ABC Album

I have been doing a lot of digital scrapbooking lately and I am very excited to get everything done and caught up! This album is of my favorite pictures in 2001 made into an ABC album. I will get this one printed into a hard bound book next month when I get back from Australia!

Upward Basketball

Upward is an evangelistic sports ministry specifically designed for kindergarten through sixth grade boys and girls that promotes salvation, character, and self-esteem in every child. In addition to basketball, Upward offers cheerleading, soccer and flag football programs to complete your Upward ministry. Upward provides opportunities for all believers, no matter what denomination, to become meaningfully involved in the ministries of your church. They will have the opportunity to pray for your program, coach a team, referee a game, share a devotion, and develop relationships in order to open avenues of ministry to the people of your community who will participate in your program.

Star awards are given to every participant at the end of each practice and game for the purpose of encouraging and building self-esteem of each child. Instead of the outcome of the game, the focus is shifted to the attitudes and efforts of each child on the team or squad.

Here is my little boy with his Upward Basketball team. The pictures didn't turn out very good because of the lighting in the gym... but they are all I have so I used the best ones and used the Gamma Correction on some of the darker photos. They look better printed out than on here with a lower quality resolution.

Note: in the first photo he was actually sick that day but we took him anyway because it was picture day! Also, check out the video at the bottom. Hunter is the one with the white wrist band on! LOL!

SO Inspirational

This clip from the movie "Facing The Giants" really inspired me today:

Happy 7th Birthday Hunter!

Today my sweet boy turned 7 years old! He had a great party with 3 of his friends, Terry, Ian and Preston.

Hunter Was Baptised

Two Sundays ago when we were at church, Hunter asked me about the baptismal font. I let him know about it, he immediately told me that he wanted to be baptised. He had asked several month ago and was curious but decided that he was not ready. So after the service we took him to talk to Pastor Johnny and the pastor asked him some questions and told him about baptism. Pastor asked Hunter when he wanted to do this and Hunter said that he wanted to do it the next Sunday. So, he did it! What a sweet boy. He was so excited and pleased all week. Asking us if we were happy! Hunter is so loving and gentle and so sweet at this age. Hunter accepted the Lord, Jesus as his personal savior over a year ago in the AWANA program! I will cherish these times always!

My Baby Lost His FIRST Tooth!!!

At last! His birthday is on March 2nd and he will be 7, and he had finally lost his first tooth! LOL! I am glad that they are starting to fall out because they are looking mighty worn! LOL!

Yesterday when I went to pick Hunter up from school he was so excited. He said "Mommy, mommy, I have some GREAT news! My tooth is loose!!!" I asked him when he first felt that his tooth was loose and he went on to tell me that he was chewing on something and just felt it pop! I asked him if he was chewing on his pencil. I was correct, haha!

When we got home he asked if he could bite into an apple to help get it loose. We did'nt have any apples so I asked him if carrotts were ok. He agreed. I asked him how many he wanted, he said 50! I said, how about a bowl full!

Anyways, that night when David put him to bed, he was working away on his tooth. Ten minutes after he came running out with his tooth in his hand! I couldn't believe it! He looks so precious with a little gap in his smile and you can even tell he has a missing tooth when he talks, hehehe! Here he is after pulling it out and then the next day after the tooth fairy came with a certificate and $1.25!

My sweet precious boy is growing up!

I HAVE A NEW NEICE!

I am SO stinkin excited! I found out this morning via email (because when they called 6 times, we were already sleeping, lol) that my baby neice, my sisters first baby, was born 6 week premature lastnight! Here is the email I got...

Dear All,

She came almost 6 weeks early, but Jolie Patricia Jones was keen as mustard
to enter the world this morning (5th Feb) at 8.05am. She weighed a petite 4
pounds 3 ounces. Like her dad, she likes to hit the ground running,
although she showed it by being born feet first (ouch indeed!).

Shanna did a super job with broken water to birth in 6 hours. Jolie will
need to stay in hospital 4-6 weeks until she matures enough to take home.

Many thanks to those who have already provided their best wishes.

Regards,
Shanna & Ron & Jolie

I can't believe it! My mom and I are slated to go to Australia to visit them March 20th! Jolie came too early! But if she will be in the hospital for 4-6 weeks, that may be just perfect... My sister and her hubby will have had lots of time with her by the time we get there then my mom and I can cuddle her all we want! Woohoo!

Here are the first pictures!