catching up

(Cam is 2nd from the left)

Last week, we finished baseball season. Colin and Cam's teams both lost out of their tournaments. Cameron's team got metals for being 3rd in the league. Cam did not take the loss very well, he was really hoping that they would be the champions this year! They can try again next year!

Being finished with ball allowed us to do a few other things with our evenings, including the evening swim session at the pool, and cleaning up the little girl's bedroom (sort of). The kids have also been practicing walking their hogs, fishing, and enjoying playing in the yard. It has been extremely hot, so waiting for the sun to go down to play outside seems like a good idea!

Colin even caught some fish which we fried and ate. My friend told me some secrets to making them taste more like chicken and less like fish! I must say I was impressed! I think maybe we can start incorporating a little fish in our diets! It was nice to see Preston eat something and not complain about it!

Mallory and Madison have been baking like crazy and selling their baked goods as well as those drawing tickets. They have been pretty successful. It has absolutely killed the little ones to have them make the house smell like cookies and then wrap them up for sale!

Cam joined forces with then neighbor girl to have a toy - bake sale and lemonade stand this weekend. They had a ton of fun, got rid of some stuff from our house, and made a little money. Cam has been working very hard all summer to try to gather enough money for Jim to take him and his brothers to Oklahoma this winter for a Thunder game! He has been working for a woman doing gardening, collecting cans, and doing hard labor for his sisters! The garden woman has been very kind to him, and to us....as we enjoyed a lot of yellow squash from her garden this week --- Madison even made squash bread, which I will say did not sound like a good idea, but it turned out really good!

In a nutshell, that is what we have been doing this week. I should have taken more photos, but just didn't get it done!