My Week In Pictures!

One thing I absolutely love about being a mom to boys is being on the ballfield. Anyone who knows me personally knows that I grew up near the fields because my father played softball twice a week and every single weekend my whole childhood. I have been to almost every single ballfield in the south and spent most of my weekends living in hotels to support my dad and his team. When I found out Blaze was a boy, I remember being so happy to have another reason to live on the field.. after all, I don't do dirt any other way.

I could say alot of things about Blaze and how amazing he is on the field. He always listens and has such a heart for his friends that play too. I think he has learned so much from playing ball - but not just about the sport, also about life. He has improved so much since he started playing three years ago... and that is all thanks to the wonderful man in this picture, Mickey Griffin. Mickey has been Blaze's coach for the last three years. He is also Blaze's football coach and will be Blaze's basketball coach as well if we are not relocated before the season starts. He is a wonferful man of God, an amazing father, and a great rolemodel for all the children he works with. Everyone who knows him talks about how great of a person he is both on and off the field. He loves these kids so much more than just a coach does - He made a heartfelt speech during the trophy awards about how he misses them and prays for them and loves them and wants the best for them both on and off the field. It takes a man of God to be able to be such a good role model and pour out his feelings emotionally. He is always so upbeat and positive and even though Friday's loss was our first loss in TWO YEARS (that is a big deal for a bunch of first graders!) he took it with grace and was very humble. I don't know if he will ever read my blog, but if he does, I just want to say thank you and tell him that we love and appreciate him and pray for him too. My kids will look back and see what a great coach they had and he laid the groundwork for them to be great ballplayers! Maybe when they make it pro, they can buy him a car or mansion to make up for it! ha!!

Blaze's team went un-defeated 10-0 however during tournaments, they lost their 1st game by 2 points. My son learned how to eat humble pie and it was a good lesson to learn. After winning every game, he cried for a good two hours over his loss. His really close friend, Hayden, was on the other team so he was happy it was her team instead of another that he didn't know. We are proud of her and her team for coming back and doing so good. We love you, Hayden!
This is the group of wild and crazy kids we took to see Cars 2 on Friday night. I also have to mention we had an infant and a 2 year old with us also - and just 3 moms! They did an amazing job and even the baby never made a sound through the whole thing. I made treat bags for all the kids to share after the movie and although it was late, we managed to snap this one picture.

My husband is in Nashville on business and thanks to some friends, I got to go stay the night down there Friday night kid free :) I love my kids, but I love my husband and we barely get the chance to even hug each other at night before bed muchless spend a night together or go out to dinner. Needless to say, he was very busy so I headed home and just happened to stop by my favorite store in the whole world, Coach. They had some awesome deals going on and I walked away with two much needed purses - but I had to promise not to buy another purse all year first! I also got the boys some things from the Nike outlet and then headed home!

Ace also received a trophy for the end of his season. He was so happy he lost his game because that meant he got his trophy for the season! His coach's name is Billy Dale. Billy used to work with DJ and his daughter, Ava, also went to preschool with Ace. We were lucky that he was such a great coach and was so dedicated to the children. It takes alot of patience to teach 8 pre-schoolers to love and appreciate the game. Ace was not ummmm as athletically inclined as his brother. When he found out there was no hitting or wrestling involved in the game, he said he'd rather play football. Again, this is why I love having boys :)

Finally, I wanted to share with you where I spend alot of time blogging. When we bought this house last fall, I just knew many days and nights would be spent watching my kiddos play in the pool and I was so right! They have not wanted to get out of the water all day - even when it gets dark. We have had such horrible storms that we haven't been able to enjoy it as much, but they have had the chance to have some friends over and stuff - and I have such an easy time writing when I am out in the fresh air listening to my babies laugh and have fun.

I am so incredibly blessed to call stay at home mom and wife as my job title. I cannot imagine missing any of these moments with my family. I am so blessed to have a husband who would sacrifice and work hard so that I can stay at home and be the mom they need and deserve. I cannot express enough how thankful I feel for being here everyday for every nap and every step and every meal and every moment :)