Sheldon's Birthday!

Metro Fun!

This past weekend we headed to the metroplex to see Rocky, Kristi, Anna Beth & Parker. They just moved into their brand new house that they had built. It is so nice. The neighborhood and location is great!!! Kristi has put her magic touch on it with different colors of paint that truly reflects their personalities.

On Sunday morning, we got the privilege of hearing Rocky preach. As always, he did an awesome job. He is truly a gifted preacher!!! He convicted Ron and myself with his sermon. Good job Rocky!!!! We finally got to tour and visit their new church building. It is so nice. The people at their church were so friendly, warm and inviting. Our favorite part was all the men out in the parking lot--directing traffic and welcoming us with such enthusiasm. It was great to see Rocky & Kristi in their new church. While we miss them terribly, it is obvious to see they are exactly where God wants them to be. God is truly working in their lives and it is refreshing to hear their stories about the youth and children.

Justin & Amber also joined us at church. It was great to see the newlyweds. They are doing great! The kids love to see them again. Kristi and I loved watching Justin & Amber interact with the kids, one day, they will make great parents. Please enjoy all the photo's.

Fun with Metro Friends!

July 4th, 2007

We can't believe it is already July. The summer is going by so fast. We headed west to see family for the 4th of July. Granny & Grandad had the annual cookout and as always Grandad's sausage was unbelievable!! He needs to market it and sell that secret BBQ sauce! It is amazing. We got to see lots of family-- Nana, PaPa, Granny, Grandad, John, Linda, Lee, Mandi, Jan, Dan, Jayson, Lindsey, Payte, Jake, Ethan, and Vicki. Sheldon had a great time playing with all his cousins. As dark began to fall around us, the fireworks came out. Jayson, Dan & Ron did a great job with the fireworks show. Sheldon had a great time playing with Nana & PaPa. The weather was great, the mosquito's were a bit rough but that is just how it goes.

Family Fun on July 4th

All-Star Pics!

All-Stars 2007

Well, city league baseball season has come to a close. Sheldon was picked to be on the American league All-Star team. Above is a picture of the team. He is joined by one other boy from the Rangers team. We have practiced very hard and long, but it is paying off. We have played three games in the Regional Tournament. We beat Palestine 11-1, then we beat Kilgore 12-5, then we beat Carthage 3-2. Our next game is against Palestine again. It is a two game elimination, so I will keep you posted. Sheldon is pitching and playing 3rd base. He is doing great, we are very proud of him and all the boys on the team. It has been super fun so far. Enjoy the pics and video's.

Sheldon makes All-Stars!

Family Vacation

Family Vacation 2007... we had a blast! We all headed to Oklahoma for a long 7 days. Here is who was able to come...Gran, Grandad, Oneta, Walter, Darlene, Grandma, PaPa, Gary, Edi, Ron, Tracy, Shiloh, Chelsi, Garett, Sheldon and Nathan. We got to stay at the very newly remodeled lake house. Gary & Edi and other family members have worked on the lake house for over 18 months. It was so nice!!! They thought of everything, it is in a great location and the setup is amazing. It is right by the water, very nice beach, cool screened in porch, plenty of sleeping room, hot water, good food, fantastic a/c, comfortable beds.....it was wonderful.

We spent most of our days fishing, swimming, cruising in the boat or golf cart, riding sea doo's, tubing, playing games on the porch, riding bikes, sleeping, eating, laughing...we did it all!

Please enjoy the pics! It is so much fun sharing these with you.

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!!!