Wednesday, April 25, 2007

T-ball's Not for Wimps

Caleb is a pretty tough little guy. He can definitely hang in there with his older brothers, but we just found out last night how he hangs with other kids. During his t-ball game, Caleb captured a ball that was hit and found himself in a quite dangerous position. We have learned through our years of playing t-ball, most kids will run all the way from the other side of the field to tackle the lucky one who actually has the ball, which makes it very difficult to make any kind of good play. This was the case in the game last night. When the pile-up finally cleared, Caleb was found at the very bottom with a nice little shiner on his right eye where someone's cleat had dug in. He was not very happy about it, but he stuck it out to the end of the game. Way to go Caleb! We're proud of you for playing so hard!

Aaron's Soccer Season

Aaron's soccer season ended with a bang as well. They were one of the best teams in the league, and had a really fun pizza party to celebrate. Here are some pictures of Aaron and the red team, his party, and his shiny new medal that lights up!

Jonathan's Soccer Season

Last week marked the end of our busy, busy weekdays. While we were juggling 2 boys playing soccer and all 3 playing baseball, we had something to do EVERY night. Soccer season ended with a hoppin' party. We thought we'd share some pictures of Jonathan playing for the purple team, his party at McAlister's Deli, and his shiny new trophy.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

A Blessed Easter

We had a great, and cold, Easter day. It was a wonderful time teaching and celebrating with the boys and friends and family the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior. We dyed Easter eggs Saturday night with Ma and Pa, and woke up to baskets full of goodies Easter morning. We worshipped at Trinity Sunday morning and gathered with our small group that night. The kids joined in on an Easter egg hunt too. Afterwards we enjoyed some fine food straight off the grill.

We Heart Ma, Pa, Nana, & Pepaw

Our house has been buzzing with visitors these past couple of weekends. Ma and Pa were able to come watch the boys play soccer, go to the zoo, and celebrate Easter with us. Then the next week, Nana and Pepaw came to a soccer game and went to the movies with us. We love our grandparents! Thanks so much for visiting!

The zoo trip was a time of many firsts. It was the boys' first time to ride the zoo carousel. Also, this was the first time we actually saw something other than the back side of the elephants; and it was the first time this red panda wasn't hiding in the trees. The other picture is of the boys peeking at us through the sea lion aquarium.

Y'all come back now, ya hear?

Spring Break: Part One

We know it's been over a month since Spring Break, but we are still trying to get all the pictures together. We have a few from hanging out in Minden with family, particularly Ma and Pa.

First things first: We had to go outside, of course, and play in the backyard with T-bone and Sissy. While we were at it, we built a fire and roasted weinies.

The next day, Aunt Dana and our friend, Peyton, were so kind to take all of us to Sci-Port in Shreveport, where we got to try our hands at numerous scientific activities and experiments.

Jonathan and Jeff are controlling an airplane. Ma and Pa are switching facial features.

Aaron is discovering all kinds of little facts about science. Ma and Aaron were trying to fix the pipes in a bathroom.

Caleb puts together a huge puzzle and Aaron tries to balance a spinning tire.

The boys "pump it up".

Here, the guys are launching a rocket. Jonathan warns us to cover our ears because it's very loud!

There are more pictures to come, so stay tuned!