Catch-up

Okay, so it's been like forever since my last Blog post, so here's the catch-up. We finished Baseball in the middle of July. Jesse's team went to the state tournament and lost to the same team we lost to last year, but they had a great season and we are going to miss our team. We became kind of just a big family after playing together for two years. Most of the team will move up into the next league next year but there is no guarantee of keeping them together. Tate's team played great all season and went undefeated, until the city tournament. They didn't make it to the state level, but they had a great season. He will also move up a league next year and hopefully he will be able to play on the team that Jesse just played for, with the kids who won't be moving up. WE went on our annual family trip to Annabella mountain this year, and had a GREAT time! I can't tell you how much I LOVE that mountain. We took our neighbors, the Marcons, up at the end of July and had another great week up there. The kids caught over 15 fish in 2 hours one morning, and Jesse wanted to eat the liver out of his fish, but we didn't let him. The kid won't eat chocolate, but he wanted to eat the liver right out of the fish he just caught??? Tate and Jesse both did cook and eat one of their fish for dinner that night. We had so much fun and I was soooooo not ready to come home. I wish I could go back up right now! I can't believe summer is almost over, it has gone so fast, but the thoughts of Fall, I have to admit, make me very excited (sorry mom, I know you hate that word, but I LOVE it, FALL, FALL, FALL:) I'll try to do better as far as posting goes, I have drastically cut back on my work at least until after the kids go back to school, so I should have more time to actually take pictures and add to our blog. I'd say I promise, but you all know me, it'll happen when it happens, but I can promise that I'll always let you know!

Baseball season has started,
and Jesse has received his first battle wound.
While warming up before a game,
One of his team members threw a wild and crazy ball,
and as you can see, Jesse stopped it,
WITH HIS FACE!
The red dots you see are from the laces
on the baseball.
It hit him that hard!
The coaches were amazed that it didn't knock him out.
But, Jesse toughed it out and even played in the game.
(His coach told him if he couldn't see good, to just aim at the ball in the middle.)
Way to be tough Jesse!

This picture reflects the true Millie better than any other.
AHHHHHHH!

Fun at Hogle Zoo!

Yep, that's MY Wesley, you'll have to get your own!

Well, after much consideration
(mostly on my part),
it was decided that Wesley
would be allowed to graduate from pre-school.
Congratulations Wesley!

Okay, so I've been working for about a month now, and I am still undecided as to whether or not I like it. I like being able to talk to grown ups and it gets me out out the house. The down side is that most days my house looks like a bomb hit it, I don't have anywhere enough time to get the things I need to do done, and older people seem to really like cats, and if you know me you know how I feel about cats. But I do get to help people and I love that part of my job. It really feels good to help someone that is being taken advantage of, which for some reason people to to seniors A LOT! It's pretty sad.
So baseball season has started, and both boys are on really good teams, I think they will both be going to the state tournament this year, that'll be CRAZY! But I love it.
I have now mowed my lawn two times , I get to go to the ball fields almost every night, life is GOOD!