Last flag football game...

Today was the last day of flag football for Zane's season and "career". Next year he will start playing tackle football. The day dawned foggy and everything was iced up but by the time we arrived for the football field at 11:30, it was much warmer and sunny. It was a gorgeous day!


Ashley arrives this afternoon to spend the weekend. It will be nice to have everyone under the same roof for a few days again. Tonight brings Halloween parties for both Bailee and Zane. Bailee isn't going to dress up but Zane is going as a blue M&M. Tomorrow we will carve pumpkins.

It is hard to believe but November arrives on Tuesday. The months are flying by.


Here are a few shots from today:

Under the lights

The two 4th grade flag football teams were asked to play against each other during half-time of the home football game on Friday night. Zane and his classmates had a great time and it was a fun experience for everyone - especially the parents. I tried my hand at taking photos under the lights. They didn't turn out very well and were really dark and grainy.

Bailee's last volleyball game is tomorrow afternoon (her basketball season starts Tuesday). We are all wearing pink and buying goodies at the bake sale. All proceeds will be donated to breast cancer research. I'm taking my camera and will try to get a few photos in the gym tomorrow and post here later this week. The gym she plays in is old and no matter what settings I try, my photos always turn out a bit yellow.

A trip to the ER

Zane played flag football this morning in Ritzville. About a minute after we arrived back home and while unloading the minivan, Bailee accidently shut the rear door down on Zane's head. That meant a trip to the ER. Amber, Rick and Noah (Zane's friend who is staying the night) took him to the ER while I stayed home to console Bailee who was a mess. As my mom always says, all's well that end's well. He doesn't have a concussion and got 3 stitches. Probably the best news for him is that he is cleared to play football next Friday. Both 4th grade teams are playing under the lights during halftime of the HS home game. Here are a few shots taken with Amber's cell phone of the head wound.

Before the stitches!

After the stitches! Unfortunately the doctor hit a blood vessel while trying to numb the area but he was all smiles as soon as everything was over.

It's beginning to feel like Autumn around here...

A nip is in the air these days and it's really beginning to look and feel like fall around here. The leaves are definitely turning and the temperatures are much cooler. Those around us have even had a few frosty mornings.

I took this picture of the apples that are still in the tree in the front yard. I really need to get them picked and can some applesauce and apple pie filling with them.

Bailee has two volleyball matches this week and Zane has another flag football game on Saturday. I start my new schedule this week as well and will work Full days on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and 1/2 days on Tuesdays and Fridays unless I'm needed to sub on those afternoons at school. Maybe I'll get those apples picked and canned yet!

Flag Football has started

Today was the first flag football game of the 2011 season. Zane's team, the Seahawks, played in Wilbur today. The weather was cool and gray and the ground was a little wet but the boys loved that. I tried to take a few action shots with my camera but many were blurry or Zane wasn't the one in focus. Some of those with him not in focus turned out kind of cool. He played quarterback on offense this game. Next week we are in Odessa.

Grandpa is here for the weekend and we are enjoying that. It feels like fall around here. Our leaves are starting to turn and the berries on the Mountain Ash are red and heavy.