tennis season

soccer season is upon us, so our tennis season is about to come to a close.  this was our first summer to play tennis, and lots of fun was had by all.  william played in a few tournaments, and both william and wes played team tennis.  poor reed just hung out wherever we went! 

team tennis was a new concept for me.  we didn't have this when we were little, but it's a cool idea.  i got to play the part of "coach," and it was pretty fun to try to help them on changeovers.  some are more into it than others, and some are better listeners than others!  ha! 

this was the smile after wes' very first singles match (and win).  

talking with his opponent on the way back to the scorer's table.  i was behind them listening to them talk about how it was better to play singles than to have to play doubles with your brother!  (we're gonna have to work on that one!)

while we were at the state tournament, i got to see my college best friend.  now it's our turn to sit back and watch our kids play!

boys and girls at this age aren't stellar at communication with each other.  at all.  mixed doubles is a little hard when you aren't used to speaking to girls.  but we finally got a high five out of william and maggie!

 

we came in third in our bracket.  i thought that was a pretty good showing for us as first timers!

william also played in a few tournaments.  it was really hot, but it was fun.  and there was a little success thrown in there toward the end of the summer. 

he and his cousin, hunter, played doubles together a time or two.  they make a really good team, and they make each other laugh.  that's always a good combo on the court!  they perfected their one finger high fives, and they had one good run that lasted until 10pm one night (waaaayyyyy past our bedtimes)!  they made it through three matches to come away with 1st place.  that was a first for both of them, so they were pretty pumped!

and let's not forget about the little guys.  reed and parker (hunter's brother) mastered the art of keeping themselves busy hitting balls off the wall and even drumming up people to play them in doubles.  at least they look fierce!

we may play in one or two more tournaments this fall, but it's about time dust off our shin guards.  and, i'll have to go find my thermal underwear.  there is no colder place on the planet than the soccer fields.  i will definitely be counting down the days until next summer! 

birthday weekend

william turned 10 a few weeks ago, and we celebrated the double digits in style!  we started out the night before with hibachi.  that never fails to bring a smile, and they never fail to clean their plates!

then we woke up to presents and cake!

we won't discuss the cake that was supposed to be blue and orange on the outside and chocolate on the inside.  (it was vanilla on the inside, and well....you can see that an all white cake is somewhat close to blue and orange, i guess.) oh well, they never turn down cake for breakfast!

 

 

at the top of his wish list was a TRX.  it's pretty cool, and we have all enjoyed it! (his brothers also gave him that jordan speith hat.  maybe his golf game will improve a few strokes with it on!) 

after cake for breakfast and a quick workout on the TRX, we headed to memphis to the bass pro shop at the pyramid.  i've been to bass pro shops before, but this one was a boy's dream! 

of course we stopped everywhere that we could shoot stuff!  

  

and this place had the coolest bowling alley that i've ever seen!

 we took a trip to the top before we left to check out the view of the mississippi! (the sun was a little bright, so i didn't exactly get picture quality faces!!) 

it was a fun day celebrating 10 years of william...redneck style! ha!

first day

the first day of school is in the books.  none of mine were super happy that summer was over, but they threw out a few smiles for me.  

wes and whit ready to go!

reed is ready for mrs. vaughn!

4th grade with mrs. golding...

looking forward to a great year!

end of summer

it's a sad day over here with school starting tomorrow.  none of us are ready to give up summer.  at least it's still hot enough for a little while that we can still act like rednecks in our backyard!

and we eat ice cream all year long in the henson house, so i guess it's not all bad.  but once the newness of the week wears off, i'm sure we'll be on a countdown to may!!  goodbye, summer!! 

coke tour 2015

school starts next week, and with the end of summer comes the end of the coke tour.  william and wes had a lot of fun this summer playing on the different courses in north mississippi.  there were a few meltdowns, but it was fun to watch them get better each week.  william shot a 45 a few times for his best round(s) and finished 3rd in the regular season points standings, and wes shot a 48 for his best round to finish 10th.  they only play 9 holes, but it's hot out there.  i think my dad, chase and myself deserve some sort of medal for toting those clubs all over the courses!! 


wes at big oaks...
(i really like this pic because if you look closely, you can see the ball in flight!)

getting some advice from poppa...

william

smiles after their first round of the year!

 the caddies at a pregame meal in oxford!

maybe oxford isn't so bad after all...

reed walked with us most of the time.  he was a such a trooper in the heat.  he liked to carry the score cards and tell us when the water was going to be in play!

approach shot in corinth...

wes got advice from daddy this round...

putting machine... 

(left hand low...for the record, he was doing it this way before jordan speith made it cool)...

post round milkshakes at borroum's...

it was a fun summer with a smidge of success thrown in.  william has to move up age groups next summer, so he'll have to work his way back up the ladder.  but no matter what happens on the course, we can always find a post round milkshake to bring a smile!