This past week and weekend flew by because we were so busy. On Tuesday, we went to Ryan's brother's flag football game. We cheered him on as he played both defense and offense. At one point he almost scored. Those little legs of his carried him so fast. I was sure he was going to make a touchdown.
Church on Wednesday was terrific. I'm participating in a parenting class led by Dr. Ted Tripp. It is a biblically-based study on how to parent understanding that we react out of our heart. It helps you to focus on pointing the child to God for their heart problems instead of manipulating them to behave.
On Thursday we headed to the Zoo that was having a Wildgame Cook-off sponsored by Alabama Wildlife Federation. I tried quail, duck won tons, frog legs, venison gumbo and wild turkey bbq. It was all so good. These cooking teams really knew how to prepare the animals so they didn't have that gamey taste. This was a wonderland for Will. The kids were able to ride the carousel and pet the animals. There was a llama that was giving a little girl a kiss on the cheek.
On Friday, we rented a movie Speed Racer. What a terrible movie. I thought it would be for kids, but there were more than 5 curse words and it was poorly done. The cartoon stunk and so did the movie. While they were watching that, I was catching up on laundry and preparing for Ryan to go to his dad's for the day.
At 5:00AM, Ryan headed off with his dad and brother to go dove hunting and fishing. Ryan was excited to tell Will about the catfish he caught. And he was filthy when he got home. I had him to undress on the frontporch and head straight to the tub. Boys will be boys!
After he got home, bathed and dressed, we headed off for Atlanta for our weekend. We got to our hotel at 3:30 and checked in.

Our Summer

I've not written in a while. I hate it when I get so behind. Summer flew by in a wink. We had a great summer though.

We took our annual beach trip for the 4th of July week. My whole family went. My mom, stepdad, dad, stepmom, sister, brother-in-law, brother, sister-in-law and 12 children! My nephews have really improved on their swimming and most of them didn't need any swimmies. My oldest son and oldest nephew really got their skin boarding down pat. Little Ryan had a blast swimming in the ocean and pool. Playing in the sand with the dumptruck that my dad got him was a big hit.

Landon and Will also went to camp with our church for a week. They came back talking a hundred miles a minute and they grew up in that short time. Will went fishing, tubing, and shot rifles. Landon did the zip-line, tubing, and played volleyball. Of course they did their share of swimming. And they both dressed up for skit night - Hawaiian night.

Also, Landon and Will got baptized this summer. It was such a blessing to realize that my children came to the point in their life that they trusted Jesus as their Savior. And they wanted to let others know of their decision by being obedient and being baptized. Most of the family attended this blessed occasion.

So, that's how my summer went.
Blessings!