Relay for Life & Tiger Baseball

Relay for Life
Saturday night was Arlington's Relay for Life.  This was my first year to wear the purple shirt and walk the survivor lap.  I am so thankful for the hard work that went into planning this event.  Arlington raised over $46,000 for the American Cancer Society.

me & LeAn

Walking the red carpet

getting my survivor medal

1st lap

Survivors

me & my mom

My sweet momma bought a bag in my honor and one of my students parents decorated it so pretty.  She even put the thyroid cancer ribbon on it.

Adina introduced me to one of her friends that I have talked to on Facebook.  Sherrer & I have both have recently battled and beaten thyroid cancer.  I  enjoyed meeting her in person and look forward to keeping in touch with her.

Me & Sherrer

We saw Brad, Brooke & the kids.  Of course mom & I got to hold the girls.  They are growing so fast.

AES had team so I got to visit with many of my school friends.

Livia

me & Qua

Qua, Charnita & kids doing the Wobble

me, Amy & Izzie

Stacie, Katie & Mrs. Gore on one of the special laps

Me & Adina, one of my oldest, dearest & best friends

Tigers Baseball

It was an exhausting but fun weekend.  I thank God everyday for the blessings he has given me.  I could not have made it through the last few months without God.  He taught me about letting go, peace, understanding, and patience.  I thank him daily for this experience and the lessons I have learned.

Craziness

Well we are still trying to adjust to Rob working 3-11.  We try to eat with him every Tuesday night after Hunter's baseball practice.  The kids argue every time as to who gets the last kiss from daddy.  I'm glad they still like our kisses.

This week was TCAP week.  I made sure the kids were in bed early every night and got up and made them a hot breakfast every morning.  I am not a morning person so this was a challenge.   I was so glad when Friday arrived. 

This is a sweet picture of Haley and Uncle Don last Sunday at church.  She sure loves Uncle Don.

 

Thursdays are very light for us.  No practices or games.  The picture below is heartwarming to me because like most siblings they fight a lot.  Lately Hunter has offered to catch her pitching and she actually lets him.  I love these kiddos.

Haley's artwork is amazing to me.  She gets that talent from her dad.  Below is a picture she did that was displayed in the hallway for everyone to see.

Hannah & Robbie both love the Cinnamon Chex cereal.  They were arguing over the cinnamon pieces.  It was very funny.  Hannah would feed Rob one and then herself 4.  She would act like she was giving it to him then put it in her mouth and give a sneaky laugh.  Watching this sweet girl grow and learn has been such a blessing.  God blessed us with her and has made possible everything she accomplishes.

Friday was busy, busy, busy.....
I promised Jonah if he worked really hard on TCAP I would take him to Yogurt Mountain Friday after school.  As you can see he did work hard and really enjoyed his treat.

 Haley didn't want yogurt so she opted to draw.

We then picked Hunter up from school and went to meet Rob at work to get the kids uniforms.  Both kids changed in the truck and we headed to Haley's game.  She played at 5:30 & 7:00.  Hunter had a game at 8:00 in Cordova.  Luckily Rob took off work and met us at the game.  He watched Haley play her first game then took Hunter to his.  Haley got sick to her stomach so we headed home after the first game. 

I love these kiddos.

Brooke brought Blake, Baylie & Brynn to watch Haley play.  

Baylie

Izzie & Blake

Brynn & Baylie

Saturday Hunter didn't play until 6 & 8 so we had a lazy morning sleeping in and laying around the house.  We don't get to do that very often.  We then headed to the Mellow Mushroom in Collerville to celebrate Uncle Jason's birthday.  The food was good and the price was not bad either.

Hannah enjoyed the sweet tea

Izzie is really a Haley's girl right now.  She had even saved her a seat.

Ben was hungry

sweet girl ready for her cupcake

Beth & Ben

Happy Birthday Jason

Saturday afternoon my friend Carol called and asked if we could keep Dalton & Cami.  We were excited to have them and for Dalton to get to watch Hunter play ball.  Justin also came to the game and brought Erin & Braden.  We haven't seen them in a while and enjoyed hanging out with them too.

Cami, Izzie, & Erin feeding their babies

This is how Dalton was the entire first game

this is how he started the 2nd game

 I know it's blurry but I had to take a picture of Izzie giving Cami & Erin a ride around the park.

snack time

Hunter pitching

Sunday we didn't have ball so we went to church, took a nap and enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with the Crenshaw's.  

The kids were excited to get into the pool.  Amanda & I put our feet in but it's still to cold for me.

Hunter, Haley, Evan & Ryan

Trace grilled burgers for us

We love to hang out and unwind with the Crenshaw's they are very laid back just like us.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Wednesday was Haley's first softball game of the season.  She is playing in Arlington with the Lady Panthers.  My friend Monica's husband Kevin is coaching the team.  She played with their daughter Kaity last year and is excited to play with her again.  She has been so excited about her new purple bag and shoes that her daddy picked out.

Haley pitched and was so nervous.  She told me "she had the butterfly things again and was going to throw up" but she didn't. She did a great job she pitched 3 innings and struck out several girls.

I know its blurry I was trying to keep score.  I will take my good camera to the games this week.

Friday Haley had another game.  She had an entire cheering section. and was so excited.

Some of my friends from school brought their kids to watch Haley.  Thank you Laurin & Livia, Diana & Lucas, and Ali, Ainsley & Landrey.  After the game we went to Mezcal for dinner.

sweet Landrey loved the attention

Ainsley eating her "big girl taco"

Laurin & Livia

Diana & Lucas

Haley with the Mills girls

Haleybug & Landrey

Hunter had a game at 9:00 in Southaven so after dinner Haley & I headed that way.  We weren't far down the road and I noticed Haley was quiet and looked over to see this.  Sweet baby girl was worn out.

Saturday Haley spent the entire day with Ali & her girls.  She helped with Landrey, played with Ainsley & helped Ali clean.  She had a blast and loved that she didn't have to sit through 2 of Hunter's baseball games.

On the way to Hunter's game we stopped at Sonic for lunch.  Rob went to throw some trash away and when he came back he showed off his jumping skills.

After our game some of the boys were playing around and I snapped this picture.  It is neat to see how competitive they are on the field then see the friendships off the field.

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Between games the team went to Big League Grill for lunch.  Tate & his dad Johnny joined us.  It was really good food and a fun time with friends.

On the way home from Hunter's game we stopped by Fox Ridge for Monica's 40th Birthday Celebration.  Happy Birthday to one of the sweetest ladies I know.

2nd grade friends

Today we started our Relay for Life fund raising week.  I had to take a picture of the feet Haley, Jonah & Carter made.