$1000.00?

Webkinz Mania!

Are you kidding me? We have $1000.00 invested in these crazy fur balls!!! We counted the webkinz the other day (yes, we are bored on fall break...) and we came up with a grand total of 72! They range from $10 to $14, so the estimate is $1000.00!

Taylor has been enjoying cheerleading for the Upward league this fall. Here are a few pics of her in action.

Say CHEESE!!!!!!

Taylor had a great birthday this year! She had a party at Chuck E. Cheese with all her friends and family. Papaw and Peg even drove from East TN for the day! She gots lots of gift cards, Bitty Baby/American Girl supplies, Taylor Swift and Hannah Montana CDs, CD player, clothes and craft items...what more could a girl ask for....? Wait...maybe a Miley Cyrus concert ticket!! Whoo-hooo! We are going in November!

Happy B-day Taylor

Emma Grace and Holland Mad for Plaid!

It's all about the cake!

Abigail and Taylor BFFS!

Abigail, Taylor and Claire

Birthday girl with the "Big Cheese" himself!

Beach Trip and the Jackson Five

We are back from the beach and getting ready for school next week. We had such a nice time with the Givens in Destin, FL. The weather was perfect and we got some good relaxation time. The highlite of the trip for the kids was the adoption of our new pets.....CRABS!! They are actually cute little guys. Their names are Krabby and Sam.

We returned home just in time for our visit from the Jackson Five! It was wonderful to see our old friends. Baby Drew was precious!!! We had quite an eventful 2 days, complete with an emergency room visit, the zoo and dinner at the Rainforest Cafe! Everyone is fine...Kelsey just had a bad busted lip:(

I will be finishing my 3rd class (Reading) this weekend. I have spent the past few days making a bullitn board, a learning center, and game and let us not forget the 110 page handwriting workbook!! This class has been jam packed with work! I am ready for another break!

Family picture

My sweet Taylor!

They "look" so angelic.....

Sweet sisters!

The Givens family

Summer Fun With Old Friends!

We have had such a fun summer! We have loved all the visits from our friends! It seems everywhere we go, we bring 6 or more children along.....

We enjoyed a few days with Jennifer, Madeline and Caleb in June. We went to the Zoo and enjoyed a scenic tour of "Nolensville"?

Heidi and her little ones came a few weeks ago. It was our first time meeting their newest addition, baby Andrew. He is the sweetest baby ever, might I add!

Next, we met the Bontrager's half way in Chatanooga. We went to the zoo one day and the Aquarium the next. We stayed at a local hotel and enjoyed swimming and pizza!!! We love and miss all our dear friends!

Our busy summer continues this week with travels to East TN and next week we are headed to Destin with the Givens!!! Finally, we will settle back in for one final week of freedom...school starts Aug. 5.

By the way, grad school is going great! I just finished my 2nd class with an A! (Special thanks to Jennifer and Bonnie for the great lesson plan ideas!) I start a new one this weekend! Love to all!

Nashville Zoo with the O'Connell's

Chattanooga Aquarium with the Bontrager's

Rainforest Cafe with the Hodge's

Happy 4th of July!!

Here are some pics from the 4th of July weekend. We had lots of fun at the annual Hand family party and fun at the Braswell's pool bash! We enjoyed lots of good food, fireworks and fun times with family and friends!

Tagged!

I was tagged by Lisa Sanders and now I am to list 6 unimportant things that make me happy.....

1. a clean house
2. making lists and crossing things off
3. rearranging furniture
4.Organizing anything and everything
5.watching/listening to my kids playing in the backyard
6.weather forecasts predicting snow...

Ok. So I sound really boring a and nerdy. I was really trying to list the free things. Most of my other joys involve spending money. For example: buying new clothes, massages, Hobby Lobby, eating at favorite restaurants, Disney, etc.

Here are the six people I am tagging:
1.Jennifer O'Connell
2.DeDe
3.Christi
4.Jennifer Mower
5.Barbara
6.Misty

School's Out!!!!

Today is our first day of summer break! Jackson still awoke at 6:30 on the dot! What am I going to do with him? I really want to sleep until at least 7:30...is that too much to ask? It is now 7:06 and I already hear fighting downstairs. This might be a long summer.

I plan to do some embroidery today and Cooper is coming to spend the night later on. I also need to do laundry and pack for vacation. I guess it will be a pretty busy day after all!