Em the ball girl

Emoree had the opportunity to be a ballgirl for the MSU LadyDawgs on Friday. Her coach set it up for her. He has been very impressed with her tenacity this season. She further impressed him with her skills of catching balls that left the field at the match. She causght a few in the air or on the fist bounce -- some came at her kind of hard too. He called her sticky hands. We are proud of our soccer Em!

The fruits of our labors.

These images are no where as artistic as those of Micah and Lizzie but, here are our first slices of watermelon from our garden. it was a very delicious melon although it was not huge. This variety grows round melons the size of a soccer ball. Shae could not understand why I did not pick out 'all those gross black things' -- meaning seeds. We have decided we are a seedless variety loving family. How do you buy seeds for seedless melons?

Muffins are warm lovin from the oven

April is a wonderful baker. I think her speciality is muffins. She and the kids enjoy trying new recipes, especially those from the Family Fun Magazine.

At Long Last

The time has come for the Heiselt family of Starkville, Mississippi to join the blogger world. We love looking at the blogs of family members and so wanted one of our own.
Mississippi is growing on us. We have lived here for a little over a year and have finally started painting the rooms in our home and we can find most of the streets in town. The kids, especially Bryton, have picked up a bit of the accent. The food is okay -- lots of frying -- although Shae still refuses to even consider grits (or "grease" as she call them). Actually, none of us will eat grits.
The kids are enjoying the school year and have made many new friends and are keeping older friendships alive. Soccer season started this week. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!