Roll Tide Always and Forever!!

Ok, so we aren't getting a repeat National Championship and we didn't win the Auburn game but who care? We don't because win or lose we love the Tide and have the CUTEST fans anywhere around! So here is putting the season away for this year and ready to come back stronger than ever next year!! Here are those cutest fans ever!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!
























Future Bama Cheerleader!!

















Future Running Back, Defensive Lineman and Quarter Back!!!











A House Divided!! Hayes must convert before Kate can marry him!!!

Ben finally got his 1st Deer

Jason wasn't going to let him go hunting today since he just got his cast off, he was afraid he would hurt his arm. I told Jason, if he hadn't hurt his arm by now he certainly was not going to hurt it shooting a gun! Luckily Jason listened to me and took Ben with him. They were in the Big House, all four of them, and Drew spotted the deer. Jason put Ben on the deer and then out walked another deer, what looked like a buck and before Jason could say anything, Bang goes the gun and down goes the Doe! Jason couldn't believe it! He did it all by himself. Ben hasn't shot a gun in a year, it is all the practice he gets on Big Buck Hunter Pro on the iPad!! He was just playing it today before he went hunting!! He was so excited!! I wish Jason had a video camera with him when the boys hunt so I can see it. I hate missing these big moments the boys have. Next time, hopefully, I'll be posting about a Big Buck they have killed!!

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

We got Kate's tree out last night. She was so excited to decorate it. She was trying to sing "O Christmas Tree" but it just came out as "Kissmas tree, kissmas tree" she had a great tune going but those were the only words she knew! Every now and then she would sing "Jingle Bells"! She re-arranged the ornaments several times and has done it several more times since. She wanted a star for her tree and we went to Wal-mart to get one, but they didn't have one. She is ready to get the other decorations out so I guess we will work on that this weekend. I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Kate!!

Today is my baby girl's 3rd birthday. I can't believe she is 3, where does the time go? Kate is everything and more I could have asked for. I love her brothers don't get me wrong, but there is something special about girls! She is so much like me it is scary, I mean like what I was as a little girl. It is all totally heredity. As a little girl, I hated to be dressed in cute un-comfortable clothes. Every time mom would have me dressed up I would as her to please take me home and put on my clothes, meaning something that was comfortable. Well, Kate is no different!! Every morning I get her ready for school she tells me she is not wearing that...and I tell her, yes you are and when you get home you can put on whatever you want!!! And she does!! I had to buy her some comfortable clothes just so she would at least look cute and match!!
She is completely a sponge, if she hears her brothers say it, she says it. They have totally corrupted my sweet little girl. But she makes my heart smile 99% of the time!! She is all girl and I am so thankful for her. No matter what heartaches I have coming, she is going to be worth everyone of them!! We love you baby girl!! Happy 3rd Birthday!!

Kate's Playhouse Party

Kate turns 3 on Tuesday and we celebrated today. We decided back in August that she was getting her playhouse this year from Bibbie and Deeda. It is her Birthday and Christmas present. Bibbie met with the playhouse man and they put the plans in motion. It seemed like it would never get here. During October break, I spent all my free time trying to figure out what we would do. I emailed my very creative friend Laura Renfroe for ideas and began searching the website. I didn't find many ideas for a "playhouse warming party", well really only one, but I found a lot of cute ideas and just started bookmarking them in my computer. After getting all my ideas together, I had to start planning and putting it all together. Since I am a working woman now, I had to work several weeks on this. I did order some of it but I did make some of it myself. I am real pleased on how it turned out and I think everyone had a great time!
I had originally planned that we would make gingerbread houses so I ordered everyone an apron for their party favor, but after I tried to put one together last weekend I decided that this would be too much and too messy for 2 & 3 year olds. So I ordered the foam gingerbread houses from Oriental Trading and instead of decorating them like Christmas, I got plain stickers from Wal-Mart and let the kids decorate with that. We had mostly pink and green food. I found a cute house cookie cutter online and had a friends mom make cookies. They turned out so cute and they were so yummy!! Enjoy Kate's party through the pictures...


The invite by Jennifer Dunn Lindsey~cake and some gifts were inspired from this invite.



















The House, from Backyard Solutions. arrived on Saturday morning, bright and early at 8am













Kate sees it for the first time after the parade













Kate and Bibbie...she was so excited!!

















The party spread~ ribbon topiary made by me, house sugar cookies made by Ann Crawley, solid color candy ordered from Oh Nuts! , plates, napkins and forks from Party City











The Cake~made by Nikole Cox

















Banner made by me!!
















Kids tables, covered in pink and green tablecloths, Pom Poms ordered from Pom Love on Etsy put together by me and Misty.














Drink table - custom water bottle label by Big Day Creations













Sign made for Front Door so everyone would come around back

















Prissy Missy

















Kate and Hayes at their 1st house!!




















Foam Gingerbread houses from Oriental Trading











Picture from Lola












All Kate's Friends

















The Mama Queens!!












The Princess~in her dress up clothes from Mrs. Kim










Kate and her Prince!!

What a Busy Weekend!!

Man, I am glad it is Sunday!! We have had a busy weekend. We ended the weekend celebrating Kate's 3rd Birthday a little early, which I will post about later...Saturday was Troy University's Homecoming and Sunday was Children's Sabbath at Church which all 4 children were involved it. This year Drew and Ben walked with The Boy Scouts in the parade and Jason , Kate, Will and I sat on the reviewing stand with all the University, City and County officials. The parade was very good this year and the weather was perfect!! We tailgated for just a little bit then I had to come home and finish getting ready for Kate's party. I have cleaned, Joann has cleaned, Mrs. Vickie has cleaned, Jennifer has cleaned, the carpet man has come, John has painted and I wish my house would stay this way forever...So much for wishing!! Sunday rolled around and it was time for Children's Sabbath. Ben and Drew were greeter, Will was an usher, they all sang and Kate participated in her last cradle roll!! She will be 3 on Tuesday and graduates from the nursery!! Have truly have mixed emotions about this. My baby is growing up :( but I don't have to keep the nursery anymore either!!! Yay!! Today, also was the day that the 2nd graders receive their Bibles. After waiting 2 years since Will got his, Ben finally got his own Bible! I am so proud of my boys. They all did a great job!!

Happy Birthday Drew!!

Today is Drew's 9th Birthday. Today I am thankful for him. He is one of a kind, nothing about him is anything like Will, Ben or Kate. He certainly keeps me on my toes 24/7. He has ever since I found out I was pregnant with him in March of 2001. Of all of my children, he is the one and only one that can truly show his love for his siblings. He doesn't want anything to happen to them and worries about them when I tell them I am going to leave them if they don't come on. He will even hang back waiting on them. I guess he thinks he can protect them so he might as well get left too!! Of course I would never leave them but you have to keep them on their toes too!!
I wish sometimes I could crawl into to his little mind. I can sit and watch him and you can tell his mind is going 90 to nothing! He is so clever and never misses a beat! He is growing so tall but not putting on any weight. He looks like a skeleton with skin hanging on it. He eats like a horse but has one heck of a metabolism!! He obviously didn't get that from me!!
I am so glad Drew was in God's plans for us. Our family nor our lives would be the same without him!! Daddy and I am are so very proud of you Drew and even though I feel like I fuss at you everyday and stay on you like white on rice about getting things done, I want you to know that I do it because I love you more than words can say and I hope that one day you will understand it all. You are so much like me and I love most of all the time the 2 of us spend together!! Happy Birthday Drew. Daddy and I love you very much!!