JERRY HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS PUT TOGETHER A TRAVELING BASEBALL TEAM. IT CONSIST OF MOST OF OUR ALL-STAR PLAYERS. JERRY AND CAIDEN ARE NOT FINISHED PLAYING BASEBALL AND I'M NOT EITHER!! WE WILL TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND.
Monday, June 30, 2008
CAIDEN'S 1ST ALL-STAR YEAR
SINCE WE ARE AT THE END OF OUR ALL-STARS I DECIDED TO POST CAIDEN'S 1ST YEAR OF ALL-STARS. A TRIBUTE TO MY C-MAX FOR PLAYING THE BEST THAT HE COULD. THAT IS ALL I EVER WANT FOR MY CHILDREN. FOR THEM TO TRY THE BEST THEY CAN AND KNOW THAT IN THEIR HEARTS, THEY GAVE IT ALL THEY COULD. WE CAN'T ALWAYS WIN BUT WE CAN RECEIVE A GREAT SATISFACTION IN KNOWING WE TRIED!!
PEAS AND CARROTS....
WERE THE WORDS FORREST GUMP USED TO DESCRIBE HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS JENNY. THEY WERE LIKE PEAS AND CARROTS, THEY JUST "WENT TOGETHER". WELL, THIS IS NOT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MY CHILDREN. THEY ARE MORE LIKE NIGHT AND DAY,AND ALL METAPHORS IN BETWEEN. AND WHY SHOULDN'T THEY BE DIFFERENT, THEIR OWN INDIVIDUALS WITH THEIR OWN OPINIONS AND OWN SENSE OF BEING. THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT BEINGS,AND I KNEW THIS LONG BEFORE THEY WERE EVER BORN. I HAD TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT PREGNANCIES. IN THE WOMB, CAIDEN MOVED CONSTANTLY, AS WHERE BAILEE DID NOT. I CAN REMEMBER VIVIDLY WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BECAUSE I WAS SCARED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH BAILEE. SHE JUST DID NOT MOVE AS MUCH AS CAIDEN, AND THAT SCARED ME.SOON AFTER SHE WAS BORN I REALIZED THAT SHE WAS PASSIVE AND LAID BACK, AS WHERE CAIDEN WAS HIGH-STRUNG AND HYPER. I DO NOT WANT THEM TO BE ALIKE, BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS NO GROWTH IN SELF-ACCEPTANCE AND THEM BEING THIER OWN INDIVIDUALS. I LOVE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT, MY LOVE FOR THEM IS THE SAME, BUT IS DIFFERENT FOR EACH ONE. CAIDEN LOVES TO HAVE SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH. HE FEELS HE HAS TO HAVE CONSTANT HANDS ON INTERACTION. HE JUST FEELS THE NEED FOR SOMEONE TO BE RIGHT THERE. CONFORMATION IS IMPORTANT TO HIM. HE NEVER HAS A MESSY ROOM AND RARELY SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT CLOTHES I HAVE OUT FOR HIM TO WEAR. NOW MY BAILEE, SHE IS QUITE DIFFERENT. BAILEE HAS A AMAZING IMAGINATION, AND CAN PLAY BY HERSELF. SHE DOESN'T NEED CONSTANT INTERACTION, AGAIN THAT GOES BACK TO MY PREGNANCIES, I "KNEW" THEY WERE DIFFERENT. BAILEE LOVES TO SING AND DANCE, AND PLAY SCHOOL. SHE REALLY DOESN'T LIKE TO READ MUCH, AS WHERE CAIDEN LOVES TO READ. SHE LOVES TO BE PRAISED BUT DOES NOT ASK FOR IT. CAIDEN LOVES TO ALSO, BUT HE DEMANDS IT FOR HIS OWN SELF-ESTEEM AMD SELF-CONFIDENCE. BAILEE'S ROOM IS ALWAYS MESSY AND I HAVE TO BE ON HER CONSTANTLY TO CLEAN IT UP. BUT WHEN SHE DOES CLEAN IT, THERE IS SENSE OF SELF-PRIDE ON HER FACE, AND I QUICKLY FORGET HOW UPSET I WAS WITH HER. THERE IS ONE THING THAT THEY ARE ALIKE ON,"FAMILY TOGETHERNESS". THEY BOTH LOVE FOR OUR FAMILY TO BE TOGETHER, AND FOR US TO BE A FAMILY. HEY, IF THEY CAN BE ALIKE ON THIS, THEN I AM TRULY BLESSED!!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
CAIDEN'S MEDAL
THESE MEDALS ARE SO PRECIOUS, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT HE EARNS ANOTHER, FOR HE HAS SO MANY!! IT IS SUCH A WONDERFUL FEELING WATCHING HIM RECEIVE IT!!
2ND ALL-STAR GAME EO VS. MOREHOUSE
WE PLAYED HARD, BUT LOST. WE ARE OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT. SO SAD THAT IT IS OVER BUT THE MEMORIES I HAVE ARE SOO SPECIAL. IT IS SUCH AN HONOR FOR CAIDEN TO BE PART OF ALL-STARS ONCE AGAIN. I LOOK AT EVERY ENDING SEASON A NEW BEGINNING. THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT YEAR TO LOOK FORWARD TOO. WE NOW HAVE TIME FOR FAMILY ACTIVITIES!!! WE SO NEED TIME TOGETHER. I'M SO PROUD OF MY CAIDEN, YOU ARE THE BEST C-MAX!!
MY SON....
NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME. HE IS A TRULY GIFTED CHILD. MY FIRSTBORN, MY TRUE LOVE. THE SON THAT EVERY MOTHER WOULD BE PROUD OF. CAIDEN IS DESTINED FOR MANY MANY GREAT THINGS. HIS HEART ALWAYS IN THE RIGHT PLACE.HE ALWAYS BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE, EVEN MORE ME. WHEN HE WAS BORN, MY WHOLE OUTLOOK ON LIFE CHANGED. WHEN I HELD HIM FOR THE VERY 1ST TIME, I KNEW THAT HE WAS GOING TO CHANGE MY LIFE, FOR THE BETTER. WHEN I LOOKED INTO THAT BABY'S BLUE EYES, I THOUGHT, I AM GOING TO GIVE EVERYTHING TO YOU, EVEN IF IT TAKES GIVING MY LIFE FOR YOU. THIS IS WHEN A UNDERSTOOD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME CHRISTS LOVE FOR US. IT IS THE SAME LOVE I FELT FOR MY ONE, ONE AND ONLY SON. A LOVE THAT IS UNCONDITIONAL, A LOVE I HAVE FOR MY SON. CAIDEN'S PERSONALITY IS ONE THAT IS ALL TO UNIQUE, THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE HIM, AND THAT'S WE WAY IT SHOULD ME. HE EXCELS IN EVERYTHING HE DOES, SIMPLY BECAUSE HE PUTS HIS HEART AND SOUL INTO IT. HE IS COMPETITIVE, BUT ALLOWS DISAPPOINT BECAUSE IT BUILDS CHARACTER AND INDIVIDUALITY. HE KNOWS THAT HE CAN'T WIN ALL THE TIME, AND KNOWS THAT LIFE ISN'T FAIR. JERRY AND HAVE HAVE TRIED TO INSTILL IN OUR CHILDREN THAT WE MUST ALWAYS TRY TO BE CONTENT IN ANY SITUATION. CAIDEN SEEMS TO GRASP THIS CONCEPT PRETTY WELL. HE QUICKLY SPARES HIS OWN WANTS AND NEEDS AND WANTS WHATS BEST FOR THE "ENTIRE" FAMILY. CAIDEN HAS ALWAYS SEEM TO GRASP REALITY, AND NOT LOOK THROUGH THE ROSE COLORED GLASSES. IT IS WHAT IT IS. HE ACCEPTS PEOPLE FOR THE WAY THEY ARE , AND HE KNOWS HE CAN'T CHANGE THEM, THAT HE CAN ONLY SHOW LOVE ANS RESPECT TO THEM. HE IS A AVID READER, AND LOVES TO PLAY BASEBALL. HE IS A MEDIATOR, WHEN OUR FAMILY IS IN A TOUGH SITUATION. HE SEES ALL SIDES, DISPLAYS AN UNIQUE FAIRNESS, THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR FAMILY HAS A WHOLE. HE IS MY CAIDEN, MY WORLD, MY SON
MY DAUGHTER...
IS A MIRROR IMAGE OF ME; A IMAGE ALL TO FAMILIAR. IMAGES OF STRENGTH; SHE IS MY LITTLE GIRL WHO ALWAYS FINDS A WAY TO ENDURE TOUGH SITUATIONS. SHE SEEMS TO ALWAYS RISE ABOVE THESE SITUATIONS ONLY TO BE CONTENT WITH WHAT SHE DOES HAVE. SHE NEVER ASKS FOR ANYTHING, BUT OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. AN IMAGE OF CONVICTION; SHE IS TRUSTWORTHY AND HONEST, AND HER HEART IS QUICKLY TWINGED IF SHE TELLS A LIE OR IF SHE SAYS SOMETHING NOT ALL TO NICE. AN IMAGE OF INDIVIDUALITY; SHE IS HER OWN PERSON, HAS HER OWN OPINIONS AND EXPECTS YOU TO CONSIDER THEM, EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH THEM. AN IMAGE OF TOGETHERNESS; SHE LOVES HER FAMILY AND ALWAYS WANTS US TOGETHER. HER LOVE FOR FAMILY TOGETHERNESS WILL GROW EVEN MORE TO HER "OWN" FAMILY. AN IMAGE OF ME; SHE IS A PRODUCT OF ME; OF MY HOPES AND DREAMS, MY LOVE, MY NEVER ENDING LOVE. THROUGH MY DAUGHTER'S EYES, I AM A HERO, BUT IN ALL HONESTY AND INTEGRITY, SHE IS MY HERO, MY FRIEND, MY DAUGTHER.
MY GIFTS FROM GOD
"BEHOLD,CHILDREN ARE A HERITAGE FROM THE LORD,THE FRUIT OF THE WOMB IS A REWARD." PSALMS 127:3OUR FANTASTIC FAMILY OF FOUR
"AND NOW ABIDE IN FAITH,HOPE,LOVE, THESE THREE; BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE." 1CORINTHIANS 13,11Saturday, June 28, 2008
ALL-STAR GAME NO. 1-- EO VS. WEST MONROE SOUTH
SHOWING SUPPORT
WE PLAYED A GOOD BUT TOUGH GAME. WE LOST, BUT IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. I HAVE FAITH IN OUR BOYS, AND I KNOW THEY WILL BE VICTORIOUS, WHETHER WIN OR LOSE!! KEEP YOUR HEAD UP EO, YOU CAN DO IT!