Football Weekend

Ellie dancing at half time.

Sam and Molly playing tailgating golf.

Ella shows off her Tiger ears.

Sam and Luke in the matching outfits!

We started our weekend with some Friday night football in Rogersville. We went to watch my niece Ellie who is on the drill team and in the band. The kids and I enjoyed getting to see her perform. They also enjoyed spending time with Aunt Dawn, looking for the wildcat mascot, eating Andy's custard and learning how to send text messages. I'm not sure they watched any of the actual football game.

On Saturday we all traveled to Columbia for some Tiger football. We enjoyed tailgating before the game with our friends Sarah and Adam, their kids Molly and Luke and Sarah's family. We had some good breakfast and the kids enjoyed playing together. The game was also fun and this time, the kids watched bits and pieces. They love cheering for the Tigers! Sam got to give Truman a high five which was a big highlight. Plus the Tigers won by a huge margin which makes for a great day!

How Old???

Sam was outside "helping"our neighbor across the street while he was doing some landscaping. Sam was telling him it was great that he was seventy and could still do all of this work. Then he was asking our neighbor how old this large boulder in their landscape was.

Our neighbor told him that it was probably millions of years old.

Sam said, "No way that rock can be millions of years old. It's only 2009."

Our neighbor wasn't sure what to say after that. So he told Sam he might just be right.

Loving the Landscape

The before shot.

During- Sam and his friend enjoying the dirt.

Ella playing in the dirt.

The new Japanese Maple

The after shot

This last week we had some people come out and take a pitiful little bed in front of our house and turn it into something that we can enjoy growing and watching each season of the year. There are lots of plants that will bloom different times of the year and give us year round interest. I'm excited about the way everything turned out and I know it will only get better with time. The only change I would have made is the color of the mulch. I know it will need to be replaced by next year though so I can then go with a darker color.

The kids had an absolute blast with the process. Their favorite part was at the end of day one when we had a huge dirt bed in the front yard. They had out shovels, dump trucks, loaders and toys I haven't seen since our move to Missouri. They were actually a little disappointed when the landscape was complete and the dirt was covered. The only saving grace was that they like the new rocks because they provide them with little seats in the bed.

Sam also loved helping the landscapers and visiting with them as they worked. Luckily, they loved kids and let him hang around and help them. I think they did a great job but you will have to tell me what you think.