Teeth Protector!!!

Big John, Mamaw Lee, and Little John came over this weekend to play and watch football. After visiting with Big John and Little John this weekend, William decided he needed a teeth protector like Little John. William originally thought all the football players had pacifiers in while playing. Once he learned that they had mouth guards and not pacifiers he decided he needed one... So off to Dick's Sporting Goods he and his Daddy go and return with his teeth protector!!!

Daddy fitting William with his new teeth protector!

William sporting his Teeth Protector!

Williams best Grid-Iron Growl!!!! Intimidating???? He might need some work on that...

Different as Night and Day!

William enjoying a Fun Friday Lunch!

Jebby enjoying that same lunch...

Please Feed The ANIMALS!!!

We took the Ballard Boys to Natural Bridge, VA to check out the Safari Zoo! It is a drive thru zoo where they give you buckets of food to feed the animals as you drive by! You feed Llamas, Camels, Deer, Elk...did I mention Llamas??? This was By FAR the most HILARIOUS thing we have ever done! William was, of course, not interested in feeding them but he cheered Daddy on while he fed and played in the buckets! James screamed, surprise, every time an animal would appear at his window!! Jason and I could barely talk we were laughing so hard! From the 8 Llamas that attacked Jason's bucket to the Camel who ate mine after I ran out of food, I recommend this to EVERYONE who needs a laugh!

Everything started out tame and rather civilized.... Very polite Llamas...

Then the Camel Took my BUCKET!!

A Little Camel Kisses for Everyone!

Then the Rocky Mountain Elks got GREEDY!

You BETTER FEED ME!

Our Soccer Player!!

William started JAG Soccer last night! Which is a league sponsored by the JAG School which is a noncompetitive league. The teams just practice twice a week and have "games" on Sat, but I don't think they keep track of what the score is or who wins... Which we thought was fabulous for William, well... you all know how well swimming went!

But to our Surprise and Amazement William LOVED it! He ran over and joined his Team and practiced and played with them the WHOLE HOUR!! He was Listening to the Coaches and Following Directions and kicking that ball All Over the FIELD!!! SERIOUSLY, we were shocked too!! So Sorry in advance for all the pictures, there were tons more, but we were just so amazed that he was out there! ;o)

William getting a high five from his Coach!

Hey Boys! Watch This!

Time for the Coaches Speech...

Jebby trying to get in on the fun!

Our littlest Soccer Player! His big sister would be so proud!

Here are the videos for your entertainment! Sorry for no sound but still just as funny!

William Goes to PreSchool!!

William started First Presbyterian PreSchool this morning! He goes Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am until 12pm. Everyone was a little nervous this morning but we arrived early to get acquainted and not make everyone feel rushed.

Outside to check the weather...

A few token First Day pictures...

William walking in with Daddy in the rain...

Big Man on Campus on the way to his classroom...

William waited patiently outside his classroom for his day to begin! (His name tag and hook is right above him)

Ballard is first and William was quite excited to get the first hook!

Jeb and William waiting patiently for the teachers to open the class door...

William in line to go into class!

The little girl in front of us actually got upset and that made William nervous! So the teacher took the little girl and asked me to bring William in to put his fish up. He picked up his fish and put it on the attendance chart and off to the train set he marched! I asked him if it was ok if I left for awhile so he could play with the other boys and girls... He said Yes! So I left...

When we picked William up he was excited to see us and told us he had fun! He told us they read Cat in the Hat, ate a snack (gold fish and raisins) and danced to music! All in all, I think Success!!! (Huge Sigh of Relief!) :o)

WVU FOOTBALL IS BACK!!!

The Ballard Boys are pumped for Mountaineer Football this year! The Mountaineers didn't waste anytime with Marshall either!

Let the Screaming at the TV begin!

Our Littlest Mountaineer!!

The Ballard Boys Game Ready!

Pre-Game Warm Ups!!

Guess Who's Going to PreSchool???

WILLIAM IS!!!!

He has to have a picture for a project the first day and this is his "I'm going to preschool smile!" Ok, Ok, it's his "I'll give you a cookie if you smile pretty so you don't have a strange picture hanging up all year smile!" HeeHee!

He received a letter in the mail from his teachers with a their picture and a little information about both of them. He hung it up on the refrigerator! At least once a day he yells "Jebby, Come here and meet my teachers, Mrs. Dalton and Mrs. Bush!"

We will see if he is as excited once he realizes Jebby and I aren't going to preschool also...

Wahoo, Wahoo????

College Football is BACK!!! The not so Awesome part is that we Still aren't in Morgantown! UVA gets the Good Enough Award! The Ballard Boys had a blast at the opening UVA game! The Wahoos, whatever that is, beat William and Mary with a score of 40-3!

The Ballard Boys started out their football season with a tailgate...

William getting a lift to the stadium! The mile walk to and from the stadium was a little much for the Ballard Boys parents!!! But finally making the climb to our seats and realizing we had aisle seats was the best surprise of the day!

The Ballard Boys enjoying the game among 140ish of their closest JAG friends!

WAHOO, WAHOO, WAHOOWA!!! (Or something stupid like that!!!) :o)

The Apple Doesn't Fall...

The Ballard Boys joined the Brown clan to go exploring before Hurricane Irene hit on Saturday to Charter Mountain Orchard! The Boys had a Fabulous time! I can't wait to go back when a hurricane isn't blowing in to spend some more time!

William had a blast with his best friend Hudson! And Jeb was Never far behind them!

Jeb probably ate his Weight in apples!

The scenery was Beautiful!