Levi's 1st Birthday

Soccer

Landon has been asking to play soccer for about a year now. He even chose a soccer

bike for his birthday. So, I finally signed him up to play this fall. He has had 2 practices so far, and he loves every minute of it. He talks about how fast he is all the time and how he loves to kick the ball. I can't wait to watch him play!

Tameshiwari...

is Japanese for the art of breaking objects or boards in this case. Both boys broke a board at karate with the first hit. They were so thrilled. It was impressive; I thought it would be a flimsy thin board, but it was actually pretty thick. They got to keep their boards, and they took them to church and Landon showed EVERYONE. The teens were coming up to me in shock that he'd done it. Mrs. Casey, his karate teacher, said his face showed total shock when it broke, too.

Football Time in Tennessee

The NFL is back, and the Titans had their first preseason game this past weekend, and we all (boys included) went to the game. It was actually really fun, and Levi did much better than I expected. Lofton made it on the jumbo tron and was so excited.

Our Bible Scholar

Landon and Landon MacAfee (best buddies) watching Lofton get his trophy

Lofton has been participating in our church's Bible bowl all summer, and a few weeks ago, our church hosted a mini practice Bible bowl. Lofton did really well; he had the highest score in his age group and received a trophy.

Movie Night

For weeks, the boys talked about the Phineas and Ferb movie. Lofton would tell me that it started at "8/7 central." So, on the much anticipated night, I popped some popcorn; Phillip pulled out the air matress, and at 7 central, they snuggled in for the movie. Levi lasted about 10 minutes before I had to entertain him upstairs, and Landon lasted till the end when he fell asleep.

First Day of 1st Grade

It Never Gets Old

Even though we have had the luxury of spending most of our summer days by the Griffins' pool, the kids still love a good day at the redneck water park.

Tent Time

Landon is a head banger, and for those who don't know what I mean, he bangs his head on his headboard or the wall (whatever hard surface he can find) to soothe himself to sleep; it is kinda like his pacy or security blanket. He has been doing this since he was about 4 months old, but either it is getting worse or his head is getting harder because he wakes me up too many times to count. Well, I did count the other night, and he woke me up 15 times doing it, but somehow, Lofton can snooze through it all. However, when we were at my mom's, he slept on an air matress and didn't wake me up banging one time; of course, he was in the middle of a room with no head board. So, I thought I'd try the same thing, but hated to just make him sleep on an air matress. So, Phillip made a tent and Lofton and Landon slept in it. They had a great adventure, but I still didn't get a great night's sleep cause I heard him banging around 12:00. I went in there to find he'd crawled back into bed to use his head board to rock him back to sleep.

Saddled for His Service/ Branded for His Glory

Lofton couldn't wait for this year's VBS cause it was a Western theme, and he wanted to wear his "real" cowboy hat. Landon said since I am in charge of VBS (really I am just the children's ministry coordinator) that next year he wants me to do a pirate theme so he can dress like Captain Jack Sparrow.













All Tuckered Out!

Visit to Mimi and Pop Pop's

At the wave pool with their 3rd cousins

Levi and Uncle Dustin

Swimming at their cousin Carson's

Playing with Lyndsey

My cousin Marcie, her boys, and me

Levi loved Logan and Greyson

Levi and Nan Nan


The boys love Mimi's tub

Levi and Abby

Landon, Lofton, and Benjamin

Benjamin, Hannah, and Levi

With Uncle Dustin

Levi and Mamaw

Teaching Mamaw to play the DS