BRUNCH AT SHADY COVE MARINA

TODAY WAS SHELLY'S BRIDAL BRUNCH AT SHADY COVE. THE BOYS WERE INVITED AS WELL. WE HAD A GREAT TIME HAVING EATING AND SOCIALIZING. AFTER BRUNCH THE BOYS, NENE, AND I WALKED DOWN TO THE LAKE AND THREW SOME ROCKS INTO THE WATER. IT WAS A GREAT TIME.

TEACHERS' NIGHT OUT

FRIDAY NIGHT JENNIFER HAD US OVER FOR GAME NIGHT AT HER HOUSE. OUR THIRD GRADE TEAM WAS THERE ALONG WITH ANGEL. WE MISS HER BEING AT BENNY BILLS WITH US. EVERYONE BROUGHT GREAT FOOD AND DESSERTS!! WE PLAYED A COUPLE OF GAMES AND LAUGHED MORE THAN ANYTHING. WE REALLY ENJOY OUR TIME TOGETHER. I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH GREAT GIRLFRIENDS AND COWORKERS.

MILES AND HIS BOX

NENE GAVE EACH OF THE BOYS A BOX TO PLAY WITH. WE HAVE MADE THEM EVERYTHING FROM DOGHOUSES TO RESTAURANTS. THEY LOVE PLAYING WITH THESE THINGS. ANYWAY, ONE NIGHT MILES DECIDES HE WANTS TO SLEEP WITH THE BOX ON TOP OF HIS BED LIKE A TENT. OF COURSE WE LET HIM....HE WAS SO SWEET IN THERE WITH HIS PILLOW AND BLANKET. HIS OWN PRIVATE LITTLE CLUB. I THOUGHT HE WOULD TOSS AND TURN ALL NIGHT BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT HE SLEPT LATER THAN HE HAS EVER SLEPT IN HIS LIFE....8:00....WOO HOO....BOXES FOR EVERYONE.

SWIMMING LESSONS

MILES' SECOND SUMMER OF SWIMMING LESSONS HAVE BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS. HE IS REALLY SWIMMING AND SHOWS LITTLE FEAR THIS YEAR. TODAY WAS HIS FIRST TIME GOING OFF OF THE DIVING BOARD BY HIMSELF. WE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM AND HOPE HE HAS LEARNED PLENTY OF SAFETY AND SWIMMING LESSONS. WAY TO GO MILES!!!

SUMMER TEACHER INSERVICE

SUSAN AND I HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK THIS SUMMER ATTENDING OUR SUMMER INSERVICE HOURS. WE ARE TRYING TO GET AHEAD FOR THE COMING YEAR. WE HAVE OUR CLASS LIST AND ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW SET OF BABIES. JOB SHARING IS WONDERFUL AND I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT I LOVE PART TIME AND STILL BE WITH MY BABIES. THANKS SUSAN FOR BEING A GREAT PARTNER.

MILES REALLY DOES LOVE LUKE!!!

I GUESS ITS A BROTHER THING BUT MY BOYS FIGHT CONSTANTLY. MOSTLY OVER TOYS AND WHO GETS TO DO WHAT. LUKE WORSHIPS MILES AND EVERY MOVE THAT HE MAKES. UNFORTUNATELY, MILES IS NOT ALWAYS SO EXCITED ABOUT RECIPROCATING HIS LOVE TO HIS PESKY LITTLE BROTHER. THIS DAY, LUKE HAD BEEN TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS SICK. HE AND MILES MADE A PLACE ON THE FLOOR AND MILES MADE SURE HIS LUKIE WAS OK. IT WAS SO MOVING. OF COURSE IT DIDNT LAST LONG BUT IT WAS SWEET WHILE IT DID.

T BALL TROPHY CEREMONY

HERE COMES MY BABY RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THOSE AMERICAN FLAGS WITH HIS TROPHY. HIS DADDY IS WAITING AT HOME PLATE TO GIVE HIM A HIGH FIVE. MILES WAS SO PROUD OF THIS TROPHY. THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEAGUE INFORMS US UPON ARRIVAL THAT MILES HAS ALSO WON THE CONTEST FOR MOST TICKETS SOLD IN THE ENTIRE LEAGUE FOR THE BBQ FUNDRAISER. WE ARE THRILLED. WE WORKED HARD TO SELL THOSE TICKETS WITH JUST A WEEK TO DO IT. MILES SOLD 39 TICKETS AND WILL HAVE HIS NAME IN THE NEWSPAPER ALONG WITH HIS PHOTO. THE SEASON SEEMS LIKE IT WENT SO FAST AND WE ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT WITH MILES PLAYING AND KYLE COACHING. WE GAVE MILES THE CHOICE OF T BALL OR SOCCER FOR THE FALL BECAUSE 2 SPORTS WAS JUST TOO EXHAUSTING....HE CHOSE T BALL AGAIN SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND WE ARE BACK AT IT AGAIN. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU MILES.

FATHER'S DAY 2008

WELL HERE IS PART OF THE FATHER'S DAY CREW IN THE POOL AT OUR HOUSE. JERRY SPORTING THE PASTA DRAINER ON HIS HEAD AND THE REST OF THE BOYS WITH THEIR WATER GUNS. PAW PAW OPTED NOT TO SWIM THIS DAY. THE ONLY PICTURES THAT I HAVE OF LUKE ARE WITH HIS SWIMMING TRUNKS DOWN AROUND HIS ANKLES SO I OPTED TO LEAVE THAT OUT OF THE PHOTOS. EVERYONE CAME OVER FOR SWIMMING, A GAME OF CORNHOLE, AND A COOKOUT. THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL AND WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME. AFTER A BATTLE, BLAKE AND SUZANNE TOOK THE CORNHOLE TITLE AWAY FROM KYLE AND I. WHAT A LET DOWN. THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT TIME. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL OF THE WONDERFUL DADDIES OUT THERE.

SHELLY AND RUSTY'S COUPLE SHOWER

I DONT KNOW WHY I CANT GET THIS PICTURE TURNED CORRECTLY BUT TRY TO ENJOY IT ANYWAY. SATURDAY NIGHT KYLE AND I WENT OUT ON OUR FIRST REAL OUTING TOGETHER ALONE SINCE OUR ANNIVERSARY IN JANUARY. SHELLY AND RUSTY ARE GETTING MARRIED IN CANCUN IN AUGUST SO THEY HAD THEIR COUPLE SHOWER HERE. WE HAD SUCH A NICE TIME MINGLING WITH FRIENDS AND SEEING ALL OF THEIR NICE GIFTS. WE ARE SO GLAD THEY INVITED US.

NASVILLE ZOO AT GRASSMERE

WHAT A FUN DAY AT THE ZOO. MILES, LUKE, MOMMY, SUE SUE, AND KENNEDI ALL HEADED FOR THE ZOO THIS MORNING AROUND 9. WE SPENT ABOUT 4 HOURS OF ZOO FUN. DID I MENTION IT WAS 95 DEGREES TODAY? ANYWAY, THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME SEEING ALL OF THE ANIMALS. MILES SAID HIS FAVORITE PART WAS SEEING ALL OF THE REPTILES. LUKE ENJOYED THE MONKEYS AND THE ELEPHANTS. WE GOT TO SEE 3 BABY CAMELS THAT WERE 3 MONTHS OLD IN THE PETTING AREA. THE KIDS BRUSHED A GOAT AND WE GOT TO SEE SOME BABY GOATS AS WELL. THERE WAS A NEW PORCUPINE ATTRACTION AND WE GOT TO TOUCH SOME REAL QUILLS THAT THE ZOO WORKERS HAD. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS HOT, THERE WAS A NICE BREEZE AND WE FINISHED OFF THE DAY AT THE ZOO RESTAURANT. MILES AND I HAD SOME DIP AND DOTS....OUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM. I HOPE WE CAN GO BACK BEFORE THE SUMMER IS OVER.

MMM GOOD

NO SUMMER EVENING IS COMPLETE WITHOUT ICE CREAM. MILES WAS POOPED AND FELL ASLEEP EARLY THIS PARTICULAR EVENING. DADDY, MOMMY, AND LUKE ENJOYED AN ICE CREAM CONE. LUKE HAD ALREADY HAD HIS BATH SO HE WAS IN HIS PAJAMAS ALONG WITH HIS MARDI GRAS BEADS THAT HE GOT FROM LARIEVERRE'S ON THE SQUARE. WE REALLY ENJOY SOME ALONE TIME WITH LUKE ONCE IN A WHILE BECAUSE HE IS A DIFFERENT CHILD WHEN HE IS NOT WITH FIGHTING FOR ATTENTION AROUND HIS BROTHER.

SUMMER FUN

IT HAS ONLY BEEN 2 WEEKS OF SUMMER VACATION BUT BOY HAVE WE HAD SOME FUN. WE CHOSE A NEW POOL THIS YEAR AND THE BOYS ARE REALLY ENJOYING IT...MOMMY AND DADDY ARE TOO. I LIKE TO REFER TO IT AS OUR OWN PRIVATE COUNTRY CLUB..HA HA. LUKE LOVES BLOWING BUBBLES AND PLAYING WITH HIS SQUIRT BOTTLE. HE IS A LITTLE SHY WHEN IT COMES TO THE POOL BUT ENJOYS IT SOME. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT I AM HOME WITH THE BOYS IN THE SUMMER SO WE CAN DO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT SUMMER HAS TO OFFER. MORE SUMMER FUN TO COME...