Just Kickin' It: The Computer or the Football?

I have spent the last several days trying to upload a video of Morgan making an extra point in Saturday's game. No such luck. Sorry Morg. Mom tried. Instead I get to bore you with old pics. A football travels with us on all our vacations. I was fortunate enough to capture Jonathan kicking a football into the Atlantic Ocean during the Summer of '06 (Outer Banks, NC). The other picture is one of my all time favorites. The boys actually look like that they like each other...and "yes", we do feed them! Oh, to have Jon's metabolism.

Jon (white #2) running quarterback keeper

Thumpin'...to be continued

Jon's football team received their first thumpin' yesterday...ouch. With 5 minutes in the fourth quarter of Morgan's game, mother nature kicked up a nice thunderstorm which was long enough to postpone the game until tomorrow night. The score is 24-8, with Morgan's team in the lead. (Morgan is 3 for 3 on extra points.)

The Rains Came Down and the Floods Came Up

Weather forecasters are predicting lots of rain tomorrow. Someone even said we could get up to as much as 5 inches. While I don't mind an occasional rain, more than normal amounts of rain make me nervous. This past June marked the second major flood we have had in this area in 5 years. This video was taken in June. Cut the picture in half and that halfway mark is our property edge. Fortunately, our only losses have amounted to erosion of the bank, and 1 downed tree. We've been blessed!

A Day to Remember

Jonathan (#2 white) as QB


Check out the scoreboard...3 points!

Jonathan had a great football day. His team won their game, and he also placed first in his age group for the local Punt, Pass, & Kick competition. Morgan had a great day as well. Morgan successfully kicked his first ever field goal attempt during a game. It was a 29 yard field goal, which was kicked from the left hash. Way to go boys!

Two Pets Aren't Enough?

Meet the newest addition to our family...our resident snake. S/he (not sure which) greeted us Sunday morning in the landscaping out front. "It" was extremely docile (if that is possible)...let us snap pictures, basked in the sunlight and collected the cool drops of water from the sprinkler. Most people don't enjoy the company of snakes. We have learned to co-exist with them (yes, plural) since we were the ones who invaded their grounds. I finally went fishing in the creek with my biggest kid, Mark. After about an hour of no luck, I finally caught a bluegill and then a catfish. Mark and Jonathan have caught several catfish recently. This is the first year (we've been here 5 years) that we have actually caught catfish in the creek. I'm thinking the flooding from June might have something to do with it.