My boys - got game!

Sharing a few of our pics from football so far

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The season has arrived

Well, its that time of year again, mom's life is centered around FOOTBALL!  Christian had his first game yesterday and oh what a game.  He was sharing the quarterback roll with his friends Isaac and Dustin aka Pork Chop.  Christian was the quarterback for the first touchdown - a reverse to Mikey (aka Smiley).  Then he threw the touchdown pass to Isaac with seconds left in the game.  Score:  13-6!  Way to go Bucks! Very proud of my young man!   Oh and our jersey's did not arrive on time, so we had to borrow some and they were just a tad too big!  :)

The Reverse

Setting up for the winning touchdown pass

...and that is Isaac back there catching the pass for the WIN!

PS.  Didn't leave Carson out on purpose, he has started practicing, but I have yet to hear when they will start games.  Maybe Troy will be able to see one before he leaves ?  

Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend is a BIG weekend around here.  (1) celebrated Christian's birthday (2) the Bucks home football game friday night - WAY TO GO BUCKS!  (3) the Big Bend Balloon Bash and (4) the Marfa Lights Festival (Carson Troy and I did not make the Marfa Festival, but Christian went with a friend).  Here are some pics from the Balloon Bash and Balloon glow.

Our busy busy last 4 weeks

Mid July we went to Midland and bought new living room Furniture -YAY ME! On our way home, we stopped and picked up or dear friend Marshall to come stay with Christian for a few days. The boys had a great time together.

We Got up EARLY Sunday morning and took Marshall back home and then we headed to Tyler Texas where we went to visit with our GOOD friends Brian, Jennifer, Austin, Karis, Krista, Chris, and Bekah . While we drove into Tyler, we stopped at a car lot to "LOOK" at SUV's. We were just so stuffed in that car, we decided we would START looking to decide what we wanted WHEN it was time to buy. Well, to say the least we went back to the car lot the next morning and bought an '08 Honda Pilot! LOL Jennifer said we were the only friends she knew that went on vacation and bought a new vehicle! I AM LOVING MY NEW RIDE:)

Upon leaving Tyler, we headed on to Texarkana to visit family.  It was busy, but a great time.  The boys loved being out and about on the farm.  I think Christian spent most of his time on the 4 wheeler or the EZ-Go, going around and around the pasture!  Carson received training on the EZ-Go, not sure if he passed the test!  LOL  

After about a week in Texarkana, we were off again.  This time we headed to Oklahoma City where Troy had training - we just tagged along:)  We stayed in OK City for 2 weeks.  The boys and I were ready to go home week one, but we soon went out and enjoyed some great pizza in Brick Town and   Frontier City (amusement park). Spent many days at the pool:)

 We also got with our friends, the Ganns, and had a few days of fun with them which included the Zoo, and a trip to Chuck E Cheese to play around. 

When it was time to head home - WE WERE READY!

All~Star Tourny Final Chapter

Well last night did not go as expected.  Our boys just had a bad night:(  Fort Stockton beat us plain and simple.  They had it together - we didn't.  Well, there is always next year:)

warming up

about to get started!

Christian's double

not too happy with the loss:(

All~Star tourny PART 1

Today we finally started our 11-12 yr old All~Star tourny in Fort Stockton.  We were suppose to start last wednesday, but rain postponed us.  Today we played Pecos' 12 yr old team - yea they tend to play dirty like that.  We have just four 12 year olds on our team.  We held our own.   They beat us 8-7. We played a good game.  (We didn't tell the boys they were playing mostly 12 yr olds.)  We play Fort Stockton tomorrow at 6.  Stay tuned to Part 2... Wednesday morning:)

Christian is #6. 

  GO BIG BEND

  

Houston/SA trip

This past weekend, Troy had to go to Houston on business. The boys and I decided to tagged along since it was Father's Day weekend.  We took Troy to school @ 8:00 and the boys and I did some shopping and swimming until time to pick him up @ 5:00.  On Saturday night we surprised the boys and had a great time at the Astro/Rangers game even though someone was in our seats! We found some empty seats in the same section so all went well.  On our way home, we split the trip and made a stop in San Antonio.   The boys took me to the River Walk and see the Alamo. Since I was the only one that had not been to SA, the boys enjoyed showing me things and taking me into some shops.   In July we will make another business trip with him to Oklahoma City, making a stop in Texarkana first to see family.  It will be a 4 week trip.  Glad we have friends in OK City to spend time with:)

Baseball in Terlingua

This past Thursday Christian had a baseball game in Terlingua, TX  It is an hour and half drive for us.  Talk about HOT - It was 102 degrees at 6:30 pm.  The field is just dirt and rocks.  I took my camera,  so you could see the ball field for yourself.   We won 28 - 0 in the 3rd inning.

Business is picking up:)

So along with all the boys activities, I have been getting a few new clients:)  Here are some of my latest photo sessions:

So proud

This week, both Christian and Carson, were recognized in their award ceremonies for maintaing an A average all year.  We are so proud of you boys!