Summer Fun

I don't have much to go with these pictures, but I thought they were cute and grandparents would enjoy them.  I took them at Cooper's birthday, which the boys had a great time at.  Layton asked all day long if we were ready to go or not.

This butterfly sat on Layton's hand for at least 2-3 minutes.  I'm sure he had some type of sticky, candy stuff on his hand, so the butterfly was feasting.

Kade and his swim goggles.  He loves to wear these and go all over!

Baylor County Relay for Life 2010

As I've mentioned in another post our church had a Relay for Life team this year.  We worked throughout the year raising money for our team, The Holy Cows.  All of the money raised went to The American Cancer Society.  The actual Relay was held Friday, June 11 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.  Clint and Layton lasted until about 1 a.m.  Kade and I would have lasted all night, but Ace was missing from home when Clint arrived at 1', so I drove around looking for him until about 3 a.m. and decided to just go to bed when I didn't find him.  Luckily, we found him the next evening.  A neighbor we have never met had him and was waiting to call the vet on Monday.

This year's Relay had a western theme.
Team Name:  The Holy Cows
Food at Tent:  Halos (Homemade Onion Rings)
Vehicle Made from Cardboard Box:   Wagon
Costume Contest:  Holy Cow
Midnight Dessert:  Rice Krispie Treat Holy Cow

Layton happily dressed up as a cowboy.  Now, he looks like a drug store cowboy here, but that's Layton for you!

Kids pulling the wagon.  Kade was inside "driving" the wagon.

Back of wagon.

Kade is in the green shorts.

Kade, C, and Layton walking for The Holy Cows.  The kids love to walk ALL night!  Kade is holding an umbrella he won as a "door prize."  He won several door prizes! 

M. made this adorable Rice Krispie Holy Cow.  She is so talented!

Summer Sports Camps

Kade attended football and basketball camps this summer.  Each of the camps was four days long.  The football camp lasted for 1.5 hours each day and the basketball camp lasted for 3 hours each day.

Kade throwing the football.

Kade is in the center of the picture.  He has the ball and is running to the end zone.

Kade is in the center of this picture, too.  He has the ball again and is running for a touchdown.  Kade received The Hustle Award the second day of camp.

Kade is the middle child.  He is learning to shoot properly.

Kade is in the center of the picture, in the t-shirt.

Kade getting instruction from Coach A.

End of Year Awards Assembly

Oops, I have my posts out of order.

Kade had a wonderful 2nd grade year.  At the end of year awards assembly he received three awards.

1.  A-Honor Roll for the entire year.

2.  Perfect Attendance for the entire year.

3.  UIL 1st Place Second Grade Storytelling (Gold Medal)

Italian Dinner

Our church, The First Presbyterian Church, had a Relay for Life (American Cancer Society) team this year.  Our big fundraiser was an Italian Dinner served by the children of the church.  They did a wonderful job and were very successful in raising a large amount of money!

Kade

Each child was assigned a table to wait on.  Kade waited on Babers, Layton, Clint, Skye, Tyler, Melody, Sue, Bernard and Charlotte.

Kade checking up on his customers!  Lasagna, Caesar salad, corn, garlic bread and dessert was served.  It was delicious!

Layton helped clean up.

He loves to work!

Layton even received his very own mustache at the end.  He was so proud of it!

Dennis & Chris

Right before school let out we were able to travel to Dumas to be with Clint's mom, Chris, during a very special time.  She married a great guy, Dennis, on Sunday, May 23.  We left Friday after school and were able to hang out with the entire crew all weekend.

Saturday night we had a large gathering out in the backyard, complete with swimming and Smores.  Here is Layton enjoying a Smore.

Layton and H drawing with their Great Aunt Margaret, Chris' sister.

Mama Chris, Layton and Kade

The Clint McAdams crew with Mama Chris

Dennis and Chris had their grandchildren stand with them as they exchanged vows.

Dennis & Chris Plunk!

We had a great weekend and were so glad that we could help celebrate such a wonderful event.  We look forward to creating many memories with Chris and Dennis, as well as Dennis' family.

Youth Baseball 2010

Kade played machine pitch baseball again this year. He did a great job! He started off playing third base and then moved to pitcher (kid that stands by machine and acts as the pitcher, catching the ball after each play is completed or when it comes to him). He got a hit every time he was up to bat, except for the very last ballgame and he struck out twice.

He played for the Marlins this year. We got some good laughs at the beginning of the season because he could not remember his team's name and would tell people he was on the Mardels! Baseball lasted for about five weeks and of course kept us busy, another reason I am so far behind on my posting.

Kade reaching out to catch a ball.

I'm not a baseball expert, but I really like this picture. Looks like Kade is playing ball!

My mom took these pictures and I love this one. Kade is tossing a ball to first base. You can see the ball in mid-air, right above the big dog's head.

Another good one by my mom. You can see the ball leaving the bat. Kade did such a great job batting this year!

Here is a short video of Kade