Our busy weekend...

Grammy flew into Alabama on Thursday.  Due to plane complications and weather delays, she was MUCH later than we expected.  She DID get here though!!!  On Friday morning, she was able to go see Tyler's 5th Grade musical, Let's Rock!  On Friday night, Tyler drew a crowd at his baseball game.  Granddad and Noni joined us at the ball park for Tyler's game.  The Braves were not able to pull a victory for all our out-of-town guests:(, but they did play a great game!

Saturday morning, JM and Granddad drove Tyler to University of Montevallo for his state piano competition.  There was no need for the rest of us to go since they play their pieces behind closed doors for a judge!  They drove 1.5 hours for 10 minutes of piano time and then they drove back!! FUN!!

We all ate lunch together and enjoyed a little down time at the house before it was time to dress for the girls dance recital!

My ballerinas...

Baby won't u drive my car...

 

Yes, I'm gonna b a star...

Girls just want to have fun...

BIG thanks to Dad for the pictures!  Didn't he do a great job photographing the girls!!!!

Last stop for Saturday night was the AUM Majors Home Run Derby.  It was suppose to start at 7:30 but was delayed for a few reasons.  Anyway, it was 8:45 before the majors began so it was just Mom and Dad at the ball park watching Tyler!  Hey!!!  Tyler did a great job! He ended up in a hit off for 3rd place, but fell short and ended up 5th out of approximately 25 boys!  Since he has only hit 1 official home run and all the other boys that beat him have scored 2-9 this season, he did great and was very happy for 5th place (even though he did not get a trophy)!

Batter, Batter, Swing!

The top 5!  3 of which are on Tyler's team, the Braves!

Sunday morning brought us early LCBF class and service at VF Church.  We hosted a big brisket luncheon at our house for fellow classmates who are moving to Germany in a few weeks.  My mom helped me season the brisket on Saturday night, and she was in charge of prepping it for service!  I took care of the extra things like salads, veggies, and drinks. Oh, and I dished out orders to kids and JM to make sure tables were set and little things were taken care of.  It was a wonderful time of fellowship!  I think there were 20-25 adults and 14 kids in and out of our house!  Wow!!  I love it when we get open up our house and serve others!!!

Whew...I am tired!

Let's Rock!

The fifth grade at Trinity PS has been working hard on a musical this year.  They presented it yesterday to the student body and today for the parents!  They did an awesome job!  I have to say that I was surprised that they did not have any DEEP voices in the choir!  I thought for sure a few boys might have hit that time of life!!!

 

Mother's Day 2009

The kids gave me some beautiful artwork today, and Tyler created an e-card for me!  They all gave me a new watch that I have been asking for occasionally (so they told me)!

We have had a very busy Mother's Day!  From teaching a three year old class at church to completing 2 EOY school projects to running out to the lake to take care of some rodent exterminating to cleaning the house up really fast so that it could be shown by a realtor at the last minute.  WOW! 

I just finished Tyler's 5th Grade Scrapbook for his "end of elementary school memory box" which is due on Tuesday.  I am not quite sure the point of the box, but maybe I will get it in the year 2016!  Right now (at 11:45pm) I am just tired and tired of looking at it!  Check!

JM worked on project #2 for the weekend.  Corynne has a volcano project due on Friday.  She completed the report on Saturday morning, and they built and painted the volcano today.  They did a great job! Check!

While at the lake the kids discovered a nest of eggs on the patio.  Actually, the girls found it while Tyler was trying to shoot a bird on the patio!  After the girls found the nest, JM made Tyler stop trying to kill the MaMMa on Mother's Day!  Typical boy--I just wants to shoot something!

A house+ cousins=FUN!

Today two of JM's cousins who live here in Alabama came over for lunch.  Our kids were so excited--as they are anytime anyone is coming over for lunch and play!  The 8 kids played together so well and had so much fun.  When the families left for the afternoon, the big kids wanted to go swimming.  JM and I decided to let them dive in-- assuming that it would only last a few minutes before the fighting would follow.  They ended up swimming for over an hour --fight free! Then here comes the best part ----they came in, took showers, laid down, and 3 of 4 took long naps!  We (the kids and I b/c JM is now gone to a grad party for a nurse practioner in his office) woke up at 7 pm and I quickly called it grab your own supper night!  Now they are all happily tucked back in bed and it is only 8:30.  Happy Mother's Day to me!!!!  No gifts needed.  This has been a great day!  Thanks for coming by Tommy, Kelly, Thomas, Samuel, James, Michael, Emily, and Caleb!!!!

Montgomery Flood Update

It has been a scary morning here in Montgomery.  The rains that started earlier this week have continued into the night and all morning.  Streets are washed out, one person has died, and many homes and churches are flooded.  I have never seen so much water!  At noon, I left the house to go pick up Corynne from school and I was thankful for a big vehicle.  To get out of the neighborhood, I went through water half way up my tire.  To get on I-85, the water almost covered the wheels.  I was scared to death.  The little girls and I prayed for our safety and the safety of everyone on the road around us continually.  God protected us from the many wrecks and stalled vehicles on the roads.  Thank you!  After consulting JM, I decided to go ahead and pull Tyler out for the rest of the day so I did not have to get out in this mess again.  By the time we made it back home (over 1.5 hours later), the rain had stopped and the water was starting to recede in places.  The inside of our house was saved from this disaster, but my prayers go out to the many friends who were not so fortunate today.  

We are going to wash away....

It is raining, no it is pouring buckets.  The backyard is rising and I can no longer see grass!  Help!!!  That once beautiful pool is now green.  I thought rain was a fresh cleansing...so why does the flash floods we have every few weeks lately turn the pool green within a few hours.  Everything is in balance and sparkling one day, the next day it pours/floods, and it is back to the pool store!  Rain, rain go to Texas or California or somewhere else for a while!!!!  We do not need you any more this month.  Come back and visit in June, July and August!!!  

Truth Trail

The kids participated in the church music program this year.  We had laid out of Wednesday night activities for a few years... actually since Lyndsey was born!  I just could not get everything together or I was completely exhausted by Wednesday night.  This year we DID it!  We missed a few weeks here and there, but we DID it!  Tonight was the year end program that the preschool and children's programs had been working on since January.  It was a wonderful celebration of God's love and grace!  Mrs. Roberta and Mrs. Dot, our sweet housekeepers/laundry helpers/part-time babysitters/Misty #2 & Misty #3, were our special guests for the evening.  The kids were so excited that they came to watch them perform.  We had a wonderful time with them, and we enjoyed ice cream afterwards!!!

Lauren movin' to the music!

Lauren and her praise team  "solo"!

 Corynne loves doing the motions!

Corynne with attitude!

Tyler was a contestant in one of the games!  

Q:  Who was the first female financer in the Bible?  

A:  The Pharoah's daughter - She went down to the bank of the Nile and withdrew a little prophet!  HA!HA!

The boy thinks he is too old for this!