Fun Run

Okay, well this is a little out of order, but I just ran across these pictures. Every year the elementary school wear Zack goes does a fun run. This year it was called The Jingle Jog. Zack really loves these "races". He does one with Michael every year in Smithville, TN when we go to the lake for the Fourth. Unfortunately, he takes them pretty seriously, so we have had to talk to him about be a good loser, even though at his age level it is not a race.

Well, Zack and Matthew (Zack's cousin and best bud) ran the Jingle Jog together. Uncle Stephen was there to keep the boys motivated and moving. The run was a little over a mile long and I was worried about Zack being left in the dust since he is a Kindergartner and Matthew is really fast. But much to my surprise, Zack not only kept up with Matthew, they cheered each other along and left Uncle Stephen in the dust!!! Zack was the first Kindergartener to cross the line and he was very proud of himself. Everyone got a medal so that was very exciting!!

It's Gone!!

Zack finally lost his first tooth!!! He bounced off the bus from school proudly showing me he had lost his tooth. My first gut reaction, was that I wasn't there to share this momentous occasion with him, but then I realized I didn't have to pull it!

I spoke with his teacher about it later and she said they were in the middle of reading the Polar Express and he kept messing with it. She asked him if he was okay and he said it hurt. She asked if he wanted her to pull it and she said they always say no, but Zack said YES! She said a few wiggles later it was out!

The tooth fairy came and brought $5 because it was the first tooth!
He is pretty proud of his space!!

Carter's Birthday

Carter bounced out of bed on his birthday and said "Mom, look my legs are bigger" and then he said "Goodbye Three, Hellooooo Mr. Four!"
Carter had a great birthday party at a place called "The Playroom". There were trampolines, foam pits, obstacles courses and a moon bounce. Everyone had a good time, especially Michael when he pushed me into the foam pit four times!

Blog Neglect

Happy New Year! Wow! It has been a busy month and I am hoping by the end of today I will have this blog totally updated!!

Good Night Three!

When Carter wakes up tomorrow morning, he will be four. It's unbelievable! I always get emotional around my children's birthdays. Remembering the bittersweet time before their birth. Carter is headed out of his toddler years and right into KID!

I always show the kids pictures of themselves when they were newborns and the hard times are starting to fade and my memories are mostly sweet ones. He was such a sweet, good little baby.

He is such a cool little kid. He is stubborn, but so sweet and loveable. He loves to dress up and play pretend. He loves being at home, with his toys and his stuff. But he never turns down a great playdate! I enjoy looking back at where he was, where he is and pray for where he is going!
Happy Birthday my sweet boy!

6 in a Row Baby!!!

Well, Michael and I finished up our Auburn tailgating this past weekend and we went out with a BANG!!

After hosting Thanksgiving at our house on Thursday we were cleaned up and out the door Friday morning by 10am! We left the kids behind with my mom and dad and headed for a nice weekend away!

Because of the late night game we decided to stay as close to town as we could. We stayed at the Highland Marina on West Point Lake in a fishing cabin. We checked in Friday afternoon and the accomadations, were, well, let's say...we just had somewhere to sleep!





Michael was able to fish for just a little bit, but it was too cold in the morning for him to do anymore. Friday night we met up with some of our Columbus tailgate friends and they introduced to a restaurant in Hamilton, Ga. called Hunter's Pub. I was a little nervous when we got there because the place was not well lit was small and was made out of cinder block. But on the bright side, the place was packed! We had Lobster tail, steaks, green beans, sweet potato fries and peanut butter pie!! YUM!!

Saturday Morning we were at our tailgate site by 8am eastern (game time was not until 8pm eastern). We had a great day of tailgating. I was even able to see Laura, her sister Ivy and her mom! The game was VERY cold and windy, but worth it with a 17-10 win over Alabama! That makes 6 wins in a row over Alabama!!



We headed back home on Sunday and Michael's college roommate Carson and his wife Michelle had been in Auburn for the game and came to our house before they flew back to Phoenix. We were able to go to dinner and have a nice visit. The next morning I drove them back to the airport. They hope to see us some next summer after Carson finishes his cardiovascular fellowship in Phoenix.

So it was a great weekend and a great way to start off our holiday season! We will be decorating the house this weekend. I am gearing up for my finals and the boys birthdays so I have a busy month ahead!!! Love to you all and WARRRRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has come and gone and we had a great one! Who all came: Me, Michael, Zack, Carter, my mom and dad, Michael's mom and her husband Gentry, Molly, Tom, Sam, Josh and Tom's dad, Jimmy and of course Maizy was there to take it all in!

We had a great day cooking, sleeping, playing, creating, watching football, eating and more snoozing!! (Notice that Carter has a few costume changes!)