FINALLY!!!

Brady can now FINALLY ride a bike! That boy has had no desire to learn to ride his bike. When we go outside, he wants to play ball or ride his scooter. But this morning he woke up and decided he wanted to learn. It didn't take long either. He is so funny! Aryn rode around him with her little bike...like she was sooo much better than him. She is a mess!

I love this....

Quote for the day:

'Whatever you give a woman, she's going to multiply.

If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.

If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.

If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.

She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.'

So - if you give her crap…….you will receive more sh** than any one human being can handle

Football has begun!!

Tonight is the beginning of Brady's 3rd year of football. He will practice EVERY night for 2 weeks and then he will have his first game. I think they might be playing 2 nights a week or maybe just one this year...not sure. But needless to say, he will be one busy little boy. So while the boys are at practice, Ms. Aryn Paige and I are going shopping for a pretty party dress. Sunday at church we are having the 1st annual Father/Daughter dance. I haven't told her yet but she is going to be so excited. So far over 33 dads have signed up with their daughters and we are expecting many more. This will be so special for everyone involved. I can't wait to take pics of Sal and Aryn together.....

Football tryouts and this stinking rain!!

Well, Brady had tryouts and he and his good friend, Will, got drafted on the same team!!! They are both so excited!!! So they will now get to play on the same team together for 2 years.
This rain is making my head hurt. I swear, everytime there is a storm, something happens to our house. The tree in my neighbors yard fell and took out her shed and our cable and electric too!!

Funeral

I just got back from a funeral for the 13 year old daughter of a friend of mine. Stephanie and I were good friends in high school and were on drill team together. The little girl basically just didn't wake up. This is the second funeral for a child that I have went to this year. I pray I don't have to ever attend another one. I can't even imagine the grief her and her family are going through. The thought of burying a child is too much for me to handle. The service was beautiful though and Denise was an adorable little girl. Something like that really makes you want to hold those close to you even closer.....

The Naturals ballgame

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Okay, this was so much fun! Sunday we went to 7:30 mass and then to breakfast with the kids and my sister n laws. We wanted to get on the road by 10:30 or so because we still needed to get our tickets to the game. We got up to Springdale and got our tickets and decided to go to The Promenade. Good grief! That place is a little tiring!! Well, if it was just Sal and I, we could have stayed all day but with the kids, they tend to get hot and tired very quickly. We told Jesse that we would come by his house about 2:30 or 3 so we needed to finish up and hurry. We found his house and got to meet his sweet baby Mia...so stinking cute! She is a good mix of he and Alex. We all went to the game and had such a good time. Brady and Aryn we so excited and were so well behaved! The Naturals lost the game but the fireworks at the end was so good. I think I could say that it was one of the neatest displays we have seen! Gotta go for now. We are taking the kids and some of their friends to the pool for the 'end of the summer' party. Enjoy the pics! I will post some to my shutterfly as soon as I get a chance. -Nicole

Busy Day on Saturday

We had such a good time with the kids this weekend!! Saturday morning we got up and went shopping. We needed to exchange Brady's football pads at Academy and we saw that Keith Jackson was there signing autographs. Brady and I had no idea who he was but since he was somewhat famous, we thought we would get his autograph on a football. After we left there, the kids wanted to go to Chili's to eat. They were having there kickoff for their St Jude's fundraiser...which is an awesome event and I have no problems donating to this cause. Especially since my boss and his family were there and Ashton is now cancer free. We still had a few more stops to make to finish up our shopping so after it was all done, I took the kids swimming. This is the last weekend the pool will be open so I wanted to make sure they got to swim and have a good time with their friends there.


Oh, and Friday night Baby Payton came to visit...she is so sweet! My kids love her and we really could keep her!! :)