First Day of School!

Summer has officially come to an end as all four boys headed off to school this morning. Only a couple were being tolerant of their mother trying to take pictures as they were walking out the door! Immediately after the picture snapped they started fussing about making them late! At least they were worried about getting there on time! My Carter starts his SENIOR year of High School! Two in Middle School and one left in Elementary! Clint has decided to remain in 8th grade again this year since he has a late birthday, and wants to grow physically, academically and athletically. (I think the last reason carries the most weight, but he threw the first two reasons in for my benefit!) Bear with me if this blog gets a little mushy as I watch my first baby Carter do all his "last things" as he finishes his High School career!

Are You Ready For Some Football?!

Garrett has hit the grid iron full speed ahead with pads and a helmet! No more flag for him, and no peace for me as I watch my blue-eyed boy try to escape being smashed under a pile of defensive linemen! Catch all the exciting season with the David Lipscomb 5th grade Colts on my newest blog addition www.dlcoltsfootball.blogspot.com. Are you ready for some football?!

Pool Days!

Grant and his good buddy Ford...Nothing like bidding summer farewell with a blast and splash at the pool!

Happy Anniversary!

August 6th

Our most excellent lake adventure!

The boys and I took off last Wednesday and headed to Old Hickory Lake for our last summer adventure before school starts! We were so excited to have Laurie, Blake and Kendall to keep us company while Scott and Carter were still away in Orlando. Carter and the rest of the Tennessee Tigers were competing in the AAU National Tournament. (A big shout out to the Tigers who finished 7/3 while in Orlando, and had an amazing run...congratulations on a fantastic season!) After the tournament, the two of them were able to come up and join in on all the fun at the lake. We tried to fit in just about everything you can do at a lake...fishing...tubing...hanging out on the pontoon boat...and jumping into the river from a rope swing! Thanks to the kindness and generosity of friends who let us use their lake house - we had a most excellent time!



Don't try this at home...!

Gone Fishing!

Garrett was our official "take the fish off the hook" guy! Glad we had him with us...he even had to try and escape the neighbors dog who kept trying to eat the fish as we would pull them in! We sure weren't catching any record breakers, but we were having tons of fun!

Explorers...

Somewhere along the river, we found a cave. But these brave souls weren't going in! Where is Tom Sawyer when you need him?

Let the good times roll!

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it!" Ferris Bueller

Nothing like cousins!

We loved having Ethan and Everett come stay with us a week in July! I think they would have preferred to pitch their tent down by the creek, but they also enjoyed a few pool days as well. I hate to tell you Aaron, but I think they were catching minnows, "cooking" them (and I use the term loosely!) and your son Ethan was "tasting" them...I don't know...just the story I'm getting! This they were doing when they weren't chopping heads off snakes! What?!...dangerous?!...we love danger! You didn't think I was going to ruin my "cool Aunt Ronda" image did you? I would have preferred they weren't using knives from my kitchen to do the chopping with, but what is summer without a few adventures!