The Hejl house had a great extended weekend! Started off with some 6-man Friday Night Lights in Abbott, Tx, followed my some additional 6-man football in Aquilla, TX. Both Abbott & Aquilla won so all was well with the world Friday night. :) The boys ran like crazy at both games and had such fun just being boys. Kadence, a friend of ours little girl, took to Micah quite fondly. :) I told Matt "Lets take a picture of them for when they are married one day" he said "Wouldn't that be crazy" :) LOL, we shall see.
Saturday morning I woke up and headed out to the Allen's home in Whitney to take part in their first ever "Family Portrait" on the Heath side of the family. :)
This family is very near and dear to me as I have grown up with their daughter, Amy. We played sports together from 7th grade up until we graduated. Then lived together for a year while both attending Tarleton State University. We have made lots of memories, shared in happiness, sadness, good times, and bad, and I feel SO blessed to still call her my friend. :) Her family has always been some of the sweetest people I know. So to be able to take these pictures was such a joy for me. 
Amy is now married, and has become a Pharmacist. Her Husband, Nick and herself have an adorable baby boy, River Bland. 
Once we finished the family session, I took a few of River. He turned 4 months that day! :) I have had baby fever... ohh... since I delivered Micah, and being around this sweet boy did not help. Although I want a little girl, seeing little boys this cute can make my heart melt quickly. :)
This family is very near and dear to me as I have grown up with their daughter, Amy. We played sports together from 7th grade up until we graduated. Then lived together for a year while both attending Tarleton State University. We have made lots of memories, shared in happiness, sadness, good times, and bad, and I feel SO blessed to still call her my friend. :) Her family has always been some of the sweetest people I know. So to be able to take these pictures was such a joy for me. 
Amy is now married, and has become a Pharmacist. Her Husband, Nick and herself have an adorable baby boy, River Bland. 
Once we finished the family session, I took a few of River. He turned 4 months that day! :) I have had baby fever... ohh... since I delivered Micah, and being around this sweet boy did not help. Although I want a little girl, seeing little boys this cute can make my heart melt quickly. :)Once the pictures were over I headed home to spend some of the afternoon with my boys and get some things done around the house. I just love coming home to my family. I can't get to the door quick enough to get in and see how excited the boys get when I get there. You'd think I'd been gone for weeks, when all it has been was a few hours. They sure know how to make a mommy feel loved. :)
Later that afternoon, we loaded up and headed back to the Allen's for the family's Friend/Family dinner they have each year. We were so blessed to have been invited, and to share in their time with them. The food was phenomenal, the company was great, and the evening could not have been more perfect in terms of weather condition. Although, we did get a call that a few fires had began, and they were initially thought to be close to our home. Turns out they were quite a ways away, and the wind was blowing them in the direction away from our house. Which the direction away from our house is towards my mother-in-law's house. When we left the Allen's, we called, and all was well. The fires were not close and were blowing west of her house.
Matt and I decided to be "Fire Chasers" and go and see what we could see. I took a few pictures that night, and it seemed they had it contained pretty well. When we woke up Sunday morning before Church we had gone back out there to see how it was coming and it looked much better. Once we left church, we took the boys out there to see what we could see (fire truck, smoke.. little boy things) we could not see much, and headed back. 
Then we looked in our rear-view mirror and saw black smoke billowing out of the tree's. We then turned around and went back and sat and watched the fire take off yet again despite the attempts of the volunteers/workers. The wind Sunday was NOT in favor of the workers. It was blowing fiercely, even so much that the Lake looked like an ocean with the wave it was producing (no surfing of course, but definitey some waves).
Then we looked in our rear-view mirror and saw black smoke billowing out of the tree's. We then turned around and went back and sat and watched the fire take off yet again despite the attempts of the volunteers/workers. The wind Sunday was NOT in favor of the workers. It was blowing fiercely, even so much that the Lake looked like an ocean with the wave it was producing (no surfing of course, but definitey some waves).Once we left there, we got home, let the boys play... Jake, Mason's Buddy, was here with us so they all played. I got to take part in Zumba for the first time in about 3 weeks, and I am still feeling it. :) After Zumba we headed up to the Church for some more great food, fellowship, and a send off party for Tiffani & Jack. It was a great Sunday, and we were able to enjoy it with some of our favorite people.
Monday came, and of course no school. Matt had practice that morning, but once he got back we all just relaxed. :) I got all the clothes washed, floors mopped, and things ready for the week.
Mason started the 3rd week of school today, and he is still loving it as am I! :) Wooho
So that is about it for our extended weekend! :) It was great, and we were abundantly blessed with lots of family, friends, food, and fellowship. That is what it is all about really.
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