Preschool Program

Trista had her preschool program on Tuesday night and it went much better than the Christmas program - no melt downs about our dress this time :) She did a great job - they counted to 10 in English, Spanish, & Japanese and sang a few of their favorite songs. Trista received an artist award and a creative award. She was so excited because she always tells us that her teacher calls her an artist - she loves to sit and color pictures. We are very proud of her.

We are also so proud of Adrian and thankful they had the opportunity to attend preschool together. Adrian is off to kindergarten in the fall - we are so excited for him.

Could this be a recreated prom picture some day? :) Maybe!

Our Smiling Soccer Star

Trista wrapped up her soccer season last Saturday on a very muddy field. She did great - had fun and hustled on the field. After the game, each child received an award and a soccer cupcake. Trista received an award for always smiling on the field. Her fun attitude is contagious! We are so proud of her. (she also always scored 2 goals on Saturday)

This one was so close!
Trace is so ready to be on the field playing soccer too!

A whole new Vocabulary

Well - all my fears of Trace's lack words is gone. Trace is talking up a storm - but all his new & favorite words have to do with GOLF. His absolute favorite word is "Gaa-Car" (golf cart).

Our property backs up to the Lost Springs golf course, so this Spring, we got a family golf cart and it has proved to be so much fun. We spend many evenings taking a ride on the golf cart out on the course and the kids play a few holes with Ryan. Trace eagerly greets Ryan at the door every night with "Hi Daddy, gaa-car" Both kids have improved their swing and just love to spend time with Ryan on the course.

Trace's other golf words include:

ball

tee

putter

go daddy

shhhh

water

flag

Here are some pics from our family time tonight:

Family Day at the Zoo

I am posting this out of order....but wanted to record the memories.

We had such a fun day on Sunday in May - just enjoying time as a family at the Tulsa Zoo. The kids had a wonderful time discovering all of the animals and we had a wonderful time enjoying them.

Here are a few pics from our fun day:

The one animal Trista wanted to vist was the giraffe. The Tulsa zoo only had 1 giraffe, but it was enough for her to be excited. She still talks about visiting the giraffes at the Indy zoo with Grandma and feeding the giraffe a carrot - after she took a bite of the carrot herself!

Our Goose

Although Trista has numerous nicknames given to her by her Daddy, the one that sticks the most is "Goose". Sometimes she gets mad at her Dad and insists he should call her Trista, but other times she loves her nicknames - like Sunday at the zoo. She got a kick out of the geese at the zoo because they come up so close, so she asked if she could have her picture taken with the goose since they have the same name. She started honking at the goose trying to talk it into coming closer to her.

More on her nickname:

It is an abbreviated version of the initial nickname "Monkey Goose" - which is a blended nickname of "Monkey George" (which she got after seeing her 1st movie at the theater and talking non-stop about Curious George for a week) and "Silly Goose" (which we have called her since she was 2 years old because she always makes us smile).

Some of her other nicknames include:

Trista Jean Bean

Sally Jo

Silly Sally

Goosie Ma-noosie

Fred

Smeal - as in "Deal, Smeal?"

Pumpkins

Sweety Peaty

Sugar Bugar

And a side note - she took off her sunglasses more than she wore them at the zoo so she could carry them on her shirt like her Papa Peterson does. (see pic above)

My brown eyed boy!

My Trace-man is too adorable. I just love his two-tone brown eyes - it is hard to see for most people besides his mama, but this picture really captures it. I just love how those eyes sparkle. (especially after enjoying a messy chocolate ice cream cone!)

Soccer Saturday

Trista has only 1 Soccer game left, but it may be rained out this weekend. We took some pics from last Saturday. She is doing so much better understanding the concept of the game and understanding what it means when her mommy & daddy yell "hustle". We are proud of her effort. She even scored a goal on Saturday - her third of the season.

On the way home, Trista wouldn't let us pass the ponies without stopping, so she enjoyed a ride on Stich. She wants to go back every day.

My little chef!

Trista has been on a kick wanting to help cook in the kitchen - she helped me make dinner last week and even washed the dishes. I think it is the apron and the step stool that make it fun.

Yes - that is butter & sugar beans (Thanks to Grandma Peterson!)

Dear Santa,

Trista has already started thinking about what she wants to ask Santa for next Christmas. Trista asked for a pony last Christmas and Santa sure delivered - she has a 3 1/2 foot Fur-Real pony sitting in our living room that she really enjoys. But now that she is four, she insists she is going to ask Santa for a real pony next year. We have been having this conversation for the past few weeks:

Trista: I'm going to ask Santa for a REAL pony.
Me: Trista, Santa gave you a pony already.
Trista: No, Mom, a REAL pony.
Me: Why don't you ask Santa for something different this year.
Trista: No, I want a REAL pony to ride.
Me: Santa can't give you a real pony. A real pony needs a barn and a big pasture.
Trista: Then I'll ask Santa for a barn and pasture too.
Me: Santa can't carry those things in his sleigh.
Trista: Well, I'm still going to ask for a REAL pony.
Me: Trista, Santa is going to tell you no.
Trista: Why?
Me: Because we can't keep a horse at our house. You don't want Santa to tell you no. You better think of something else you can ask Santa for.
Trista: Ok Mom......I'll ask Santa for a Unicorn!

Oh Boy - Santa is going to have a big order to fill in 2009!

"Mommy, pay"

Trace reminds us to pray before eating at almost every meal - even Sunday nights when it is cereal/waffle night. He screams "Mommie - Mommie", until I turn to him and see him with this hands folded and he quietly says "pay". Once we are done with "Amen" he starts clapping. We are so blessed!

Daddy, will you be my prince?

Trista was dancing to her music today in her own chosen outfit and she called out to Ryan, "Daddy, will you be my prince?" When he tried to convince her to dance without him, she then insisted, "Daddy, you HAVE to be my prince!" So they danced and giggled!