Kids

I just wanted to let everyone know that we're still alive and very busy. Sports and school dictate our life right now. Bill is coaching William's football team. They're both having a great time and learning lots. Brooks is playing lacrosse. He is definately aggressive! Afton is playing softball and her time has gotten lots better. She plays 10u now and she's the youngest one on her team at 8 years old. Patience is in the pep band. They get to play at the JV games and will get to play for basketball this winter. Kolu spend most of her time growing. She is sooo tall! Everyone comments on how tall she's getting. Zinnah is a social butterfly (surprise, surprise). Working on school is a full time job. Last bus not least is Cruz. He's in kindergarten and doing very well. We wern't sure how he would do but he fits in. He has lots of (girl) friends that keep him in line. They tie his shoes and make sure he gets where he needs to be.

Emergency Room Visit For Cruz

We haven't had to visit the emergency room at all for hurt children, although there were a couple of split heads that probably would have warranted stitches but Bill's great with butterfly bandages:) On Sunday night we put the kids to bed and not even 10 minutes later Brooks came running out yelling "Cruz is hurt bad!" I went to check on him and he had his hand over his mouth crying. When I had him open his mouth I knew there must be teeth missing. He had blood, lots of blood. You know the thick dark red kind that oozes instead of just being there? After assessing the situation, Bill & I decided it was best to go to the emergency room. After waiting for an hour and the Dr. looking at it, it was determined that he had ripped his lip completely up so that there was a hole in the area where his nasal passage was. The Dr. determined that he wouldn't put stitches in because it would probably cause more problems than fix them by trapping bacteria in it. Your upper lip lies down and is tight so he thought that it would probably heal o.k. After looking at it tonight it looks pretty good. It's definitely bruised inside and his lip is still slightly swollen but not bad like I thought it would. Kids are incredible.

I never told you the reason for the bleeding, suffice it to say that his 2 older brothers were involved:)

Boy I love them

School Starts

No the picture has nothing to do with the topic :)

School started for us on Tues. Cruz's first half day was yesterday and he did great. No holding on to me and clinging. After I left he even decided to talk to his teacher (who he hadn't talked to ever). He had a great time. He told me he might even like school. His first full day will be tomorrow.

Zinnah and William are in 5th grade this year. At Union Academy that's middle school. They have their own lockers and travel from class to class for the different periods. William thinks he's all that! Hopefully he can stay focused.

Patience is in 6th grade and is definately the big sister at the middle school. She lets both William and Zinnah know "how to do it right". Sounds like an awfully big job :).

Afton & Kolu are in 3rd grade. They both enjoy school. This will be their first year with EOG (End of Grade testing). They begin their pre-tests next week.

And finally my Brooksy; He's in 1st grade. He is soooo big. He loves having his own desk instead of tables and his own agenda. He knows he's in the big league.

Have a great summer! It'll be over soon.

Softball, softball and more softball

Afton had the 2nd of her three allstar tournaments this past weekend. They did very well on Sat. beating every team they played. That set them up for a great seeding in the single elimination tournament on Sun. They played a team they should have squashed first but pulled it out in the end. So that meant on to the championships against their biggest rivals Mint Hill. Every time they've played this paticular Mint Hill team they beat them by 1 run. It's their time :) The girls played a great game but came up 1 run short with a score of 5-6 in the end. That's o.k. though, they took second and got trophies. They were excited. Mint Hill, you better watch out for the hurricanes, here they come!!!

Cruz's Bling

Cruz had a cavity in his back molar (bummer). After the whole fiasco of finding a dentist without dental insurance he went and got his first (and hopefully last) baby root canal and his silver crown. So here he is sporting his BLING.

Happy Father's Day

Today Bill & William are on their way back from Annapolis, Maryland. William had a lacrosse tournament there over the weekend. The boys lost but had a great time. They got to tour the naval academy and William is star struck. He's already worried about picking the right college. :) Afton had a softball tournament this weekend close to home. They made it to the semi-finals but couldn't beat that darn Mint-Hill team. (We WILL get them :)) So, all of that being said the kids are wondering if they'll get to see daddy today at all. They're supposed to be in about 8:00 p.m. if all goes well.

Happy Father's Day to the men in my life. May God bless you both another year.

Thank You Bill for being such a wonderful father. I certainly couldn't do this without you. I love You!

Silly Kids, that's what suncreen is for!

Yes, these are two of my beautifully red (white) children. Now they know why I insist on sunscreen. I'll bet they'll remember next time. :)

It has been 95 -100 here everyday. It's soooo hot. We need the rain. Anyone want to help with a rain dance?