Sunday, August 29, 2010

HORSE SHOW

LAST NIGHT, OF COURSE, WE WERE AT THE RIDING CLUB WATCHING CARTER AND CASEY RIDE ! WE ALWAYS HAVE FUN UP THERE ! MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS UP THERE LAST NIGHT WHICH MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE FUN! THE ONLY PERSON THAT WAS MISSING OF COURSE WAS GENE! POOR DADDY HAD TO PULL A 16 HOUR SHIFT AT WORK LAST NIGHT! ANYWAY, CARTER WON 3RD OF OUT 4 LAST NIGHT! HE WAS VERY PROUD OF HIMSELF AND SO WHERE WE ! HES SO CUTE UP ON THAT HORSE WAVING AT EVERYONE! ENJOY THE PICS !
GRANDMA BOUGHT CARTER TWO NEW HATS TO WEAR TO THE RIDING CLUB. HIS HAT GOT SMASHED AND DIDN'T LOOK TOO GOOD ANYMORE. GRANDMA TO THE RESCUE!!! THANKS GRANDMA !!!

HE WAS EATING A BLUE RING POP, CAN YOU TELL? LOL
JAYCIE WAS EATING HER RING POP BACKWARDS! SILLY GIRL ! 
WATCHING HER BROTHER RIDE ! NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE HER TURN! 
HER SHIRT IS SO TRUE! 


Friday, August 27, 2010

ZOO

TODAY WE DECIDED SINCE THE WEATHER WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND A LOT COOLER THAN IT HAS BEEN, WE WOULD GO TO THE ZOO! WE INVITED OUR FRIENDS KELLY, ZOE, AND ZADIE, AND ALSO MY MOM, EMILY, AND MRS.PEGGY! WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME! WE BROUGHT THE KIDS BATHING SUITS AND LET THEM PLAY IN THE WATERFALLS AT TETRON TREK. WE ALSO BROUGHT OUR LUNCHES AND HAD A LIL PICNIC! WE HAD A GREAT TIME. ENJOY THE PICS !
GRAMS AND CARTER

ZOE AND CARTER LOOKINH AT THE GIRAFFES.
RIDING THE CAROUSAL. SHE LOVED IT LIKE ALWAYS! 
THIS WAS HIS "SMILE FOR DADDY" PICTURE! GOOFY LIL BOY!
ME AND JAE PLAYING IN THE WATER FALLS
WE HAD A BLAST!
LIL ZADIE PASSED OUT AT THE END! JAYCIE WAS ABOUT TO! 
MY FAVORITE PICTURE FROM THE DAY! TOO PRECIOUS! 

THE ZOO IS STILL ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES TO GO WITH THE KIDS! WE ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT TIME !

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

OH HOW I LOVE JESUS!

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO? WELL,  WE HAVE MANAGED TO STAY BUSY LIKE ALWAYS! WEDDING SHOPPING WOULD BE FIRST ON THE LIST OF THINGS TO KEEP US BUSY! LAST FRIDAY WE WENT TO BRINKLEY ARKANSAS TO LOW'S TO LOOK FOR MY SISTER A WEDDING DRESS! WE FOUND THE PERFECT ONE! IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!! EMILY IS GOING TO BE A GORGEOUS BRIDE! 
CARTER HAS BEEN RIDING IN THE HORSE SHOWS AGAIN THIS YEAR WITH CASEY! HE WON 2ND PLACE LAST WEEK! IT WAS THOSE NEW BOOTS GRANDMA GOT HIM. LOL ! HE IS SO EXCITED EVERY WEEK TO GO TO THE RIDING CLUB! 
I AM SO READY FOR FALL I CAN TASTE IT ! WE'VE BEEN BUYING FALL CLOTHES AND SHOES THINKING THAT WOULD HELP FALL COME EARLY! 
JAYCIE IS GETTING BIG! SHES 17 MONTHS OLD NOW! SHES AS SASSY AS EVER! "NO" IS HER FAVORITE WORD NOW! THIS LITTLE GIRL IS TEN TIMES WORSE THAN CARTER EVER WAS ! SHE IS BAD!!! LOL ! SHE CLEARLY KNOWS EVERYTHING YOU SAY OR ASK HER NOW! SHE DEFINITELY KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS OR DOESN'T WANT! SHE LOVES BROCCOLI, WAFFLES, GRAPES, GREEN BEANS, STRAWBERRIES,PEAS, AND OF COURSE FRENCH FRIES AND GUMMIES! SHES NOT TOO MUCH OF A SWEET PERSON! SHE WOULD MUCH RATHER EAT VEGGIES THAN CHOCOLATE! JAYCIE ATE ALL HER BROCCOLI THE OTHER NIGHT AND DIDNT TOUCH HER MAC N CHEESE OR OTHER FOOD AND WANTED MORE OF THE BROCCOLI ! WEIRD I KNOW! WHAT KID EATS THEIR VEGGIES BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE? MINE ! I LOVE VEGGIES AND FRUIT ALSO AND ATE LOTS OF IT WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH BOTH BABIES SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE MY KIDS GET IT FROM! THEY BOTH WOULD TAKE FRUIT OVER A COOKIE ANY DAY! I LOVE THAT THEY ARE LIKE THAT! JAYCIE IS JUST AS SMART AS HER BROTHER! I CAN SAY GO GET YOUR SHOES JAYCIE AND SHE WILL GO TO HER ROOM TO HER DRAWER WHERE HER 15 PAIRS OF SHOES ARE AND BRINGS ME A SHOE. THEN ILL SAY GO GET THE OTHER ONE JUST LIKE THIS AND SHE WILL GO GET THE OTHER ONE THAT MATCHES IT AND BRINGS IT TO ME! SHEALSO LOVES TO READ AND SING JUST LIKE HER BROTHER! JAYCIE IS ABLE TO WEAR PIG TAILS NOW! HER HAIR HAS FINALLY GOTTEN LONG ENOUGH TO PUT UP! ITS ALSO GETTING A LOT CURLIER!  I LOVE IT ! 
THIS IS CARTER AND JAYCIE IN THEIR NEW BOOTS THAT GRANDMA GOT FOR THEM! THEY LOVE THEM AND EACH OTHER TOO!!!
CARTER IS GETTING BIG ALSO! WE ARE LOOKING AROUND FOR PRESCHOOLS NOW. HE WILL START IN JANUARY IF WE CAN GET THIS POTTY TRAINING COMPLETELY UNDER CONTROL! MAN I HOPE JAYCIE ISN'T THIS HARD TO POTTY TRAIN! I HEARD BOYS WERE HARDER AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT NOW!!! CARTER KNOWS HIS WHOLE NAME AND HIS BIRTHDAY! HE CAN COUNT TO TEN AND KNOWS ALL HIS COLORS AND ABC'S ! WE ARE WORKING ON SPELLING HIS NAME NOW! HE LOVES TO READ AND SING!!! THATS WHY IM REALLY WANTING HIM TO GO ON TO PRESCHOOL NOW BECAUSE I THINK HE WOULD REALLY ENJOY IT ( AFTER GETTING OVER THE FACT OF LEAVING MOMMY FOR 4 OR 5 HOURS A DAY)
 I AM NOW SELLING TUPPERWARE SO THAT IS KEEPING ME PRETTY BUSY HERE LATELY!  TUPPERWARE IS GROWING OUT OF MY EARS RIGHT NOW! OUR DINING ROOM TABLE IS FULL OF IT! GENE WILL KILL ME IF I BUY/GET/OWN ANOTHER PIECE OF IT! LOL! HE'S EXCITED AND VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ME TRYING TO DO THIS! THAT HELPS WHEN I HAVE A VERY SUPPORTIVE AND LOVING HUSBAND! EVEN IF I FAIL AT THIS HE WILL BE RIGHT THERE PICKING ME UP FOR MY NEXT "BRIGHT" IDEA ! LOL !
HERE ARE THE KIDS TODAY ENJOYING THEIR POPSICLES OUT ON THE BACK PORCH! THIS WEEKS WEATHER HAS BEEN AWESOME AND ITS ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER THE NEXT FEW DAYS SO YOU CAN BET WE WILL BE OUTSIDE ENJOYING IT! MAYBE WE CAN EVEN GET TO THE ZOO THIS WEEK!

OH HOW I LOVE JESUS, BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED ME!

Monday, August 9, 2010

CURRENT RIVER


THIS PAST WEEKEND WE WENT TO VAN BUREN MISSOURI TO CURRENT RIVER! WE HAVE BEEN GOING THERE EVERY SUMMER SINCE I WAS ABOUT 15 OR SO I THINK! ITS SO MUCH FUN AND RELAXING TO JUST GET ON A TUBE AND FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER. THIS YEAR WAS A LIL DIFFERENT FOR  ME THOUGH! GENE HAD TO WORK THIS WEEKEND AND MY MOM AND SISTER AND FAMILY WAS GOING TO CURRENT RIVER FOR THE WEEKEND AND THEY KNEW I WAS GOING TO BE BY MYSELF AT HOME ALL WEEKEND SO THEY ASKED ME AND THE KIDS TO GO WITH THEM! I SAID WHAT THE HECK, EVEN IF WE JUST SIT IN THE CABIN ALL WEEKEND WHILE EVERYONE ELSE FLOATS! SEE, THE RIVER IS DANGEROUS IN PLACES AND ME AND GENE PROBABLY WONT LET OUR KIDS FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER UNTIL THEY ARE ABOUT 18 YEARS OLD! EMILY AND ADAM ENDED UP NOT FLOATING AT ALL AND JUST WENT DOWN TO THE RIVER WITH ME AND THE KIDS. WE FOUND A SHALLOW SPOT WHERE THE RIVER WASN'T MOVING AS FAST AND JUST SPENT ABOUT 4 HOURS PLAYING WITH THE KIDS! THE WATER IS ICE COLD SO I THOUGHT THE KIDS MIGHT NOT LIKE IT! UM....WRONG! THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT !!! CARTER WAS A LIL SCARED AT FIRST BUT QUICKLY WARMED UP TO IT AND JAYCIE OF COURSE WASN'T SCARED THE SECOND SHE GOT IN! SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY IF I WOULD HAVE JUST THREW HER IN AND LET HER GO! WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND I CANT WAIT TO GO BACK NEXT YEAR AND HOPEFULLY GENE WILL BE ABLE TO GO TOO! ENJOY THE PICTURES!

FIRST TIME THE GOT IN!
CARTER AND BOO BOO

JAE AND DA
SHE LOVED IT!!!
HAVIN FUN WITH MOMMY
ME AND CARTER
OH YEA ANOTHER THING, YOU HAVE TO WEAR SHOES IN THE WATER BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING BUT ROCKS EVERYWHERE!
EMILY SAID THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT FAMILY PICTURE IF WE WERE A FAMILY. LOL ! 
PLAYING AT THE RIVER WORE THE KIDS OUT AND THEY FELL ASLEEP ON THE WAY BACK TO THE COTTAGE! WAKING UP AFTER A NICE LONG NAP!
CARTER WAKING UP AFTER HIS NAP
THE RIVER ALSO MAKES YOU HUNGRY, RIGHT PAWPAW? 
ITS A TRADITION TO GO TO JOLLY CONE AND GET ICE CREAM! THE KIDS RIDING THE HORSE WHILE WAITING FOR THEIR ICE CREAM! I GOT ON THAT THING WITH THEM. I FOUND OUT IM NOT SO SMALL ANYMORE! LOL!
SECOND DAY AT THE RIVER

MOM AND ADAM JUST CHILLIN

PAW PAW AND CARTER FISHING! THEY HAD A BLAST!
CASEY CHILLIN IN THE WATER WITH THAT SNAKE WE SAW! LOL
THE SUN DOES NOT LIKE ADAM AT ALL SO HE HAS TO PUT SUN SCREEN ON AND KEEP HIS SHIRT ON AND PUT AN UMBRELLA OVER HIM AND HE STILL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE SUN BURNT AT THE END OF THE DAY! LOL! POOR ADAM!

ME MOM AND JAYCIE HAVING A GOOD TIME
PAWPAW AND JAYCIE
CUTIE
OH AND NEITHER ONE OF MY KIDS EVER FUSSED ONE TIME ABOUT WEARING THOSE LIFE JACKETS! THEY WERE TROOPERS!!!
 BOO BOO AND JAYCIE RIDING IN THE TUBE
BOO BOO'S GIRL
I LOVE THIS PICTURE! TOO CUTE!
LOVES HIS BOO BOO AND DA
AUNT E RIDING CARTER ON THE TUBE

ME AND PAW PAW CHILLIN
CARTER TOOK THIS PICTURE OF JAYCIE AND I ! HE DID A GOOD JOB!

I LOVE MY FAMILY AND I CHERISH ALL THE MEMORIES ME MAKE TOGETHER!