Best Friends

This is Zack Rylans best friend. The boys were talkin about their strategies.
I thought this was just adorable! This was at a scrimmage against Abilene.

Rylan's Fans

I am holding Micah, Micah is drinking the gatorade and Avery is on the left under the unbrella.

This is Russ talking with Rylan after his first game of a scrimmage. Russ and I are both proud of Rylan. He is doing so good in football. He is so much more advanced than last year. He gets in there and throw those big ol boys down and after he does that he is off chasing the receiver to get a tackle! This day Rylan had I think five and maybe even six games this day. We started at 10 and finished around 1:30. They only ran so many plays per game. It was crazy and fun! Teams came from all around. There were six games going on at all times. It was so hot this day! I was selling water and cokes for PTO. The girls ended up going home with a friend of mine to play with a little friend of theirs named Kloe. I was so thankful for Krista that day! It was a lifesaver because the girls would have been so miserable! When I went to get them they didn't want to go home and Kloe wanted them to stay. I am so glad God is answering my prayer for my children to have christians friends to grow up with!

Happy 4th Birthday Girls!

WOW !!! I can't believe it! Where has four years gone? Life passess so quickly yet so slowly at times. I told Russ after putting the kids to bed last night, Now our lives are going to go so fast!

I had such a pleasant day yesterday preparing for the girls party. I made two round cakes. I wanted both of the girls to have their own cake and also Avery kept saying she wanted a green cake and Micah kept saying she wanted a blue cake. Yes twins, just like other children have their own individual thoughts, ideas and desires. I picked up a strawberry cake from Walmart with some cream cheese icing and put food color in the icing to change the color. I had so much fun making the cakes. The girls woke up while I was in the shower so my amazing son came to the rescue! He made "a wall" around the cakes so his sisters could not see them on the stove cooling off. He pushed the cakes back into the corner and put our bread and a towel in front of the cakes which worked because the girls did not see them. Russ came from mowing gammy and pops yard and he was pulling a trailer with Raelynn in the back! The girls love Raelynn so much so they were quite surprised! Russ took the girls for a ride and I was off to ice the cakes. Gammy, Pops,Nanaw, Adreane and Raelynn were our guests later that evening.

Earlier I had hung pink streamers and balloons and had the green table cloth left over so I threw that on. I had done this in the morning. When I announced to the girls that today all they were getting was decorations for their birthday, Micah started crying saying I wanted a baby for my birthday, a baby that swims! It was so sad but little did she know, I had already gotten the doll for them. l

So later while everyone was outside playing, I put the cakes and presents on the table. The girls were so excited to come in and see the candles lit with presents on the table. We sang happy birthday twice, once to each girl. This made them feel so happy! When they were opening their gifts, they weren't allowed to look at each others gifts. It ruins the surprise for the one who sees the gift that has already been opened. I think later, we will turn the girls backs to each other so they won't be so rushed in opening. At times, they each unwrap slower than the other.
I absolutely loved seeing them giggle while we sang to them and then the pure surprise when they unwrapped that baby doll. I did get a little emotional as I always do. The cirlcle of life is so sad and joyous all at the same time!

Walking Away

We went and took pictures downtown in Abilene. I havn't taken any of the kids since December of last year and here it is already August and Christmas is already around the corner.

This picture made me think of when my children will one day walk away from my home and the life I know for them now and they will walk into their own path of life. I hope for them that when that day comes that I have helped them to know and see the love of Christ through showing them Christ and his love through me. I hope to have given them lots of chesrished memories of a good home life, fun with each other and mom and dad. I hope for them independence to walk on their own two feet and to come home anytime they may need. I pray now for the man or woman they will one day marry that he/she knows the love of Christ to be able to lead their own family together to the Father. I pray also that the Lord place Christian friendships in their pathway now to be able to grow up with these friends to be able to lean on in the future when trials come thier way.

It kills me to think of that day in the future when I will have to let go and let them walk thier own path in life but I am secure in knowing my King will take care of them! I find peace in that!

Girls Program Tuesday Thursday School

The girls had their end of year program on a Friday night. They had been practicing songs for weeks for the program. When we went to drop them off with their classmates before the program they cried and screamed and didn't want me to leave them. All the kiddos gathered before the program and then they were to walk out and go up in front of the church and sing all their songs for us. Russ and I tried to sit where the girlees couldn't see us. We just knew the moment they saw us, they would run right for us. To our amazement, they went right to their spot and sang the whole time. Now they didn't do the hand motions and all but we were simply amazed, especially being as shy as they are and all! We were so proud of them. It was so cute, Rylan got so tickeled at them singing during one part of the program and it got us all tickeled hearing him laugh! It was good to see him enjoying his sister. It reminded me that ah, he does love them even though they may fight and bicker with each other at times. It was a sweet moment!

Baseball Season

Boy he looks like his Daddy here!

Oh, my gosh, baseball season is nearly over and I havn't posted anything on Rylan's games. He is doing so much better than last year at hitting the ball. It is amazing how much a little one developes in a year and we see it every year. He has been picked to be a "pull player"to play with the next age group up. He is one of four other boys from his age group that gets asked to play for a team when they are short on players. He has now been asked twice to play. We are so excited for him. He was so nervous the first game we pulled up to. He said "Mom, they are so big" I had many emotions for him. I was so excited but sad for the fear and anxiety he was feelin. It was one of those moments I wish I could wipe the fear away for him, put him up to bat, and he slam one right over the fence. BUT he got through it! The second time he was running to put his gear on!!! I never saw him move so fast! So anyway here are some pics. He is also a catcher and one of the pitchers for his team. We are so proud of him! (The last picture is of him at his first game he played with the big boys. He looks so sad and scared to me!)