Catching Up with Connor

Connor is such the All Around Athlete...! He just finished football season where he was the starting quarterback for his team... He's shown here in this photo playing basketball with Elijah... He just played his first game of the season last night... The team lost but he played very well. I'm proud of him for exploring his athletic talents...!

Here's Connor practicing his serve at our Holiday Tennis Camp last week. He has a great talent for tennis. I personally think that's his best sport, but I might be just a little biased...

Connor and Baby Brother Elijah

Here's Connor holding Elijah all wrapped up in his Wiggles blanket... As you can see, they both have traditional 'morning hair'...

Great Seat...!

Connor holds Elijah on his shoulders and looks out the window at my Elijah's Great Grandmother's house in Bay City.

Elijah adores his older brother...!

The Connor Report October... Football season continues to go well. Connor plays mostly quarterback for his team but wishes he could play defense a little more so he could hit and tackle people... He's doing well academically and is a member of the National Junior Honor Society for his grade point average...!

Connor Update...

Sorry I don't have a current photo to publish today but I am happy to report that for his academic excellence, Connor is now a member of the National Junior Honor Society.

Also, I am pleased to report that Connor won his tennis tournament this past weekend.

And... This past Tuesday he played quarterback for his school team the entire game and they won by two touchdowns...

Unfortunately he missed school Wednesday because he was feeling sick and had a bit of a fever, but over all it's been a great week for Connor...!

About a year ago....

Here's a photo taken of Connor at about this time last year in 2005. He's about six inches taller now..! Wow... What a huge change a year can bring.... Tomorrow I'll publish a very recent photo of Connor for comparison...

Strange Angle

We took this photo with the camera at an odd angle so I thought I'd post a crooked photo... This picture was taken during our california trip at the end of May.

Connor Update: He didn't play much in the football game last night and the team barely lost in the last 7 seconds... I think if they would have given Connor more game tiume then they would have won...

Connor has a tennis tournament this weekend at Columbia Lakes... He's still hitting the tennis ball pretty well..

Playing with the Boo Boo

We all enjoy playing with Elijah. But I think Elijah enjoys playing with Connor the most. They really seem to have a special relationship. I'm glad for both of them to have each other.

The Quick Connor Report: He's having a good eighth grade year. His grades are fantastic. He's the quarterback for the football team. And his tennis is improving...

Hopefully we'll get some photos of his football season posted soon. He's currently in the second week of an eight week season. Last week his team tied 6-6 in a very wet, rainy game. Today the weather should be a lot nicer...

More again soon... -Coach Sam

Crazy Mother's Day Photos

We went to Wharton for Mother's day. After a delicious lunch we went to the riverside park and played on the playground. Connor and Elijah had a great time...!

One More Corpus Photo

Here's a photo of Connor Sam and Elijah at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus...!

Game Boy Time

Connor pauses from his game boy for a candid photo in between matches during our recent Corpus tournament.

Corpus Trip Action Photos

Connor prepares to return a serve during our recent Corpus Tournament.

Connor Displays excellent form on his forehand during in the Corpus Tournament. We placed second in the Father Son Doubles Competition.

Connor dives into the hotel pool after the match...

Connor's Dolfin

We took a trip to Corpus Christi this past weekend and visited the Texas State Aquarium. One dolfin took a particlar liking to Connor....!

Connor's Easter

We had dinner at Pappasitos Mexican restaurant in Sugarland on Easter Sunday. Here's a great picture of Connor. Poor Elijah had just dropped his lemon when I snapped the photo...

Connor made bunny ears on his little brother before our meal was served...!

An Apple A Day part 2...

There are now stricter consequences in effect for talking back to Mom...!

Connor's Kitties...

It is said that pets take after their masters... Well our cats love Connor and they love sleeping. In fact, they love sleeping on Connor's bed more than any other place in the house...!

An Apple A Day

Connor displays good balance and posture when he's not playing his game boy. Tomorrow: The photo of Monica about to shoot the apple off Connor's head with her crossbow!

The Boys

This picture doesn't need a caption...!

Playing With Elijah

Connor is shown here playing with Elijah. These two are very good buddies. I'm so glad they have each other...!

The Connor Report: Connor is still doing great in school... His tennis is good... And he's starting to earn extra money with a part time job helping me at the tennis shop...! He's getting tall. He stands taller than his mom and I now. I would also like to report that he did get a hair cut yesterday...! I'll try to publish a fresh hair cut photo tomorrow!

Bad Hair Days for the Boys

Here's Connor and Elijah right after they awakened during our trip to Corpus Christi a few weeks ago. Although Connor has defended that his uncombed hair is a legitimate style these days, he's recently expressed the desire to get it cut short again... Praise the Lord!

No Pictures Please....!

I can't remember if this was a morning photo or Connor just didn't want his photo taken...! It was taken sometime in March, 2006. One of Connor's favorite pastimes after tennis and basketball is laying on the couch...!

Karate Kids...

Remember the movie Karate Kid...? Well, I was re-enacting some famous scenes from the movie...

And Connor got into the swing of things, too...

You Don't See This Very Often....

This photo was taken early sometime around 6 AM as we were heading out the door one weekend for a tournament. Connor is pumped and excited about tennis. I'd have to say that over all Connor is a 'night person'. He's definitely not all smiles in the morning when he has to go to school...! But he can rise to the occasion for tennis!

Tournament Days

Here's a photo of Connor at his first tournament this year back in January. It was COLD that day...! We've been really busy with tennis the past few weeks. Connor is playing for his school, West Columbia Junior High. Not too surprisingly, Connor is the number one 7th grade boy on his team...!

The Locker Project

Here's a recent school project that Connor made for his math class.

The task was to show up to 15 differnt objects that one would find in an every day situation. Connor chose a trip to his school locker as the every day situation or occurence. I thought he did a very good job on it and so did the teacher...! (He got an 'A' on the project)

Not Ready For Prime Time....

No one ever said Connor was a morning person. This is his weekend routine, (especially on Sunday before church): Once he finally partially awakens he makes it to the couch and collapses with his comforter... If you try to engage him in conversation or in this case, try to take his picture... Don't expect a whole lot of cooperation....!

Tennis, a Coke, and a Nice Dog...

Here's Connor relaxing with 'Gracie Nagle' after a Saturday morning tennis workout. Connor usually spends his Saturday mornings at the Saturday morning drill . This coming weekend Connor is playing in a big tournament in Katy.

Action Photo...!

Here's Connor hitting an off-balance forehand groundstroke... -He's really much better than this photo idicates, and he's been practicing diligently these days for a big tournament that will be held January 14-15 in Katy, Texas. There are over 100 other boys from all over the greater Houston area in his age group for the tournament

Connor at a Tennis Drill

Here's a photo of Connor helping out a tennis drill earlier this year while I snapped pictures. Connor does a really good job of feeding a tennis ball...!

January 2, 2006
Today is Connor's last day of school vacation. We have a tennis social this morning from 9 to Noon and that's pretty much the big activity for the day. Connor is trying to kick his tournament training into a higher level now as he has a big tournament in two weeks...!