From Basketball to Soccer

Basketball ended in mid-February and Jackson played in his first soccer game last Saturday, March 7. Jackson has never played soccer before, so he did awesome! They all look so cute in their uniforms! We will be juggling soccer, baseball, and softball for the next 3 months. Our life shall be interesting!!!

The Championships

Madison's Basketball Team

Kendall & Madison in the limo

Madison's basketball, which Corey coached, made it to the championship game! At the beginning of the season, Paul Thompson, our sponsor and assistant coach, told the girls if they won at least 5 games they could have a limo ride (Paul owns Signature Limousines). Well, the girls won at least 5 games, so they got to ride in the Hummer Limo to the championship game. They thought they were the coolest kids on the block!

The game didn't turn out the way we wanted, but the girls played their hearts out. We ended up getting 2nd place, which we were happy with (most of us anyway-I really don't like losing!!!)

My Baby is 5 years old:(

Last Monday, February 2nd, Cason turned 5 years old. It seems like yesterday, and thank goodness it's not, he was my little rolly polly, bald-headed baby. Now he is a 17 year old in a 5 year old's body. Cason is such the lady's man! He has a girlfriend in his Pre-K class named Lauren. They have an on again-off again kind of relationship; however, Lauren is not shy about her "love" for Cason. He has told us more than once that she has kissed him on the playground. I guess we'll just have to wait & see if this love affair can make it the rest of the school year and through the summer.

Ok, back to the real reason I am writing-Cason's birthday. When we asked him where he wanted to eat for his birthday, he told us Burger King. So, we met Corey's family at Burger King to celebrate. It really worked out well because the Burger King we partied at has a playground. The kids played while the grown-ups talked. Granny made a bright green dinosaur birthday cake that Cason thought was sooo cool!

After we sang "Happy Birthday" and ate cake, Cason got to open his presents. He told us he wanted a Nintendo DS for his birthday, so Corey's parents, Granny, and brother all gave him gift cards to Walmart. I was thankful for them, but he was not too excited about opening a gift card. Corey's Aunt Chelle and cousin Chy saved the day with a "real" present! They gave him a Cars radio/cd player. He loves it and listens to it all the time!

Even though the gift cards weren't that exciting to open, Cason wanted to immediately go to Walmart to get his DS. So, we loaded up and headed over to Walmart. Little did we know that none of the Walmarts in the central Texas area, except for the one in Marlin, had any Nintendo DS' in stock. We had one very disappointed birthday boy! Yet, once again a family member saves the day. My Dad said "He wants a DS for his birthday, so he's going to get a DS for his birthday," and drove to Marlin to pick it up. Can we say "spoiled?" Really, that DS is one of the best things that has happened in my life recently. Cason takes it everywhere with him, and it keeps him quiet and occupied! I love it!!!

Two days after Cason's birthday, we celebrated with my family at our normal Wednesday night establishment, Bubba's. Aunt Genean brought Cason a Spider Man birthday cake, which he fell in love with. He couldn't wait to take the Spider Man figurine and web off the cake! I think Cason had a great 5th birthday!

Heartprints

Every Friday, the Primary, which is Jackson & Cason's school, presents awards to children during their morning assembly. Last Friday, Jackson got his first award-the "Heartprints Award." This award is given for showing kindness to others. This is the perfect award for my little gentleman!

Extreme Sports...Pitts Style

The Pitts kids have decided that extreme sports just might be their thing. Since December, we have learned to skateboard, ice skate, roller skate, and ride bicycles. You have already seen the boys' gnarly skills at skateboarding, and the attempts to be pro-skateboarders are still going. I see skate ramps in our future!


We, including me, tried out our ice skating abilities in College Station for the first time in December. All 3 of the kids loved it! So my mom, sister, and I took them back for another skating session. This time Cason decided that ice skating was not for him and would have no part of it. The kids have orange traffic cones that they hold on to, while skating, to help them keep their balance.

Jackson and Maddie got brave enough to venture out on the ice without their stability cones. They both had their share of falls, but we only captured Jackson's fall on video.

Madison has been riding her bike without training wheels for a couple of years now. Jackson learned how within the last year, but Cason has just recently tried the 2-wheeling bicycle ride. Corey ran behind him holding onto the back of the bike while Cason peddled. He was doing fairly well until a tree jumped out in front him. Lucky for us all, I was videoing the bicycle riding attempts. I think for now, Cason's bicycling days are over!

We are on to the next extreme sporting event, roller skating. So far, there seems to be a trend of Cason not participating in the Pitts Family X-Games; however, he decided to take part in roller skating. Jackson and Cason went to Brock Sykora's birthday party at Skate World last weekend. Both of the boys got out on the floor like they were pro-skaters. They soon realized they were not! After a few minutes, Cason decided that he did not want to skate anymore, so he went to play arcarde games. Jackson pressed on, determined he could master roller skating. Eventually, Cason returned to the rink and ended up skating as well as Jackson.

We will be trying yet another extreme sport in March. We are going skiing in Angel Fire, NM for Spring Break. I can't wait to see the Pitts' skills in the snow!!!

Christmas Adventures

We start our Christmas celebrations at my parent's house on Christmas Eve. We always have chicken nuggets from Chick-fil-a and all the sweets my mom has made, and this year was no different. After we eat, all of the kids (including Corey, Alese, Casey, & I) get to open one present. This year the kids opened up a Wii that is for my Mom & Dad's house. They were super excited! Madison got Dance Dance Revolution for the Wii (which I was super excited about), and the boys each got an educational workbook.

We also played a Christmas game that I had never played before. The game involved a dice, a wrapped present, and the whole family. Papa Bob ended up winning the game, and the $50 that was inside the present. Despite much resistance by me Papa Bob gave the money to kids. The game was lots of fun for everyone!
Once all the festivities were over at my parent's house, we went home to get ready for Santa. The kids left "the note," cookies, and milk for the Big Man, and then headed off to bed. They all 3 slept in the boy's room, which may have been a mistake because at 12:30 a.m. we heard footsteps heading for our room. The kids came barreling into our room shouting that Santa had been to our house. So, we all made our way into the play room to see what Santa left. While we were awake we went ahead and opened all of the other presents that were under the tree. Santa left the boys Guitar Hero and skateboards, and Madison an iPod and a new chair for her room. We finally made it back to bed about 2:00 a.m.!

Our next Christmas adventure began about 6:45 a.m. at Corey's parent's house. We weren't supposed to be there until 7:00; luckily we got there early because as we were pulling in the driveway my nephew, Cole, was calling my cell phone wanting to know where we were! We all exchanged gifts, and then we were on our way to our next Christmas stop, Granny's house. Corey's entire family meets at Granny's house every Christmas morning at 8:00 a.m. for breakfast and gifts. Corey's entire family consists of about 25 people, so Granny's house is packed with Christmas fun. All the kids sit on the floor and open their gifts all at the same time. Wrapping paper and gifts are flying left and right! After the kids get finished opening their presents we send them outside so the adults can play Chinese Christmas. If you know Corey's family, then you can only imagine how ruthless this game can get! There is scheming, dirty looks, pouting, & name-calling galore; yet, we have so much fun. Once the chaos is over at Granny's we move on yet again to another house and more Christmas presents and cheer.

We got to my parent's house about 11:00 and opened the rest of the presents from Mamaw and Papaw and Alese and Casey. After presents we ate our Christmas lunch. While the kids played with all their new toys, Corey and I snuck off for an afternoon nap. When we woke up we discovered that the boys learned to ride their new skateboards down my parent's inclined driveway. There were only a few falls, but no broken bones or stitches!

Our last stop for the day was back to Corey's Granny's for Christmas dinner. By the time dinner rolled around my stomach was so full from all the other meals and the kids were so exhausted from the day's events that we just watched everyone else eat. Once we finally got home all we wanted to do is go to bed, but we had a car full of gifts to unload. Like every other year, the kids received an insane amount of gifts. While I think of all the gifts I have to find homes for in our house a nuisance, I should be thankful. I should be, and truly am, thankful that that Corey, the kids, and I have such wonderful, loving, and giving family that surround us during this special time of year.

Cookies for Santa

The kids baked and decorated cookies to leave out for Santa on Tuesday. I sat back and let them decorate all on their own, which took a lot of will power on my part. The cookies turned out...let's just say interesting, and I survived not being in total control of the decorating. Jackson decorated a cookie and then ate it immediately, while Madison and Cason's stash of cookies slowly dwindled to nothing by this evening. So, we had to sneak some home from my Mom's house to leave for Santa!