Spring Break

Christmas Show

Since Madden's spring show is right around the corner, I figure it might be time to post these photos from the Christmas show. Note the facial expression of Madden's friend Erin on the far right of the splits photo: priceless! Love these girls.

Soccer Game

Soccer Game



by Callie Wilson

 

Sun blazing on sweaty faces.

Parents yell and cheer, fists in the air.

Children clash to and fro

around the field

each one hoping to make one shot.

Heads pounding,

hearts beating,

teammates tumbling, fumbling

to demolish the ball.

Eyes squint from the hot rays of the sun.

The sun blinds brothers playing football

in the pasture.

The coach yells, encouraging

a goal.

But then luckily, zip,

dash,

pounce,

boom.

Goal for our team.

Fame!

All this fame in the same week. Pretty remarkable, huh? Like mama like daughter.


Mom giving flu shots. Photo on front page of Corpus Christi Caller Times.

 

Girls' dance studio postcard. YIKES!

 

Surprise Visit

We had a completely unexpected, yet lovely, visit with family yesterday. My Aunt Polly and Uncle Jack were in town. Aunt Polly is my dad's sister (my biological father, for those of you looking puzzled). They are winter snowbirds from Ohio, traveling through the country with their camper and boats. They called Saturday night and happened to be in Georgetown, TX! So they came over Sunday afternoon and we grilled hamburgers and caught up on life. It was a really nice, easy visit, as if we'd just seen each other recently. Our last visit had been in 2005 when Porter and I went to Columbus, Ohio for the UT/Ohio State game. It was nice, as they got to meet Melanie's husband, Jeff, for the first time. Thanks so much for visiting. It brought back lots of happy memories. Y'all come back now!

 

 

 

 

 

This photo is not from Polly & Jack's visit, but is a photo of our cousins' families.
 That's Kristin in purple and Matt on the far left end.

End of an Era

The last Father-Daughter dance for our family. A little bittersweet.

 

 

Treaty Oak

Callie had such a good time performing in her school's production of Treaty Oak. She played the part of young Lena and grandmother Lena. She closed out the show with a recitation of Trees by Joyce Kilmer. Perfection!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TREES by Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)

THINK that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

20 years, Baby!

So fun to celebrate twenty years together on the slopes. And the icing on the cake was getting to spend a day with dear family and friends! Looking very forward to the next twenty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twenty Thirteen

Missing our 5th Family

 

 

 

 

 

Teenager Alert

Happy 13th Birthday to our dear baby girl, Madden. She turned 13 on Friday, and we left town Saturday! Didn't want to stick around for any of that teenage angst I keep hearing about.