Homecoming

Ricky's mom and I headed to the high school mid afternoon to meet the kids at the pep rally.  I wanted to get good seats before it got too crowded.  It quickly became LOUD and CRAZY in the gym as all the kids started to flood in for the pep rally.  It is always fun for me to relive my memories of my high school days this way...I miss it sometimes!!!  After the pep rally we headed home for a little bit. Kalyn and I got a kick start on our evening by arriving at the stadium an hour and half early to help sell spirit bands for the cheer squad.  Kalyn and her friends did a great job getting the word out and had fun too!  After our shift we went to eat at Granny's restaurant before the game with Ricky, Sheldon, and my mother in law.  By the time we finished and got back to the stadium the game had already started, but our good friends, the Juneks, saved us some seats so it worked out very well.  The Juneks' son, Allen, is a Sophomore on the Varsity team so it was exciting to be able to watch him on the field.  He is a starter on the team and known to be a great player, but for some reason he didn't get to play vey much...darn!!  Kalyn and Sheldon had fun hanging out with their friends and showing their Eagle pride even though we lost the game by one point.  It was a fun evening and we are proud of our Lexington Eagles!!!



Sheldon and his 2nd grade buddies



Kalyn and her 4th grade buddies



Lexington Eagle Cheerleaders



The football team...Allen is #66



Our pretty girl!



Friends



Here comes the football team!!



Watchin' the game



Lets go Eagles!!



Kalyn, Allen, and Sheldon after the game









"Go Eagles!"~Homecoming Day

We made it to Friday!!  Today is a very exciting day with Homecoming activities going on at school and in the community (have I mentioned lately how much I just LOVE being part of a small town?!).  Kalyn is wearing her first mum as a cheerleader and was so excited when we picked up her mum this morning before school.  Sheldon said he would wear a garter next year when he plays football...ha! :o)  The elementary kids will be going to the high school pep rally at 3pm this afternoon then we have the big game tonight...stay tuned for more pics!!!  GO EAGLES!!!

"Mix up the Cougars"~ Mismatch Day

The kids had fun putting on whatever they could think of that wouldn't match this morning.  Kalyn's teacher told the girls they could bring their American Girl dolls to school today...if they dressed accordingly to the theme too!  So fun!!

38 weeks...and a little progress finally!!

Ricky and I saw my OB today for my 38 week check-up.  A few weeks ago we had talked about the possibility of inducing my labor one week early which would be next week.  Dr. Binford said I had just started to dilate this week and there is no effacement yet so she wants to wait to let things progress a little more before we talk about induction.  We were hoping to be able to induce, but at the same time I would prefer for Ryder to come out on his own...that is if he is NOT late!!!  We will see!!!  Please pray for a safe and smooth labor/delivery no later than October 9th!! :o)

"Put the Cougars to bed"~Pajama Day

Kalyn and Sheldon were excited to be able to wear their pajamas to school today...I don't blame them one bit!!  :o)

"Double their vision"~ Dress as twins

Kalyn and Sheldon coordinated their outfits with their friends at school on their own.  Kalyn said she and Delaney decided they would wear light pink shirts with blue jeans and black flip flops.  Not exactly the same, but close enough I guess! :o)  Sheldon and Colton decided to wear Aggie shirts with denim shorts.  They did pretty good for being boys! HA!

"Lei out the cougars"~ dress Hawaiian

This week is "Spirit Week" at the elementary school since homecoming is on Friday.  Kalyn and Sheldon get to dress up according to a different theme each day this week so check back everyday this week to see pics of the kids...that is if we don't wind up in the hospital with our sweet Ryder! :o)

Changes...

With the new wall addition for Ryder's room, we had to make a couple changes.  The outside wall was painted red to blend with my kitchen decor...roosters and sunflowers.  Our white hall bench and shelf were moved to that wall as well and it works so well there.  I am very pleased with the way it turned out.  Our dining room is now on the other side of the house and has worked out really well so far.  It is nice to finally have our dining furniture back in the house after a month of eating wherever in the house!  I had really missed our family dinners at the table each night.  I am so blessed to have a husband who is skilled in construction, fixing things, and of course being willing to do those things for me...LOVE you Ricky!!!

Sheldon's "new" room

Since we gave Kalyn a room makeover for her birthday back in February and did Ryder's nursery recently, Ricky and I wanted to do the same for Sheldon.  His nursery was John Deere and he had kept his room in the same decor ever since...it was cute, but time for a change!  Loving hunting and trapping, Sheldon decided to go with the same camo decor as Ryder's nursery, but we changed it up a little bit to fit his personality.  We painted the bottom walls brown and Ricky found camo wall border which worked perfectly.  Ricky also made the same camo mural for Sheldon as he did for Ryder...we added traps and fur to the walls which turned out pretty cute I think!  Sheldon is so excited and loves his room...this momma is happy now! :o)

Just havin' FUN!

Kalyn continues to LOVE cheering and has so much fun with her squad when she is down on the track.  Today was especially fun since we played against Rockdale and one of our friends from church was on their team.  Paul and Linda Jenkins came to the game today to watch Kalyn cheer and Patrick play football...it was fun!

Is football in his future?

Sheldon has really become more interested in football lately. Between the games we attend to watch Kalyn cheer and Aggie football on TV he has had lots of exposure!  Almost everyday this past week he has put on his Aggie football uniform before going outside to practice kicking and throwing.  Daddy Ricky has been throwing the football with him in the evenings as well.  Sheldon says he will be playing football for Lexington next year...we will see!!

37 weeks

Ryder's Nursery

When we first found out we were pregnant, Ricky and I just planned for Ryder to stay in our room until he was about a year old then move him into Sheldon's room.  We had several people...mainly family members..tell us over and over that we should just add another room to the house or put him in one of the dining rooms.  About a few months back Ricky and I decided (ok really I did) that we should just convert the main dining room into a 4th bedroom by adding a wall.  Soooo....construction began on Labor Day weekend.  Our good friend from church, Paul Jenkins, helped Ricky get the wall frame up and the pocket sliding door into place.  Ricky did the rest of the work on his own and did a wonderful job...thank you sweetie!!  Kalyn and Pat, my mother-in-law, helped me with some of the painting and my mom helped me figure out where to put everything...slowly, little by little, the room started to come together.  I saw camo plywood panels at the lumber store in town not too long ago and got this idea that we could use it in the boys' room somehow (Sheldon's room is camo too).  Ricky cut the panel into half and used trim for the frame and drilled it onto the wall...it looks SO cute!!  I am very excited about the way the room turned out and am now READY for our sweet baby boy to join us!!

Our Favorite Cheerleader

Kalyn had her 2nd game this afternoon and did a great job.  The girls are improving as a squad and doing their cheers very well.  The weather was much better than last week since it was overcast most of the time and we got lots of breeze...this momma was HAPPY about that!!  Our football players did awesome...we won!  Go Eagles!!!

Go Eagles!!

Kalyn cheered at her first game today and did a GREAT job!  I loved watching her have so much fun and gaining her confidence the longer she was down on the track.  The only thing that I didn't like was how HOT it was out there...ha!!

Maternity Photoshoot

I really wanted to have some maternity pictures taken with the four of us before Ryder's arrival so we decided to do it ourselves. Ricky has some knowledge with photography and did a GREAT job. I am very pleased with the pictures and we plan to take a few more soon hopefully...that is if Ryder doesn't decide to surprise us before then!! Here are a quite a few of my favorites...