Barrett's Thanksgiving Feast

Today, Barrett had his Thanksgiving Feast at school. They all brought in various food items to contribute to the feast. Each child helped in making the fruit salad that we had. We had fruit salad, cheese, crackers, and juice for our feast. It was so cute! They made little placemates and turkeys for the table. They also sang a variety of Thanksgiving songs for us too. Here are a couple of videos from the program...sorry for the various kiddos running by the camera - they were a little excited that all the mommies where they watching :)

Carson....could he be the next Line Man for Titans?

Carson is participating in MECC After-school Flag Football Class on Mondays after school. He is LOVING IT!! He started last week, and he told me when I picked him up (last week) that I could come and watch sometime. So, yesterday Barrett and I went up there to watch them practice. He did soooo good! I was soooo proud of my Big Man!! He is really enjoying it - and I hope that he will be able to play "real" flag football next fall (if he is finally old enough).

Here are some pictures from his football practice yesterday.

Chuck E. Cheese will NEVER be the same again!

After a WILD, but fun party at Chuck E. Cheese - the boys were WORN out...and so were we! Barrett had 16 of his friends from church, pre-school, and play group to join him in a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese Monday night. I thought it was the easiest planning of a party - I have ever done!! I just emailed and reserved it...the rest was left in the hands of the workers there. Everyone seemed to have a great time...and most of all -- Barrett seemed to LOVE the whole experience! Both the boys love Chuck E. Cheese...and this was our first time to go to the one in Cincy. It was very nice, and had a lot of fun games for the kiddos. Needless to say - Carson has decided that he wants his party there too. Barrett got a lunch box, medal, time with Chuck E. Cheese, and many other things from the party....not to mention all the fun new toys!!

Here is a smilebox of pictures from his party:

Make a Smilebox slideshow

My Little Man is 4...where has the time gone?

Well, 4 years ago...we had added an addition to our family. Barrett came into this world fast and furious...and hasn't stopped since! I have made a slide show of various pictures of Barrett throughout the last 4 years, and man how he has changed. Our family is full of memories from both of our boys. God has blessed us with 2 wonderful boys...who are truly a blessing to our lives - and they give us the greatest joy each and everyday. I can't imagine our lives without either one of them! Each day brings many new milestones, and I have been soooo lucky to be a part of each of those with them!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Barrett's Birthday Party #1

Barrett had his 1st party (to celebrate turning 4) at pre-school this past Thursday...he wanted to have Bengals cupcakes to celebrate! Not thinking....I ordered cupcakes with orange, black, & white icing --- HUGE MISTAKE!! The kids loved them -- their parents probably had a different take when they picked them up!!! That morning, Barrett wanted his hair in a mohawk...to wear with his bengals jersey. I laughed until I hurt after we finished fixing his hair!! Here are some pictures from his party and his mohawk...the things we do for our kids!!!







Tonight, we will be having his birthday party with his friends at Chucky E. Cheese...and then we will celebrate with the family during Thanksgiving!!! I have never heard of so many birthday parties for one child, but it looks like this will be the only way to get it all in...we will have to do some downsizing next year!!!

Where Was I? Thanks Cameron B

Where Was I?
3 minutes ago: Reading Cameron's blog
3 hours ago: Getting on Interstate 71 headed to TN
3 weeks ago: On our way to TN for Davy's Dirt Bike Ride (we have been back to TN a lot lately)
3 months ago: getting use to the Ohio way of living....much different from TN
3 years ago: Trying to sell house in Henderson to move to Jackson, TN
6 years ago: Caring for my 6 month old baby Carson
10 years ago: Finishing up last minute wedding stuff for our Dec. wedding (YIKES...10 years already!!!)

I tag: Beth, Kim, Kelly

The Vandy vs. Florida Game...What a night!

Go Doors (as the boys would say it), we had a great time tonight at the Vandy/Florida game (even though Fl. killed them). The boys were just soooo excited about going...they could hardly think of anything else!! I did not pack clothes that would be warm enough for the game, so we made a quick stop by Target to get some fleece blankets to keep us warm tonight. I wore one of Ginger's coats (yes, I forgot my coat). I bundled the boys up good too! We all seemed to stay pretty warm.

Here are some pictures of us before we left for the game:




When we got to the game, we walked around to our section (well, we thought it was our section)...climbed up the stairs....and who do we run into --- Brian Vaughn, his dad, Jerry Ballard, and Jerry's son..Max. They were sitting right in front of us!! We were trying to figure out where our other seat was...and found that someone was sitting in our last seat. Once we started comparing tickets - we noticed that we were in the wrong section! SO.....we had to pack up all our stuff, and move to the right area. We got over there only to find out that we were in front of a CRAZY GATOR FAN! They were screaming and acting like they didn't care what we thought about their actions....at all! We finally moved after half time to some really great seats...and we set there to finish off the game. We enjoyed all the fun "ballgame food" like...pizza, popcorn, nachos, and then we had some hot chocolate! On our way home from the game both of the boys fell asleep!! They had a ball, but were VERY TIRED!!
Here are some pictures of the boys and their Gigi from the game!!







I am off to bed now...and plan to hit the road tomorrow after church!!