Punkins

No, not a misspelling...they are PUNKins around here...according to the midget :) Here are some pictures of the kids carving their punkins on Sunday. Daddy did Brayden's, but Brayden DID supervise :)













If you couldn't already tell, Nat's punkin is a Zombie face. Matt's is a bat sitting on top of a ghost's head, and Brayden's is a happy ghost face :)

...more Halloween pictures to come.......

**Stop by Jim's blog and tell him Hi so he doesn't get discouraged :)**

Great Game!!!

Please check out Jim's blog (see link on the right side of my blog) to read about Matt's awesome last game!! Awesome I tell ya :)

Our Jr. Doll

Natalie was in her first ever High School Football game half time "show". I put it in parenthesis since she didn't get to perform with the Eagle Dolls in their Halftime routine (as it was told to us that they would). They just stood on the sideline and watched the Eagle Dolls perform. But they did get to do the line up when the boys came back onto the field and they did the fight song dance. I think she really enjoyed it, but was a bit nervous.

Here are the "must have" pictures I took at the house before the game:



The Jr. dolls are lined up on the side line watching the Halftime show. Nat is 3rd from the left.


After the Eagle dolls were done with their performance, they lined back up with the Jr. dolls for when the boys come back onto the field. Nat is 4th from the right.


Go, Fight, Win Eagles!


Several pictures I took after this point has Nat making a funny face. Guess the smoke was getting in her eyes :)


It wasn't a huge performance, but it was still fun to watch her be a part of that. Brought back a lot of High School memories for me. And it was funny to see how some things just don't change...no matter the year, no matter the school size. The girls cheered a little, giggled and acted silly a little. Matt was at the end of the bleachers playing football with his friends. Jim and I wrestled the midget in the stands....it was a fun night :)

14 - 13 - 11 - FNL

First off I want to say Thank You to those who posted comments on my last blog. But for those who read, but didn't post....just know that it takes me FORever to post those pictures...just so you know...hint, hint ;)~

Now for the explanation for my title....

14 - That is the number of people from my company that just got laid off!!!!!!! This happened on Tues and Thank You to the good Lord that I was not one of the 14. 50% of my dept. is GONE!! There are now only 40 employees in my company. In company history there has never been a lay off. We've had years where they couldn't do bonuses, raises, or profit sharing...but they were able to spare jobs. This is super scary. But one of my bosses called me directly (first time EVER in 6 years) and assured me that this was a one time deal and that it won't happen again. Man alive, I hope not!

13 - That's how old my daughter is. And my sweet daughter got herself into some internet trouble...actually, possible danger. Someone she's been talking to for some time now (that I thought was a boy from school) asked her to send him something VERY inappropriate. Nat never saw this text because on the day it came in, she'd forgotten her phone on my desk while it was charging. I was there when the text came in and I about passed out! I scrolled back thru her past texts...like any good, nosy Mom (and in this case it WAS warranted) and see that up until now the conversations have been lovey dovey...but in the PG sense...very innocent. I won't go into much more detail, but the Sheriff's office is now investigating to find out the identity and AGE of this SOB. But thru all this madness, my little girl's heart has been crushed by this boy who told her he loved her and made her feel so good about herself. I've prayed heavily about this, but sometime...you just want to squash some of these SOB's like a bug!

11 - That's how old my son is. And he's having a very good run of luck and doing very well in school. He has 2 more baseball games and can't wait till the next season starts! He's also just excelling at guitar and can't wait till he can buy that electric guitar. Oh...I can only image the sounds this house will make. Might need to set him up a studio out in the shed...and sound proof it :)

11 - Is also the position I placed in the Women's category in my first 5K ever! It was such a high. Well, it was a "high" once I was able to breathe again after I finished. My goal was to simply run the whole thing and not stop. I not only did that, but sprinted the last block!!!! AND, knocked 1 min off my best time to date! Jim and my friend Karry also ran that day. They both did way better than they'd anticipated also! So proud of all of us :) You can read Jim's take on the 5K in his blog (the link is to the right on my blog).

FNL - Friday Night Lights! Once was one of our favorite shows on NBC...but sadly we don't have Direct TV and supposedly now that's the only way you can watch it :( Friday Night Lights is also what my family will be seeing this evening for the first time this season. This will be Nat's debut with the Eagle Dolls. I am very excited! I will take the best pictures I can and will post them...I promise :)

No, I didn't have Brayden in the title this time. All is good with him. He's just ready for HALLOWEEN! Not too crazy to wear the costume...but to get the CANDY!!!!

Matt's B-day Party (a month & a half late)

I know I've promised these pictures for a month and half...sorry, crazee busy and I just get sidetracked!! So here they finally are :)........

We had his 11th Bday party at Main Event in Grapevine. It's about a 45 mins drive from Decatur, so only one of his school friends came. But he had a GREAT turn out and I think everyone (parents included) had a good time :)

This picture was taken on his actually birthday. We got him his own little chocolate b-day cake so he could blow out candles on his actually b-day. Then to top it off, we took him to Yesterday's (a 50's & 60's restaurant) where he got to have a "dessert dinner" and they sang Happy Birthday and had him "ride" a blow up motorcycle in the restaurant :)


Brad, Cheryl, Krista, and Laura flew up for Matt's party that morning. Cheryl was a BIG help keeping eyes on Brayden for me so I could take pictures :)


Brayden was so delighted to have "some one small...like me..." (that's how he refers to kids his age) at the party. This little cutie is Sage. She is our 2nd cousin.


Here's Natalie, Krista, and Laura....I think the signs say it all!!


This is our friends from Justin - Kary and JJ. Kary used to do Tae-Kwon-Do with me. They are also our 1 a month poker playing buddies. Their son Ty came to the party, but I only had blurry pictures of him :(


This sweet baby is Sage's little brother Isiah (I apologize to Mom and Dad if I've spelled it wrong).


These are the proud parents of Sage and Isiah :) And they have EVERY right to be proud!! Gary is Jim's 1st cousin.


This is Cheryl and her husband Brad (the pilot that was so kind to bring them up for the weekend :))


This is Matt with his best friend for at LEAST 3 years...Evan. They are definitely like 2 peas in a pod :)


Here's the Howell's and their sweet baby nephew. The Howell's used to live directly behind us in our last house.


Matt and Evan having the best time!


Sage...future Rock Star :)


Natalie, Laura, Krista, and Brad are racing against each other. Well, Laura didn't race. I think she likes taking pictures as much as her Aunt Angie :)

Brayden was getting quite pooped at this point. So it was JUST fine to sit and watch Daddy play.


He decided that he wasn't THAT pooped and better help Dad out with this race :)


At the end of the party everyone cashed in their tickets and got to choose from a vast array of "high quality" toys. Here's Matt with his boodle:) He's quite proud!


**Oh, and as mentioned in yesterday's blog...check out Jim's new blog....

Jim's new blog

Jim has a new blog. Please take a minute or two and go check it out.

http://www.jim-ramblings.blogspot.com/

And I promise I WILL post the pictures from Matt's party here shortly. Stay tuned...