Baseball

Ben recently finished his first season of baseball. He did so great! He hasn't played since t-ball when he was 4. So we thought he did really well especially to have had such little experience. He is a natural. I already look forward to next year.

Ben was on the same team as Trey Stroud and Cooper Edmondson. Ty Edmondson was their coach. It is really nice participating in activities with other homeschoolers because they are kinda like classmates. Seth and Drew had so much fun every week playing with Mitchell, Evan, Cairns, and Mance. And Lindsey had a great time with Becca and other friends! Overall, we had a great time! Here are a few pics:

Independent!

Mr. Drew is such and independent little guy! He has been dressing himself for quite a while now. I used to be very particular about how my children were dressed when we left the house. But not so much anymore. I am just so pleased that they have taken the initiative to get themselves dressed, that I usually let them wear what they put on. I figure that there are many more important issues to deal with than whether something matches or has a hole in it. Some things are just plain favorites and get worn ALOT! But there are occasions when I have to step in and enforce a change of clothes. Pictured below is one of those times. Now we do pick out the boys clothes for church and special functions, but for the most part, they dress themselves. This one particular day, I told the kids to put something nice on because we were having dinner with my Uncle Henry. Drew went and got himself dressed all by himself. He tucked his shirt in and buckled his belt. He just knew I would be proud. After all, it wasn't a t-shirt and gym shorts. It wasn't swim trunks or pajama pants. He had indeed picked something nice...a button up shirt...tucked in...with a belt! When he came to show me, he was grinning from ear to ear! I didn't want to hurt his feelings, so I complimented him on his efforts and broke out the camera to document the event! After the photo shoot, we were able to pick out a better suited pair of shorts. I hope you enjoy the picture as much as I did!

Happy Father's Day!

Today was a great day! We celebrated Father's Day! The one major downside was that I didn't get to see my dad. I did get to talk to him though and we are looking forward to Mama and Daddy coming in July.

Here is a picture of Daddy at Ben's cub scout banquet. Happy Father's Day, Daddy! I love you! Thanks for always being there for us!









To the right is a picture of my wonderful husband and our children. I just absolutely love this picture! We had a great day together. We enjoyed a great lunch at Ruby Tuesday and then came home for a nap. After naptime, we spent a while doing some things around the house getting it ready for the market. Brian, you are a wonderful father and husband. We are blessed to have you. Happy Father's Day!




(Stay tuned for some pictures coming this week of various things we have done lately that I haven't had time to post. )