Law Life

50 Free Cards from Shutterfly!!!!

2010-12-06T06:49:00.000-08:00

Shutterfly has an outstanding deal where you can get fifty free Holiday cards. Look at some of these examples:
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards

There are lots of really nice ones to choose from. All you have to do is go to this link: http://bit.ly/sfly2010 and the steps are really easy to follow!

I am excited about getting the free cards to show everybody what we have been into this year. Hunter, Shelby, Brooke, and Reese are getting so big and they have changed so much in just one year it is amazing!!

I have often thought about making a photo calendar. Here is a good link to use for that:
http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars

If you are interested in other cards besides the Holiday ones you can go to this link:

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/mothers-day-cards-stationery

There are many options at Shutterfly and I have always had a great experience with them! It is really easy to download the pictures from your camera to the Shutterfly website. You can download your pictures from your camera and easily order the prints online. You will receive your prints in a few days after that.

With four kids, this makes ordering pictures very easy!

So, go to Shutterfly and check it out. Look at this link as well: http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/mothers-day-cards-stationery
There are some great Mother's Day cards when that time comes around!!

Paige

The Best Mother's Day EVER

2009-05-12T05:07:00.000-07:00

I don't have access to my pictures AGAIN but I promise I will add some this week. I just wanted to tell about my best mother's day ever!
We took all of the kids to Dollywood! This was the first time that I had been there in the 9 years that I have lived in Knoxville. The day was so perfect. The weather was wonderful! It was not too hot at all and cool in the shade. This was a nice change after the full week of nonstop rain! We were worried that there would be crowds, but no again! The was hardly a wait at any of the rides. Hunter totally amazed me by riding the biggest of all of the roller coasters. The ones that flip upside down. I did ride one with him and held onto his little leg the whole time.
Shelby got scared at one of the kiddy roller coasters so we just stuck with the really young rides. She loved this pig ride that just went round in circles. Reese rode the carousel and was a little scared of it. We all got to ride the big train at the end of the day. It was really fun and I think Reese even enjoyed it. We ate corn dogs, funnel cakes, cotton candy, and popcorn. It was great. Reese was very good and took two naps in the day. We went with the McKee's, our neighbors. They have Logan who is the same age as Hunter. They had a ball together. There was only one mishap when Hunter skinned his knee and elbow trying to get off of a ride in the kid area. I got upset with the attendant for not helping him down! There will be a complaint letter written to Dollywood about that. Other than that, the whole trip was great. We opened and closed the park that day. We will be returning to Dollywood soon, but the Splash Country part. Looking forward to that too!

Some of the happenings......

2009-04-28T05:24:00.000-07:00

I don't have access to my pictures right now but I give a verbal update on everything in the Law house.
On March 29th, I ran the Knoxville Half Marathon. I didn't do as good as I have done in past years, but I did good considering the training that I had done up to the race. Bobby brought little Reesey to the race and met at a couple of different points along the route to cheer me on. That was really nice and I loved it! Since it was Reesey's first birthday the very next day after the race, I wore a picture of her on back with the words, "Happy Birthday, Reese!". I had a lot of comments along the way about her picture. It was hard to believe that one year before that day I was in the hospital with a newborn baby.
Reese loved her birthday cake when we did give it to her. She didn't really even make a mess when she ate it! She started walking about a week and 1/2 after she turned one. Now that it is nearly a month later, she is practically running!
Hunter, Shelby, and Brooke are into their baseball seasons. Shelby and Brooke are on the Braves and Bobby is the head coach. Hunter is the Dodgers and Bobby is assistant coach on that team. I don't think he will make that big of a committment next time. It sure is wearing him out!
For Easter, H and S were with their dad so Bobby and I went to B'ham and took little Reesey. It was her first Easter even though she was already one. The funny thing was that it was her cousin Jake's first Easter too. It was really good to see Jake since we hadn't seen him since he was born in the hospital. He is getting really big and catching up to Reese quickly!
Shelby and Reese had their annual parade at the Children's Center (where they go to school). Reese's theme was Twinkle Little Star, and Shelby's class were Indians. I have some really cute pictures of Shelby in her costume and with braided hair! She did a great job walking through the parade and was so cute!
The kids are still in Awana at church every Wed. night. I enjoy taking them but will be somewhat glad when school is out and we don't have that commitment every week. Wednesdays are crazy evenings and we don't get home until close to 9:00!! That is tough for a school night.
On April 17th ( a Friday) I took a day off from work and kept Shelby with me. We had a special day and she loved it! We had breakfast at Chick Fil A, then nails done. After that I had a hair apppointment and she went with me. Then we went shopping at the mall and ate Chick Fil A again for lunch!! Then more shopping before we picked the other kids up. She is such a special girl and I am glad that we had a special day together.
This past Sunday Bobby and I took Reese to the Smokies for her first hike through Abrams Falls. She really enjoyed it! Bobby carried her on the backpack and we hiked 2.5 miles to the falls. I brought a picnic and we spent a lot of time letting Reese play in the water. She was scared at first, but quickly warmed up to it and had a great time! Then, we hiked the 2.5 miles back to the car where she slept most of the way. We ate at the Back Porch, our favorite restaurant in Townsend, on the way back to Knoxville. We got home around 8:30 that night and it was pretty much a perfect day.

Tooth fairy

2009-03-14T17:58:00.000-07:00

The tooth fairy visited again a couple of nights ago. Hunter lost his second of his top teeth. Now he has a big gap on the top and looks so cute!! We were ready for that tooth to go..it had been hanging on by a thread for at least a week. Hunter pulled it out on his own at school this past Wednesday and was very proud of himself.

Reesey got her first big boo-boo last Wednesday too. We were getting ready to go to church and she hit her head on the edge of the end table in our living room. She cried for about 20 seconds and then was happy Reesey again. See her boo-boo in picture above. It looked a lot worse right after she did it and the next morning it looked 90% better. Now she just has a little bruise. Reese will be one in a couple of weeks and I can't believe it. I think I will have a little family party for her next Saturday night because the kids will be here then. I love my little Reesey. She is still taking about 4-5 steps and then just falls down. I think she could take more if she really wanted to.

At Awana this past Wednesday we had the Grand Prix race. Bobby and Hunter made a pinewood derby car and had been working on it a few weeks. Hunter's car actually did really good in the races. He raced in four heats and placed second in most of them. He got to race in the finals but never won first. He got a really cool racing tshirt for doing so well...but he wanted a trophy. He was disappointed when 3 got trophies and he didn't get one. I had a lot of fun watching the races.

Hunter had his Rhythm Program at his school this past Thursday. It is put on by the PE department and all of the first grade participates. Hunter's class used scarfs and did a routine with lots of exercises that they learn at school. It was cute and fun to watch. Shelby thought it was a lot of fun to watch too and can't wait to start school now. She still has a year to wait! You can kind of see Hunter in the pictures of all of the kids. He is in a red shirt. My boy is so big!

We are made of Cotton Balls

2009-03-11T05:32:00.000-07:00

I think I may have the cutest story ever. I am writing this down because I don't ever want to forget it. This story involves my Shelby-girl.

On Monday night I was laying down with Shelby before she went to bed. Now remember, usually she is at her dad's house on Monday night but he had to work so I kept them that evening. So, if that hadn't happened...I would never have heard these sweet words.

After Shelby said her prayer, she looked like she was deep in thought. She said, "Mom, how does God make people?" Before I really had a chance to respond to her she says, "Oh yeah, I know...he uses cottonballs." She was so serious and I started dying laughing!!! I thought those were the cutest words I had ever heard. She was so sincere when she said it. I said, "no, we aren't made of cottonballs." She just smiled so big and then she thought it was funny too. Then she said, "So we are made of blood then and what is under the blood?" I told her "Well, we have bones in us too." She thought again and then said, "Oh yeah, God gets the bones to make us from a dog bowl."
Needless to say, I was laughing again...and then she was laughing with me too.
She is the sweetest, funniest little girl I have ever known. She is such a joy to be around and is always making someone laugh. Her teachers always tell me that Shelby always has a smile on her face. This is true. She is my special little girl.

Date Night

2009-03-01T15:36:00.000-08:00

My boy, Hunter, and I had our first date night last weekend. I took him to see the movie Coraline. We had a wonderful time. It is a 3D movie and it was fairly scary! Hunter wasn't afraid at all, he is so brave. We had candy, popcorn, and coke and I will never forget it. I told him I wouldn't and it made him smile. I have a date lined up with Shelby when the Hannah Montana movie comes out. I am really looking forward to that too!
The cardboard cars pictures you see are the ones the kids made for Awana's drive-in movie night. They had fun decorating their cars. Brooke and Shelby shared their car. Hunter did a great job and I was really impressed with the checkered flag that he made on his. I think he definitely has artistic talent. Shelby is able to draw pictures more and more. Some of her people she draws finally have arms! So cute.
Bobby and Hunter have really bonded over the Nintendo DS as you can see. Hunter loves for Bobby to play Mario Bros. while Hunter watches him. Bobby has beaten the game and so now Hunter can go to any level of the game and play. He loves his DS that Santa brought him for Christmas last year.
Last night I made a special dinner for just Bobby and I. We ate at 8:00 after Reesey went to bed in the Dining Room. We have never eaten in that room before. I made Lamb Chops ( with a recipe from my Everyday Food), green beans, (also from Everyday) , red potatoes, chocolate covered strawberries, and molten choc. cake (with help from Betty Crocker) It was a delicious meal and we had a great time just being together by ourselves. As you know, we don't get much of that anymore! On Friday night we went and saw Rodney Carrington perform. He is hilarious and we have seen him before in Ohio. That was a nice time too.
Back to work tomorrow. YUCK!
Oh yeah- Hunter lost his first top tooth today. He called me from his dad's house. I can't wait to see what my baby looks like. He will be so different to me!!!

Day at Work with my Girl

2009-02-18T09:49:00.000-08:00

Yes, today it was Shelby's turn to come to work with Mama. Actually, we found out that Shelb has pneumonia yesterday...the walking pneumonia kind. She is coughing off and on and occasionally has a fever, but other than that there is not much change in her. She is a toughy! She has had a good day and has been a really good girl here at my office. She has her Hannah Montana blanket, her DVD player with plenty of Spongebob!!!, her colors and her coloring books. She is good to go. When we got back from lunch in the cafeteria, which she thought was cool too, I had her lay down and take a nap. She is currently sleeping and hopefully will for a couple of hours.
I love having my pretty girl here with me and I hope she gets better soon. Oh..her medicine is soooooo nasty. The Dr. warned me how much she would hate it. I had Walgreens flavor it with grape but it is still awful. The Dr. gave me the tip of having her brush her teeth each time after she takes her medicine. That way she kind of forgets and it is not so bad the next time.

Snow days in Knoxville

2009-02-09T19:27:00.000-08:00

Last week we got to enjoy a couple of snow days here in Knoxville. We built a 7 foot tall snowman too! The kids really enjoyed the snow. They had a lot of fun playing in the yard and with all of the neighborhood kids too. Hunter got two and 1/2 days off from school as well. It was nearly 70 degrees here today so what a change from last week. Enjoy our snow fun!

And Some more of Jake and our visit...

2009-02-09T19:17:00.000-08:00

Here He Is.........

2009-02-09T19:07:00.000-08:00

I am an AUNT

2009-02-09T09:15:00.000-08:00

...and I can't post pictures yet!!!!
Jacob Steven Williams was born on Feb. 5th at 7:04 p.m. after Ashley went into labor about two weeks early. He was 6 lb 1 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. He is so sweet and so cute and looks like my sister, I think. Our computer has been acting up and we had someone out today to fix it, so I will post pictures of my nephew tonight. I took the kids down on Thursday night and we got in B'ham a couple of hours after he was born. I hate that I missed it, but that is what happens when someone goes into labor EARLY!! I guess she was taking after me!
Ashley seems like a pro already. I guess it is all of the practice she had with my three as newborns. I am so excited to go see him again soon. I am sure that he will look so much bigger to me even if it is a few weeks. Congrats to Ashely and Nolan!!!

Circus Tonight

2009-01-22T07:00:00.000-08:00

We will be taking our kids to the circus tonight. They are way excited about it and I will have to say, so am I. Reesey will be staying with my wonderful neighbor..Thanks Heather!!! I think it just might have been a little too much for a 9 month old to handle and a little past her bedtime too. She is a clock and falls right asleep at 7:45 and I have to wake her up in the morning to go to school. Why are girls so good at this??? I am so lucky.
Here is a little tip for those with little children who are thinking of ever going to the circus...buy the little light up toys ahead of time. Yes. I did this last year and again this year as well. Go to Party City and you can spend $2.00 on a light up wand or twirly thing, or whatever looks fun versus the $20 ( and that is NOT an exaggeration) on the one that the circus sells. You will see. Every child will have a light up thing of some kind and it would be hard to just tell them "no". Bobby even suggested that we stop at Walgreens to buy cotton candy b/c last year the cotton candy was $10 a piece. Who are they kidding??? I got the kids clown noses and those glowing necklases too. They are so excited about their treats.
Cade, Hunter's best friend, and his mom and dad are going with us tonight as well. I will be sure to post some pictures of our fun!

Two Steps

2009-01-21T07:53:00.000-08:00

Wow....little Reesey took two steps on her own last night. She is 9 1/2 months old now. I shouldn't be too shocked. My Shelby-girl walked on her own at 9 1/2 months. I have some advanced girls!!! Hunter was 11 months, normal.
It was really a freak accident how she took her steps. Bobby and I were sitting on the floor about 3 feet apart. Reese loves to have us hold her hands and stand behind her when she stands and "walk" with her. Well, we were passing her back and forth between the two of us. When Bobby was holding her on her way to me he let go for a second on purpose and she took two steps, leaned over, and fell into my arms. We went crazy! We tried it again and she didn't want to do it. I thinked it kind of scared her. She is a bit of a scaredy-cat, anyway. I was so proud of my baby. It may not happen again for a couple of months but I am marking this one in the baby book!

Ashley..this is directed to YOU!!! You better put a belly picture up there on your blog. I may not see the belly again until it is flat ( hopefully not) so you have to post one! I am so excited! Also, you have to give me the name soon. I want to complete my project for you!

Day at work with my boy

2009-01-20T06:30:00.000-08:00

Since yesterday was MLK Day, there was no school for Hunter. I got the pleasure of having my boy come to work with me till around 2:00 when his dad picked him up. He was so sweet and fun to have around my boring office! He was very interested in all of the slides and wanted to look at a lot of cells. He brought his nintendo DS and that entertained him some too. He love to play Mario Kart that Gaggy and Poppa got him for Christmas. I took him to our cafeteria for lunch and we enjoyed Chicken Quesadilla (although we agreed that it is better at his school!!! imagine that!), salt and vinegar chips, a small salad, and a huge brick rice krispy treat. Actually, he had to take that with him when he left b/c we never opened it. I enjoyed my day and I wish that Hunter could join me at work all the time! There is no school today b/c we got about an inch of snow this morning so he is with his dad today working with him. He is getting some special treatment lately! Back to school tomorrow, I am sure.
We are taking all the kids (minus Reesey) to the circus this Thursday night. We are looking forward to it. It should be a good time. It just cost a small fortune to take everyone, but it is worth it. They loved it last year! Reese is going to stay with a neighbor b/c I think she would just be tired and not want to sit still...what else do you expect from a almost 10 month old????

The party is yet to come....

2009-01-06T05:38:00.000-08:00

This Saturday will be Shelby's third and final party for her 4th birthday. To her..this is the real one. We will be at a local "jump place" with lots of inflatables for the kids to play on. I am so excited for her because she has watched Hunter have lots of big birthday parties and this is her first one. She has talked about this for about a year now.
I am somewhat glad that the Holiday season is over now. It is nice to be back to a somewhat normal routine. Bobby and I will start a new class tomorrow night while the kids are at Awana. We will be in The Five Love Languages of Children. I am looking forward to it. We enjoy our Wednesday evening church time. The kids have been off from Awana for a few weeks so its time they get back into the swing of things too!
Reese is so loved in the nursery too. There is an older woman that reminds me of a grandmother that adores little Reese. She always has her in her arms when we go to pick her back up. I am sure that Reese has changed a lot in the past few weeks that will surprise her nursery friends!
I know the huge picture of me and Bobby is kind of scary at the top of our blog. I am working on shrinking it, don't worry! I will fix it soon. Just ignore it for now!
I am finally getting better from a week of first..no voice, then scratchy scary voice, then horrible cough that won't stop. This is my third day of antibiotics and I guess they are working. I still have some coughing fits but not as bad as before. Mom has the same thing with an added ear infection and eye infection. Poor Ashley has some form of this too but she can't take as much medicine as we can b/c of the baby. So...she has to suffer! I think she said Nolan is a little sick too. It never fails, my kids always manage to get them sick when they come for a visit. Hunter and Shelby are pretty much over their coughs finally now too. I am sick of us being sick! I guess it goes with the time of year!

New Year's Eve welcoming in 2009

2009-01-01T12:36:00.000-08:00

Shelby's 4th birthday

2009-01-01T12:33:00.000-08:00

More Christmas 2008

2009-01-01T12:29:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2008

2009-01-01T12:25:00.001-08:00

It's been a while!

2009-01-01T12:13:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't posted in such a long time. I guess all hustle of Thanksgiving and Christmas was just overwhelming. We have had a great Holiday season. We stayed in Knoxville for Thanksgiving and went to B'ham for Christmas. We hosted a New Year's Eve party last night and that was a lot of fun. I really don't know what to write about since it has been so long since I last posted so I will post a few sets of pictures that show some of our happenings in the past couple of months.
Here is a highlight:
Reese got 2 teeth
Shelby turned 4 on Dec. 29th!
Reese started crawling
Reese is pulling up and REALLY wanting to walk
New Year's Eve party
Christmas at Mom and Dad's
Ashley is over 7 months pregnant with my nephew

Enjoy the pictures!

80's

2008-10-26T17:15:00.001-07:00

I had a nice weekend.
Some girlfriends had an 80's party on Friday night. That was a lot of fun to dress for. We all really got a kick out of seeing each other dressed up. We decided that we are going to have to always have themed parties...they are just too much fun!
I gave Reese a bath in the big bathtub finally for the first time this weekend. She was in the middle of Hunter and Shelby....the best big brother and sister in the world. They helped her sit up the whole time and she loved it! She loved playing with her bath toys in the big bathtub. I took some pictures of that but I haven't downloaded them yet. I will soon.
I went running with Ariana and Reese this afternoon after the kids went back to their dad's. We had a nice run but could have done without losing the key, right Ariana???
I have a big week this week. I will be a chaperone on Wednesdays with the 1st graders. We are going to downtown Knoxville. They are studying communities right now. That will be fun. Then, on Friday I will help with Hunter's Fall class party. Then..of course, trick or treating on Friday evening after they have trick or treated at their dad's. They are going to be getting double the candy this year!! Lucky kids. I think I will steal some Reese's Cups. My favorite! Have a good week!

Cardinals Baseball

2008-10-13T18:30:00.001-07:00

My little Shelby and Hunter had their last baseball game tonight. They were both on the same team this fall and I have really enjoyed watching them play. I have been the dugout mom and that has been a very interesting job to say the least! I had a blast, though. I am proud of my kids and all they did this season. Bobby was supposed to just be an assistant coach but somehow got suckered into being the head coach. He did a great job and all of the kids and parents really liked him. I love him for coaching my kids this fall. I know it took a lot of his personal time, but he did it anyway. He is a great coach. I hope he continues to do it! Enjoy some pictures of my Number Five and my Number One!!!

Mom's surgery

2008-10-13T18:25:00.001-07:00

Bobby and I took little Reese to Birmingham this weekend to visit mom. She had knee replacement surgery a week ago today. She has been in a lot of pain and I hope that she finds some relief really soon. She is in better spirits today after having a visit from her PT at her home. I think she likes him a lot and he helped her a lot too. I was glad to help cook some meals for her and to let Reesey cheer her up a little. Reese loved giving her little baby boy cousin (still in Ash's belly) hugs and kissess...as you can see in one of these pictures. She can't wait to play with her cousin....hurry up and get here little boy!

I forgot Supergirl!!!!

2008-10-04T13:24:00.000-07:00

Costumes

2008-10-04T13:16:00.000-07:00

We had family portraits made today with my friend Christy. Visit her blog at bonifaciophotography. typepad.com
She is so talented and I can't wait to see how they turn out.
After pictures we went to a Halloween store to get costumes! Remind me NEVER to take Shelby in one of those stores ever again. She screamed in there and had a panic attack. I am not kidding either. She is So very afraid of Halloween stuff. Everyone in the store looked at us like we were crazy. I took her over to the baby costumes and that calmed her down a little bit. When we had to leave, the same screaming, crying attacks came again. Whew...it was rough.
But....we did manage to get costumes for the kids. Hunter is a Ninja..after I convinced him not to get the penguin costume! Shelby is Supergirl. It fits her personality perfectly. Brooke is a witch. She want to have a green face too on Halloween. The kids came home and put their costumes on to show their neighborhood friends. They looked so cute! Bobby is on evening shift this evening so we are hanging out and enjoying the cool weather. Enjoy the pictures!

Fall is Hear!

2008-10-04T13:11:00.000-07:00

It feels so wonderful outside now that Fall is hear. Here are a few decorations on our front porch. We got this scary witch at Walgreens. She talks and pulls her head off of her body! Hunter LOVES this witch and Shelby is deathly afraid of her. For such a tough little girl, she is so scared of some things. The kids put the spider web on the bricks and placed plastic spiders all over it. Bobby put our pretty yellow mums out and we also have little pumpkins...one that represents each kid that lives hear. Don't you love how Reesey is sitting up so well on the front steps. She is 6 months old now and changing everyday!

Fireproof

2008-09-28T18:52:00.000-07:00

Fireproof was an excellent movie and I highly recommend it for any married couple. It is wonderful. This past Thursday night Bobby and I attended the red carpet premire of the movie. It was honoring all first responders. They all came in uniform and we got to dress up. It was nice. We met Bobby's longtime friend, and firefighter, Richard and his wife. We had a nice time. Saturday was another story. Reese gave us both a stomach virus and we were pitiful ALL DAY long on Saturday. I am glad the kids were at their dad's this weekend b/c I didn't want them to get sick too. Plus, I couldn't have taken care of them too! Reesey is so good and she understood that her mom and dad were really sick. I was more sick the first part of the day and Bobby took care of Reese more then. The second half of the day Bobby was more sick so I took over for Reese. I went to bed at 8:30 that night and sleep until 8:30 in the morning. That hasn't happened in a long time. We are finally over it now. We went to church this morning and then to Chili's. It is becoming a normal Sunday lunch routine. We were kind of scared to eat anything but so far so good!
Reese is just about all the way sitting up now. She will be 6 months old on Tuesday. I cannot believe it. Look how well she is sitting!! I am so proud of my baby girl.

The Game

2008-09-21T19:16:00.000-07:00

Well..the game was awful, but the trip up to it was fun. Bobby and I went on one of our friend's parent's yacht and rode down to the UT game this past Saturday. They had Moe's food catered. We had a nice time and their boat was beautiful! The game, on the other hand, was not. Enjoy a few of these pictures to see us before the game.

I am so excited to find out if I am having a neice or a nephew this week!! Yeah, Ash!

My babies

2008-09-21T19:13:00.000-07:00

Shelby's school

2008-09-14T17:30:00.000-07:00

Recently Shelby and Reese's school had a grandparent's day tea. Since little Shelb doesn't have any grandparents here, I stepped in for them.
Here are a couple of pictures of Shelby being a mess with her brownie and showing off her preschool room. She really loves her school and is such a good little preschool student. She even says the Pledge of Alliegence every day. So cute!

Nice Weekend with my Reesey

2008-09-14T17:23:00.000-07:00

This weekend has been relaxing. Hunter and Shelby are at their dad's house so I got some much needed cleaning done. I also had lots of time to play with my Reesey. She is changing so much. She loves to talk and she has the sweetest personality. She is such a calm baby and I am very lucky!!! She is getting really close to sitting up. She is 5 1/2 months now. When she is on the floor playing she immediately rolls over to her belly. She is starting to sleep that way in her crib too.
I have a couple of pictures from Hunter and Shelby playing baseball last weekend. I don't have many yet because I am the mom in the dugout making sure the kids get out on the field when they need to. It is a hectic job!
You will also see pictures of Hunter and Shelby's gold and silver teeth that Gaggy gave them. They are so funny when they wear them.
Well, Bobby just went to work for night shift so it is me and my little baby girl tonight. Maybe I will let her snuggle with me in the bed like we did last night. It is a speical treat for little Reese to sleep in Mommy's bed. I am so tired tonight from the hilliest run ever that Shawna took us on this morning. Jogging stroller and all!

lake labor day

2008-09-05T03:40:00.000-07:00

Baseball started

2008-08-27T12:06:00.000-07:00

Hunter and Shelby had their first game of the season on Monday night. Shelby was SOOOOO excited about finally being able to play in a real game. She was always paying attention (which is more than I can say of her older brother). She had her hands on her knees in the ready position when she was on the field. She had a good time and I can't wait to watch her again next week.
Reese is getting so big. She is 5 MONTHS old this coming Saturday. I can't believe it. I am going to starte giving her some vegetables when she is 5 months. She is doing great with her cereal now. She has finally started grabbing toys when they are put in front of her. It is like it happened overnight. She will reach out and grab a toy and "play" with it. I so proud of my little Reesey. She, Bobby, and I are going to mom and dad's lake house for Labor Day weekend. Hunter and Shelby will be with their dad. We are looking forward to a little relaxing on the lake.
Tonight we have AWANA and our class again. We are looking forward to it. I need to go home and practice the kid's verses with them b/c I haven't seen them the past two days and they need to hear them before this evening!

baby zuchinni

2008-08-21T18:32:00.001-07:00

Awana Shelby

2008-08-21T18:25:00.000-07:00

AWANA

2008-08-21T06:15:00.001-07:00

We had a great time at church last night. I have enrolled Hunter and Shelby in AWANA-it stands for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, 2 Timothy 2:15.
It is a Bible centered youth organization providing weekday clubs at church. They LOVED it! Shelby is in the "Cubbies" 3 and 4 year olds. She has a vest she wears that she can earn patches on as she memorizes Bible verses. She has her little Cubbie tote that she carries to and from class. Hunter is in the Sparks. They are divided by grade levels. They played games, went on the playground, had a lesson, and seemed to have a great time. His first verse to learn is John 3:16. His vest and tote is on order and coming soon. I took a really cute picture of Shelby with her vest and tote and will post it tonight when I download it off of my camera. Reese went into the nursery and Bobby and I stared taking a class as well. It is a marriage class and we are really excited about it. It goes for six weeks and at the end of it we are going to the premire in Knoxville of Fireproof ( a new movie). It is a Christian movie that is about dedicating yourself to your marriage. All firmen and law enforcement (and their spouses) get to get free tickets. We are really excited about it. Look it up on the internet and watch the trailer. (fireproofthemovie.com) It looks great.
We have a big weekend. Shelby and Hunter have baseball practice, we are having a neighborhood cookout on Sat. night, we have a birthday party to go to on Sunday, and I will go on a long run with my friends.
Check back for my little Cubbie picture!

First Day of School for my Baby

2008-08-11T15:18:00.001-07:00

Hunter started 1st grade today. I am really proud of him. He loved his classroom and his teacher seems wonderful! I talked to him yesterday afternoon and he said his most favorite part was going on the 1st grade playground. I know this will be a difficult year b/c they learn so much in 1st grade, but I also know he will do great. I loved walking him into his classroom and finding his desk with him. He had a huge smile on his face and didn't care at all when I left!

Three of us

2008-08-11T15:15:00.001-07:00

Funny girls

2008-08-11T15:12:00.000-07:00

Shelby is such a great big sister to Reesey. She loves to help me and stays at my side every afternoon she is with me to be with Reese. Funny story-we have a really big zuchinni that was grown by a co-worker of mine. She is pretending IT is her little baby. She rocks it, feeds it, and puts it in the baby swing. I put a diaper on it the other day and she thought that was hilarious! I didn't post that picture but I will next time I get on the computer. It is too funny!

Zoo trip

2008-08-11T15:09:00.000-07:00

Saturday I took my kids and met my good friend Stephanie and little boy Cade at the zoo. It has kind of become a ritual that we go to the zoo together. I always get the year pass and it had been a while since we had gone. Bobby was playing golf until early afternoon and Stephanie send her husband away too so it was just us and the kids. The weather was wonderful and it felt so good outside..not too hot at all. The kids loved the huge sand box at Kids Cove as usual. You can see them in the pictures in the giant bird's nest and bird's egg. They were really well behaved and we took them to McDonalds for lunch. They may have loved that as much as the zoo because they played on the playground ( a really big one for a McDonalds) for about an hour.
We went to church on Sunday and then took all the kids (Brooke was with us then) to Chilis. The kids are excited about starting Awana at church on Wednesday night. It is the kick off night and there is going to be games, dunking booth, and the fire dept. will be spraying kids with their hoses. It should be a good time.
I have a crazy week. Monday-PTA committee meeting at Chilis, Tues-Board meeting at Children's Center (Shelby and Reese's school), Wed-kick off for Awana at church Thurs-NOTHING but playing with the kids Friday-hair appointment (I can't wait!!!) The kids will be at their dad's house this weekend so I will be cleaning the house, running with my friends, and taking care of little Reese.

My future baseball star........

2008-08-08T15:25:00.000-07:00

Some more......

2008-08-08T15:23:00.000-07:00

Baseball Pictures are coming

2008-08-08T06:49:00.000-07:00

I will probably go home tonight (after the crazy house settles down) and post my pictures of my Shelby playing baseball in the backyard. Bobby had the kids out (along with a TON of neighborhood kids too) playing baseball in our backyard. Shelby did SOOOO good. She is hitting stronger and stronger. Hunter is getting better too. He is able to hit faster pitches now. Shelby looks so cute in her little purple helmet, her batting gloves, her new pants from Poppa, and her #5 jersey. Bobby's new nickname for her is "Five". She loves it and it really pumps her up when she hears..."Let's go number five!!!!!"
Reese is 12 pounds 13 oz now at 4 months. I am proud of how she has grown. The say they double their birthweight by now and she has more than done that. She rolled over a couple of days ago from her front to her back. I think is was a little bit of an accident, though!
We are going to the zoo tomorrow. It is only supposed to be a high of 82 with low humidity so it should be really nice. I will take some picture of Reese's first trip to the zoo too.
Have a good Friday. :)

My friend's birthday

2008-08-06T05:18:00.001-07:00

Sorry, I will not have pictures again this time, but I can still update.
Last night some friends of mine went out to dinner for my good friend Shawna's birthday. We went to Soho Cafe, an asian restaurant. I had to bring little Reese because Bobby was on evening shift. Hunter and Shelby were at their dad's house that night too. We enjoyed friendship and good conversation. Reese was a little restless, but she did good overall. She is getting used to being toted around all the time.
I have registered Hunter AND Shelby for fall baseball. Shelby is SO excited to finally be able to play. Supposedly you are not supposed to start T-ball until you are 4 years old (which Shelby doesn't turn until this Dec. 29), but I feel that she is ready. I talked to someone on the board at the ballfield and they said if I think she is ready to sign her up! She has her pink helmet, pink and black cleats, new bat, glove, and batting gloves...all complements of her Poppa. I am really looking forward to seeing her play and beating all of those boys!! Bobby is going to be her assistant coach. Hunter and his friend Logan are going to be on the same team again. Hunter is getting better and better and understanding the rules of baseball more now.
Well, off to work. I get to pick the kids up today and have them until Monday now so I am looking forward to seeing my babies today. We are going to go the zoo on Saturday with my friend Stephanie and her son, Cade. We have a year zoo pass and haven't used it in a long time. I know the kids will enjoy going there. The high is supposed to be 82 that day so it will feel really nice outside!

Gatlinburg in a Day

2008-08-04T05:31:00.000-07:00

When Bobby got home from playing golf on Saturday afternoon he surprised me with a little trip to Gatlinburg. So..we quickly packed stuff for overnight and left. We had reservations at The Peddler--our favorite restaurant there. They have the best salad bar I have ever been to. Reese was such a good little traveler and loved her first trip to Gatlinburg. We walked along the street with Reese in the stroller and enjoyed each other's company. It was nice to have some time with him since we have such busy lives with his two jobs, my job, and our kids. The next morning we got dressed, had a pancake breakfast, and went down to Bass Pro Shop. We enjoyed shopping around there for a while and ate lunch in the Fish Company there. They had great bread! Our waitress was not all there, though.
We got home around 3:00 or so. It was such a nice relaxing weekend. I even had energy to do a lot of cleaning that was a little overdue yesterday afternoon.
Hunter starts 1st grade in one week from today. I helped with a breakfast for the teachers this morning since it was there first day back. I am on the Teacher Appreciation Committee at West Hills Elementary. I don't have much time to help too much, but I do what I can.

My little Reesey

2008-08-02T06:57:00.000-07:00

My little Reesey is holding herself up better and better everyday. Mom sent a little playmat that helps her to prop up and practice holding her head up while she is on her belly. She likes it a lot. Reese turned 4 months old a few days ago. It has flown by! I went back to work 2 weeks ago now and we are doing great. Her school loves her so much because she is such a easy-going, well-behaved little baby. I am so proud of her!

Hunter turned 6

2008-08-02T06:48:00.000-07:00

My little baby turned six years old on July 17th. We had a party for him at Bounce House on the 26th. Here is a picture of the cake that I made just for us at home on his birthday. He wanted violet icing so I tried my best to make it. I don't know if it shows up in the picture or not. Reese has also started having rice cereal. I give her about a tablespoon or so every evening while we have supper. He is a picture of Reese eating for the first time with her brother feeding her.
I ran 6.3 miles today with my best friend, Ariana. We both had our babies in the jogging stroller. I was proud that I ran that with Reese in tow. She is still in her infant carrier that snaps in the jogging stroller until she gets a little bigger. It is more comfortable for her and more work for me!

The First of (hopefully) Many

2008-08-01T12:46:00.000-07:00

My sister finally started one so I may as well start one too!
We have such a crazy life with our four children that this may be the only way that some of our family can keep up with us.
I hope to write as often as I can and post pictures too. I know they are fun to look at.
Thanks for the inspiration, Ash!

I will start this weekend...and maybe you'll see some pictures too!