Taylor

Taylor and I are the perfect team, she loves to find new poses and I love to shoot them! :)

Updates on Miss Pook....her knee is STILL bothering her.  Since she can't play soccer, which is KILLING her, she and Tyler are coaching a U11 team in Alachua.  They are so good with the kids!  And it's funny to listen to them talk about the kids problems and game plans.  Taylor gets so frustrated with Tyler for not being vocal enough at the games.  Makes me laugh.  He definitely got more vocal the other night when one of the boys sassed off to him :0

Taylor started physical therapy a couple weeks ago.  I can tell that Murphy is getting worried that she's not bouncing back and has been very good to us.  The bone isn't quite healed, but it's the bone bruise that's really bad and is causing her pain still.  After 2 months, she still wears her brace a lot :/  The PT gave her the validation she needed (because the doctor isn't amazing at that and confuses her) and hope that she should be playing by summer.  She still can't decide whether she'll be ready to go to BYU camp (and Mac tore her ACL, so that adds to the dilemma :/ ) But she says she's definitely going to OYA again because it was 'one of the best spiritual experiences of her life'  She such a good kid, with a strong testimony and a bright example.  It always such joy to hear teachers and friends and coaches talk about her!  Everyone is drawn to her because she is so different and good.  She has continued to amaze me with her strength and courage and goals.  I tell her everynight that I definitely stood in the right line in the pre existence! :)  Tyler has beyond impressed me with the changes he's made.  He is strong.  He wants to do better and is setting such a great example to all his friends.  Hopefully it will catch on, because it's amazing how off track so many kids are here! We all have very candid conversations about all the 'issues' almost daily.  

These two are so cute together and are such good kids!  I'm lucky because, even though they are both 16, they still spend most of their time here with all of us together--which Zacky of course loves! (Tyler IS his brother!) Most times I have to tell them to go out! They freak out when Bryan and I leave and say aren't we all getting food and watching our shows together? So cute! And even though I have way too many lizards and dogs, and am asked to take lunch to the school almost daily , I am so grateful for all the time I get to spend with all 3 kids!  And with our constant weekend soccer trips, we have been able to spend ALOT of good, fun, crazy time together!  Love my life

Zacky's middle school soccer tourney-1st game we won 2-1....zacky had both goals- then on to baseball tourney

His first goal frame by frame.....

Taylor heard Gizmo, the HS coach,  yelling at his team, "why are you letting one player take our whole team!"  She was proud and after the game gave him a big hug :)  They are so cute!

I love this shot because you can see Taylor and all her soccer friends watching Zacky.  They love him and he LOVES to play with the seniors! He's excited because Tyler always bragged that he was the first freshman to play varsity soccer, but HS coach has already told Taylor and Tyler that he will be playing varsity next year.  He was throwing it in Tyler's face ;)  He should be much more scared of these older boys than he is!  He's always telling the older boys to get off drugs and making up songs that say how ridiculous they are for smoking!  He has no fear!! Funny kid! He's amazing! He also told Libby and Grace and Vivy to put on Taylors soccer pants when they came over because they were wearing booty shorts. He is something :) I've had several parents come up and tell me that story and how awesome it is that he sets that standard.  The girls all tell him that they really like him and Seth and Alec because they are so different from all the other boys-don't swear, drugs, crude, porn....I couldn't be more proud!!  He has already made such an impact here and I see kids changing for the better because of Taylor and Zacky's strong example and light! And the coaches all love them because they are respectful and hard working.  I LOVE these kids!

2nd goal......

so cute watching these boys play together and support each other :)

Even though they were expected to lose, Mebane beat High Springs 2-1 with Zacky scoring both of our goals.  He played his heart out (could it be by chance because Libby was there...or maybe his new cleats ;)

Then it was straight over to the 1st game of the Middle School tourney.  Zacky hit one to the fence (and these are the looonngg fences!).  He's been killing it at bat lately!  He has the highest average on the team-.700.  And he still says he's over baseball right now.  He's so happy for the season to be over.  I never thought I'd see the day that he'd want to play soccer more than other sport!  Dang Tyler ;)

EASTER in Daytona Beach april 18-20, 2014

zackys mebane soccer, hooptie is bye bye and Kimberly's having a girl!! April 2014

another soccer week..... April 5-10: tourny in Lake City then Tallahassee with Silvas travel team