Sweet Soccer Stud!

Where's Waldo...I mean Austin? Please don't judge me and my messy garage. I just wanted you to see where Austin fell asleep while waiting on bub and daddy to come home from work and school. He was so hyper about his first soccer game and couldn't wait to show them what he looked like in his uniform. I knew he was outside waiting and when Kent came in and asked where Austin was, it kinda worried me. I told him he was waiting outside for them to come home. So we went in the garage and found him wedged between the ball boxes, basketball goal and other random things that I can't tell what they are in the picture because of the horrible mess! Sweet, hyper but exhausted boy! Down and ready for the game to begin.
Bless his heart...he gets sweaty and red faced, just like me!
Yea Wildcats!
In celebration of Austin's first soccer game and his four goals scored, we let him pick where he wanted to eat dinner. To McDonald's we went! Kent and Austin got into a small ice cream fight. I think Austin was the loser.
Austin was so much fun to watch during his first game. He was so aggressive (don't know where that comes from :)) Of course he knows the rules and how to kick b/c of big bro. He loved every minute of it. In fact on the way to the car after the game he said, "Who cares about this week. I want it to hurry by so I can get to my next game!" I'll try to add a video soon.

Good weekend....well except for the hogs game!

This picture is from last weekend at our Fall kick-off party at church. Our FLC was turned into a jump zone! We had over 100 people come for hours of fun.
This picture is a little dark and I took it with my camera that has 2 flashes, which means Brylee's eyes are closed! But I wanted you to see her hair. I've been putting it up with 2 bows into little pigtails! She just sits and lets me play with her hair! I LOVE it! Her hair is so fine that the bows don't stay long, but isn't it precious.
Derek passing during the punt, pass, and kick competition.
D getting his 2nd place award.

We had a fun, stress free weekend. Friday night EHS didn't have a home game, so we stayed in. Derek went to a sleepover. It's amazing how "loosing" one child can make a difference in the house. Derek doesn't usually cause too much commotion, but it was really different without him here. Probably because Austin had no one argue with :)



Saturday was pretty busy. Austin had a birthday party at 10 a.m. and Derek had one at 2. Between the parties we endured the torturous game. Poor hogs...I'm afraid it's going to be one long, painful season. But I'm not a fair weather fan. I'll still be sporting my hogs attire!



Saturday afternoon Derek participated in the pass, punt, and kick competition. He's been looking forward to this for 2 years. You have to be 8 to compete. He placed 2nd in 8/9 year old division. The boy that placed first was great. Derek and I both think he turned 10 yesterday :) It was a good learning experience for him. Now that we know what is expected, he's already looking forward to next year. If you place first in your division at the local level, you move on to Little Rock. And from there you go to a NFL game to compete. Our neighbor went all the way to the TN Titan game last year to compete. She got 2nd!



Church was great yesterday. We are having such a wonderful turnout to Bible classes. For so long we've tried to get kids pumped up about coming to class. But truthfully, you've got to provide good adult classes and get the parents excited about class in order to get the kids there. I guess we have a good line up of adult classes this quarter. Our children's classes are all full and we had over 50 in Kent's marriage class. Also, last week was our kick-off for our small groups. We had 80% retention from our Sunday morning attendance in our growth groups that night. AMAZING! God is working in this church. I can feel it. We are growing in number but also in purpose. What a blessing!



Soccer games begin tonight. Derek has a game tonight and Austin's is tomorrow. Pictures to come!

Quick update

Here's a quick update on our family:

Kent: He went to Dallas to his grad class last weekend. He enjoyed it, but the drive back was a bit rough. Ike was in his way :)

Cara: We started back to our Tuesday Ladies class last week. It's going to be great to get back in a regular Bible study. The good Lord knows I need it :)

Derek: He's involved in a fundraiser at school. The last 2 years he has not cared at all about it. This year he's "Mr. Salesman". I'm not sure what kicked in this year, but I know his school will appreciate all the $.

Austin: Show and Tell at school began last week. This year is different b/c you have to bring in something that begins with the letter they are studying for the week. Last week "A" he took a cup with his name on it. Today "B" he took his "builder bear". Got any suggestions for "C"?

Brylee: She got 3 shots today, so she's a bit whiny. I would be too! She did great though. She has started clapping, which I love. You just say "YAY" and she'll clap for you.

We started our small groups at church last night. This is the first time Kent and I get to really participate. We have always been at church involved with the youth ministries. We're having it at our house and we had 11 last night. It was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to the rest of the year with this group!

We are really busy with soccer practice for both boys. Kent is coaching Austin's team. I can't believe he's old enough to play. I'm so curious to see how he acts in a game. Aggressive or stand offish. I'll let you know!

Happy Monday!

Random things

Watch out HU freshman boys 2026. We took the boys to Magic Springs on Labor Day. This was Austin's favorite ride.
I wanted you all to see how much these two favor each other. Austin is 2 in this picture.
This is Avery and Serenity. I wanted you all to see how sweet this baby girl is. Karen and Jeremy go to court this Friday to get official temporary custody. The mama (Marie) is now in Morrillton, too. Please pray for God's will in this situation. I think Avery will make a great big brother.

Who knew getting hit in the chest with a ball could be SO entertaining.

Brylee's 6 month pictures

If you would like to see my sweet Brylee's six month pictures go to
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I thought they turned out really cute! There's one picture we have of Austin that looks so much like the first one of Brylee (minus the sailor hat). :)

Two little kids

Two little kids are in a hospital, lying on stretchers next to each other outside the operating room. The first kid leans over and asks, 'What are you in here for?'
The second kid says, 'I'm in here to get my tonsils out and I'm a little nervous.'
The first kid says, 'You've got nothing to worry about. I had that done when I was four. They put you to sleep, and when you wake up they give you lots of Jello and ice cream. It's a breeze. 'The second kid then asks, 'What are you here for?'
The first kid says, 'A circumcision.' 'Whoa!' the second kid replies. 'Good luck buddy. I had that done when I was born. Couldn't walk for a year.'

Evacuees

It's 2:35 a.m. on Sunday morning and our phone rings. My heart always skips a beat or two when we get a phone call in the middle of the night! Who's hurt, who's sick, who has died....these are the thoughts that run through my sleepy mind in a split second.

This time, none of the above had happened. It was the Red Cross lady telling Kent the evacuees were on their way to our church. Kent got up, got dressed and headed to the church. He did not sleep again until last night. What a trooper! We are housing over 80 people in our Family Life Center. So many sweet babies, too. One story I want to tell you about: My friend Karen has a sister who lives in New Orleans. She was leaving N.O. and stopped by a shelter where some of her friends worked before she left town. Somehow she ended up bringing a young mom from the shelter and her 5 month old baby with her here to El Dorado. On the way the mom expresses her desire to give her baby up for adoption. She says she can't give her a good life. She has no family, no job, nothing. She has been raising her in shelters the last 5 months! Long story short, this mom signs her rights (temporarily) over to Karen. Karen and her husband are house parents at the children's home in Morrilton. I went to the church to see Serenity today. She was absolutely precious. In fact, I wanted the young mom to sign her rights over to me! She is only 1 month younger than Brylee, but seems so little. She is long and skinny, with a smile that lights up the room. Pray for Serenity and her mom, Maria. Thankfully, Karen works for the children's home where there are men and women who deal with this situation often. I think Karen and Jeremy will adopt Serenity if possible. This whole ordeal got me thinking....one day I would really like to be a foster parent. We don't have the room right now for that to happen, but one day we would. Just a thought.........