Random Photos of Connor....

Connor is very elusive these days and does not like his photo taken... We are going to try to take more photos of Christmas 2008 but meanwhile please enjoy this Easter 2008 photo.


I love this photo of Connor and Elijah. They are hunting for Easter eggs in our back yard...

Our Faithful Friend, Riley

Here is a close up photo of one of our family pets, Riley. (Elijah took this photo.) We adopted Riley two Christmases ago. She is a good dog and loves the family very much, especially Connor.

She is a rare breed called a 'Jack-Chi'. Well it might not be 'rare'. But that sounds better than saying she's a mix between a jack russel terrier and chihuahua...!

Hay Ride 2007

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It's getting closer to Christmas. Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I still can't get over how much Connor is growing up. Here's a photo of Connor, Elijah, and Elijah's good friend Abbie Tieman at the Columbia Lakes 2007 Hayride and Christmas Carol night. That was a fun night for everyone as I recall...!

Last year's Track Season

Here's a cute photo of Connor and Elijah from last year's track season. It still amazes me how both boys have grown so much in less than a year. Connor is looking forward to running track again this year. And Elijah is looking forward to going to track meets again, too...!

Christmas 2007

Connor and Granpa Arno

Elijah and Connor opening presents

October One Year Ago...

Here is a photo of Connor and Elijah taken in October 2007.... Wow what a difference one year makes....! Connor is probably ten inches taller now than he was a year ago. Elijah is a lot taller, too...! Last year we tried to carve friendly faces into our pumpkins but this year I think we're going to carve scripture verses and Christian themes...!

Dinosaur World

Our family visited Dinosaur World while we were in Dallas during our evacuation of Hurricane Ike. We mainly went for Elijah's benefit, but Connor had a good time, too!

This Summer in Kemah

We went to Kemah in July for Elijah's Birthday. Look how tall Connor is now...!

Piggy Back Ride...

Elijah just loves to ride on Connor's Shoulders....! This photo was taken during Connor's track season last school year. Connor has grown several inches over the summer and almost stands six feet tall now...!

Self Examination

We went to the beach in Galveston for a fun family day the Friday before school was about to start up again. Monica made a comment to Connor that it seemed the sun was really making his freckles come out more. Connor took this photo of himself to see if his freckles were indeed increasing.

The result...? Inconclusive....

I just thought I would post this photo because Connor has such a serious expression on his face.

Nice Forehand...!

Yea...! Connor's making a tennis comeback. He took last year off from tennis but has decided to get back into it mainly because his best friend is showing an interest.

It's really crazy, but you can hardly tell that Connor has laid off a whole year. Honestly, many aspects of his game are actually 'better' than where he left off...

Oh well, that's the benefit of being a finely tuned athlete...!

This photo was taken during a tournament in Corpus Christi back in 2006. Connor and I achieved a state ranking of #3 in Texas in Father/Son Doubles that year.

Not too shabby, eh...?

Smores

Here's a fun moment we shared this summer... We sat in the back yard and made s'mores. Monica said she had never had or made a s'more before... That surprised us all. But we were happy to show her what it was all about. Connor has excellent s'more making and eating technique...!

Connors Track Season

Here's Connor warming up for a race with Elijah at the Roughneck Relays

Here's Connor's good friend, Jimmy Welborn. Jimmy is a pole vaulter. They are both freshmen at West Columbia High School.

Playing in the Yard

This photo was taken back in October 2007... Connor was trying to show Elijah how to use the skate board but Elijah wanted to ride piggy back!

Dear Family, Friends, (and of course, Connor...)

Sorry I haven't posted photos in a while. The latter part of 2007 was extremely busy for me and I had to cut back on all my blogging. I'll try to do a better job keeping everyone updated in 2008...

Here's a quick recap about what Connor's been up to...

• Connor had a great football season earning starting positions on both offense and defense
• Connor continues to make straight A's...
• Connor is planning to run track this spring and has really been committed to working out in the gym this year. He's already in good shape and with his new regimen he's getting stronger every day. I really admire his work ethic in that regard!
• Connor is enjoying learning to play the guitar... Yea!
• His favorite group activity with his friends is air soft war.

That's a quick update... I'll try to update at least once a week form here on out.

Thanks for checking out Connor's Corner!

Coach Sam

Our New Family Band...!

Connor is such a good big brother...! Here he is teaching Elijah how to play the drums. Both boys love music and have interest in playing instruments.


Connor practices his acustic guitar while Elijah accompanies him on the Xylophone...