Christmas Fun

Trying to get ready for santa! The excitement is every where!

1:58 AM and we are still not done helping santa wrap presents!

Please I need sleep!

We hear the kids in their stockings!

It's all worth it for this face!

and this face!



and this face!

Rock on! And this face


and this

Yippee!One tired girl! We found her behind the backdrop Christmas night. She is covered with another backdrop all cozy and warm sound asleep!

YIPEE no school!

SNOW!!!!
The year before Blake started kindergarten our county added in extra time on the school day to set the school schedule giving us 12 extra days for weather. I get so mad when the end of the year comes and we don't get out our 12 extra days seeing how that's really my time with the kids. In my opinion if we have built in days we should get out for one flake...until the 12 days are spent. Since they added more time in the day years ago... we have only gotten out a day or two maybe three....but
Finally we get to use one of our 12 days built in for weather and it's only Dec. Maybe by FEb. we'll get the other 11. NO SCHOOL tomorrow. There is joy every where!

I just can't stop!

I just can't stop dancing, jumping and screaming! My house is in shambles, other people's holiday cards are all over the studio waiting for me to get them ready for pick up, 20 orders need to be placed, I haven't really bought the first Christmas present, and I don't think there is one more clean thing to wear in this whole house-BUT I don't care! I am so excited it feels like a ton truck has been lifted off my back. One semester down 4 to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's finally over!

I took my last final today at 10...I feel like 1000 pounds have just been lifted! I can't wait to get my grades. Meanwhile we are going out to PARTY tonight!
YIPEE!

King of the Mat Tournament!

Blake cleaned house again this weekend at the King of the Mat tourn. bringing home gold again! We left at 5:45 AM on Sat. morning. It was actually really fun! Middle school season is in full swing. Because he won again on Sat. he gets to go to wrestle with Middle Tennessee Wrestling Association. It is another team of wrestlers that represent middle tennessee. He will do that right before Christmas. Teams from all over will be there. They said Collins Hill will also be present this year. We laughed so hard when we heard that...that is where steve's sister Cheryl is from!

Congrats Blake your hard work and dedication is paying off.

I'll post more pictures later I am suppose to be studying for finals!

sweet reunion!

Someone responded to our flyers today they had our girl! Thank goodness! She's home! We have some happy kids!

Still no Bella

We still haven't found Bella. We have looked and looked. This is the strangest thing. We are thinking maybe she left so she could die. We hear some times dogs do that. It would've been easier another way so the kids could have had closure. They are still not giving up. Andrew got up super early yesterday to go out and look. It is heartbreaking to watch.

WE'RE LOST Without her!

Last night we got home from a wrestling meet and realized Bella had not eaten her food all day.
We have lost our sweet, crazy Bella. Steve went under the house-she loves to get under there-but no Bella. Bella has been with our family for 10 years-so you can imagine my kids today trying to take them to school. I've checked the pound-even I had a break down at the pound when they didn't have her either...I just knew we would find her. She gets out sometimes but she always just runs down the road and then back to the front porch.

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Where is our girl?

Happy Birthday Blake

Happy Birthday Blake. 14 years have gone so quick. You are my joy! What will I do without you....stop growing so fast! We are so blessed to have you! I know your friends read this blog so I won't embarrass you too much. We just want you to know how lucky we are to have such a good teen-ager. We love you so much.

2 weeks to go!

1 week left of classes and 1 week of finals....I can't wait for a break. 2 weeks left of Christmas fall pictures....I can't wait for a break.

The kids and Steve have been great. They are all so busy-I don't think they really noticed that I am studying in the background except the fact that they keep praying mommy will pass her test!

Blake and Andrew started middle school wrestling season in Oct. They are doing great.
Blake is in his last year of middle school wrestling and has 13 wins 0 losses. Way to go Blake. It has finally clicked for him. He is amazing on the mat. He will be turning 14 this weekend. OH NO...I'm not ready for a 14 year old!
Andrew brought home a really neat ice cream in a bag recipe that we just did for family night. Hopefully, he can post the recipe soon. He has turned into quite the cook since I have started back to school. He has been amazing to his little sisters.
Leah Beth is busy with all her school projects and hip hop dancing. She is currently observing her latest school project: a Goldfish and snail. (yes another pet)
Caroline is ballet and tap dancing while keeping us all in line. She has just moved up in her reading levels to 2nd grade and she is so so so so so excited to check out the cool chapter books.

I have lots of pictures but maybe after these next two weeks I will be able to sort through and post.

Congratulations Matheny Family

Some good friends of our family are adopting a son from China. After a long wait they were finally able to get him! Congrats to then. We love and miss them and are so excited for them.
check out her blog www.heathermathenyfamily.blogspot.com
to read all about it!