Party Animal

7:26pm... this is how we ring in the New Year.

A Princess...

... and her throne

Sweet Angel Baby

I love this girl!!

Does This Mean...

... that the house is too cold or that he likes his new jacket from Grammy?

Daylight Savings

After dinner talk, 7:05pm...

Lainey: Mommy, now can I have ice cream for snack because I ate my dinner well?

Mommy: In a little bit.  You know, when I was growing up we couldn't have snacks until 8:00.

Zach: Well, we just had daylight savings, so it's pretty much the same thing.

The big brain in this kid still boggles mine!!

Weekend Warrior

Zach was a weekend warrior - he played in a soccer tournament, baseball tournament, and football playoffs.  Sheesh!! 

The weekend game schedule was:

Friday night, 6:30 - soccer in Plano (played)

Friday night, 6:30 - baseball in Trophy Club

Saturday morning, 10:00 - baseball in Trophy Club (played)

Saturday afternoon, 2:00 - soccer in The Colony (played)

Sunday morning, 9:00 - soccer in Plano (played)

Sunday morning, 10:00 - baseball in Trophy Club

Sunday noon - soccer finals in The Colony (played)

Sunday afternoon, 1:00 - baseball in Trophy Club

Sunday afternoon, 3:00 - football in Denton (played)

Sunday afternoon, 5:00 - football Super Bowl (played)

And so you wonder... what does 7 played games lead to?  A tired little boy and three trophies!!

Soccer Tournament Champions!!

Celebratory dogpile

 

08 Gold Division Tournament Champions!!

Zach with Coach Jeff

Flag Football Super Bowl Runner-up!!

Zach with Coach Kyle and Coach Byron

Mommy's Super Bowl MVP

Baseball Tournament Runner-up (in the loser's bracket)!!

Halloween 2015

How can you resist giving candy to these sweet faces?  Happy (very belated) Halloween!!

Veterans Day

Thank you for protecting us.

Hugs, Not Drugs

Learn it.  Live it.  Love it.

Best Buds

We had Zach's best bud, Cade, spend the weekend with us.  The boys played Friday night soccer and spent most of Saturday throwing and kicking the football in the street.  We love spending time with good friends!!

Toys-4-Tots Texas Fall State Championship

Last weekend the Rattlers played in the Toys-4-Tots Texas Fall State Championship tournament.  We went 5-0 for the weekend and brought home another champion's trophy.  Zach hit a 3-run homer in the 8-5 championship game win.  Woohoo!!

Zach and Coach Ryan

Way to go, Rattlers!!



Zach's trophy and home run ball.  Go TXR!!

Jr. Jag Cheer Clinic

Lainey is the cutest Jr. Jag cheerleader I've ever seen!!  After practicing at the Jr. Jag Cheer Clinic on a Saturday morning, the girls cheered during the first quarter of Thursday's JV game.  What fun!!

 

Big brother was excited to cheer on his sister... and seemed jealous that she was on the field when he was in the stands!!

It's Hard Work Growing Big...

... it's an exhausting job!!

Picture Perfect

Looking our best for school pictures.  So handsome and beautiful!!

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Sweet angel baby is at it again!!

Translation: I love my mom because she is so nice to me ❤️

Tara Sawyer Classic

Rattlers bring home another championship trophy winning the 8U division in the Tara Sawyer Classic.  The bats were swinging and the defense stopped everything.

Another weekend... another great weekend of baseball.  Way to go, Rattlers!!

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Lainey has been busy writing "mail" to us this week.  This is one of my notes from tonight's delivery.

As if you didn't know it already (I know you do!!), I will translate it:

I love my mom.  My mom is awesome.

Flower Mound Seahawks

Watch out, Seattle!!  The FM Seahawks are playing and ready to win!!

We played the season opener in the rain and won 48-6.  The boys are ready for a great season.

G-O-O-A-A-L-L-L-L

How...?

Zach: Mommy, do you have recess in 6th grade?

Mommy: No, I don't think so.

Zach: Oh no!

Lainey: How do people live like that?

Labor Day Super Sports Tournament

The Rattlers opened their fall season with the Labor Day Super Sports tournament. It was a scorching 3 days of baseball that brought a second place finish for the Rattlers against the best AAA teams in Dallas.  Way to go!!

"Hanging"

Me and the little monkeys "hanging" out at the park.

It's a New Year

Today started a new year for our big first and third graders!!  

They were excited to get the teachers they wanted - Mrs. Wilson for Lainey and Mr. Nutt for Zach - and can't wait for the new adventures this year.

Say Cheese

Lainey has a new smile just in time for 1st grade!!

Noodle Clown

Sweet Serenade

I cooked dinner tonight, chicken with rice and carrots for the veggie.  It's long been known to be one of Zach's favorites... and a meal that Lainey despises.

Our dinner time serenade...

Daddy: Lainey, you need to come to the table or spend the evening in your room.

After not coming to the table, I carried Lainey to her room.

Lainey: (shrieking, crying, banging on her door) You hate me and never wanted me in the family.  AND I HATE YOU TOO.

As much as I appreciate Lainey being the night's entertainment, I'd rather listen to a Mariachi band during dinner.

Extra Credit?

Are we earning extra credit by watching Simba, the class bunny, over the summer?

Kids Kastle Kraziness

What's the best thing to do after a come-from-behind basketball win?  Some Kids Kastle Kraziness!!

AAYBA World Series

The Rattlers were the hometown team at the AAYBA World Series during the last week of June.  The week started with opening ceremonies on Saturday where the players traded pins, participated in skills competitions, and carried the team banner and threw out Mardi Gras beads in the parade of teams.  The fun stuff - playing baseball - began on Sunday.

Our team battled through the week and landed themselves into the Platinum bracket.  We wrapped up the week with a record of 4-2-1, winning the last game to earn a third place finish out of 22 teams.  Way to go, Rattlers!!

The AAYBA World Series was the last tournament of the season.  Our final season record was 25-14-2!!  This exceeded our expectations and gave the boys (and parents) plenty to be proud of.