Just a pic

This is Jason and I when we were in Knoxville for the weekend-- Just a pic of us :-)

Today is the Day

I just wanted to say that I hope you all voted today or maybe early voted. Either way this is one of the most important elections that we have been a part of!!!! That is our right and we need to express our right to vote. Many many men and women have sacrificed their lives for our freedom and like it says on the moment in Washington D. C. "Freedom is Not Free"-
So hopefully you all voted!!

Dayne and his mom!

Here is Dayne and I at the pumpkin patch! We had a blast!!

Our First Pumpkin Patch!!!

Here are the boys on guess what a Tractor!!! Of all the things there my boys find the tractors. That is okay look how big Tallan is getting!!!

2 family pics- and well neither work out really great- Dayne was in one of those I am not going to cooperate moods, and all b/c mom wanted a great pic- I shouldn't try so hard!

Here they are again! They loved the pumpkin patch and we were lucky to be able to go twice. So I will post more soon!!! But it was a great evening and the boys got a hayride, bon fire, and so much more-- and of course our pumpkins

3 Boys!

Monday night we got a real treat!! We had our first slumber party!! For boys of course.
We had the opportunity to watch Cooper for Chris and Jenn and what a treat for Dayne. While I was on my way home from work talking to Jason I could hear the boys in the background having so much fun. When I got home I couldn't believe all the energy they still had. Cooper and Dayne don't get to see each other all the time but oh my when they are together they are inseparable. Let me just tell you that they crashed Monday night and so did we. Tuesday morning up and going bright and early and they never stopped all day till Cooper had to go home. I am so happy we got to keep him, we love him so much and I know Dayne had so much fun!!! Tallan tried, bless his heart, he tried so hard to keep up with the big boys!!
I am so thankful to our wonderful Lord that Hudson is doing okay!!! He just needs some healing time now!!! Chris and Jenn have been thru so much here recently but what a precious child Hudson is and what an awesome family they are!!! We love you guys and I am so thankful that Hudson is doing better and thanks for letting us watch Cooper (hope he had as much fun as Dayne )

Wonderful Afternoon!!!

Well click on each pic to read my captions. Today was such a wonderful afternoon that after we got home from church we outside to play!
Here is our future baseball players!!! Daddy is very proud that both boys love to play or attempt to !
Here is Tallan learning how to hold the bat. Too cute!!!

Dayne loves to hit the ball unfortunately he missed this one pitch, but he is getting better!!!

Trouble, can you see it. What a cutie!!!!

Our New Addition!

Well we have wanted to do this for a long time and just didn't know if we had the means or if we would be able to find the right person. Well we were able to fulfill both!!! This wonderful man by the name of Patrick, he has his own construction business did our wonderful screen in porch!!!! We are in love and I never want to come in now.

We loved our open porch, but if you have visited our house it is a little drop from the top of the porch to the rocks in the landscaping. Dayne has actually been thankful a few times that the bushes caught him on a few falls. Tallan makes me very nervous! This isn't all for him but I feel more comfortable having the doors open now and just letting the boys go.
And the back porch feels so much bigger now!! I can't believe what change it has made!

This is still not finished product, I will try and remember to take pics of the finished product in the morning, but just wanted to share. We are so excited and so happy with our addition to our house. We have been here now for 2 years, hard to believe that so much has happened in our lives over the last 2 years. But we are slowly getting our home how we want it!

Baby Shower!!!!

Here are some pics of the decorations. I thought they were cute :-) It is very different buying and decorating for a girl!!!! But I really enjoyed putting this shower on with my sis in law Karen. Thanks girl for our time together and all the wine we drank!!! Hey you can do anything after the 2nd bottle is open! :-) Martha Stewart didn't beat us!!! I forgot to take pics of our Martha Stewart project that I roped Karen into, so I will remember to next week.


















This is Christa (Taylor in belly), Linda (my mom in law), Karen (my partner in crime) and Me. I didn't get the memo on my clothing choice :-) We had a great time and we can't wait to meet Taylor!!!!

Pic movie from baby shower

I can't believe I was able to post this video~!!!!!! But here are some pics from the baby shower today for sis in law Christa. She is due next month and will be having a little girl Taylor Faith McBride!! Can't wait to meet my niece!!!

I hope that you can hear this man!!

I hope that many of you can hear Dave Ramsey- if you are not local then please find him on itunes, go to his site and listen to his shows, or find him the other radio thing that I can't think of the name. But his site is www.daveramsey.com
Then on his front page click on the box that says Urgent 3 ways to fix Our Nation's Economy. But if you don't have time then just read below then go visit his site.
I have learned so much from him and Jason and I try really hard to follow his plan.
We all need to get smart with our own money situation and we need to take control -- we do have a voice with the people we elect and we have the right to vote or not.

We are at a crucial time in our country's financial history. We need everyone's help! Here are 3 steps you can take that will change our nation's future:

Pray for them to resist a spirit of FEAR and to embrace WISDOM. Even if you don't like them or agree with them, pray for them and tell them you are praying for them. There is a spirit over this problem that must be broken. Also, most of the media personalities are afraid as well and that is affecting their reporting. Pray for fear to be removed from them; they are making this worse.

Send The Common Sense Fix to your Representatives and Senators and tell them how you expect them to vote, and that if they put this nation in $700 billion of debt, that you will vote them out. It's their job to listen to us! (Whichever presidential candidate or political party that champions this plan from their leadership down will likely become the next president. That is because this plan fixes the crisis while going along with the wishes of the vast majority of Americans.)

1. Read the PDF
   
2. Copy the text file
   
3. Send it to your Senators and representatives.
   
   

Send a link to this page to everyone in your address book and tell them to urgently follow these 3 steps TODAY. The more people we have supporting this and contacting their elected leaders, the more likely we can turn our economy around!

More Info:

• Find out how your state reps voted for the $700 billion plan
• Hear Dave rant about it

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!!