Happy 14th Collin !!

FOURTEEN years old now! The years seem to be flying faster and faster as he gets older.
My favorite one this year; Collin and Yazzi. (Remember, clicking on a picture will open it up larger and clearer).
And the long sought after djembe!!!!!! To bad he can't play that and his guitar at the same time.
His Bumps got him and Auburn national Championship hat! There couldn't be a better Auburn gift than that!
Kaitlynn got him a glow in the dark Fushigi ball!
He had a little bit of help blowing out all those candles.
He made his own cake too!
His buddy Noah was over helping us celebrate.

Happy 14th Collin. We are so proud of the young man you are becoming and look forward to what God has in store for your future.

Parent Observation Day

Twice a year we get to go in and watch ballet practice and we love it! And Kaebrie loves it. The above picture is my favorite. She was stretching and following directions when the light came through the window just perfectly and I caught her peeking at me.




Can you see how much fun she is having?






We are looking forward to the recital in May!

The Blizzard of Odds

Every February, our church family has a Valentine Party worth remembering! This year was no disappointment. Above, Chef Fred made is Famous Flaming Peach Dessert with Firefighter Georgie on hand just in case help was needed.

Then, the staff entertained us with The Blizzard of Odds, a fantastic play (and plea) about needing a new copy machine for the church, amongst other things.
Snooky, our secretary, was Dorothy, just pleading for help for a new copy machine!
The munchkins of munchkin land pointed her off in the right direction.
Elliott, our youth minister, was Scarecrow, who desperately wanted more youth for his group and for them to think he was "cool."

Sam, played the Tin Man, and all he wanted was a sermon for Sunday.


Patrick, our music minister, played the Lion, and he wanted more voices and an M.Div from seminary.
Sharon, our pianist, was the Wicked Witch who did not want Dorothy to get the copy machine.

Well, Sam got his sermon! Elliott got great food to attract youth, and most importantly, Snooky got her a brand new, fancy copy machine. FOR REAL! The deacons had a quick meeting that next Sunday and approved it. :)
The cast; Our great church staff!
A very memorable night with a perfect outcome!

Kaitlynn is 12 !!

She is officially twelve !!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAITLYNN ELIZABETH!

For her birthday dinner of choice she chose IHOP. Interesting, as we had never been there before. So we went, and she ordered the chocolate chocolate chip pancakes. wow. YUMMY!
She did end up sharing with everybody.
She also went to Best Buy and purchased her Nook Color, paying for half of it herself. A few years ago I was upset because she did not like reading, now I have to pry her out of a book!

We love you Kaitlynn! And are so proud of the young lady God is turning you into.

Snow Day!

Yes, that is a frozen, cold and tired Kaebrie above. Couldn't resist snapping that - she looked so different from her usual self.
After many unfulfilled promises of snow, it finally happened! We got 3 inches, not as much as last year, but enough to cancel school for a day and enough to play in.
(Remember, you can click on a picture to get the true non-blurry image)

It started at night!
And by the next day there was enough for a snowman and some snow ball fighting!
Daddy and Yazzi enjoyed it too! (I just love this picture)

Collin asked for a picture with his snowman....
SO then Kaebrie wanted one too, but Yazzi had other ideas.....get the hat....
and play chase !!!!!
Then Collin tackled his snowman!

It didn't stand a chance!
Any ball will do for Yazzi, even one made out of snow.

The girls kept breaking off icicles and bringing them inside to water my plant. I thought it made for an interesting picture.

Kitty didn't go out in the snow, but she had not had her picture taken in awhile. As you can see, she had changed a LOT. And so has her name. Duckie to Hawk to Lil'Bit is now Little g. Or just "g" for short.
She will be G when she gets bigger. She is FULL on energy and personality.

An unexpected fun day at home with the family. All the extra wet clothes and laundry was well worth it.