Cookies for Santa and little something for the Reindeer too!

We baked fresh cookies right out of the tub and a cold glass of milk for the jolly man in red.

Before all the baking festivites took place the kids went outside and left food for all the reindeer.

My Christmas Babies

Since Abigail was born we have started taking a yearly picture in front of the tree in Jammies. This picture always make its way to the calendar I make each year of the kids for the month of December. It's also just a lot of fun to see how much they have grown. Things here have been very busy with the end of the year approaching us. We are finishing a bonus room in our house and I am running all over doing things for the boys' school. We will have picture of the room as soon as it is finished, which should be real soon and pics of Christmas posted as soon as it comes. Merry Christmas to you all!!!

Freaked Me Out!

Okay, today I got a call from the ABC televsion channel out of Tallahassee! They wanted to come to my house and interview me for my thoughts on the possibilty of the implementation of school uniforms for our Lowndes county PUBLIC school system. I know right, me!!!! Well, last night there was a big community forum at the high school where parents, students, and staff all voiced their concerns over the issue. Needless to say, almost everyone there is against it. I am against it as well. If I wanted uniforms I would send my kids to a private school. Many argue that the economic status of kids wouldn't be an issue any more and they would all be treated and seen as equal. Yeah right!!! Those that can afford name brands now will show up in name brand uniforms as well. Not mention, kids will still find a way to show their status by watches, earrings, purses, shoes, etc. Our Superintendent even stated that our test scores are less likely to increase and discipline is less likely to decrease because, WE DON'T HAVE ISSUES WITH IT NOW!!!! Lowndes County School System is one the best in the state GA. So many there last night asked, "Why are we even talking about this and why are we here?" Well the answer to that is some little committee formed and has nothing better to do than waste our time talking about. It is not cost efficient, I have done the research and emailed all the numbers to the board. I still have to buy clothes for my kids to wear outside of school, it increases my landry each week, along with my power bill. Not mention that you can walk in any store today and find an item for 4.99 that was full price 2 weeks ago. Well, then they say that it is less hassle in the morning when kids can't decide what to wear. My answer to that is ...HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SUPERNANNY???? Give your child two choices the night before and make them choose one of the items you present. BE A PARENT....YOU ARE IN CONTROL, NOT THEM!!!!!! I was so glad to see so many students show up and voice there opinions and concerns, it was awesome. If you have a child who is a behavior problem, a new pair of khakis and polo shirt is not going to correct that. What will correct it, is Mama and Daddy wearin' out that hide! I think the reason I was called for the interview was that I was quoted in todays paper from the forum last night. My comment, which I thought was very good, just asked the committee to consider the large amount of military families we have in our community. Many of those families are here from 1-3yrs. They will spend a large amount of money on uniforms and when they leave for their next assignment they will be stuck with clothes they will never wear again. So, after the call I go into complete freak mode because I have and hour and a half before they will be here. I mean a literally broke a sweat running around picking up toys and shoes for 3 kids, only to have them call back and say they had another story break down south and they will have to reschedule with me. So now I am on here telling ya'll aboutit and trying to stop sweating!!! What a morning!

We're the Rambin Wreck from Georgia Tech and a helluva Engineer!!!

Our Victory Lap!!!

Yes, GT won yesterday against Florida State. A much deserved win!!! GT came to play and they played hard. Even when we lost our quarterback in the middle of the 3rd qtr and allowed them to score 10pts and bring the game back within 3, our defense was able to make an awesome play causing them to fumble and Tech recover with 45 secs left. For those who don't know, John and I really don't like FSU, we never have. Not to mention in South Georgia you have more FSU fans than Tech and we have quite a few in our neighborhood. This was a great win for us!

GT 31 vs FSU 28

So we loaded up the crew and took a Victory Lap around the block.

Happy Halloween!

Another Halloween has come and gone. This year was a little more special because, Papa and Grandma were here. My parents came in Thursday afternoon and spent the weekend. We spent almost the entire day Friday at the kids' school doing projects, eating lunch, and having recess! That evening it was time for the costumes to come out, the trick-or-treating to commence, and the Neighborhood party to kick off in full swing! This year it was a Star Wars theme, like ya'll didn't already know! Ethan was Anakin Skywalker, Hayden was Captain Rex the Clone Wars Trooper Commander, and of course or GORGEOUS little Princess.

The G-parents and the kiddos before we left the house

My 3 babies



Abigail walked most of the time, until her prince showed up with his carriage(wagon) and swept her off her feet!

Madox as Captain Cody and Hayden aka Commander Rex


Anakin needs a little air

Commander Rex helping Padame (Madison) fix her flashlight.

My big Cheezers!

Abigail and her Prince

When you get tired, enlist the grandparents to carry you along!

The Neighborhood Crew cleaned up again.

After the trick-or-treating, we went to the party. The kids had a ball. They did the hayride, bouncehouse, food, bonfire, candy, etc...you name it they had it!!!!

Short & Sassy

Yep, I finally got some kahunas and cut my hair. I have been wanting to go a lot shorter for a while now, but was very nervous! Today, I threw caution to the wind and told my stylist to have at it! She did a FAB job with the cut and the color. I love it! The back is shorter than the front, (it barley touches my collar)she calls my long pieces in the front my "drama pieces". She is crazy!

Lego Star Wars

Well Hayden saved up his birthday money and made a big purchase. I am not even going to tell you how ridiculously expensive this thing was, but it was his money so oh well! We did try to talk him into a less expensive one, but he was not having it. This thing contains over 1000 pieces and says it is for ages 9-14, yeah right. They obviously haven't met Hayden. He did all the work himself. We helped him sort everything into separate bags by colors and then he was off. Occasionally he would ask for help on finding a piece, but he kept his head down and followed the directions to a tee. It took about a week to put it all together, simply because of school and soccer. We are so proud of him, he even made five bucks off of it. John made him deal that if he would build the entire thing by himself with no help he would give him 5 dollars. I don't think dad thought he was going to have to pay up, he thought Hayden would be calling on mom to finish it. He wouldn't let me near it!

The Republic Attack Gunship
How it all started
The finished product
He was so excited and keeps telling us how cool it is!


He is already eyeing another big Lego Star Wars set for Christmas, tune in later to see what he gets!

Georgia Tech Saturday

Saturday, after an excurtiating, but awesome 3 mile run with Val on the hilly Peachtree City golf cart paths, John and I headed in to downtown Atlanta for the GT game.
My chauffer
We met up with Nathan (another GT alum) and Kristi for some tailgating. We had some great grilled steaks and awesome cookies. The guys had fun playing the concrete version of horseshoes, which can really only be called big people bean bag toss into a nice wooden structure colorfully represented by the GT colors. The girls had a good time talking about babies and the guys of course. I must say there is nothing more fun than tailgating with a bunch of GT fans. Down in South GA you don't see to many Tech fans, everyone cheers for UGA, Florida or FSU. Of course we detest all except Florida, they are ok. Needless to say, we were in pure bliss. It was so nice to know our children aren't the only Tech kids out there. We can't wait to go back. John is definitely going to the Miami game in Nov. If we can get a sitter since it is a Thursday night game, I will go too. Any volunteers?
John and Kristi
Nathan and John
The cutest little GT boy. He belonged to friends of Nathan and Kristi

John and Nathan playing concrete horseshoes

Big party FOUL!!!

This bottle was practically full. Kristi and another girl were taking the table cloth of the table and somehow this bottle, that wasn't even on the table cloth, fell right on the ground. Everyone within a 10 miles radius cried AAAAHHHH simultaneously. It was hysterical! Kristi felt so bad, but it really wasn't her fault. The table was on a bit on an incline and the wind was blowing. The boys should have taking better care of their bottle.
Ever seen a grown man cry?
The band before the game


Team captains taking the field
Here comes the boys
The Ramblin Wreck of Georgia Tech
That sure is a purty flag
We played Gardner Webb, not a real big name, but they had some big boys! The game was a lot closer than it should have been, but our third string quarterback did play the entire game. We were saving Nesbitt for next Saturday against Clemson. Our defense did show up and did their thing. It was a real nail biter and we had a few bogus call, but what do you do? At least they pulled it off GT 10 vs. GW 7



Johns good friend Paul and his wife Janelle also met us at the game. It was so good to see them again and we had such a great time. Afterwards we went out to dinner at Gordon Biersch on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. I had the best sesame crusted seared tuna EVER!!!!!! It was absolutely outstanding. I also had a mini taster of chocolate peanut bitter pie for dessert. OMG!!!! it was soooooo yummy, there is no way I could have eaten an entire piece.

John and I at Gordon Biersch

Friday Night with the Gilberts, Greens, and Hedges!

Friday we went to Newnan GA and met Johns sister Cindy, her husband Mark, their son Nathan and his wife Kristi, John's mom, John's other sister Val and her man Darryl, and her son John Dayton for dinner at a scrumptious barbecue place. We had a good dinner and a blast visiting. After dinner we went back to Kristi and Nathan's house for dessert. We had cheesecake, cookies, and ice cream. The kids were in heaven. It was so great to see everyone and we even got to see their wedding pictures. They were married last Dec and Hayden was their ring bearer, he was so cute!

Kristi and Abigail serving up the ice cream.

John Dayton and John relaxin on the couch waiting for their desert
Me and Val looking through Nathan and Kristi's wedding album. And yes Val, you look GOOD! I will send you the version with me cropped out! :)
Muscle Man!
Mark taking Cindy her dessert, what a good man!
Darryl enjoying that good cheesecake.

The men having a deep conversation about football.
Me and Cindy
Kristi, Abigail, and Duke having some fun.

We had a great night and can't wait to visit the fam again soon!