Happy 7th Birthday Walker!!

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Happy Birthday sweet Walker!

Soccer and Football

We are having a VERY busy fall with Walker playing flag football and soccer. Walker loves both sports, but he's worn out by Friday (so are the rest of us!)

Visit to Brandon

The kids and I made a quick trip to Brandon a few weeks ago. We were so glad we were able to help celebrate Gage's 1st birthday. The kids always have such a good time playing together and Gage will be getting in the middle of it very soon.

I was also so happy that I could be a part of a "Day of Encouragement" for Kristina that the ladies of her Sunday School class hosted. This was a precious time of prayer, comfort and encouragement for Kristina during this uncertain time. Sweet baby Layne Grace Gaston is due on Oct. 25 but we are not sure how long the Lord will let her stay here with us. She has Trisomy 18 which means she has three 18th chromosomes instead of just two. We know that she has many health problems, but we also know that our God is so much bigger than what we know. We truely believe that He can completely heal Layne, and that is our prayer. However, whether she is heals here on earth or in heaven we will praise Him for her precious life.

MSU Fan Day

We were all excited to head to Starkvegas for MSU Fan Day a few weeks ago. We all enjoyed meeting Dan the Man and most of the players. Walker and Sam had more fun running around playing football. The kids also really liked rubbing on the Golden Egg!! Looking forward to a great football season. GO DAWGS!

Expecting some big things from Chad Bumphis!!

Walker, Liza & Anna Grace with Dan the Man!!

Happiest with a ball in his hands!

The Golden Egg - oh, so sweet!!!

Lunch with Wise family

The youngest Wise Girls - Charlotte, Anna Grace & Meg

Angie and Rhett hosted the whole Wise family for Sunday lunch to celebrate several August birthdays. We were excited to find out Leigh Ann and Reagan's good news - baby #3 on the way the end of March. The boys had a great time playing outside, and the girls enjoyed babying sweet little Meg.

Back to Homework

Walker is not really a fan of homework, but he hasn't fussed too much - yet!

Sweet Time with Famly

A few weeks ago, Anna Grace made the trip to Brandon to visit with my family. My parents were keeping Gage for the weekend, and Anna Grace couldn't have been happier to babysit! We had a great time playing with him. We also enjoyed getting to spend some time with Kris, Hamp, Reid and Lily. Our visits are always too short and we often say that we wished we all lived closer.

First Day of School - 2010

Where did the summer go? It seems like yesterday they were just getting out of school! I think Anna Grace and Walker were both excited to get back to school - mostly to see their friends!

1st day of 4th grade

1st day of 1st grade
I didn't get a picture of Walker at his school on the 1st day because he said he was too big for me to walk him in! I was a little sad, but so happy that he feels comfortable enough to navigate the halls alone.

Mani & Pedi Tradition

Several years ago, Anna Grace and I started a tradition of getting manicures and pedicures right before school starts. We love taking time to pamper ourselves before the craziness of early morning, lunches, and homework begins.

Our favorite place ...the Beach!!

Towards the end of the summer, we decided it was time for a trip to the beach. So we loaded up and made the trip to Destin with our good friends, the Rays. The weather and water was absolutely beautiful! There was very little seaweed for most of the week and we only saw one or two tar balls during the week. Needless to say, the kids had a blast and the grown-ups enjoyed hanging out under the umbrellas, reading some good books, and people watching!!

Ready to ride some waves!

After a long day in the sun and surf, the kids would shower and play lots of cards!

Sweet sisters - Avery & Regan

Not sure why Walker's face always gets burned. We use the same sunscreen on both kids!They tried their hand at sand castles.
Searching for seashells

AG & Avery ~ 2 peas in a pod!
and riding more waves...
Poor Walker ended up with swimmers ear and a middle ear infection and wasn't able to get in the water the last two days of our trip. He was not too happy! The last night of our trip, we went to Baytowne. All the kids wanted to run in the hamster balls! It looked pretty easy, but it was really hard to stand up inside those balls in a pool of water!

Walker decided to try his luck at golf. The only problem was that he had to hit it on a green that was out in the water! It was definitely harder than it looked!
Anna Grace chose to do the bungee trampolines! We tried to get her to do a flip, but she just wanted to jump.