FCA Day at Jaemor Farms

Jay, I'm kicking myself for not snapping a picture, but today was a really fun day for you!  It was your first trip with the youth group at CMC.  We took 3 buses of youth up to Jaemor Farms for an FCA event.  They have this FCA day each year at Jaemor where a percentage of all the proceeds for the day goes to support the FCA.  You, and your friends Jack Weaver and Ben Bade hung out together tonight, and then they came back and spent the night at the house with you.  Jaemor has a lot of fun stuff, but when we got there, you guys went right into the 8 acre Corn Maze.  This year is was cut in a Johnny Appleseed design (that is a picture of the maze).  The funniest part of the night was when you guys got on the back side of the corn maze, and then Jack started feeling like he had to go to the bathroom.  You guys had to take off running through the corn maze in order for him to make it back.  Jaemor also had apple slingshots where you launched apples at an old school bus.  They had duck races, where you pumped water and tried to make your duck get to the end of the tube quicker than your opponent.  They have a market, too, that has fresh fruits and vegetables.  We went up to the market together and had homemade ice cream and pies.  It was fun to see you having so much fun with your friends.  I was so glad that I got to go with you guys tonight!

Last of the Mohicans

Well, Riley had been begging for me to give him a mohawk haircut for over a month.  We finally gave into it, and decided to give him one.  He was needing a haircut anyway, so his hair was kind of long.  Mommy says that he looks like he came right out of the Last of the Mohicans movie.  We did cut it down from the first picture so that it looks "good".   Riley really is a natural for the mohawk.  On the first football game after he got it, he carried the ball for over 50 yards and scored on a 2-point conversion!  So, it gave him a little attitude....not like he needed one or anything!

Under the Bleachers...

Not sure what makes me like this picture so much.  Riley and I had been to his football game this morning at White Co High School, and after it was over, we had came back to North Hall High School to watch Cody's game.  I saw Riley under the bleachers just entertaining himself with his IPOD.  Up above him and all around him, people were stomping on the bleachers and screaming and hollering for their teams, and here was Riley just alone and phasing it all out.  Sometimes I wish that we, as adults, could do this...just get away from all the chaos that surrounds us, and just go "under the bleachers" where we could think.  Love you, buddy!

Jay's Layers of the Earth Project

It did not take long for Jay to get introduced to Middle School projects....less than 3 weeks, to be exact.  They had to make a model of the layers of the earth and then label the layers.  Jay and mommy worked together to complete this first project, and I have to say that they did an outstanding job!  They used the shell of a Bakugan case for the outer edge of the earth, then they used clay for each layer.  I hope that mommy put this model in a safe place so that we can use it again in about 3 years!!!

Cody's Boosterthon Fun Run

Cody had his Boosterthon Fun Run today.  This is a fund raiser for the school.  They trick the kids to run laps by giving them prizes that cost about a dime.  The kids are supposed to get people to "sponsor" them based on how many laps they run / walk.  Cody ran like 30 laps, and he had a great time.  One of his best little friends, Sam Weaver, is in the picture with him.