It's HOT out HERE!

Dylan was so hot at today's soccer game that he decided to put his face in the wet grass (it was a 9am game and there was still dew on the ground).



I love these running shots!



What's wrong with this picture?
Fall display- normal for the last days of September.
The sweat on Dylan because it it almost 90 degrees outside- not so normal! Where are you Fall???

Coast 2 Coast Dylan

Dylan had another great soccer game this past weekend. In fact, some of the other parents on our team are now calling him "Coast 2 Coast" Dylan! Twice during the game Dylan got the ball right before the other team scored and he took it all the way down the field to score a goal for our team! Go Dylan! Here are a couple pics:

Prayer Request

OK, so I am going to have a weak moment and ask for a prayer request- for myself. I've had a hard time dealing with the loss of my angel these past two weeks or so. I've had more breakdowns in two weeks than I had in all of July and August, I think. It has been like it was back in the beginning of June.

So I thought that once I started this crazy idea of of finishing my degree that I would have less time to dwell on my loss. However, that's not the case. Although I am extremely busy, the pain won't be pushed aside and it comes out at inopportune times such as the end of a PTA meeting and during class (I had to actually walk out of one class an hour early b/c I couldn't stop the breakdown). I was studying for a history class and couldn't concentrate hard enough to stop wishing she were still here.

So what brought this on? I really don't know. Maybe the stress I'm under,maybe the lack of sleep, or maybe the mental dam that I've constructed to keep all this inside so that I can be a good mom, student, etc. is slowly crumbling. Maybe it is because Dylan had a rough week last week at school and I'm hurting for him as well as for myself. (Last week they were learning about when it is appropriate to use 9-1-1. Unfortunately, Dylan is very aware and has real life experience with this. He couldn't finish one of his assigned worksheets b/c "it made him too sad." We as moms always want to take away our kids pain and make it all better- in this case there is nothing I can do and that just hurts.)

I am sure this will pass or at least become more manageable again. Maybe I'll get in a good month or so before the holidays begin....

Please just continue to pray for me as well for Dylan and Chris.

Soccer/RA Kick Off Party etc.

Dylan had his 2nd soccer game this morning. That boy sure can run! They didn't win but they had lots of fun!

After the game we had to take Dylan and his friend out to Arlington for the RA kickoff party. They got to swim, play pool, cook out, learn more about RA's and ride horses! Dylan had a blast! When I came to pick him up he wasn't done riding horses so I got to go on a ride as well. Its been years since I have been horseback riding- it was so much fun!

After that, we took some new flowers out to the cemetery for Cedie (see her blog for pictures).

Tonight Chris and I had dinner with Kim and her husband (she was Cedie's nurse both at LeB and home). We had a great time and we closed down the Happy Mexican restaurant! It was such a nice visit!.

Another First

He just keeps growing up! Besides soccer, cub scouts, choir, and RA's, Dylan has also joined the Children's Group at church. No longer can I drop him off in one of the nursery rooms on the pre-school hall at church! He now goes to Children's Worship with the 1-6 graders.

So tonight, the children's group had their kick off party from 7 to Midnight. I dropped him off at the church gym. They played there on a moonbounce, then took a bus to CiCi's pizza for dinner. After that they went to the bowling alley for some midnight madness cosmic bowling!

I was so sad when I dropped him off but he was so excited. This is the biggest thing he has ever done without mom and dad.

To cheer me up, my wonderful hubby took me to my favorite place to eat for dinner!

RA Dylan

It was another busy night for Dylan. He had choir at 5:30 and at 6:30 he had his first RA meeting. At least both meetings were at the same place, our church, unlike Mondays' activities!

RA's (Royal Ambassadors) is a lot like cub scouts but with a little less camping and a greater emphasis on God and the Bible. We talked to Dylan about just doing RA's but he really wants to do both. We'll see how this works...

Busy Mom

Tuesdays are my only days that I don't go to school. However, tonight I had a PTA board meeting and then I had to come home and work on my first college research paper since 2005! Ug!

I really was missing my baby angel Cedie tonight. Dylan was too. I found him in his room crying earlier tonight.

Busy Dylan

Tonight was supposed to be the 1st of Dylan's Busy Mondays but soccer practice got rained out so he only had cub scouts. (soccer practice is Mondays at 6pm and cub scouts is Mondays at 7pm)

His first cub scout meeting went great. Chris took him because I had class. They both said it was a lot of fun and they were excite4d because the first camping trip will be coming up soon and it will be in Hot Springs!

The Fair

After the soccer game, we took Dylan to the fair. We met up with our neighbor and her little girl as well as another friend and her boy. The 3 kids had a blast and wore us adults out! It was hard to get any of them to be still long enough for a picture so I was only able to get a few...

Dylan's 1st Soccer Game of the Season

This morning Dylan had his 1st soccer game of the season. He had only had one practice but he did great! That boy can run!! He made two goals and they won- 2 to 1! Go Dylan!!!!!

(can you tell I'm a proud momma???)

Tattoos

Chris and I went and finished our tattoos. He had gotten "Cedie" on his right forearm while we were in Vegas. This time he got "Dylan" on his left forearm. I had gotten "Cedie" written on my rt wrist in Vegas. This time I got an angel wing on each side of her name.

Chris and I wanted these as memorials of our precious Cedie so that everyone we meet can see how much our angel meant to us and that we will NEVER forget her.

My Lil Man's Growing Up

I'm not sure when it happened, but my lil man has grown up. Instead of cartoons, he now wants to watch Teen Choice Awards, High School Musical, or Josh & Drake. Mommy can still get kisses, but only when no one is around to see. We need a new type of backpack (he just got a new one before school started) because "all his friends have the one strap backpacks". He doesn't want a toy for Christmas- he wants an IPOD or a cell phone! He still sleeps with his "Lucky Bear" and his sister's pink dragon, but he doesn't want any of his friends to find out.

The whole 1st grade thing is probably what is really freaking me out. I never realized how big a jump it is from Kindergarten to 1st grade! We now have graded papers- not just papers with smiley faces and such. We now have to homework 4 nights a week instead of once a week. And spelling tests! He has his first spelling test tomorrow- 14 words! We have been practicing all week.

They really do grow up fast, don't they??

Our Spring River Trip

We took Dylan on a camping trip this past weekend at Spring River. On Saturday we took him on his first canoe trip down the river and he LOVED it! We did it again on Sunday. All 3 of us had a great time. We came back early on Monday morning because I had a paper to write and homework to complete.

Dylan was to pretty much the only kid at our group's private camp site. But did that stop him from making friends? Of course not! He always amazes me with how NOT shy he is. We didn't even have the tent set up before he had made two new adult friends! When we were leaving, he was yelling at everyone by name and telling them goodbye! One would have thought he has always known these people. Too cute! (personally, I don't know how he remembered all the names- I'm terrible at that sort of thing)

I had to use a disposable camera (didn't want to chance getting my digital wet or dirty) so I don't have the pics from this weekend yet. I will get them put on a disk this weekend and post them soon.