We love our Daddy!

We have to love our daddy a lot to endure the cold and bitter wind to watch him finish his 13.1 mile 1/2 marathon on the 50 yard line at Neyland Stadium this morning. We were not expecting it to be so cold, but as soon as we stepped outside of the van...the kids and I knew it was going to be a cold morning. Taylor and Carson cheered for daddy as soon as we saw him enter the stadium. He beat his record from last year and finished in an hour and 58 minutes. We know that it takes such hard work, perseverance, and determination to train for this race. Carson and Taylor's favorite part was going to Cracker Barrel afterwards for breakfast. We love our Daddy!!!!

Girl Outing

Taylor and I enjoyed our little girl outing to the beauty shop together. She enjoyed having her hair fixed and of course being treated like a princess. She wants to go back soon she says. We had a great time just the two of us.

Carson's 1st Soccer Game

Carson #9 is playing Spring AYSO soccer for the first time. He is in the under 6 league and is one of the youngest players out there since he is only 4. But, he did a great job! He played most of the game only taking a few breaks for water. He did score a goal and had a few that were close. It took him a little while to understand the rules because he had never watched a true soccer game that closely before. I was very proud of him. He is already talking about next Saturday's game. Taylor enjoyed cheering for him on the sideline in between her coloring and her eating peanuts (which is one of her favorites.) Carson was throwing the ball in by us once and she went and pat his back. Also, she hollared "Carson" in the first quarter and he took time out of his running to give her a quick wave. What a sweetie! I love my kiddos.

Adam got a call last night about being Carson's head baseball coach for teeball, but I think since he is out of town some that he decided to just help out when needed. He is to find out what team he is on sometime this week, and then life will surely get crazy for me.

Spring Break 2009

We never get to go anywhere for vacation for Spring Break because it is Adam's busy season, but it seems we stay busy. So far this spring break, we have accomplished many things.
1) We went to the Knoxville Zoo with a couple of my girlfriends and their kids. We had a blast.
2) We joined the local Par 3 for the family to enjoy this year. Carson got another set of golf clubs (with more irons and woods) for Christmas and loves to play. He played with Papa (my dad). Carson will not pick up his ball. He has to play the hole completely through. It takes a little long to play with him but he enjoys it.
3) Taylor went to the Harvest Park with Nana and myself while Carson was playing golf. Carson told her that she could play with his old clubs, but she didn't have any interest today.
4) We all went over to Aunt Paula and Uncle Johnny's house to celebrate Abigail's 15th birthday. She was to get her permit today. Watch Out! Adam and I started dating when Abby was just a few months old. It is hard to believe she is this old.
5) Taylor, Carson and I went to Lexington today with Papa and Nana (my parents) to see Adair County play in the Sweet 16 highschool game at Rupp Arena. Carson was disappointed when he figured out that Adair County wasn't playing Kentucky.

We still have a few more days left of Spring Break. I am hoping to rest at some point during the week. :o)

Spoiled Rotten

Taylor and Carson will be completely spoiled rotten by the end of this week. Adam was out of town last week, and my wonderful Mother came in to spend the week with us. Then, Adam's parents came in for the weekend to spend time with us. And now since it is my dad's Spring Break, both my Mom and Dad are here until Saturday. Taylor and Carson just love it!

Other news:
We are heading up to Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY on Wednesday to support Adair County's basketball team in the Sweet 16 basketball game.

Carson's first soccer game is this Saturday. He is so excited! Taylor didn't have ballet this week because of Spring Break.

Carson's preschool has moved him from the preschool class to the pre-K class starting next Monday.

Gator Fun

Since the weather was so pretty this weekend, I decided it was a great weekend to get the new Gator outside. Taylor and Carson got the Gator for Christmas this year and have been playing with it on the 3rd floor (bonus room and extra bedroom) since December. Adam had blocked them out of the fast gear and just let them play around. Carson and I carried that big thing from the 3rd floor last Thursday. Yes, it was heavy but they were so eager to ride it. Adam made the Gator where they could go in two speeds. They loved it! They are doing a great job of sharing the driver's spot. We are so glad that we have a lot of area where they can safely ride because they have been on it nonstop since Thursday. Adam has had to recharge the battery during the night hours. On Friday evening, we stopped by one of our favorite neighbors and we ended up hanging out and playing with the Gator. Lily (4) and Schaeffer (almost 2) both enjoyed it. Schaeffer even cried when we left. My niece Reece came over on Saturday morning as well as a friend of Carson's, Tyler. They all four rode in the thing at the SAME TIME. It looks like we have something that the kids will all enjoy playing this summer and the adults can sit down and watch :o). Loads of Gator Fun at the Jessie House.

Carson Reading

Carson and Taylor have known their sounds for over a year now, but haven't shown much interest in putting sounds together until recently. They have learned to spell words by memorization for many months as well. I didn't want to press the issue of reading until I thought they were ready because they do not start Kindergarten until August of 2010 (18 mo away). BUT Carson told me that he wanted to start reading some books, so I did the first few lessons with him. This weekend when Uncle Blake was here I wanted to see if Carson could sound out and read his first Phonics book...and HE DID! He read the entire thing and was extremely proud of himself. It was about 10 pages with 1-4 words on each page. He sounded out all the words. He went on to read it again to his daddy when he came home from work. Taylor told me tonight that she wanted to start learning her lessons. Now, the real teacher comes out in me.......oh the different learning styles and teaching styles! I have been proud as a teacher of my students many times, but none seems to compare to my own children when I have taught them something. Thank you God for giving me the spiritual gift of teacher......

Weekend Fun

Adam's younger brother, Uncle Blake, came to visit us and boy did we have a blast! Taylor and Carson love Uncle Blake (also known as The Funny Man according to Taylor). Blake is a kid himself and plays so hard with T and C. Blake called us about a week ago to tell us he was going to bless us with his presence. The kids have been counting down the days until his arrival. They had hiding places planned out to hide from him, colored pictures for him, drawn pictures of him at church, learned how to write and spell his name, etc. We all enjoyed Blake and can't wait for him to return again. The only bad thing about Blake being here was that he taught my kids a C-A-T-S cheer which they continuously did UNTIL the big Vols beatdown in Florida tonight.