One More Time..

We're moving..again! But this time I think we are really looking forward to doing it. We are moving back into our house in Iuka!! Finally no renters! We've been cleaning and painting getting it ready for us. Hope to move alot this weekend. I HATE moving but we are really excited about moving HOME. Iuka is home we haven't been able to live in our house for so long..Kayley can hardly remember living there and Cody doesn't at all. Looking forward to getting everything done and getting our tree up in OUR house this year. The kids are so happy to be living in Iuka hope they adjust well..they will I hope this is it for a very long long time..done with moving.  Had a great Thanksgiving ate too much didn't go shopping been to busy working on the house I'm ready to try and get in the Christmas spirit just not feeling it yet just got so much going on maybe once we get the tree up that will help:)

Thank You!

Thank you! Thank You! Thank You! Thank you!
We love you and miss you more everyday! Counting down the days till your homecoming. Hope ya have  a great Veterans Day in Iraq. You are in our thoughts and prayers....always. Kayley and Cody send you hugs and ask about you everyday. They ask me why you just can't come home...and I try to explain to them what an important job you have and how you and alot of great men and women keeps us safe. They just smile and say o.k. so sweet. When they say their prayers every nite your the first thing they say....keep Chris safe! Your are loved and we are SO proud of you! I love this country. Pride is overwhelming. On days like today you can't help but think of all the men and women who GAVE their LIVES for our freedoms. I came across a quote from General George S. Patton...

 "Don't morn the ones we have lost just thank God that such men lived."

Very fitting for Veterans day.
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

16 years

Me and Tony will be married 16 years tomorrow. I can't believe it's been that long..alot of hard work and the work never ends! I'm so proud of us, people just don't stay married anymore they don't think twice about splitting. It's getting harder to remember my life before him. We've been through so much! One of my favorite memories, of course is finding out we were going to be parents for the first time (Kayley) and having a son (Cody). Wouldn't change anything! Would do it all over again..in a heart beat. Congratulations to us we're pretty proud of ourselves.
Looking forward to many many more years together! I love ya Tony!

Party

My little witch and transformer..
Mrs. Glass Cody's teacher..she is great!
1st. grade Halloween party..

We only got one picture of the kids in their costumes this year I was out of town all weekend end attending a funeral. So it's been busy around here. They got lots of candy and had fun. Tony stayed and took them trick-or-treating while I went with my family, my great uncle passed away Friday. He will be dearly missed!

Pumpkin Patch 2009

Finally got to the Pumpkin Patch! The weather has been so bad here and Tony has been working out of town so it makes it hard to do things on the weekend but yesterday was such a beautiful day! Cody even milked a cow..such a cute place but not a whole lot of pumpkins left I guess that's what ya get for waiting till the last minute. But we had to get our trip to the patch in it's not Halloween with out it! We took a hay ride out to the patch and picked out our pumpkins, now if they were just carved already. Hard to believe it's Halloween this weekend and the time changes...it will be Christmas before you know it.

Gone Country...

We took the kids squirrel hunting...I know..what were we thinking? They had a blast with their dad! Only got one squirrel and seen some turkeys. I came along "to watch" I'm the family photographer:) We love making memories with the kids! Cody loves doing things with his dad especially MAN things! At one point Cody fell asleep, couldn't get a pic of that he woke up before I got to him. It was a beautiful day! Love the sunshine, changing leaves....God is good!

Honor

Went to our Supercenter here in Florence and as you walk in the door they have a Wall of Honor with soldiers and their names displayed. Very moving and right below it they have a book on a table that you can leave a message for our soldiers to read. With tears in my eyes all I could see enough to write was a simple THANK YOU!!! I'm going back tom. and see if I can get my brother's picture up there. Veterans Day is close and without our vets where would we be?? Not free! We owe them so much words are just not enough!!! Thank You Forever Thank You!!!!!!

Simple Things

The simple things in life are the sweetest! Put a roast in the oven, Tony is home for the weekend(which is rare) and going to watch a movie with the kids. I am blessed!! Life is good!

Halloween!

Just watching halloween shows with the kiddos (for kids of course)! Disney channel plays all the cute halloween shows now till the 31st. Gets you in the halloween spirit (kids style nothing too scary)! Tonite we're watching Wendy Meets Casper..one of my favorites. Trying to enjoy every minute! I know before too long they won't watch T.V. "with mom" let alone cute kid movies. I wish they could stay this age forever! They are so excited to go Trick-or-Treating to Iuka this year and I am too. Nothing like family! My sister is coming in from Arkansas to go Trick-or-Treating with us :) We can't wait to see her!

Cody-1st. Grade.

My little man! Look at his goofy smile....looks just like his dad..ha ha! He loves being in the 1st. grade. Where does the time go? He is growing up way to fast they both are.

Kayley-5th grade.

This is my sweet girl. She began middle school this year! She loves it! I think her favorite part is having a locker(she thinks she's so big now)!

Where oh where is the sun??

Could it rain any more? Do we need to start building an ark? So ready for some sunshine! Funny, in Utah we couldn't get it to stop snowing in Alabama it won't stop raining....

Just a rainy Saturday!

Not much happening hanging with the kids watching it rain...seems like thats all we do! I wanted to take the kids to the pumpkin patch here in Florence, Mcgee Farms. You can feed the chickens, goats, take a hayride. They have areas decorated for fall family pics:) But kinda hard to do if its raining:( Maybe tom. will be a nicer day..the leaves are changing can't wait to get my camera out and take some pics. Last year we were in Utah..so the mnts. will be hard to beat. I'll see if I can find some fall pics from last year and post them the colors out west in the fall are nothing but amazing! But we are so happy to be back in the SOUTH..home sweet home!!

Until he comes home..

This is for my brother..we think of you everyday and pray for your safe return!! Our hope is all the troops serving over seas can return safely to their families. The scarifies you make for your country don't go without notice. You know you hear all the time on the news, in papers, on bumper stickers Support Our Troops...but until you actually have a close family member serving his country those 3 words take on a whole new meaning...my little brother! Every flag, every yellow ribbon, reminds me of him. This is his 2nd tour and you think you would get used to it but you don't. He makes us so proud and his leadership skills are amazing never thought my little pain in the butt would be in command over his own group of soldiers..they are all amazing! We Love Ya Chris!

The Grand Canyon

One of our many stops moving back to the South. We had such a good time, we saw The Grand Canyon, Hoover dam, Las Vegas...

Little duck hunter..

Tony is getting Cody ready for the upcoming duck season..he LOVES doing stuff with he's dad! Kayley is also getting ready to go hunting..just haven't took her pic yet;)


Got a video from my brother who is serving he's 2nd tour in Iraq. He is a graduate from Ole Miss. Him and he's company made a video for Ole Miss and it is on facebook as soon as I figure out how to download it I'll put it on here;)

Happy Fall Ya'll

Got my porch done..I love this time of year!

Fall

I love this time of year all the pumpkins, mums, corn stalks etc... Hope to decorate my porch this weekend if it quits raining long enough! I'll try to take some pics of my work and post them have a great weekend:)

My little sister..

My baby sister turns 22 on Sept. 22. Can't believe how time goes by so fast. She's the youngest of 4 how can it be? Where do the years go? Life happens so fast..she's been married over a year now. WOW! Katie we love you dearly you have such a SWEET soul, wonderful sister, friend, aunt, daughter,wife and a true Christian lady!! I'm sooo proud of you !! Hope you have a great day!! WE Love You:)

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday Tony, we love you and appreciate everything you do for us!! Hope you have a great day;)

9/11

Today is such a sad day for our country so many people died on this day 8 yrs. ago..doesn't seem that long ago. I remember where I was and what I was doing, shocked, scared, uncertain about what was happening and an overwhelming feeling of helplessness. I never thought that my little brother would be on his 2nd tour in Iraq because of the events that day! So it really hits close to home. He is a member of the 155th National Guard. Me and my entire family are on pins and needles until he comes home to us safely. He serves his country proudly without question like so many other souls did that day, running into burning buildings to help total strangers..what HEROES they are! And those who continue to fight the fight 8 yrs. later. THANK YOU is just not enough. God Bless Our Troops!! We Shall Never Forget!

Cody :)

Thank goodness for antibiotics!! Cody is feeling much better still coughing bad :( Awful when your baby is sick..maybe he can go back to school tom. so he doesn't get to far behind so THANKFUL it wasn't the flu so much of it going around right now.

My little man..

My little man is not feeling so well today..he has a sinus infection and is running a fever:( Can't go back to school till Friday. Maybe since we got some antibiotic we can get some sleep tonite I know he is tired I am too..don't you just hate it when your kiddo is sick..

Labor Day Weekend

We went to see Tony and wash his clothes he's working 84 hrs. a week right now..wow! The kids were glad to see him. They swam in the hotel swimming pool the water was COLD. Got to take Kayley to the orthodontist should be interesting ready to get her work started. That's about it nothing really eventful going on right now guess that's a good thing ;)

Irag

My little brother is in Iraq on his second tour. Been thinking alot about him lately. Hoping and praying he stays safe and comes home real soon! We love ya Chris!!

5th Grade..

Didn't like it when I was in it and the way this year is going not going to like it with Kayley in it. She is having a hard time adjusting to it. She changes classes and has a locker maybe that's what is throwing her off. She has ALOT of homework plus it's a new school:( She's a trooper I think it's mom having a hard time. Why is it the older they get the younger we want them to stay! She's my little angel, warms my heart everyday to be her mom! Her outlook on life and the world is so amazing and her love for Jesus and her family is overwhelming! She makes me want to be a better person..can ya tell I love her more than life itself. I love being a Mom!! I am sooo blessed!!

I'm tired!

Tony is working in Tn., 7 days a week 12 hr. shifts wow! So I went up there this weekend washed his clothes for the week and drove back now to get the kids ready for their week at school. I know I'm a sweet wife..ha. We are blessed that he's job has not been affected by the economy like so many others have. Right now we can' t see him very much and I know he misses the kids. But we are blessed!:)

Utah Mountains

Isn't God's handy work beautiful!!

Snow in Utah

We lived in Utah for over 2 years. One of the things I think we are going to miss is the snow. The kids loved it. Kayley even tried snowboarding, what an experince. We made some great memories. The country out there was so beautiful! The mountains were just breath taking.

Our house in Utah

Still Learning

Well I was able to get these pictures up. Not as hard as I thought it would be just haft to play around with it:)

Kayley and Cody

First time for everything..

I don't know how good at this blogging thing I'll be but I'll give it a try. I have been reading some very good blogs for a while now and thought I would try it. So bear with me till I get the hang of things:) School has started. Not sure how this year is going to turn out, but hopefully the kiddos will have a great year. Kayley is in the 5th grade and Cody is in the 1st grade. My house is so quite now with no one here. Tony works out of town most of the time so it's just me and the kids. Would like to get some pictures up soon as I figure it out..ha..ha..