our sOcCer boy!

what a difference a year makes on the soccer field!

he scored 2 goals during in his first game of the season.

GO WATKINS!

tAiLgAte fRiEnDs.

R the BEST!

vErY typical.

all our sweet girls enjoying the bulldog bash pep rally!

smile for your momma.

phelps said no, so yes those are her pretty pigtails and bows.

gO dAwGs!

giggles and smiles

lots of them when these 2 get together!

Marganie and Katherine

looks like t.r.o.u.b.l.e.!

James David and Watkins
August 2010

say cheese, pLeAsE!

anelise and phelps

wHiTe OuT gAmE 2010

our cute patient

nervous.

anxious.

happy.

it is over!

that time again.

soccer season is in full swing for LJ.
last weekend we headed to Memphis for a little action!

the girls worked on learning to play as a team,
and played an excellent game on Sunday winning 6-0!


as always we had a fantastic time staying and catching up
with the McCools. the kiddos loved trying out all of Maggie's toys and swingset!

we are staying busy to say the least this fall!

fun times and lots of memories.

what it takes.

just so you know.........
it takes about 3 gallons of ice cream and 48 popsicles for an average
5 year old boy to recover from getting his tonsils and adenoids taken out.

the little man did great, in fact, it didn't even slow him down to much.

we are all so glad he is fully back to his full speed ahead self.

happy b-day LJ!!!

LJ turned the big #11 successfully!
She is pumped because she is now the age of her soccer number.
Yes, that is VERY important!

We had a great time celebrating with pizza, ice cream and cake.
Then we headed to Lake Tiak O'Khata for swimming, high diving, and water sliding.

blowing the candles out!

cute and cheap cake!
I LOVE my new cake girl. Need one? Let me know.

the gang
tAkE 1

and tAkE 2!

my sweet big girl is getting closer and closer to being a teenager! :(

my big bUlLdOg fans

just can't get over how big our girls look in these pics cheering on
our bulldogs!

YES, a double take of LJ did happen. I mean she looks too OLD to be my baby!

FACT 1: both pictures were tagged to me on facebook. :(
meaning I did not even take them, but I do like receiving them.

FACT 2: I am no longer cool to hang out with at the tailgate. The big girls are too busy finding friends, tailgate hopping, and scheming who they can sit with at the game.

FACT 3: I am very happy the twins are still happy just hanging out with their momma!

FACT 4: I am reminded everyday how time flies when you are having fun and being a momma!!

football buddies

we 've got you........

put your hands UP!

can you find me ???

4th grade
I am the exact same age as Katherine.

cute and famous

this cute bulldog cheerleader is sure
to get people to come to bulldog bash....

this picture appears on the website promoting bulldog bash!

thanks to Laura and Lizabeth for letting me know.

we slid on through

another week of school.

yep, we are all smiles about that!

sweet little liza!

our little group of girlfriends got together to help Laura get ready
for the arrival for sweet little Liza.
we took Laura to her favorite place to eat in Starkvegas, only with the success
of me putting my foot down because she just didn't believe I had worked it all out with Taylor.
But anyway..... we had a great time celebrating with cake, presents, lots of laughs, and
good food! (thanks to Restaurant Tyler)

laura and me

the group

and now sweet little Liza!

the prettiest little baby I have held in a really LONG time!

so they called'em OUT.

our little man, as most of you know, seems to be a little sickly. :(

we found out this summer he has an upper respiratory immune deficiency, and he
has since started a treatment plan to boost his system.

BUT of course in the meantime, he has started big school and has managed to go ONLY half the days.
so...................
after a trip to the ENT this past Friday the doctor decided that his adenoids and tonsils will be coming out a week from today.
he is not sad to say good-bye to those things, but his momma is just a little nervous about the surgery.

We are hoping this will make a BIG difference!

please pray for a easy surgery and a quick recovery for our little man!

the first day of school

Lawson Joy, 6th grade
Katherine, 4th grade
Phelps and Watkins, Kindergarten

Yes, we had a very big photo shoot.
I am proud to report I did not cry that morning - the night before yes.
I think I could hold it together because they have one of the best teachers in the world.
We are working very hard to transition into our school routine.
Honestly, the uniforms do not make for a cute picture BUT they do make an easy morning.

Happy School Days 2 you!

rolling on back to the 4th.

our morning started with these for breakfast!
(yes, I did feel like Martha myself.)

some of my children were not impressed, something about that tasted
funny. :(

But Phelps loved them!

then we went to church.
red, white, and blue were kinda hard to find for everybody in church attire.
But we managed.

group shots hard to come by.

sisters

and the brother.

we made this traditional 4th dessert.
too bad the little man stepped on it and we were unable to share it at our cookout.

finally we headed over to the Winston's for food, FUN, and of course fireworks!!!

happy belated 4th!

oh. we slipped and slid......

RIGHT

THROUGH

SUMMER.

S.A.D. :(

back to school, we are!

more about that to come.