Back To School

Here we are again at the beginning of a new school year. Tyler started 6th, Nicholas is in Kindergarten and John is in Pre-K. Things are a little different this year though! Both Nicholas and John are in the a.m. classes and are riding the bus to and from school. Noticeably missing is big brother Tyler who used to walk them home from the bus stop. Tyler entered middle school this year! Jason and I made the decision to home school him. Big decision to make but so far, its been good. Faith missed the pre-k cut off this year which was pretty disappointing since she is ready to go. Since I am homeschooling Tyler I decided to just do some pre-k stuff with her too.
We are all looking forward to a wonderful school year!


Nicholas on his first day of Kindergarten. So excited!

John on his first day of Pre-K.

The boys waiting at the bus stop in the morning.

Our bus stop isn't exactly close to our house. So, we came up with a fun and quick way to get there. Big brother gets to drive them on the four wheeler! Faith and I have been known to hop on too :o)

This was the first time Tyler drove them up to the bus stop. They thought it was soooo great!

Tyler working on his first day of school. He decided to take advantage of the fact he can wear comfy clothes to his "classroom".

I was told about this great web site for preschoolers. Faith loves using it.

Happy new school year!!

Football Fun

Tyler had his first football game of the season today. The team was pretty much awesome! They have been practicing five days a week for a month now and all of their hard work paid off. This is Tylers first year playing and he has done great. His speed got him recognized before he even started practices. With his speed he has been able to play on the defense and offense. Today he even sacked the quarter back! Yeah!


Our sweaty boy after the game :o)

Princess Party

These days Faith is obsessed with any and all things princess. So of course we had to celebrate her 4th birthday in princess style! She invited all of her best girlfriends and dressed up in her favorite princess dress. Can you say, In Heaven?! Yes, that is where she was. It was so fun to watch all the girls play and enjoy their time together. I'm still finding it hard to believe that my baby is four. But, I know we have many more wonderful girly years ahead of us!


The princess party girls







Her new princess bike that she has been wanting for months



Happy 4th birthday princess!!

Hey Good Lookin'

Say hello to the new Tyler...

We have been trying to get this child to cut his hair for over a year now. All that it took was a few days at track that were over 100 degrees and he was ready to get rid of the shag. Its so good to see those beautiful eyes again! I'm not sure that he will keep it short but hey, I'll enjoy it while its here.

Paddle Boats

On Sunday we went to the riverwalk and found these cute little paddle boats. They had several different ones to pick from and we ended up in the dragon and the swan boats. Tyler was not too thrilled about cruising around in the dragon but being the captain of his own boat made it all better. lol. This was a fun experience for all of us!

Jason and I were the motor for the swan. This was a good workout!

Faith and John were our passengers. They were so adorable!! They held hands and just took it all in.

Tyler was the motor for the cool dragon. Nicholas' legs weren't long enough to help out so he just got to sit back and relax. Lucky boy.

4th Of July

Our crew on the 4th. We had a special visitor this year! Our nephew Jacob spent the weekend with us. He was a joy to have.

Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Bammie, Happy birthday to you!!

The sun finally came out so the little ones could get out and burn up some energy.

Just a handsome boy and his momma

This little girl loved her IBC rootbeer!!

The watermelon king.

The little ones were all comfy in their pj's and ready for some fireworks! Happy 4th of July!!

Summer Fun