Arkansas vs Alabama football game

Jason and I dropped the kids off at my parents and headed to Arkansas for the weekend! We flew into Little Rock Friday night and got to visit with Wendi and her hubby!

Saturday morning, we drove up to Fayetteville for the Hogs/Alabama football game with the Lipsey's. Once we got to Fayetteville, we stopped by the tail gate party my sorority was putting on. It was great to see some girls I haven't seen in years! The weather was perfect (75 degrees) and the game was fantastic (until the last 6 minutes, when Alabama came back to win!) It felt really great to be back in Razorback Stadium calling those hogs!

A sad sea of red leaving Razorback stadium
After the game, we walked to a Mexican food restaurant to eat while we waited for the traffic to clear (nothing like 76,000 people trying to leave at the same time!)

Rachel and I with our Razorback Margaritas

Saturday night, we spent the night with the Ferguson's and then got up Sunday morning to meet Shannon and her hubby for brunch before heading back to Little Rock to catch our flight home. Did I mention it was 56 degrees Sunday morning! I got to order a hot chocolate :-)

I guess some of that cool weather followed us home because a cool front came in Sunday and the past two days has been GORGEOUS weather! We have been playing outside all day (and not sweating to death!).

Blah

This past week has been very blah! It has rained pretty much every day and we have just been going through our schedule with nothing really exciting happening.

We did get to visit with some friends at their new house Saturday night. The kids had a great time playing with their their Wii yoga mat (mostly with Daddy pulling them very fast on it) and playing with their 120 lb dog, Max. Clayton had a blast chasing Max around and squealing with delight as he got knocked down by the dog that was at least a foot taller than him!

We are getting excited about our trip to Fayetteville to watch the Hogs play Alabama this weekend! So hopefully that will bring us out of the rainy funk we have been in!

Sports Mania

This past week has been very sports oriented for us! Despite the fact that we have been watching college and pro football non-stop since opening weekend, we also have added soccer (professional and amateur) to the mix!

We attended the Houston Dynamo soccer game last Sunday. We have season tickets and have really enjoyed watching them. I am not a huge soccer fan, even though my husband is a fanatic and still plays every Sunday. Going to the Dynamo games have turned me into a fan! Seeing the professionals play up close in person is very exciting! Brinley really enjoys the games too! She can follow them and even yells GOAL, when they score. Clayton just enjoys the games for the popcorn :-)

On Tuesday, Brinley started her 2nd year of dance. She was soooo ready to get back after having the summer off. It was funny to watch the girls jump back in like they haven't missed a beat! They even remembered all the names of the moves! Their studio teaches them the french words, so with learning Spanish at school, she is becoming quite bilingual.

Saturday morning (bright and early), was Brinley's first soccer game. It was very humid outside and even though Clayton and I sat in chairs and watched, we were soaking wet as if we had played. Jason is the assistance coach for the team, so he was running the entire time. Needless to say, we all needed a bath after the game! Brinley did so good. She scored the first goal for their team and stayed focused pretty well. She had one breakdown towards the end of the game because they kids on the other team "weren't sharing the ball" so I guess we will have to work on stealing it away from them!

Clayton enjoyed the game from his chair with Ted the bear who spent the weekend with us from Brinley's class at school!

Saturday night, we celebrated Jason's mother's birthday. It was a great night filled with lots of family, food and fun. The kids ran themselves ragged and needed another bath that night!

Sunday, Jason and I went to the Houston Texan football game against the Colts with my parents. I will say that this was the BEST game I have ever been to in the 9 years they been in Houston. We won, but we also dominated the Colts! We also got to see Clay Walker sing the national anthem and then he walked right past our seats as he was leaving!
Peyton Manning after the first sack by Mario Williams....I love Peyton, but enjoyed watching him get sacked :-)
Clay Walker...it would have been a great shot had the guy in front not moved in front of me at the last minute!!!!

Back to School

On Monday, Brinley started preschool and Clayton started back to Mothers Day out! I can hardly believe that this time next year Brinley will be in Kindergarten! Where does the time go!


Brinley was very excited to get back school (she has been asking every morning for a month if she was going)! She has the same teachers from last year and most of her friends are still in her class. She ran right in with no problems and had a great day!

Clayton also went in with no problems! He doesn't have the same teachers as last year, but he is in the room next door and had recess with those teachers. He ran right in the room (yelling "bye") as he found the cars and racetrack to play with! He had a great day and even told a friend to "sit down" when he wasn't cooperating to get in the stroller for a walk! Ha Ha Ha!!!!

I love this backpack shot! Clayton was so excited to wear his back pack, he cried when I took it off him to put him in the car!!!

Brinley- 4 years old and Clayton- 20 months, August 2010

What did I do on my glorious five hours off? I went and worked out, grocery shopped, took a bath and ate lunch without saying SINGLE word!!! I now treasure not having to say "no, stop, quit fighting, etc. I do plan to start volunteering at the elementary school by my house to get some dust off, but right now I am going to enjoy the silence :-)

On Fridays, Brinley only goes to school until 12, so Clayton and I are taking a mommy and me gymnastics class. He really loves being able to run, jump, swing on trapeze, and fall into the foam shape pit! It is the perfect place for him to get his "boy-ness" out!

I did not take this picture today, it is from the summer class, but I love how happy he looks while walking the balance beam!