Payton vs. Payton...

Tonight during the Super Bowl, Elyse kept yelling "Go Payton!" at the tv. You would've thought she was a serious Colts fan if you didn't know any better.

She was just a little confused about who exactly was playing...
Payton or Payton?!?!

{Go Saints!}

City Champions...

They did it!

With a win of 20-6 over the only team that beat them this season (and I might add that it was only by one point in overtime)... Payton's team has become the new city champs!


Way to go Yellowjackets!

You Win Some, You Lose Some...

Payton's team had two football games this week. The first one was on Tuesday night and they kept their streak alive with a 19-0 win. This brought their record to 4-0. It was a good game (that I, unfortunately, did not get to see since poor baby girl was sick).

Nice handoff.
Team Captains.

Their second game was on Saturday against the only team in the league that they had not played yet. Payton was a little bit nervous about this game because a boy he played 7 on 7 with (we'll just call him "G") was on this team. And. that. boy. can. play. He is big and strong and can knock people out without exerting any effort. He just stands there and kids bounce off him. It really is pretty cool to watch. If only it wasn't my son playing against him.

Here was Payton's story he told on the way to the game...

"G" hit this kid so hard in one game that he gave him a concussion! And a sprained neck! And a sprained back! The kid could barely even walk! And so on.... (you get the idea).

Despite being slightly intimidated, the Yellowjackets hung in there and played a close game. It was back and forth, back and forth. Finally the game ended in a 19-19 tie. Overtime. Payton's team scores and gets an extra point. The other team scores. And gets 2 extra points. Boo. Hoo.

It was so disappointing to be so close! But the boys are still proud of their record and of their ranking. They are one tough team! Go Yellowjackets!

Only 2 games and the tournament left to go. This season is flying by!

3 and 0...

Yellowjackets win game 3! Only undefeated team in their league so far.

Final score 31-13.

Payton going for a long touchdown run.

He managed to get out of a few sticky situations as quarterback. The other team knew what they were up against, so they rushed him every play. Good thing that boy can scramble!

Go Payton!

Down, Set, Hut

It was another great game! Payton's side didn't get to spend more than a few minutes on offense the entire first half, but he made the most of that time. We have such fast, powerful runners on both sides. It's so exciting to watch!

Go Yellowjackets!

Touchdown...

Payton's football team played in their second game on Saturday. They won 45-6. Another victory! Woohoo! Go Yellowjackets!




Payton ran in 3 touchdowns and had one beautiful pass for another TD.
He also got an interception on defense.

Way to go Payton! We are so proud of you!

Picture of the Week...

Touchdown!

Season Opener...

Yesterday Payton's team, The Yellowjackets, played their first game. Payton is playing at quarterback, free safety, kick returner and punt returner this season.

As you can see they came out strong and won their first game! Go Yellowjackets!

Payton and Kennedy - All Stars!

Elyse getting tickled during the game. She's wearing her yellow to support her Bubby!

Playing defense. He had one interception that he ran back for about 4o yards.

#5

Enjoying the game.... thanks to a cool drink that kept her occupied for the entire first half.

Half-time. Gosh, he looks grown up!

Calling the plays in the huddle.

Leading the team to a big win! He had 2 touchdown runs and also scored an extra point.

All of the boys played so well. I was really proud of how well they worked together and pushed hard the whole game. We're looking forward to a great season. Go Yellowjackets!

Weekend Wrap-Up...

We had a great Labor Day weekend and really enjoyed having the extra day off of work! It was sooo nice to spend an extra day getting things done around the house and relaxing with the fam.

The weekend started off with a bang as I met up with a group of teachers at US Pizza for dinner and laughs. We headed down to Qdoba to watch the amazing Tanika compete in the burrito eating contest...

She's little...but that girl can EAT! She ate two GIANT burritos in 5 minutes and made it to the finals in two weeks. Just imagine...winning all the burritos you want for a whole year.
Here's Haley learning how to juggle from some random guy on Dickson Street. She actually did it a few times. Very talented.

I got home Friday night and went to bed....was sleeping peacefully. Listening to the sound of the rain on the roof. The THUNDER! Oh crud, that thunder was LOUD! SO. LOUD. When all of a sudden our fire alarm goes off. Ryan and I jump out of bed, run to the kid's rooms, get them out of bed and run to the garage.

"Did you smell smoke?"

"No, did you?"

"No. Maybe we should go check."

Ryan goes back in and soon comes back shaking his head. He pulls down the ladder to the attic, climbs up and checks there. No fire. No smoke. We troop back inside and try to get everyone settled back into bed so that we can get a few more hours of sleep.

The next day we found out the lightning struck behind our house. Our neighbors totally lost power and a lot of their circuits and appliances were totally shot. We lost power in Payton's room (restored by flipping the breaker), lost Internet service for a day until they could come replace the fried lines outside, and had to replace our refrigerator which went kaput.

What was the deal with all the fire alarms this week? Evacuating school into the pouring rain with 600+ kids on Wednesday and then evacuating our house into the pouring rain with two very sleepy kids on Friday. Hopefully, we won't be hearing any more alarms for a looong time. Seriously!

Saturday morning I rolled out of bed (still so sleepy...) and met Tamara, Becky, Sara and Jennie for a 6 mile run. We started at Tamara's house and ran to my house and back. It was a good run and we were feeling ready for the 10k on Monday. Later that morning we all made brunch (eggs, bacon, biscuits and gravy, fresh fruit) and boy was it good! Yummmm! Then Payton went over to his BFF's, Spencer, for an afternoon of playing and to watch the Hog game.

That night we all met up again to watch the first Razorback game of football season. We started out at Tamara's house but when Cox was having issues getting the game on TV, we quickly packed everything up and headed to our house to watch it on Dish. Of course, as soon as we got here and purchased the game for the second time, we heard that it was working on Cox. Of course.

Elyse enjoyed having Addye, Kynzie, and Hayven over to play with during the game. Addye played doctor and gave everyone check-ups. Maybe she'll follow in her daddy's footsteps. :)

Ryan, Lorenzo, and Drew watching the game.

Me and Tamara. Go Hogs!

Jennie and Becky. Wooo pig sooie!

Sunday morning we got up and ventured to Lowe's to find a new refrigerator since ours was on the fritz. We also got lots of paint samples since our living room wall was damaged last month during the hail storm. When we have it repaired this week, we decided we might as well have it painted at the same time. So we picked out a new color for the living room, hallways, and entry way and also a new color for the kitchen. I'll post some pictures after it's all done!

The rest of the day we just kind of relaxed and did some laundry, cleaning, and other things around the house. That night we rented Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Very cute!

Monday morning I got up bright and early and went up to Bentonville with Tamara for the Run For a Child 10k. We met up with Amy, Jake and Jody. The weather was nice and cool (and foggy) and the course was very pretty. There were quite a few hills, especially the first few miles, but there were some good, long downhill stretches too. I ended up finishing in 57 min. That's about a 9.20 pace. Ugh. I was kind of disappointed, but oh well. It's a new PR for me (since it's the only 10k I've ever run). :)

Overall, the weekend was great. I was awful about taking pictures but we all still had a lot of fun anyway!

7 on 7 Football...

This year Payton played 7 on 7 at the Boys and Girls Club. Here are some pictures from his season...

(Hint...Payton is the one with tape on his right wrist.)

Warming up before a game.

Elyse was ready for a day of watching Bubby play football!

Playing defense. He got several interceptions today!

Keep your eyes on the ball!

Goofing off on the sidelines with Noah and Kennedy.

In the huddle.

Ready to run!

Several hours later...and Elyse was not enjoying the games quite as much. :)



Payton really enjoyed playing 7 on 7 this year. Hopefully he learned a lot and is ready to play tackle now!

Payton and his bestest, bestest friend in the whole entire universe...Spencer.


Stay tuned for more football season pictures. Practice starts this week!

Football Action Shots...

Touchdown!!!

It's a foot race.

Off to the races!

Looking for the open man.

Quarterback scramble.