The Buckeye Game

Max and his very first ever Buckeye game ALONE with Daddy.  I think the smiles on their faces tell the story better than I could.  Oh how he LOVED it all.  Such great memories for BOTH of them.  They found Brutus, which is NOT easy and is always a HIGHLIGHT and they were able to watch Brutus join the band and play the drums.  And Max does a darling reenactment of the cymbal playing band members too.

What joy!

One of my favorite things Scott told me from the weekend.... someone told him "You know Max will probably not remember any of this"...Scott's response.."Maybe not, but I will remember it forever".  Cue the tears from me.  So true.  Memories.

Homecoming 2K14

Homecoming was last weekend for Tommy and Drew.  Tommy took his friend Courtney and went in a large group of friends.  Drew chose not to take a date and just went with a group of friends.  Both of the boys had a great time at dinner before and the dance.

Tommy's group ate at Glen Oaks Country Club.  Drew's ate at Biaggi's.  Nice friends, fun night for all.

Some photos from the evening.

Charlie and Alice were here for the weekend...these 2 loved watching the photos happen

Our Deer Hunter

Jack was excited all week long to be going on his first deer hunt ever.  Ross (our Miss Emily's husband) offered to take him for the opening of youth season.  We went to Scheels and got his deer tag and he talked non stop all week along about it.  So fun for him.

Saturday after his football game Ross picked him up....and off they went to attempt to find a deer.  Ross took him to a friends land not far away from here.

Jack tells the story best...this is copied from a note he sent to a family friend of ours.

Ok so I kind of dosed off and he woke me up by saying jack dont move there was a doe and 2 fawns 80 yards from us it walked around the pond in front of us and came about 10 yards from us then 2 more does came out of the 3 foot tall grass behind the pond and one of them came about 70 yards from us and I shot it and I double lunged it

We sat in a treestand for about 3 hours before that happens we shot the deer at about 7:10 at night so it wa almost dark I shot it with a muzzleloader with a 100 grain load.  It also had a really nice scope on it so it was easy to aim.  

I find it funny how I can hit a deer at 70 yards but I can't hit a turkey at 7 yards??

From jack

The part of the story that he didn't mention there is that his doe fell into the pond after he hit her.  Luckily she crawled back out of the pond or Ross may have gone swimming.  :)

The door bell rang around 8:30 and it was Jack....wanting us to come look in the truck.  And this is what we saw. I may have screamed at the site of it.  Not sure who was more excited, Ross or Jack.  What a great memory for both of them!

This may be my favorite picture...love how excited Drew if for Jack.

Daddy and Me Weekend

This is Max's first official "Daddy and Me" Ohio weekend.  Just the 2 of them.  Max has been looking forward to it for months.  He has had a few moments of maybe Mommy should come too, or can my Jackie come?  But when the time came, he was ready to hit the road alone.  Scott gets the "what a guy award" for driving 12 hours with a 4 year old to Ohio, all in one day.  Thankful for electronics and food to keep him entertained.  He didn't sleep until evening in the car...so lots of chatter and questions to fill the rest of the ride.

They started at the farm, and visiting Grandma and Grandpa Shisler.  They headed to Columbus last night.  So far these are the photos that have been coming through to my phone.  Priceless...precious memories.

Last night Drew was talking to Scott on the phone and I love what he said... "I bet it's hard to have a 4 year old all by yourself Dad.  But Dad, he will remember going to Ohio and the game for the rest of his life"

These weekends and traditions are a BIG DEAL at our house.  Priceless memories...precious moments.  I love that I married a man who gets what really matters in life....

Enjoy the photos...they make me smile