watch for pumas...

after being cooped up in the house for what feels like months, it was SO nice to enjoy a "warm", sunny day. we have some beautiful parks where we live, so we made the most of a gorgeous day. while we were walking, koleman got scared and said "what if we see a puma?". he said that on diego he learned that pumas live in the woods. luckily, our hike was puma-free. :o)

long time, no blog.....

                                                      my new niece, Samara Lena
                                                kaylee&koleman enjoying the snow
                                               fall break trip to gatlinburg

i can't believe its been over a year (!) since i have posted anything.  i really thought i would be a good blogger but apparently not.  i did well for awhile but oh well, such is life.....i am trying to think of what has happened since nov 09...the main things that pop in my head are kaylee starting kindergarten (aug'10) and my new niece (jul'10).  otherwise, i know i could never even begin to summarize an entire year, so i won't even try.  kaylee turned 5 last may and koleman turned 4 in december.  we spent most of last summer at ky river campground and cannot wait until it is warm enough to go back.  we absolutely love campground life - no phones or tv but lots of fun family time.  i am going to try to get back into the routine of blogging regularly, so check back often..... 

trooper island

we recently got the chance to spend a few days at trooper island - one of my all time favorite places! it is an island located in dale hollow lake that is run by the ky. state police. they run week long camps all summer long for kids who would not otherwise be able to afford camp. when i was a kid, it was a boys camp. me and my sisters would go every summer with our dad. imagine us girls on an island full of boys! we loved it. i hadn't been back there in 15 years. it was so wonderful to go back and share it with my husband and kids. the kids had a great time walking along the beach collecting shells. the weather was perfect. it was us and my parents-we had the island to ourselves! we cannot wait to go back!!

pumpkin time!

it was so fun to actually grow our own pumpkins and squash this year. we had fun decorating our pumpkins last night. kaylee and koleman are showing off their creations :)

3D adventure

we saw our first 3D movie last night-cloudy with a chance of meatballs. it was so much fun! aunt becky got in on the action, too. koleman had to concentrate really hard to keep the glasses on his tiny little head. (he gave them up shortly into the movie) i think kaylee would give this movie 2 thumbs up. she was slapping her knee and cracking up through the whole thing. we had originally gone to see the wizard of oz but it was sold out (who woulda thought?) but we definately liked this movie and had a blast.

time flies...

"kole go kool, too" :(


the day i have dreaded for 4 yrs finally came--the 1st day of school :(

she started on 8/12 and is going to the "singing bridge academy", sounds real exclusive, doesn't it? :) it is MWF 8-11 and she absolutely loves it! her 2 best friends, carson and lacey are in her class. between the 3 of them we get a full report on each day.

yesterday, she was picked to take home a class "pet" aka stuffed animal - mr. quackers. he came with an overnight bag and everything. she was so excited!

my little girl is growing up......

God Bless America!!!!

(making banana ice cream-yummo!)

we are so thankful and blessed to live in this wonderful country! God has blessed us so abundantly. we had a great time celebrating with family and friends. kaylee was so excited to finally get to wear her "first of July dress" :) they were so cute doing their little photo shoot with me. they are growing so fast. kaylee starts preschool august 12th. koleman is wearing big boy underwear. where did my babies go? they are so wonderful!