spring in starkville

we hit up starkvegas on sunday afternoon to watch a tennis match and a baseball game.  the bulldogs whipped up on south carolina on the courts.

and the baseball team beat utah valley.  the new dude isn't finished yet, but y'all....it is fancy!!  wes decided that he just wants to buy baseball season tickets and not worry about football or anything else.  with a stadium like that....it is tempting!

and we ended the day at bulldog burger.  any time you end the day with tater tot fondue, you can call it a good day!!  bring on spring in starkville!

river hills

the tennis season started a few weekends ago at river hills, and we FINALLY had some beautiful weather! it's been soooo rainy, so we were happy to see the sun.  and...the little people played some pretty good tennis.  we'll take it!!

watching big brother play under the lights...

reed was all smiles after winning his first match.

and the smiles continued after he won his first tournament ever!

wes hanging out with his buddy, ross, between matches...

wes and ross played in the doubles and singles final.

and i had to take a picture because this was the first time that all three hensons brought home hardware from a tournament.  1st, 2nd, and 3rd...

and then we randomly ran into the cousins at lunch on the way out of town.  jason's deli for the win!

heroes of the faith

the 4th and 5th grades presented the spring play this year.  it was called "heroes of the faith," and they did a great job teaching us and singing about some of the heroes in the bible.  wes didn't have a part (i don't think he was disappointed), but he and his buddies did a good job in the choir!

and, now he officially only has one play left to perform!  kinda sad!

basketball for wes

wes played on two teams this year...church and school.  it was fun to watch him get better.  he's naturally a little slasher out there, driving to the goal, but towards the end of the year he found his jump shot.  now if he could just go ahead and get some of his daddy's height on him!

church team...

school team...

first year of basketball

reed played on a basketball team for the first time this year (well, the first time that it was his actual age group).  our church had a 1st/2nd grade team.  they actually won quite a bit, but we decided that 1st/2nd grade is just too young to play basketball!!  we've never played this early before, and now we know!!

nevertheless, reed enjoyed himself thoroughly!

life skills

we spent last friday night teaching an important life skill over here....

it's going to be a while before any one of them strings their racket solo, but it's a start!