Little Ranger of the Day

This past Saturday, Sheldon was the honorary little Texas Ranger of the day at the ballpark in Arlington! It was an amazing day in our lives. We want to say a very special thank you to Jeff & Jill for making this possible. You have touched Sheldon's life with this once in a life opportunity! Thank you so much!

Mom, Dad, Grandma, PaPa and the little Texas Ranger, Sheldon, started off the evening with arriving at the stadium early. We used our season parking pass that we were given and I am not kidding when I say, we parked as close as you could. All we had to do was walk across the street and we were at the first base entrance! We then meet a young man named Justin. He was Sheldon's tour guide. He first gave Sheldon a bag full of goodies: he received a ball autographed by the entire team, a Rangers t-shirt, a Rangers button that plays music, Rangers Yearbook, baseball cards, Rangers wall pennant and a new Rangers cap! Then, Justin & Sheldon took off for their tour of the clubhouse. No one was allowed to go except Sheldon! They went under the stands and toured the following areas: Rangers Bullpen, Manager's office, Press Room, Weight Room, Training Room, Uniform room, Equipment room that houses all the bats and batting helmets, they went into the kitchen. Sheldon said they have all kinds of food ready, some healthy and some not so healthy. Then, they went into the locker room. The entire team was in there getting ready and waiting for batting practice. Sheldon said one player was spinning in the nice black leather chair that they each had by their locker. Then, Sheldon went through the dugout and out onto the field. He got to watch the batting practice from the dugout area. His favorite Rangers player is Sammy Sosa. Sammy warmed up by Sheldon the entire time. Sheldon loved watching him bat and was amazed at how hard he hit the ball. Many of the players stopped and briefly talked to Sheldon and a few shared their autographs. He did get to meet Sammy Sosa down in the dugout and Sosa signed a ball for Sheldon and shook his hand. This truly made Sheldon's night!!!!! He also got to meet Jerrod Saltalamacchia. He plays catcher and first. He stopped and talked to Sheldon for a few minutes. He also shook Sheldon's hand and patted him on the shoulder. He autographed Sheldon's new cap. Now, Sheldon has two baseball caps signed by MLB players, Saltalamacchia and Jeff Kunkel. He also got to meet another player, but we are not sure who he was. He did not have his jersey on and we did not recognize him. He briefly met Cruz. He is extremely buff !!!!! The Rangers gave us five tickets that were on row seven. They were great seats!!!!! During the game they put Sheldon's name up on the screen! And to top off an awesome evening, Mercy Me was in concert before the game. The night turned off to be nice and cool. God made everything so nice!!! This truly is a night that we will never forget. What a great opportunity for Sheldon. Please enjoy the pictures that are below and when you see Sheldon, ask him about this. He would love to talk to you about it. Those of you that are out of town, give him a call!!!! Once again, a very special thanks to Jeff & Jill -- we had a blast!!!!!!!!!

Little Ranger of the Day

Summer Vacation at the Beach

Below you will see two slide shows that will give you an overview of our trip to the beach. We had eleven people: Grandma, PaPa, Gary, Edi, Shiloh, Chelsi, Garett, Nathan, Ron, Tracy & Sheldon. We had four digital cameras. Together we all took 1,378 photo's. Don't worry they are not all on the slide show. I tried to just pick the best. We had a blast. Ron & I can say that it has been one of the very best vacations for us. We truly enjoyed every minute of it. Grandma & PaPa rented a 4 bedroom, 3 bath brand new beach house that was directly on the water. The view was amazing. The water was awesome and we had a wonderful time as a family. Sheldon loved being with his cousins. We swam, played in the sand, played games, cooked great meals, made amazing choc. chip cookies (thanks Edi!), fished, went sight seeing, went 4X4 on the beach (thanks Edi! Ha Ha), hung out and just had the best time. All three of the big boys got to go on a deep sea fishing boat. This was their Father's Day gift. They had a blast. Ron has already asked if he could have that gift again next year. We were so blessed all week. Our injury's were limited to a huge splinter in Nathan's foot, (he was so brave as Momma removed it!). Ron & I feel truly blessed to have the precious family that we have! We praise God for our family. Grandma & PaPa--thank you for planning it and making it so amazing. We love you both so much. To Gary & Edi -- we feel so blessed with our relationship with you. Not many people can say that they truly have a deep friendship with their sibling and spouse! We love you both and consider both of your our dearest and bestest friends. To our precious nieces and nephews-- we love you so much and love to see you throughout the year. You are so special to Sheldon. The memories that we made will forever be in our hearts. Enjoy all the pics!! Love you all!!!

Vacation at the Beach

Beach Vacation

Sheldon's Birthday

Well, another year has come and gone. Sheldon turned 10 this summer. It is very hard to believe that he is already in double digits. It feels like yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital! He has grown up so fast and we are so proud of him. He has grown into a wonderful boy that has a gentle heart and a kind spirit. We are so blessed by him. Hope you enjoy the great photo's. Sheldon had a swimming party with 9 special friends. The rain held off and he had a great time. Enjoy!

Sheldon's Birthday!