Oh Matthew!!

The other day, Matthew went to the Dollar Store with his Nana. He dressed himself. At the dollar store he happen to run into his daddy and friend from church. We couldn't have been prouder of him!! At least he managed to have the shoes color coordinated (camouflage). That was his explanation anyway!! I obviously didn't see him when he left the house!! And he obviously couldn't find two of the same shoes!! I always said he was a "free spririt".

Back in the Saddle

This past weekend the boys and I went on one last summer hurrah to Mimi's and Pop's house. The boys had a ball to say the least. In fact, Lane still wishes he was there!! After falling off the horse when he was 2 years old, he has FINALLY gotten the courage to get back in the saddle again. I think he may be the next, "urban cowboy". He has been learning this summer to ride by himself. He asks all the time when are we gonna get a horse (to keep here) -- for now I hope he can be satisfied going to Mississippi! I have about all I care to feed with a husband, 3 boys, a cat named Salley, 8 Jersey Giant chickens, a rooster named Frank, and now a puppy named Zoey!

4th of July

I finally got around to downloading some pictures from my camera today! Here are some from the 4th of July. The boys enjoyed shooting fireworks works at the house this year with their daddy!! Well, let me rephrase that, most of the boys enjoyed it!!

State Qualifiers

Practice, Prayer and Hard Work helped the boys pull through a tough District Tournament this past weekend with 5 wins and 3 losses. They will play in the State Tournament this 4th of July Weekend in Minden! We couldn't be prouder of each and every one of them for doing a wonderful job. Congratulations boys!

PUBERTY

Lane asked me to come into the bathroom the other day while he was bathing -- he LOVES taking long relaxing baths. He gets this from his mother! Anyway, he said he had something private to talk to me about. YIKES! Wasn't sure what I was fixin' to get bombarded with. Anyway, he said, "when I get out of the tub can I put some shaving cream on my face?, I been doing it for it awhile no and it sure makes it smooth!" I said, trying to keeping a straight face,"your not old enough to shave. He said,"I know, I use q-tips to scrape the scream off. I will let you feel my face when I am done!" I said," fine by me just so we are we clear that NO RAZORS till 13 or 14 and dad shows you!!" The next day, the Brandon boys came over EARLY cause their momma had to work -- next thing I know I had 4 boys, Lane, Matthew, Lawson, and Jerry Lee "q-tip" shaving in my bathroom!! And for those of you wondering, Lane did make me feel his face and it was smoooooooth! I don't know that I am ready for this even if it is still a few years away!!!

Waterboy

This is how Noah has entertained himself during the last several baseball practices. He has even picked up on the trick of pouring water over his head to cool himself down. I got a couple good shots of that with a friends camera and will hopefully be able to post them later! Keeping up with him can often be a challenge, but at this practice their was a trail of water and cups to follow!

Haughton Americans

Tonight at practice we had to take a few pics to turn in to the tournament committee of our team. Once again, Noah made sure he was the center of attention!! We will begin our tournament on Thursday at 5:30. We will play against the other Haughton team and then win or lose play again at 8:00. If you are looking for something to to do, come out and support both teams at the Minden Complex Thursday! GO HAUGHTON!!

Noah, making sure he gets in the picture!!

The get along gang -- Lawson, Cade, Mia, and Matthew