Decorating

Yesterday morning, I walked inside the locker room at 6 AM.

A few moms got to work to decorate the senior football players' lockers.

I got right to work on my boy's locker.

His best friend's locker is right next to his, so I got his done, too!

It's senior week at the high school.

We were supposed to meet back at the school yesterday afternoon to decorate their cars, but the rain knocked that plan out.

Moms will be back today to decorate the cars. This mama can't leave work again, so hopefully his will be epic!

When I got to work yesterday morning, I decorated my office for the spooky season.

It's Halloween vibing now and is so fun!

Also...

last night.

Last night, we took 17 boys to IHOP for pancakes.

Burke (Coach Smith) promised them pancakes if they got five pancakes in their game on Saturday.

They ate 80 pancakes last night!!

 

Another Football Weekend

We had Hudson on Friday night.

Hudson is a little harder to keep off of the football field - especially when UNCLE is the one on the field.

He did great!

Papa & Hudson walked down to the field at halftime so he could give UNCLE a pep talk.

Then they got Sprite and popcorn.

Everything was all better.

Saturday was Ryker's game.

They shutout the other team, which was so fun!

These boys have had a rough year!

Gigi only has TWO more regular season games!
I can do this!!!

 

Tooth Fairy

Beautiful Kehlani lost her first tooth last night!

Daddy pulled it out and "it didn't even hurt!"

Papa & I were Facetiming with them when this all went down!

She was most excited to show her teacher today.

Cutest little bug!!!!!

 

#95

A photographer captured this picture of our boy and sent it to us.

Forever grateful for people's talents, those who share them, and the way they bless all of us.

My boy is struggling right now.

Sports can be hard.

There are expectations, personal and outward.

He had the best game ever in their first game of the season.

He hasn't had a repeat of that since.

He is down.

His coaches are down.

He is frustrated and sad and tired.

I just want to make it all better, but here we are.

Teaching and learning - all of us.

Speaking of football, this is what my kitchen counter looks like every Sunday.

Football pads and helmets and chin straps laid out.

Jerseys, tights, girdles, shoes, socks, pants are in the washer (they go through two wash cycles).

I sanitize their football pads and helmets every Sunday.

They stink so freaking bad.

They go back Monday with clean, healthy, disinfected stuff and this mama feels better about life in general.

Speaking of Coopy, he sent this to me Monday morning.

I love this boy.

 

Showering Grandbaby #7!

We got to shower grandbaby #7 and his parents on Saturday.

Colton & Diana were absolutely covered in love!

SO many people came.

SO many adorable, needed gifts.

Nana made SO much food.

Isis and Jackson decorated and prepared the cutest games!

It was so fun to prepare them for Baby Boy!

Braxton made that crate with the swing.

SO cute.

One of his friends from school made this bassinet with a little closet!!!

I cried!

 

Hendrix Sleepover

Papa & Gigi got Hendrix time.

First up, Uncle Cooper’s football game under Friday night lights!

Muffin Man is busssssssy!

He never stops.

Sitting two and a half hours is not a thing.

Papa, Gigi, and Jane all took turns chasing him!

Loves for Uncle.

Then sleepovers!

He slept great!

Papa & Gigi— not so much!🤪

Love this boy!

 

So Much

I'm a lot.

Like, a lot a lot a lot.

Burke's famous quote is, "All women are crazy; it's the level of crazy you can handle that's important."

He is not wrong!

I have maxed out the level of crazy, that's for sure!

Apparently, these were shots of me within just a few seconds earlier this week.

I'm a lot.

Also, my chair was buried under all of the other team mama stuff in my car yesterday.

Therefore, I sat in the car whilst watching practice.

I have a big crush on the coach.