Autumn 2010

Its been a beautiful Fall season here as usual in Southern Indiana!  The boys raked "leaf villages" into our backyard and rode their bicycles ever so carefully on the little winding roads they had made as not to recover the path with leaves.  We finished up football (or so we thought) with their last games and they both received trophies.  On that day Jackson and the other 9 year olds were asked to compete as a  team for a tourney in Owensboro, Ky.  It's called the "King Of The Hill Classic".  So he has had football practice three times a week for that team and the tourney is this coming weekend.  We are looking forward to that... should be a great weekend of football and fun.  Basketball started last week for him too so he's been a busy boy!!!  He's doing great in 3rd grade, making the Principal's list for all A's during the first 9 weeks of school  and is well on his way to earn the same this 9 weeks as well (keeping my fingers crossed). 
Mason and Owen will start basketball this week and they are so excited! Mason is also doing well in 1st grade as he made the Principal's list for straight A's as well. He's an AR testing fool earning 300% his goal and testing at a 2nd and 3rd grade level. I'm so proud of their hard work and we love watching that all too familiar Phillips' dedication shine through in all they put their minds to do. Owen is busy hanging out with Lucy and I everyday after I teach pre-school. I'm home by 11 o'clock each morning so we get alot of time together. He is becoming a great reader and loves to help me out with Lucy and with housework. I'm loving this special time with him and I'm so glad we decided to wait another year before we sent him to Kindergarten. Lucy is walking and running and climbing...ugh. She is into everything...good thing she's got 3 big bubbies to help straighten up her messes :) They tend to her every need and live to make her smile and giggle. She's a blessing to our home. We are planning her 1st birthday party and trying to find out where the time has gone and how she could possibly be turning one already.