Don't mess with # 31

# 31 Tess, a force to reckon with.

Tess talking to her girls about what play they are going to do.

Not many girls could keep up with her, no one liked to guard her...I heard a few kids complaining to their coach that they were too tired to keep up with her.

Waiting for the ball to be thrown in and she is already on the move.

She shoots and scores!

Wow, what can I say, this girl loves her basketball. Tess has always been a contender on the court, but this year she has really outdone herself. She is not only a fierce competitor, she is also a great leader on the court. Tess started with a new basketball team this year here in California and most of the girls had never played before. Tess pushed the girls to be better players and went from being a no-body team to a team to watch out for! Coaches took note of her on the court and knew her by name. I could often hear the opposing team coach telling his girls to watch out for Tess, then they would double team and sometime triple team her. Tess never let that get to her, she played her game and her team stepped up to the challenge and did a great job.

A great bunch of girls!

Silly ones too.

There is just something special about my boy

Tucker has really grown up this past year, not just in height but in other ways too.

This year he is experiencing new and fun things. He was great about having to change schools for his Junior year of high school. Not only did he have to change schools but he left his friends behind in Indiana. He is making new friends and he has such a great sense of humor. He is a very funny kid.

This is momma and her boy.


He makes me proud.

Father and Son

My boy, is no longer a little boy.

Sometimes the best pictures are the ones we take ourselves

My sweet Taylor

Some of the best photos taken are the ones we take of ourselves. Taylor always runs when I get the camera out. She doesn't like her photo taken, it is always a struggle.


I ran across these photos she took herself and I love them.

She is growing up way too fast for me.

I really love the shoe photo, she finds something she likes and sticks to it. Most girls have tons of shoes, not my girl. Shoe shopping is one thing she does not enjoy, it is like pulling teeth to get her to hand in her old shoes for new ones. When she finds a pair she likes she stays with them. I have bought the same shoes more than once for her to replace them when they are worn out.

I love this girl...She tells people that I am her best friend.....I love it~

My sister-in-law Angela came to visit us in California after Christmas 2009, we really enjoy having company. We took her to see the Giant Redwoods
in Northern California.

An uprooted tree that David and I visited earlier in the year, we wanted the kids to see if for themselves.

The kids found a tree that had bee cut and decided to climb the stump.

They all made it up and were very proud of themselves.

A tree that was hollow, no one really wanted to go in.