B and some football

We picked up B's jersey the other day and he wanted to test it out in some football poses. He wanted me to take some pictures of him in action, which was fine by me! I'm trying to get some pics together to make his birthday invitation... and here is what we got....

2 snakes in 2 days is TOO much!

So Wednesday afternoon we were all outside playing. I was pushing W in the swing and B and J were playing football in the backyard (barefooted). All of a sudden J started screaming, "SNAKE, SNAKE!" I ran up in the yard and there was a snake right there in the grass, just steps away from where the boys were playing. J ran and got our next door neighbor and he killed it. Thankfully. After he killed it, we started looking at it closer and sure enough, it was a rattlesnake! Oh my gosh! What an eventfully afternoon.

On Thursday afternoon, I went outside on the front steps to wait for J to get off the bus. I was sitting on the steps and was actually thinking wouldn't it be something if I saw another snake. Well good grief, a 3 foot long black snake slithered right in front of me across the sidewalk! Can you believe that?!?! TOO MUCH!

No snake on Friday, but Taylor and I walked around the house this afternoon checking the bushes out . I'm afraid I'm going to have nightmares about snakes now.

Anyways, TOTALLY off subject, I played with a few of W's pictures and turned them to black and white....

Fun in the sun

W had fun playing in the front yard yesterday afternoon. We just love this cooler weather!

Weekly Football pictures

The Huskies played Clay today and it was a pretty easy win. The score was 40-0. The second string played most of the second half and a good part of the second quarter, so J did not play that much, but he played great when he was in the game.

Some Old pics, just for fun

I came across some old pictures of J the other day and when I first glanced at them, they so reminded me of W. Its funny because I can look at old pictures of B and say the same thing. I've said all along, W is a 50/50 mix of both J and B. This first picture looks like one of W's new expressions. The second one looks just like W's serious look. And something about the third picture reminds me of W's checks!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Tonight was B's first baseball game and first game hitting off the pitching machine. On our way to the game he said, "We are going to lose and I'm going to strike out". Poor fellow, he is struggling this season. He just needs a little coaching, some extra attention, and a lot of confidence. He was not thrilled about going to the game, which is upsetting, because I know he LOVED it in the spring. Anyways, they did win; however, B struck out 3 times (all of his at bats). He started off playing pitcher for 2 innings, then the coach moved him to left field for 1 inning, then center field for 1 inning and then short stop for the last inning. I guess he was moving all the kids around to give them experience, which is fine, but B needs some action to keep his attention.

The coach had B second in the line up, so I know he was nervous.

As you can tell, he is really into the game (ha, ha)


Here he is at left field..."Are we having fun yet?"

I know this season is supposed to be relaxed and for good experience, I just want B to be happy and have fun!

Fun times outside

It was nice to get outside today and play. It was still hot, but there was a nice breeze and the humidity seemed to be down. Just got me ready and excited for fall to get here. B and W played on the playground and had a blast. B was in a great mood today and finally let me take some pictures of him.




I'm not real sure what this look of W's was, but he was enjoying the swing and the breeze too.

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Botanical Gardens

We took W to the botanical gardens to take some pictures on Saturday....

I love that big Brown truck

It was like Christmas here this afternoon. The brown truck delivered two packages today. The first was W's halloween costume...the cutest little monkey.... just look!



And then came W's first pair of walking shoes. Are these not the cute little elephant shoes ever!

He was not real sure what to think of the shoes. At first he wanted them off and fussed, but I kept them on so he could get used to them. He actually does not do as well walking with them on, but they look so cute!!