Makin' the Grade

Kade made the A-Honor Roll for the 1st Six Weeks of 3rd grade.  He seems to be a great student and is very conscientious of his work and his grades.  I hope he keeps this determination for the rest of his school career!  Clint and I both talk with him often about how proud we are of him and the importance of school and good grades.

Kade has been wanting this new Pokemon Nintendo DS game, so as a reward we surprised him with it.  He was so excited, as you can tell!

Keep up the good work, Kade!  Your daddy and I are so proud of you.

Soccer Time

Kade and Layton are playing soccer for the first time ever!  I didn't play soccer, nor did Clint, so this game is new for the entire family.  We had our first games this past Saturday, and I have to say it was a lot of fun.

Kade is on the oldest team and they are called the Titans.  I have truly never seen Kade this excited about a sport.  He is loving every minute of it.  The Titans play three other teams throughout the six week season.  The team with the best record is sent to Dallas to play in a tournament.  We have big hopes!

Kade's team tied this past Saturday, but we'll take a tie over a loss.

Kade is the one that just kicked the ball.

I am coaching Layton's team, which is called Happy Feet.  There are 10, four and five year olds---they are a hoot!  Layton had two games this past week, so he was an expert by the time the second game was over. He even scored a goal!  Skye had to bribe him by telling him she would buy him a Batman toy, but hey whatever works!

The little kids don't keep score, which I just love.  We are out there to have fun and learn!

Layton is directly in the middle.  Look at that face!

Both Kade and Layton wear #5--this was a total coincidence! 

Grinning from ear to ear!

Tyler, Skye's boyfriend, refereed for me BOTH games.  He did a great job with the kids and was so sweet to them.

Show Us Your Life - Dining Room

This past week at Kelly's Korner the theme was Dining Rooms.  I don't really have a dining room.  I do have a space at the end of my kitchen with a built in china cabinet and an area for a table.  Our table and chairs were handed down to us by Clint's mom.  We don't sit at it unless we have company.  It usually is just a catch all for everything.

I want to remove the doors from the china cabinet and paint it a fun color (probably turquoise or lime green) and display some of my Fiestaware pieces.  I also want a new light fixture.  I actually have my eye on one from Ballard Designs.

This is the only red wall in my kitchen.  The turquoise pieces on the sides of the china cabinet are old pieces of ceiling tin that I painted and then built a frame for.

Show Us Your Life-Master Bedroom

I have decided to participate in Kelly's Korner "Show Us Your Life" posts, which are held each Friday.  I'm by no means pleased with my house, in regards to decorating, but I thought what the heck!

Our master bedroom, bath, and sitting area are all on the second floor of our home.  We have done a lot of work in our master bedroom.  We tore all of the paneling down, retextured, and painted.  We want new flooring, but that will have to wait awhile.  I also wanted to scrape my popcorn ceilings, but that didn't happen, either.

Before Picture with Paneling

Paneling Down--Before Texturing

We bought our furniture from my sister, Sommer, when she decided to get new furnishings.  I love the sleigh bed.

I found this shelf, which is an old fireplace mantle, in a grain bin on our property.

Clint's side of the bed and dresser.

My side of the bed.  I picked up the wall art from the dump!  It was originally the back of an old metal lawn chair.  There were two of them, so there is another one on the other side of the French doors.

TV

My dresser

French doors going out to balcony patio off of master bedroom.

I have a lot to do on our balcony patio.  I want to decorate it, etc.  I did get furniture purchased this past spring, so that completes step #1.

We have great views from our balcony patio.

This is an old dugout and storehouse in our backyard.  It is beautiful in the spring and early summer, b/c it is fully covered in greenery.

Layton Goes to Preschool

Layton began his second year of preschool on Sept. 13.  He only went a 1/2 year last year, so this will be his first complete year.  He was so excited to be going and had a blast that first day.  He colored a red apple.  Layton, your daddy and I love you so much and can't wait to see the many things you learn this year!

Kade's Catches!

This past weekend Kade had a friend over and all the boys (Kade, friend and Layton) played in our creek crossing.  They caught at least 50 minnows, some Chirp and either a small Catfish or a Pollywog.  We released all of the fish in a tank by our house.

Kade had to put his Catfish/Pollywog in a jar for a little bit.  The fish's fins cut Kade when he was trying to capture it.  He felt like a true fisherman!

We didn't get around to releasing the fish in our tank until it was almost dark.  Here you can see Clint, the boys and Ace.

On Sunday, Kade helped Layton dress up in a wild costume.  Kade said he had caught a Dinobearbull!

Gifts from Argentina

My sister, Sommer, visited Argentina and brought the boys these really cool gifts back.  They were super excited and ate all of the candy in about 10 minutes!

Here is part of the loot.  There was a lot more candy, but they ate it before I could get a picture.  Notice the rawhide whip she brought back for Layton so he can make Corndog go.

These are crayons made from tree bark.  The boys have colored with them and they work great.

This is an ankle type bracelet that she brought back for Kade.  It is made of goat hooves!  In Argentina they put these around their ankles and dance--they, of course, give off a sound like maracas.

Thanks, Aunt Sommer!