Bullous Impetigo

This spot on Riley's cheek started out as just a little pink spot, then the next day it got bigger, then the next day it got bigger and blisters started popping up on it.  He went to Dr today, and the Dr called it Bullous Impetigo, a form of staph infection....ugh!!  Not good.  Not sure what caused it, but it looks rough, though.  He got some antibiotics today, so hopefully, it will be better soon.

Fall Sports 2011

Boys, what fun we have had playing football this year.  It has been so hectic, but it has been fun, too.  All 3 of you played on 3 separate teams...you had practice 3 nights each week....at the same time...at 3 different locations!!  Sometimes it seemed like you boys outnumbered mommy and daddy, but somehow, someway, we made it work out.
Riley, you are playing for the 7 year old West Jackson Panthers.  It was your first year playing football, and  you act like you have been waiting your whole life to play.  You have played QB, RB and WR on offense...and Safety and CB on defense.  You had been begging to run the ball, and finally in week # 6 your coach let you run it.  Mom went to your game that day and she says that you ran for over 50 yards, and it was taking 4 or 5 players to bring you down.  I bet that you get the ball a bunch more times before your season is over!!  Great job on your first year of football, buddy!

Cody, you are playing for the 8 year old West Jackson Panthers.  You have found a natural position, I think.  You play center, and you just look like a center.  You and Jake Stinchcomb, who is the QB for your team, are a great little pair.  You guys practice your snaps on the sidelines during the games just like pro players do.  The first game of the year, you and Jake had a bunch of issues with the snaps, but since that game, you guys have worked hard and those issues have gone away!  You also have turned into a great little blocker.  I watch you after you snap the ball, and you are locked up on the guy that you are supposed to block.  There is no way that your guy is getting to your QB!  Great job, Cody!

Jay, you are playing for the 11 year old West Jackson Panthers.  At the first of the year, your coach had you playing defense, but in about the 3rd game, he moved you to your more natural position of offensive line.  This has, by far, been your best year of football.  You lock up on the guy that you are supposed to be blocking, and you move him out of the way.  The majority of the running plays that your team runs come right to the hold that you open up.  Jay, we are so proud of you.  This has been a tough year for you on the football field.  You have had to deal with other kids picking on you and cheap-shotting you.  You have handled it much better than we could have ever asked.  You took it, and took it, and took it until it was time not to take it any longer.  Finally, you had your fill, and you defended yourself.  And here is the part that makes me the proudest of you.  After you gave it back to those boys, we gave you the opportunity to quit football for the rest of the year, and you chose to finish it out.  That makes me so proud of you, Jay Baugh!  You are such a better / bigger man than I could have ever hoped that you would be.  I Love You, and I pray that you keep your selfless attitude as you grow into a man!  You are going to do great things one day!  Great job, Jay!
Without a doubt, the most fun day of the season was September 17....we played 3 games at the high school.  Cody was the captain for his team that day, and he got to go out before the game and do the coin toss and meet the referees.  Jay's team played North Hall, and Gigi was a cheerleader for the North Hall team.  Riley's team played North Hall, and Brady played for them.  It was so much fun having all of the family there that day watching all of you play ball and cheer.  It is so much fun watching you boys grow up!!
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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!