More Football...

Bush Bulldog Festival

We went to the Bulldog festival last night to watch Dallon play in the band. It was so fun. It was outdoors on the football field. I wish I had a video to show how much the kids in the band were getting into it... it was so laid back and they were feeling the music and having a good time. I loved it! Dallon is in the back with sunglasses on playing percussion.

Bears Football

Aaron is coaching Dawson's football team again this fall. Most of the players from last years team are on the team again. It's fun to know so many of the boys and their families. They had their first game this past saturday... they won 39-0. It was awesome. Dawson scored a touchdown, and got a great interception. An amazing, dive thru the air, stick your hands out to catch it right before you hit the ground, interception! It was very exciting! Go Bears!

update on the football injury...

Dallon sat out of football all week... but his sacrum / tailbone area was still hurting. Last night he told me how much it hurt and said that he thought we better go back to the doctor for x-rays. (Dallon is real tough... so when he says something like that I take it serious). So, I took him back to our pediatrician today and he referred us to an orthopedic doctor, same day. The orthopedic doctor took x-rays and we found out Dallon broke his tailbone last week in the football game. He is bummed out... he'll be sitting out most of the season. But he still kept his spirits up as best he could today. He and I joked around that it stinks that his first broken bone is his tailbone. He said, why couldn't I have broken something that would get a cast? I'd get a red cast and my friends could sign it, he said. And I joked back... yeah, your friends better not be signing it! Ha Ha.

Middle School Football - first game

Dallon had his first football game of the season last week. They thumped the other team 28-6. Dallon started the game and got lots of playing time so that was exciting! In one of the first plays of the game he was tackled and hurt... but he didn't really let on. I noticed he was hurt, but don't know if anyone else did. He played strong the rest of the game. He had 4 sweet tackles!!! After the game he told us how much he was hurting and we thought maybe he'd broken his tailbone. But we took him to the doctor and he said it's a sprained sacrum. He has to sit out all this week and not over do it. We are just glad nothing is broken. And we look forward to seeing him play again next week! Go #52.

"Who's gonna sleep with me tonight?"

Dawson hates to sleep alone! Each night before bed has starts asking... who is gonna sleep with me tonight? For the past 5 - 6 years it's been Dallon most nights. Now Easton is filling that spot next to Dawson in his bed. They have been having lots of fun reading books and playing with their stuffed animals before going to sleep. Sometimes I sneak in their room late at night and just watch them sleep. Sometimes I snap a picture too.

I even got a "birthday girl" party hat!

My family made sure to make me feel extra special today.

I laid in bed by Easton tonight and said, thanks for making my birthday so special. He said... "I'm your sunshine!" I said, yes you are. He said... "there's one sunshine outside and one in you house mom. Actually there is one in your eyes right now... that is what you are thinking huh mom?"

Nap time with Spots

Dawson just adores his cat, Spots. I love to capture them together because I know how much he loves him. It's so sweet.

Port Aransas Beach

The boys and I jumped in the car at the last minute and made a day trip to the beach. The road trip was fun. Dallon read a book the whole way. Easton and Dawson watched movies. The beach was clean and had no seaweed... and that is rare here in Texas. I was excited to see it look so pretty. The sky was crazy blue. I did not enhance it in photoshop. It was beautiful like this straight out of camera. We had a picnic lunch oceanside. Dallon and I had a blast being creative with our sandcastle. We made one out of sand balls. I was the sand ball maker... and he was the designer and stacker. His job was much harder than mine. We had fun working together on it. Dawson and Easton made their own castle that had a tunnel all the way thru it. It was such a great day. No boys fighting... just playing together and having fun. I was so glad we had made the day trip right before they went back to school.