and Tyler handing the ball off 
Wanted to wish my sis-in-law, Jenny, in Keller, Texas - A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! May your day be carefree and wonderful. We love you and can't wait till the next time you come home!!! Trenton got to see her in Oklahoma City, as she and the kids ventured up from her house to watch Trenton (I must say I was very jealous too) at Junior National Team Duals and I heard they had a nice visit. So glad Jenny got to watch and support him. Anyways, enjoy your day, Jenny!!!
Gabi has also learned that her baby hamster likes to exercise at night. We purchased Bubbles a new home, complete with a wheel for her to run on. Needless to say, Bubbles has been very noisy at night, in fact...all night {yawn}!
Last night was Tyler's first scrimmage against Concord. It was JV/Varsity mixed but Tyler played mostly JV. He was jack of all trades last night as he played a little of cornerback, halfback and quarterback. The team didn't do too bad, considering Concord got beat at semistate last year (I think) so they had a decent team this year. I thought the JV looked pretty good but I was confused a little when it came to the way we play. We have a new coach this year and he likes to run the option, which can be confusing for me. Anyways, very proud of Tyler. He came home tired and hungry : ) Looking forward to fall and another season of football!
Happy 2nd Birthday to my beautiful niece who could light up a room within seconds...with only her smile! What a personality that girl has!!! Happy Birthday, Addy! We love you lots!
We took little Bubbles to Petsmart today. Our main goal...to find out if it was a boy or a girl. And our goal was achieved...a little girl. Gabi was so excited. Since we had such a knowledgeable assistant that helped us, he let us in on the kind of hamster she is...a White Russian, he believed. He shared with us that White Russian hamsters are brown during the summer months and turn white during the winter months (because the daylight hours are shorter). Very interesting and this made Gabi's day as well. So much information for her to tell everyone and she can hardly wait to see her change color! Anyways, we went away with a new cage for our little hamster. I think Bubbles is very pleased with her new home.
Wishing dad a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! We appreciate all you do, but more importantly, we appreciate the example you are to us. We love you lots!
So this week we headed out on vacation. Not so much an adventurous vacation, but more like a relaxing and fun vacation...mostly about water and sun. Last year we spent our vacation at the campground and we were able to take the fishing boat and we pulled the kids on the tube. They absolutely loved this so I decided, since all the kids LOVE the water, why not try to find a lake house and spend the week on the lake. I knew we would have to find somewhere to accomodate Maizy since my parents and Chad/his family were on vacation the same time. I figured it wouldn't hurt either, if we were able to be right on the lake. I probably started the hunting process too late but just happened to stumble upon a fishing charter place that also offers lodging...and would allow Maizy to stay. Worked out well. We weren't right on the lake but we were about 100 yards from the lake and we also were allowed a dock for the boat. Also great for us because it was right across the bay from Cedar Point - somewhere we also wanted to visit.
More on this little critter later...let's just say "mommy caved" - but wouldn't you with a face like that!? Welcome to the family!!
I think we have started a new tradition! We went to our former seasonal campground for the first time this year and camped with my brother and his family, and my parents got a deluxe cottage for Saturday night. Chad came up with the idea of having a $5 gift exchange and draw names for "Christmas in July." I had Reese, Ben had Addy, Trenton had Amber, Tyler had maw maw and Gabi had uncle Chad. On the flip side...Reese had me, mom had Ben, Chad had Trenton, Addy had Tyler and Presley had Gabi. All set up for a fun time!
Trainings for work...
So Ben has gone to Flindt Landing Camp (look closely at the websites photos...you may spot some of a young Trenton and a young Tyler in there!) in Canada three times now. His aunt Annie, uncle Jay and their son, David usually go along with three other people to make it a group of six. Two years ago (2006) Tyler was able to go and in 2004 Trenton was able to go with the group (along with Ben and Ben's dad). It was the time of their lives. They are allowed to bring 4 walleyes (VERY YUMMY) and 4 northern pike home as a limit. This year grandpa Honeycutt was able to go along with Annie, Jay, David, Ben, and Ben's dad. He had a great time and came home with good stories. They always see lots of animals...moose, loons, bears and bald Eagles. This time they came across a black bear right in the middle of the road on their way there. In fact, they had to honk to get it to move. Ben was also able to take the fish guts one evening to an island where the Eagles are and was able to catch a beautiful sight! Nine bald Eagles eating at the same time. He shared a story of how the alpha male eats first and no one interferes until he gives the go ahead. Pretty cool. Ben's biggest catches were the northern pike at 33 1/2 inches and a walleye at 21 inches. They left on the 4th of July (hit a deer on the way up also) and came home on Saturday. Needless to say, we were very glad to have daddy home with us. Here are pictures from his trip. Definitely a vacation to remember. Ben said it was funny how grandpa Honeycutt kept asking why they were still at the camp when they already had their limits to take home by Sunday! That man never stops. ; )
Tyler and I pulled an all nighter last night. Yes, we had an awesome day visiting Chad, Amber and his kids here with my parents during the day. We dropped Ben off to depart for Canada around 11 am and we were off as well. We had a good time walking, swimming, riding in the golf cart, fishing and taking a pontoon ride. It was definitely a fun filled day. Pictures here. After finding out the team had come to a finish in Oklahoma we figured Trenton would arrive home in the wee hours of the morning. Unfortunately, they had to be picked up so I knew it would be a late one. My parents took Gabi home with them after dropping me off at home for the evening - around 8:30 pm ish, Tyler headed over to a friends house till midnight and I tried to catch some shut eye around 10pm. Tried is the key word. The neighbors were having a good time with fireworks and get togethers...who can blame them. It was just not a good evening to try and catch some zzzz's early. Tyler got home at 12 and I got up around 12:30 am to get around. Tyler swore he was up and ready to go so he would drive. With Garmin in the car, we headed out. Tyler did a great job and we made it to the campus of Purdue in 2 1/2 hours. After almost hitting a deer and a raccoon we were ready to get Trenton and head on home for our beds. Right as we pulled in to Purdue Trenton calls and says the bus is running late...it would be another hour and half. So there in the parking lot, Tyler and I layed back and tried to get some sleep. Tyler was out within seconds but for me...tried is the word again. 5 am was the arrival time, got Trenton, Tyler curled up in the back and we headed on our way home. Trenton helped me drive home and our travel time was shortened by an hour! Yes, we were in a hurry to find our pillows...
I will try to update as much as possible as I hear of results. This is such an awesome opportunity for him. I want to wish Trenton and the rest of Team Indiana the best of luck. I know you will do us proud!
I saw the necklace and had to have it. It fit my life perfectly right now.
We were excited because lately all we have been having are baby sparrows! In fact, we witnessed some baby house sparrows that had tried their luck at leaving the nest. Both parents were not very happy with that idea considering we were all outside last night with Maizy very curious to know what was going on. They were cute though. Got some cute pics...just another reminder we will probably be having one leaving our nest soon as well : ( I won't be taking it quite as well as these little birds.
The annual "Father's Day Get Together" at my parents' house was put off this year...at least for my brother and his family, us and my parents. We opted to go camping together. This is the second year that Chad and Amber have had their camper and so they want to put it to good use as much as possible. It just so happened between our two schedules this is one weekend that we had that we could go together. We decided on somewhere we had never beed to... Jellystone in Grand Haven, Michigan. Ben and I invited my parents to stay in our camper since we would be less Tyler this weekend (had football camp to attend). They decided to try a cabin instead, but we would still be able to be together at the campground. We ran into some snags with the rain and basically figuring out the staff didn't have a clue there, but other than that...not a bad weekend. Rained Friday afternoon while setting up but we were able to sit around the fire. Saturday we enjoyed the Fun Zone at the campground...complete with bumperboats, mini golf and go carts. The kids LOVED it (and the big kids too). We swam at the pool and made our way into Grand Haven to the beach. Trenton and my parents went in the afternoon while Presley and Addy were napping to see if the beach was worth the visit. They came back with rave reviews. We got to the beach around 7:30 pm or so...just as a storm started to blow in...I was so looking forward to getting some good pictures! But with winds gusting, sand blowing and lightening every now and then we made it a very quick visit. Wish we could have visited longer. At least we know this is definitely someplace we would love to go to again. Rained out our fire that evening...we were all pooped anyways, so we turned in about 10:30 pm. Got up on Father's Day, presented gifts, ate breakfast, went on a walk and started to tear down by 11 am. Made some lunch complete with lots of leftovers and we were on our way back home. It was a nice visit...someplace we would like to go back to...at least the city and beach, of course. Campground could have used some fixing up in all areas, but we had a good time being together.
Happy, happy birthday to Chad! So glad we live so close and we are able to do things together with him and his family and see them as often as possible. It means alot to me : )
Yucky, rainy day today and I have been going through pictures...namely to get blown up and ready to place strategically in our new home eventually and I thought I would share a couple of my favorite from North Carolina over Spring Break. I really like the one with the chairs...probably my favorite at this point. 
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