Knock 'Em Soccer

It was Voisin cousin day at the soccer fields today.

Michael and Nathaniel are both SHARKS! They won their game 8 to 4 today with Michael making the final goal! Go Michael! Nathaniel is a natural soccer player - even with no practicing under his belt, he knew just what to do!





Huntie, #5, represented the girls as a COUGAR and, although her team didn't win, she showed significant improvement from last week. She's learning so fast!


Dyami, #13, is a Houma TORNADO. The Tornadoes didn't come off victors this week either, but man can those boys hustle. It was such a fun game to watch.


The cousins were fantastic spectators too.


Dyami helped Elle pick flowers and reminded her to stay away from traffic - now that's a man ;). Good work Amy and Marcelo.

Happy 9th Birthday to Huntie

I can't believe Huntie is NINE! Every year she gets older, I just can't believe how much she's grown. Maybe it's because she's my oldest and the first to reach these milestones. My Huntie is just such an amazing person. She is a true friend and a tender daughter. I love every minute with her and continually learn from her observations of life.

We celebrated her birthday with Angel Food Cake filled with vanilla ice cream and covered in whipped cream. Huntie is a vanilla girl - straight up. If we could have added 10 more vanilla toppings to that cake, she would have been thrilled. Alas, we stopped at a vanilla cake, with vanilla filling and vanilla icing. We broke up the monotony with fresh fruit. But Huntie was thrilled with the vanillaness of it all. Success!




Of course, you can't have cans of whipped cream at any event without SOMEONE getting creamed. Huntie was the winner here today.





Huntie's menu for our after-church-lunch celebration: ham and cheese sandwiches on white bread with mayo and iceberg lettuce, baked Lays, veggie tray and the pre-cut apple slices from Sam's (We LOVE those!), and of course, vanilla dressed Angel Food Cake (did you know those cakes take 12 egg whites to make?!!).


Uncle Greg, Aunt Jenn, Scottie and Bronson, Aunt Amy, Uncle Marcelo, Dyami and Amy's unborn baby, Aunt Sandy, Uncle Brett, Nathaniel and Roland all joined us. Plus, Janice, our friend Clarence and the Sister Missionaries made an appearance too!



All the little cousins were "Commanders," saving the world in grammy and papa's backyard all afternoon. Huntie was so happy, she had to dance for joy!

5K Run for Excellence

To show that Kevin does not discriminate against local races, be they small and simple, I've chosen to post evidence that Kevin ALSO does races in Houma and that those races do, in fact, exist. Thanks to Aunt Jenn, below are pics from our very own, Houma Louisiana, 5K Run for Excellence.

Unlce Greg, Dave Hulbert and Kev showing off their manhood in a variety of ways.

Aunt Jenn (and baby cousin ?), cousin Scottie, Bo, Jeanette, Kev and Unlce Greg. I got to stay home for this one as I severely sprained my ankle about 2 hours before the race. Yippee!! These guys are troopers though. It was SO hot. And raining - at least over Greg. lol, jk.

What a Fishy Day!

A fun day at the aquarium with cousins Dyami and Scottie!

Emily with Ellie Bellie and Scottie Bot.

Aunt Jenn, Scottie and Voisin Cousin #7 (on the way).

Amy "Mamoo" and DiDi Rama.

Oh my gosh! DiDi and Michael are being eaten by a giant shark!!

Elle was so amazed by EVERYTHING at the aquarium! She ran from exhibit to exhibit pointing and jumping and telling us all about it. Here is looks like she's about to rush to the next tank. Thank goodness for her squeaky shoes on this trip or I would have lost her a dozen times. Yes, my 18-month-old can totally out run me - at least through crowds of school children and their meandering chaperones.