Christmas party

We had our first annual Christmas party this past Friday and I thought it was a blast. I know that some may have thought that the games were corny but I thought it added to the excitement. Sometimes adults have a hard time letting loose and I think the games helped that issue. As you can tell from the photos, those who were able to attend had a great time and those who were missed, well, we did miss you, but maybe next year.

James Maxwell was a "sweet gangster" sporting the pink UK hat that he had chosen in the wonderful game of Dirty Santa. And yes ladies and gentlemen that is Danny Davidson, Auburn Tigers fan, with a Kentucky Wildcats hat on.

Sickly boy

Well, I had to publish this one. Harrison has Asthma and then he hurt is neck from a certain little girl pushing him off the couch. That is what playing "rough" will get you sometimes. I thought it was hilarious that he had to lay on a heating pad and get a neb treatment at the same time. I now understand that men truely are the weaker sex and it starts at a very young age.

Halloween

For Halloween we decided to forgo the trick-or-treating and head over to the Harvest Festival aka Trunk or Treat. The kids always have a blast and we get to hang out with our wonderful church family. Molli Beth was Ariel and Harrison was the ever strong Spiderman. Trunk or Treat is a great way to turn this secular Holiday into church fellowship and focus on Jesus. I helped with face painting using the colors Gold, Black, Red, Green and White and telling kids about Jesus. What a great opportunity. It was so uplifting.

The kids also enjoyed seeing some of their favs, Makayla Baker, Rebekah and Michaela Hines. They love those girls!

Molli Beth and Carah had their picture made with Snow White, aka Hannah Swindle at her trunk. They thought that was fabulous.

Life in the Fast Lane

Okay, I have been warned. I NEED to blog. Although, people are going to be a bit disappointed when they see that our LIFE has been soccer for the last 2 months. These are the only pics I have, because that is all we have done, as a family anyway. Travis and I did get a weekend together for the marriage conference at Grace Baptist. That was fabulous. We loved the conference and got to catch up on some "conversation" that never gets finished. The conference was so great, like maintenance for your car or home, we didn't realize how much we needed to spend time together.

Well, on to soccer. The kids both had their tournament games this past weekend and we are all exhausted. Harrison's team came in 1st place and MolliBeth's team won second place. They both did a terrific job. Travis and I feel so blessed to have such athletic and talented children. These are some pictures from some of the games throughout the year. Although the season was fun, we are glad to have an end. And now.................the holidays!!!!!!!!!!

Busy Life

Life IS SO BUSY! I have totally neglected the blogging. Some ask if I scrapbook, are you kidding, I can't even keep up with blogging. We have been so busy with soccer, soccer, soccer and more soccer. Travis and I did manage to fit in a date night on Friday. We had a nice dinner and went bowling with some friends. Anything without kids would have been great. I love my kids, but good gracious, one can only hear "momma" so many times. Work has kept us both busy as well. Unfortunately I don't see any light at the end of this busy tunnel until the end of October, and then, well, we begin the holidays. Christmas will be here before we can turn around good. Laura, if you read this, you really need to blog about something. Sorry, no pics this time. My camera got a bit damaged on the boat ride with the Davidsons. I do have some previous pics I need to post, so you can be looking forward to those. Talk to you soon.....

Sleepy Boy

Yesterday, Harrison played at Graham Marcum's house while I slept after working the night before. Tonya said that they played very hard all day and was probably tired. After picking him up we came home to do homework. He was very whiney and since I don't speak that language I told him to go play or sit down and rest until he could talk like a big boy. Well, he decided to rest in the chair in the living room and while waiting to watch a movie or whatever it was that he wanted he fell asleep, sitting up in the chair. I thought this was hilarious and just had to share

Holiday World

This past weekend we went with the youth on a trip to Holiday World in Santa Claus IN. We left about 6:30 am on Saturday and returned at about 12:45 am on Sunday. We had a fabulous time and got to know the youth a lot better. We realized, however, that we are not that young anymore and can't hang. We were exhausted on Sunday. Travis and I haven't been to a theme park since we got married. Man have we been missing out. We had a blast!

You will notice Travis holding a shirt saying, CREEPY JON. This is for Jon Boese. Next time you see him you will have to call him this, he is taking it quite well.

Soccer time

With school comes fall ball. MolliBeth is starting her 3rd season of soccer and loves it. Harrison is playing for the first time. He argued that he wanted to play baseball, that not being an option he is playing soccer. MolliBeth had her first practice last Tuesday and Harrison last Wednesday. They both really like it. MolliBeth doesn't enjoy the sweating, but Harrison could care less. Their games start on September 8th for anyone interested in attending. I can't wait to see Harrison in action for the first time.

Harrison's first day

As we know Harrison is not the adventurist that MolliBeth is. He likes to stay close to his Momma. I don't know if that is the boy in him or perhaps just his personality. I don't actually have pictures from his first day because he cried and didn't want to stay. The first picture is at home, before he realized his fate. We could not have crying school pictures. We already have crying Santa pictures and that is enough. Anyway, this is Harrison's second day, first day of doing well, with his teacher Ms. Betty. They tell me he really enjoys it and has a great time, once I am gone. He has not sat in time-out even once! I picked him up one day and he even had Ms. Lindsey for a substitute. He loves Ms. Lindsey. I am glad he is doing so well. It makes me fell a bit better about enjoying my time away as well.

First Day of School

The time has finally come for "real school". Last year MolliBeth attended full time preschool and had a very interesting year to put it politely. We are starting fresh here in Kindergarten and we have all prayed diligently for her and her teacher. We found out that her teacher is Mrs. Crystal and she is very excited. We know that God has a special plan for MolliBeth. We know that she is going to do great. As for Mom, I didn't think that I would be as emotional, however I did tear up and walk out quickly. It is such a bittersweet. You want them to go to school and develop their independence, but you also are sad at the same time. Well, she had a great day. We are working on not being so social- mouth closed in the hallway- but other than that she is doing fantastic.