Corpus Christi Business Hall of Fame

Yes, Adiah was a part of the Corpus Christi Business Hall of Fame. Through Junior Acheivement Adiah was able to try out for a part as a presenter. Out of all of the Corpus Christi schools as well as Flower Bluff ISD only 10 kids were chosen to participate. Once again we are so proud. Adiah was the youngest and was assigned to lead the invocation for this huge event. She really enjoyed dressing up and being able to stand up in front of approx 500 community leaders and hopefully "get noticed." :0) She was really hoping for an invitation to Broadway after she presented last night. Ha. Isn't that cute? I wouldn't be surprised if it happened though. This girl has got it when it comes to public appearances. I know she gets it from her daddy. Anyone who knows me knows that I would injury myself intentionally before I would stand in front of even two people. What will she be when she grows up? Who knows but, I know she will be fabulous whatever she chooses. She has so many goals and dreams right now.

Last week after I gave a homeless man money she immediately verbally constructed a home to house homeless people and feed and teach them to be able to eventually function in the community on their own. She went on and on with her ideas about this. She has also talked about being a teacher or news broadcaster. She has pretended to be a weather girl and quickly comes up with very witty scripts for herself. She loves to write stories and loves to be the leader in everything she does. We are trying to find a good medium in the leader department. She is learning to listen to others ideas and give her friends a chance to lead too. This is very hard for her but she is getting there. It's so funny to see how hard it is for her when she has no control. That however, is probably equal parts me and Jason. We both like to have control. :0)

Who knows what Adiah will become but whatever it is we will always be proud of her. I pray that she always has this energy, imagination and drive to help her achieve all of her dreams.

We love you Adiah!

Adiah's Day

Yesterday Adiah had her award's ceremony at school. We are very proud of her and all that she has accomplished this year. She has found a great friend in her teacher Ms. Cordell (hum???) and has made several good friends her own age :) She received an award for happiest girl in her class as well as honor roll and citizenship awards, highest AR score third six weeks, Advanced reader and science fair participant. Yea Adiah! Way to go!

Beach to Bay

Well, Jason and I survived our first ever relay marathon. We had a great time Saturday running with our friends Amber and Josh and their friends Chris and Sally who we also quickly became friends with too. Running is always a bonding experience. Especially when you think you might die. :0) Well, it wasn't really that bad but it was difficult. Jason ran the second leg and handed off to me. I made him work a little for his hand off. He didn't like that very much. Ha. His leg started in two feet of sand and continued through downtown Padre Island up to the bridge. He handed off to me under the JFK Causeway (the big bridge connecting the Island to CC) and I headed up and over the bridge. I was so excited to run the bridges. Of course I saw it as a challenge and that made me excited but it backfired on me and I got really anxious the week before and had a nightmare about not being able to stay upright on the bridge because it is so steep. The bridge wasn't bad but the distance was. I had only been running about 3.5 miles routinely and the distance was a little over 4. I think the worst part was not knowing where I was going to be able to stop.

We all finished strong and we had a great time. There were just under 12,000 runners and approx. 2000 teams. It was really amazing to be a part of this huge event. Everybody seemed to look out for each other and really come together as a community. Jason and Amber were able to hitch rides in the back of trucks from the end of their legs to the cars. Amber, I was a little concerned about. She didn't strike me as someone who would be fearless and hop in someones truck but, I guess you do what you have to do. I think even she got a little nervous though when she had to start passing beers up into the cab of the truck she was riding in. Ha. We all got a laugh out of that. She is so funny. We finished in 4 hours and 36 minutes which was about 50 minutes faster than the teams time from last year. Woohoo!!!

Hope you enjoy the video. Yes, I know I look like a lunatic but I got really excited when I saw Josh because I knew I was at the end. Yeah!!! Go team Lundquist!!!

Graduation Day

Beautiful Kindergarten Graduate. We are so proud!

Karston, Sophie, Kaitlyn, Ava and Jenna. This is the best behaved class. :)

Is this my future son-in-law? Ava loves Karston. "He's my best friend in the whole world. I'll never let go." This is what she told me yesterday.

Ms. Moreno has been a great teacher and we are very excited that she will be moving to first grade next year. Ava has learned so much.

Mrs. Bowers our principal.

Well yesterday Ava walked the stage and received awards as well as a medal for kindergarten graduation. She was so proud and so were we. I grabbed a front row seat and yes, I was that mother. :0) They dressed in their Sunday best and lined up with their class to accept their awards in front of all the parents and their friends. Ava received an early bird award, a kindergarten completion, citizenship award and recognition for second place in Science Fair award. When we got home she drew a picture for Jason describing the whole event and awards she won. The funny thing was that Jason was there. I guess she just wants to make sure daddy is really proud and have him go over it all again with her. :0) So sweet!

The Best Mother's Day Ever!

Homemade Mother's Day cards with pop-up squirrels and chicks inside. :0)

Adiah's fact sheet for me. She knows that I like my naps. :0)

Adiah's

Ava's poem. There is a tea bag attatched at the top.

This is the pin that I wore everywhere today. We tried to get it in the pictures at the muffin shop.

Ava's. Mom is proud, happy, fun but best of all my mom is mine. This is precious.

My Mother's Day loot.

Self Portait

What was left of my blueberry cheesecake muffin.

Ava's cinnamon swirl.

And of course, Adiah's Death by Chocolate.

I brought home the double chocolate for later. Yum! So much for my diet I started yesterday. :)

They opened the door for me.

Aren't they the BEST!!!!

Today was a wonderful day. I woke up to whispering and planning between Adiah and Ava. Jason was not here so it was up to them to make this day special for me and they really did. Adiah immediately asked for the cell phone to call her daddy because they had gift cards for My Favorite Muffin hidden somewhere and she needed to find them quickly. After the gift cards were located I was showered with handmade gifts from their school. They were so sweet and proud of everything they did. Adiah said, "Did you notice that I did everything in blue? I know it's your favorite color." She had asked me a couple of weeks ago what my favorite color was and she wanted to make her art extra special for me. Ava's extra special gift was the poem she read to me out loud in just the right rhythm. She was very proud of herself. We got ready and headed out to My Favorite Muffin and had a great breakfast. After that we went to Barnes and Nobles and spent some time reading and buying new books for everyone. Of course I had to go shop a little after that and they were wonderful and seemed to really have a great time. I was so proud of them today. They were so kind and loving to me and even each other. We had lunch at Chilli's and then headed home. We ended our day by going on a bike ride and finally watching Beverly Hills Chihuahua. What a great Mother's Day! I only wish that I could have shared it with my mother, grandmother and my sister. That would have made it perfect.

Happy Mothers Day

Since I am in Virginia over Mother's Day, I wanted to wish you a Happy Mother's Day. I am so lucky to have you as my wife, and the girls are even luckier to have you as a mom. You are dedicated to them day after day, regardless of the struggles they may throw your way. I love you and I hope you have a wonderful day. I miss you already. Love, Jason