MAGGIES FRIST ZOO TRIP

Saturday we got to take Maggie to the Zoo for the first time. My friend Janet had her daughters 4th birthday at the zoo. We packed up the car and made our way to Ft. Worth for the day. It was lots of fun, and a good time. I highly recommend a zoo birthday! Very easy set up, party, and clean up! Plus you don't have to have it at your house!!! Any how, it was a great day. Maggie had lots of fun! Here are jut a few picks of our trip. Check out more of our adventures on www.jackash.smugmug.com

During the party they showed off some animals! My child played with a chair. Next year I think she will really show an interest!! I thought this was a really good pic!


This was a bubble that looked into the water of a fish tank. Maggie had a hard time figuring out the bubble. It was a cute picture of her in it.


Maggie and a giant croc!


Daddy and his little Monkey!


A family shot!


Overall, it was a great day. As we drove home I wished I lived in Ft. Worth sometimes. I just think that city does a fabulous job of making things look great! I get a little jealous sometimes!!

FALLEN OF THE WAGON

I feel as if I have fallen off the wagon! The past few months have been just so overwhelming. I think the craziest I have been in all of my years of teaching. This year I have one of the hardest group of kids. It has really taken over my life. I work so hard at school, and then come home and feel as if I have no energy to do anything. It shows! It shows so much that my husband who stayed home yesterday with our kid got the whole house clean! Yes, my hero came in once again and rescused me. However, I think he draws the line at blogging. So, with a clean house I hope I can get back to the blog world. I will start today with a picture post of our last few weeks! Hope you enjoy.

My sweet little girl!!!


We got a new play set in our backyard. Maggie loves it. We go out almost everynight after dinner as a family and play ball, sidewalk chalk, and climb on the new play set. It has a door and a window part and she will lean out the window and say, "Hi!" It is so cute. We have so much fun.


Max made is First Holy Communion last week. Here is the whole Martin family together!


What a sweet face!

HELP WANTED!

It is that time of year again when I need your help. I know right now we are all very busy. A few months ago I wrote about a sweet little girl name Laurel. Laurel was diagnosed with cancer in February and is now completing a 42 week chemo treatment. It has been really hard on their family, but the Batchelder family is very strong and making the best of the bad situation. Here is how you can help. Every year my school participates in the Frisco Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an event that raises money to help the fight against cancer. I am raising money to help in the fight against cancer. Not only for my family members that have been affected by the disease, but for Laurel Batchelder a 3 year old currently fighting. If you can donate anything, now is your chance. Please go to this website:

http://main.acsevents.org/goto/ashleymartin

Thanks in advance for all that you do. If you can't donate as this time, take the time to go to Laurel's website and read all about her. She really is a beautiful little girl who has so much to look forward to.

Laurel's page: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/laurelbatch"

I leave you now with a picture of Laurel and her little brother.

EASTER 2010

Easter 2010 was Maggie's 2nd Easter. We took her to see the Easter bunny a few days ago and this is what we got. Poor Maggie. Hopefully, one day she will forgive us.


This is Maggie's Easter basket. She got lots of goodies! She didn't pay much attention to it. Hopefully, next year she will get excited!


Here is our family photo. Not the best picture of me, but it's all we got!


We had a busy day. We went to church with my mom then came home and ate lunch with our friends Rick, Stacy, and their kids Michael and Jonathan. After lunch Maggie and Jack napped before we were off to Easter round 2. We headed to my sister Lori's house for dinner and an egg hunt. Lori got a new play yard and Maggie decided to climb up the big ramp to get to the top. She had a few struggles with her dress, but she had lots of fun and did it over and over again.


We had been working at home with Maggie on putting eggs in her basket. She always had no problems, but we never put anything inside. Well, maybe we should have. On Sunday she figured out how to open them and out fell all of the treats.


Maggie dumping all of her treats in her lap. We salvaged a few treats!


Lori had a castle in her backyard. This is where Maggie hung out the majority of the time. She loves to be inside of things. It was so fun just listening to her laugh and peek her head out the window.



We had a great Easter. I can't wait till next year for her to be another year older and to understand more!

CHEEZY GOODNESS!

As many of you know I am not a big fan of cheese! As a matter of fact, I can’t stand it. I have never been a fan, and don’t know that I ever will. I did promise my husband one thing when we got married, and no it was not for me to like cheese. It was for any of my children born to enjoy the cheezy goodness of the stuff. Well, Jack got his wish with our first born. Take a look at these pictures. Maggie is drowning herself in cheese, Mac and Cheese that is. This is a staple in our house. She just can’t get enough of it. I on the other hand will continue to let others enjoy the cheesy goodness!

PICTURE POST

We have had a busy month so far. Here is a quick picture post of some of the things we have done.

Maggie has started to climb. She climbs on everything. Last Saturday we looked over and she was starting to stand on her music table. She now loves the couch, chairs, and anything that she can climb on.


Maggie's friend Paige came over a few weeks ago for dinner. Maggie and Paige had so much fun together. Paige was the little "diva!" Here she is wearing my sunglasses! It was very cute.


Jack, Maggie and I helped my sister out on Saturday night. We babysat my nieces. We went to the park, ate pizza, took a bath, made cookies and watched a dozen episodes of ICarly! Maggie loves her cousins. She had a great time eating pizza with them at her table.


I am off for spring break this week. Maggie and I have had lots to do. Yesterday, we had some old teacher friends over, and today we went to a music class. Maggie and Will have already spent so much time together. Will has started hugging Maggie when she is around. I haven't had the opportunity to catch it on camera yet, but here he his trying to help her up off the ground. (He managed to push her over while hugging her!) Jenny and I just have so much fun watching them.


Maggie found a rocking horse today. It was a lot of fun watching her on it. She has been so fun watching grow up. I really do love every moment we have together and I am going to be real sad when this week is over. I can't wait until this summer.

PLEASE PRAY

Our family best friends (Dustin and Annie) from college have had some tragic news strike their family. Annie's brother Steven has a litlle girl that is 3 years old. On Thursday they were told that she has cancer. It has all happend so fast. Here they just got done celebrating the birth of their second baby two weeks ago, to finding out thier little girl has cancer. Please take the time to say a little prayer for this family.

If you get a chance, here is a website to visit to see pictures of sweet Laural:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/laurelbatch

Hope everyone takes the time to kiss and snuggle with their families today!