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Sunday, September 17, 2006
More Labor Day photos
Beach Buddies
Lost at Sea
EEEWWWW.....what is this???
Part of the boy crew!
Searching for CrabsLabor Day 06
Aaron's cave collapsed on him!
Riley enjoying the waves!
What a handsome guy!
ok Jeff....that's enough photos!
Dylan catching some crabs!
For Labor Day, we made one last trip to Panama City Beach to mark the offical end of summer. We tagged along with some good friends of ours, Kim & Tim Waters and their 3 boys. The water was so calm, clear and warm. We had a great spot for the kids to play and the adults to relax. The boys had a blast playing in the ocean and the sand, searching for shells and catching jellyfish. It is so nice to be near the ocean once again.
Dylan's Birthday Party
I stayed up late on Friday evening making his Pokemon cake! 
We celebrated Dylan's birthday on August 26th. We had a pool party over at Fox Hill commons pool and clubhouse. We had lots of kids, food and fun!!!!
Monthly Update
Ok...I know it has been a long time....it seems to be a pattern of once a month updating this thing. With school back in sessions and all of our sports I just don't have time to sit at this computer and update.
Just a quick update! We are all doing great. We found out this past week that Jeff will be going to Korea for a year. He requested that and we are excited because that means the boys get to stay here where they are so settled in. We will miss him, but know the time will fly by quickly. We have plans to go visit with him and he will be home for 30 days mid-tour so it won't be bad....considering the alternatives.
We all started back to school the beginning of August. It was a slow start for me as I was still recovering from my surgery and supposed to be on bed rest when I returned to work. I did quite well though and bounced back rather quickly.....with just one minor setback a few weeks ago. But...I am healing well and feeling much more like my oldself once again. I am still working at Pinedale and still LOVE my job. It was really nice to go back to work and see all the kids and co-workers again. Taylor started 9th grade.......a freshman!!! I can't believe that! But here the 9th graders still go to Jr High and he won't move over to the high school until next year. I really like the set up they have here. He is playing football for the school and playing soccer for Ft Rucker. He also will play basketball for the school as soon as football season ends. He is also contemplating going out for the school soccer team.....if he can schedule it in. Dylan is in the 3rd grade and is the Student Government Representative for his class again (this is the third year he got selected for this). Dylan is also playing soccer for Ft Rucker. Riley started Kindergarten and it is so nice to have him at school with Dylan and I. Riley also got selected as the Student Government Representative for his class (following in the steps of his big brother). Riley is keeping everyone at the school amused and everyday his teacher is telling me something he said. I will have to update you with all the cute (and embarrasing) things he has told his teacher. He started kindergarten with a bang and is the first kindergartener to be reading and doing AR (accelerated reader) test. They had DIBEL testing at the beginning of September and the teacher shared Rileys results with me on Friday. They had 45 sounds that they tested the kids on. Benchmark (which is were they strive to have all of the kids at) was for the Kindergarteners to know 8 of those sounds. Riley knew 43 out of the 45 sounds. I give all of the credit for his success to the wonderful preschool that he attended last year. Riley is playing football this year and it is so cute to see those little guys out there running the field. He is excited to be playing and following in Taylor's footsteps and he chose Taylor's number for his jersey as well.
Well enough rambling....let me put some new pictures up here real quick and I will try to update again in the near future.
Just a quick update! We are all doing great. We found out this past week that Jeff will be going to Korea for a year. He requested that and we are excited because that means the boys get to stay here where they are so settled in. We will miss him, but know the time will fly by quickly. We have plans to go visit with him and he will be home for 30 days mid-tour so it won't be bad....considering the alternatives.
We all started back to school the beginning of August. It was a slow start for me as I was still recovering from my surgery and supposed to be on bed rest when I returned to work. I did quite well though and bounced back rather quickly.....with just one minor setback a few weeks ago. But...I am healing well and feeling much more like my oldself once again. I am still working at Pinedale and still LOVE my job. It was really nice to go back to work and see all the kids and co-workers again. Taylor started 9th grade.......a freshman!!! I can't believe that! But here the 9th graders still go to Jr High and he won't move over to the high school until next year. I really like the set up they have here. He is playing football for the school and playing soccer for Ft Rucker. He also will play basketball for the school as soon as football season ends. He is also contemplating going out for the school soccer team.....if he can schedule it in. Dylan is in the 3rd grade and is the Student Government Representative for his class again (this is the third year he got selected for this). Dylan is also playing soccer for Ft Rucker. Riley started Kindergarten and it is so nice to have him at school with Dylan and I. Riley also got selected as the Student Government Representative for his class (following in the steps of his big brother). Riley is keeping everyone at the school amused and everyday his teacher is telling me something he said. I will have to update you with all the cute (and embarrasing) things he has told his teacher. He started kindergarten with a bang and is the first kindergartener to be reading and doing AR (accelerated reader) test. They had DIBEL testing at the beginning of September and the teacher shared Rileys results with me on Friday. They had 45 sounds that they tested the kids on. Benchmark (which is were they strive to have all of the kids at) was for the Kindergarteners to know 8 of those sounds. Riley knew 43 out of the 45 sounds. I give all of the credit for his success to the wonderful preschool that he attended last year. Riley is playing football this year and it is so cute to see those little guys out there running the field. He is excited to be playing and following in Taylor's footsteps and he chose Taylor's number for his jersey as well.
Well enough rambling....let me put some new pictures up here real quick and I will try to update again in the near future.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
more Beach photos!
Arleigh and Riley with the Skim Board!
What a cute surfer dude....
The entire gang! Amazingly a pretty good picture for so many people to be in it! You can't really tell, but that is a big beach chair we are all sitting on!Panama City Beach
Wow...what a crowded car!!! 7 kids in the back seat at once!!!ok...we didn't really ride down there like this....we did take two vehicles.
Best Buds on the Beach!
Ready to learn some skim boarding!
I love this picture....
We spent this past weekend down in Panama City Beach with my cousin Chris, Amanda, and their kids....Darrien, Dakota and Arleigh. We also took along our adopted son...Aaron. We had a blast cruisin' the strip....hanging out at the beach....and just chilling with our family. It was a very memorable weekend and we look forward to doing it again in the near future. The boys had a great time learning the art of Skim Boarding and actually even Riley got the hang of it.
Waterworld
This is Dylan's "special" friend from school....Tori! We have really enjoyed getting to spend time with them this summer. They are a wonderful family!
Tori, Dylan, Riley, Maria and Audrey
What's up.......man????
The girls....I brought the boys.....someone else had to bring the girls! We had so much fun with them!!!!We spent a big part of our summer hanging out at Waterworld in Dothan with our friends. We bought a family season pass and definitely got our use out of the passes. The boys love being in the water and hanging with their friends.
more Circus photos
Riley holding Seth! Riley just loves Seth and loves trying to take care of him! They are going to be so cute together in kindergarten this upcoming school year. Lisa (Seth's mom) said "they will be the only little boys walking down the hallway holding hands".
Our clowns...Dylan, Seth, Ashley, Riley and Maria
One last photo before we head home...Dylan, Riley, Seth and AshleyThe Greatest Show on Earth!
We got some good tickets to the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus here in Dothan. We (me, Dylan and Riley) went along with my friend Lisa and her two kids and my friend Kim and her daughter. The kids had an absolute blast!!!! It was an awesome show and kept us well entertained for the entire two hours.
Notice the cell phone that he is talking on....yes...it is my phone!
Future clown!
Clown in training!
Once again...my cell phone...being balanced on this guys nose!
This was one of the best clowns I have ever seen! He was hiliarious (as clowns are supposed to be).
Notice the cell phone that he is talking on....yes...it is my phone!
Future clown!
Clown in training!
Once again...my cell phone...being balanced on this guys nose!
This was one of the best clowns I have ever seen! He was hiliarious (as clowns are supposed to be). 
more Caverns pictures
Florida Caverns State Park
We took a little Saturday trip and went down to Florida Caverns State Park with the Water's family. We took a one hour tour of the caverns and then had a little picnic and let the boys swim out at the water hole. The boys loved the cavern and are begging to go again for a "flashlight" tour. We had plans to go canoeing but due to the lack of canoes we had to pass.
Riley showering off (really just playing in the water)
Taylor after his swim
Riley showering off (really just playing in the water)
Taylor after his swim
more 4th of July photos
More snapshots from the 4th of July!
Hanging out waiting for the fireworks to begin! Look at all those pretty legs...ha ha!
Taylor and Aaron going for a dive (really showing off for the girls that were there)
Two future Jedis practicing a little before the show!
Alex and McKenzie!
The kid gang patiently waiting for the fireworks!
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