Sunday, September 24, 2006

Hello from Mississippi

Well it has been crazy since we got back from AZ. Harrison and Marlie started soccer and Bridger wishes he can play soccer. Bridger walks around our house with Harrison's cletes on and his little back pack and asks if he can go with Harrison to school and when we say no he asks if he can play soccer. He's frustrated being little. He can't wait to grow up and be like the big kids. He does say funny things though. His newest word for his bum is quite funny. He calls it his bum bum tree. I don't know where it came from but its pretty funny to hear him say it.
Marlie is doing well and enjoying soccer. Her first game she cried all the way through it. I don't know why but everything was where it should be in the world when she found out she gets a treat and a drink after her games. Now she loves it and has even made a goal.
Harrison is liking school and has just done so good with reading and all of his school work. He has a teacher that constantly is picking on him. She will walk by him and rub his head or pat him on the back or just anything. One morning I was doing his hair and after I was done he started to try and pat it down. I said "Harrison what are you doing?" And he said that he was trying to make his hair not stick up because if it sticks up than Ms. Nix comes by and rubs her hands through it. I just laughed and told Harrison that its impossible to have his hair stay down. He was born with sticking up hair, and that she is only doing it because he is so cute. After I told him that he didn't seem so bothered by it. The picture is with Harrison and Ms. Nix. The funny thing is, is that she is a little person and so she is hardly bigger than Harrison himself.
Shad continues to do well in school. He can't believe that this is his last year. He is getting excited to no longer be in school mode.
As for me, we just had our big enrichment meeting along with the Womens Broadcast and so I can hopefully take a breather for a little while. It was a success and we ended up having a good number of ladies show up so I was glad about that.
We're sorry that we missed the reunion but we're glad to see all the pictures. Everyone looks great. I know those people in AZ don't understand but for us at least in MS. The blog has been wonderful. We feel like we are connecting more than just on those rare occasions that we are all together. Please everyone continue to blog. For our sakes at least. Thanks.
Esther and Family

3 comments:

Rachel, Tony & Family said...

That is the cutest soccer player picture. I love it and it was good to hear how everyone is. Even if we do talk on the phone it's so fun to see pictures, and it's always fun to turn the comput- on and see a new Blog.

Shauna said...

I agree, Esther - we've never felt so much a part of anybody's lives. Thanks again, Erika! Glad y'all are doing well. What are your plans after school? I remember that time well. I cried the last day I took Nathan to ASU. (We had one car then, of course.)

Mom & Dad said...

Thanks for the great letter and pictures, Esther. You sound like you are coping very well with the problems life throws your way. We are proud of you and of your whole family, especially of Marlie for being brave about soccer. Just kidding. We are proud of Harrison too and Bridger and Shad, and of course, you.

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