Cake Pops

I'm spending way too much time on the road and away from my family overnight all for the sake of higher education and achieving my goals. It's a sacrifice, but I have an AWESOME husband who manages to work and parent at the same time without losing his mind. Most the time. And I'm almost done!

Last week as I was driving home after 2 nights away, I had this thought:

If I crashed on my way home tonight, my biggest regret would be that I never made cake pops with my girls. (bit of background: Mia and Eva have spent hours watching baking tutorials on YouTube. It's a huge hobby around here and they've been begging to try making cake pops for a long while.)

Then I thought:

1) I must be living right if that's my biggest regret. 2) get home and get to the store and make those treats.

So I did. And we had a great time and they were delicious.

Now it's time for...

1st GRADE!!

Another kindergarten graduate.  What the heck?  I can't believe the year is over. 

 I only have ONE girl left to start and graduate kindergarten.  That's a tough one. 

 Amelia got her kindergarten diploma with grace and style as usual and announced her grown-up ambition to be a veterinarian.  I don't doubt our Wild One will be the best vet and we are so proud of her!!    

My experience has been that Kindergarten is an amazing year.

We sent them our little girl and 9 months later we have a student.

A reading, writing, routine-lover who stands in line with her hands behind her back, raises her hand to speak and orders hot lunch.  

She loves school and she loves her best friend, Emma.

It's going to be a great summer.

So long Kindergarten, see you soon 1st grade!

Thank you

Thank you Grandpa Robinson, PaPa Portz, Grandpa Nadalsky, 

and Auntie Natalie Robinson for your service to our country.

THANK YOU from the beach in Galveston, Texas.

We love you.

Happy Memorial Day.

Legends Invitational Division CHAMP

Natalie was invited to play as a guest on an older girls soccer team in the place of an injured player.
She played with heart, she gave it everything she had, she played the center midfield (a leadership position if you don't know anything about soccer, like me) and she lead the team in tackles.  My kid.  Tackles.  What??
Boy, were we proud of her.  She is really something.

That's our #9.  She comes up to the other girls armpits.

She is not phased by the size difference, however.  She uses it to her full advantage.  I enjoy listening to the commentary on the sidelines when I'm incognito...

Natalie received special recognition from Coach Holly and was the first to receive a medal at the awards ceremony.  She was surprised.  He said that Ali proves that big things come in small packages.