Last Day of School!

Today marks the end of third grade for Sarah Bear.  Somehow, another school year has come and gone.  Bryan and I can't believe how old she's getting! 

I always take a picture of Sarah on the first day of school by the front door, but this year, I took one on the last day of school too!

Just like the end of every year, we went to the Starbucks Cafe at Barnes and Noble for an after school treat...

...just like we do on the first day of school!

Sarah's really going to miss third grade, but she's also looking forward to being a fourth grader.

Awards Ceremony

Today was Sarah's last awards ceremony of third grade.  Bryan was at the hospital, so just Jackson and I went.  Sarah received "A" honor roll and great citizenship.  Her teacher, Ms. Flores, also gave her the "Philanthropy" award.  She said that Sarah is always helping others in the class and thinking of ways to help the world.  Ms. Flores said that she believes Sarah is going to "save the world one day."  We are so proud of our baby girl!

 Sarah reading me one of her stories.  It was excellent!

A bunch of Sarah's friends were reading to Jackson while they waited for their parents to arrive.  It was so sweet!

 My crazy friend, Suzanne!

Sarah with Suzanne's son, Zach, (don't worry, he's not crazy like his mom!). 

He and Sarah became instant friends this year!  In fact, he asked me the first week of school if he could call her on the phone!!  He is such a sweetheart, and the two of them are best buds!

 Sarah with her adorable teacher, Ms. Flores.  She was an amazing teacher!!

Ms. Flores has a son who is just her whole world, so in addition to getting a few gifts for her, I also got some goodies that she could share with him.  I saw the idea for an ice cream sundae kit here and thought it was too cute!  I actually thought about making them homemade chocolate ganache, but I'm not sure how long it keeps, and I didn't want it to go bad, (we never have leftovers when we make it for ourselves!!).

Ranger Game

Sunday afternoon, we went to The Ranger game with my family.  Sarah had never been to a Ranger game, and Jackson had never been to a baseball game at all, so it was fun to experience this with them!  It was miserably hot, but we all had a great time enjoying each other's company!

The kiddos received free jerseys, and Sarah loved hers!!  Despite how hot it was, she wore it most of the time!  I can't wait to put Jack's on him!

 Sharing lemonade!

 Grampy with Sarah and Jackson!

Big J wearing Uncle Zach's hat and using his phone!  Luckily, my brother is great with the kids and always shares!

 Beara looking cool in Uncle Zach's sunglasses!

Jackson's favorite part of the whole game was clapping as they announced the Ranger's players!!  I just love that face!

 Cooling off with a Lemon Chill!

 Sarah loved using Grandpa's binoculars!

 Right before I took this picture, she said, "Come on, guys!  Are we going to strike it out or what?!"

Date Night!

Saturday night, Bryan's parents kept the kiddos so I could take him out for his birthday dinner.  Bryan's favorite food is steak, and he's always wanted to try Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, so that's where we went.  The food was amazing, and we had a great time just the two of us!  While we love curling up on the couch after tucking the kids in bed to talk and watch TV, it was nice to actually go out for a date!

Our sweet waitress took a picture of us!

After dinner, we walked around downtown Ft. Worth, visited the Thomas Kincaid gallery, and picked up some fudge at a chocolate shop.

Then, we went back to our old neighborhood and enjoyed frozen custard on a park bench.  This picture was taken with Bryan's phone as the sun was setting, so it's pretty bad, but I still love it!  It was our first out-of-the-house date night in three months, and it was wonderful!

Duck Pond

While we were in Keller, we had to take the wee ones to the duck pond.  We took Sarah a lot when she was younger, so it was really special for us to visit it again!

 Jack adores all animals, so he was really excited when we arrived!

 If Daddy wasn't there to stop him, I think Bubba would have followed that duck into the pond!

 Sarah loves feeding the ducks...



 ...which is great, because when we gave Jack a slice of bread to give to the ducks, he took a bite out of it, then threw it on the ground!



Love this one!

I took this one with my phone, and it's one of my favorites of the whole day!

Family Time

While we were in Ft. Worth, we spent a lot of time with our families!

On Thursday night, Bryan's Nana took us to Gloria's, one of our favorite restaurants.

 She adores both of her great-grandbabies, and they adore her right back!

Just a sweet picture of Bubs in the car on the way to dinner!

Friday night, we went to Bryan's parents' house for a yummy dinner!

This picture is three generations trying to get Jack on Grandpa's back!  

The kiddos swinging in the backyard.

Bryan's Dad took Sarah fishing twice--she caught a few catfish...and a few turtles!