HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOUSTON!!

Happy Birthday to 1 of our 2 Greatest Blessings!! Houston, you are loved more than you will EVER know!! We Love YOU to the Moon and Back!! Happy 6th, my baby!!!

Say What??!!!

The last time you blogged was July 7!! Say What??!! This was brought to my attention~I checked and sure thang~last blog entry 7/7/10!! The summer truly was a blink. We did enjoy so many wonderful things this summer!! All of us went thru the summer unharmed and healthy!! SO, that in itself is a wonderful summer break.

Where to start?? I really don't know. How much should I include? How long will it take me to catch up?? Well, I'm just gonna post a little at a time. And please don't get aggravated if you're seeing swimsuit pictures when you may also be seeing pumpkins, mums and changing leaves!:)

I will however, leave you with one of the latest "Houston Humors".(who is always cracking me up!)

Houston~"Amy!! Me and Noah saw a witch up on the hill!!(we were at football practice)
Amy~"You know what witches love to eat?!"
Houston~"Little boys?"
Amy~"Yes little boys with Nike tennis shoes on."
Houston~"Aw man, I should've wore my New Balances!!" :)

Thanks Amy for encouraging him to "KEEP" his imagination. Instead of trying to convince him there are NO WITCHES!!(love ya chic) :)

Movie Day

Nana treated us to a Movie Day! We saw Karate Kid and the boys loved it!! Levi literally cheered out loud during the last 15 mins. or so. So cute!! I could learn a lot from their innocent little minds. WHO CARES WHAT EVERYBODY AROUND YOU THINKS?!! Oh, I don't even need to get started on that one, anyway. We enjoyed lunch, movie, and the boys even got in a little Starbucks while I made a pit stop at Best Buy. Thanks Nana! We really enjoyed it! Now Good Lord Willing, the next 10 days will involve "Church Youth Camp" and then "Cannon Family Camping" and in b/t I have to find time to actually pack for all this camping. Looking forward to it already. The camping that is. The packing, not so much. :)

Baseball Parties

The boys love baseball but they also loved the fact that it was over and they would soon be getting a trophy! Houston's "first-ever trophy"~he was so proud of that thing. Levi loved his too, not his 1st but just as excited! Once we started practice, it was like we blinked and we were partying. When the 2nd one gets in the mix, it really does put into 2nd gear! We stayed busy but were also blessed to stay healthy through the whole season. Levi is already talking about football. Houston, not so much. He could take it or leave it. Levi is all ball ALL the time. Houston, well he just likes it when he likes it. :) Gotta love 'em!!

The 2010 5-6 YO Reds less Libbie.
You looking at my trophy? Don't you get any ideas! That looks exactly what he's thinking!
Oh yeahhhh, what I've been waiting for all my life. :)
Enjoying all of God's Creation!! What a beautiful day we had to enjoy it!!

Before the jump......

Walking on water after the jump!HA

Thanks Coach~I think I love you. :)

YUMMY!!!

July 5th Already?!

FOUND MY CAMERA CORD!!! YAY ME!!! So, lots of pics. Bear with me. This is as close to scrap-booking as I get, so I have to put all this on here for my sake. We had a wonderful Independence Day but I didn't take the 1st picture!! Great service, great lunch and family get together. Great Night Service, great fellowship with church family and fireworks to top it all off. Hope ya'll enjoyed it as much as we did.

Just make yourself at home....

And that's right where he was. I was packing for vacation. I walked in the living room and found this. So cute!

Then a few minutes later, walked back through and found this.

Basketball Camp 2010

It was amazing to see how much the boys had grown since last year. Houston really has matured and actually could control the ball a little. He was so down on his self the 1st day. He was in the 5,6,7 yo group. And he being the next to youngest of the group, thought he "was just no good". A little pep me up speech and he was ready to prove what all 4 ft of him was made of.

Levi, as always, was up for the challenge! He was in the 8,9,10 yo group. LOVED every minute of being the youngest. Challenge is his middle name. They are wired so different. Love the similarities but also love all their differences. They are special and just the way the Good Lord made them.

Trying to hold back the smile.

2nd Time Around...He just couldn't hold that big smile back. :)

Momma, you looking, you got the camera ready?

He was SO proud of his blue ribbon.

After getting up early,(early for us in the summer anyway) and spending 3 1/2 hrs at camp every day~it was finally catching up with him.

Levi was tired but not as tired as Trevor! ha
What a gift the Lord has given me of being their Mommy.

They did end up winning 1st place in dribbling and 1st in free-throws for the 5 yo and 8 yo age groups!! Go Cannon Boys!! Not really bragging, just really proud. :)

PCB 2010

We had a wonderful vacation in PCB. The boys had so much fun and so did the gals! We were truly blessed with great weather and company. Chilled, relaxed and soaked up the sun! Already looking forward to next year, Good Lord Willing.:)

I'm SO in love with this man.

And these little men too.:)




Best Buds.

Best Buds.

One of our favorite past times. EATING!!!

Behold the "I am now too cool for cutesy, smiley pictures" look.
Behold the "I am cute and I know it" look.

They all 3 did this for hours every day. The water was so clear and beautiful.

Lounging before Lunch.

We had some pink in our house, for 1 day anyway!

We got the privilege of keeping our sweet Emma Kathryn, while Heather worked out her 2 week noitce. The boys just about smooched her skin off. She was so enjoyable. What an Angel!! She reminds me of Houston, sometimes, at her age.

Flowers for MEEEEE????

My sweet Levi surprised me last week with some pretty flowers. What a surprise and oh how it melted my heart. Made me stop and think in the hustle and bustle of the day. Am I really being the Momma I should be? The one that deserves this special surprise? The one who is truly thankful for every second I have to be their Momma? I did slow down a little for the rest of the day. And I did enjoy the flowers.

Loved the winter card with the summer flowers.(so cute)

What a pretty centerpiece they made. The vase of his choosing, every time he brings flowers.

Atlanta Trip

Levi got to take in his 1st Braves game in June! He was so excited! You can tell by the smile. :)

While Levi was gone, Houston and I had a movie day~just he and I. It was great. LOVE to be with all my boys but the 1 on 1 times are awesome too.

June Road Trips

We took a church trip to the Atlanta Aquarium on Friday(6/4). Enjoyed it so much. We had about 75 people go. We chartered 2 buses. Left out at 5:30AM and returned about 10PM the same night. Josh couldn't get off work so the boys and I went on without him. They really enjoyed themselves and NOT having to drive back was wonderful.


We also took another church trip to Eufaula on Tuesday(6/8). We took another bus and had about 35 go on this one. My Unlce Elzo preached at Campmeeting at his home church. They honored him for his years of service to the Lord's work and to our country. He was a POW when his plane got shot down over Germany. He was freed by the British after 8 months of captivity. They told of ALL his medals and their significance. It was amazing. They then honored his ministry. 87 years young and still going strong. Aunt Hannah is still by his side. Her health is not so good, but she continues to smile, love and touch lives from her wheel chair. We had to leave at 3:30AM for this trip. I had not had a chance to pack a bag or get clothes ready so 2 AM came way too soon. But boy was I glad I did it. We had great services! I left refreshed and as if I had had a wonderful 8 hour rest the night before! Uncle Elzo and Aunt Hannah were so surprised. They had no idea of the big day that had been planned for them. What wonderful memories.

BEACH TRIP!!!! The 3rd trip for June(6/12-19)!!! What fun, what weather, what memories!!! Will post pics soon. Have lost my camera cord SO a little behind. No surprise, huh?

Trip to Atlanta for sweet Levi(6/20). Yes, he went with Heath, Leandra, Tyler and Ashlyn. WITHOUT his parents. I said No. His Daddy said Yes. I got trumped and he went. LONGEST 3 DAYS OF MY LIFE!! He had a blast. I had a small meltdown.

SO, 4 trips for the month of June. We have a camping trip or 2 planned for July. We have also enjoyed days with the family at the pool, splash pad, fishing at the lake and had 2 baseball parties in between the trips. Will post about those at some point.

PICS COMING SOON!! As soon as I can remember to get another cord when in town. Thanks for all the emails and FB messages checking on us. We are great, healthy and blessed beyond measure. Hope you and your family are enjoying these wonderful days of summer!!

Houston Humor

"Hey Bubba, we better wear our life jackets to bed tonight."(giggling)

"What are you talking about, Houston?"

"After all the watermelon we eat at PePaw's we might be floating if we pee on the bed tonight."(and the Yukon fills with his precious laugh)

They are such a blessing. "And God hath made me to laugh..." Genesis 21:6

May Updates

Just let me start off by saying...... W H E W!!!! Wow what a fun filled, busy month. Don't think I can even remember ALL that we have done to blog about, but would love to try to hit on a few things.

The boys are already swimming!! The water is WAY too cold for me but "just like bath water, Momma come on!" to them. NOT falling for that one.

Levi, my sweet Levi, finished up 2nd Grade!! TEAR!! What a sweetie and oh so cute. He finished with ALL A'S!! So proud. Mrs. Davis was a wonderful teacher and would love for Houston to have her in the future!! :) Speaking of Houston, he is registered and knows his teacher for K!! He's excited!! He got Mrs. Janice Moore(whom he wanted b/c Anna Lee said so) and he got Noah in his classroom. So we have 2 happy little Kindergartners. Levi and Isaac will get to be together in Mrs. Carroll's room. So we also have 2 happy 3rd Graders. It is so hard to write that.

As you can tell, Levi was just full of joy over his awards. He could have cared less. He did receive All A Honor Roll and Highest Accelerated Reader for his classroom. GO LEVI!!

Houston finished up his 1st baseball season!! So proud and amazed at how he has improved from his 1st game to his last. Believe it or not, he even caught a line drive!! WOW! He made lots of new buddies and I believe it really helped him socially and to help prepare him a little for K. Of course, Christy(Darty) thinks he is a social bug and needs no more "socializing skills"!HA He will talk your ears off! Just speak to him and you've got a friend!

Houston was being "heckled" by the other team and it's coaches. Can you believe that?!ha Coach Adam and Corey really wanted Houston on their team, just didn't work out this year. But maybe next time.

Levi is STILL playing. However, we will be finishing up this week. What a little slugger!! He has had a wonderful season and even got a home run which is almost impossible in this age group, unless you smack it out, which is also, almost impossible for this age group! :) Josh has really enjoyed coaching and I will have to say, he really impressed me. He did a great job.

Poppa giving Levi a little base running advice.

This boy can rip a ball! Amazing how consistent he is. If Momma don't brag, who will?ha

Pop also competed in the State Mine and Rescue Competition. I let Levi stay out to watch Pop compete. It was really neat. Pop has been a member of MR for over 20 years. He enjoys it and he is good. He won 1st Place in his division and also won an "Extra" Trophy for the best of something. Sorry don't remember what it was for. But the trophy is BIG! Congrats Poppy!!

Josh is staying really busy with work, coaching, church, and just being a handy-man around here. He never fails to give 110% at whatever he is doing. WORK definitely included. They announced Chevron will be selling the mines to Jim Walter Resources, so a new career transition in the very near future. If you would, right this second, just stop and whisper a little prayer for our family concerning this. Thanks, I appreciate it so much.

SO, I'm not able to cover everything, but did want to catch up a little.............IT'S SUMMER TIME!! Woo-Hoo!!