PICK SIX

This is a picture of our sweet boy right after he scored his first touchdown (he was excited, the sun was in his eyes). It was right after halftime and the other team threw a pass. Max intercepted it and took off running, but he went the wrong way! He ran through a group from the other team and then realized he was going the wrong way, so he turned around and ran back through the other team and then half the field for the touchdown. It was awesome! All the fans were cheering for him, it was the first interception for our team. We won 35 to 0. He also got a ton of flags and of course, had a great time with his buddies. Max's baseball team also started the end of the year tournament at NRC. They lost the first game, but he caught another pop up and hit well. They won the second game and he played great, had a base clearing triple (could have been a home run), and hit some other great hits. Addie also played a great softball game which they lost by one point and a basketball game which they lost by more than 20. Oops, we'll get better. Addie has only played Upwards, so this basketball league is totally new to her, much more fast paced and competitive. It really is good, but she has some catching up to do. I did give her credit for an assist when the ball hit her in the back of the head, her team recovered it and scored. She is so much like her mom. She said that was really funny when the ball hit me in the head. She is so funny!

Trey and Julie

We have been unbelievably busy this past month, but we wouldn't have it any other way. Some parents can't wait to have a break from their kids, but we love being with ours and watching them do all the things they love to do!!! The Raiders are doing good this year, they just won their district opener. Trey has been busy working, but the other coaches don't mind if he runs out for a while to watch the kids games on the weekend. My job is going good, too. It is hard to see some of the kids struggling, but great to see them improve! I almost got puked on, but she missed me by a few feet. That is one of my fears-I don't deal well with vomit, but who does? Read on to find out what has been going on with our sweeties.

Mr tooth-Max

Max has lost 4 teeth at school in the past 2 weeks. The nurse told him she was going to run out of the special tooth treasure box necklaces if he keeps this up. He is so funny! He has been doing so great at school. I had his beginning of the year conference with his teacher and she told me he was reading on a 3rd grade level and a great leader in the class. He helps get the class ready every morning and will let kids know if they are making bad choices. He adores math and Mrs. Rains said he is at another level than most of the kids. When he started K, he could add coins with ease. I hope he always loves math. Max's baseball team has struggled a little this season, but Max has done great. He made an unassisted double play last week and then hit an in the park home run. He plays 1st this year and has done pretty good. He likes to get people out. Max also played flag football this year. He has played a little bit of offense, but mainly defense. He loves to pull those flags!!! He caught a long pass, but I wasn't there to see it. We usually have 6 games a weekend, so sometimes I am with Addie and Trey is with Max, but I heard it was great! Little Max is a cool kid (without many teeth)!

Addie

Addie has been so busy these last few weeks. Her softball team, the Pink Panthers, are doing great. They have only lost one game. Addie plays second and sometimes center field. She loves softball!! One game, her team scored 14 runs, she had 7 RBI's and scored twice. She can rip the ball when she gets ahold of one! Add has also started basketball. We have scrimmaged a team of older girls a couple of times and her league games start this weekend. She is improving every practice and scrimmage, she is actually trying to set screens now. Addie always does great in school, she loves to read and work! She hasn't made below 103 on any of her spelling test and her report card was awesome. She never gets any marks for behavior either! She has also been a party girl-4 parties in 2 weeks. Add is always busy, but she truly likes it that way. She is so sociable and wants to be doing something all the time. We are so lucky to have such a sweet and smart little girl.

Jake

Jake is really enjoying his new school. He loves all the science experiments and reading club. He gets points for reading books and taking tests over them on the computer. Jake has always loved to read, he reads way above grade level. On back to school night, all the kids had an "all about me" sheet on their lockers. Jake's had info like I am attending flight school, I want to be an aeronautical engineer when I grow up, and my favorite book is 30 seconds over Tokyo. He decided not to play football-a relief for me! We just signed up for basketball and he is ready to play. This past weekend, Jake went with my parents to Ft. Worth to go to an air show. He saw so many planes and the Thunderbirds. He had a blast! Jake is such a good kid and we are always proud of him!!!

Rowdy makes 6

We have a new family member! We adopted Rowdy a few weeks ago and he is fitting into our family great. He was loved and trained by another family who just didn't have a big enough yard for him anymore, so we took him. He is 2 years old and a great dog. The kids just ran and ran with him the first day we got him. Then, Max and Addie took him on a "tour" of our house. We feel so lucky to have him.