Snow in Katy, TX

Today we received an early Christmas present. We had about four inches of snow at our house. The kids woke up this morning with a little bit coming down outside their windows but nothing really stuck. By 11:00 it was coming down hard, keep in mind that we live in Texas and so this is hard for us. The ground was covered in white fluffy stuff within minutes. The schools released everyone early due to inclimate weather. I think it was more because they didn't know how to control the kids going crazy in their classrooms over the flurry of snow outside. All of the teachers took their classes out and they all got to play in it and have snow ball fights. Once we got home from picking them up they all made a mad dash to get out of the car so that they could go play. They made a 3 foot tall snowman at the neighbors and had lots of snowball fights and made snow angels. Tonight the Christensen's and the elders in our area came over and we had tortilla soup and cheesy enchilada soup. It was so yummy. The kids don't seem to mind the cold, other than their hands burning. However, I am dying. This is why we live in Texas and not somewhere freezing cold. I have to admit that it was fun for one day but I am glad that it is not an every day occurrence.

Rhino's take 1st place

Grandad and Buddy after the big win


Buddy was very excited about winning 1st place. Check out the size of his trophy.


This is Buddy with one of his best friends Trace. He was the teams quarterback and he is awesome.


This is the 2009 Rhino team. They are a great bunch of boys.

Buddy's team took first place in the championship game. Yay!!!! It was so exciting. Grandad came just to watch Buddy play. It meant so much to all of us that he came. It is something that Buddy will never forget. Buddy had a great game. He was able to sack the quarterback 3-4 times and had several great tackles. He did awesome. I don't know all the details, however, Wes and Grandad do so I will find out and post the correct information. The final score of the game was 14-13. The Bears played a great game but in the end we were able to pull it off. Buddy was awarded the defensive mvp for the season. He loved playing football and can't wait for the all star game in the middle of December.

Buddy's Playoff Game

Buddy making a run for a 1st down


Here is Buddy running to stop the Wranglers from scoring a touch down. Below, Buddy is making the saving tackle.


Buddy and his fellow Rhino's celebrated after winning the game and moving on to the championship round.


This weekend Buddy's football team the Rhino's played in their first playoff game. They played against the Wranglers. Buddy had a great game. I don't know all of the football lingo and so Wes will have to get on and give all the details of the game. I just know they looked really good. Buddy caught an amazing pass from the quarterback Trace Jordan, also one of Buddy's best friends, on the fourth down. Then he had a great tackle on number 80 from the Wranglers. The kid had broken away and was running down the field without anyone near him. Buddy came from nowhere and tackled him to the ground. The team was then able to hold them for four downs and they were unable to score. Then on the last play of the game, the Wranglers were making a run for another touchdown to tie the game and the smallest guy on our team, Jake Shannon, tackled the kid and he fumbled the ball. Buddy jumped on the ball and recovered it for the Rhino's ending the game with a final victory of 13 to 6. This Saturday the will play in the championship game against the Bears. Buddy is so excited he can barely stand it. Thanks to Karen we have amazing photos from the game, these are just a few of the highlights. Grandad Young is making the trek out to Katy on Thursday night to be here to see the championship game. Buddy is a very happy boy and Wes and I are very very proud parents.

Halloween Day

We had a very busy Halloween day this year. Buddy had a football game, we had the ward trunk or treat, then we went to a Halloween festival with some friends and then it was time for trick or treating in the neighborhood. It was a long day but the kids had a blast. I was in a very cheap and lazy mood this year when it came to costumes and so all of the kids dressed up in sports attire, it was pretty easy to find that around our house. Jack, Garrett and Blake were baseball players, Josie was a cheerleader, Buddy was a football player and Ben was a little pumpkin. The Christensen's and Crystal spent the day with us and they were all dressed in sports attire. Crystal was soccer player, Faith was a baseball player and Cole was a basketball player. It was so much fun!! Wes decided to wear his Chucky mask around town while driving. I'm pretty sure he startled several people. Blake was very disturbed by it. By the end of the day we were all very tired and slept very well

Bahama Mamas Closes

Bahama Mamas closed for the season on halloween day and we were all very very sad. It is our favorite place to go for a treat. We can't wait for it to open again in April.

Carving Pumpkins

Every year we carve pumpkins with our dear friends the Christensen's. It is a lot of work for Mark and Wes but the kids love it. We roast the pumpkin seeds and play while the Dad's carve all 8 pumpkins. It's not really fair for Mark since he only has 2 of the kids but he is always willing to help carve some of our kids pumpkins as well. He is such a good sport.

Josie's 7 year old photos

Karen was so sweet and took Josie out to take some photos for her 7th birthday. Josie loves spending time with Karen and loves it even more when there is a camera involved. Josie felt like a real model. Thank you Karen for always taking care of all of us all the time.