Oh How I Love Summer

Yes!! I definitely love Summer. We enjoy sleeping late, having the time to keep the house clean, swimming, and watching everyone play. No time limits and plenty of stay home days. We also have lots of fun stuff going on at church this Summer. It is just a well blended fun fest! CANT WAIT FOR OUR VACATION!! Just wish we could decide what to do exactly. We have penciled in some plans, but nothing detailed yet. But I sure enjoy searching for stuff online too. It is kind of addicting. I have added a few pics from our fun so far. 

Tomorrow, all 5 of us are going to see Toy Story 3. We are all sooo excited!!!  Brings back alot of memories. When the original Toy Story came out Dalton absolutely loved it. Anything we saw that was Toy Story, he had to have it. Stuffed animals, games, and action figures. He was even Woody for Halloween two years in a roll. The first year he was just Woody, the second year we added Bullseye. He was so cute. He even pushed his love over on Caitlyn when he came home with a stuffed Jessie and gave it to her.  

Our all time #1 Buzz fan was our nephew Colt. Oh my goodness. Wasn't just Buzz for Halloween; he wore his Buzz suit all the time I can't see Buzz Lightyear without thinking of Colt and I am soo glad we have those wonderful memories of him. LOL  Even seeing a jet stream in the sky turns my mind on Colt. Because you know Buzz Lightyear makes those. We love and miss you Colt!!

Okay..I'll stop! Enjoy the Pictures. Love you All

Pink Foxes 1st Softball Tournament

Besides Denim, all of the girls in the family played in a softball tournament in Terrell this weekend. KENNEDY, BAYLEIGH, VICTORIA, CAITLYN, AND BREANNA. What a day. Caitlyn's team, the Pink Foxes, had never played tournament ball before. We think they did awesome especially yesterday. They won their first one at 8:00 am, lost their second one, and then won the next 3! Our last game ended at 10:30 last night. It was a long, hard day and everyone was exhausted. They played this morning at 9:00 for second, but were unable to pull it off. They played their hardest, but it looked like their bodies had just had enough. Sad thing was, we had to play a team that had a fresh pitcher and a well rested team. We just couldn't keep up. We lost 3-1, BUT BROUGHT HOME THE 3RD PLACE TROPHY!! The whole team is sooo excited!! We are so proud of you Pink Foxes!!

Between all the games, I was able to catch a few pictures. For some reason, I didn't get one of Bayleigh or Caitlyn playing. I guess it is kinda hard to do when your keeping the book. I'll get them next time. We have more games to come!

Wow! It's Been A Long Time!

I can't believe I haven't posted since Easter. I skipped right over Mother's Day. Who Know? I guess I have just been way too busy with baseball and softball. Anyway...I had a fantastic Mother's Day this year. Well the whole weekend really! We went to Arkansas for Declaration and it was sooo nice. We haven't been in a few years, and it was well worth the trip. So good to see all the family and spend a few days with Casey and Jana and the kids. Everyone had a great time. We made it home about 3 on Mother's Day to spend an evening together as a family!

God has blessed me with the most amazing children. I just can't get enough sometimes. Even though, I probably don't tell them that often enough. All three of them are uniquely different yet soo much alike. It truly is amazing watching them grow up. Of course, my son will be 13 in a week. OMG A TEENAGER! Not ready for this, but I guess it is coming anyway. I LOVE MY KIDDOS WITH ALL MY HEART!!

And my sweet, loving husband.  YES!! I can say that now! I have loved him forever, but now...oh now it is much different! Can't even talk about it now! Will soon though! I LOVE YOU! CHAD!

EASTER FUN

Yes...I know I am behind. I just haven't found the time to sit down and get it done this week. But I'm here now. We had a great Easter weekend. Family gatherings with both sides of the family and sooo much fun.

Chad had to miss out on all of the fun this year. He had some kind of infection attack his throat and it kept him in bed for almost a week. After two trips to the ER a great doctor's visit, and constants prayer from his two daughters; he finally got some medication that wiped it out. Chad did push through it a little on Sunday to go to church with us. That was a really good thing.

It was an awesome service. Not just your normal Easter story. Yes....my Father, Jesus Christ, died on the cross for my sins, but he didn't stop there. He resurrected for my salvation. He saved me from sin, hell, sickness, and poverty. I can now have his Perfect Peace for my life. I can "go boldly to the throne of Grace!" It's not about what we do, it's about what he did. Don't sit around waiting on God to bless you. If you are a child of God; You are Righteous! You are the BLESSED! WALK IN IT!!!!

See more pictures on my facebook!

Planning a California vacation for the Summer!  

Disneyland here we come!

Spring Break!

Well...We are home from an amazing Ski Vacation. One of the funnest ever. There were 16 of us that went together: the 5 of us, my parents, Monty & Jennifer & kids, and Wesley & April & kids. There were also others there we got to ski with some: Cindy (April's mom) & Glenn and Cory & Keri Summers & kids. That just added to the fun. But.....there was a part of the family that didn't go this year and WE REALLY MISSED YALL!!! THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT YEAR!!!

We traveled on Saturday, skied on Sunday,Monday, and Tuesday, then headed home on Wednesday. A little too short for me. I think I needed one more day this year. That might have something to do with the fact that it snowed ALL day Sunday and I don't really enjoy skiing on those type of days. Now...Monday and Tuesday were awesome!!! In fact, people were skiing in shorts and most of us are sunburned. THAT IS THE WAY I LIKE IT!!!!

Dalton and Caitlyn and the rest of the kids ran the mountain like it was their backyard. Chad and I didn't even get to see them that much, but they had a blast. Ski Cooper is such a nice, small place that there is no worries about letting them go off on their own. Denim actually got to get out of the daycare and ski a little bit this year. She had private lessons on the first 2 days and then skied a run with us on Tuesday. It is amazing how much she learned in a short period of time.

We did have 1 person have to ride down in the Ski Patrol sleigh, but I will let her tell everyone. The last run of the last day is always questionable!

We are glad to be home and hope to see some of you soon. Enjoy the pictures. I am adding an album with more pictures to Facebook, so check it out too.

Basketball Comes to an End!

I forgot to put up some basketball pics.  We had a full weekend of it.  Caitlyn's team struggled a little bit this year. It is hard to compete when you have 7 players and the other teams have another team sitting on the bench (even the other Caddo team had almost twice as many as we did). Is that what we call fair in this town?  Anyway....They lost their very first tournament game Friday night. That's ok! They played hard all season and we are very proud of them. Dalton's team did great! They won their first tournament game, but then lost their second. They are a great team and going to be even better playing school sports. I can't wait! I would have liked to see both teams keep winning, but we wouldn't have been here next week for the championship anyway. We are Colorado bound!

Now on to some baseball and softball. ..  FUN  FUN  FUN!!!!


Walking in the Blessing
Leslie

Playing at the Park

Denim and I had some time at the park last week while Caitlyn was at a birthday party. It was so nice and beautiful. We ran through and got us some ice cream and then played in the sun. I love having all the kids together,  but it sure is nice to spend some one-on-one time with them sometimes too. I got a couple of really good pics while we played. Enjoy!!

Walking in the Blessing
Leslie