A New Sport

Walker loves to play any sport.... and, he likes trying new things.  So, here's flag football! 

He had a great season... scored a touchdown, pulled flags and had a great time.  Especially since he played with his best friend!

The little sister did a great job cheering on their big brothers!

And, there was a good stream of people coming to watch!

This season won't be the last!

WinShape Camp

Our church has a great summer camp called Winshape.  Great counselors and tons of fun activities.  Walker got to pick his interests.  He picked all sports!  And, had a great time doing them.

And, he got into the spirit of his group.... Go Ocean!

Walker was gone all day, so Everly and I got to have some girl time!  She asked for pancakes for lunch!

The last day of camp was family day.  I got to hang with this cutie and see why he loved the camp so much!

He's already so excited for next year!!!

The Little Golfers!

Walker has been golfing for quite some time.  He seems to enjoy it and continues to improve.  We've tried and tried to get Everly to take lessons with him, but she pushed back.  But, finally, in her own time (typical Everly), she started weekly lessons.  I love that this is something they can do together!

And, seriously, they are the cutest golfers you'll ever see.

She's getting better and better.

And, she's officially a member of the Herridge Golf Academy!

Another exciting thing happened recently.... Walker played his first official nine holes with Daddy.  Clark says he played really well.  How fun that they can do this together!

Here's his first official scorecard:

Playing holes has helped him understand why he has to learn all the different shots and just for the record.... 64 isn't too shabby! Plus, Clark pays Walker every hole that he beats Daddy.  Great incentive!

A lot of people stop the lessons over the summer.  It is very hot, but so beneficial to continue.... classes were small and they both learned a lot.

This is one of my favorite pictures.... class was over, but they wanted to keep playing.

It's so fun to see some determination and tenacity out of these two.  It is going to be interesting to watch them continue to get better.  I feel confident that they will really push each other.  I hope that's a good thing.  The head coach says Walker is ready to start playing in some tournaments.  That's something that will be happening in the next few months.  How exciting!

Golf Camp for Two

Walker has continued playing golf all year.  It's been a great experience and he continues to improve.  One of the last classes before a little break, they all played several holes.  He did well!

When it was time for a little three-day camp, we talked Little Sister into it!

How cute is she!  Such a little natural!

The first day of the camp was the day before her birthday.  So, she decided she wanted some new clubs.  Thanks to Bunny and RayRay, she got some!

She love the purple and pink.

Yay Everly!  She will start the weekly class when the break is over! We are excited to have another golfer in the house.

Walker's Big Adventure

Back in February, a couple of mom of boys in Walker's class were telling me about Carolina Creek Camp.  And, how their boys went to a six-night(!!) camp last year.  They were encouraging me to send Walker with them this year.  I told them they were crazy.  But, Walker really, really wanted to go.  So, Clark and I talked about it and we decided to let him.  Yikes! We packed him up (yes, six nights worth of clothes!!) and off we went.

Honestly, I didn't have major anxiety at first.  Because he was so excited!  He was even more excited when he saw his Zebra cabin!

He was having a blast before we could get to the car.  He loved being with Kaleb and Dash. And, the good news.... Dash's mom works for the camp!  I was able to get a little insight into how the boys were doing and she assured me that he was having a ball!

I will admit that I got a little anxious around Wednesday and Thursday.... I had never been away from him for that long!  But, it was silly, because he LOVED camp.  We got to pick him up on Saturday morning and he was tired, but happy! (And already talking about next year)


He got the "I am Third" award from his cabin.

And, Addie and Everly were very excited to see their big brothers...

I feel certain this is the beginning of a yearly tradition.  And, we are thrilled about that.  There's nothing better than an awesome camp experience!

And, I'm saving the best part of this whole deal for last.... (kind of how Walker told us).  Around 4 p.m., more than seven hours AFTER we picked him up, Walker told us that he asked Jesus into his heart!!!!  BEST NEWS EVER! We are so thankful that Walker continues to learn about Jesus and understand the importance of having Him in his life.  We are so very blessed.

May Snapshots

Whew! May was BUSY!  I've decided that May is officially worse than December.  It didn't help that this entire month I was on one leg.  Yes, after 39 years of no broken bones, I decided to go and trip in the driveway and break my foot.  I haven't been able to put any weight on my left leg for six weeks.  It has been a challenge, but thankfully, it's almost over. Clark has been wonderful and I am surprised daily by the kids.  They are so helpful and have really pitched in with everything around the house!

So, here are some extra pictures...  I drove these crazies to Houston for a field trip!

Elsa and Anna helping me through the trials of being one legged!

One Sunday evening we had to take Walker to the ER!!!

Poor baby had a terrible tummy bug and got dehydrated.  He was super brave getting his IV fluids.  Thankfully, he got better quickly. But, it wasn't any fun.

A few days later, Everly got a fever.  No other symptoms, but her puppy helped her get through a sickly day.

Clark and I have found our new favorite place in the Woodlands.  Trulucks!

We had a wonderful anniversary dinner.  Yes, we've been married NINE years!

Today is Bunny's birthday!  Since Walker is away at camp, Everly and I decided to take her for tea.  Turns out there is a great place in the Woodlands.  We are so happy to have found it.

Big girl is smelling some tea.

We really enjoyed it.

Such a fun tradition for the girls!

Did I mention that May was busy?  I'm looking forward to some lazy summer days! (with both legs!)

Rangers are #1!

Wow, Walker has had a wonderful baseball season.  I think I mentioned it before... but, when we first started at CAYB, I was nervous.  The kids were so good.  I was worried about Walker... I didn't know if he had the drive to hang with them.  Thankfully, I was WRONG!  His baseball knowledge has grown.  His throwing improved and his hitting was fantastic.  He only struck out once... all season!!!  He continued to get better and enjoy it.

We were blessed with fantastic coaches.  They expected the best out of the boys, but were also very encouraging.  If the boys messed up, the coaches explained what happened and made it a learning situation.  They taught the boys to have heart and never give up.  It really was a special season.  The City Championship game was tonight and Walker had to miss.  I hated that he missed the game, but we know he's having a wonderful time at camp.

Here are some pictures from the season!

Here's Walker with the fantastic Coach Cody  (after winning a game ball after some fabulous hitting and base running!):

I have to share about a little about Coach.  He cares about the kids.  As individuals and as a team.  At our team party he commented to me that he knows Walker needs his approval.  I was actually taken aback that Cody noticed.  Walker is most definitely a pleaser.  He does NEED to know he's made you proud.  The fact that Cody KNEW that and made a point to make sure to let Walker know that he was proud is huge.  It says a lot about our coach.

Our awesome hitter!

Peepaw came to lots of games!

We had the team party at our house.  Lots of kids playing in the yard and swimming!

Here they are after they won the game to get to go to the city championship.

And, to celebrate that, we let Walker and Everly go swimming instead of taking a bath!

We are all sad that the season is over, but thrilled that Walker understands the game more and loved playing.  There will be many more games in our future!

Bluebonnets!

The kids had the day off for Good Friday, so we took off to find some bluebonnets! Aren't they precious?!?!

 

The dogs got to be in pic!

I even made them run through the flowers.  Haha.

I know every parent feels this, but sometimes, you look up and realize you have big kids!  I feel like they look SO grown up in these pictures!  Such precious kiddos.