So many reasons to Praise the Lord today!

Lizzy Beth

 We had a bit of a scare this weekend w/ Lizzy.  She was playing in a soccer tournament and took a ball to the left side of her face, trying to keep the other team from scoring the winning goal.  Well, she succeeded, but took the force of the direct kick right to the head.   She grabbed her head, but stayed in the game.  Fortunately, there was only a minute or two left in the game and they ended in a tie, 1-1, thanks to her.  As we were leaving, she started crying and saying she couldn't see very clearly out of her left eye.  As soon as I pulled into the driveway at home, she started to throwing up and was having difficulty walking.  So, Aaron and I took her to the ER, where they did a CT scan.  Everything came back normal,  and she was diagnosed with a concussion.  She will be out for a few days from soccer.  But, she is feeling tons better.  No more dizziness, headaches or nausea.   

Our church sent her some balloons and a bag full of candy and cookies to help the healing process ;)

The Best $15 I've Ever Spent

I bought this box of play doh at Wal-Mart on clearance the other day.  My kids have gotten many hours of out of it.  I would much rather them doing things like this than sitting in front of the TV, and it was much cheaper than an XBOX or Wii game :).

 

Just wanted to mention that Sophie scored 4 goals this day, and helped her team win 7-3!   It was her team's first win in 3 seasons! 

Going,

going,

 

 going,

going,

GONE!

Nicky's Favorite Game is . . .

 guessing "which hand."  He wants you to guess which hand the play doh is in :)

Our Day at the Tulsa State Fair

Isn't She Beautiful

She got her braces off today!  She was soooo ready to have them off.  She is a beauty!

Look Who Has Glasses Now . . .

Isn't he cute?!!

A Sneak Peek

Well, I am a "little" late in getting Nicky's 2 year pictures made, but here are a few of them.  He wouldn't cooperate, so there aren't that many.  These are just the proofs from Sears. 

 

 

Sophie turned 7!



We celebrated Sophie's birthday with 3 soccer games, donuts, and dinner at Texas Roadhouse.   Happy Birthday, Sophie!

 

My Soccer Stars

The fall season kicked off yesterday.  Lizzy and Sophie are on new teams this fall.  Lizzy's team is REALLY good and won their first game 3-2.  Sophie's team is REALLY bad and lost their game.  Ha!  And, Sadie's team, well, we aren't sure how they are going to be this season.   They tied 0-0.  They would love for you to come out and see them play.

Pics of Our New Place

Here are a few pics of our new place.

 

The road we drive to and from the main street to our house.  One of my favorite things about where we live:

We get to hear this little donkey at all hours of the day:

Our driveway:

Our new front porch that Aaron built:

The back of the house, where we spend most of our time:  (I have a porch swing now :))

The backyard, plenty of room for the kids to run:

There was a family of SEVEN living under the trailer until Aaron caught them:)  They are nasty little things and they stink!  We were wondering if we were ever going to catch them all.

The front pasture:

This is where I am going to plant my garden.  The barn in the background will be torn down and our new house will be built in that area:

This is what the pool looked like before we cleaned it.  There were a couple of times I thought I was going to throw up while cleaning it:

My cute little pool boy keeps it all nice and clean for us.  He is also a big help to his dad with all the household projects:

My new kitchen sink that Aaron installed for me last night (Happy Father's Day to me :)).  We had a hard time putting anything in the other one:

We found some blackberry bushes, just wish there were more berries on them:

Sadie's prize winner:

And, I couldn't have a post without a funny face or saying from Silas:

There is also a pond in the back pasture and the kids have caught a few fish in it.  We don't go back there much, because snakes are supposed to be real bad this year. YAY!  I have been trying to get Aaron to buy me a little gun to shoot the snakes with if I ever see one.  Which reminds me, I better get to Atwoods and buy those rubber boots!

There is still alot to do, but we are just so thankful to be in a place that is completely OURS (all thanks to God).  Come on out and visit us sometime!