Scotty is 8!

I think that I'm still in shock over this one....Scotty is 8! He is such a special boy, those of you that know him know what I'm talking about. This last year has been such a big year for him in many ways. We have seen him blossom from a little boy into a young man. He had his tonsils out in August and has been a different boy since. He has told me that he thinks that having his surgery has made him happier. Bless his heart! He is in second grade....and LOVES it. He is learning so much, everyday he comes home and tells me what he learned that day. I have to give it to his teacher, Mrs. Cothran, she is smart. :)

Scotty's "Capture the Flag" Birthday Party

Tonight was Scotty's birthday party. Since our kids are only able to have a party every other year, this was even more exciting to Scotty. He decided he wanted to play capture the flag for his party. It was a blast, and having 17 kids come made the game even better. Grandma and Grandpa Clark were here to help, and Barrett recruited two friends (Greg and Jonathan) that were able to help with crowd control.

We began at our house with pizza, cake and ice cream. Then Scotty opened his presents, he got a lot of good stuff from his buddies. :)

Then it was time for the rules of the game! This was a little crazy trying to get 8 year olds who are hyped up on sugar to listen. But they did good. Then we loaded the kids into the cars and off to the park to play the game!


This is a shot of all of the kids right before we started to game! They were so excited!


Some of Scotty's buddies from school.


And of course, his favorite buddy and brother, Collin!

Uncle Linnie...The Best Uncle Ever!

If you know me then you know how important my family is to me. And many of you have heard me go on and on about how proud I am of my brother Vinnie (who is attending UCLA by the way). Well, this post is in honor of him. :) I remember the day that my mom found out she was pregnant with him and how I instantly knew that I was going to have a little brother. I always wanted a brother but thought that it would never happen. But God was awesome and blessed (and I mean blessed) our family with Spike (one of his many nicknames, some others are LV, Sniffer, or Uncle Linnie (Kylee's favorite). I could go on and on about how awesome he is and how he is the best brother anyone could have, but I will spare you. :) But I will share some pictures of him through the years.

How could you not love this boy....who is now a man! :)

Vinnie for President!

He had an incredible shot! Scotty has inherited it.

Here he is with his beautiful girlfriend, Jessi. How did he get so lucky. :)