Since I’m coaching the tee ball team, Amy is taking over the photo shooting responsibilities for the season. Nathan had an excellent first game and I think all of the kids had...

We went to a back-to-school pool party at the Rushing’s home this evening and had a great time… except my wife got this crazy idea that we should trade off cooking every week. We may not go back (just kidding!). We had lots of fun and laughs along with jumpy nerves cringing every time one of the little kiddos ventured near the edge of the pool.  I had empty pockets just in case I had to go for an unexpected swim. The light was...

I recently posted a photo of me throwing Nathan in the air and was asked if it was Photoshopped. It wasn’t, but the comment did give me a couple of ideas and the kids were more than happy to help out since it meant Kayla would get to shoot the photos while Nathan would get to fly.  Here are photos from back in 2007 (Nathan has always liked to do this), a couple of days ago and...

Last week I successfully put a huge hole in the water inlet on the kiddos slip and slide. So when Amy and the kids came home with a new one, Nathan wanted to try it out as soon as possible. And try it out he did! If I were to dive on that thing the way Nathan did, I’m pretty sure I’d be in the hospital right now with assorted broken ribs. He could not have been happier. Three cheers for a long seven dollar piece of...

What a slacker I’ve been! Over a month without a post.  Kayla started spring soccer recently and this season the kids voted for Gators as their team name. I’m trying to get her to be more aggressive in going after the ball this year as she is content to just run up and down the field all day long.  I’ve also been trying to teach her a piece of advice I read from Wayne Gretzky. He said one of the keys for him his whole...

Nathan leaned how to ride a bike today!! We are officially done with training wheels at our house!.  It happened almost like it did for Kayla.  A few months ago, I took the training wheels off his bike because he thought he could do it.  Like her, that didn’t last long and the training wheels went right back on.  In the last couple of days, he has figured out how to ride Kayla’s scooter and he was doing great.  Since the...