1st Day of 1st Grade - Jackson Style

Not to be outdone by his little brother, Jack started the new school year off right with a little drama, too. We FINALLY got that last, nasty snaggle tooth pulled, late on the eve of 1st grade.

Hence the sleepy, toothless grin on the 1st day of 1st grade.
We have already told him he needs to be a Jack-O-Lantern for Halloween!

Daddy had an early morning meeting so my little amigos and I watched Jack board the bus.

Then we all went to the Reds game as a back-to-school treat.
Is this picture hilarious or what?!

Here's to a Crusader win tomorrow! Go IHM Football!

Will's Day of 1sts

After Will's 1st official haircut...
(Mom or Dad usually cuts it)

And putting on his 1st official uniform...

And prepping for his 1st official day alone...
(Jack starts tomorrow)

Will had his 1st official limo ride.

'Cause the curse continues.
The bus forgot him.
(Just like it forgot Jack on his 1st day last year)

Good luck Wilbur-Dilbur!
We love you!

Day With Daddy

Last week the boys had a great day with Daddy. They headed south, first stopping at Daddy's old stomping grounds, Eastern Kentucky University, where Andy coached for a year and received his Master's.

Got to see the new court and locker rooms for the Men's Basketball Program and saw old faces in the Baseball office.

Next they headed to Georgetown, KY to go to the Bengal's Practice Facility. They were guests of our new friends, The Weber Boys, and had a ball. They were even on TV!

They received tickets through the Weber's neighbor, Leon Hall.

And also met Cedric Benson.


But most of all I think the boys just had a fun day together.

In their words:
"Boys Rule and Girls Drool."
We'll see how long that lasts!

Are You Ready For Some Football!

Much to the chagrin of the Grandmothers and Uncle Jon,
Jack and Will are playing Bandit Football for IHM this fall.

We are talking BIG TIME FOOTBALL - practice gear, game day gear, pads, football shoes - the whole 9 yards. We have been practicing 2 to 3 times a week since the beginning of the month and today we had our 1st scrimmage against our rival, Guardian Angel. May I just brag and say...

MY BOYS ROCK!

Jack had a HUGE block on our 1st offensive possession to allow a QB sweep for a touchdown, Will had 2 tackles for negative yards and Jack (starting Full Back) carried the ball 6 times for 30 yards! Needless to say, their Father
(Coach Goshorn - are you surprised?!)
was VERY proud, as was this Mother!

Here is Jack carrying the ball - right up the middle!



It is going to be a fun fall - GO CRUSADERS!!

LOVE YA!

Love ya, too, Baby Girl!

Baseball Fever!

We slipped out of town for a few days this past week for our last "summer fling." We took the kids to Chicago to see our beloved Reds play the Cubs at Wrigley! Lucky for us, our 2nd family, The Soucie/Henger Clan were in town to go along and allowed us to stay with them. The kids rode the "L", ate way too many sugary-treats and had a ball. Too bad the Reds lost. But BIG THANKS to Uncle Jon and Aunt Molly for outfitting the kids IN STYLE with new Reds jerseys! Even the Cubs fans thought they all looked too cute!

Baseball Fans

Some of our other family - Carin, Charlie and Momma Shea

Lazy Day at the Pool on Saturday

FRIENDS - with loose teeth that need to COME OUT!

On our way to Yoder we stopped and introduced the kids to Touchdown Jesus at Notre Dame

And Knute Rockne. Jack was enamored with his record!

And once in Yoder, we had the beloved golf cart rides to the crick, truck rides to "check out the area" and headed to our first Ft. Wayne Tin Caps game.

Even Uncle Kenny came along!

My baseball-lovin' boys. Daddy taught Jack how to keep a baseball score sheet!

The girls

We were blessed to have a great summer. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...school and sports!