Shooting some B-ball...

outside of school...

Sorry I just had to

 

WARNING: picture overoad

Mauri had her Pee Wee basketball game at Riverfield last weekend.

She may be the smallest one on the court but she is ready to play and came to win.

Maci has been playing for years now so that's all Mauri knows she has been going to all of her practices and games for years now and she has had 3 years of intermural basketball before this.

She had to take a picture of her shoes and said: Tip Toeing in my Jordans

She wouldn't tell a sole where she go her shoes. Everyone was asking her and she replied its a secret I don't want anyone else to get them. We all know Mauri is just like her Momma and couldn't wear some ugly shoes so she hunted and found these. 

 

Maci & Paige:

I owe a huge thank you to these 2 for taking all of the pictures and videoing the game for me

I love these 2 girls

 

We love our favorite Coach Chad

 

Rhett is to young to play but he has been at the boys practices and supporting them all the way

 

When she is nervous shooting Free Throws

Just look how little she looks

 

Getting some air in her air jordans 

The game came to an end with the score 4-4

{Bragging moment: Mauri made 3 of those points}

We had to go into overtime and no one scored so they took 5 off the team and lined them up to shoot free throws to see who had the most and whoever had the most would be the winner. It came down to Mauri being the last person and so far no one has made a single free throw so it was all on Mauri's shoulders. Talk about nervous I was so nervous and I can only imagine what she was thinking.

So here she goes:

She made it!!!!! WE won the Game

 

Her team coming out congratulating her.

This team is a great group of girls

 

Mauri & Elle

These girls have came along way from their first intermural basketball games

 



geting better

I am trying to get back into blogging and taking pictures. After all I love looking back and I cant look back if I don't take pictures and blog.

I had begin slipping away from God and my quite time because I thought I was to busy and I would get to it later well that later never came and it would be the next week and I would say the same thing until my brain and body was just over being busy. I couldn't take another day without being at home with no where to go. I realized that the reason I felt so out of control and loosing it was my I was far away from my rock. I vowed that I would not let the business of the world control me instead I would control it with God on my side and the help of a few prayer warriors. I loaded an extra bible and a devotional in my car that way I would not have any excuses.

 

When I start my day off in his word my day goes better and I feel more at peace

Maci was having headaches and I kept asking her why she was getting them so frequently and she would just say I don't know. Until I questioned all of her activity, food, how long she was on her phone or tv and she finally came clean and said I cant see but I haven't told you because I don't want to have to wear glasses. I just threw my hands up... I knew it I knew something wasn't right.

I made her an eye appointment asap

Can you see how excited she is? I tried to explain to her that they made contacts so she might not have to wear glasses. That didn't do the trick, she was just not into it. Come to find out her softball coach told her to get her eyes checked but she didn't tell me because her fear of wearing glasses.

This poor child of mine is blind...

They told her good thing she isn't getting her license because she wouldn't be able to because of her vision. Now being a year shy of getting her permit that spoke volumes and then she began to get it.

One eye was 20/50 and the other was 20/60 and her left eye has a stigmatism. 

 

The doctor showed her how to put contacts in and take them out and how to care for them. I had to pay attention because Nick and I don't wear glasses or contacts so this is new for us.

 

We ordered her a pair of glasses just incase she needs to let her eyes rest from contacts or don't feel like putting her contacts in she can just throw on her glasses. We ordered these frames and they will put her lenses in them we should get them back next week.

 



 

After the eye doctor I took my big out to lunch

 at our favorite Mexican place before I took her back to school.

 

She had a basketball game that afternoon. It was a really good game I love close games.

Maci's 3 pointers were so much better they were hitting the basket. Amazing what a trip to the eye doctor can do for you when you can finally see.

I'm so proud of my #23

talk about a close game it came down to the last few seconds

we lost by 2 points but enjoyed the exciting game

After the girls basketball game its time to change into her cheer uniform

 and get to cheering for the boys game.



Sending off Maci to her first cheer camp

 She has been so exited for this since the moment she found she made the JV cheer squad. It was held on campus at Northwestern while the NCA hosted it. The girls stayed in the dorm. We got all of the girls delivered and put together their dorm. Maci's roomie was Rachael and I knew they would have a blast. Before camp this girls got together and made a list of snacks and drinks to bring. As we were unloading and realized we had enough snacks for a whole year word spread like wild fire this was the place to come hit up if you wanted a snack and a few even picked and said looks like yal packed food for the beach. Now it's time to leave the girls and let them enjoy their time and make memories of a lifetime.



 

JV Cheer Squad

Selfie stick on point

 



Maci with a few of Varsity cheer

we love these sweet girls, so when I received this picture I knew she was having he time of her life

 

Maci and Racheal ready for another day of camp. Their mornings started at 6am

 

On the first day I got a phone call from Maci telling me got nominated for All American and she was going to perform for All American Wednesday night. We were supposed to come watch them Thursday morning so with this news and it being 3 hours away I decided I would just come over Wednesday and stay the night. I called my MIL and she said she would come with me.

 

PVA JV Cheer 2015

Maci called me and told me to bring her ankle brace from home when I come due to it was killing her. I didn't even think about it or I would of sent it. But with 4 full days cheer and tumbling from 6am-9pm it was bothering her. She injured it this year in basketball.

 

Maci and Mauri

 

After the performance we headed to downtown Natchitoches which I loved.

This is the Steel Magnolia house when it was filmed.



 Mauri loved it also and we also snagged some of the best fudge

 

While trying to choose where to eat dinner this herb box caught our eye and knew we had to eat here being that they grow and use they own herbs. Since this is an overdue post I cant seem to remember the name of this place but it was like a Cajun Steakhouse. I order the carb cakes and it had grilled shrimp on top and a sauce that was out of this world. I also ordered the spinach and artichoke dip that was heavenly. All of our food was amazing and I eat here again when I come back.

Thursday morning we came to watch their final day performance and award ceremony.

Selfie Stick time



 

She had a blast and at that moment I realized my first born wasn't a girl anymore she has grown up and now a teen and a lady. It kind of saddened my heart. The whole ride home she slept she was so tired. She loved camp and had a blast.