Raptors Baseball

William and his baseball team made it to the championship in their pre-season tournament and won 1st place last night in extra innings!
William receiving his trophy.

The bar has been set high for his good looking coach!

Proud Parents!

Cousin Time!

We were so excited this past weekend to see Uncle Andrew, Aunt Charon, Drew and baby Cooper!
Proud Great Grandpa Green holding another baby boy to carry on the Green name.

Elizabeth holding one month old Cooper. He is a big boy!

Sarah loved holding him. Such a sweet baby.

William is very excited that Aunt Charon had a boy!

1st Day of School

Yesterday was the 1st day of school and Elizabeth's 1st day of middle school. They all had a great day and talked non-stop all evening! Elizabeth was nervous yesterday morning but ended up meeting new friends, loves all her classes and was very excited to go back this morning.

2nd Place Trophy

Elizabeth and her softball team took 2nd place today in the Beat the Heat Tournament. These girls have been working hard all summer and are getting better at each tournament. Beat the Heat was the perfect name for this tournament! They played five games yesterday in a record high temp of 107! Elizabeth is front row far right. Way to Go Texas Force!

Meet The Teacher

Well...the start of school is getting closer and we saw a little excitement about summer coming to an end when they saw all their friends again this evening. Above picture of William with his 1st grade teacher. Elizabeth and Sarah had the same teacher in 1st grade and we couldn't be more pleased to get her a 3rd time!
Sarah has moved upstairs to 4th grade! This is her homeroom/Reading teacher.

Sarah and her Math/Science teacher.

Sarah and her Writing/Social Studies teacher.

Confirmation

Today was Elizabeth's first day of confirmation. She is looking forward to all the fun activities, meeting new friends and growing closer to God. Eric and I are excited about our new confirmation Sunday School class and getting involved with her in worship, service projects, small groups and retreats. It will be a wonderful spiritual journey for all of us.
It seems like yesterday our baby girl was starting kindergarten with her kissing hand sticker and Darth Vader lunch box that she had to have!

Cub Camp

Elizabeth is about to start middle school! She attended Cub Camp with all the other incoming 6th graders at her new school. We have decided to send her to the same district as Eric. She will be at the middle school that feeds his high school. Eric will be able to take her to school in the morning as they are within walking distance of each other.
She got her class schedule, learned her locker combination and met a few of her teachers. Eric and I walked her schedule with her a couple of times and enjoyed a nice cookout for lunch.

They had a small pep rally with the middle school band and cheerleaders. She was overwhelmed about the whole move but feels better about it all now. Having daddy as her principal in three years will be worth it...so she thinks!! lol

Texas Heat Wave 2011

We are beating the heat with lots of swimming and ice cream. Today was the 34th straight day of 100+ degrees! We beat another record today with a high of 108.
Who needs fruits and veggies? Catherine lives on ice cream and popsicles.

Soaking up the AC with sleepovers, movies and more ice cream! Starting school is not on the radar.

Friends Forever

Hilary and I before she departed this afternoon. :-( I wish she lived closer!
We had a nice visit and spent lots of time by the pool. It was fun just chillin' and catching up after all these years. Hilary and I were inseparable in high school. Not sure how I have survived all these years without her!

Shopping! Fun for all except William...

Poor William at the American Girl Doll Store!

Happy Bowlers! Sarah and Rebekah were inseparable the entire visit! They plan to keep in touch on their iPod Touches.

Happy Birthday

Today we celebrated Eric's birthday with family and friends at Logan's Roadhouse. We gave him season tickets to A&M football! Whoooooop! He is very excited!!! It was an extra special birthday as we also welcomed a new nephew into our family. The kids can't wait to meet their new cousin. Happy Birthday to Eric and Cooper Bajer Green!

MAD Camp

The kids had a fun filled week at our church MAD Camp (Music, Art and Drama). Elizabeth played the part of a "yes" man to the mayor of Jericho.

Sarah was the grandma and had to fight off the tax collectors for her last pennies. Notice she is wearing Grandma Green's hat and jewelry. :-)

The girls showing off their artwork. The kids did all the artwork for the show at camp last week.

I picked up my high school bff from the airport right before the show. We are looking forward to another fun filled week with her and her daughter.

19 Months

Catherine is 19 months old today! I've decided to start doing photo sessions at home with my new camera. I still have a lot to learn but here are a few shots.
She was very busy playing with the Disney tea set from Nana Gammon.

I'm still having fun playing around with all the million pictures that I took. It's nice to be able to do all the enhancements on the computer and love changing to black/white for free!

Ice Cream

Happy National Ice Cream Day! This past week the kids took turns making a surprise dessert for the family. Above picture of them enjoying homemade fudgesicles made by Elizabeth and Eric! They were yummy!
Catherine ready for her bath. She loves ice cream!

Busy Bees

We have accomplished a lot on our house this week. The kids love helping Eric paint. He painted the entire exterior of our house! Here are a few pictures of the kids helping paint inside.
William is daddy's little tool man. He has done a great job cleaning his room too!

Sarah likes doing artwork before painting on the walls.

Eric has to go back to work on Monday. :-( We are going to miss him!Catherine watching the kids play outside. She has been mommy's little helper. We have done lots of cleaning and have started stocking the freezer. That will make it a lot easier when all their sports start back up in a few weeks.

Rangers Baseball

Eric and his dad took the kids to the Texas Rangers baseball game this afternoon. It is too hot in Texas so they were able to get great seats behind 3rd base. The kids took coolers with lots of drinks and spray bottles!
It was Bat Day at the ballpark so they each got a nice wood bat.

Catherine, Nana and I decided to enjoy the AC instead! We had a nice lunch at LaMadeleine. Above picture of a very happy Catherine eating her chocolate cake.

Bye Bye Florida

Our last day of vacation was spent with our friends Adam and Angi and their two sweet little girls. They drove up from Tampa to meet us for lunch at this fun dinosaur restaurant in Downtown Disney.
It was a cool place with a meteor shower every 20 minutes. The kids loved all the roaring and moving dinosaurs.

William was excited to see Ashlyn.