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.