CHRISTMAS WITH TEACHING CLAN

BOY DID WE HAVE SOME FUN GATHERING TOGETHER FOR COUPLES' BUNKO AND SWAPPING ORNAMENTS WITH EACH OTHER. ALL OF OUR THIRD GRADE GROUP WAS THERE (KENNEDI WAS SICK SO SUSAN WASNT THERE AND TERRI WAS OUT OF TOWN). WE HAD THE PARTY AT MISTY'S HOUSE. SHE WAS A GREAT HOSTESS. WE ALL BROUGHT FOOD AND I PLAYED BARTENDER MIXING SOME GREAT DAQUIRIS. WE LAUGHED AND THEN SOME. TEACHERS REALLY KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN.

CHRISTMAS WITH ALEX

WE CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS WITH ALEX ON SATURDAY. THE BOYS GOT TOGETHER AND EXCHANGED GIFTS. MILES RECEIVED SEVERAL DINOSAURS AND LUKE GOT A DIEGO BABY JAGUAR AND SOME ANIMALS. WE GOT ALEX A DIEGO MOVIE AND SPY GEAR. SHANNON MADE SOME GREAT SNACKS. THE BOYS PLAYED FOR A WHILE AND THEN WE MADE A GINGERBREAD TRAIN. LUKE DECIDED HE WOULD RATHER EAT HIS BOWL OF CANDY THAN PUT IT ON THE TRAIN. ALEX AND MILES KEPT TELLING HIM "NO EATING LUKE" BUT HE KEPT RIGHT ON SNEAKING THE CANDY INSTEAD OF DECORATING WITH IT. WE LOVE CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS WITH OUR FRIENDS.

MILES' SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PARTY

TODAY WAS MILES' KINDERGARTEN CHRISTMAS PARTY. THEY HAD 5 STATIONS. THEY MADE AN ANGEL, THEY HAD A FOOD STATION, THEY HAD AN ORNAMENT AREA, THEY MADE REINDEER FOOD FOR CHRISTMAS EVE, AND THEY PLAYED PASS THE STOCKING. MOMMY STAYED FOR THE WHOLE PARTY AND HELPED WITH THE ANGEL CRAFT. MILES AND HIS FRIEND SWAPPED GIFTS THE DAY BEFORE. WE TOOK MRS. RICE'S GIFT TODAY AND MILES RECEIVED A STOCKING AND BUG CATCHER FROM HER. HE IS GLAD TO HAVE A 2 WEEK BREAK FROM SCHOOL AND SO IS MOMMY. I CANT WAIT TO SPEND TIME WITH THE BOYS AND ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS. ONLY A FEW DAYS UNTIL SANTA.....YEAH!!!!

CHRISTMAS AT BEACH BEND, KENTUCKY

SHANNON AND I TOOK ALEX AND MILES TO BEACH BEND SATURDAY NIGHT. THEY HAD 2 MILES OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS THAT WE DROVE THROUGH WHEN WE FIRST GOT INTO THE PARK. NEXT, WE TOOK A HAYRIDE TO THE PARK. THE BOYS RODE SEVERAL RIDES THAT THEY HAD OPEN FOR THE LITTLE ONES. MILES SAID THAT THE BUMPER CARS WERE HIS FAVORITE. THE BOYS ALSO WENT TO SANTA'S PETTING ZOO AND FED THE ANIMALS. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT NIGHT. WE DIDNT HEAD HOME UNTIL AFTER 8:30. WE GOT A LITTLE LOST IN BOWLING GREEN AND MILES KEPT ASKING WHEN WE WERE GOING TO BE BACK IN TENNESSEE. HE SAID THAT KENTUCKY TOOK FOREVER. TOO CUTE.

MILES' LIMO RIDE

MILES WAS ONE OF THE TOP TEN SELLERS IN HIS SCHOOL'S FUNDRAISER. HE GOT TO TAKE A LIMO RIDE TO THE RAINFOREST CAFE AT OPRY MILLS WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS AND A CHAPERONE. NO MOMMIES ALLOWED ON THIS TRIP...BOO HOO. HE HAD A GREAT TIME. HE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT THAT AFTERNOON. WAY TO GO MILES!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM MY 2 TURKEYS

THIS IS THE SWEETEST THANKSGIVING PICTURE OF MY 2 BOYS. THEY HAVE MATCHING TURKEY SHIRTS. MILES' SAYS MOMMY'S BIG GOBBLER AND LUKE'S SAYS MOMMY'S LITTLE GOBBLER. THEY ARE SO PRECIOUS. WE CELEBRATED THANKSGIVING AT AUNT SHERRY'S HOUSE ON THURSDAY AND HEADED TO CLARKSVILLE ON SATURDAY TO CELEBRATE WITH GIGI, BUDMAN, GRANNY, AND PAW PAW. BOTH OCCASIONS WERE REALLY FUN. GREAT FOOD AND GREAT TIMES.

MILES' FIELD TRIP TO DISCOVERY CENTER IN MURFREESBORO

WE HAD A FABULOUS FIELD TRIP MONDAY WITH THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSES. WE TOOK A BUS TO MURFREESBORO TO THE DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER. LOTS OF MOMS WENT AND EVEN SOME DADS. THE CLASSES GOT TO LEARN ABOUT MAMMALS, BIRDS, AND REPTILES IN A DEMONSTRATION WHERE THEY GOT TO SEE AND TOUCH A MINIATURE OWL, A SNAKE, AND A RABBIT. THEY THEN WENT TO A ROOM AND LEARNED ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE AND SANG A SONG. THEY GOT TO EXPERIMENT IN A HUGE WATER AREA AND PLAY. IT WAS ON TO SHADOW PUPPETS AND FINALLY TO THE TENNESSEE FOSSIL ZONE. THEY EXAMINED DIFFERENT PLANT AND ANIMAL FOSSILS AND THEN PARTICIPATED IN A MINI FOSSIL DIG. IT WAS GREAT. WE ALSO GOT TO EXPLORE A GIANT SNAPPING TURTLE. AFTER THE TOUR THE KIDS WERE ALLOWED 40 MINUTES OF FREE PLAY TIME. WE WENT UPSTAIRS TO DISCOVER MORE ROOMS AND ZONES TO PLAY IN. THERE WERE TRAINS, READING NOOKS, A HANDS ON PROJECT WITH SIMPLE MACHINES, A GROCERY AREA, AN ART AREA, A PLAYHOUSE, A HUGE 2 STORY SLIDE THAT CAME DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTER. THAT WAS MILES' FAVORITE FOR SURE. WE WANT TO GO AGAIN AS A FAMILY SO THAT LUKE CAN EXPERIENCE IT AS WELL. WE ATE LUNCH ON THE RETURN BUS TRIP AND THEN IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME. I AM SO GLAD THAT I COULD BE A PART OF IT.

BLAKE AND SUZANNE'S WEDDING

BLAKE AND SUZANNE WERE MARRIED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST AT GAY AND JERRY'S HOUSE IN A SMALL FAMILY CEREMONY. IT WAS VERY MOVING AND WENT PERFECTLY. AFTER SAYING THEIR I DO'S...WE WENT TO O'CHARLEYS TO CELEBRATE WITH DINNER. IT WAS A LOVELY EVENING. THE BOYS WERE ECSTATIC ABOUT THE WEDDING SINCE THEY LOVE "ZUZANNE"....NOW SHE IS OFFICIALLY THEIR AUNT ZUZANNE.

POWER RANGER AND SPIDERMAN

DRESS UP ONCE AGAIN AT THE WANSTRATH HOUSE. WE HAVE SO MANY OUTFITS FOR THE BOYS TO PLAY DRESS UP WITH AND THEY LOVE IT. THIS NIGHT MILES WORE HIS LAST YEAR'S HALLOWEEN COSTUME (POWER RANGER) AND LUKE DECIDED TO BE SPIDERMAN. APPARENTLY EVERYTHING REVOLVES AROUND SHOWING THEIR MUSCLES. THIS IS THEM HAVING FUN, RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE, AND BEING SUPER HEROES.

JACKSON'S 6TH BIRTHDAY

MILES WAS INVITED TO A BONFIRE PARTY AT HIS FRIEND, JACKSON'S HOUSE. HE IS IN MILES' CLASS. THEY HAVE A LARGE PIECE OF PROPERTY AND HELD THE PARTY DOWN BY THE DRIED CREEK BED. MILES, JACKSON, AND CADE REALLY ENJOYED PLAYING IN THE CREEK AND THROWING ROCKS. WE ROASTED HOT DOGS, MARSHMALLOWS, AND HAD CAKE. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. MILES CANT WAIT TO GO BACK TO JACKSON'S HOUSE AND PLAY AGAIN.

MILES' HALLOWEEN PARTY AT SCHOOL

WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME AT MILES' SCHOOL FOR THE HALLOWEEN KINDERGARTEN SWAP. THEY HAD DIFFERENT STATIONS SET UP FOR THE KIDS TO DO. THERE WAS MAKING SPIDER BASKETS, FACE PAINTING, MAKING SPIDER NECKLACES, MUMMY WRAP, PIN THE NOSE ON THE PUMPKIN AND MUCH MORE. THERE WERE TREATS AT EACH STATION SO THEY ATE ALOT. MOMMY WAS SO LUCKY TO BE THERE TO TAKE THE CLASS AROUND TO THE DIFFERENT STATIONS. MRS. RICE HAD TO LEAVE EARLY SO I MANNED THE TROOPS. WHAT FUN!!!

LEARNING THE READ

MILES HAS REALLY BEGUN TO READ SEVERAL LITTLE BOOKS THAT HE BRINGS HOME NIGHTLY FOR HIS KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK. LUKE IS SO INTERESTED. AFTER MILES FINISHES READING HIS BOOK, LUKE HAS TO HAVE HIS TURN. MILES TELLS HIM EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE PAGES AND LUKE REPEATS IT WORD FOR WORD. MAYBE THIS WILL SPEED ALONG THE READING PROCESS FOR LUKE. EITHER WAY, IT IS ADORABLE. THIS PICTURE IS OF MILES HELPING HIM READ. PRICELESS.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON HALLOWEEN MORNING AT MILES' SCHOOL. WE DROPPED HIM OFF ALONG WITH TREAT BAGS FOR THE CLASS. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT HOW THE DAYS' EVENTS AHEAD. HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE. THE BOYS ARE SO CUTE IN THEIR MATCHING HALLOWEEN/BASKETBALL SHIRTS.

WHAT A STUD!!!

MILES IS CELEBRATING RED RIBBON WEEK AT SCHOOL. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DONT KNOW WHAT THAT IS, IT ENCOURAGES THE CHILDREN TO BE/STAY DRUG FREE AND THEY DISCUSS IT AT SCHOOL. THERE WAS A DIFFERENT THEME EVERYDAY. THIS PARTICULAR DAY WAS "SHADE OUT DRUGS" AND MILES GOT TO WEAR HIS SHADES TO SCHOOL. HE LOOKED SO COOL AND COULDNT WAIT TO GET THERE TO SEE IF ALL OF HIS FRIENDS WORE THEIRS TOO. THE REST OF THE WEEK WAS FOLLOWED BY RED WEAR DAY, "TEAM UP AGAINST DRUGS" WITH YOUR FAVORITE TEAM JERSEY, AND "DRUGS ARE NO MATCH FOR ME" AND THEY HAD TO WEAR MISMATCHED CLOTHING. IT WAS GREAT.

FINAL T-BALL GAME AND MEDAL CEREMONY

THIS IS THE FINAL T-BALL GAME OF THE FALL SEASON. WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH GREAT WEATHER BUT TONIGHT WAS IN THE 30'S. IT WAS SOOOO COLD. SINCE IT IS CLOSE TO HALLOWEEN, I MADE BASEBALL PUMPKINS FOR THE BOYS ALONG WITH TREAT BAGS. I PAINTED THE PUMPKINS WHITE AND THEN DID RED STITCHING ON THEM. THEY SEEM TO ENJOY THEM AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY COULD SET OUT ON THEIR FRONT PORCHES. THE GAME WAS FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF CEREMONY WHERE COACH DADDY HANDED OUT MEDALS WITH THE BOYS' NAMES ON THEM. WE HAD A GREAT SEASON.

ALEX'S HALLOWEEN PARTY

MLES AND LUKE ATTENDED ALEX'S HALLOWEEN PARTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. MILES WORE HIS INCREDIBLE HULK COSTUME AND LUKE WAS PO FROM THE TELETUBBIES. THERE WERE ABOUT 15 CHILDREN THERE. KENNEDI CAME AS A PINK POODLE, MIA WAS A COWGIRL, AND AIDAN WAS BUZZ LIGHTYEAR. AUNT SHANNON HAD SO MANY FUN ACTIVITIES PLANNED. THE KIDS DID A BEAN BAG TOSS INTO A PUMPKIN, PIN THE NOSE ON THE PUMPKIN, A BALLOON STOMP, A MINI HAY RIDE, PUMPKIN PAINTING, AND A GHOST PINATA. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. THEY COLLECTED PRIZES AND CANDY AT EVERY STATION. WE HAD HOT DOGS AND LOTS OF FUN TREATS TO EAT. MILES ENJOYED JUMPING ON THE TRAMPOLINE WITH THE BIG KIDS AND LUKE ATE ENOUGH CANDY TO LAST UNTIL NEXT HALLOWEEN.

MILES' MEGA PARTY AT SCHOOL

MILES (A.K.A......MOMMY) SOLD 60 ITEMS IN HIS SCHOOL FUNDRAISER. HE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A MEGA PARTY AT SCHOOL WHICH INCLUDED GETTING INTO A MONEY TENT, SPINNING A MONEY WHEEL, MAKING A STUFFED ANIMAL, AND JUMPING ON SOME AMAZING INFLATABLES. MILES HAD 30 SECONDS IN THE MONEY TENT. HE COULD KEEP WHATEVER HE CAUGHT. IT WAS HARDER THAN IT LOOKED AND MY BABY MADE IT OUT WITH $2.00. WE WERE SO PROUD. THEN IT WAS OFF TO THE MONEY WHEEL WHERE HE SPUN $1.00. HE DIDN'T GET RICH BUT SURE HAD A GREAT TIME. MILES, LANDON, MASON, AND JACKSON HAD SO MUCH FUN GOING DOWN THE HUGE SLIDE ON THE INFLATABLE TITANIC. THE FINALE WAS SNOW CONES AND LUKE HAD TO HAVE ONE AS WELL. THEN IT WAS OFF TO T-BALL FOR OUR NEXT TO THE LAST GAME. IT WAS COOOLLLLDD. WE THEN HEADED BACK TO SCHOOL FOR A QUICK "COSTUME" CHANGE SO THAT MILES COULD TRICK OR TREAT IN THE HALLWAY OF HIS SCHOOL. IT WAS A BUSY DAY AND WE WERE ALL POOPED.....SPEAKING OF POOPED...LUKE TOPPED THE NIGHT OFF WHEN HE DECIDED TO POOP IN THE BATHTUB. THE JOYS OF PARENTING...

THE WANSTRATHS...PUTTING THE "FUN" IN DYSFUNCTIONAL SINCE 2003

WE PLAYED DRESSUP AT OUR HOUSE LAST NIGHT AND THIS WAS THE CRAZY RESULT. LUKE WAS A FIREMAN TOTING BINOCULARS AND MILES WAS A POWER RANGER. WE ALL HAD OUR PAJAMAS ON ALREADY AND THE BOYS INSISTED ON A LITTLE PLAYTIME BEFORE BED. THEN, WE BROKE OUT THE CLOWN NOSE AND ACTED GOOFY. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN DOING A LOT OF NOTHING.

KYLE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

TONIGHT WAS KYLE'S REUNION. WE ATTENDED A DINNER AT THE BLACKHORSE IN CLARKSVILLE. I DIDNT KNOW ANYONE OF COURSE BUT KYLE HAD A GREAT TIME MINGLING WITH FRIENDS FROM THE PAST. EVERYONE WAS VERY NICE AND KYLE WAS GIVING ME THE GOSSIP ON ALL OF HIS OLD CLASSMATES. HE REMINDED ME THAT AT HIS NEXT REUNION MILES WOULD BE 15 YEARS OLD. I GUESS HE IS TRYING TO SEND ME OVER THE EDGE.

CAMPING AT BUDMAN'S AND GIGI'S HOUSE

WE WENT TO CLARKSVILLE TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH BUDMAN AND GIGI SINCE IT WAS KYLE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. THEY HAD SET THE TENT UP IN THE BACKYARD FOR A NIGHT OF CAMPING FOR THE BOYS. THE FIREPIT WAS READY FOR COOKING HOTDOGS AND MAKING SMORES. LUKE WAS UNSURE OF THE TENT AT FIRST BUT MILES LOVED IT. LUKE FINALLY WARMED UP TO THE IDEA AND THE BOYS PLAYED IN THERE ALL AFTERNOON. MILES SAID HE WAS GOING TO SLEEP IN THERE ALL NIGHT WITH BUDMAN. I DIDNT THINK HE WOULD LAST THE NIGHT. WHEN KYLE AND I RETURNED FROM THE REUNION AROUND MIDNIGHT, WE FOUND THAT MILES AND BUDMAN WERE STILL IN THE TENT SLEEPING. LUKE OPTED TO SLEEP INSIDE. THEY DIDNT COME IN UNTIL 6 A.M. IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT. BUDMAN HAD AN AIR MATTRESS AND SLEEPING BAGS IN THERE ALONG WITH A LITTLE HEATER. HE REALLY ENJOYED IT.

LUKE'S FIRST DENTAL VISIT

LUKE IS SHOWING OFF HIS PEARLY WHITES AFTER HIS FIRST TRIP TO THE DENTIST. WE DECIDED HE NEEDED TO GO A LITTLE EARLIER THAN MILES SINCE HE WAS A PREEMIE. PREEMIES ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING SOME DENTAL DIFFICULTIES. LUKE WAS A LITTLE SCARED AND UNSURE AT FIRST BUT LET THE HYGEINEST DO HER THING. SHE EXAMINED HIM AND "TICKLED HIS TEETH" WITH HER SPECIAL BRUSH. WHAT LUKE ENJOYED MOST IS WHEN SHE BRUSHED THE FLOURIDE ON HIS TEETH. HE SAID, "THAT TASTES GOOD." THE DENTIST CAME IN AND GAVE HIM A THUMBS UP. HE IS NOW PART OF THE CAVITY FREE CLUB ALONG WITH HIS BUBBY. HE GOT BALLOONS, A TSHIRT, A NEW TOOTHBRUSH, A TREAT FROM THE TREAT BOX, AND A BRAVERY AWARD. HE COULDNT WAIT TO SMILE FOR THE CAMERA AND SHOW EVERYONE HIS SHINY TEETH. GOOD JOB, LUKIE!!

MADDIE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

MADDIE GRACE TURNED 2. SHE INVITED THE BOYS TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY....FARM STYLE. HER MOMMY HAD ARRANGED FOR A PONY RIDE, A BALANCE BEAM WALKING GOAT, A BABY CHICKEN, AND A RABBIT. THEY WERE ABLE TO PET ALL OF THE ANIMALS AND RIDE THE PONY. MILES LOVED IT AND WE ARE EVEN CONSIDERING HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS. LUKE WOULDNT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING. HE DIDNT WANT TO TOUCH OR RIDE THE ANIMALS. HE WAS HAPPY OBSERVING FROM A DISTANCE. MADDIE ALSO HAD A BOUNCY FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY IN. LUKE DID PARTICIPATE IN THAT BUT ONLY WITH HIS BUBBY. THERE WAS A LITTLE FISH POND OUT BACK AND MADDIE'S GRANDFATHER LET THE BOYS FEED THE FISH. THE BIRTHDAY CAKE WAS A COWGIRL CAKE AND SHE GOT LOTS OF BABY DOLLS AND PRESENTS. WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

T-BALL SPORTMANSHIP

AT THE END OF EVERY T-BALL GAME THE LITTLE GRAY SOX LINE UP TO SHAKE HANDS WITH THE OPPOSING TEAM. IT IS SO CUTE. THEN AT THE END OF IT ALL, COACH DADDY GETS THE TEAM IN A HUDDLE AND THEY DO THE 1-2-3.....GO GRAY SOX. IT IS SOOOO PRECIOUS.

LUKE AND BUDMAN

BUDMAN CAME HOME FROM FLORIDA AND THE BOYS WERE THRILLED. HE JOINED US TONIGHT FOR MILES' T-BALL GAME AND HAD TO END UP HELPING COACH DADDY ON THE FIELD. WE CAME HOME AND THE BOYS PLAYED OUTSIDE FOR A WHILE. BUDMAN DECIDED TO SPEND THE NIGHT. AFTER BATH, THE BOYS SETTLED IN WITH BUDMAN TO WATCH SOME T.V. I GUESS LUKE FOUND A COMFORTABLE PLACE TO REST. HOW SWEET!!!

MAKAYLA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

MILES AND LUKE'S COUSIN MAKAYLA TURNED 9 YESTERDAY. HER PARTY WAS AT A PARK IN PORTLAND. ALL OF HIS COUSINS WERE THERE. IT WAS SUCH A NICE DAY AND THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME PLAYING ON THE EQUIPMENT, HAVING HOT DOGS AND CAKE, AND WATCHING MAKAYLA OPEN HER PRESENTS. HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE GANG. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAKAYLA.

BUTTERFLY RELEASE

MILES' SCHOOL HELD THEIR ANNUAL BUTTERFLY RELEASE TODAY. I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE OF WORK BUT DADDY, NENE, LUKE, AND PAW PAW ALL WENT TO ENJOY THE BUTTERFLIES. THE WHOLE SCHOOL PARTICIPATED AND THERE WERE LOTS OF PARENTS THERE TO WATCH. MILES' CLASS SANG A BUTTERFLY SONG AND MADE HATS. HE WORE HIS BUTTERFLY TSHIRT. MILES INFORMED ME THAT THE BUTTERFLIES WERE HEADED FOR MEXICO.

ANGEL AND DANIEL'S WEDDING

ANGEL AND DANIEL'S WEDDING WAS HELD AT BLACK HAVEN IN LEBANON ON SATURDAY NIGHT (SEPT. 13TH). IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. SUSAN, ALLISON, AND I ALL CRIED LIKE BABIES. THE CEREMONY WAS MOVING AND THEY ARE SO IN LOVE. THE WEDDING WAS FOLLOWED BY A GREAT RECEPTION INDOORS. THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS AND THE D.J. PLAYED SOME GREAT MUSIC. THE COUPLE LEFT IN AN OLD CADILLAC. I AM SO HAPPY FOR THEM BOTH. NOW ALL OF THE GIRLS ARE HITCHED. I AM SURE WE WILL HEAR THE PITTER PATTER OF BABY FOOTSTEPS BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. THEY CANT WAIT TO TRY AND HAVE A LITTLE ONE.

T-BALL FALL BALL BEGINS

LET'S GO GRAY SOX!!! WE ARE EXCITED FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF T-BALL TO BEGIN. MILES HAD TO CHOOSE THIS SEASON IF HE WANTED TO PLAY SOCCER OR T-BALL BECAUSE 2 SPORTS AND KINDERGARTEN WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO MUCH. HE CHOSE T-BALL. COACH DADDY IS EXCITED TO LEAD THE GRAY SOX TO A VICTORIOUS SEASON. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO LOTS OF FUN AT THE BALLPARK THIS FALL. THE FIRST GAME WAS EXCITING. MILES PLAYED PITCHER'S MOUND AND SHORT STOP. HITTING IS ALWAYS HIS FAVORITE THOUGH.

LUKE IS OFF TO SCHOOL!!

MY SWEET LUKE IS OFF TO MOTHER'S DAY OUT AT FIRST BAPTIST. I SIGNED HIM UP WITH SOME RESERVATIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS READY. HE REALLY MISSES MILES NOW THAT HE IS IN KINDERGARTEN SO I THOUGHT WE WOULD TRY IT. HERE HE IS WITH HIS BACKPACK ALL READY TO GO. HE WAS EXCITED ABOUT HIS CLASS. WHEN WE GOT THERE HE WAS STILL IN A GOOD MOOD ABOUT BEING THERE. WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR MOMMY TO LEAVE ALL HECK BROKE LOOSE. HE SCREAMED AND CRIED AND HELD ONTO ME. I FINALLY HAD TO LET HIM GO AND THE TEACHER TOOK HIM. I STAYED IN THE HALL AND CRIED FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL HIS CRIES FINALLY SUBSIDED. I CALLED AND CHECKED ON HIM ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND HE WAS DOING FINE. WHEN I PICKED HIM UP THAT DAY HE RAN TO ME AND SAID HE LOVED SCHOOL. HE TOLD ME ABOUT DANCING IN MUSIC, MAKING A BUTTERFLY, AND PLAYING OUTSIDE. IT SEEMED TO BE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE ONCE THE SHOCK OF ME LEAVING HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS OVER.

WRESTLEMANIA 2008

BATHTIME FUN WITH THE WRESTLERS. THE BOYS KNOCKED THEM OFF THE SIDE OF THE TUB AND WRESTLED THEM IN THE WATER. MILES HAS STARTED PLAYING WITH UNCLE WILL'S OLD WRESTLERS AND COLLECTED SOME NEW ONES OF HIS OWN. LUKE HAS GOTTEN INTO IT AS WELL. THEY THINK THE MUSCLES ARE SO COOL.

HAPPY EARLY HALLOWEEN FROM MILES AND LUKE

THE BOYS KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THEY WANTED TO BE FOR HALLOWEEN. LUKE WANTED TO BE "PO" FROM THE TELETUBBIES AND MILES WANTED TO BE THE INCREDIBLE HULK. GRANNY HAD SENT THEM SOME MAGAZINES AND TOLD THEM TO PICK OUT THE COSTUME OF THEIR CHOICE AND SHE WOULD ORDER IT. WELL, THEY ALREADY CAME IN AND THE BOYS ARE ELATED. LUKE IS THE CUTEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN AND MILES LIKES THAT HE LOOKS A BIT SCARY THIS YEAR. I HOPE THE WEATHER IS COOL OR THE BOYS MAY BURN UP IN THEIR COSTUMES. I CANT WAIT FOR HALLOWEEN TO COME.