More Christmas Pics

Chase, Mother, Jack.

Jack and his new Florida State crocs.

Strat's "Nick Saban" shirt.

Chase's gold Under Armor.

Christmas at Shannon and Russell's house

Here are the boys eating Christmas dinner. It was a very mild day, so they were able to eat outside.

Strat and Bridget on the trampoline.

Chase and Kyle are playing two-on-two tossing their new football with...

Mallory and Jack. Look at how Mallory has a handle on that ball! You go, girl!

Strat going to Christmas performance

I remembered at the last minute to take Strat's pic in his choral outfit. We were on our way out and I took his pic as he was getting in the car, then I made him come back in so I could take his pic in front of the Christmas tree. The concert was very short since the high school didn't perform. They are getting ready for a musical, so it was just the elementary school and the junior high. They sounded good!

A boy and his pet

I wanted to honor the age-old experience of a child having a pet. It is a wonderful part of growing up, and it is important to me that the boys experience it. So, here are a few pics of the boys with animals.

Here is Molly the crazy big dog watching the boys play a game. She is probably sitting and thinking of a way to get in the middle of things. ha

Boys and bugs! Need I say more?? Not really a pet, but an important part of being a little boy.

Petting Millie. Millie was a stray that we saw across the street one day. Jim wanted to give her some food and water because she was SO very skinny, so he and the boys took a couple of disposable bowls across the street. It wasn't long before she was a member of the family, but she was always a little skittish about being petted. The only one who could really get close to her touch-wise was Strat. She seemed to love him the best.

Here is Jack petting a stray that was in our yard. Jim was afraid he would be hit by a car, so we put him in the back fence (while we still had one). Jim called the owners number on the dog tag and they came to get him.

Lilly Belle while she was still manageable. haha

Official end of fall soccer 2007

See the soccer blog for more pics. This was a fun day. A very warm day for December, although it was a bit windy. Nonetheless, fun!