Good Friends, Loads of Fun

Hayden and I had the best time Friday and Saturday. We went to Branson with Ms. Michelle and Ethan and Scarlett. Hayden was absolutely thrilled. I loved it too!!

We took the kids to an indoor waterpark at a hotel in Branson. It was awesome. It was cold outside but 82 degrees inside the park. The kids played for over 4 hours.





Michelle and I hung out in the two hot tubs for most of the time too. We did venture to the lazy river but did NOT hang out under the pouring out bucket of water. Now, when that bell rang, those boys came running to get under it and get soaked.

It is an awesome place to take the kids during the winter when they cannot get outside as much. This way they can swim and play and not think about how cold it is. (until they leave the park and they have only their bathing suits, towels and no shoes....what kind of moms would let that happen? HA)
On Saturday we went and had breakfast at a wonderful buffet that Ms. Michelle told us about. The food was great and the kids enjoyed it very much including going outside and sitting on a metal swing in 38 degree weather. Let's just say those were some cold behinds!

After breakfast we took them to play putt putt. That might have been the most hysterical part of the weekend. Competitiveness run wild......

I did not think that the competitiveness of putt putt could be topped, until I saw these two play pool.......

Miss Scarlett just worked on getting tickets for prizes at the gameroom and being adorable as usual.Maybe next time, we will invite the hubbies to go along....then maybe Ms. Michelle and I will sneak off to do some shopping.

A Quiet Thursday

Today was a very quiet Thursday. It has been so nice. As the verse says (or close to) -- "This is the day the Lord has made, be glad and rejoice in it." We have rejoiced in just being us and enjoying quiet time.
Hayden was out of school. Harold went to Camden to check on the house there and to clean up in the yard (except he got there to find out South Arkansas has gotten much more rain than we thought....)
Hayden played in his playroom all day. (at least he kinda picked up)
He has read several books too. We ventured out to the library and got more books and that is basically all we have done today. The television has not come on at all today. I have had Radio Disney on for Hayden to listen to while he plays. Since early this morning, he has not even asked to have the television on and I am so liking that and am SO PROUD of him for not having a fit about it. (of course when he snuck on the computer he tried to go watch a video and I reminded him no tv so he started playing a game)He is STILL thinking about what he might like for supper. :-) Hope you all had a great Thursday too.

Wordless Wednesday

Fall Ball 2008 in pictures......

Ten on Tuesday

Okay following Michelle's lead, I am going to try to list the ten things I am most looking forward to in the holidays...you will note that most of them have to do with Christmas. It is my favorite time of the year. I just love everything about the true meaning of Christmas.

(1) Hearing the Christmas story. I just love to have someone else read it. I love to read the Bible verses of the story with Hayden and also listen to teh pastor read it. Even listening to it told on the radio is special.

(2) Christmas carols. Truth be told, I listened to a Christmas CD on my way to Mom and Dad's today and then home.

(3) The food --yummmm, my mom's dressing is the BEST ever made. I promise!

(4) Having family together -- we spend lots of time together throughout the year but being together on Christmas is ALWAYS special.

(5) Wrapping gifts and being finished before the middle of December. Yep, it is a game between my sister and me. In fact, she called and left me a mesage last week which went something like..."I bought a Christmas present tonight so....it's on!!"

(6) Watching Hayden open gifts -- it does not matter what the gift is. He loves opening and is always so gracious. Mommaw told him the other day she was going to get him clothes (oh my) and he said that is okay Mommaw, I will like them and they will be cool.

(7) Decorating the trees - yep I said trees. We have the one in the den that Santa leaves gifts under and then we have a silver one for the front living room. It is small but reminds me so much of Christmases past and my grandparents. I LOVE LOVE watching Hayden decorate this tree. For the last three or so years, this has been his tree and he gets to decorate it any way he wants. Usually the ornaments are all bunched together and it is a little bit hard for me to handle that but it is HIS tree and our memories so it is okay!!

(8) No school for a long period of time - there is just nothing like no worrying about cards, homework, reading ... we get two weeks of blissful time of not having to talk about whether "we" pulled a card at school.

(9) A fire in the fireplace -- around the holidays is when we start having fires in the fireplace. Hayden loves to meet me at the door when I get home from work to tell me "he" started me a fire. :-)

(10) Christmas Eve services -- we love these. I love the carols, the Bible verses and seeing so many families together!!

I hope you all have special family moments and togetherness during the holidays too!!

Enjoying God's Gifts on God's Day

Today after church, Hayden and I went to the park for him to scooter and play. What a glorious day to be outside and enjoying all the wonder of nature that God has given us. While enjoying the sunshine, I also got to enjoy special time with Hayden. He is truly such a gift from the Lord for Harold and me! I hope you took some time out in your day to enjoy all the wonders of our world and all the gifts God has given to us!! Thinking about scootering

Thinking about the water....not so sure about sitting right there....

Still scootering...

King of the world....

Such sweetness...

Going down the nature trail...it was a bit cool in the shade but so nice to just walk in the quietness and enjoy our time....

Final picture of the day

Worth the Winning Bid!

At the Fall Festival last month at Hayden's school, some of us Moms got in a bit of a bidding war over a silent auction item. The item was a trip to a Pumpkin Patch with two of the second grade teachers. Hayden wanted Mom to keep bidding on this item, because he wanted to take the trip with Mrs. Faith. As the bidding got a bit intense, the decision was made that the two "teams" of Moms who were bidding would just let their kids all go together with the teachers. (I had my name on there last just in case there was any question later --)

Well the kids did not get to go to a Pumpkin Patch because of various scheduling difficulties. The teachers chose to take them to the Big Dam Bridge and Murray Park. It was today and it was worth the high bid!

I went along to take some photos and I am sure glad I did.
Mary Charles
John Henry
RebeccaEvan
Drew
Getting instructions before heading over the bridge....Starting up the bridge...
What a cutie....can you just see the swagger in the step even in a still photo?
Still going......
Mrs. Faith's crew on the other side of the bridge
With Mrs. FaithMrs. Glover's crew...coming back up the bridge
Patiently waiting to go to the park....Getting snacks....And well what do we do when we get in a park???We play baseball - of course.
Hope your Saturday was as much fun as ours.

Flashback Friday

Hayden...... Nancie

Sammie a/k/a Mommaw

See any family resemblance?