basketball season

 basketball season is upon us.  although she was skeptical about playing last year,

mackenzie was actually looking forward to it this year.  she even made the starting five for the first game!

look at that defense!  they won their first game and mackenzie sunk her first free throw. 

yep, i'm one proud momma. 

halloween happenings

 wolverine and the mad scientist

 jack goofing around

 mackenzie and her friend decided to dress up as each other at the last minute.  i think they just 

couldn't bear to watch the younger kids get all the candy. 

jack convinced me to attempt some pumpkin carving the day after halloween.  i chose an aggie 

pumpkin and he wanted me to do yoda for his pumpkin.  to say that yoda was beyond my 

skill level is completely accurate. 

national bar-b-que cookoff and parade

mackenzie twirled in the parade (far rt)

 parade spectators trying to keep warm

 cow patty bingo

 carnival rides

engineer jack

 yummy bar-b-que...the big pig rig won people's choice

 

 we ate some delicious pulled pork, ribs, brisket, and jalepenos.  colin

was asked to judge the entries for bbq ribs...he loved it!

  at home we indulged in cute and yummy snacks...thanks leanne

 so glad my brother and sister in law came in for such a fun weekend

a bike ride I'll never forget

 WARNING!!!  Some of these pictures are not for the faint of heart. 

Last tuesday, Colin went for a jog and Reese, Jack and I decided to bike instead.  We went around 5 pm on a familiar route that we have jogged a hundred times.  Jack and I hit a bump as we were going downhill and the bike flipped.  I have re-visited the site since the accident and I still don't understand how it happened.  But it did nonetheless.  As a result of the bike flipping, Jack had a significant wound on his forehead.  There was blood everywhere.  Colin called the ambulance and they arrived within minutes.  The ambulance drove us to Clifton and the ER there decided that due to swelling and head trauma,

 he needed to be care-flighted to Temple. 

 Much to my dismay, I was not allowed to go with him. There was not enough room.  But the EMT took the following picture and sent it to me and let me talk to Jack on the phone.  

 So Colin, and the girls and I loaded up and drove to Temple to meet him there.  On the way, we cried, prayed, notified a few friends and family, prayed some more and cried some more. 

 They ran several tests on Jack, did a CAT scan and sewed him up beautifully.  After I heard he was gonna be okay, I took Colin and the nurse's suggestion to go get checked out myself.  

 My test results were clear too.  Praise God the worst we will suffer is a few scars!!

 Jack is such a trooper.  He hardly complained and was tough as nails! 

This picture was taken on Thursday when he woke up.  He could hardly open his eyes. 

 Here is a pic of me on Thursday. 

 A couple of days later, Jack is feeling back to normal.  He is ready to jump, run, play, sword fight, climb and

doing anything but be still.  I still haven't taken a "thumbs up" picture yet, but I feel very blessed by the love and support from our family and friends and I am so thankful to God for keeping us safe!