The things little boys do !

Well, tonight, Dalton had to go the ER to get 19 stitches in his arm. Up in our game room he and his brother were playing. Triston ran out onto the balcony off of the gameroom and when he did...Dalton locked him outside. Well...anyone that knows my boys can imagine the scene from there. Triston starts yelling, aggravating Dalton, calling names etc etc...and so Dalton (being the "I will get you back" kinda kid that he is) decided to slap the glass in the window that is on the door right where Tristons face was. Right through the glass went Daltons arm. Normal reflex is to jerk back and so he did and ripped 4 deep punctures in his arm. They were able to close 3 of them up but unfortanetly, one had lost skin in the accident. So...now Dalton will have a chunk out of his arm.

Triston being on the other side, received 3 little cuts right above his eye and while at the ER with Dalton, we found pieces of glass stuck in his head. I thought the blood that was in his hair was from Dalton...but come to find out...it was his own. Digging glass out of an 8 year olds head was fun!!

BOYS!!

Night out with our younger boys

With our teenagers getting older, Friday and Saturday nights, the 2 younger ones (Dalton & Triston) get stuck hanging out with mom and dad while the others head to a movie or friends house to stay the night. Last night, we took a trip to the video store and rented 8 movies, then headed over to Triston's favorite...James Coney Island to grab dinner. We came back to the house and the boys made a picnic in front of the tv to watch "Flushed Away" while Johnnie and I watched "Disturbia" (which freaked me out!!)

The boys like being with us alone because they get to pick what we do. One wanted to go bowling and the other wanted to rent movies. A coin was tossed and well....you see what we ended up doing (which was great for Johnnie and I because we were too tired to do anything else).

Today, we head off to play baseball against a team in Willis! Wish us luck!

Sibling Jealousy!! Gotta love it! Dalton's Blog

Well, I was sitting here at the computer posting some new blogs of Keeli and Dalton wants to know..."Why don't you put pics of me on here?". So this one...is just for Dalton. Dalton, Triston(who is loosing his teeth as you can tell from this pic..lol) and myself. Just to show him, there is no one here partial to any other...this blog posting is just for him.

This week, I got a call from Dalton's history teacher. The teacher called to inform me that he was very happy to have Dalton in his class. That Dalton is very respectful and is making all A's in his class. That Dalton is a hard worker and very helpful to others. Needless to say....We are so proud of him!!

So Dalton, when you read this...Mom loves you son...so so so much!

Keeli's Tumble Video

Keeli is doing so well in tumble/cheer. Check out her video here. She can actually do several more backhand springs but as you can tell...she has ran out of room on the grass! Way to go KiKi!!

It's Cheer time!!

It's cheer time and October is busy for Keeli. She has her first competition on

October 27th. The makeup they have to wear is so dark up close but far away...they look fantastic!! She is getting very excited and doing so well in cheer this year! We can't wait to see what this year competition brings!! She is growing up so fast and breaking her daddy's heart already! HA! He hates boys!!

Fall Again....I love it!

Ok, so I went outside this morning and I could feel it!! It was so cool outside and smelled wonderful!! Here are a few more that I had time to put out late yesterday. My neighbors stopped in and said that I was putting everyone on the street in the mood for Halloween ; )

I have a lot more to do before I am finished with the final project but I am getting closer. Triston is loving it!! He loves all the pumpkins inside too. Although, he walks around blowing out the candles inside of the ones in the house. He wants to know when he will get to go to the "fall festival" that the church has every year. I told him that is still a month away.

We are looking forward to the pumpkin patch too. That is such a fun thing to do. We usually pick out 3 or 4 and carve them for the front porch. Last year we did some really cool carvings that I have pics of and will try to post on here for those of you that didn't get to see them.

The only dread in all of it is taking all of this down because my Christmas decorations, put all of this to shame. It usually takes me a week to decorate for Christmas! Oh well, until then...I am going to enjoy every minute of this season!

Love you all and.....HAPPY HARVEST!

YEAH!! It's almost here ....FALL!

Well, I have started!! I made Johnnie go into the attic for all my Fall decorations. It will take me a few days to get everything put together.

I absolutely love this season. I love the pumpkins, scarecrows, mums and fall colors. This is the basket I decorate for part of my front porch stuff.

Check back later for pictures of me and my family at the pumpkin patch!

Fall Ball

Where the time is here again!!! Triston started Fall Baseball yesterday. I couldn't believe it's that time already. Feels like we just finished the summer season. Johnnie is coaching his team again and we look forward to another #1 victory!

The funniest thing about Fall ball this year is that 3 of Johnnie's high school buddies have all put their kids on Johnnie's team. All of them have coached before in regular season, but really wanted their kid to play for Johnnie in Fall ball. (Monty Owen, Jon Merryfield and Bobbie Hayes). Jon Merryfield has been co-coaching with Johnnie for a while now. He is our pitcher and does a great job!! I guess I could give some credit to him too (ha..Kayla!!)

I guess you could say they all believe Johnnie is a "stud" when it comes to baseball. I must say, I would have to agree. Johnnie is an awesome coach and through the years of coaching...always brings home the trophy!

We are the Rangers this season! Wish us well!!!! I will post pics as I take them. Right now, we are in the "practice" mode!

Check back soon!
S

Sunday Play

Sunday after church, I took the kids to my cousin Shelly's house to swim in her pool she just had done this summer.

The boys loved it!! She has a slide that we all took turns sliding down....well the girls all decided to do it together which was hilarious. They all landed on each other under the water and came up coughing and laughing!!

The boys were dare devils. They found the rock at the top of the slide and decided it would be fun to jump from it and jump into a tube. Triston hit the bullseye!!




Dalton really enjoyed sliding down on a mat....face first!!

All in all...we had a great day! Waiting on Johnnie to come home

from Fredericksburg!!

After a couple of hours in the pool, Triston and I decided to take a short nap. Our tan is looking mighty bright today! HA!

Date night with the kids

Tonight was date night out with the kids. Johnnie left on Thursday evening for a 3 day weekend at our place in Fredericksburg so me and the kids decided to have some fun!! We went out to eat Mexican food (all of our favorite) and then headed off to the movies to see "Hairspray". Keeli and I actually went last year to see the musical in Galveston and loved it!! The movie was ok..but not really what we expected.
After the movie, we headed over to the bowling alley where we really had a great time!! Amanda won and everyone except Dalton had a strike! Better luck next time Boo! ;)

I really enjoy my time alone with my kids but the first thing Triston wanted to know was "When is dad coming back? He bowls better than you mom and always helps me!!" HA!

Cody is spending the night with a friend and tomorrow starts his first job! We are all excited about that!!

It's almost midnight and we are finally home and all exhausted!! Long hot bath for me and maybe I can get lucky and sleep past 6:30 a.m. It's Saturday!!! Thank goodness!!

Cody's New Car

Well...out with the old..in with the new! New for Cody that is. The purple truck wasn't working out. It is a standard and Cody wasn't adapting well. So, Johnnie and I bought him this 2003 Impala. He can not wait already to buy rims and wheels for it. He also can't wait to buy a new stereo system.

He got his first job at the Country Club here in our neighborhood and is supposed to start work on Saturday. Driving carts, cleaning them and picking up golf balls at the range (and other assorted jobs). His money (that he hasn't even made yet) is burning a hole in his pocket already.

His sister is already bugging him to take her here and there!! Imagine that!

Just wanted to share this exciting moment in my 16 year olds life. Mom...don't worry...he's a good driver!!

Sonja

Older Post / New pics

Ok..because it took me so long to figure this thing out (Thanks Amanda) I have posted pics on older post. Check them out! However...the one for Cody's birthday is a little outdated. We actually ended up buying him an Impala. The truck is a standard and it only holds 2 people. The car is safer and he loves it. It's a used vehicle but owned by a 60 year old man. In GREAT condition. Still smells new and all. No scratches or dings and in mint condition on the inside. He was grinning from ear to ear today!
Check back later this week for pics of the new car!
With all the money I am having to spend on these teenagers I will go broke! (No date car for us Amanda...so go ahead and rub it in!! LOL)

Labor Day Weekend

Ok guys, September is already here! Where did the summer go? I guess it seemed extra short to us because we took our vacation so late in the summer. The kids are all back in full swing of school. I have 3 in High School. (Can you imagine?). Cody is driving to school so you can imagine how nervous I am from the time they leave home until they arrive at school (I make them txt message me when they arrive lol) and then from when they get out until they pull in the drive. He drives Amanda and Keeli to and from school too. Pray for them daily to be safe!

This weekend will be uneventful. We are working on the yard today and getting the house ready to list on the market to sell. As most of you know already, we are looking to buy a new house in either Montgomery or Magnolia. We plan to do some house hunting Sunday after church. We are all a little nervous about this but ready to make the change. Conroe High School is so over populated and I really want to give my kids the best oppurtunity for a good education. I don't feel that it will be there.

BTW...we put a sign in our driveway that says it all...here it is!

GO BAMA!!

Anyway, hope everyone has a safe and happy labor day!
Sonja