Melanie and her girls.
Riley finished up his first year of preschool June 9th, 2009. Riley loved school and we couldn't have asked for better teachers. First, we had a wonderful graduation breakfast with his class followed by a very informal ceremony where his teacher handed out awards and certificates and talked about the year. Then it was back to the classroom for one last party and some pictures.
Breakfast
Signing the Pledge of Allegiance to start the ceremony, so cute. 
Getting his certificate.
His class.
With assistant teacher, Ms. Maureen
With his teacher, Ms. Sandy
Best friend at school, Max
Mommy's proud graduate!
Pre-Kindergarten.....Here We Come!Every year, some of Shea's extended family invites us to spend the week with them at their house in Hilton Head, SC. We did not get to go last year, so we were very excited about this years trip. Riley couldn't wait to go to the beach and we were excited to spend time with family. It turned out to be an interesting week. We ended up having a great time, but I can pretty much sum the week up with these two pictures.....
From the time we got there late Sat. night to the time we left the following Sat. morning, Riley had a fever......oh, and it rained everyday. Sometimes all day. Shea and I were also dealing with our own allergy issues as well. The good thing is, is that when Riley is sick, he is great. A fever never really seems to slow him down much. So we made the most of our week, getting out as much as possible (including taking Riley to Urgent Care.....upper respiratory/sinus infection) and spending time with family, which we always enjoy doing. A slide show of some of the fun we had......
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This spring, Riley was finally old enough to start t-ball. In our local league, they actually have a pre t-ball called blastball for 4 year olds, which is what Riley is playing for now. In the fall he will play regular t-ball. In blastball, there are only 6-7 kids on a team, instead of like 14-15. Shea is Riley's coach and is having so much fun. Two of our friends are the assistant coaches, which makes it all that much more fun for everyone. I can't believe that my little boy is starting to play t-ball already. It has been so much fun watching him play on a team with other kids and to see his daddy coach him. Riley really loves to play and asks everyday if he has a game. Shea and I are so happy that he is so excited about playing.....since Shea grew up playing baseball and I softball. He seems, for now, to be following in our footsteps which we can't be more happy about. Here are some pictures form Opening Day and his first game......
Hanging out with his teammates.
Later in the day, they had their first game. We only had 2 out of 4 practices because of the rain, so we didn't really know what to expect from the team. They all did great!! This is pretty much what happened after the ball was hit, every time :)........
All 7 kids would run after the ball and dive on it, in a big pile. It was hysterical! they were having so much fun. Shea quickly realized though what he had to work on with them....staying in your spot until the ball comes at least near you, then you can get it :).
After every game, the team gets a snack(pizza) and soda. The kids love their after game snack just as much as playing the actual game!
For the past couple of years now, we have gone to church on Easter morning, with my mom, and then out to lunch afterward. This year we decided to do the same. After lunch my mom came back to our house to hang out and we hid more eggs for Riley to hunt. He loves egg hunts and it was such a nice day, so we hid them all over the backyard and he had a blast.
Riley was super excited to see the Easter Bunny for lunch. He wasn't there last year so it was a nice surprise.
Riley and Grammy
"I see one!!"
"Look at all my eggs!"
On Saturday of Easter weekend, we got together with family at my brother Eric's house. We had a great time and Riley really enjoyed spending time with all his cousins. My mom set up her annual egg hunt which all the kids enjoyed.
We tried to take some family pictures, but Riley was not really in the mood to sit still for very long. This is the best we could do.....
I did happen to get a good picture of my brother Don and his family, and a decent one of me and my brothers though.
Me, Don, and Eric
Our Easter festivities this year started early. With a visit from Mamaw and Papaw in mid-March came a huge Easter basket full of toys and candy. Riley was super excited....I can't believe I didn't get one picture :(. Then that next week we had our annual egg hunt at Frying Pan Park with Judie, Tanner and Tegan and some friends. Even though it was a little rainy and cold, everyone still had fun.
Riley found a special numbered clear egg!!
Checking out all our goodies.
Riley's number matched this cute little lamb.
The first week of April brought the much anticipated annual Easter Box from Auntie Donna. Riley loves getting his own packages in the mail and gets so excited to see them sitting on the front stoop waiting for him.
Super excited about the bunny....he actually still sleeps with it every night.
Second most exciting thing!
Thanks Auntie Donna!
