A Glimpse of How Our Spring Went :)

So here is how our Spring went....Soccer, Birthdays, More Soccer, Easter, More Soccer, 8th Grade Party, More Soccer, 8th Grade Graduation, and once again....MORE Soccer :)  We have a ton of pics but I picked out some of my favorites to share with you!  Hannah played on her Middle School team and for Magic!  So she was doubling up this Spring :)  Good times!

Hannah during a Middle School Game

Emma during a league game

Hannah bringing up the back!

Nice Header Hannah!

Beautiful KICK!

Allee bringing the ball down the field!

GO ALLEE!!

Another Middle School Game

LOL...I love this!!  Hannah looks terribly mean in this picture!

They Don't Know 'Bout Us!

Our girls went to a Jefferson City Tournament and Both teams placed!!  So proud of all these girls and how hard they work!  GO MAGIC!

U-14 Girls...2nd Place!

U-10 Girls...1st Place!

Allee went Spring Turkey Hunting again and got this nice bird!  Jesse said she was pretty spoiled this year.  The turkey flew down out of the roost right in front of them and Allee smoked it!  It was a nice change since in years past she has had to work a little harder!  Al enjoys the time with her daddy and her daddy enjoys spending every moment he can with her...it's just a bonus that it is something that he loves to do too!  Emma says she is going turkey hunting next year....SOOOO....I guess we shall see :)

Al and Daddy with her Spring Turkey

Winter Jam

Our girls had never been to a concert before.  Last year when Hannah heard about Winter Jam on the radio she really wanted to go....but we had other things going on that day and we just couldn't make it.  Jesse and I told her that we would definitely try to make it the following year.  

Since Winter Jam fell right around her birthday this was her gift from us!

She invited Gracie and of course we had to take Allee and Annie!

So a GIRLS NIGHT it was!  Tammy and I loaded up and took the girls to Steak and Shake for dinner and then headed to Winter Jam!

I think they all ha a pretty good time :) 

Annie and Al

Ummmm....well....is ALL I can say :)

*Group 1 Crew!

Makes me smile

:)  Good Friends!

Soccer Season Begins Again!

The girls had a GREAT start to their soccer season yesterday!  They both started their Saturday morning with an 8:30am game!

Allee's team (U10) tied 1-1

Al Pal passing the ball!

This picture is a bit blurry but I love Hannah fighting for the ball!

Hannah's team (U14) won 3-2

WAY TO GO GIRLS!!  What a GREAT way to start the season!

Jingle and Dingle :)

After helping Emma's class with their gingerbread houses I was able to go to Allee's school for a little treat.  Al's 4th grade class preformed a few little Readers Theater skits!  They all did such a good job and the skits were super cute!  (Esther they made me think of you :)  Nice job kids and Thank you Mrs. Glidewell for making learning fun!

Allee with her sweet friend Emily

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Allee has been blessed this year with this sweet friend!

Allee's Church Camp

Allee and I left Wednesday Morning for church camp.  We all had the opportunity to learn more about the great "I AM."  We were able to experience what it might have been like when GOD came to Moses through the burning bush.  Then we were able to reflect on our own lives and how GOD could be speaking to us today.  We all have a "burning bush"...What is yours?

Allee and her best friend Annie.

Bunk Buddies

Allee and Annie getting ready to do the zipline.

Playing on the playground

Allee showing the fire fighter boots.

Making memories at camp

Allee and her friends Hannah and Hailey.

Allee's 3rd Grade Academic Recognition

Allee did a great job this year in school!  We all were so proud of her and her Academic Achievement!  Keep up the hard work Al!  You ROCK!!

Allee and her 3rd Grade Teacher Mrs. Stark

Allee receiving her Academic Award

The group that came to help Allee celebrate this big achievement

A Proud Mom and Dad with their sweet Al!

Allee's 3rd Grade Field Trip to the Park

Allee enjoyed time outdoors at the park for her 3rd grade field trip!  It was a beautiful day!  There were several conservation agents that set up around the park and shared lots of Missouri information with the kids!

Allee taking in information

Allee and her class playing in the creek

Al's class listening to the conservation agent

Church Camp

Well, Allee, Annie, and Me survived church camp and had a great time! The girls did great at making new friends too! Here are a few pictures! We only spent 2 nights and 3 days, but I think that was long enough for now! Allee got homesick the 2nd night and I ended up sleeping on the top bunks with her and Annie!

Allee's 1st Turkey

Allee and Jesse went hunting this morning and she finally got her first turkey! She was wanting to get one so bad and things just hadn't worked out for her yet but this morning she was able to get the job done! Thanks to her hunting guide, Daddy! I think she may be hooked now! After they got back in town they had a nice breakfast together!

Ups and Downs

Well, our week started out celebrating Allee on her very special day on Sunday! Jesse and I both got to baptize her! It was such a very special and precious moment for all of us! Papa Chuck, Gigi, Angel, Ellianna, Poppie John, Grandma, The Collins' Family, Mr. Bill, Grace, and Annie all came to witness this precious moment and we all went out for lunch together afterwards! I will try to put the video up so you can see it later! Mrs. Tammy and their boys, Sam and Will, left on a Mission Trip on Saturday so the girls, Grace and Annie, got to spend the night at our house Sunday night. Monday was a pretty rough day. We spoke to our family dr. and Miss Allee did test positive for mono. Jesse and I both feel so bad because she had been sick and we just kept making her go on with her normal activites! She is already in phase 2...so she is already through the worst part! Allee will have to miss the next 4 weeks of soccer, which has totally bummed her out! Jesse is the coach of her team so he is trying his best to include her in practices but she can't take any chances of contact because her spleen could be enlarged. Then in the afternoon our sweet dog, Molly, got ran over on the highway. She was a very special part of our family and we all loved her very much. The sweet vanHoornbeek girls were there to help keep our girls focused on things much higher! Annie and Allee had just painted Molly's nails a couple nights before. So Annie says to Allee, "God is really going to love Molly's pink nails. She is going to be the most fashionist dog in heaven." Mr. Bill had made dinner that day so he brought over a pork roast to share with our family that night! We all played a game of Clue DVD and Mr. Bill got to see our girls' competitive sides! Not to much happened on Tuesday! It was a pretty normal day! All the girls got to come into work with me and hang out! Now Wednesday begins! Mrs. Tammy and the boys are on their way home from the Mission Trip so Grace and Annie will be going home this evening to see their Mommy and brothers. I know they are so excited to be all together as a family again! But, I know my girls are going to feel a little lonely without having their best friends with them.

Allee's Big Decision

Miss Allee has made the decision to get baptized and let God rule over her life!!! She is getting baptized this Sunday! We are very excited and proud parents! This is the biggest decision that she will make in her life! Nothing can explain our EXCITEMENT!! Praise God for making his presence visible in our girls lives! Allee hasn't been at school all week. She has been sick so much this winter. Our family Dr is running some blood work on her. We are now just waiting for the results. We are all a little suspicious that she might have mono. She has the classic mono symptoms but she could also just be worn out from being sick so much. Some days are good and some days she is completely exhausted! Hopefully with having Spring Break next week she will get rested up and feel all better!

Sick Allee?

Well today Allee was getting ready for school but acting like she wasn't feeling real well. Now you have to understand Allee doesn't really want to go to school most mornings, so I told her that she still needed to get ready and we would see how she was feeling closer to time to go. I talked to her and decided that she would try to go to school but if she started feeling really yucky then the Nurse (which we have gotten to know pretty well) would call me. So after noon I get a phone call from Nurse Glenda; "Hey Christy, Allee is in my office and she is crying and saying that her tummy and head hurts." So I told her that we would come pick her up. She gets to the shop and I say, "Allee, tell mommy the truth are you really sick or did you just want to come home?" She replies, "I didn't lie mommy I really was home sick!" Sweet girl! I'm so happy that she loves to be with us!!