Happy Father's Day 2010

Happy Father's Day: From Brett and Zach! We love you!

Brett at Scout Summer Camp 2010

Brett went to the Hale Reservation in Oklahoma for Scout summer camp. This was his first summer camp. He was gone for one week. At summer camp the boys choose merit badges to work on. Brett completed his pottery, snow sports, fishing and wood carving badges. He even earned his Totn' Chip. That means his is now authorized to carry a pocket knife. He is so excited and we are very proud of his accomplishments. He did admit he missed home, and even felt slightly home-sick on Monday night. That was also the night it was cold and they had a real bad rain storm. He had a great time and sounds like he really got to do some fun things. Brett, who always had very sensitive skin as a baby, is now experiencing it again. He did develop a very bad case of heat rash over his entire body! Now all the scouts will want to bunk with Brett because he gets a fan in his tent a night! Brett at his pottery merit badge class. He made a small statue for Doug for father's day. Brett ready to "ski" down the slope during his snow sports merit badge class. Brett having the best time during his wood carving merit badge class. This was his first pick when he got the list to choose from. A fun game of chess with some friends. Ah, good to be back in Texas!

First Boy Scout Summer Camp

Brett and is Troop are off to Oklahoma! Hale Reservation. This is their first time to go to summer Boy Scout camp! No contact with the "outside" world. No phones, tv's, computers, or electronics! They left at 5am on Sunday and will return the following Saturday. Matthew, Brett and Kenny. Ready to get in the car and drive for 8hrs. Up at 4:30am. Brett was very easy to wake up... just a gently touch on the shoulder and whisper "Hey, you ready to go?", and he as up and running. We did not wake Zach up, so Doug got to stay home, and go back to bed.

End of Season Baseball Party

The River Bandits! A great season full of fun and good times. Zach with his trophy. Zach really enjoyed playing catcher, pitcher, first base and out field. His favorite: catcher and pitcher! The team after their last game enjoying good food and just hanging out. Zach with his coaches: Coach Rick and son Hayden, and Head Coach Jeremy

Field Trip to the Houston Zoo

The Second grade got to take a field trip to the Houston Zoo. They had been learning about the types of animals and their habitats. After completing a project on the animal of their choice, the entire grade took this fun field trip. Mrs. Hay's second grade class. Our "group": Sam (looking at the animals) Cole, Zach and Adam They really loved the reptile house. Zach and Catherine Locket (not that you can tell in the picture, but these two really like each other!)

We found a Fawn!

Doug and Zach found a fawn on the side of the road near our house. Doug saw it walking around, and when it saw Doug, he came right up to him. Doug called me and I came home (we were suppose to be meeting at the store..) We gave it some milk from a bottle and contacted the vet school. We were told of a family that rescues them. We called and made arrangements to take the fawn to them. On the way, we stopped by Brett's scout meeting and shared our story. The rescue family has a license to care for them. They feed them and care for them till they are grown. Then release them. Deer do not need a lot of nurturing. The fawns are left alone a lot. The fact that this one came up to Doug, was walking around, even crying, meant that it needed help. The mother was hit by a car a few days ago. This fawn still had its umbilical cord.... It really bonded to Zach. Even though they don't receive nurturing in the wild, this one did love to snuggle up. It was def. hungry! It kept licking and sucking on Zach.... After eating, it seemed content to just lay with Zach, even wagging its tail. We had to let Brett see it too. We dropped by the scout meeting and shared the story. Then let Brett get an up close look and hold him. On the way to the rescue family! They even go to our church. Their daughter took communion with Zach, same mass... On the way, we were talking about how special for Zach to help save this new life. I was telling him how God must have a plan for this little one to ensure he was rescued. Then Zach said "like the lost sheep story. God is happy he is found!". The family rescues these babies then releases them later in the year. They find land that is not hunted. Last year they had 20. We are def. keeping their contact info. in case this happens again.

Zach's First Communion

Sunday, May 2, 2010 was Zach's First Communion. Zach has been very excited and ready for this day. Just about every time at church he would try to take communion and really did not like crossing his arm. Now, he had his day.... After two years of preparation in Religious Education classes, we had his special day. The invitation. Zach's Family Banner. This marked the pew in church we sat in. Each child designed and made their personal banner. The cake! Zach wanted to have a cake look like the "bread" and wanted cupcakes. So we came up with this together... All these kids go to school with Zach. Liam and Zach. Friends since pre-school. Cole and Zach. Best buds.