Santa with the Beasley Kids

Mike has been asking for some new pictures of the kids, so while he was out of town this past weekend, we had pictures taken by Brandi Sutherland. Even J.W. is happy!

Chloe Mae made a 103 on a major math test! Anna Claire made the basketball team. Sara Beth received 2 awards today, one for all A's and one for perfect attendance. J.W. is the sweetest boy but destroys everything. We love him.

Sara Beth Lost a Tooth

Sara Beth lost her first tooth this afternoon - she pulled it out all by herself. What a brave girl! I will post pictures later. For now, I am going to bed to fall asleep to the sweet sound of rain.

Our little girl is growing so, so quickly!

Rain, Sweet Rain

It is pouring buckets of rain, yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of the 3 Castroville City wells ran dry last night. Caused mass confusion in town today but they got everything back up and running. Luckily we are on a separate system. I have been so drained by the heat lately - thank you Lord for the rain!

1st Day of School

Here we come Medina Valley Middle School!

Sara Beth had a great first day! She is so ready for 1st grade, thanks to Mrs. Little and her wonderful sisters.

Mike

Mike is busy trying to get our roads in leading to the house pasture. Yes, it's a red, not green, tractor.

Love this picture of the Beasley men!

chloe mae's knee

Its chloe mae... so life is hectic... as usual, sigh! j.w.'s foot is MUCH better, and now i am the one hurt. i sprained my MCL, a ligament in my knee from gymnastics and we went to get xrays, and an mri. The doctor kept messing with it, pulling at it, and bending it, and that didnt help my situation!! now i have a huge, ugly knee imobilizer and i have to wear it for atleast 3 weeks, then we go to the doctor and see how it is. Im a little nervous about school because i will have to walk the halls, and do everything with a hurt knee that hurts a ton to walk on even with the imoibilizer! oh well, so goes life.

Foot is better, yea! So glad it happened quickly.

Tractor and shredder are put together, yea! But... added fluids and blew a hose. Welcome to life with a tractor.

J.W. is going to "cry it out" beginning tonight - he is too big to sleep with us anymore. Say prayers for me.

A New Season

After looking back at my old postings and realizing how many significant events I failed to document and share, I have decided to make posting a part of my regular computer life again. So, where do I begin? Cover all that I missed? No, better just start with today. The thought of back tracking is enough to make me give up again.

I have had 2 sleepless nights with J.W. He was stung and/or bitten by some type of insect on Thursday. He didn't cry or indicate a problem so we didn't know about it until Mike was putting him to bed and saw the large boil on his foot. After a long night of high fever and gross discharge, we made it to the doctor yesterday morning. He confirmed that it was a bite or sting and got antibiotics going. The "problem" area covers about 1/2 of his foot and looks so painful. It went from a boil to blackness. Yet, the little man doesn't cry. And he has learned to walk on the side of his foot so that he doesn't miss one moment of play time. He is one tough dude! I thought about posting a picture, but decided no one would visit again if I did. Anyway, he is getting better.

As for life in the country - we bought a shredder today. And a posthole digger. Now we just have to get it all working, together. Are we that talented? Also, Mike had 200 tons of road base delivered for the roads leading to the house pasture. The cows have decided that the base makes great sand dunes and they are romping up and down them. Even the longhorns! It is pretty fun to see.

We registerd the girls for school this week. Everyone was super nice and they are getting excited about the new school experience. Hope the excitement lasts.

J.W.'s good mood from his afternoon nap has worn off and he needs my attention. Until next time...

It's Been A Long Time

Can't believe how long it has been since I updated this. If you don't know, we are selling our house. Trying to keep it "Show Ready" with 4 kids and a dog is a bit much. Oh well, hopefully all the hard work will pay off. And Mike and the kids have been a huge help.

Anyway, a friend sent me this picture of J.W. today. It was taken on his birthday at McDonalds. She has 2 boys, ages 11 and 8. As you can see on J.W.'s face, he lovesssssss these boys. They bought him fries and ice cream and went back and forth feeding it to him. He is a blessed little man! Love the sparkle in his eyes.