Disney Trip

We are home! Just thought I'd pass along a couple of pics to let you see that we had a good time! We got home Saturday evening and I was very lazy today! This is the first time I've been on the computer in a week!!! That is a record for me! Hopefully when I catch up at work and home, I will get some more pics put on. We have lots of good stories and memories...can't wait to share them with you.

We had a safari view from our balcony. The kids loved to see what animals they could see every morning and evening. I think this was one of Hayden's favorite things to do. In case you didn't figure it out, we stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Our first morning was spent at Animal Kingdom and began with a character breakfast. Donald Duck was our first, followed by Daisy. We had 5 character meals throughout the week and saw other character in the parks. The kids had their autograph books and I got pics with all of them.
Hayden couldn't wait to see Mickey!
Chuck and Hayden couldn't wait to see Goofy!!
Here we are in front of the tree at Animal Kingdom. This is one of the few pics that was taken with my camera that I'm actually in! I made everyone stop at each Disney photographer we saw so we could get family pics taken. They were fine with this the first couple of days, but by mid week they were sick of it! I just wanted proof that I was there! I have purchased a CD with all of those pics on them and will post those pics when I get them.

Knight Update (and excuses)

I know I have been slacking on my blogging. I do have one excuse, if that helps. I lost the cord that connects my camera and computer....but, I found it!!!!!!!! Hayden had his last fall baseball game last weekend. Alex finished up her flag football cheerleading on Monday night. So what does that mean....a little free time on the weekends for the Knights!

I am busy finishing up our PTO fundraiser at Hayden's school and getting ready for our basket auction in November. We are raising money to purchase technology for the 1st and 2nd grades at his school. Alex will be at this school next year and will benefit as well. It is worth all the time and energy when we purchase SmartBoards for each classroom (we currently have raised enough $$ to put them in 1/2 of the classrooms! :)

We are also getting ready for our big trip to Disney World next week. We leave on Sunday for the entire week!! The kids are so excited and I am too. OK, Chuck doesn't seem to be sharing in our enthusiasm yet, but I have hopes that when we get there he will enjoy if more that he thinks. My brother Rustin is staying with us for a while, so he gets to take care of all of the animals and the house while we are away. He refuses to take care of Hayden's rat "Ralphy", so he will be visiting Jayci, our neighbor for the week

Alex - Student of the Week

Alex in front of the "Student of the Week" board in her kindergarten class.
This was one of her pictures that she took to school.

Alex and Ralphy the Rat! Her teacher, Mrs. Stephens, didn't think much of this pet!

Labor Day Weekend Rodeo

My niece Kelsey (in the hat), nephew Chris and nephew Blake (in the front) at the rodeo in Green Castle, MO.
Hayden was sporting a mohawk (is that spelled right!) for the weekend.
Alex loves her cousin Kelsey.
Blake and Alex with Grandma Phyllis. As always, they both need to sit on Grandma's lap at the same time.

This is a video of my niece, Kelsey, steer riding at a local rodeo over Labor Day weekend. We were so proud of her! She may have been the only cowgirl to ride, but she wasn't the only one to fall off (all of the guys did as well)! She is one tough cookie and loves her horses. I can't believe how much she has grown up. We make it to Missouri to my parents 3-4 times a year and each time I'm in shock at how much she has changed.

Update

It has been a few days since I've posted, so just thought I'd drop a line and let you know what's going on with the Knights!

We have been busy with Alex's cheerleading and Hayden's baseball....or trying to keep up with the rescheduled games because of rain!  I am also busy with the PTO as we are in the middle of our fundraiser and ending our t-shirt sales.  This is our busy time of year, but it slow down a bit next month, until our basket auction in November.  

We are also starting to count the days until our Disney trip!!!  1 month away!!  We are getting so excited.  I have started getting luggage tags and other misc. stuff in the mail from Disney...making it more real every day!  We booked our trip through Disney and they take care of everything.  We check our luggage in at Tulsa and when we arrive in Orlando, they bus us to our hotel and our luggage is delivered within a couple of hours to our room!  Talk about service!  We are staying for 6 days.  This is the longest vacation we have taken since our honeymoon!  The kids are so excited you can't even imagine.  We have friends that have been to disney and have passed along lots of good advice to make our trip go even smoother.  It seems like 6 days is a long time, but I think it will end up going by fast!  

Needless to say, there will be one long....long....blog when we get back filled with pics!  

I have some pics from our trip to Milan over Labor Day that I need to get put up, so check back soon and hopefully I will get that done.

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Video of Cheerleading

Video of Cheerleading

Cheerleading

Alex is trying a new sport, cheerleading. She is cheering for a flag football league. We were so proud of her this morning, she did all of the cheers and actually was loud! I'm trying to get a video downloaded so you can hear her!!!



Alex doing her "spirit" after a cheer.

Uncle Rustin came by to watch and support Alex.

Celebrating With Friends

We have a group of friends who get together for birthdays (OK, it a good excuse to have a girls night out!). 3 of us were celebrating in August, so we went to a fondue restaurant in Tulsa, The Melting Pot. It is a perfect place for us, it takes about 3 hours to eat, so lots of talking can take place!!

Patty and Susan (one of the August Birthday Girls)
Monica (Birthday Girl) & Cindy
Robin (the last birthday girl) and Kilby

First Day of School 2008-09

May 14, 2008, school started!! Hayden & Alex are both in school all day! I managed to spend the entire day running errands and picking up the rest of their school supplies. It is hard for me to imagine I will have a couple of free days each week.
Hayden with his 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Trost...I think they will have a fun year. He is so excited and ready to go back tomorrow.

Alex with her kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stephens. She was also Hayden's teacher, so we know her well and Alex is excited.

A Few Good Friends

So, here is a little history of this group. Over 5 years ago there were 7 moms who were looking for a "few good friends". We were all new moms who needed to find a play group for our children...and for ourselves! It is an understatement to say that we found a good group, because we found a great group and all keep in touch to this day. Out of our group, Jennifer moved to Florida (we went and saw her in April), Brett is in St. Louis, and the rest of us are still in the area. Brett was on her way home from her in-laws and stopped by for the night with her 3 boys. Cindy and Monica's families came over for dinner and we had a fun evening catching up. This was suppose to be the "good" pic of the kids! They have all gotten soooo big!
This is of course the "silly" pic that always has to be taken!
Brett's little one, Madden, bit Logan on the butt!!!!!!!!!
Cindy is showing Monica and Brett about blogs and telling them to get theirs done (Macey is looking on).

Our Friend Reta

We had a surprise visitor today from a very good friend. Reta came by before her Dr.'s appointment and spent some time with us! She has been through a lot over the past few months, but guess what....she is doing GREAT!!! We all love her and the kids think she is pretty special!!! We loved seeing you Reta, stop by again soon!

Caterpiller

OK, our little friend Macey was at our house last week. She is a BIG animal/nature girl, so leave it to her to find a chrysalis and/or caccoon. Of course when they were looking at it, it "fell" out of the tree. We had to save it, so we took it inside to an aquarium. It looked closed up when we first put it in, but now the caterpillar goes in and out of it and takes the chrysalis all over the place. So, our mommy friends are wondering what kind it is and what it is doing. If you have any expertise in this subject, please leave your comments and the rest of us will learn! Alex really likes checking on it daily to find out "where" it is! I'll keep you updated.

New (Painted) Bathroom

We have been in our house for 6 years...Wow! In those 6 years, I have not done anything to our master bedroom or bath. So, Chuck went out of town last weekend and I decided I was going to paint our bathroom. I love blue and brown together, so that is the theme I went for. It is very simple, but sure looks better than the taupe walls. Next is a chocolate brown wall in the bedroom.....don't know if Chuck will leave again anytime soon, he doesn't like change! ha ha