Monday, October 17, 2011

WE ARE MOVING

to a new blog!

You can find the new blog here . . .
http://themayofamily.wordpress.com/

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Fabulously Fun Fall Break!

This past week we had Monday and Tuesday off from school for fall break. I decided to take those days off from work also so that we could have some much needed family time together! This time of year is always busy and hard as Jim spends most weekends doing band stuff and the boys and I are left in our own.

Monday we spent the afternoon at the zoo. We have never really gone at that time of the day before but we went at 1 and stayed until almost closing and it was wonderful!

This is Drew with the Dino! They have a dinosaur exhibit coming in the spring and this is out there to advertise it.


JC checking out the elephants. I think he was making the elephant sound for me in this one.


This is Drew's very good friend, Caleb and his younger sister Lilly. Drew and Caleb do not get to see each other too often but when they do it is like they have never been apart! It is very sweet!


Here is the whole gang! They are quite a bunch!


They looked so excited! They get pretty tired of us moms taking their pictures.


JC, this was about the 4th try and I finally got him to look at me!


Watching the sea lion show together





And, I got JC to pose for a fall pictures while Drew was in the bat house.



Now, for a video I have been quite anxious to get posted! JC LOVES football! He will watch on tv whenever we find it on. Well, we got a video of him watching it the other day . . .

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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Big Wins and Payoffs

ANNOUNCEMENT:
We are now officially car note free!!!! YeeeeeHaaaaaw! For the first time in our married life (and the first time in 14 years for me) we no longer have a car note. This is a most exciting thing to us. We are praying that God will help us to care for both vehicles well and to get a few more years out of each.

And then, as if paying the car off was not enough, the same day, the OB Quistors beat the South Panola Tigers! Oh yeah, that is the team they like to refer to as The University of South Panola! And we did it on their home turf! And we didn't just like barely win, we dominated the game people! Final score: 24 OB 6 South Panola. This was an awesome thing for our team. I just hate I was not there to see it. The boys and I do not go to the away games yet, JC needs to be a bit older before we start trying that.

Last night was homecoming at OB. We played Desoto Central, which was not a very fun game. I am not even sure what the final score was but when we left it was about 40 to nothing. It was a fun week though. The schools had spirit week and got to dress in different themes all week long. Monday was sports day, wear a team shirt or jersey. Tuesday, was crazy hat day. Wednesday was silly sock day. Thursday was tacky day. Friday, of course, was blue and gold day! They had the homecoming parade during the day and all the kids got to come outside their schools to watch it. We had a really fun time last night at the game. The boys really enjoyed it. We stayed with Jim throughout the game because he will not see the kids much for the remainder of the weekend.

Today is State Marching Festival in Tupelo. My sister is keeping the kids and I will be riding on the bus with Jim. It will be a long day. We probably will not get home until about midnight. I always enjoy this day though. They have a great stadium for spectating. It will be nice when I can just take the kids with me, only a few more years.

Well I better run and finish up the laundry before it is time to take them to Southaven!





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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Goofy Fun

It has been crazy busy the past couple of weeks. It is our busy time of year anyway but there are weeks in there that always end up extra busy. It is hard to find time to just unwind and relax when it is like this because it seems that the only time we stop is when it is bed time! So, it was really a treat this past week to just have some down time on Monday evening and to be able to just laugh!

On my iPad I have an app called Photo Booth, which allows you to take pictures with some interesting and often funny effects! I several pics of my nephews while I was over there that afternoon and then again at home that night with the kids. So here they are:

My nephew Ben







My nephew Nathan










Double take of JC






Drew, of course he loved getting his picture taken! He is always a big ham and more than willing to pose!









This one is from today, just me and JC having fun together!


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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Change is in the Air!

Well, here we are at the last week of September. It has been weeks since I got to updating the blog. I really don't want it to be that way but life is just so busy!

This afternoon I am sitting at my sisters house watching her kids while she is at an appointment. Just getting to sit here and enjoy the beautiful fall afternoon is some much needed time for me.

In the past several weeks we have really gotten into band season. They had their first competition this past Saturday. They did great! It is a really great show this year. It definitely pushes the OBHS Band to a whole new level. It is fun this year with the kids because they ares starting to really take notice of it. They are both really taking an interest in the football games too. JC LOVES football! Even right now he is tossing a football around here in my sister's yard. Drew has begun asking questions about the game and wanting to know more about what is going on. But, he main objective at the ballgames is food and socialization! This past week we had some friends from church come to the game. It was fun to have them to visit with during the game. Their son, Dominic, is Drew's good friend. So they had lots of fun together! Drew even ended up going home and spending the night with them.

Here is the band performing last Friday night.


A couple of weekends ago I decided to go through the boys clothes and get out long pants and long sleeves. We had started having some cooler mornings and it was not the best idea to wear shorts. JC would probably be fine with it but Drew is my thin blooded child! The process of going through clothes is always a lengthy one and a humbling one too. First of all we have been blessed to always have hand me downs for both our boys. Between my sister and a friend of her and friends from church we have been blessed over and over again with clothing. So the process of going through them takes a while because we have to determine what fits and what needs to go in the drawer. Then we have to pack up what is too small for JC to give to someone else and also pack up what is too small for Drew and put it in the attic for JC to use at a later date!

Well, I did not get to finish this post in Monday when I started it! Now it is Wednesday. So just know that if it seems as though I have jumped onto ne info that I have!

I have several good pics to put on here but a few things to share first. First, the title if the post, Change is in the Air. Well I decided this week to give up Facebook. It was for a variety of reasons. I felt like I spent too much time on there. Lots if times in the car I would be on FB on my phone, while Jim was driving of course! It was just a time filler rather than talking to him and the kids. Now, I do think that having relaxation activities like that is a good thing, but it was just taking too much time. I have gotten on Twitter now. Which to an extent that is somewhat the same thing, but it does not have all the crazy games and what not. In getting off FB I hope to find more time to update the blog and get my pics on here rather than FB. Anyway, it has been a few days already and I feel good about it.

Now for some pics!


Playing Wii together. JC does not really know how to play but . . .


he does everything he sees his big brother do!






Last night we got directory pictures made at church. This was my attempt at a picture of them before leaving. JC's expression is funny!



Drew had no problem hamming it up for me to take his pic!



JC on the other hand will stand still long enough for you to get him before he runs to see the picture on the camera, hence the extreme close up!




I love this pic! I took it last Friday night before we went to the ballgame. It was just JC and I home and we were playing a little football in the backyard. This boy loves to play ball! He loves the band too, but I think he has some sports in his blood too!

Lots more to come, I have a bunch of funny pics to share, aiming to get those on tomorrow.
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Houston, we have a problem

This is a test. I have a post that I have spent A LOT of time on that will not post. So trying this test to see if there is a problem with the post.


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Saturday, August 27, 2011

First football game and a busy Saturday!

Well, we had our first football game last night! It went great and the boys were good. We ended up sitting with our Sunday School teachers and JC sat in his lap the entire first half of the game! Drew hung out with Jim until they had to take the band down to warm up. The band performed an awesome show! It was the first performance and if course was not perfect, but it was great and they are going to have a great season! After the performance we hung out with Jim for a while. JC got to play on the drums in his office for a while . . .


He is our little drummer in the making!

Today we got a sleep in a while but had to get going on a busy day!
We had a birthday swim party this morning that just the boys and I went to while Jim worked on yard work. After our swim party we came home for nap time and to prep for a Sunday school party tonight. So it has been a busy day!

Now here we sit watching Billy the Exterminator and winding down for bed. I am just loving that I can sit here and make a quick blog post on my iPad!




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Friday, August 26, 2011

Getting Back in Routine

Well, school is in full swing now. We have our first home football game tonight. Overall things are going good with school. Regular routine has not really been happening though because I have been out of town a good bit in the last two weeks! It is hard to get settled into a routine when the mama is gone so much!



Drew is doing great in school! He loves his teacher and seems to have made the transition to OB schools and the 2nd grade with no problems! He passed the spotlight test, so that has been a new and exciting thing for him. He is making new friends and has at least 3 friends that I know of that go to church with him also. He is also going to Trekkers, the after school program at our church, three days each week. He is really enjoying that and it gives him a chance to get most if his homework done before we get home in the afternoons.




JC is as rough and crazy as ever. In recent weeks he has rolled down the driveway and scratched up his head really good. He is always busy doing something. Here is a pic of the lovely spot on his head . . .



It has healed most of the way now but he has been really bad about picking at it. He is starting to talk more and more clearly every day and gets rather frustrated now when we do not understand what he trying to tell us. He has recently discovered that he loves chocolate milk! His daddy introduced him to that! So now he only wants to drink chocolate milk. He keeps us busy! It is amazing how different two children can be. I never imagined how completely opposite he and Drew's personalities would be. They are both a joy to us and we love them so much!

Jim celebrated his 35th birthday yesterday! We took him out to dinner on Tuesday night and last night we had homemade pizza and some awesome cupcakes for dessert! I got the cupcakes from a friend from high school that I am connected with through Facebook. We had chocolate, red velvet, banana pudding, and carrot cupcakes and they were AWESOME!!!



Here Jim is reading his card from the boys.






Here we a trying to sing Happy Birthday to Jim. As you can see, JC is crying. Apparently he thinks he is not going to get his cupcake or that the candle may burn it up or he is just too impatient to wait all of one minute to get it!




I think it was worth the wait though!




Drew liked them too!




Goofy brothers! JC had to be taken to the tub immediately following the cupcake eating!




Happy Birthday Daddy!

And the party would not have been complete without Leo!



We did have a great night. After dinner and homework and baths were complete Jim and Drew played the Wii for a bit. It was a fun birthday.

Well, as you will see from the signature below I am now blogging from my new iPad! I am LOVING it! All of the special effects on the pics I did on here and it is so easy. I am learning more and more about it every day. I am definitely looking forward to being able to post more often to the blog now!
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Thursday, August 4, 2011

First Day of School!

Well, it is here! First day of school! First day of second grade! First day in a brand new school! First day at Olive Branch schools period! Last day that mama takes him tp school!

There are a lot of new things happening for Drew this year. He has made the switch from Hernando Schools to Olive Branch Schools. That is probably the biggest change. We are all excited about it but it causes quite a bit of anxiety too. New schools mean making all new friends. For that reason I am glad we did it now, while he is still so young and can make new friends that he will be able to have all through school. He is also in a brand new school. Our schools only house w grades at a time until they get to Middle and High School. So, he is at Chickasaw Elemantary which has 2nd and 3rd grades at it. He now has to navigate color coded hallways and be more independent. He is ready for it all, I am confident of that, but it still worried this ole mom!

He has a wonderful teacher, Mrs. Samsel, and his assitant teacher is Mrs. Garrison. They share assitants in the 2nd grade so she will not be with them all the time. I am sure it is going to be a fantastic year!

Here he is this morning on his first day!
Such a good big brother! Helping JC get his shoes on!
And now the aggravating big brother, giving JC bunny ears!

Already anxious to pick him up and see how the day went!!

Thursday, July 28, 2011

End of Summer Recap

It is so very hard to believe that summer vacation has basically come to an end. It has been a great summer. I have told Jim several times that I think this has probably been the best summer we have ever had! From our trip to Gatlinburg to just the slow speed that we have enjoyed at home in the evenings and on the weekends it has just been awesome! As a result of all our fun times together I have really neglected the blog. Some of that is the extremely sad shape of our computer! It takes forever to do anything on it now. We are getting me an ipad for Christmas and that will make it much easier and leave me with no excuses!

Today I am blogging from home and hopefully it will cooperate and allow me to get some pics on here! I have been off work since yesterday because my sister is on vacation and since she is my day care provided that left me with noone to watch the boys. It has been nice to have this time at home with them before school starts up. Jim has been in band camp this week so we have not had him with us to enjoy the fun but it has been great anyway.

So looking back at some pics from the last few weeks I have not posted the pics from the VBS Family Night at New Prospect. Drew went to it and had such a great time. I was really proud of him when he stood on stage and sang the words to all the songs! He had learned them at our church and we have a cd of the songs so he has been learning them in the car too!
He also decided to get his face painted at the carnival after the program. He has NEVER wanted his face painted, so I was shocked when he said he wanted it done. So then he decides he want fire painted on his cheek. This was a bit of a challenge for the young lady doing it. I think she did a really good job though!

Also, a couple of weeks ago we took the boys to a Redbirds Game. It was so much fun! The boys had fun and it was really nice. I was really worried about the heat but we had nice seats in the shade and there was a good breeze the entire time. It is fun to be at this point in JC's life and being able to take him to things like this and enjoy it!

Now for just some fun shots here at the house. As JC is getting bigger he and Drew play together as any couple of boys could be expected to! ROUGH! They wrestle, they fight, the tattle! And yet, there are time when they are great together and so sweet. Here are some pics I captured this morning of them while they were wrestling around in the recliner.

Today we had a dentist appointment for Drew. It went really great! This is the second time I have taken Drew and had JC with me. Last time we waited in the lobby and let Drew go back by himself. Well, to say the least JC was a handful that day! So, today i decided I would give it a go and take JC back to the room with Drew. I thought that perhaps he would be mesmorized by the cleaning procedure and be good. Well, he was good. He was wiggly the whole time but he did let me hold him and he was contained throughout the cleaning. The hygenist even gave JC a toothbrush too! That just made his day!

After the dentist I wanted us to do something fun so I decided to take the boys to Build A Bear. We have never been there before today. It was a really fun experience. They both made puppies and they are the same but they each put a difference sound in their puppy. JC got a Cars 2 shirt for his puppy so we named him McQueen. Drew named his puppy Bull.
We had a great time and then we went to McDonalds for lunch! Fun, busy day!

Well, that hits the high points of the last few weeks! Hopefully I will have some time to blog again soon!