This was Elijahs first year playing football, and we couldn't of asked for him to be on a better team. Its not because they went undefeated and won their championship game, which was nice. But the team and especially the coach's were amazing!!! This was the first time since Elijah has played sports that he didn't get to play the whole game, or he wasn't the biggest and at first he wasn't sure if he even liked it. Through the year though he learned alot and always worked hard, and always ALWAYS stayed positive. On Saturday was their championship game and they got there trophies, but what made it all that more special is that you could tell the coached loved these kids, and they were getting emotional, but the head coach only started crying when he talked about 2 players and they were his son and Elijah. When the coach was describing Elijah(which we didn't know at first who he was talking about), the other coach said I don't even have to look at the trophy to know who we are talking about. They just said that he was always positive and always always willing to do whatever the coach's wanted him to do without complaining. It just was really special and made me, and I am sure Nathan also very very proud and that we might be doing one thing right!!!
Lydia in her Christmas Dress Uma made her...below Lydia in her Dora slippers and PJs that ended up being too small and she saw them before I could return them....
Lydia in another outfit Uma got her, and below in her new shoes Mimi got her!!!
Lydia and her new little muff and coat that Uma brought her...(not sure what its called)
Isaac ready to play basketball....the boys and their projects
Grace and Elijah.....
Mimi doing Lydias hair, here hair is still very thin, hopefully next year she will have more....
Greg and Vonnie, and Aaron trying to ruin the picture, he was sure full of it all weekend!!!
Greg, V, and all the Grandkids.....
The orginal Greg Gurley crew
All the Grandkids
The whole family.....and then all the Gurley boys
Elijah did so good on his fundraiser at school that he was able to join in the lock-in this year, of course I freaked and thought it was all night, but it was from 6-9 pm and dad was there to help out. As you can see when they got home their hair was a different color!!! GO state they said but it didn't help!
I know you can't tell what Lydia is sticking or I should say shoving in her mouth but they are smarties, I wonder if I know anyone else who eats them like that???
The boys playing some of the games....They had fun on the bull ride, they thought that was really fun! Elijah pounded the bell I think 3 or 4 times in a row!!
Elijah the Scarecrow, and Isaac the Pirate man....and my little princess Leia, she of course didn't like the hat until her brothers put their stuff on.....
Elijah next to GIANT Jenga and Lydia looks alittle scared going down the slide but she kept wanting to do it( of course Buddy was their to save the day!!)
The boys striking there tough poses or maybe silly....and Elijah and Trey at the YMCA....
