Xander, Mia, Madi and a Birthday

Yesterday was our brother-in-law Reagan's birthday. This, of course called for dinner at Rudy's!
Here are some photos of Xander and his cousin Mia. They are such good buddies! They love to play together ang get along famously!

You may also notice Madi's lovely and grown up hair cut. Her friend's mom did an amazing job. It is as cute as can be and she loves it!

Sports are back

Many readers of this blog may know that I love me some fall sports. Lets be honest its really the only time the MLB is any fun to watch or really means anything. Especially when the Yankees are in the hunt. (Sorry to all you Mariner fans, looks like another year of not making the playoffs.) Pro-baseball has way too long of a season and its really only a filler between the NBA finals and the beginning of the sport of kings - College Football. It got so bad this summer I actually found myself watching soccer and enjoying it. I am all for little league and such but come on MLB is way too long and there are too many roid users.

Enough about that. Today Benson (65) had his first football game of the season. He is the starting right guard (offence) for the 8th grade A team. I never knew how fun it was to watch linemen play. That is where the game is won. He must have done a great job, as we won 30 - 0. He played in the first half, then they took the starters out and he mostly watched the rest of the game. Here are a few pics:

They warmed up on a very soggy track, so their behinds are a bit red. The game was at Round Rock High School Stadium. Yes that's turf, they don't mess around here...

After the game muggin for the camera.

Right after we moved here Benson decided to play soccer, this is a friend that was on a couple of his soccer teams when they were in first and second grade. Now they are in Jr. High together and are on the same team again.

Obviously the Ceder Vally Jags are my favorite team, but right behind the Utes (nice job this weekend against UCLA) and anyone who plays against BYU are the Texas Longhorns my adopted team of choice. Here are a few pictures from the UT v. TCU game. A friend is a season ticket holder and invited me along. His seats are 3 rows from the top, and there were about 84000 people there very impressive. They also have the largest High Def Screen in the NCAA.

High School Football in Texas

We are gearing up for Benson's first football game this week. And so to get in the spirit of it all we attended the first home game for the high school he will attend and play football and baseball for. High School football in Texas is something else. We sit in this stadium that is amazing!! And we watch these kids that are athletic beyond reason. Friday night's game was so exciting! My heart was pounding, I was shaking, my hands were all clammy and my son wasn't even on the field. At half time our team was down 7 to 17. And with 12.7 seconds left in the game we were ahead 34 to 30. It was amazing! The final play of the game by our opposition almost did us in if it weren't for the star of the team bringing down the ball carrier. It was so fun! Can't wait until Tuesday night when I can watch my boy play.

My Poem

This was for an assignment in language arts. My dad made me post this.

Baseball Game

The cool brisk air blowing against my face

As I step up to the plate

and the pitch......."BALL" yelled the ump.

I step out of the box to look for the sign

Nose, ear, belt, ear, belt, hat, ear, OK i think swing away

As I step back in i get ready to swing away.

My grip tightens as i take a deep breath

The pitch comes but the Ball breaks

"Ball" yelled the ump again.

I step out of the box and try to relax

My coach just yelled "again" when your ready

As I stepped into the box the pitch came automatically.

"Oh, no" a curve ball "strike" yelled the ump

My coach just yelled "do it again big Ben"

I stayed in the box and hit the ball

"HOME RUN" the ball goes soring.

Just FYI

Many blogs out there are "two way" communication vehicles...that's cool! Josh and I decided to make our blog simply an "information out to you" kind of a blog and so we removed the option for people to leave comments. So enjoy the info and know that we love you all!

Xander the Busy Bee Boy

Xander is a Busy Bee. No that doesn't mean he is nosey. It is the name of the preschool group we participate in. Today was his first day back this fall and he was so excited and happy! Nearly every day without fail this summer he would ask me if it was a school day. He really enjoys his friends, learning letters and number, etc. He is quite a kid!

Chrissta

I am here to tell the world that I love this girl. She is the most amazing woman, friend and a great example. We have grown a lot together. We have been married for more than 15 years, and she has helped me mature and grow as a person. Love you babe....