Time Sure Does Fly

WOW - Wesley will be one year old on Sunday. I can't believe how fast this past year has flown by. It just seems like yesterday I was in the Hospital with him. Mary and Tom got the kids bean bags (one is a football and one is a soccer ball) for their birthdays and they came yesterday. They are a BIG hit. They are going in the newly finished bonus room once we get carpet in there. Here are a few pictures of them enjoying their birthday gifts.

Bradley's Year end Evaluation

Well today is the last day of Preschool for Bradley. Actually Friday is but that day they are having a big Pool Party so really this is the last real day of Preschool. I think back to this picture and it just seems like yesterday. This was his first day of preschool. Anyway, I dropped him off this morning and his Year End Evaluation was in his basket, which mom had told me the other day his teacher had said he did really well on. So I was excited to see what it said. He got check marks on everything except knowing his address and telephone number. She wrote out from it, that he said he lived by Chase and Nicholas in West Virginia. I thought that was kinda cute. He got checks on his ability to write his name, state age, state first and last name, his awareness of self as part of the family unit, all his body parts including ankles, chest, cheek, heels, chin to name a few of the not so obvious ones. He knew all his colors, shapes, and letters (upper and lower case), he identified numbers 1 -10 and orally counted to 29 (leaving out "15" as he always does for some reason). He identified the days of the week, the current month, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. He also got checks on his sensory recognition, balance, locomotion, spatial relationships, rhythm and timing to music. She stated he works and plays well with others (sharing, taking tuns and being courteous) and she stated that he listens, obeys, and follows directions. He has very good verbal ability and very good gross and fine motor skills. She also stated they are looking forward to having him in class again next year and that he was very well liked by his peers.

Bradley loves school and I think he will miss it a lot this summer. His homework this summer - work on phonics and learning his address and phone number - so he can get all check marks next year. :-)

More Baseball Pictures

Well, this is the last batch of baseball pictures I will post until next season because Baseball is now over. St. Albans put up a good fight but lost to Nitro in the sectionals. Nitro is the better team so they deserve to go on. Jeremy even agreed to that one. So anyway, Wendy came down for the second game of sectionals which St. Albans actually won to send them to a game three which they lost. Anyway, Wendy took some pictures and got the kids (all six) to line up and we got their picture with their jackets on.

Here's Bradley

Here's Wesley

And here they are together - the one on the left they were looking at Jeremy who was coaching first base - but right as Wendy took the picture they got the last out and Jeremy started going back over to the dugout.

Soccer Lessons

Bradley and Reece started Soccer Lesson yesterday. I gave Bradley the choice of T-Ball or Soccer and he chose Soccer. I think they get enough baseball on a daily basis. He seems to enjoy it - he even showed Daddy what he learned last night after we got home and he made Daddy play soccer with him for a while. He can't grasp the concept of not using his hands but he says that he is the Goalie. Smart answer. Anyway, here are a few shots, I actually remembered the camera. Enjoy!

Here's Bradley

Here's Reece

And the ALL HANDS IN...

Wrestling

Mom called me one day at work and asked me if I ever let the kids wrestle - I was like AHHH NO! She said she let them wrestle in the living room floor and Wesley was just cracking up laughing. She said Bradley is really good about being gentle with Wesley and they were having so much fun. Here a few shots of them - I think it is truly amazing how much the two of them LOVE each other. You can really see it in their eyes. Bradley does get frustrated with Wesley some now that Wesley is into everything but for the most part they truly do LOVE each other. I feel so Blessed.

A TRUE Meadows

Well taking after the Meadows (my mom) side of the family as did Wendy, Bradley loves to take pictures. If mom has her camera out to take pictures of the kids he has to see them all right afterwards and then take a few of his own. Here are some of the ones he took the other day. Right now he is going through an abstract period. :-)

This is one of my favorites - this is Roary his "blankie" that he has to have. I bought another Roary one time to have as a spare if we ever lost this one and he knows the difference and won't have anything to do with the new one - He gave it to my dad and he is known as PaPaw's Roary.

He does take pictures of people too and does a pretty good job - Bradley and Mom had a Picnic in his tent the other day for lunch and he had to get some shots of Mom and Dad.

Bradley and Wesley in the Tub

I know I post them in the tub a lot but Welsey LOVES the bath. He is getting so adventurous too - the other day he was sliding down the side on his tummy and he was just cracking up laughing. Of course I didn't get that on film (video or still picture) but here they are at Mom and Dad's one day - Bradley falls asleep in the car on the way home from Mom and Dads so I give them a bath there and get their PJ's on before we leave. This was one day last week and they were really having a ball.