Fall is in the air...

So much has gone on lately I don't have time to get on here and update.  This month is flying by and I can't stop it.  Our trip in December is fast approaching and I have so much to think about and get done before then.  I'm even putting up the Christmas decorations this weekend so we will have more time to enjoy them.  Philip doesn't know why I'm even putting them up but I have to.  At least for me...

Brice has had his first JV game.  I missed the first one because Shelby had her final game of the season for rec.  But I did make the next two.  We won the first one (5-0). Brice scored one of those goals.  He was able to play on the new turf at the high school.  It is really nice but all the different lines confuse me.  He played Monday and they tied.(1-1)  Brice assisted our goal.  He plays Thursday and Saturday too.  We will be glad for next week.  No school!!!  I get to sleep late!

This is a picture of Brice on the turf last week.

This is a picture of Brice Monday night.  

Eli has had a fun month.  His class went to the MS Braves field and got a tour.  It was actually pretty fun.  They have a stuffed animal in their class called Quacky.  Each child gets a turn taking him home for the weekend.  Eli had him last weekend.  He took that thing everywhere.  Eli found a T-shirt from one of his "Build A Bear" friends and put it on Quacky.  I guess you could say that Eli donated the shirt because it went back to school like that.  Eli lost another tooth.  Brice pulled it for him.  Philip and I just can't do that.  His other front tooth is loose so we are waiting for it to fall out in time for Christmas.  "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth"


Eli helped Philip in the yard Saturday.  What a good helper.  I love when they are young enough to think it's fun to help do chores.  Shelby helped me the other night clean out the medicine cabinet.  She thought it was fun.  If I asked her to do it she would probably pitch a fit.  I asked her last night if she would rather feed the dog or gather the trash cans in the house.  She chose the trash cans.  After she got them all in the kitchen I asked her to empty them and then take all the cans back to their appropriate places.  She looked and me and said, " I should have just fed Bear..."  HA!

Brice went hunting with Sean last weekend.  Sean has taken him before (last year) but they never saw anything.  Well, Saturday they got in the stand and were there maybe 5 minutes and he saw this deer.  He shot it dead on and was so excited.  It was a 7 point and weighed 260 lbs.  It was huge.  He was really proud.  Sean was excited too.  Amanda (his wife) said he didn't smile that big when their daughter was born.  Thanks Sean!!!!

I had to add this picture of Shelby.  Isn't is pretty?! She was hanging out with her friends, taking pictures and they took this one of her.  She is always busy with her friends these days.  She is looking forward to the Christmas dance at school.  
She is planning on going with a bunch of girls.  She did get asked yesterday by some boy but she said, "No thanks!".  I don't think this boy is very interesting to her.  HA!  Pray for her during these last couple of weeks of school.  She really needs to buckle down and study hard.  She needs to pull several of her grades up.  She has her moms brains and things just don't come easily to her.  I wish I could have passed a little smarts on to her...