Summer Time List

Earlier this summer when it started I took the kids to the store to make a posterboard with all the things that they wanted to do this summer. They had a really good time making it. This year since Cash can write we had him write what each of us wanted to do. He picked a different color for each of us and we started telling him what we wanted to do. 

 

 

When we were done we had a completed agenda for the summer. They are quickly marking things off as we complete them and we are about halfway through the summer.  Hopefully we can get to everything on the list......

 

LIttle Helper

Lately Palin has became my little helper. She is always wanting to help in the kitchen. This past weekend was no exception. She helped me make a cake on Saturday night, and wanted to help do dishes on Sunday afternoon. She growing into such a little person. Don't let her smile fool you though, she can still throw a fit that you have never seen.

 

 

Trip To the Library

Cash is determined to complete reading programs for Dublin, Stephenville and HEB this summer. They all 3 have reading programs. So we have been working hard on filling out all the logs and reading books. We headed on Saturday morning to the library to pick some books out.

The Stephenville Library has a really cool kids area downstairs. The kids spent about an hour playing and looking at books to get. We left with 8 books and two movies to watch. Hopefully we can get our reading logs completed soon!

 

Cash spent a lot of Saturday afternoon when we got home reading his books.

 

4th Family Picture

Fireworks in Houston

This was Cash when we arrived in Houston! He was so excited and he was ready to pose for pictures. This picture makes me laugh. He was chuckling so much. We all posed and took pictures with Uncle Sam Hats on. Mom had them all upon our arrival and was waiting for us.

As soon as it was dark, we headed outside to popfireworks. They were so many going off all around mom and dads house it was like your own personal firework show. Cash had a good time this year popping them. Palin is at the stage Cash was a few years ago and just kept screaming!!

We spent most of Saturday in the pool swimming and hanging out. We cooked out hamburgers and hot dogs. Mom and Dad has cheese dip, and fruit tray and cupcakes and all kinds of food to snack on for the weekend while we were there. Dad decided that mid day we needed a bundt cake so him and I drove to the bundt cake place and got a red velvet one! It was great!Toby and I got a night out to go to dinner and to the movies on Saturday night too!

The Barn begins

Other exciting news for us, they started construction on the barn this week. We started with a pile of dirt to level the ground and as of yesterday, we have a framed barn started! Toby is getting excited to have a barn again, and I am getting excited to have space to put things again!

Round Two of Playoffs

Last night was round two of the playoffs. We played at 6pm, and we lost. 22 to 1. The boys were not playing as a team and made a lot of mistakes. They had about a 20 minute break between that game and the next one at 8pm. Cash and Hyson spent that time practicing hitting and throwing to each other while the rest of the boys were snacking and playing.

Cash had some really good hits last night in both games. Once the second game started the boys were on fire. They came out with a vengence and were determined to win. They scored 4 runs in the first inning and were playing as we have never seen them play. There were no mistakes this game! Cash had a couple of runs batted in and got to make it around the bases and run home.

The best part of last night was that Cash got put at first. He really likes first but has not gotten a chance to play this season. He was on fire with it. He caught balls, got outs and made great throws to the other bases. Below he is catching a out ball. He played perfect, we could not have asked for more.

We thought that we for sure had this going into the last inning we were up by 3 runs. The other team sent the last batter up and he had two strikes and all we needed was him to swing and miss the last pitch and we would progress and win the game. The last ball thrown at him, he hit and it went straight to third base and they missed it. It allowed them to send runners home and they won by one run in the last second. As the runner crossed home they called ballgame.  The boys were so disappointed. They played a great game and gave it everything. As sad as the picture is below after the game when the coach wanted to talk to them, I love the things that I see in this picture. I love that #2 has his arm around the catcher that was so disappointed telling him good game! You see the disappointment in number 7 as he is walking to the rest of the team.

Below you see Cash's disappoint in not winning, he has never gotten emotional in whether they win or lose. But he wanted to win bad. He was sad the whole way home and didnt want to stop and eat when we left Comanche. Finally talked him into grabbing something when we got back to Stephenville. When we got home we put him to bed and told him how great he did. My heart broke for these boys last night.

This morning he was tired but was in good spirits and put on his tournament shirt that he got and wore it today. He was smiles and happy this morning and already talking about playing football in the fall and when it would start. Tough lessons to start learning, but it has to start at some point.