SUPERSTART

Reagan and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Indianapolis with our church's youth group. It was a christian retreat for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders to teach them and for them to have fun. I went with our youth minister and his wife to help chaparone. They are the best with the kids! It was a blast! We drove 4 1/2 hours to get there. The first day they had everyone sign up and divided us into "tribes" The theme was "ancient ruins of the ouibi tribe (who we be)" and we were the "powi" tribe. Each tribe was part of a competition. It was alot like survivor without the rats! lol They did a lesson on being yourself and being who God wants us to be. It was geared to their age and they did a wonderful job. They also had a christian rock singer named Yancy (http://www.yancynotnancy.com/) who was very "hip and cool" lol. We then had a pizza party that night and then headed back to the hotel. The next morning it started over again and then there was a break for play time at a local family fun center. Then we went back for the ending of the lesson. It was very inspiring to see children be excited about God.

Reagan getting her Yancy CD autographed.

Here is her music.. Album: Loud & Clear It is great for Reagan's age when the other teen role models are Britney Spears and Paris Hilton!

Our group of kids on the stage

Small group time when Brock gave them time to talk about the devotion.
Do I blend in? lol
At the putt putt course.
Tacha and the gang
Me and the kiddos..I am in the back

The trip up there...see what we had to deal with! lol
arent they cute! lol
We did a little face painting on the way
Reagan...making a face a mom..lol
The set...it was the ancient ruins! lol

OU HOMECOMING

We now bleed green! We have season tickets for the Ohio University football games and have been going to home games since the season started. We purchased tickets with a group of friends from church. There are about 5 families that all sit together. We have a blast and the kids love playing together at the games. Last weekend was homecoming, so we all got up and went to the parade but first all met up at the coffee shop for some breakfast on the brisk morning. It was so fun!

My son just wanted the candy and sat there the whole time eating what he caught from the parade!
Here are some of the kids waiting for the parade to get started again after a pause.
Here are some of the kids, my camera couldn't get them all.. the people in the background are our friends Jodi, her parents, and Tacha. The kids are as follows..Grayson, Grace, Kyli, Reagan, Allison, Jackson, and Titus.

Here are some of the boys that I couldnt get in the last picture. Micheal, Grayson, Noah with Allison, Kyli, and Reagan in the background. We are at the coffee shop having a cup of Joe (aka hot chocolate)
Here are Titus and Grace geared up for the game!
OU has the best band I have ever seen. They GET DOWN! They do the craziest routines and it is so fun to watch. I will try to get a video at the next game to post :)
This is the alumni band members and they also did the funky dances during the parade. It was so fun to watch!
Reagan watching the parade and waiting for CANDY!

Halloween Festivities

We are gearing up for the fun of Halloween. Grayson wants to be a werewolf so he has been drawing lately. Here is one of his many werewolf drawings. I am impressed that he took the extra effort to make the letters spooky too :) Reagan is going to be a zombie princess and Jackson wants to be a tootsie roll..which I have to make. LOL I will be taking lots of pictures on Halloween to add to the blog!

Saddle up your horses, we've got a trail to blaze...

On Sunday afternoon we went to Uncle Buck's riding stables for a birthday party and I snapped some great pictures of the kids. We had a blast!

Jackson riding Abby.

Reagan and Abby the horse
Trotting along
Grayson's turn
I couldn't had set up a better picture if I tried. He was busy watching the kids and horses and I saw an awesome photo op! lol
Feeding the horses in the stables

Jackson was feeding the minature pony and it kept trying to stick it's whole hed through the gate.

They love horses and I have a feeling we will be visiting Uncle Buck's again :)

Soccer Time!

Reagan and Grayson started playing fall soccer. They both love it and want to play every season now! I think this is our game :) Reagan like to play defense or goalie because she won't have to run as much! lol Grayson is all over that ball and don't want to stop running..lol. It is so hard for me not to yell and get excited! lol Here are some pictures

Reagan in her soccer gear.
Dodging the ref! lol
Coming in for half time
Sitting and having a lil water..She is #7!

Getting some H2O

Grayson's team is called "Black Venom"

He really sticks to that ball! lol

Grayson- Also #7 (cool huh!) Going for the goal
Grayson in the middle trying to free up the ball!

It has been a fun season so far!

A Beautiful Day!

Today was such a beautiful day! Low 80s, clear blue skies, a breeze, and so crisp! The kids had an early release day at school today and so we decided to go on a bike ride and play on the playground.

Jackson saying CHEEEESSSEE
Go Go Jackson!
Look out..Reagan is driving the bus..! You know her nickname is "Crash"
Grayson on his bike!
Reagan trying to help Jackson. He wanted a scooter instead of a bike.

Two monkeys hangin around

My 3 wonderful children!

In mid-swing! LOL

Jackson can now do the monkey bars! What a big boy!!

Preschool Nature Walk

Jackson's preschool class went on a walk today and I had to go out and snap a picture from the deck! Yes...this is how close we are to the school. I LOVE IT! :) That way I can always keep an eye on them while they are on the playground..lol. Jackson's teacher is the one bending down to tie a shoe. The other is the teacher's helper. He loves his school!

School, School, School

AHHHHHHHHH! Okay..feel a little better now. I am in the neverending zone of this medical transcription session of Orthopedic surgery. Although I find this exciting and interesting, it never seems to end. The picture above is what my desk looks like everytime I am working on school work. I have all my references out to look up that word that I have never heard or just can't quite make out. I am constantly kept up at night with words like esophogastroduodenoscopy and coracoacromial ligament running through my head! lol It would be okay if I could actually sit down and work on my school work nonstop but... after dropping the kids off at school, I take Daisy on a morning walk for about 30 minutes, I then work in the a.m. while the kids are at school (2 hours go by fast), pick up Jackson from preschool, fix lunch (while he always clicks my word program off with the report that I have been working on for 2 hours disappearing because I forgot to save it..grr..you would think I would remember to do that by now), work again to redo the report I already typed-but getting more practice-sheesh, try to play with him, clean house, do laundry and eat lunch all at the same time; work some more, get the kids snack, chores, and homework done when they get home from school, work a little while getting dinner ready and then maybe getting in a little time before bed. That is not to mention taking them to soccer, scout meetings, PTO meetings-volunteered my self on 2 commitees for fall fundraisers! ahh, church youth group planning since I volunteered to be the craft lady for that, choir practices, etc. I think I have piled my plate high enough to reach the ceiling and wonder why I have a tummy ache..lol. So... After I get through this session, I will have 3 more sessions to complete before January but my goal is to get them finished before our Christmas break trip to Idaho so I can come back in the New Year and start hunting for jobs! So....if you don't get calls or if I don't email you back right away, you will know why! HAHAHA!