AFTER THE OKLAHOMA TORNADOES HIT WE DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR THE CHILDREN THAT WERE AFFECTED. WE DECORATED PILLOWCASES AND FILLED THEM WITH ALL KINDS OF GOODIES TO SEND TO THE CHILDREN IN OKLAHOMA! I THOUGHT IT WAS SO SWEET AND SUCH A GOOD WAY TO TEACH OUR BOYS HOW TO GIVE TO OTHERS WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED!
THE BOYS TEAM WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THEIR LEAGUE! THEY DID AWESOME AND DADDY DID A GREAT JOB COACHING ALL THOSE SWEET BOYS! THEY HAD A SWIMMING TEAM PARTY TO CELEBRATE THEIR GREAT SEASON!
JAX HAD A WONDERFUL TIME PLAYING BALL THIS YEAR AND PLAYED UP WITH THE FIVE YEAR OLDS AND DID GREAT! HE LOVES IT! HE PRACTICES EVERYDAY WITH THE BOYS AND IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONE DRESSED IN HIS BALL CLOTHES AND READY TO GO BEFORE THEY ARE! HE IS A MESS AND I MEAN A MESS IF YOU CANNOT TELL BY THOSE FACES:)!
BOTH OF THE BOYS MADE ALL-STARS THIS YEAR. I AM SO VERY PROUD OF THEM BOTH AND LOVE WATCHING THEM PLAY! IT IS SO VERY EXCITING AND BRINGS BACK LOTS OF SOFTBALL MEMORIES FOR ME:)! THEY WORKING HARD AND PUTTING IN LOTS OF THEIR SUMMER HOURS AT THE BALL PARK BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THEY WOULD RATHER BE ANYWHERE ELSE! JAX LOVES IT JUST AS MUCH AS THEY DO! THEY ARE DOING GREAT AND GETTING READY FOR THEIR AREA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TONIGHT AND THEN HEADED TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN TWO WEEKS!
THE BOYS DECIDED THEY WANTED THEIR HANDS SHAVED FOR THEIR FIRST BASEBALL TOURNAMENT AND COACH MICHAEL WAS THE MAN TO DO IT! HE ACTUALLY DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB, BUT AUSTIN DECIDED SINCE HE WAS THE CATCHER HE NEEDED HIS HEAD SHAVED ALL THE WAY OFF:)! SO, HE ENDED UP WITH A FLAT TOP AND THE REST OF THEM KEPT THEIR MOHAWKS!
SATURDAY UNCLE PATRICK AND AUNT ASHLEY HAD A "WEDDING" CELEBRATION AT THEIR LAKE HOUSE SO THIS WAS ALL THE BOYS ALL DRESSED UP AND WE TRIED TO GET A GOOD FAMILY PHOTO BUT AS YOU CAN SEE DUKE WAS NOT LEAVING OUR SIDE AND THIS IS WHAT WE GOT:)! OH WELL, IT WAS A FUN NIGHT AND WE ARE SO HAPPY FOR THEM AND WISH THEM ALL A LIFETIME OF HAPPINESS!! THE BOYS ARE EXCITED THEY GOT TWO NEW COUSINS; CAROLINE AND TUCKER:)!!
THIS WAS A MUCH NEEDED BREAK FOR US ALL! WE GOT TO SPEND THE WEEKEND AT THE LAKE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND IT WAS GREAT! THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT AND THE KIDS HAD A BALL! THEY HAD THEIR BUDDIES, PAXTON, PARKER, KATIE, AND WILL DOWN THERE SO IT WAS A HOUSE FULL OF WILD KIDDO'S WITH LOTS OF ENTERTAINMENT:)!
THE BOYS HAD A GREAT YEAR OF KINDERGARTEN AND ARE MORE THAN READY FOR THE FIRST GRADE! I BELIEVE WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION LAST YEAR WHEN WE CHOSE TO HOLD THEM BACK AND BELIEVE I WILL NEVER REGRET IT! THEY ARE IN THE SAME GRADE AS ALL THEIR BUDDIES AND MOST OF ALL IT HAS GIVEN THEM A YEAR TO CATCH UP! THEY ARE STILL THE SMALLEST IN THEIR CLASS, BUT THAT IS OKAY. I JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO DO THEIR BEST AND BELIEVE THIS ONLY HELPED THEM IN EVERY ASPECT! I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ARE DONE BUT I AM SO HAPPY FOR THEM AND COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF EITHER ONE OF THEM!
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