Soccer Camp

Just thought I would throw in a picture from this past week of soccer camp. Sara took the week off, and Nick had his turn working for a change. Hayden was their to have fun with Trey (center) and Michael (back right) at the camp. Trey and Michael are both neighbors and the boys all "hang" together on a daily basis. We have to drag them in at night to eat, and then for bed. We have named all the kids on our street "The Red Drum Raiders" since we live on Red Drum Road. There are 16 kids on our street, and several from the street at the bottom of ours. They all hang out on a nightly basis, and last night I took 7 of them to the soccer game at Charleston Battery. So if you watch Fox Soccer Channel and see that game, watch for us waving. We had sideline seats and made a point to wave at Grandpa Mel, since we knew he would be watching eventually. What a great bunch of kids.

View from couch in family room

Sorry guys but I forgot to turn off the flash on the camera so this will have to do. I was sitting down on the sofa when I took this picture. It's out through the french doors, onto the patio and out to the pond. There's a great breeze in the early morning, and then again in the evening. This is also where the deer run through our yard on a daily basis.

About a week ago, we heard what sounded like a baby crying in the woods next to us, then this past week we found out that the deer had given birth to 2 babies. They are now joining their Mom in running through our yard. It's a great sight to see - if only they were a little slower, I could get a picture, but they waste no time cutting through.

Hayden's Hockey Room

This is Hayden's room. This was actually an "accident room" it was not made to be a bedroom, but the roof trellis was so high that the builder decided to make it a room. The two doors on either side are attic storage areas that I plan on closing in and making closets out of them. I believe that I just need some insulation, sheet rock - learn to do it, and I have two closets. Should be pretty straight forward. There are also two additional shorter doors that you don't see to the right and left at the bottom of the picture. Those are smaller attic storage areas. The round window you see is the only light into the room. It actually gives off too much light and it wakes Hayden up in the morning. As you can see, he is starting a collection of hockey pucks and using them to block the light. He also has "wallbangers" on his wall. To the right, you will see a hockey player named Ovechkin. This is Hayden's favorite player. Any ideas on this one too, would be much appreciated.

Nick's bedroom.......... #1

This is a picture of Nick's room from the doorway. I think I missed the big dolphin on the right of the wall. but for those of you who don't know, Nick caught the fish himself when he was younger. His dad had them mounted so that he would always remember.

Obviously, you can see he has a "fishing" room. Right now, we are in the process of finding him a real fishing net that we can hang on his wall too.

Nick #2....

This is the view from the far side of Nick's bed. To the left of his dresser is the doorway coming in, and behind the door is his walk in closet. The door that you see open is to his own bathroom, and the door to the right leads out to his own private, huge balcony that looks out onto the pond. It's amazing to see the deer running through our back yard, and "gary the gator" sunning himself on the grass.

Nick .... #3

This is the wall that Nick would be looking at if he was in bed. I think I may change it around a little bit to add a little more character.

If any of you have any idead on his room please feel free to let me know. Any help is appreciated.

Janet

Well, here I am .......... the blogger lady! I never expected to post a picture of myself, as I am 99,9% doing the picture taking. Hayden got a hold of my camera at the Citadel field and took one of me. Enjoy it, 'cause there may never be another one! I think he did a halfway decent job too. Way to go Hayden.