Each of my boys have taken turns helping me make dinner. This time, Major asked if he could help. My sweet baby boy is getting so big!
Saturday, October 11, 2014
ACA Football Time! - August 18th
We love our daddy and we love ACA football!
Let's go Eagles!
This first picture is at "Meet the Eagles" night before the season started. Bill had these jerseys made for them so they could look like the varsity football players. What a sweet daddy!
Brady, Bill, Eli, and Major
Major says, "Don't worry, dad. I got this."
We're ready for a Friday night football game! Eli, Rachel, Brady, and Major
Eli, Major, and Brady
Bill got together with the head coach of PCA (Prattville Christian Academy, a neighboring church of Christ school) and scheduled the "Church of Christ Bowl" at Faulkner University (a church of Christ college). We got to play at a Faulkner's campus and it was really cool. Here is Major with his best friend, Kaitlyn Sutton, and Ms. Pam (Pam Edwards, who I worked with the first year I was at ACA when I was an elementary aide. She is the elementary secretary.) We played a great game against PCA and won! The winners of the first Church of Christ Bowl are the ACA varsity Eagles!
We had a big game against Fultondale a couple of weeks later. the Montgomery newspaper, the Advertiser, had predicted us to lose 42-15. We won 29-13! It was a big game for us. We took a family picture on the field after the game. :)
First Day of School - August 7th
The day before school starts at ACA is called "processing day". (I hate this name, by the way. It's like something off of Star Trek where an alien nation tells you to "assimilate or die". But anyway, I digress...) I took a few pictures on processing day of the boys in their new classrooms since the 7th would also be my first day of school as a teacher and I wouldn't be able to spend a lot of time down with the boys taking pictures.
This year, Brady is in 1st grade. He is in Mrs. Tolliver's class. Here is a picture of him in his desk and outside his classroom door. And since I am actually writing this in October, I can say that he absolutely loves it. His teacher tells me all the time how he is so sweet, and is a leader, and always does what is right. I am so proud of Brady!
Eli is in 3rd grade this year. His teacher is Mrs. Ingram. Here he is at his new desk and outside his new classroom. He is doing very well in school also and loves it! I am so thankful I have boys who love school and who are successful there!
The night before school started I read the boys the book, "The Berenstain Bears Go Back to School".
Now we get to the actual first day of school morning.
Eli-3rd grade
Brady-1st grade
And their new backpacks...Eli got the Angels and Brady the Braves
Major on his first day with Mrs. Gail Head. Major has done such a wonderful job at her house. I am so beyond thankful for her and the way she loves my little guy and takes such great care of him. Last year, we had a lot of problems with the babysitter, but this year we haven't had any! Major loves Ms. Gail and Ms. Gail loves Major!
Eli and Brady outside of the school sign
Uncle Cliff and Aunt Carol Come to Visit - July 27th
Bill's dad, Bill Sr., has a brother that is exactly one year older than him. He and his wife, Carol, have lived in Seattle, Washington all of their married life. They were kind enough to come to our wedding in Michigan, but we have never seen them again...until July. A few months ago they moved to Florida and decided to make a day trip up to Montgomery to see us and the boys (whom up to that point they had never met). They stayed for about 24 hours and it was so great to see them! They were kind and so great with the boys and just nice to talk to. They took us out to dinner on Sunday night at a pizza place downtown. First, we have Brady, Bill, Major, Eli and Aunt Carol and Uncle Cliff outside of the restaurant.
After a pizza dinner, we walked down to the River Front which is right along downtown Montgomery. Aunt Carol was kind enough to take a family picture for us.
While walking around downtown, we saw that Montgomery's minor league team, the Biscuits, were playing a game. It is their policy that you can get in free after the 7th inning stretch, so we got there just in time to watch the last 2 and a half innings for free! Here is our crazy group rooting on the Biscuits. They also just happened to be playing the minor league team from Jacksonville (where Uncle Cliff and Aunt Carol are from). How ironic! In this picture are Brady, Bill, and Eli in the first row, and Major, Uncle Cliff and Aunt Carol in the second row. It was a great visit!
Below are just a few random pictures I took with my cell phone. I love these boys! I love when I catch them reading sweetly with each other!
Cool man Brady
Batman Major
A Day in Destin, Florida - July 24, 2014
On July 24th, we had our "last day of summer fun day". Since the day before Eli started kindergarten, we have done something fun with the family on the last day of summer before school starts. This year, school starts really early (August 7th) and we wanted Bill to be able to join us, so we took a mini-vacation to the beach on July 24th. Destin, Florida is about 3 hours away, so we left early in the morning, got there before lunch, and stayed until after dinner time. It was the perfect amount of time for fun, sun, and family time.
Major
Brady
Brady with Daddy
Eli and Daddy trying to catch some waves
Eli, Daddy, and Brady
Lunch on the beach! Brady, Major, and Eli
Here are Major and Brady having a good time burying Eli in the sand.
Major wasn't real fond of the waves, he spent most of his time digging and playing in the sand.
Eli, Brady and Daddy playing in the ocean. I think Eli and Brady would have stayed out there longer, if we had let them! They loved the water and the waves.
All my best boys before starting our day! Major, Eli, Daddy, and Major
Brady and Daddy walking into the water for the first time.
Brady
After a day at the beach, we went to Fudpuckers for dinner. We chose this place because they have live alligators in a gater pit in the middle of the restaurant. The boys loved it!
Yes, I took a picture of myself. I wanted proof that I was actually at the beach as well. :)
Eli, Brady, and Daddy looking at the alligators
Eli and Brady playing in the water
Brady, Daddy, Major, and Eli with the Fudpucker's sign in front of the restaurant
Our last picture of the trip, we got to hold a live alligator! It was so cool! Here are Bill, Eli, Brady, Rachel, and Major. This is actually a picture of a picture. We had this made as a souvenir for our trip. It was a really great day and a wonderful time as a family before the craziness of football and school starts up!
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