The season starts today and the game schedule has been posted here on our blog for those who would like to view it. You can click on "Shark Schedule" under My Favorite Links to view it.
Hope to see you at the games!
A new soccer season has begun, and what a great bunch of kids we have. We have seven kids back from previous seasons, and four new ones that we are very excited about getting to know better in the next few months.
Our first game is this Saturday, and we hope you can make it to the game. Taylor is very excited to get back out on the field with her friends and score some goals. For those of you who can't make the games, keep an eye on Taylor's page for many pictures that are sure to come.
I apologize for not having many pictures, but we were so overwhelmed with taking care of the kids that we forgot to take pictures and only took video. I'm not so sure you want to see what we have seen anyway as it is so depressing. Total devastation. To put it simply. There are so many large trees in the North Houston area where we live that trees falling into peoples homes and power lines did the most damage. It is truly very sad. Here are some pics of the flooding on our street. The water had never gotten this high. The shots I got were actually taken after the water had gone down quite a bit.
Well Carey and I finally got to meet our newest niece, and she is sooooooooooooooooo beautiful!
We are so happy for Lindsay and Nathan. We love them so much, and are so happy that everything turned our so beautifully. She was asleep when we visited, but that didn't stop us from getting to share our love for her in the moments we were there.
We had gone to Corpus to pick up a generator in order to have enough power to run our refrigerator, window ac unit (even though we didn't end up needing it), tv, and a few lamps. Thanks so much Pappaw, you are a life saver.
So to all of you who prayed for Addison, we thank you for your prayers. She is doing very well and seems to be a very happy and healthy beautiful baby girl.
Lindsay and Nathan, we love you guys so much and hope you will keep us informed on all the laughs and special moments that are ahead of you. Addison will bless your lives in more ways than you will ever imagine possible. She will teach you lessons that you didn't know she was capable of. She will be the love of your life, the light in your darkness, and the hope of all that is to come. Words will never describe what she will mean to you as your first born.
So we would like to formally welcome Addison Clare Mathews to our family, and we look forward to watching her grow, and living the experiences she will share with us for a lifetime.
Me and Aunt Carey
Me and Uncle Tim
Oh I just need to stretch!!
A yawn before I go back to sleep.
Ike came and went, and we are still here! We went to Corpus Christi last night to pick up a generator my father in law was able to find for us. Thanks Pappaw! We got home today and took all our boards down and fired up the generator as we are still without power. We do have water now however we are not sure we can drink it yet. Thankfully we have a window ac unit so we at least will be cool, can power our fridge, and even watch the Cowboys! You know how important in our home that is.
We have several friends who have severe damage to their homes as trees crashed into and through their roofs. However, thankfully they are all safe and sound. We thank all of you for your prayers, and ask that you continue to pray for all of those in and around our area as many are without food and shelter. The Texas coast from Beaumont to Wharton suffered severe damage. We saw much of this first hand during our trip to Corpus.
Well we are STILL here too! We have started to get some rain, and the wind has for sure picked up. The eye has crossed over galveston and now we wait for the backside of the eye to hit landfall. We still have power although it has flickered a few times. The only thing that has really gone our a few times is our televisions. But they have come right back on. We hope to have power for as long as possible, but know that eventually that will go also. Just wanted to give you an update for those who can watch the blog.
More later..........
Well, here we are. I tried my darnedest to talk Carey into packing up and leaving, but she is the boss. She decided she wanted to stay and stick it out. Therefore, I have made every precaution I can think of. Extra water (even filled the tubs), ice and lots of it, batteries, flashlights, lanterns, candles, duct tape, extra food, two propane tanks, windows boarded, everything tied down, you name it we got it and did it.
So I will continue to post as we go through this. Please continue to pray for all of those who live in the coastal communities that will be affected. We are far enough inland to not have a worry about storm surge and all of that, but we could see some significant wind and rain. My biggest worry is the tornadoes. So stay tuned and we will keep you informed. I'll post pictures as things change.
Took the flags and canopy off the playground but decided to leave it up since it is so big.
Let us say a prayer for all those who lost loved ones on this day 7 years ago. Let us remember the heroes who gave their lives to save others. Most importantly, let us never forget the threat that terrorist impose on our nation and it's people.
As we remember, let us be thankful that we live in a free country. That we have freedom of religion that allows us to worship. That we have many things because of where we live that others do not. Let us never forget our President who has continuously waged a war against terror since that day in order to keep our country safe. He never forgot what happened on that day, and we shouldn't either. Let us NEVER forget.
If you are reading this, please be in prayer for us and all those in our area as hurricane Ike is now predicted to come more towards our direction. This storm seems to be very strong and could cause major destruction to many of our friends and families homes. We don't have much of a threat where we live for flooding, however these storms produce major winds. These winds can be as strong as 90 miles an hour all the way to Huntsville. The biggest threat being tornado's that spawn off of these storms everywhere. So as we prepare for this storm, please pray for our homes.
Thank you.
Please be in prayer this week for all those living on the Gulf Coast. We have many family members in Corpus Christi, so please pray for them as this storm approaches their town.
Well here we go with our first school fund raiser already. Taylor is selling cookie dough and we are hoping for at least 30 items to be bought from her as she will get a really neat wiggle scooter thing. I call it that because I don't know the name of it and I know you have to kind of wiggle to get it going. We first saw it a few years ago at the Rodeo, and she was dying to have it then, and really wants it now.
We have heard great things about this cookie dough fund raiser from others. They say the cookies are just great. They come either pre-portioned or bulk in tubs. All items are only $14, can you believe that. They also have Kolaches, Cheesecake, and some other things for those that don't like cookies. But come on, who out there doesn't like cookies?
So if you would like to help Taylor out and get some great cookies in the process, just give her a call. You will make your taste buds very happy and a sweet little girl even happier. No pressure by the way.
Well yesterday Taylor didn't get to practice after all. Rain had soaked the fields, and even thought the Y's weather line was down and they wouldn't answer my calls or give me word one way or another in person at either location, I decided to cancel practice on my own. The fields were just to wet and I will never sacrifice my kids safety for anything even though I'm sure they would have loved rolling around in the mud for an hour.
Fall Soccer is starting again! Taylor is so excited to see her old friends and meet some new one's. We have seven kids returning from teams we have coached in the past, and three that will be new to us for the first time. We are all very excited about this up and coming soccer season and we hope you can make it to some of Taylor's games. She has her first practice Monday,and her first game is on the 20th of September.
We had an informal practice today at the Y. We did the same thing for T-Ball last season and it went very well. Today went very good as well as many soccer stars and their parents showed up. We practiced kicking the ball some, but for the most part we just played. That's the funnest part after all, you know playing in the mud, digging in the dirt, playing with the frogs, etc. After the soccer we went swimming and then to lunch. Coach Jeff and I are very excited about getting to see the kids again as well as the opportunity to teach and mentor them. We have become very close to these kids as we have coached many of them for several seasons now.
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