Hollon Visit

Within a week I visited Houston to help Melissa get ready for the holidays and the Hollons visited here since they were going to be in Lubbock for Thanksgiving.  We love spending time with them!

James helping to decorate the tree.

James aka Superman loves puzzles.

He loves to chew on his feet!

Our happy little man.

The next set of picture were taken for Melissa’s Christmas card and what a challenge they were.  So hard to get a 2 year old and a 6 month old to even look at the camera at the same time let alone smile.

We were happy to get at least one good one of each of the kids and the family and lots of out-takes. 

Nathan Football and Kevin’s Birthday

I decided to combine a couple of topics on this blog post.  First, we went to dinner to celebrate Kevin’s 36th birthday and they went to the Casting Crowns concert afterward.  They said it was great!

Among other gifts Kevin received this hat for his birthday.  I think it looks great on him!

Also Nathan’s flag football has finally come to and end.  I did not get many photos because his games were always played at 7:00pm and the light was so low.  Nathan’s team went undefeated.  Besides playing well, Nathan was such an encourager to his teammates….he was always the first one there to congratulate his fellow players after a good play.

This is Nathan showing his delight when he was named with an award on his team.  It was so fun watching his enthusiasm.

Music and Baseball

I had the opportunity to attend Ty’s 4th grade music program at his school.  The music teacher there always does such a good job with the programs.  This one was entitled “Knowledge is Power” and touted the privileges of learning and expressed appreciation to all the teachers and administrators.

What a beautiful group of 4th graders!

Ty has now finished the fall season of flag football and his baseball team plays in a league this fall on Sunday afternoons.  It is amazing to see the improvement from season to season.

At this age the boys play lots of positions but Ty especially excels at shortstop.  He is a very nifty fielder.

And as he has grown he has become a powerful hitter as well.  It has been fun to watch his development as a player.