Fall Ball Ya'll

The fall baseball season officially started today. John is on team Mudcats and plays 3rd base. He loves to play baseball. This year, he has advanced to the under 10 division. In this division, coaches are no longer pitchers. The team now pitches. This has added a whole new dimension to the game. John does NOT want to get hit by a ball. He is very unsure each time he is at bat. The pitches can be very WILD!!! Today, they played the Padres and the game ended in a 5 all tie.

GO MUDCATS!!!!

Friends!!!

What is better in life than a good friend. Here is Matthew with his friend Grant. They are ready to head to school. Aren't they cute. We are blessed with not only great neighbors but also wonderful friends....

Football!!! Are you ready????

And it is that time of year. Yes, my friends, college football has started again. Jim does such a good job brainwashing our children. On the morning of the first OU game, the kids all got dressed in their favorite jerseys. It makes Jim so proud to see all of his little fans. Josh came over to watch the game with us that evening. Even though OU lost their opening game, we still had a lot of fun. Here is a photo of the "kids".

Matthew's First Day of School

Matthew started Pre-K on August 17, 2009. I can't believe how quickly he is growing. When did my baby get so big!!!

He has been very excited about school this year. He loves each and every minute. He is making friends and learning a lot.

Here he is on his first day of school. Matthew loves music. He loves to sing and play instruments. He has two guitars that he carries around the house with him for when he has the urge to "rock" out. Hence the shirt.

Here are a few more shots....

And our summer is over!!!

Wow, time flies so quickly these days. Where did the summer go???? The kids started back to school here on August 10th. We spent our summer days playing outside, playing inside and by the pool. We all sported quite a summer tan.

The kids are loving being back in school. They are having fun reconnecting with friends and meeting new ones. They both have great teachers this year and I am looking forward to them growing and learning.

Here is a photo of John and Sarah on their first day back. I just can't believe how much they have grown. For reference, you can look here here for pictures of them just last year on their first day of school.

World of Coke and Our Last Hurrah!!!

At the end of July, Nanny and Papa came and stayed a week with us. We had great plans but the weather did not cooperate. So we scrapped all of our original plans and made new ones. All of our new ones included indoor activities. We went to the movies and saw Ice Age 2...Dawn of the Dinosaur. I would highly recommend this movie. It was very funny. We went *GASP* shopping. We went to the World of Coke. The World of Coke has been relocated to downtown Atlanta in Centennial Olympic Park. The new museum is fantastic. It has a great 4D movie. The kids LOVED it!!! The sampling room is always a favorite. They have over 60 different fountain drinks from around the world. You can drink as much or as little as you want. There are no limits. You will however succumb to the sugar and stop. On the way out, we were each given a small glass bottle of Coke to take home with us. Matthew could not stop talking about his "beer". He couldn't wait to get home to drink it. He wanted it for breakfast the next day. Finally, we purchased ice cream and created Coke floats. The kids loved them. It was a success!!!!

Fourth of July.....

Each year we attend the annual Peachtree City Golf Cart Parade. It is so much fun. The kids had a wonderful time and it was a perfect day.

Here are the highlights.

xoxoxo,
Debbie

June 2009

Wow!!! I can't believe the summer as flown by and school has begun. I haven't updated our family blog in months.


Here are some photos that summarize what we did this summer....



In June, we took a trip to the beach. We spent one week in Gulf Shores, Alabama. This was my kids first trip. Needless to say, they LOVED every minute of it and can't wait to return.









We just generally had a wonderful time. We ate and played and enjoyed our family!!!!

xoxo,
Debbie

Azaleas..........

The azaleas in our yard are so pretty this time of year. The colors are so beautiful. We have all shades in our yard. They range from salmon to hot pink to purple to white.

Enjoy,

Debbie

Easter Sunday

Easter morning...the Easter Bunny was very good to us this year. Each kid got assorted chocolates, a webkinz, and a pair of summer pj's. It was all so exciting and fun. After the festivites, we got dressed up for church.

It was chilly on Easter morning as we all stood outside for a family photo shoot. It is very difficult for us to get a family picture. Here is one...enjoy.

Right before our photo shoot. John and Sarah both picked some flowers from our yard to take to church to flower the cross. They picked some of the beautiful azalea flowers that are shown in this picture. This is the prettiest time of the year in Georgia. You can tell it is spring when the azaleas start to bloom. I only wish they lasted longer.

John flowering the cross.
Sarah flowering the cross.

Hope your Easter was blessed.....Debbie