Thank you very much, Grandma Ella and Grandpa David - "Waffle House!!" We had a wonderful breakfast togethrr. Thank you for your gift. We love you and miss you. Wish we could have had breakfast together. After braving the "after Christmas sale" at Wal-Mart, we stopped at Waffle House for some extra stuffing, and boy did we get stuffed!
We had Christmas at Grandma Bailey and Pop Pop's house. We had a wonderful time. We did gifts, had finger foods, pies and coffee. Miss you guys. Wish we could be together. Love you.
Today began....late, because we slept in followed by a yummy oatmeal breakfast with dried cranberries, brown sugar and butter. We then took a trip to the nearby park. The children had a blast. Audrey had fun swinging. Dianna did a great job climbing to the top of the climbing wall; Jarod climbed the more than 12 feet to the top of the rope tower. We are looking forward to the rest of our vacation together. Love you all.
Here are just some pictures from our week. Love you all. Mom and Dad, we are glad that you are both safe. Love you.
Here are some pictures from this weekend. This one of Audrey is with a "premie" outfit; praise the LORD for how she is growing. The next is of the children pausing in front of a Christmas tree at the mall. So cute! Love you all.
We all had a blast at the concert on the college campus tonight. Love you all.
This weekend we took Dianna to see "The Mikado" on campus. She enjoyed it very much. Also, here is a picture of little Audrey at supper tonight. Love you. Talk to you later.
Here are pictures of Barbie's awesome dessert. She made a Mango-raspberry Trifle. The first picture is of the picture out of the magazine and the second is Barbie's. It was good, but would have been better if the mangoes were ripe. It was tasty. Love you all.
Dianna had all A's and 1 B on her report card that came home today. We were able to go to Krispy Kreme to celebrate. Love you all.
Dianna had all A's and 1 B on her report card that came home today. We were able to go to Krispy Kreme to celebrate. Love you all.
...At Middle Linebacker for the Seminoles, a 6'5" Sophomore from Pensacola, FL - number 27: Jarod Tupua!!!! This young man is coming off of a great season last year, and he is hoping to add to his 15 sacks and 7 interceptions. Look for great things from this young man this season.
Well, Jarod was invited to a birthday party for a good friend of his, and the theme was football training camp. He had a blast. He looks sharp too. Love you all. Have a great LORD's day tomorrow.
We were able to go downtown and walk around the annual Arts Festival. We had a great time. So much to see. Love you.
Well, the last three weeks have been really rough as far as the "welts" I get. Today I had an appointment and they ran some tests (tested for 30 different things to be exact); and boy did we test positive for allergies to things - 16 out of 30. I figure: "Go big or go home." ;) Mildly allergic to milk, eggs and peanuts. Really allergic to some other stuff, like oak and different grass types and other tree pollen. Oh, yeah, CATS too. Shocking!!! Just kidding, that was a joke. Everyone knew that already. Thanks, everyone for your prayers for me over the years.
The first picture is of the 6 food allergens on the right side of my back and the other photo is of the 24 outdoor/indoor allergens on my left side. What a reaction, huh?!
We may have to think about getting Audrey and Jarod tested at some point also. Love you all.
Here are some pictures to send you to your weekend. Hope you all had a wonderful week. Love you and miss you.
We were at the mall killing time while The Dauntless was undergoing routine maintenance in dry dock, when Jarod discovered the basement level of the Dillard's department store. Later in the day, while leaving our evening meal, I stumbled across a rare and true treasure. I found *big booming announcer voice* " Ranger Doug Darling - the idol of American Youth- and The Riders in the Sky!!!! Guess what you all might be getting for Christmas! ;) Love you all.
Dianna was such a good sport playing with Audrey in the garage. Audrey loved to be pushed in her walker around the garage. Have a spectacular Friday. Love you.
Since Audrey was not really interested in her cake (because she was super sleepy), we gave it to the older children. Boy did the gobble it up! Love you all.
Dianna and Barbie were able to go to an artist's series at the college featuring the "Liberty Voices". This is an A Capella group made up of present and former members of "The Voices of Liberty" which perform exclusively at Disney's EPCOT resort in Orlando.
Barbie and Dianna are so beautiful. Thia is Dianna's first Fine Arts. She is so excited.
One year ago this morning - at 9:39 A.M. to be exact - the LORD blessed our family with a beautiful baby girl. Right from the get go she has been ahead of the curve. She just got tired of waiting to meet her Mommy and siblings, so she came out eight weeks early. The first 27 days were spent in the NICU but now she is doing so well and growing into a beautiful young lady.
