tate's team (i.e. The Rockhounds) has a new mascot. The STORM has moved into FMYSA's 7U division. Seems that the new mascot and uniform colors are a hit by many, especially the moms. Although black may get a little warm for the kiddos in the Texas heat, it sure is much easier to put through the laundry.

Here's a little glimpse of Tate hitting. In this particular game, the Storm came from behind and won by one run in the last inning. What an exciting game!

My cousin and Me

During Spring Break, Peyton went and spent some time at the park with her cousin Katy Beth. Check out these two precious girls that look to be having so much fun.

Exhausted Little Girl!!====>

Success: No More Leprechauns in our Area

As Tate works his way through first grade year, school projects have been abundant. I'm not sure I remember working this hard in first grade. Is it my memory (no comments - please!) or was life just easier?

I can safely say that there are no longer leprechauns in our area. Tate and Erik built a fabulous trap that included danger signs, a glitter pathway, and a pot of gold at the end of the trail that, of course, captured the leprechaun. Here's to the teamwork in our household....

Busy, Busy Tooth Fairy

The tooth fairy has been very active around our house lately. Tate has now lost two bottom teeth and one on the top. The tooth fairy has been very generous but at times not very timely in showing up to our house. We are assuming that there are just times in which she couldn't find Tate's teeth under his pillow. :>)

Stay tuned....Tate's other front tooth is on the brink of falling out so pictures of that will be forthcoming.

End of the Year for Basketball

Tate loved playing basketball this year - Go Mavericks! It was a first for him but he took to the game very quickly. He was dubbed by Coach Jason as his assistant coach on/off the court. I'm not sure if that is truly a compliment (or a coach annoyed that Tate was telling people what to do) but, as any mom would do, I took that as the highest praise about my son. :>) Thanks to Coach Jason (and his extreme patience) the boys learned a lot and had a successful couple of seasons. Here are some pics from the end of the year party.

Peyton's Christmas Present

Popi and Kiki went to Hawaii for Christmas so we were a little late exchanging gifts. Amongst all of P's presents was this very cute little duck that sang 'You are my sunshine'. Peyton thought this was the greatest thing ever as did all the rest of the Berry's that weren't going to have to take the duck home. Here's a clip of the entire family "acting a fool" and singing along. I'm so glad I was in charge of the video.

P.S. The duck is now residing at Ms. Blanca's house for children of all ages to enjoy.

Tate Turns 7 at Polar Ice.

This year we celebrated Tate's 7th birthday with a party at the ice skating rink - Polar Ice. He and his friends and family enjoyed pizza, cake and some "chilly" time on the ice. We were very proud of Tate's decision to collect food for a mission organization, CCA, instead of receiving gifts from his friends. It was a decision that we discussed quite frequently but that he stuck to until the bitter end.

<==Someone at the party was smitten for the birthday boy.

Think he has a future on the ice?

Attitude, Attitude, Attitude

<===Remember...She's all Berry!

Christmas Cheer

We had a wonderful Christmas celebration that included visits from family and many opportunities to open presents. We started with a small celebration that included just the four of us with plenty of time spent enjoying games on the new Wii (Tate's gift) and some great food produced out of our "upstairs" kitchen (Peyton's gift). Nannie and PawPaw arrived along with aunts, uncles and cousins from both sides of the family. Steve, Tammy, Kody and Jared (Keiser) won the award for furthest distance traveled. Thanks guys for making the drive! We were so blessed to have everyone together this holiday season. There was one exception...Popi and Kiki were on the beautiful beaches in Hawaii. Popi/Kiki we missed you guys!

Big Bass Berry

Not only did Erik take a deer (although some of us thought that he was headed out to bring back an elk) hunting trip to Colorado this fall but a trip to the lake for some fishing with a friend was part of the season. He was extremely gracious in the souvenir giving department. From trip #1 the "gift" is in our freezer and trip #2 produced this fabulous picture. What a great hunter and fisherman we have in our family!