Happy 5th Birthday Kyler

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY KYLER!!!

Happy 5th Birthday Kyler.  Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you.  Your such a wonderful big brother and son.   We hope you have a great birthday this weekend and have lots of fun bowling.   It's amazing to see how grown up you are becoming.  It feels like just yesterday we were bringing you home from the hospital.  Time sure has gone by fast.

My look how fast you've grown. :)  Our sweet Knuckle Head.

Happy First Birthday Alex....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Our godson Alex Weis turns One today.   He's such a wonderful little boy and we hope that he has the best birthday ever.

Happy Birthday Alex, we love you.

Uncle Todd, Aunt Lisa, Kyler, and Shaun

Play Ball!

Both the boys have started their Tee Ball Practices this week.   The team they will be on this year are called "The Little Runners".   I am so proud to see them out there interacting so well with other kiddo's, listening to their coaches and just doing their best to have fun and enjoy themselves.

The image is a little bit blurry, but this is Kyler fielding a ball hit by Shaun (in red helmet).  Aren't they so cute.

Oh, Christmas Tree . . .

We went to the local tree farm to cut our Christmas tree this weekend. We had so much fun. The boys cheered once we cut our tree down. They were so excited to go on the hay ride and help search for the perfect tree.

Daddy and Kyler on the hayride.

Shaun and I on the hayride out to the trees.

Todd and our tree.

The boys trying to cut the tree.

The finished product.

Visit with Grandparents

This weekend we got to have a nice visit with Grandma and Grandpa McElmurry.

Grandpa and Kyler shooting some hoops.

Grandpa and Grandma with the boys.

Happy Birthday Lisa....

Happy Birthday Sweetheart.

The boys and I are so glad to have have you in our lives and to be able to celebrate you on this special day. We hope you have a wonderful birthday.

We Love You,

Todd, Kyler, & Shaun

Soccer 2010!!

Soccer games start tomorrow. To say I'm excited is an understatement, to say I'm nervous is the understatement of the year. We only had 3 weeks between when the team formed and first game, and our 2nd week practice was rained out, so that means we only had 2 practices before our first official game. I will have to say though, that the boys that were there yesterday for practice caught on quick and are ready to play their hearts out.

If you want a copy of the schedule our Team is the Super Kickers and you can get a PDF of the schedule here: http://www.kilgoresoccer.org/resources/2010+Fall+U-6+Boys+schedule.pdf

I'll post pics as we go along with the season, so expect to see some exciting stuff. Wish us luck

tomorrow.

Go Super Kickers!!!!

Happy Birthday Todd!!

We hope that you have a wonderful day!! We love you!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Shaun!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Shaun, Mommy, Daddy, and Kyler love you so much and are so thankful for you. You are a very special and wonderful boy and we look forward to what this next year has in store for you and all of us. Our Family grew again 3 years ago today and we are so thankful that God blessed us to be your parents. Hope you have a wonderful birthday filled with everything you want for this special day.

We Love You,

Mommy, Daddy, & Kyler

Swimming,Swimming....

Kyler started his swimming classes this week. He is really doing good and his instructors are just awesome! He has jumped off the diving board 4 or 5 times. His instructor catches him but we are proud of him for having the courage to do that! We will post pics soon!

....and that's a wrap.

Well T-Ball has officially come to an end for this season. We've had our last game, and boy was it an awesome one. The kid's were firing on all cylinders, and worked together really well to finish off the season on a high note. We had our end of season party on Saturday, a time to let the kids all get together off the field, play together, and a chance to grill some hot dogs and hamburgers.

Tonight is the T-Ball closing ceremony, the teams will be introduced, the kids get a chance to run the bases and receive their participation trophies.

Now we get the summer off from sports and start Soccer for Kyler in the Fall and then both will be playing T-ball come next spring. Kyler will be in a different league next year, so we'll be having games on both sides of town which will be fun to keep up with, but come 2012 both boys will be in the KBBA association and will stay with that league up thru Little League.

I hope they continue enjoying playing sports, cause I really enjoy watching them play and learn to work as a team with other folks.

....and then there was one.

Well it's been a fun ride, but like all things it has to come to an end. Tomorrow night, Thursday, May 13, 2010 is the last T-Ball game for this season. It's been a very rocky season, with the main coach flaking out, and me taking over the position of head coach, and trying to get the parents motivated to get their kids to practices (don't get me started on that).

All in all it has been a lot of fun. The kids that have been showing up for Practice have been playing hard and doing well, those that haven't, well let's just say it shows come game time. I've been so proud of Kyler thru all this, he's probably the fastest runner on his team, he hits hard, fields the balls good; there's not much this kid won't try and hasn't accomplished with flying colors. I know I may be a bit biased, but man oh man he sure gives it 110% when he's out there, and that makes me so proud as a father and as a coach.

I'll be sad to see it all come to an end, but I'll be glad to move on to the next sport and look forward to next season when Shaun can play. This fall Kyler is really excited about the opportunity to play Soccer, and next year Shaun will get his chance at T-Ball. I probably won't volunteer to coach again, but I'll sure support them in which ever way the team needs me to, and you can bet your sweet petunia my kids will be at Practice.

Go Little Sluggers!!!

T-Ball Game 1

We had so much fun at the first game! Kyler is excited for the next one!

He did really well hitting and running to the bases. He didn't get many oppurtunities to catch the ball but I'm sure he will soon.

Kyler in his uniform. Aint he cute!!!

Kyler in the dugout.

Daddy giving him some advice. Todd got to help out on third base.

Maybe tonight I will get better pictures of him hitting. Stay tuned for more pictures to come!

Happy 4th Birthday Kyler

Happy Birthday Kyler. Mommy, Daddy, and Shaun are so proud of you and hope you have a wonderful Birthday. These past 4 years have really flown by, you're becoming such a big boy and we are so glad to have you in our lives. We Love You and hope your birthday is a great day full of tons of joy and happiness.

T-Ball

Kyler has started his t-ball practices. He is really excited and so are we. He looks so cute with his glove and bat. I think he does a really good job listening to his coach and trying to work with the other kids. He did however bounced the ball off one of his teammates head but she was OK it didn't hurt her. I'm proud of his dedication to practicing. He practices here at home as well. We will post pictures in a few weeks.

Welcome Alex Weis...

Welcome to this world Alex Weis, baby boy of John and Kyla Weis. Alex was born March 25, 2010 at 7:55am. Stats: 9lbs, 20 inches long. Isn't he adorable. Congratulations John and Kyla on your handsome baby boy.

Am I doing enough for you Lord? "NO!"

This is one of those funny stories I'll remember for the rest of my life. Yesterday in church Kyler was bull headed about not going to be with the kids and preferred to stay in service with us, and that's fine and dandy, but he was put under strict guidelines that he had to sit still and listen. Shaun on the other hand, the little turd, decided he wanted to start service off with the little kiddo's, but then quickly decided that he wanted Mommy and Daddy, so he threw a fit and then came back with us, then half way thru service decided he wanted to go back to the nursery again, so off we went, and after I left the room he had a break down again. I sat with him in the foyer for a while, then returned to our pew with strict orders to him that he had to sit still or get beaten to a pulp, well that lasted about 20 minutes, then the worms took over and he got all twitchy and fidgety again so Lisa took him out to the Foyer for the remainder of the service.

Well all this time Kyler was staying quiet, doing the best he could to keep him self entertained, and listening along to the service. Finally after mom and brother left the last time he wanted to sit in my lap. Then we started the closing prayer, and that's when it get's funny.

The church is silent, the pastor starts his prayer, "Lord, I ask myself. Am I doing enough for you?" Well Kyler evidently thought this was a Q&A Session and responded quite loudly, "NO!" I thought the folks behind me were gonna die and go to heaven right there on the spot, they snickered, cried, it was all they could do to keep from busting out loudly in the middle of closing prayer. Well when the final amen was spoken everyone in the church busted out laughing together and quickly word spread on who's little voice had caused such laughter.

No one was offended thankfully, and even the preacher came by and told Kyler how silly he was and that he was glad to know that at least someone in the congregation was listening to what he was saying. :) I felt so embarrassed and apologized over and over but everyone said it was no big deal. Such a crazy experience. If these folks continue to embrace us at their church it's gonna be an absolute miracle with these kiddo's of ours.

Happy Birthday Connor...

Happy Birthday Connor. Wow, 2 Years Old today. Your such a big boy now, time to get out there and get a job. :) We are so proud of you and wish we were there to wish you a birthday wish in person. We Love You and hope you have a great Birthday.

Uncle Todd, Aunt Lisa, Kyler and Shaun.

We've been tooned....

Thanks to a friend of ours Ken Drab, creator, artist, and writer of "Rick the Stick" the Web Comic, our family has been officially tooned.

Thanks Ken for this great picture, and we welcome Rick into our extended family....especially when we found out about his huge inheritance, we were quick to let him in then. What? You don't know about the stick man's inheritance...well, then you need to jump on over to http://rickthestick.com/ and start at the first strip and catch on up. It's a really fun read, some of you have received the book for Christmas, the others that haven't drop by the store while you over there and pick up a copy, and get yourself a T-Shirt.

Happy New Year 2010!!!

Happy New Year everybody. Hope ya'll have a very prosperous and great New Year.

Love Ya'll,

Todd, Lisa, Kyler, and Shaun