Abilene Field Trip

Abilene 3rd grade field trip is 'in the books for Maddox ...beautiful day for Frontier Texas museum, national center for children's literature, picnic park lunch & Abilene zoo. Maddox had an absolute blast and I am so thankful for the parents who were able to go and the teachers who took such great care of the kids. (I wasn't able to go, but Maddox had a blast riding in a car with his friends). They are exhausted, they left the school at 6:40am and arrived home at 5pm. (Huge shout out to my mom. She and Paul let Maddox spend the night last night and she got him to school super early, which helped me out so much because I didn't have to get pax and harp up at 5:30am. Thanks mom!) That is a full full day of travel and adventure (I can't even imagine how exhausted the teachers and other parents must be)

Maddox said his favorite part was the zoo. They saw all sorts of animals but his favorites were the monkeys and this really pretty black and white striped tiger! 

I'm so thankful the parents that went with them took such cute pictures. Makes my heart happy to see him having such a good time with his classmates and his friends. 

On a proud momma moment, this evening I messaged the sweet momma that Maddox rode with and expressed my appreciation for keeping up with MADD all day. She responded with such sweet things about Maddox and complimented him on his manners and maturity. It blesses my soul to hear those things from other people, especially when he was away from home and I wasn't there to remind him to be polite. Great job Maddox. Keep changing the world just by being you!!!

Jersey Day

Today was Jersey Day at school (Maddox had a super cool field trip that I will write about next, so he didn't participate in spirit day). Oh sweet Paxton. You are a joy. 

Love this boy so much. He is growing and maturing so rapidly. He is making sweet friends in his class and learning so much. He has found a huge love for history and I enjoy hearing him tell me all that he learned that day. They are currently learning about the Revolutionary War and he is completely intrigued! He is a helper. He is honest. He works hard. And he loves loves loves Jesus. Everyday I'm blessed to be his momma. 

Apple Pickin'

Harper girl had a super fun field trip to the Apple Orchard today. Oh what a joy it was to be with her, watching her interact with her friends and observing the little girl she is becoming. 

She loved that her Gigi came with us on the field trip as well!!

We are so blessed with an amazing class this year. The kiddos are so sweet and their mommas are super nice as well!

Harper was thrilled to sit with Gigi on the hayride over to pick some apples 

There wasn't a huge selection of apples to pick, but she worked hard and found some good apples

Her sweet little friend Kate. Oh these two have so much fun together. Such a sweet sweet friendship

Oh sweet girl. You are the apple of my eye. I love watching you blossom and I'm honored to walk this journey of life beside you. 

Goin' Band from Raiderland

Today was a very fun day for the 3rd grade class as they had the opportunity to take a quick field trip to Texas Tech University and watch the Goin' Band from Raiderland practice. Maddox thought this was super fun and he really liked watching the baton twirliers 😉. He said it was cool to watch them throw that big stick and spin around and catch it. Hahah. I love it. He also mentioned it was really neat how the band could move around while they played. 

Thankful he had such a fun time with his class and his friends, watching the band practice that practiced right outside the window of my dorm room in college. He might not choose to attend Texas Tech when he gets older, but he will at least know the special spot it has in our hearts!!

Slow Down

Oh time, please slow down. This little lady is getting too big way to fast! Look at her holding her pencil, writing her letters. (I'm very impressed with her pencil holding skills)

Bragging

I just want to take a minute and brag on our eldest boy! Oh Maddox Bradley, this child is amazing. His heart is pure gold. His spirit is kind and God-seeking. He is a great friend. A rule follower. A justice seeker. He is brave. He faces new people or situations with such grace and ease. 

Recently, he has discovered that his kindle has an alarm feature on it. He decided he wanted to set his alarm to wake him up at 7am. When I go in to make sure everyone is up and moving (usually around 7:15 or so), he is fully dressed, sitting on his bed (which he made and put all the decorative pillows up) and he is reading his Bible or writing a note to me or Brad. And, if this show of responsibility isn't enough, he has even begun to lay out his uniform the night before (which may not sound like a big deal, but he even remembers to lay out the proper clothes for Wednesday's, which is chapel days and their uniform is different for that day). 

We are blessed. He is such a good example for his brother and sister. He is sweet. He is kind hearted. He is helpful and genuine. He changes the world for the better every single day, just by being himself!

Raider Power

Brad and I had such a fun weekend! My dad and Kelly kept the kiddos for us Saturday evening, which gave us the oportunity to go to the Texas Tech game. A friend of Brad's gave him 4 club level tickets, so our friends Ryan and Hillary joined us for the game. It was nice to be away from responsibility for the evening and relax with friends, watching our red raiders play! 

After the game, we were able to go down on the field and listen to a little private concert from the Goin' Band from Raiderland. (Hilary's mom and sister are a part of the alumni band and they were playing. When the alumni band plays, the family and friends get to walk on the field with them and march off through the tunnel and through campus while the drum line plays). It was a lot of fun and a super awesome experience!!

Always proud to be a Red Raider!