25 Weeks-World Series

Since Brant's team won 3rd in state, we got to go to the World Series!  It is held in Youngsville, Louisiana.  Billy got to go with us, so the boys were super excited.  We left on Wednesday and stayed until Sunday.  Our first game was Wednesday at 7, and we crushed a team from Louisiana.  Since we won, we played again Thursday night at 7.  We played a team from Tampa Bay, Florida and they were rough! During the game, one of our players slid into 3rd and the 3rd baseman jumped on him and our player, Garrett ended up breaking his arm.  Brant got to play catcher and outfield.  He did so well!  One play, he tagged a kid out at home and it was like on TV, everyone was waiting until he held up his glove to show the ball was still in it!  We won that game, and went on to play again that Friday night at 8:30.  We had to play the winner of those two teams.  We played the team from Louisiana and beat them again!!!  WE made it to the championship!!!  For the championship game we played Harlingen from south Texas.  It was such a touch and go game.  It started off real well for our team. We got 3 outs quickly and they only scored 1 the first inning.  We scored our 5. Then we held them again and got our next 5. The score was 10-1 going into the 3rd. Then the momentum switched.  They got their 5 runs, and then got us out, 3 up, 3 down.  The last inning it was 14-12.  They were up. All we had to do was get 3 outs.  Our outfield was on fire!! We caught 3 of their hits to the outfield to win!! It was so exciting!

We also did fun things while we were there.  We went on a swamp tour and saw Alligators!  The boys loved it.  Slade jumped once when he thought he heard an alligator.  We also went and celebrated at a restaurant with a creole band.  The boys danced and danced.   

Slade liked playing with the other boys there.  They were all about his age and they played whiffle ball during the games.  He was so cute.  Slade told me that he just wanted us to win!!  

Something funny that Brant did was that each game he had to have the hotel key in his pocket. It was almost like his superstitious thing that he had to do to win the game.

Baby shower

My Sweet friends at church threw me a baby shower.  It was so nice.  I invited about 20 friends and we had the best time.  I received a bunch of diapers and onesies, and a few gift cards that I have used to buy a pac-n-play!  They also gave me a huge stuffed elephant!  Brant has claimed it as his own, and loves to sleep with it.  

Aledo 3rd Grade vs. Decatur

Slade had a really hard game this past weekend. We played Decatur and they are really good.  It was tied 0-0 until the 3rd quarter and then Decatur scored!!  It was 0-6, and Slade was so into it. We finally scored with 2 minutes left in the 4th quarter.  We went for our extra point and did not make it!  It was tied 6-6.  We had to go into overtime and the way they do over time is each team lines up on the 10 and gets 4 chances to score. Decatur was first up.  We held them!  Then we got our turn and scored!!! We won 12-6!! Slade was so pumped!

Aledo 3rd Grade vs. Decatur

Slade had a really hard game this past weekend. We played Decatur and they are really good.  It was tied 0-0 until the 3rd quarter and then Decatur scored!!  It was 0-6, and Slade was so into it. We finally scored with 2 minutes left in the 4th quarter.  We went for our extra point and did not make it!  It was tied 6-6.  We had to go into overtime and the way they do over time is each team lines up on the 10 and gets 4 chances to score. Decatur was first up.  We held them!  Then we got our turn and scored!!! We won 12-6!! Slade was so pumped!

Team Captain!

Slade got to be team captain for his football game this past weekend.  He has been doing so well. He is talking and blocking and just loves to be part of the team.  He is such a trooper, he has practice 3 nights a week and he is so funny in the fact that he does not like the conditioning at the end.  He does not like running.  Billy told me a story about him yesterday that his first practice with his helmet on he called him over from the sidelines.  When he got over there, he said Slade had big tears in his eyes.  Billy said he was heart broken, but he made him stay out there.  I am so proud of him (Slade)

Brant lost his tooth!!!!

September 29, 2016

Brant finally lost his tooth! It is his first tooth to lose. He has been working on it for the past week or so. Last night it was real close to coming out but the floss kept on slipping. He said that this morning Luke told him to twist and pull. And he did, and it came out! He was so excited because he got a treasure chest to put it in. He said tonight he is going to get $$$!!!