Score!!!

Landon scored his first soccer goal this morning! I don't have any pictures or video of it but it was still cute. He was so excited about it and talked about it the rest of the day. It's funny how his mind works...he still is trying to figure out the 'scoring' thing. He keeps saying that his team had one point and HE had one point. I have to keep reminding him that his team had a point because HE scored a point and then explain the rest of the scoring scenarios.

I was really amazed how much the team has improved in only three games. Although, Landon STILL wants to pick up the ball with his hands. He had a break away and he was close to the goalie and all he had to do is shoot it (no one else was around him) and he just picks up the ball! It's hard not to laugh! Maybe he is confused by knowing the goalie can touch with his hands?? He seems to want to do it more when he is close to the goal.

It was a fun morning with the soccer game and seeing some friends out there. The rest of the day was gorgeous and we were able to spend a lot of time outside. March madness has begun with all the conference tournaments winding up and it was a great day of basketball. Although, my Lady Techsters lost in the finals of the WAC conference tournament. :( We will have to wait and see if they will get an at-large bid on Selection Show this monday night. I think their chances are good since they are a host school, their RPI is 25, and have a great quality 15-point win over Georgia. Plus they have won 17 of the last 18 games. Hopefully the selection committee will grant them a ticket to the big dance!

My friend, Brooks, at McNeese won their conference tournament and I hope they get sent to the Shreveport site so i can see them. But with the Techsters losing today, it might not happen if Tech gets in. They will both be lower seeds and not at the same site. Who knows! i can't wait for Monday night!

my little soccer man...

Today's lesson: Don't get cocky

So, I was telling my friend, Shelley, at the park yesterday that no one else got what Landon had on Sunday night. I said that i just knew that we were going to dodge a bullet. Maybe it was me just trying to spread some positive thinking around our household to kill off the stomach bug(along with tons of clorox!). Wednesday rolls around and I just get down-right cocky. I even start planning a last minute trip to the condo for the weekend. Well, well, well.... poor Kennedy....

I dropped her off at school and her teacher calls me about 45 minutes later to let me know that she just isn't herself and doesn't seem to feel good and probably should come get her. She was refusing food (at home too, but this isn't unusual) and her teacher knew it was bad when she didn't even want a chocolate chip cookie. I go to pick her up and I can tell she doesn't feel well. And at this point, i STILL don't think it's the stomach bug (cocky, cocky, cocky).

well, I get halfway home and I hear the dreaded gurgle sound from behind me. Yep! Throw up all in my car. I am hoping she can sleep it off this afternoon! I am still going to stay positive, but will definitely stay humble!!!! Please pray that she gets well and that no one else gets it!!!

Conference Champs

With Lance living it up in Palm Springs, playing golf all week and through the weekend, I decided to take a little trip myself. My mom and I took the kids to Lake Charles Friday and Saturday to watch one of my best friends coach her final home game at McNeese. I was so proud watching her take first place in their league with their big win over Lamar. They will be the number 1 seed in their conference tournament this upcoming week. It was a long weekend for the kids, but they got to swim at Brooks' house and also play at the jumpy during her game. If McNeese wins their conference tournament, they might get the chance to play in Shreveport the first two rounds of the NCAA!! Crossing my fingers!

Brooks is on the right with the trophy. The other guy is the mens coach...it was a double header game and they won as well. First time in their conference that both men and women won the regular season title

Also, I just found out that she got Coach of the Year in their conference! Go Brooks!!

After the late night arrival to our house on Saturday night, it was safe to say that the kids were exhausted. They slept until 8:30 on Sunday which is very unusual for Kennedy. We still managed to get to sunday school at 10 and then we went to a birthday party at 2:30. Both kids were tired again that evening and were asleep by 7:00.

Landon told me that his stomach hurt right before he went to bed and I found it odd how fast he feel asleep too. Two hours later he woke up throwing up and having to go to the bathroom. It was a long night for him and not the best welcome-home-lance party when he arrived at 11:00pm last night.

Today he has been great so it looks like he is over it. This morning while doing a ton of laundry and cleaning up the stains from last night, I found Kennedy downstairs in the playroom with a bottle of baby powder. I couldn't even be mad!! I just laughed and grabbed my camera. Now, later I got a little mad, after I cleaned it up, when I discovered she had poured it in every drawer in the play room. Oh well!! I needed a good excuse to weed out some of their toys anyway!!

Pray for Jake

As I type, my 4 year old cousin is having his 3rd open heart surgery to fix a valve on his heart. I membrane keeps growing and covering it up. They are hopeful that this will be the last time. I can only imagine what Ty and Amy are going through right now. You can following them at http://tymccathran.blogspot.com/

These past two weeks have been a blur, but so much fun! We have been enjoying some wonderful weather and I think that just puts everyone in a great mood!

Landon has started playing soccer and he has really enjoyed it. He gets frustrated sometimes that he is not the fastest on the field and I have to keep telling him that he is one of the youngest ones and that he will catch up soon (I hope!). If only his team can learn about the boundries on field, we could spend more time playing instead of chasing the ball down into the woods!

The Hall kids and Tyler kids before their first game

On Feb 19th, we celebrated my mom's 60th birthday by throwing her a barnyard party. It was a blast for all ages. The kids loved dancing, playing on the jumpy and looking at the longhorn cows. By the end of the night, they were worn out!! Landon and Kennedy were sooo excited about seeing their cousins that they haven't seen in several months. They also enjoyed seeing some of their close friends, jake and landry grace, who came in from Ruston for the party. This sounds like a kid's birthday party, but a great time was had by all the adults as well! ;) My dad and my aunts did a fantastic job of planning everything from the square dancing, bon fire, bar-b-que, and a DJ for music.

All the cousins dancing

Me and my sweet mama! I wish you could see her new boots! Too bad we can't wear the same size shoe!! They were so cute!

Landon and the birthday girl!

The following weekend was filled with basketball!! I am on the NCAA committee that is hosting the 1st two rounds of the women's tournament in Bossier City. We have been promoting this tournament and this past weekend was the kick of these promotions. We held a free clinic for the kids in the Shreveport/Bossier area at BPCC. Following the clinic, we had an all-star game that consisted of former high school standout girls basketball players (from shreveport area) that went on to play college basketball somewhere. I had a blast tracking down these players to play and I was so grateful for some of my former high school and college teammates to participate. It went perfect!!! No one got hurt and everyone had a blast! My biggest concern was having a few kids at the clinic and no one showing up to watch the game. Well, having around 50 kids come to the clinic exceeded my expectations and I was glad when the kids stayed for the game as well.

Players that played in the game

Selling my kids clothes

I am purging some clothes that my kids can no longer wear and I really don't feel like tagging all of them for the upcoming consignment sells. So, my buddy Suzanne inspired me to just put some things up on my blog. Here are some pictures of just a few things. Kennedy's clothes range from size 6 months up to 24 months. And Landon's range 9 months up to 3t. I have cute clothes and play clothes. Just let me know if you want to come look or if you want more pictures.

well, i just somehow erased the pictures of the shoes i have. It's mostly size 3 and 4 (crocs, sandals, and sun san shoes). I really don't feel like taking another pic and uploading. I have red, navy, pink and white sun-san sandals.

and here are some bubbles and sets from Kennedy's closet.

You can always call me if you have any questions!

Snowed in with no snow

For the past two weeks, the Ruston area has been closing schools due to a threat of ice and snow. We finally got a few flurries this afternoon, but nothing to brag about. I see pictures from Shreveport, Houston, and Little Rock with several inches and we missed it all! And the weekend between these weeks, we had warm and beautiful weather. Crazy! This has been a cold winter and I am ready for Spring!!!

The kids have been great and I have found myself enjoying them more and more. We attended the Lady Techsters game this weekend and I especially enjoyed it because it was a crowd of over 7,000 and it brought back some great memories of playing. The ladies are on a roll and undefeated in conference. I am really pulling for them to finish strong and make the NCAA tourney this March. Especially when we are hosting the first two rounds in Shreveport for the first time ever. I am actually on a committee that is helping put that tournament on. It's been fun getting involved and seeing what all takes place behind the scenes.

I am not much for words tonight, so I will leave you with a few pictures of the kids over the past few weeks!

Super bowl Sunday making a World Champion ring and trophy (glad the packers won! One of my former players is married to the DB and had a great year!)

Kennedy eating cotton candy at basketball game

Riding the swing before the Techsters game

Random shot before church

Our 'snow' pictures from today