1st Tournament for the WILDCATS

We had our 1st tournament as the Katy Wildcats !! We lost all three games, but each game the boys got better. We knew they were up against some tough teams.. but we just needed to get some experience. Half of our boys haven't ever played in "select" ball before.. so this is a learning time for all of us !!

they start each practice and each game with a prayer in Center Field

coaches going over signs for the game

Payton #9

plays: First, Second, Short Stop, Pitcher, Center Field and Right Field

the boy beat the ball .. Payton wanted the out !

Katy Wildcats

May 2009

** Payton had the "game of his life" on Sunday. We lost the game, but Payton was exceptional in our eyes !! He pitched some of the game and was throwing 70% strikes, he got a kid out that bunted the ball .. (he ran up on the ball, pivoted on one foot and chuncked it to first to get the kid out), he made two amazing plays at 2nd base to get kids out. He was one of two to get on base, stole second, stole third and was batted in (only one to score). When we got in the car, Skip said "Payton, that was the best game you have ever had...." Payton's response "it was?!?"

We were so proud and as you can tell still pumped !!! :)

Crawfish Boil and Fish Fry

Youth Bass Fishing Tournament

On May 3rd, Payton went on his 2nd Youth Bass Fishing Tournament.. he caught several fish but didn't catch any that would put him on the board. The bass had to be a minimum of 16 inches and that was hard to do. But because he has entered two tournaments, he is now in 3rd place in his age division. It works very similar to baseball tournaments, you get points for entering tournaments and even more points for catching fish. He is super excited and loves this new hobby of his. His Grandad thinks its pretty awesome too, and has put in time and effort to make Payton a better fisherman !! I think there are 4-5 more tournaments left for the year and Payton's goal is to get a sponsor (because they have "sweet" shirts ) . We are super proud of him, once he puts his mind to something, he doesn't give up and works at perfecting his sport !

this was a "keeper" catfish.. it wasn't entered in the tournament, but they hurried home and ate it !! Go Payton !!

Well .. we were going to go fishing... but....

On Thursday April 23rd, Tom, Skipper and I drove down to Venice, LA for a two day fishing trip. We were planning on fishing Friday and Saturday and driving back late Saturday night. Tom and Skipper took turns driving and sleeping in shifts , while I tried to sleep the entire way, I did a pretty good job too !! :) We got there around 4:30 in the morning on Friday and the boys quickly jumped out of the truck.. I of course stayed in the truck with blankets and pillows and tried to sleep just a little longer. We got the boat stocked with ice, bait, lunch, drinks, etc and headed out around 8am. It was an easy ride up the river UNTIL we got to the Gulf.. it was NUTS !! The waves were huge, any where from 4-6ft ... I felt like Gilligan. We braved it for about an hour to an hour and a half !! I was so scared that I put my life jacket on.. I haven't ever put one on while we fish !! I just kept thinking about the Coast Guard coming out to get us and I would at least float !! So anyway, we turned around .. PRAISE GOD !! and headed back. We were exhausted just from holding on during the waves. We docked the boat and tried to figure out what to do next. The fishing report stated that Saturday would be worse than today.. Worse.. NO WAY were you getting me on that boat again AND make the 6ft waves worse.. I am out !! So we packed the truck up again, its only like noon by now, and headed to New Orleans for the night. We would have paid $150 for a teeny tiny room in Venice, so why not pay $150 and have a nice place in New Orleans. On the way there we have Trish get on priceline.com and put in $70 for a 4-5star hotel.. we got it !! We stayed at the Marriot for $70 !! Can you believe it !! Of course, once we checked in we had to take a nap, so sleep we did, for about 3 hours. Got up, went out and ate some Cajun food.. YUMMM !! Went to Harrahs so Tom could play Blackjack, but the minimum was too high, Skip and I played the slots and won about $140 so we cashed out and went back to the hotel.

The next morning I was in search of Cafe Du Monde for some of New Orleans finest breakfast item.. the Beignets !! While we were out searching.... this huge yacht caught our eyes.. it is the Tatoosh.. owned by the Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen.

Here are some things this baby has:
-Five decks;
-a master suite, a saloon and other rooms on the top deck;
-a saloon with a French limestone fireplace, a dining area, staterooms and a ladies' powder room on the main deck;
-a lobster tank;
-a shaded six-foot deep swimming pool, located on the main deck beneath a full overhang
-a movie theater;
-facilities to transport two helicopters on the top two decks;
-a custom Hinckley powerboat (about a 40 footer (12 m));
-a Hinckley sailboat of about 40 feet (12 m);
-5 sea doo's

side note.. Skippers dad actually went to High School with him !! Maybe he can hook us up !! lol

and mind you his "tinker" around boat is 2 times bigger than our deep sea fishing boat !!

Skipper and Tom walking through the streets of New Orleans.. that place is quite the "eye opener".. and they call Las Vegas "Sin City".. hmpf..

alas... the Beignets !!

melt in your mouth good stuff right there !!!

in honor of Skip's love of Forest Gump.. we finished out our trip with a lunch at Bubba Gumps. The food was awesome and the setting was priceless !! Skipper was in his element, even got the t-shirt to seal the deal.

Easter 2009

We had a great Easter. The Ferows hosted a bbq at their house and lots of people came !! The food was awesome and the company was great !!
Although there were lots of people.. my camera only seemed to come out when Skylehr appeared ... oh well.. she is worth it.

Skylehrs first Easter dress.. she is 3 wks old now

close up of a sweet baby girl

the ONLY time she opened her eyes the entire party was when Skipper

held her.. and then it was only for about 2.5 seconds..

glad my camera was ready !!

Dole, Me, Ashley and Skylehr

Easter 2009

she loves her mommy's kisses

Busy 4 days off !!

Friday April 10th we went out to support our good friend and head coach of HBU baseball Coach Jared Moon. We had a blast !! They won both of their games, which put them on a 3 game winning streak !! Go Huskies !! Jared asked the boys if they wanted to come on the field with the team and they didn't waste one second getting on that field. They were able to stand with the team during the opening prayer and the National Anthem. The boys (Grant Jackman, Payton Scott and Colby Johnson) thought they were hot stuff out there with the big boys !!

Saturday... Skip's dad took Payton to his very first bass fishing tournament located on Lake Livingston. They had to get up at 4am and head to the lake. Although Payton didn't catch anything, he loved it !! Scotty could not help him at all .. his only job was to drive the boat . Payton had a blast and is eagerly awaiting his next fishing tournament in May on Lake Conroe. He says he will be more prepared this next time and the cool thing is .. Scotty fishes Lake Conroe all the time and knows where the fish are !!

Aubrie, Skipper and I spent our Saturday picking out flowers for our front flower bed. She loved having one on one time with us. We then went to our Church for an Easter Egg hunt.. it lasted all of about 30 second.. but each kiddo got a basket full of eggs. !!

my sweet niece

Skylehr and Dole got to go home on

Thursday March 26th

her "going home" outfit

March 27th, my birthday, I went out to visit Skylehr

and this was her very first outing.. we went to

chilis and she did great, slept the whole time !!

sweet newborn smiles

sunbathing in her new swing from Auntie Tracy...


sweet dreams little angel

I'm am an Auntie.... Again !!! (its been awhile)

Monday March 23rd 2009

last picture of a pregnant Dole !!

Dole was induced yesterday around 5:30am and by 4:30 in the afternoon , she had dilated to a 9, but the baby was still too high and not descending. The doctor was worried that since she had not dropped after strong contractions all day that if she were to deliver naturally, the baby might get stuck... So the dr. put her on the books for a c-section. By 8:30 baby Skylehr was born !! A healthy, super cute (mini dole) weighed 7 lbs 10 oz and was
20 inches long. Dole was in her room by 10:30ish and the baby joined her around 11pm. Skylehr stayed up all night with only one or two 20 min cat naps and finally fell asleep by 4:30am ... we got about 2 1/2 hours of sleep.. finally !!! She looks just like Dole and so far the first 10 hrs of her life seems to have the same temperament as Dole !!

Thank you to all of you who kept Dole and the baby covered in prayer... Prayer works and now we have a full term, healthy, baby girl to love on... Thanks Be to God !!

just seconds old

happy mommy and daddy

Skylehr Dorthy Knight

We only breed CHAMPIONS !!!

Skipper jokes around and tells everyone.. we only breed CHAMPIONS...

Payton's basketball team won 1st in their division and won 2nd in the playoffs. They were are great team this year.. but I think my blood pressure was through the roof at some of the games... they were that good !! :)
(Payton is in the back right corner... remember look for short hair now)

Aubrie's team won 1st in their division and FIRST in their playoffs....

She scored 4 points in the last game.. pretty good for a kid who never played basketball before.. she was by far the "most improved" player !!

we are SO proud of our kiddos

for all the hard work and effort they put into their

practices and games each week !!

Katy Rodeo 2009

Shelbi, my niece, got to be in this years calf scramble.. she is #56..

she didn't get one.. but it was fun to watch !!

Aubrie and Jazz having a blast

Jazz got to sing the national anthem with the school choir

this man had two cattle dogs that were showing off their herding skills.
they were herding goats into a pen and then into the back of this truck..
the cutest part.. is they (the dogs) had little monkeys on their backs !!

the little monkey even has on western wear.. including a bandanna,
vest and chaps !! sooooo cute.

Aubrie turns 8 !!

we celebrated Aubrie's 8th Birthday on Sunday (her actual birthday), Feb.22nd !! We had lots of friends and family to celebrate with us. Aubrie had a blast and even had an itinerary in place for the day. I just contributed financially and she took over from there. Is party planning in her future ? :)

opening presents and reading the cards to everyone... she is loving it !!

she chose a "jungle" theme for this party.. it was cute.

I cant believe she is already 8 !! Where does the time go ?

My Valentine's Day Present... Venice, LA

Scotty, Cheryl, Tom, Stephen, and I went on a 2 day fishing trip out of Venice, LA. We left Thursday night around 7pm and drove straight through.. about a 7-8 hr trip. We got there around 3am and quickly jumped in the beds and slept until 5:30am. Everyone got up.. ate some yummy breakfeast (thanks Scotty) and we were off on our first day of fishing. It was sooooo super cold on the ride out to the fishing spot.. I had on thurmals, jeans, ski pants, thurmal shirt, t-shirt, hoodie, and a ski jacket. Oh ya .. and of course gloves !! I was ready !!

poofy.. but really WARM !!

I hooked up the biggest fish/shark? I have ever had on my line.. this thing yanked and pulled and yanked and pulled, I probably fought it for about 20-30 minutes !! I got so tired during the fight i had to sit and use leverage to pull this thing in... even Cheryl came to help me out with the reeling !! I got this thing pretty close to the boat, enough to where Tom said.. "I see something!!" , I yelled.. "what is it ?" and two seconds later.. the line snapped !!!! NOOOOOOO... I couldnt believe it.. I wanted to at least see what I had been fighting for ever !! Oh well, It was fun anyway !!

here is one of the many sharks we caught that day

the biggest catch of the trip.. a 5+ foot Wahoo !!

It took Scotty and Tom to fight this fish and get it to the boat.

What a prize !!

here is what we came home with:

Huge Wahoo, 3ft Ling, several AmberJack, several types of Snapper (we caught lots of huge Red Snapper, but you cant keep those in LA.), and some Grouper... Thanks guys for a GREAT trip, I cant wait to go back in March !!