Our Weekend Away!!

Here is Jason and I.......
We had a great weekend this past weekend!! We went up to Pigeon Forge without the kids and had a great time! We always miss the kids greatly when we are gone, and trust me this doesn't happen very often. We wasted our time and went to the TN Florida football game. I think I stopped watching at halftime. Normally I am the crazy lady screaming and hollering and giving high fives and all that, but this game I just held my head in my hands, but a very powerful moment was at halftime to hear over 100,000 people boooooo was sad. I hope that they were just booing the coach but I know the players heard it and so did Florida and I hope that they can turn this around but oh my they play Auburn this Saturday.
But anyway- we had a great time, I love going to Pigeon Forge just for the reason that it is close to home and kids can do stuff. But let me just plug this place- RiverStone Resort and Spa- you guys have to go. It is in Pigeon Forge at the Dollywood light. The condos are great and the spa is awesome!!! So there is my plug, go there and enjoy it. We were in a 3 bedroom and even if the kids were with us we would have had plenty of room!!!

Aren't they cute!!!!

My in-laws!!! Had to make them laugh.

The County Fair

The Coffee County Fair!!! We always go at least one night and we always have such a blast. Dayne is getting to the point that he loves all the rides and the animals- Daddy gets to do all the fun stuff and poor Tallan isn't big enough to ride, we put him on the carousel and he wouldn't even let Jason put him on the horse. He is too cute.
In the pics above Dayne got to go on everything- in the Teacups he is with our neighbors daughter Ashley- who I can safely say Dayne really likes Ashley and her sis Savannah!! We are so lucky to have them behind us. Tallan and PaPa fishing- I think PaPa had more fun :-)
We will have to wait again till next year to experience the Fair!!! Can't wait :-)

Dayne's Artwork

Here is my son's artwork :-) Dayne's entire class did these scarecrow faces and they were entered into our county's fair--- my son never wins but he does such a great job!! I am very proud of his face :-)

My Life Has Changed!

Well today my life has changed.....
To save you all the unnecessary need to hear all my woes. I have been diagnosed with Celiac Disease. YIPPEE
This is a diagnosis that I was really hoping was just a far off thought and that all my problems were just my gallbladder. Well I don't have a 'normal' gallbladder but I am glad I just didn't jump in an say take it out. I don't know if any of you reading this have celiac disease or know someone who does have it. But if you have any insight for me please send it my way. I am upset, depressed, laughing, I don't know what I am thinking actually. I was very selfish this evening and just said THIS IS NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many of you know me and know our family- we love food, we eat, we are not bashful, and I love to cook. So I guess everything changes today!!
When the doctor called me this morning I didn't know what to think, I did not believe that he had my pathology reports back to fast. But there were some key signs that he saw during my EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) yesterday that lead to him believing that I have this disease or allergy or whatever the right word is and I also have a hiatal hernia too. FUN!
So please pray for me- I need strength, I love food so until I grasp my head around this new diet and lifestyle I need some help!
So I am asking for help from all of you and all that you know to help lead me in the right direction.
Thanks to all an have a great night!!

The other 2 kiddos

I don't know if I have really ever posted pics of our other children. But here are a couple pics of Maddie and Murphy. They are both yellow labs and are the best things ever to our family despite my frustrations with them. Maddie is 8 years old now and she is the queen and if any of you have ever had a foot dog she is that dog! Murphy is the male and he is 4 now. He is a very good dog. Very protective and very timid. Please do not just sneak up on our home and all men beware!! But these two dogs help make our family and also help protect us. Tallan loves them!!! Dayne does better with Murphy than Maddie, like I said she is the queen and she does what she wants :-) But if you ever need extra facial licks or to have your feet warmed please stop on by!!

New Pics

Here are the boys from the other night. Here recently Tallan has taken a huge interest in the gator that Dayne has wanted nothing to do with. But thanks to little bro we are now on the gator everyday and they are having loads of fun. Tallan just hangs on and we have him so tightly strapped in~ But they are too cute together

Please keep scrolling down... I have added a lot!!!

Just a Few Questions.......

Here are a few questions to you all in this blog world~~~~

1. In the next 12 months, will you and your family, or anyone close to you going to be taking a vacation?????? Of any kind?

2. When you travel now, do you ever book your travel online?? Like Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz?

3. When you book online and pay for it, do you get 60% of the commission that that transaction has generated rebated back to you???

4. That is a personal vacation right? Not a business one? So you are not able to write that off on your income tax, right???


Answer those questions to yourself and if I can show you a way to book that travel the same trip, same time, same place- probably get it cheaper- and you get 60% of the commission generated on the trip rebated back to you WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED?????

Do any of you out there reading this need another form of income coming thru your house right now?? Do any of you or anyone that you know need a Plan B???? Any of you stay at home moms that want something to do and this is not a product :-) this is recess :-)
You don't have to leave a comment but I would love for you to or e-mail me and I will share this with you all!!
Thanks
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Another Preschool Year Starts!

At home before we headed out the door for another preschool year. Dayne looks thrilled doesn't he--- he is not the most cooperative with pics at home. But I will say that he was so excited that we had no problems that morning and off we went and on time we were! That says a lot!!!










We got to preschool and he was so excited to get in to his class, but here is he is with his big boy backpack and lunch!


Dayne had a great first day and week! Another school year has begun and my little one is growing up so fast!!

New Pictures

This past weekend was Jason's Family Reunion- The Willis side...... Very large family and despite the heat a great turnout.
Here is Dayne and his cousin Blake playing in the dirt..... boys :-)

Here is Jason's cousin Joseph with Tallan- Tallan wasn't feeling the best, but the apple juice and the tractors got a smile out of him.
We don't get to Joseph and his wife Terri much, they live in the D.C. area- but it is always great to see everyone!!

Me and the boys!! Yes we are on a tractor! Where else do my boys want to be..

Our family

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Oh How He Changes!

There is a country song by Trace Adkins, You're Gonna Miss This.....................
Well I totally understand that song and for me the song is a tear jerker in a way. This is my baby, he is over a year now and how we can't stop time I at least have these pictures for ever! He is such an angel and such a great child and son and I know that he is going to keep up us all our toes!

My Little Artist

Okay don't be alarmed they are not aliens :-)
Dayne loves to go out on the back patio and draw the members of the family....
So I don't really know who this is suppose to be but I am very proud of my child's ability right now!!!
(I darkened the pictures so you could get all the detail :-) )

I really don't know what this is

Just look how good this is- we have a head, 2 eyes, a nose, a mouth, 2 legs, and 2 arms- no body but that is okay

Outdoor Fun!

Well the boys are beginning the early stages of learning how to play together. Tallan wants to be with big brother all the time and big brother only wants little one around when he wants him. But here are some precious brother moments :-)
Tallan is getting very brave and has no fear right now.

Dayne is just too cute and do you see the dimples still there on his cute face since birth!

Just having fun together

He thinks he is big stuff now~
I keep telling him that he is my baby my big boy my everything- He tells me he is not a baby he is a big boy and for some reason he thinks he is 5~ I guess I now understand other moms of much older boys who have such a hard time with them growing up and doing their own things :-) Everyday gets harder as he persists on growing up

A few pics

Here is Tallan being him, getting into all the drawers in the kitchen- Normally the entire kitchen floor is covered in items from the drawers. He thinks it is cute!!!

Mister lazy- having his snack in bed. This child can come up with some of the craziest things. This particular day he said that he was tired from all the crying he had done that morning while we were out so he needed to lay down in mom and dad's bed and take a rest. You have to love him :-)

Today in the car he put his hat on like this and I wanted to take his picture, well he wasn't too thrilled with that idea so this is what I got. He was too cute! Earlier today he dressed himself back up as a cowboy (that was what he was for this past Halloween) but he kept on his shorts and t-shirts. I really wish I had a pic of that.
Well I promise to get back into blogging. We have had a lot going on and I have just fallen behind, sorry. But this weekend we are taking the kids to go see the Backyardigans at TPAC on Sunday. So I will have the camera ready for lots of pics and get those posted asap.