Picture Day

J had his team pictures today and I wanted to go so I could take a few pictures to make a button for game day. It started raining in the middle of pictures, but they were able to finish them anyway. I let W walk and crawl around on the field and he had a ball. He was "bear crawling" and all the kids and coaches got a kick out of that and accused Jeff of already getting him ready for football. W was also fascinated with the boys helmets and wanted to crawl on top of them and pick them all up.

Too close for comfort...

It was a nail biter today. J's team played Hoover, which they beat something like 60-0 last year. Well, I'm not sure exactly which team Hoover recruited from this year, but this was definitely a different team. Their biggest and best player was bigger than our Nicholas. And that is pretty big! The score was 6-6. Hoover scored in the 3rd quarter and Trussville scored with 13 seconds left in the game. Way too close for comfort. J played great and he knew he did. He came off the field saying he "hammered one guy" and he "laid one guy out"... you know...football talk like that. He was proud of himself, had a good time, but knew they didn't win, which is something they got very used to last year. Hopefully this is the toughest team we play.



This is him on the end.

It is hard to tell which one J is, but he is making a great block beside

this guy

right below

Wild and Willy!

This is too funny! Look at this Silly Willy....

One More

Just wanted to show one more pic... look at these eyes and eye lashes! Gorgeous!

Pics with my new lens

Jeff got me a new lens for my camera for my birthday last week and I haven't been able to use it without a filter. Well, the filter arrived today... so here a few a took this afternoon. I love this lens! And of course, I love my subjects to photograph...


Click on this one to see it bigger... His eyes are so pretty!

Look at how big J looks! Does he look like he has gained some weight? I think he has. He looks so good...

Caught in the act

I caught W digging through the diaper bag and he pulled out a ball point pen. Well, what do you do with a ball point pen...??? You draw on your face, of course. Moments later W decided to do his daily exercises on the stairs... again, caught in the act. He is such a mess!

This his is "I didn't do it" face.

This picture is so funny! He does this face and kind of snorts like a pig.

Believe it or not, this is not a fussy face. This is a grunt....a deeeeep growly grunt!
This is another one of W's many expressions. This is the sweet innocent adorable face!

Just Playing

I think blogging and photography has become therapy for me. Like my Diet Mtn. Dew, I need my "fix" of photo time and computer time each day. I liked these pictures of J from yesterday and decided to play a little with them.

I love Wednesdays!

Wednesdays now mean "no football practice and no homework!" It was so nice to not have to go anywhere this afternoon when J got home from school. W was extra cranky, as he did not get his afternoon nap, so I put him to bed at 6:00. I hope I don't pay for it at 4:00 in the morning! Anyways, after I put W to bed, we ordered pizza and rode scooters in the driveway. Love it! Just like the days of summer, which now that we are in the school routine, seem like forever ago! B was happy to have J around to play with and J was thrilled to lounge around and do as he pleased. We had planned to go to the pool this afternoon, but considering it was 104 degrees at 3:30, we decided not to.

Game Face

Here's a few more from Saturday. I told J to give me his best game face... Gardendale, you better watch out!

B's First Day

B started 4k on Monday. He has been talking a lot about being in Ms. Shelia's class and meeting new friends and has generally been excited about it. However, this morning, I could tell he was not quite as eager to go. He didn't want to brush his hair. He didn't want to brush his teeth. He didn't want to put his shoes on. And of course, he didn't want me to take his picture! After a few hugs, kisses, tickles and giggles, he relaxed a little and was ready for school!

Are you ready for some football?

It's that time again! J had his first practice game this weekend. I was so proud of him! He did great! Here are some shots of Action Jackson!