Could not be more proud…

Wow – what a GREAT night!  We went to Logan’s football banquet and honored a GREAT group of young men.  Their team played hard this year and deserved the honors tonight. 

A certain young man received a VERY special award… “The Most Promising Player” award!!  The tears were trying hard to escape so I kept myself behind the camera snapping away to avoid letting anyone else see them. 

 

This was Logan’s first year of football EVER and to receive this award just says volumes about the dedication and determination he has had this year.  I just can’t find words to say how proud we are. 

Logan and Andrew…

Logan and John…

Logan and Matthew and their head coach…

These guys are such a great group of young men…

 

Logan and Coach Warren…

 

Logan and Coach Williams…  He really enjoyed him as a coach.  He was hard on you and expected you to work hard… but he was also the first one to say “Way to go” and congratulate you on a great play. 

 

I was filled with tears for many reasons tonight… one being because he wouldn’t be back to play with these guys again next year.  It has been an amazing experience for Logan.  He went in thinking he would be the bench warmer because he had never played before… and came out the Most Promising Player!  I sure hope he will overcome his fears and try out at the new school too!  His future is definitely bright on and off the field!  (Now if we could just convince him to get a haircut!!!)

WE LOVE YOU, LOGAN!!!  

Kendall’s Soccer Party…

We went to Kendall’s soccer party this week!  She was so excited to get to play and hang out with her friends off the field for a bit. 

She has already told me to get ready because the shelves in her room are going to be filled with soccer trophies soon…

Miss Kendall and Samantha modeling with their new shiny trophies!
(i think I switched the exposure mode on this one or something.  Not sure what happened).

Kendall and Coach Kelly… who we REALLY liked!!!

Eric and Logan…

 

All of these were taken with my Lumix point and shoot.  I do still love it a lot!  I just need to remember to put it back in my purse after I finish downloading images from the card…    

I am hoping that we will get a night at home one day soon without any activities to go too… we have had stuff EVERY SINGLE DAY for a few weeks and it isn’t showing any signs of letting up… 

Until next time…

News…

Well, I have been trying to figure out when and how to make this post.  The rumors are going around now and I guess it’s time to let it out. 

Eric has taken a new job that is moving us about an hour and a half away.  It is just far enough to where a commute just isn’t an option.  We are excited and nervous, but also sad to leave behind so many amazing friends.  The good thing though, is that we are still close enough to get together.  I will still be working in Jackson a lot so it’s all good.  :-)  I am VERY excited because I am a big city girl and I have struggled with living here.  The down side… I have a teenager who is not very happy about leaving his friends… especially his best friend.  I know that we will be sure to stay in contact with them though and pick them up to come stay the weekend with us… but it is still VERY hard for Logan.  I moved when I was his age – so I can relate to how he feels and that makes it even harder on me to make him do it.  He is an AMAZING young man with a heart of gold and the sweetest personality… I know he will fit in just fine there and make friends right away.  I think he is most nervous about just starting in a new school where he doesn’t know anyone and doesn’t know where anything is… I can understand that.  His new school is MUCH MUCH bigger than where he is now!

We went over this past week to look at houses.  We are very specific about the area we want to live in and apparently that is where EVERYBODY wants to live because there are very few homes for sale in that area.  We found 5 that we wanted to see… with 3 we pretty much knew we wouldn’t like but hated to just see 2.  LOL!  We were right on… the three were NOT what we wanted at all.  When we walked into one of them, I knew I had found our house!  It was PERFECT!  Eric took a little more convincing but it wasn’t long until he realized this house just had more to offer us.  I think the “man room” in the other office swayed him a bit. 

Anyway… we made an offer and after a slew of counter offers and negotiations… we had a deal! :-)  We own a new house and I LOVE it!!!  The kids haven’t even seen it yet.  It is nearly impossible to find a day where all five of us are in the same place at the same time to go over.  It is making me nuts!!!  I REALLY want them to see it but I am determined that we all go over together.  Another bonus… it’s about five minutes from my parents!  :-) 

The GREAT thing is we got a relocation package so they are coming to pack us, move us and unpack us into the new house.  We have had that with most of our corporate moves and it is great.  It will be especially great this time because I am so booked up with work and everyone is so busy that I don’t know when we would find time to pack ourselves.  I am really wanting to find time to clean out the attic and clean out a bunch of stuff I don’t want to move… but I can’t even find time for that!  

I am not sharing pics until we get moved in because I want it to be a surprise and I want you to see it as “our home” not someone else’s.  But I can’t make a post without a pic… and I am DYING to share it with you… so here’s a sneak peak at one little piece of the new house that just makes me very very happy…  FINALLY a double oven!!!! All my friends know how much I have been coveting one of these but our current kitchen just wasn’t made for one.  Oh the cupcakes that will come out of there!!!  ;-)

Until next time…

Happy Halloween…

I can’t believe how fast Halloween came and went!  It seems like this year is just flying by so fast!  I wish I could just freeze time for a little awhile. 

For Halloween, Noah decided he wanted to be a Clone Trooper.  I tried with all my might to change his mind.  I REALLY wanted him to be Elvis… but no such luck.  :-(  I am REALLY tired of these Star Wars and other action figure boy costumes.  They are just sooooo… ick.  I will say that he was a cute storm trooper though… 

We had gotten a costume magazine in the mail and Kendall immediately announced she wanted to be a Car Hop.  We ordered it and she was definitely the CUTEST one out there and we didn’t see another one like her either!  :-) 

Didn’t I tell you she was CUTE?!!

My best friend, Dawn, and her family came over to go trick-or-treating with us.  It’s become an annual tradition and it was so fun.  I just love getting time to spend with her. It was so great to just walk and talk.  We were looking at houses and day dreaming ideas for our own homes.  Fun times!  :-)

After trick-or-treating, we came home and nibbled on the kids candy a bit before they had to leave to go pick up their oldest son from another event.  Great evening!  :-)

LOVE this picture of Dawn and I!  We don’t get nearly enough pictures together.  MUST.CHANGE.THAT!!! 

I hope everyone had a great Halloween… we did!  :-)

Logan’s birthday party

As you saw previously… Rockband and Guitar Hero are always being played in our house!

My sister, Jenn, came over from Nashville to join in the festivities!

My nephew Harrison… he is so cute my camera just navigates its way to his sweet face!

Gift time…  Logan asked for a couple games and lots of clothes!  He got just what he wanted!!  :-)

Then it was cupcake time! 

 

These pictures make me cry just looking at them.  Ethan is Logan’s best friend.  They spend a lot of time together and he’s become a part of the family.

Logan had a tough birthday this year (more on that later!) and Ethan just made it soooo much better!  I LOVE this picture because it says a lot about it.

Until next time…