Grandparent's Day

I know you are thinking that Grandparent's Day is in September...Well it is but at Kate's school they celebrate it in January! Kate is so blessed to have 4 wonderful grandparent's and 6 wonderful great grandparents. Two of them that live here and 4 that live out of town! That is amazing!! I hope she (and her brothers) realize how lucky they are to have all of their grandparents in their lives. I still miss my grand parents. I too had the most wonderful grandparents and I will cherish the memories of the times I had with them forever. Thanks Bibbie, Deeda, Neemama, Papa, Mama Sally and Gramps for everything you do to help us make it!! We couldn't do it without you!! We love you!! We love you too, Maw Maw, Phil, Paw Paw and Dora!!

It is never good when it gets quiet!!

So this morning I had to get on the phone to find out where Ben's Fall school pictures were. But 1st I had to get some laundry out of the dryer, then out of the washer and into the dryer and then some others in the washer. Kate, the whole time was at my legs, where she stays most of the time. Once I was done it was time for the phone. I told her to come on and she didn't follow immediately which sometimes happens. I figured once she heard Dora on the TV she would be right on. So I went ahead and made my call. Then I had to look on the computer at our bank account to see if the check had cleared. It had not so I had to call the photographer back. By that time, I figure she was up to no good. I got up to find her...she had closed the door to the laundry room. I then thought the worst as we keep our cleaning stuff there. I opened the door and this is what I found!!!

She had eyed an old purse of mine and began to go through it!! Such a photo moment!! Then it was bath time and clean-up time!! I guess it could have been worse, my next call could have been to poison control and thank God it wasn't!! I don't think lipstick will kill her!!

Upward 2009

This past weekend began the 2010 Upward season. This year Drew and Ben are on the same team which makes things some what easier. They had their first game on Saturday and they won 28-14. They were so excited. Ben scored 4 points and Drew scored 2!! Will also played and his team won a nail biter! Up until the last 1 and a half they were tied. We scored and then the other team fouled one of our players and since it was in the last minute of the game we got a point. At least that is what Will said the rule is so who knows! Will scored 8 points I think. I couldn't keep up with it! Anyway, we had a great time but there was no hunting on Saturday as Will's game started at 2:45! We have seven more Saturdays of Basketball and then starts baseball which I love!!! Plus it gets warm!!! So, if you are ever looking for us on a Saturday and we are not at home...you can find us at Church!!

Just what I needed!!

God knew after giving me 3 boys that I really needed a girlie girl!! So my little girlie girl loves to help me with my make up and Santa just happened to find her her own set for Christmas. This morning when I told her I had to get dressed she ran back to my bathroom with her brushes in hand only half way there she turned around and headed back to the den. She is potty training herself right now and has a potty that also makes into a stool. I went on to my bathroom and then her she comes with her potty/stool in hand. She put it up to the counter at Jason's sink so she could see herself in the mirror! Then she ran back to get her brushes, she had to put them down so she could carry the potty/stool! She stood on her stool and "got ready" while I did the same. She was so stinking cute that I had to take her picture!! And yes, she is standing in her Minnie Mouse panties!!

Putting on her eyeliner!! She had just watched me do that so she tried it next.

Loving looking at herself in the mirror

Eyeliner again

Love her!!

December, Where have you gone?

Wow! December has come and gone and I can'y hardly believe it! The month started off good with a SEC Championship Win for Alabama but slowly went downhill from there!! Jason was admitted into the hospital on December 9th with pneumonia and was there until December 14th. On December 14th one of Drew's good friends mother passed away unexpectedly and then on December 16th Kate got the stomach virus. We had been in Montgomery for her 2 year check-up and then meet up with everyone to visit Santa. Mom took her and Ben with her home so Drew and I could go to the funeral home. While we were in line Mom called to tell me Kate had thrown up all over herself and in the car!!! Joy, joy!! Poor little baby threw up from about 6pm that night until 1am. I think she threw up 12 times total!! She missed her Christmas Party at school. By Thursday morning when she woke up she was feeling like a new person!! Friday was a long day with it being the last day before Christmas break! That night I got the stomach virus and Jason was finally feeling better. The boys spent the night with Lizzie and Walker! I was sick...felt like I had been run over by a MAC truck!! By Saturday night I was feeling a lot better. Sunday morning, I was back to my old self!! But then, One of the boys came running to the kitchen while I was cooking breakfast screaming "Daddy needs you, he his sick"!! Oh but yes, Jason got the stomach virus on top of pneumonia!! Back to the hospital he went for 2 more days! And while he was there, I got to take care of Drew as he started throwing up Sunday night. I thought it would never end. Ben said he and Will would be the survivors and not get sick and that he would be the last one standing!! As of today, they still have not gotten sick (knock on wood)!! Finally Christmas was here and we were all well, thank God!!

Getting ready for Daddy to read the Christmas Story from the Bible!

With Mama Sally and Gramps

Ready for Santa!!!

Santa will get the BEST cookies here!!

Living in town with both of our families does have it's advantages!! We celebrated Christmas Eve with Mama Sally and Gramps. We went to the Candle Light Service at Church and then back to their house for Dinner and gifts. At 9pm we were finally headed home for the getting ready for Santa routine! The kids were in bed by 10pm and Jason and I by 12:30am!! Will got up at 3am complaining that he was sick. I thought "great, he waits until tonight to get sick" so I sent him straight to the toilet. Only to find out that that little sucker wasn't sick, he just wanted to see if Santa had come. I sent him right back to bed!! I was not about to get up at 3am and I knew Jason wouldn't either!! Then at 6:30, Ben ran in our room, threw over the blinds to the playroom and ran over to my side of the bed and told me Santa had come!! I told him to go get his brothers and come back to my room. I had to wake Kate up and get me cameras ready! They were so excited. I had them convinced that because they had been bad that Santa wasn't coming!! About 11am we headed to Mom and Dad's for gifts and then we were joined by Jason's family for lunch! Then Christmas night we went to Jason's parents house for the kids to get their gifts from them. It is so nice that we get to spend Christmas with both of our families! Yesterday, we drove to Destin to celebrate with Mrs. Vickie's side of the family. Will took his metal detector that Bibbie and Deeda gave him and we took it down on the beach to see if we could find any treasure but we didn't:( We had a lot of fun and the kids enjoyed playing with their cousins that they don't see much!

Waiting to see if Santa came!! Love the bedhead!!

Kate with her playhouse and other stuff!

Ben

Will

Drew got his Bass Pro Shop Set

Kate got pretend make-up and she loved to paint her toe-nails!!

Kate and Mimi had matching jammies!!

Lacey and Kate

Will, Ben, Drew, Walker, Lacey and Kate at Bibbie and Deeda's

Getting their BIG gift from Bibbie and Deeda

They all got their very own laptop! Thanks Bibbie and Deeda!!

My Family

Us

Drew didn't want to eat...only wanted to open presents!

Ben waited all day for this gift! He only saw it in Wal-mart the day before Christmas and he acted as if it was the only thing he wanted!!

Kate and Will

All the Great-Grandkids with Maw Maw

Close up of Ben, Kate and Drew

All the Great grandchildren with Paw Paw and Dora

Will and Kate opening their presents

Drew, Ben and Zachary opening theirs

Kate and Caden

Will already looking for treasure

They thought they found something!!

Kate

Ben

Drew

Will

So, as much as I love to celebrate Christmas and usually hate when it is over, I am actually not upset to see December go this year! I hope you all had a Very Merry Christmas and I hope that you have a Wonderful 2010!!!

Kate's 1st Haircut

So I decided today that since the boys were getting much needed haircuts that I would let Sherley trim Kate's ends. Kate's would not sit in the chair by herself so I sat with her. You can't really tell she got her haircut but I have the hair to prove it!! She is just so cute!!