Toys at the Lake

Above are pictures of the toys that we got to play on while at the lake! There was also one other boat that I thought I took a picture of ...but I guess I didn't. Anyway, we had a blast. By mid week, we were all a little concerned about the price of gas! Can you imagine filling these up everyday... well, we did!!! We had a great time on the Sea Doo's, cruising the lake and catching lots of fish!

Family fun at the lake!

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Trip to Houston

Hello to all family and friends,

Below are pics from our trip to Houston. We spent two day in Houston and had a great time. We started off our trip at the Children's Science Museum. Sheldon had a blast. There are so many things to see, do and touch! We all enjoyed this very much. Next, we went to our hotel for a short swim in the pool. Then, we headed to Minute Maid Park to watch the Houston Astro's play the St. Louis Cardinals. As all of you know, we love our Astro's. Sheldon of course also like the red birds (if you are a baseball fan, then you know why I called them red birds), anyway, Sheldon wore his Astro's shirt and his Cardinals hat. He said that he felt like everyone was starring at him. I told him not to worry about it and enjoy the game. We got to the park before it opened. We were one of the first few in line. We decided to head to the outfield to catch some practice home run balls. We never caught true home run balls, but we did get two Houston Astro balls. Luke Scott tossed one to Sheldon and then a strength coach tossed one up in the stands and Momma used her long arms to reach in and catch it. The ball was hit by Craig Biggio, my favorite. The game was good, great seats, lots of fun. The Astro's lost but we still love them.

We spent the night in Houston and the next morning we took Sheldon to another museum. We saw Africa on the 3D IMAX screen. Then, we went into the Butterfly Garden. It was so amazing. We all loved it and did not want to leave. Sheldon is very fascinated by animals and insects so he was just like a sponge, soaking it all up. It was a great, short, mini vacation. Enjoy the photo's below!

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Sheldon completes 3rd Grade

Well, the school year has come to an end. Sheldon has completed 3rd Grade. Please allow me a few minutes to do what mothers do best.....brag on their children! Sheldon had an amazing year. He is truly dedicated at school and did a great job. The lowest grade on any report card was a 97! He made a 100 on both parts of the TAKS test! Momma is so proud!! He was selected to be a member of the Student Council at school. He ran for president, gave a speech in front of the entire school...over 500 people...he did not win...but had a great attitude...what a great experience!!!! He was a part of the Robotics program which Momma taught. We both learned so much together. He participated in the following at school: Writing contest, Science Fair, Accelerated Reading Program, Battle of the books, Student Council school store manager, school wide spelling bee, Raguet K Champion, Stone Soup musical. He received many, many awards for: music, PE, all A's honor roll, math award, reading award and the list goes on. As you can tell Sheldon is very academically driven. We are very proud of him, but please note that he works very hard on his grades. He is very committed and does a great job without a lot of hounding from us. As you see him over the summer, please tell him how proud you are of him. We want this desire to excel in academics to continue every year. Please enjoy the photo's of 3rd Grade. Sheldon is now a proud 4th Grader...we can not believe how fast time goes by. We will cherish every memory from this year. A special thanks to Mrs. Roberts (3rd Grade Teacher), Mrs. Shofner (principal), Mrs. Stewart (2nd Grade Teacher), Mrs. Cobb (Librarian), Mrs. McNellie (Music Teacher)...these ladies have touched our family in an amazing way.

SFA TRACK GOING TO CALI

This past weekend, SFA Track competed at the NCAA Regional Track & Field meet. They had one athlete make it to the dance. One of Ron's athletes, Leah, made it in the long jump. She did an outstanding job. Leah was ranked 14th going into the meet. She had two good jumps, but not good enough. It came down to her last jump, she nailed it!!! She finished 2nd at Regionals. That gives her (and Ron) a ticket to the NCAA Track & Field Championships in California. We are so proud of Leah and Coach!!! When Ron got home, we had his truck full of purple and white balloons!!! Then when he got home, we had the driveway all decorated with sidewalk paint. We had fun painting the driveway. Thank goodness it really does wash off!! Way to go Ladyjacks!!!

Nac Attack Tourn

This past weekend, Sheldon's baseball team, 'Nac Attack', played in a tournament. They played four games and won four games. They were crowned as the Super Series Championship Team. Sheldon had a blast! Nana & Papa were here to cheer him on. We had a great weekend. Enjoy the pics!

Nac Rangers

Nacogdoches Rangers! Here is Sheldon with his city league baseball team. We final get to be the Rangers! We are so excited! Our season is about half over and we are having a blast. The coaches of Sheldon's team are wonderful Christian men. We are so thankful for this. Waiting on the baseball draft can be very stressful and we are very pleased with the coaches that God has given Sheldon. Our team consists of 11 boys. They are a great group of boys. Sheldon has made many new friends. The positions that Sheldon is playing is: pitcher, catcher or short stop. He likes all three of these and is happy to play any of them. As you will notice, Sheldon is getting taller and taller everyday. He just keeps on growing and growing. It will not be long until he is eye level with Mom.
Go Rangers!!!

Jeff Kunkel

Sheldon had the honor of meeting former Texas Ranger baseball player, Jeff Kunkel. We went to his house a few weeks ago. Sheldon was completely overwhelmed by all of the super cool baseball stuff that Jeff had. He was so kind to Sheldon. He showed him many special bats, balls, cards, uniforms, etc. It as very exciting for all of us. Jeff signed a brand new hat that he wore at the opening ceremonies of the Texas Rangers first home game and he gave Sheldon that hat. We will treasure it and save it forever. Sheldon truly loves baseball and getting to meet Jeff has been a huge highlight for him. Thank you Jeff!!!

Daddy's Birthday & Easter Sunday

Above are pics of our weekend with Grandma & PaPa. It was PaPa's birthday on Easter Sunday. I think PaPa turned 22 0r 23, HA HA!!!! We had a great weekend hanging out and going to play whirly ball!!! What a great game!!! Happy Birthday Daddy!!!!!

Science Fair at School

Sheldon and one of his classmates worked together on a Science Project. They did a comparison between Lions & Cheetahs. They both love animals and they really did a great job. I am so proud of both of them.

Photo's our new front yard!!!

Here are photo's our final product. We are so happy with it. It is very clean and crisp. We have planted a variety of plants. We phased them out, so that we will have something in bloom each season. We planted 5 large Azalea's and 4 smaller Azalea's. These plants do so well in East Texas. They are now blooming!!! I can't wait to see what it will look like in about two years when the plants are settled and blooming!!! They have already grown so much from when these photo's were taken. I need to go back outside and take some more!!!

Pictures of the progress

These pictures don't even begin to show how hard we worked. We had to use Ron's truck with a very large chain to pull out all the old prickly bushes. It was a lot of fun. We kinda made a few ruts in the grass, but we can patch that up later. All three of us worked together and it was a great experience for our family. I hope it was a life lesson for Sheldon, lots of hard work, but a great accomplishment at the end. We are all enjoying it so much.

Landscaping in Progress

Landscaping Project

Here are pictures of the front of our house prior to any landscaping. The landscaping was not too bad, but it was obviously it has been there for many years. So, over Spring Break, we gutted everything and started over. We changed the color of the shutters, painted the mailbox post, and put in a new mailbox. It took us a total of five days to complete. After many long, hot days and many sore muscles, we are so proud of the the final outcome. Sheldon was such a great help too!!!