Tuesday, October 11, 2016

We've Got Spirit

TX-OU Gameday was finally here!  It's my very favorite game of the year.  

Get your Horns up!
Maddie and Lila did a few cheers with me, and got to watch the beginning of the game, but then had to bail to Lion King rehearsal.

That's ok--these two still had plenty of spirit!
I told Jackson that next year we will watch the TX-OU game in person.
In the Cotton Bowl.  And it will blow his mind.

We had to leave in the third quarter of the game to make it to Lila's soccer game on time.  This girly loved cheering for both teams.  Unfortunately, the Longhorns lost 45-40...

but the Bees won 18-0!  Wow!  Lila got two goals and 10 of 11 girls on the team scored goals as well.  They were passing the ball really well and everyone left that game feeling great.

Sunday morning began bright and very early.  The boys left the house well before dawn, and the girls and I followed suit around sunrise.  Jackson was the starting pitcher for the first game.  He had a great game, got some monster hits to left field, and fielded well at short stop and third base.  His team fell just short, losing the first one 9-8, though.  His next game was much less exciting and they lost 6-3.  Bummer.

It was a beautiful morning, though, and we loved being outside in the cool crisp air.
Silver lining, right?!

Jackson didn't stay down for long.  We raced home, he had a quick shower, and then his buddy came to pick him up for the Cowboys game.

These kids cheered hard for their team and got to see the Cowboys beat the Bengals 28-14.
How 'bout them Cowboys?!



We Are Family

Last Thursday at school was Grandparents Day.  We are so thankful to live close to all four of the kids' grandparents.  The kids look forward to this day every year.  Since Lila's lunch began at 10:45, Gigi and Memaw picked up pancakes at Whataburger.  Yum!

Lila loved having both of her grandmothers all to herself.

After lunch, the book fair, and then recess, Lila showed them her classroom and locker.
All of a sudden, my baby girl looks so grown up.  


After another run to Whataburger for Jackson, the grandmas were back at school.  He was so thankful and ate every bite of his bacon cheeseburger!  


The next day, Cameron and I went to Meme's to visit with lots more of our family.  Aunt Ruth got such a kick out of Cami!  She entertained her, as well as Aunt Nell, Greg, Gloria, Gigi and Meme, with her favorite songs and dances.  

After most had left, she then found Meme's old scarves and played dress-up with them.
Such a goose.  Gotta love her.



Tuesday, October 4, 2016

This is How We Roll

Sports and Birthday Parties--that's our gig these days.  And you know what?  Is it tiring?  Yeah, sometimes.  But it's so great, too.  Our weekends are full cheering on our kids at their favorite sports and spending time with our friends.  That's pretty good, if you ask me.

Saturday morning began by watching College Game Day.  We are trying to explain to Jackson why college football is so much more exciting than pro football.  He doesn't get it just yet, but after we take him to a TX/OU game, he might start to come around.  For now, he's got to be content with cheering on the Horns from our living room.  They started out pretty good, but then couldn't hang.  Bummer.  We were loving it while they were playing well, though!

After Lion King practice, it was time to kick off the Bumblebees season.  The Bees had two kids out of town, one was sick, and four more had a conflict.  We thought that those four were going to play some of our game, but only two showed up.  No worries, the Bees had it all under control.  They jumped on the other team early and by the end of the 3rd quarter it was 8-0.  Maddie and Brooke had to leave, though, which left the team to play with only five girls.  It was 7 against 5 for the entire 4th quarter.  Not only did our girls not let the other team score, they even managed to get one more goal!  These five little girls showed their coach what they are made of--Rock Stars! 

All of us were SO proud of Lila and her little team.  She got her first goal in a long time, too!
She scored it all the way past mid-field--it was a monster kick!

A few hours later we were on to our next stop on the party circuit.  Jackson went to Kai's swim party, and the rest of us went to Brooklynn's house for a disco party.

We got to see the boys enjoying Kai's new pool when we came back later that night.


We went to the early service at church on Sunday morning, then ran to Madison's soccer game.  Blue Thunder is legit and we love seeing #17 play.

Madison played some tough defense in the first half and then moved up to center-mid during the second half.


These girls won 5-1 and were all smiles afterwards.  Go BT!

Madison's youngest fan was one of the first to tell her "good job!" after it was over.

Less than an hour later, we were at a different field watching Lila play again.  This time they had more competition.  Look at the size difference!  Lila beat her friend to the ball...

kicked it through her legs...

controlled it...

then began dribbling it towards our goal.

Go Lila!

The Bees won 7-1 and Coach Jared told them how proud he was of their ball skills, spacing and passing.  They are all improving and sticking their nose in the game.  So cool to see.

Eight of the twelve girls all go to school together.  I'd say these Hunt Hounds are a force!
We only had time to get Lila a quick shower before heading out to our next event.  Colby's birthday party at Metroplex Gymnastics.  Cami was all about it, too.  She still can't believe that Baby Colby turned 2!  She played in the pit...

jumped on the trampoline...
and played in the pit lots more. Little Mama Lila was there helping Colby the whole time.  



She did get to do the big slide...

and zipline, though!  So fun.

Then they had pizza and cupcakes, which were good...

but the main attraction might have been Baby Josie.  Cami was in heaven!

 and Lila was, too.  They are both so sweet with her and would love to just take her home with us!
 Alas, we could not take Josie with us--we had a ball game to get to.  Go Bubba!  
We watched his team scrimmage the Redhawks.  They won big time--14-3.  
While Cameron loves cheering for her brother, she simply couldn't take her eyes off of her new friend Dexter.  She played with him almost the whole game!  Her daddy is now convinced that we need a new dog.  Heaven help me.

Our weekend came to an end with dinner at Frankie's.  
Thank goodness for their cold beverages--we had earned our margaritas!  

Monday, October 3, 2016

Kellogg's USA Gymnastics at AAC

Mommy/Daughter Night was in full swing last Thursday.  Lila and I went with a group of friends from school to the American Airlines Center to see the best of the best--the USA women's and men's gymnastics teams.

Lexie, Lauren and their mom picked us up.  Lila and Lauren are such good friends, so this was the perfect way to start the night.  Hello Victory Park!

We met all of these little girls and their moms for dinner before the show.

My sweet girl and I were so excited to see all of the gymnasts, especially Simone Biles and Aly Raisman!  They took the gold and silver all around medals in the Rio Olympics this past summer.  So awesome.

The show started with a few lucky kids who got to be on the floor with all of the Olympians.

There were the rhythmic gymnasts (yawn)...

and acrobat team (slight yawn)...

but then things started picking up.  We got to see Madison Kocian, a Texas girl, on the bars...

and the men's team do a choreographed rings routine that was so high in the air!

The Fab Five were definitely the highlight, though.

Lila's favorite part was Simone's floor routine--she is just as amazing in person as she is on TV.

We wanted more Simone and less of this "Cirque de Soleil" by the rhythmic gymnasts!

And while no one knew any of the men's team members by name, they were very entertaining.

It was a fun way to spend an evening, and a special treat during the week, for sure.

Wow!

And we even sat in the same section as more of our close friends, too!
A golden night for me and my baby girl.

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