Football and Flowers…

J and J started off their season strong with a 34-0 win in their first game. Both boys did fantastic, and were named some of the top players of the game. Tonight is their first home game. 

Pretty flowers from my hubby! 

Twenty Two!

 This guy turns 22 today AND just purchased his first home! Happy birthday, Adrian! 🎈Have a wonderful day…and have fun being a homeowner! Love you lots!!!

First Day of School!

 Today is the first day of the 2024-2025 school year! Quintin is in 3rd grade and Jalen and Jordan are sophomores. Have a great year, guys! Love you! ❤️

Football, Cuteness, Open House, Birthdays, and 5 Generations!

 J and J have been scrimmaging other teams. Their first game is this Friday. Quintin starts flag football this week, too. 

 So much cuteness in one tiny package! 

We took Quintin to the school for open house the other night. So hard to believe school starts this week! 

We celebrated Adrian and Trinity’s birthdays:

We took 4 and 5-generation pictures! 

It’s That Time of Year…

 …when everything gets crazy busy right before school starts! We have fit so much into our schedules lately. Here’s a peek at some of the things we’ve been up to:

We recently had lunch at Angie’s, followed by making bouquets at the flower field across the road from her house:

I took Malia to college orientation:

Tesfaye, our friend from Ethiopia, came to the USA and spent a week with us. He shared with our community and a church in Indiana what it was like to grow up in the Korah trash dump community in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He enjoyed experiencing American life and taking tours of our church, school, community, and several local factories. 

The boys are in the middle of football 2-a-days, and last week they had a football boot camp with the Army/National Guard. Jordan won an award for giving his all and not stopping when things got tough. 

More babysitting for sweet Shiloh. How is anyone supposed to get anything done when so much cuteness abounds?!

J and J recently had Meet the Teams night at school and their first scrimmage of the season. Go Panthers! 

Jordan recently had the opportunity to job shadow the marketing team at Chris’s workplace. He had a great time! 

J and J have been getting their driving hours in with the instructor from the driving school. 

We have been busy going to appointments and doing paperwork for our home study update.

Chris has been building a pool deck in the backyard. There’s still quite a bit of work to do, but it’s coming together!