Happy 12th B'day, Shelby

Today is Shelby's Birthday! She is 12! I took her shopping this afternoon. She got some really cute clothes and some shoes. We had a good time together. I can't believe that she is already passed me in her shoes size. Today I was asking her where some of her old shoes were because I wanted them. It's pretty sad when you are asking your daughter for her hand me downs!
Shelby asked for shrimp curry and green beans with bacon for her birthday dinner. I might not have put those two together but that's what she wanted. It was pretty good if I don't say so myself.
She also asked for ice cream sundae's for her dessert. YUM!!!









The one thing she asked for was a digital camera. She was real excited about getting one. She can't wait to try it out. She will have to post some pictures of her own.

Well, Happy Birthday big girl! We love you and are very proud of you. You have made our life extra special and we are glad that you are our girl! Have a great day!

Vulcan Cup

We went to B'ham for the Vulcan Cup this past weekend. We played 3 games. We tied the first game and lost the other two. We played really good though. We are improving some and I can see that we may win some soon. We only lost both games 2-1. Brice scored one in the first game. He was so excited. He hurt his hand in the last game yesterday. I don't think it is broken but I'm taking him to the doctor this morning to get it checked out. It was a long weekend and I'm glad to be home. Philip had a crazy weekend at home. Shelby had two games Saturday. (she won both) He had regular set up for church on Sunday with normal Sunday activities and then he had to come home, clean house, shop for food for LifeGroup, take Shelby to soccer practice, make hamburgers for LifeGroup and then lead LifeGroup. To say the least, we were all exhausted when bedtime came. I think Philip said that he and the kids left the house Sunday at 6:45. We need a nanny sometimes!!! Happy Monday everyone...





After Brice hurt his hand the coach checked it out. He came out for a few minutes but then went back in to play. He wanted to try to score again.

Shelby's Soccer

Shelby has played 3 of her 6 games. The others have been postponed due to rain or field conditions. We will have to make some of them up. Brice has had the same situation. In fact, last weekend we had a local tournament and the whole thing was cancelled because of rain. I've only been able to take pictures of Shelby's games and a little video. These were from a game last Monday night. It was so cold and muddy. We lost but Shelby only had one goal scored against her and it was scored by our own team. Next weekend I will be in B'ham with Brice for a tournament so hopefully I will be able to get some pictures of him. I sure hope this rain ends soon. It seems it is raining every third day. Our yard can't take too much more.

Notice the encouragement of Shelby's brothers!

We are still here...

Since I last blogged we have had the flu at our house. Brice came down with the flu but no one else has had it yet. We all got the shot back in October but evidently it's not working as well as it has in the past. He wasn't sick very long though. I took him to the doctor on Sunday and he was back in school on Wednesday. Both Brice and Shelby have started back to soccer in full swing. All the rain we have had has caused problems with practices and games. Shelby has 3 games to make up due to rain and Brice's tournament that we had this weekend had to be cancelled because there was 2 inches of water standing on the fields. I didn't get any pictures of video because of the rain this weekend. I'll have to try again next time. Shelby has a game on Monday night and Brice and I will travel to B'ham week after next. We have had several projects at school to get done and lots of tests to study for. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. We have no school and I'm not working so hopefully we will sleep a little late and enjoy the day.

Well, just wanted to let you know we were still around and still kicking...

Laundry Day

I just want you to see what happens when I don't wash clothes for ONE day. Please note that I already have one load in the washer at this point. Come on, don't you feel sorry for me. Better go, I've got my work cut out for me today...

LifeBridge Land Update

Yesterday, Philip and Greg put up our signs on the land. I have pictures of each one and then how they are seen when you drive down the road. It's so exciting to see them up. We have wondered if the signs would bring any new people. It seems once you have land you are considered a "real" church at that point.

Sean, my boss, helped Philip and Greg build the posts that are holding the signs and another friend, Jay, helped them yesterday put them in the ground. Philip was so sore yesterday when he got home. Anyway, please pray for the church as we meet to figure out what kind and size of building we can build.

Fifth's Disease

If you've never seen fifth's disease, here is a picture. Eli came home on Monday from school and said that the nurse told him that he had fifth's disease. I knew Brice has had it before, no big deal! Well, Eli woke up on Tuesday and it was so bad his face was swollen. He has been itching pretty bad too. I let him stay home on Tuesday and told him yesterday that if he itched too bad at school to call me and I could come get him. I should have known better than that. Of course, I had been at work about 30 minutes and I got a call from the school. I did it, I gave him an out. Needless to say, I told him he had to stay at school today. I did send a note to his teacher though. I know he itches but I think he can stay at school. Once you get the rash you are no longer contagious. It is spread just like a cold virus and it can last for up to two weeks. He has gotten up the last two nights and asked for some Benadryl to help with the itching. Hopefully it will disappear soon. Fifth's disease is also called "slapped cheek". It does look like someone slapped him.