NOVEMBER

BOY, HAVE I GOTTEN BEHIND. THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER FLEW BY. KEVIN AND TY DID ALOT OF HUNTING SO WE SPENT MOST OF THE WEEKENDS AT THE WOODS. THAT OR AT MY MOM'S VISITING WITH MY GRANDMA.HUNTER WAS ALOT OF FUN THIS SEASON AT THE WOODS. HERE HE'S RIDING HIS JOHN DEERE, TRYING TO RUN OVER ALL THE BOYS.















BROOKE AND MYSELF WENT HUNTING THIS SEASON WITH KEVIN AND TY. BOY WAS THAT A MISTAKE. IT WAS CRAMPED AND NO FUN. BUT UNTIL YOU TRY YOU NEVER KNOW.
NOVEMBER 12TH, COLE ROBERT ARRIVED. EVERYONE IS DOING GOOD. COLE WEIGHED IN AT OVER 9LBS. AMAZING KATIE CAN CARRY SUCH BIG BABIES WITH SUCH A LITTLE BODY.

NOW IT'S THANKSGIVING. SOMEHOW I MANAGED NOT TO TAKE ANY PICTURES. WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME. IT WAS A NICE DAY. MY GRANDMA WAS HERE FROM ARIZONA. I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I HAD THANKSGIVING WITH HER. KEVIN'S MOM AND DAD AND HER SISTER AND FRIEND ALSO CAME OVER. ALONG WITH OUR NORMAL GROUP OF RUSS AND KIM, CHAD AND ASHLEY.
FRIDAY MOM AND I WENT SHOPPING AS IS OUR NORMAL AFTER THANKSGIVING TRADITION. WE USUALLY HAVE A GOOD TIME AS WE DID AGAIN THIS YEAR. THANKS MOM!
WELL THAT'S IT FOR NOVEMBER!
WILL BE BACK SOON WITH CHRISTMAS.
KATI

HALLOWEEN

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! WELL I CAN'T SAY WHAT TY WAS. JUST SOMETHING SCARY. BROOKE WAS A HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL CHEERLEADER. THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME THIS HALLOWEEN. WE WENT WITH SOME PEOPLE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO HAD A TRAILER. HE WENT THROUGH ALMOST OUR WHOLE NEIGHORHOOD SINCE THE KIDS DIDN'T HAVE TO WALK. I WAS SURPRISED THAT BROOKE LED THE WAY MOST OF THE TIME. SHE HAD A FRIEND FROM SCHOOL WITH HER WHO WAS ALSO A CHEERLEADER. THEY WERE CUTE.
HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS!
KATI

FALL SPORTS

HI EVERYONE. BOTH KIDS DID FALL SPORTS THIS YEAR. USUALLY WE DON'T DO FALL SPORTS BUT FOR TY, IT WAS AN EARLY START TO KID PITCH BASEBALL. IT'S BEEN COACH PITCH SINCE HE WAS 5. HE DID REAL GOOD AT DEFENSE. HE EVEN GOT TO PITCH A LITTLE. I THINK HE WAS A LITTLE SCARED IN THE BATTERS BOX. HE ONLY SWUNG THE BAT MAYBE 2 TIMES. HE MOSTLY WALKED WITH A FEW STRIKE OUTS. HE ONLY GOT HIT ONE TIME IN THE ARM. I THINK HE'S READY FOR SPRING BALL.








BROOKE DID GYMNASTICS FOR THE FIRST TIME. SHE LOVED IT. PARENTS WEREN'T ALLOWED TO WATCH UNTIL THE LAST DAY. I WASN'T REAL IMPRESSED BUT BROOKE HAD FUN. I'VE SIGNED HER UP FOR ANOTHER CLASS AT ANOTHER GYM. HOPEFULLY THIS ONE GOES BETTER.
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
KATI

CUMMING FAIR

BOY AM I BEHIND. YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO SEVERAL BLOGS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS SO THAT I CAN GET CAUGHT UP.
WE WENT TO THE CUMMING FAIR ON OCT. 4TH. WE WENT WITH TY'S FRIEND JARRED ALONG WITH HIS PARENTS AND SOME FRIENDS OF THEIRS. BOY DID THE KIDS HAVE A FUN TIME. THEY MOSTLY RODE RIDES. THEY DIDN'T GET TO PLAY VERY MANY GAMES. WE TOLD THEM THEY COULD DO IT AT THE END OF THE NIGHT. BUT THEN ONCE THE RIDES WERE DONE, IT STARTING RAINING. WE WERE ON THE CHAIR LIFT AT THE TIME IT STARTED RAINING AND WE HAD NO WHERE TO GO. BOY DID WE GET SOAKED.WE HAD HOPED TO TAKE THE KIDS BACK TO PLAY GAMES BUT WE NEVER MADE IT. BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR.
MY FRIEND DANA WON GOLDFISH AT ONE OF THE GAMES. SHE GAVE 2 TO THE KIDS. THANKS ALOT, THEY DIED OVER THE WEEKEND.WE HAD LEFT FOR THE WEEKEND TO GO HUNTING AND CAME HOME TO DEAD FISH. DOESN'T SMELL GOOD!
I JUST NOW NOTICED THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THE KIDS TOGETHER. THEY BOTH PRETTY MUCH WENT SEPARATE WAYS.
I FINISHED UP ANOTHER PUMPKIN SEASON. I ENDED IT WITH DOING SOME FOR TY AND BROOKE. TY'S IS DAVID ORTIZ OF THE BOSTON REDSOCKS AND BROOKE'S IS A BRATZ.

AS I CONTINUE UPDATING BE LOOKING FOR HALLOWEEN PICTURES TO COME.
ENJOY!!
KATI

SAWNEE MOUNTAIN

HELLO EVERYONE! THIS IS THE TOP OF SAWNEE MOUNTAIN. IT'S CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE. A GROUP OF LADIES I EXERCISE WITH DECIDED ON OUR KIDS HALF DAYS OF SCHOOL THAT WE WOULD GET TOGETHER AND LET OUR CHILDREN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. ON THIS DAYS WE HIKED TO THE TOP OF THIS MOUNTAIN TO SEE WHAT'S CALLED INDIAN SEATS. MANY YEARS AGO, RAIN ERODED OVER THESE ROCKS MAKING SEAT'S IN THEM. INDIANS WOULD GO TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN FOR WORSHIP AND CEREMONIES. IT WAS PRETTY NEAT.

I'M THINKING MAYBE THIS MONTH WE MIGHT TRY TO DO A CORN MAZE. FUN!
HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS!
TAKE CARE!
KATI

BRAVES GAME

LAST NIGHT WE WENT TO A BRAVES GAME. IT WAS THE KIDS FIRST TIME GOING TO AN EVENT. I KNOW TY SURE DID ENJOY THE GAME. HE MADE US STAY ALL THE WAY UNTIL THE GAME WAS OVER. BROOKE I DON'T THINK CARED AS MUCH ABOUT THE GAME. SHE WAS MORE ABOUT WHAT KIND OF SNACKS SHE COULD EAT. WE HAD GREAT SEATS. WE WERE IN RIGHT FIELD. HOMERUN SEATS. OF COURSE, WHEN WE BOOKED OUR TICKETS IT WAS TO SEE BARRY BONDS. CAN YOU BELIEVE HE DIDN'T EVEN PLAY.


HERE THE KIDS ENJOYED A BLUE SNOWCONE TYPE DRINK. AS YOU CAN SEE IT MADE THEIR MOUTHS BLUE.
THIS LAST PICTURE IS OF THE KIDS IN THEIR NEW JERSEYS WITH KEVIN AFTER THE GAME. WE SURE ENJOYED OURSELVES AND WILL DEFINETLY GO AGAIN.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! BOY HAS THE SUMMER JUST FLOWN BY. TY IS STARTING 3RD GRADE AND BROOKE IS IN 1ST. THE HOUSE IS REALLY QUIET TODAY. IT TAKES US ALL SUMMER TO GET USED TO THE NOISE AND THEN POOF, IT'S GONE.
TY SAID HE WASN'T READY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL BUT HE SEEMED EXCITED ABOUT IT THIS MORNING. BROOKE WAS READY TO GO. I THINK BOTH KIDS WILL HAVE GOOD TEACHERS AND WILL HAVE A GREAT YEAR!
HERE ARE THEIR INDIVIDUAL PICTURE.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!

P.S. I TRIED TO GET A PICTURE OF BROOKE'S MOUTH. LAST WEEK SHE LOST BOTH OF HER FRONT TEETH. SUCH A PRETTY SIGHT FOR SCHOOL. I'M SURE SCHOOL PICTURES THIS YEAR WILL BE WONDERFUL.LOL

KATI

TY'S NEW BOW

HELLO EVERYONE! TY IS GOING TO BECOME A BOW HUNTER. WE WENT TO AN EVENT CALLED THE BUCKARAMA. WHILE THERE, WE FOUND A BOW THAT WAS PERFECT FOR TY. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A LITTLE EXPENSIVE, HE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THIS BOW UNTIL HE'S PROBABLY 13. HE LOVES IT. HE PRACTICES EVERYDAY. IF HE DOESN'T SHOOT A DEER THIS YEAR, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF HIS FIRST DEER COMES OFF OF HIS BOW. THAT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL NEXT YEAR THOUGH. HE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO PULL A HEAVIER WEIGHT.
HERE'S A FEW PICTURES.
ENJOY

SUMMER DAYS

OUR LAST DAYS OF SUMMER FUN HAVE COME TO AN END. THE KIDS START SCHOOL ON MONDAY. WE DECIDED TO HAVE ONE LAST DAY OF FUN. WE WENT TO LAKE LANIER ISLANDS ON THURSDAY. WHAT A FUN DAY WE HAD.
THIS SLIDE TY DIDN'T REALLY CARE FOR. HE WAS THE ONE ON THE LEFT. BROOKE LIKED IT AND WENT AGAIN. KEVIN AND I ALSO DID ALL THE RIDES WITH THE KIDS.
THIS NEXT RIDE IS THE MAT RIDE. TY LOVED THIS RIDE. HE COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF THIS RIDE.
BROOKE ALSO ENJOYED THE RIDE. HOWEVER, MISS UNCOORDINATED, WASN'T WATCHING WHERE SHE WAS WALKING AND STEPPED ON ONE OF THE MATS AND FELL. TORE UP BOTH LEGS. TOOK HER TO FIRST AID AND THEY CLEANED HER UP. SHE WAS READY TO GO AGAIN.
KEVIN AND I TRIED ALL THE RIDES EXCEPT THE "INTIMIDATOR" NO THANKS. THE DAYS WAS REALLY NICE. SINCE YOU STAYED WET, THE HEAT OF THE DAY DIDN'T BOTHER US. THEY HAD SOME TUBE RIDES THAT WE DID, BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO GET PICTURES. LAST NIGHT KEVIN THANKED ME FOR MAKING HIM GO. HE HAD A GREAT TIME.
HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THERE SUMMER. WE HAVE. TOO BAD IT'S OVER SO QUICKLY.
TAKE CARE!
KATI

JULY 4TH

JULY 4TH WAS A REALLY FUN DAY FOR US. WE STARTED OFF THE DAY GOING TO THE LAKE WITH JOSH, KATIE AND HUNTER. THANK YOU TO THEM. ALL THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME. I KNOW I ENJOYED MYSELF, ALTHOUGH I DECIDED NOT TO USE SUNBLOCK AND GOT A LITTLE TOASTED. LIVE AND LEARN. HUNTER IS SUCH A GOOD LITTLE BOY ON THE BOAT. MAYBE ONE OF THESE DAYS, I'LL REMEMBER TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE BOAT.
AFTER WE WENT BOATING WE HEADED OVER TO MY MOM'S TO HAVE DINNER. BOY WAS IT GOOD. TIM AND HER MADE RIBS, CORN COB AND COLESLAW. YUM-O KIM ALSO MADE A DESSERT THAT WE HAD LATER IN THE EVENING.
A PLACE NEAR MY MOM'S HAD A FESTIVAL FOR THE KIDS WITH A FIREWORKS SHOW AT DARK.

ALL THE KIDS GOT THEIR FACES PAINTED. BROOKE AND CARRIGAN'S WERE BUTTERFLY'S AND TY'S WAS A DRAGON SPITTING FIRE ACROSS HIS NOSE. THEY LOOKED REALLY COOL. THEY ALSO GOT TO DO INFLATABLES BUT THOSE PICTURES DIDN'T TURN OUT. WHEN THE FIREWORKS WENT OFF THE KIDS REALLY OOED AND AWED OVER THEM. IT WAS ONE OF THE BETTER 4TH'S THAT WE'VE HAD.
HOPE EVERYONE ELSE HAD A GREAT DAY!
LOVE TO ALL!
KATI

JUNE 2007

WELL JUNE WAS A BUSY MONTH FOR US. WE STARTED ON JUNE 1 AND HEADED TO ORANGE BEACH ALABAMA FOR OUR ANNUAL SUMMER VACATION. IT WAS SOOO MUCH FUN THIS YEAR. THE KIDS ARE AT SUCH A GOOD AGE TO PLAY AND SWIM. THERE WAS A GROUP OF 19 OF US THAT WENT. I THINK THIS WAS THE BEST YEAR YET ALL THE BOYS DECIDED TO MAKE A CAR OUT OF THE SAND. ONCE THEY FINISHED THEY ALL WERE ABLE TO SIT OR STAND IN IT. IT WAS REALLY PRETTY NEAT.BROOKE WAS ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO BOOGIE BOARD THIS YEAR AND SHE LEARNED HOW TO SWIM BETTER AS WELL.
TY AND TATE RODE BUMPER BOATS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE PICTURE WASN'T THAT CLEAR BUT TY HAD THE BIGGEST SMILE I'VE PROBABLY EVER SEEN. HE REALLY HAD ALOT OF FUN WITH THE BOATS. TATE SOAKED HIM. IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY.
ONCE WE GOT BACK FROM VACATION IT WAS TIME TO GET BACK INTO BALL MODE. BROOKE PLAYED ALL-STAR SOFTBALL. IT ONLY LASTED 1 WEEKEND.
TY PLAYED ALL-STAR BASEBALL AS WELL. HE HAD PRACTICE EVERYNIGHT DURING THE WEEK AND THEN PLAYED TOURNAMENTS EVERY WEEKEND IN JUNE. WE JUST FINISHED UP ON JUNE 30. HE LEARNED ALOT AND BECAME AN EXCELLENT OUTFIELDER.

WELL THIS PRETTY MUCH SUMMED UP THE MONTH OF JUNE. WE'LL SEE HOW JULY GOES. WILL UPDATE AGAIN SOON.
TAKE CARE! HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS
KATI

KIDS BALL

HELLO EVERYONE! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT IT IS ALREADY MID-MAY. WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE? TY AND BROOKE HAD THEIR LAST BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL GAMES THIS WEEKEND. SADLY THEY BOTH ENDED WITH A LOSS. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME. SATURDAY EVENING TY HAD HIS END OF YEAR PARTY AT HIS COACHES HOUSE. THEY GOT TO SWIM, EAT PIZZA AND PLAY "REAL" STICK BALL. THEY USED A PLASTIC GOLF BALL AND AN OLD RAKE STICK. SOME OF THE BOYS HAD A REAL HARD TIME HITTING THE BALL.
BROOKE HAD HER END OF YEAR PARTY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SHE ALSO GOT TO SWIM, HAD A COOKOUT AND GOT TROPHIES. THIS WAS BROOKES FIRST TROPHY. SHE WAS SO EXCITED. OF COURSE, SHE HAD TO RUB IT IN TO HER BROTHER THAT HER'S WAS BIGGER THAN HIS.

JUNE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A BUSY MONTH. TY IS PLAYING ALL-STAR BASEBALL WHICH WILL TAKE UP ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND IN JUNE. WE ARE GOING ON VACATION THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE AND FOR MEMORIAL WEEKEND WE WILL BE CAMPING. HOPEFULLY I WILL UPDATE THE BLOG WITH CAMPING PICTURES NEXT WEEK.
TAKE CARE!!
HUGS AND KISSES
KATI

TY'S ART

WELL I JUST HAD TO BRAG A LITTLE ABOUT MY ARTIST TY. HE IS SO GOOD AT DRAWING, OR COPYING. NOT AS WELL IF HE HAS TO THINK OF IT ON HIS OWN. ANYWAYS, WE GOT A LETTER SAYING HE'D WON AN ART CONTEST FOR ALL OF SECOND GRADE AT HIS SCHOOL. WE WENT TO THE RECEPTION AND GOT HIS BLUE RIBBON AND LOOKED AT HIS ART. I KNOW THIS MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT SOMEONE LIKED IT. I'VE DEFINETLY SEEN HIM DO BETTER.
TY WAS PRETTY HAPPY WITH HIS BLUE RIBBON.
HERE'S A FEW PICTURES. ENJOY!!
KATI

Spring Time

Well, it has been a while but I'm back up and running. Figured their wasn't a point using this blog if I didn't have any pictures to post. So we'll see if this works.
Can't believe it is already almost May. Where is the time going.
The kids and Kevin are all doing well. Both Ty and Brooke are playing ball. Ty made the all-star team this year. Brooke is having fun in her first year of softball. She sure is going to be a good player if she stays with it.
Easter went well this year. Brooke's birthday fell on the same weekend. Not alot of the girls showed up that were invited, but we had a good turn out. I bought some bear skins off the internet and they got to make their own teddy bears.
Brooke had an easter egg hunt on a school field trip and we also went to Karen's house for an egg hunt as well. The kids sure did enjoy themselves.
Well that's it for now. Will update again once I get more pictures downloaded.
Love to everyone,
kati