Twisted 12th

Brogan wanted to have pretzels and dipping sauces at her birthday party so we asked the pretzel place to take the birthday party there. They loved the idea and said yes so we took the girls there. They got to learn how to make pretzels and they made their own pretzels. They had a great time!!

              

See You at the Pole

                          

Today was "See You at the Pole" nationally. As homeschoolers we don't have a traditional school to go to so we gathered on the lawn of the courthouse to pray. It was the first time we have done this in our community and we were excited about the turn out!

            

                             

     

               

               

                               

              

1st game, 1st win!

This is a new season for Brogan's soccer team as they had to make a choice on which new league they wanted to play in. As a team we decided to leave the league we played under last year and try to go independent. With that, came a choice of where to play and who to play under. We decided to play up a division. With this we knew the kids would have a challenge ahead of them. They are playing u13 (the kids on our team range in age from 9-12) and play up into a higher division. We went into today just hoping they would play hard and learn some things along the way. They played hard and in the end....

They won!

The score was tied 5-5 with just a few seconds left and we scored on a penalty shot to win the game 6-5. They played hard, played as a team, and came out on top in the end!  Way to go, Huntsville Eclipse Elite!!!

In full swing

Well, we are officially in the full swing of the school year. We started off slowly with just a few subjects but now at 3 weeks in we have everything in full swing. Here's to a fun-filled year!

On the job training

 

Christian has been wanting to earn some money so he asked Uncle Rusty if he could help him at the restaurant.  They went through some negotiations and Christian now has a steady job.  He has been folding take out boxes, sweeping the floors, refilling shakers and today he got to mix the meat.  He is so excited to go to work on days that he is scheduled and they say he is a great worker.  Proud that he is motivated enough to seek it out on his own and then do it right!

2014-2015 1st day

 

Today was our first day of the new school year.  We started slowly with just a few subjects and will add the rest over the next couple of weeks with everything in full swing by Sept. 1.  They did great, had fun and finished early.  WooHoo for a great start!!

 

 

Rain, Rain....

.....We're glad you're here today!

This morning when we left for church I told the kids it smelt like rain. They told me that you can't smell the rain and it was to hot and to clear to rain anyway. 

Now, this evening, it began pouring without any warning. They are having a blast playing in it!

Fun Night With Friends

Tonight Ry & C hung out with some sweet friends and had a blast!!!!

It's Friends Like These

That I'm thankful that my big boys have. 

And servant minded peers like these

That are out at 7:00 am on a Saturday because they want to be. I'm thankful for their like mindedness. 

Thank you, Lord for pouring out blessings on our children!

Full Day

Today was a full day!

First, Our youth group had its annual "Incoming 7th grader" day. Brogan is moving up this year so it was her turn to participate. She is so excited to be "official" in the youth group. She has been in there with me for the last couple of years but hasn't been able to participate in the extra events. Now, she is ready to be 100% a part of the group!  Her and her friends had a blast today...

Today was also a friends birthday so we had a fun-filled sleepover while her husband took her out for the evening. Nine, yes 9, kiddos total and all boys except Brogan. They had a ton of fun!

Chick-fil-A cow

We always enjoy Chick-fil-A. Everything about the franchise is right on par. Their food is great, the atmosphere is perfect and their customer service is always awesome.

We don't have one here but the one we visit was giving away mini cows to anyone that wanted one. Once you got your cow you were to take a picture while on vacation and send it in. The three younger ones all got a cow so they could take pictures with it but Rylen was the only one that followed through. He was so excited!  As soon as he got it he saw a police officer in the parking lot and asked if he could take a picture with him. We told him he would have to ask the officer himself and, HE DID!!  The officer said "Are you sure that's what you want to do?" And when Ry said yes he said "Okay buddy" and got out of his car for the picture. It was so sweet. 

We didn't get our picture in in time for the contest and we didn't win a prize but Ry had fun taking pictures that day with his Chick-fil-A cow!

Soccer is a girl's best friend

Did we ever end because somehow I don't remember a break?!

After the season ending in May we played a tournament then went right into camp in Bryan for the month of June. July began practices and try outs for the Fall season and today we had our first scrimmage for the Fall. 

Baseball may have me in a hurried tissy for 3 months but soccer has me going steadily all year long. And, the thing is, they never tire of any of it. In fact, they are constantly outside throwing, hitting and kicking. 

Brogan's team is preparing to move up to u13. They will be a young team (a few 10 yr olds, mostly 11 year olds like B, and a couple of 12 year olds) but they held their own tonight against another u13 team from Willis. She loves the sport and is looking forward to the upcoming season!

New Drivers

This is what has been going on in our house over the last week...

Someone please help me!!!

Last 1st tooth

Well, the "firsts" are slowly ticking away. Today Ry lost his 1st tooth!! 

He was so excited!  It's been wiggling for a few days now. We were hoping it would come out before daddy left but it didn't come out until this afternoon. The first thing he wanted to do was take a picture and send it to Jeremy so we did. The next thing he wanted was...

To get his first $1 for his first tooth. He didn't have to ask because I have had it  waiting for him :)

Happy sad day...getting down to the last of the firsts with this little guy growing up!

Top Golf

Top Golf with the family today. The guys have been here a couple of times and Jeremy wanted to bring the littles so here they are...

Everyone had a fun time and believe it or not Rylen actually had the top score one round. It was a great day as a family!

Blast from the past

Youth theme this week was Blast From the Past so her ya go....

Just a hangin'

With this awesome bunch on the couch this morning....

Planes Fire and Rescue

 We went to see Planes Fire and Rescue at the movies and Smokey the Bear was there. Just made it even more fun!

Youth Week

This week was Youth Week at church.  The theme was "Stand Out".  The kids always look forward to a fun-filled week and 6 Flags day.  This year Joshua and Codey were part of the wRECing Crew (Rec Leaders with cool names) and Brogan was "officially" participating.  They had a blast!

Here is our 6 Flags day...

Astors vs Red Sox

We had fun watching the ball game last night but the big boys didn't want to be seen with us because of our shirts...

Father Son Fish Fry

Jeremy was out of town for the Father Son Fish Fry at church. The boys really wanted to go but didn't want to ask someone to take them. Mr Buell from our Sunday school class asked me if the boys wanted to go and offered to take them. They jumped at the chance and had a great time. I'm so thankful for Godly men that step in and love on our boys when Jeremy is away. 

Amarillo 2014

Headed to Amarillo for our annual mission trip to work with Mission Amarillo.  So many look forward to this trip and pray for the work that is being done there all year long.  We are taking a group of 70 plus and have collected 74 pairs of shoes to be distributed.  Praying God uses us for his glory!

Just a swimming

Fun times hanging out. And that's really all, folks

6th grade camp!

They are headed to 6th grade camp.  Praying God will reveal himself in their lives...