A winter catch-up

Ok, so here's what you have missed since Christmas....Basketball season for Hope and Brian, school, work, Dillon going to the Dr @8 times b/c he can't stay well, enough rain to consider building an ark and everything in the pictures!!

Christmas (x3)

Here are the pictures from the great Christmas Celebrations we had at my brother's house, my grandma's house and Brian's parents house.

It's almost Christmas!!

Well, Christmas is coming up even faster this year it seems! We had our Church Christmas Production last Sunday and Hope sang with the children's choir and also sang a solo. She did wonderful! Dillon is busy finishing up school projects before the winter break and I have lost my voice! Basketball season has started so Brian and Hope are busy with their teams. I think I have all my Christmas shopping done and have remembered that, contrary to my friend's daughter's statement, Christmas is about Jesus birthday not Santa's Birthday (don't worry, she's a preacher's kid!) We managed to squeeze in a little time to go to the park on afternoon last week so here are those pics!

Fall in general

Our scary Jack-o-lantern

The whole gang for Halloween.

The future celebrity.

The only eye we can see of Dillon's under his hair!

Well their are very few pictures of the fall things I love( no pumpkin patch, no fall festival pics, only 2 halloween) due to the fact that the rain clouds have gotten Georgia confused with washington state and it has done nothing but rain the whole month of October! Here are the few pics we do have...

Fall Break

McKinna, Hope, Bailey, Savanna and Holden ready to see Junie B Jones!

We are on Fall Break this week and have used it to have a thrilling week. Let's see: Monday~ Pacemaker check-up at children's Hospital; Tuesday~ Ped Cardiologist; Wednesday~ Flu shots and dentist; Thursday~ finally some fun for Hope..we went to see Junie B jones the play at the Classic Center( Dillon and Brian did not participate)! We have enjoyed sleeping later everyday and aren't looking forward to school starting back Monday! Aw well, that's life. I am getting a new neice or nephew in May...thanks Matt!:)

In a nutshell..

I think in a nutshell is an appropriate title b/c I feel a little nutty lately! I have am in my 3rdweek of a long term sub job for kindergarten so it's been busy everyday with me working. We got a new baby cousin for Hope and Dillon thanks to Brian's brother and his wife, Baby Sydney is beautiful! We have been sick but have avoided the flu, pneumonia and the stomach bug going around the school and just got a cough/fever thing instead! Hope is starting her orthodontics to make room for "big girl" teeth so the money from subbing will be very handy! Dillon found a frog that we wouldn't let him keep and is enjoying boy scouts. That's life in a nutshell!

not much

Well, we are into our 4th week of school now and it is going ok. I have been subbing alot and the kids are semi-happy in their classes. I do wonder where we got Hope from though...if you knew me when I was little you know this picture is not a reflection of me!!