Happy B-Day Mema!!!!

Homecomming

We had a blast at the football game Friday night. It was Hays' homecoming, and the whole stadium was decked out in blue and white. We sat with our neighbors, Colby their oldest is in the band and the kids enjoyed trying to find him in the stands.

Jaxson is a hoot, he reminds us every few minutes or so that we're at a "bah dame". Now every time we pass by the stadium he squeals with excitement and tells us "bah dame".

The decorations at the game (mums, face & hair paintings, and most of all the homecoming dresses) made Jacie's eyes twinkle brightly with stars. She bugged us to death to take pictures of every cheerleader, drill team dancer, and the homecoming girls that were dressed to the hilt for the occasion.

We got a few good shots and just really had a great time. And even though Jordan wouldn't let us get any good pictures of him, he seemed to have had an ok time as well.

God's calling!!

God has called me back to the work place and Wednesday will be my first day in an office environment in over a year!! I left the Comptroller's Office in June of 2007 and I will be returning there on the 1st of October (2008), but it will be in a different capacity. He knows the desires of my heart and has placed me in a division that I have PRAYED to be in since he gave me the word to return.......oh, and did I mention he gave me more money to boot!!! God is good!!!....but you guys already know that.



Well, we found a great daycare for Jacie and Jaxson and to get them accustomed to going back we signed them up to start a couple of days early. So, today they were there from 9 - 2 and they had an absolute blast!! Of course Jacie wanted to make sure that Jaxson was taken care of, so she walked him into the class and made sure the teacher knew that we had all of his bags and sheets together.....what would we do without her, huh? ;)



Then it was her time to go to class....her class was outside on the playground and her teacher came right up to her and started talking with her. Jacie was ok at this point and talked to her, as well, but then the teacher made the mistake of calling some of her classmates up to talk with Jacie, as well. Have you ever seen someone throw a piece of bread out to one or two pigeons and then, just a few seconds later, there are 100 others flocked around you?.....that's how this situation played out. It went from two to 12 in a matter of seconds as they hovered around us....that's when Jacie went to the death clamp on my leg. She actually had my blood flow cut off at the femoral artery and I was finally saved by her teacher who saw me about to pass out from the poor circulation and lack of oxygen from being crowded by the kids. She, finally, took Jacie's hand and walked her out to the playground where the rest of her classmates followed close behind. It was a sight to see.

Running Fast in My New Shoes

Jaxson has been fascinated with his new tennis shoes. He constantly asks us to watch him run fast. He is such a joy to our family.

The Fly Boys

This summer we have had a horrible time with flies here at the house. Because of this Cory has become a fly killing dude.

So, when I saw Jax stepping up to join the ranks of the "Fly Boy Brigade" I couldn't help myself and grabbed the camera.

Jaxson has favored these frog rain boots all summer. Even on the hottest days you can find him stripped down to a diaper and geared up in the frog boots. So it didn't surprise me one bit to see him armed and ready to fight the good "Fly" fight with his trusty frog boots and flyswatter.

Lov'en the Blogg'en

Ok, so it's no secret that I love to scrapbook, but man oh man, blogging is climbing the charts quickly. We are having so much fun adding and changing things it's unreal.

I hope you all are having as much fun with this as we are. So tonight Jordan and I are in my room while a group of men meet down stairs for bible study. We figured out how to add music to this thing, so now when you open up to check out the latest news you will also be able to check out the latest tunes we listen to while we honor God with our Praise and Worship!!

Stay tuned, I'm trying to figure out how to put some sort of wish list on here for the kid's Christmas lists.

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Football Fun

We all suited up in our Rebel colors and headed to the game with some friends. Tonight was Jacie and Jaxson's very first Friday night football game. They both were so excited, and had a blast.

They were mesmerized by the band, cheerleaders, and drill girls. Just as we expected, Jax was very into the game. He was right on queue with the crowd when it was time to clap and cheer for a good play on the field.

GO REBELS

Day at the park...

We met Tanya for lunch at the, as Jacie would say, green slide park on Monday. It's a big park with lots of "nooks and crannies" for the kids to go in and out of and they had a blast.



The cold front had come through, so they had to wear a pull-over, but they welcomed it and I had a hard time taking it off them when we got back for their nap, because they both wanted to keep it on. Here are a few pics of them at play.

1st day of JROTC...

1 Jar head cap
1 Battle Dress Uniform
1 Pair of size 11 desert boots
3 Hours of ironing
5 minutes in line formation before school starts

Not getting yelled at or embarrased by the Gunney Sgt ..................PRICELESS.

First day of drill for JROTC. Ok, so if any of you remember years ago Cory and I thought we were going to die when Jordan went through his sock fit era.

Morning after morning we would hunker down and listen and watch as he through absolute fits because the seams on his socks didn't line up in his shoes. He would scream that they didn't "feel good". Well, this morning I had horible flash backs of those days. Jordan waited 'till last night to begin preparing his uniform for school today. This morning he was running late, and having trouble getting the belt, pant legs, hat, and shoe strings to be perfect. He wasn't talking much, but we both knew he was nervious about getting called out and embarrased in the line formation.

So all day Cory and I were praying for his spirit and anxiously awaited for him to get home from school so we could get the scoop. He waltzes in and....nothing...no comments no stories, just nothing. Finally Cory asks him how it went, and he says " it was over in 5 minutes, they didn't even look at our uniforms".

All I could think of was man, that was an aweful lot of drama for 5 minutes. We love our TEEENAGER!!!

Another "J" family member.

Yes, we found a way to fit another "J" name into our family!!! This summer we added Jasmine to our crew. She is so sweet and all the kids just love her. She is so smart; we were shocked at how well she behaves after being with us for just such a short time.

Jacie and Jax debate over who will get to take her out to potty. Let's wait until the winter months and see if they are still wanting to be the one out there with her. ha-ha

Bailey seems to like her, as well. When they are together I'm reminded of the movie, Aristocats, where there is an older hound dog and a younger beagle in the movie. The older dog is always telling the younger one to go lay down and leave him alone. It's so cute to watch them.

Hays Rebel in the House!!!!

We can hardly believe it, we have a kid in High School. Jordan started 9th grade this year and is off to a really great start. He is taking Pre-Ap classes and God has blessed him with a WONDERFUL schedule!! We werer able to meet his teachers this week during back to school night and it's no doubt that God hand picked every one of them just for him. I have never seen so many teachers that seem to really love their job. Every one of them seemed to really be into the kids, they seem to understand the changes that these 9th graders are up against and have implemented ideas on how to help make their transition smoother.

"J" plans to play Basketball, Baseball, and run Track, but right now he's in off-season, which is nice and easy on our schedule. He is also taking ROTC and seems to love it. He has received part of his mandatory uniform (BDUs) and they look real cool. This organization is under the Marine Corps umbrella so you can imagine the culture/environment of his classroom.

So, our family colors are now officially split. We still bleed maroon, but blue and red are now in our wardrobe. Jacie and I got Hays Rebel shirts at the football game last week and she has tried to wear it all week long.

WHOOP & GO REBELS!!

They listen more than we know!

So, we have been working with the kids on the way they are supposed to behave and the phrase we are using a lot is, "you must make good choices". When they do not make a "good choice" we talk about it and discuss how they need to talk with God and ask him to forgive them.

Well, yesterday at dinner Jasmine (our new puppy) had to go in the kennel. She didn't like it much and began to bark. Jaxson asked what had happened and I told him Jasmine didn't make a good choice when we had food at the tableby begging, so we had to put her in the kennel. Just then, Jacie spins around and looks over at Jasmine and, in an assertive, bossy tone of voice, blurts out " you better pray to Jesus about that Jasmine!".

We almost fell out of our chairs laughing. I guess you sorta could say she was witnessing. he-he.

From our home to yours

Howdy!

We have been trying to come up with a way to stay close with our family and friends, but to no avail. So we got a great idea to start a blog where we post updates and the latest pictures to share with everyone. This is going to be a work in progress, but hopefully it will become a way for us to bridge the long distance gap from Kyle to all of you.

See ya,

TJ, CJ, JJ X 4