Batter Up!

So we've really busy lately (but I love the ciaos of Fall) and I have been a horrible blogger. A few weeks ago we made another trip to Granny's house (boy does she owe us some trips to Texas) and the cousin's had such a great time together. It makes me sad to think of all fun they would have if we lived closer together and of how much of a bond they are missing out on. But anyway-we manage. We have also been busy doing some more potty training and playing Tee Ball. Both are going really well.....so here's another glance at our lives in pics because I am to tired to sit up and tell you (and I want to watch Oprah before I go to bed). BTW my Oprah boycott is over b/c she had one fantastic show after another lately.

I zoomed over the actual deed but let me tell you, it was "HUGE"! Phase two of potty training is now in effect.

He loves working on his "900 horsepower engine". Thanks MawMaw and PawPaw!



He had to "drive" McQueen home. He told me it was okay that he was facing backwards b/c Mater taught him how to drive that way.

Tyler, Will, Ethan

Our little Babe Ruth!

This is where he ran from second straight to home plate!

Can you tell how much fun he is having?

They were so hot and thirsty but after the wet their whistle they were ready to keep playing!

He was so thrilled that MawMaw and Uncle Jarod came out to cheer him on.

What a supportive sister!

New York, New York (and Boston)

So Jeffrey is turning the big 30 soon and he really wanted to take a guys baseball trip. He and Eric went to see Yankee Stadium (before it was torn down) then Shea followed by the big finale Fenway Park. Here's some pics but the stories aren't mine to tell so you'll have to talk to Jeffrey (he refuses to blog). But I can safely say that they both had the a great time!

Update....

Thanks to all those who called their Senators and help pass the Protect Our Children Act!!!!!! It just goes to show how powerful women can be when we ban together.

Protect Our Children Act

I just read some really disturbing facts about online predators, child molestation, even molestation on-demand videos. You might have seen Oprah's show about it yesterday. I'm so sick to my stomach about it. I can't stop thinking about the poor children who are caught in this kind of thing. Did you know that 19% of the images online are of children under the age of 3? And that only 1% of the possessors limit their collecting of such images to just nudity? How can you not help these babies?
Children being raped, desensitized by "training" videos of cartoon characters making molestation seem like a normal part of life. This is happening daily to children as young as three months and even one story was of a baby that still had her umbilical cord stub.We need to act on behalf of these children, many without a voice.
Please do this simple thing right now. Email your senator and urge him or her to pass Senate Bill 1738 - The Protect Our Children Act. This bill will: Authorize over $320 million over the next five years in desperately needed funding for law enforcement to investigate child exploitation.
Mandate that child rescue be a top priority for law enforcement receiving federal funding.
Allocate funds for high-tech computer software that can track down Internet predators.

Just go here: http://www.senate.gov/, send them the email at the end of this post, or a personalized message in their web form. It takes less than five minutes. Please do this now to help stop more children from becoming victims.You can also call your senator and urge them to pass this bill I heard that a phone call is worth 1000 letters because they received so few. When I called this morning the receptionist said her phone has not stopped ringing all morning, this needed to continue this through next week. Please help stop this evil preying on our children.


Dear Senator:

I know that you believe, like I do, that we must do everything possible to protect children from sexual predators. That is why I am asking for your help.Last year alone, U.S. law enforcement identified over 300,000 criminals who were trafficking in movies and pictures of young children being raped and tortured.

Experts say that one in every three of these criminals has local child victims. Child pornography trafficking over the Internet has given us a trail of evidence that leads straight to their doorsteps, but the vast majority of these children will never be rescued because investigators are overwhelmed, outnumbered and underfunded.As your constituent, I urge you to do everything in your power to pass the PROTECT Our Children Act (S. 1738, Biden-Hatch).

This bipartisan legislation passed the House 415-2, but it is now the victim of petty partisan politics.Now that we know where these children are and how to protect them, there is no excuse for the Senate to fail to take action this session.
(Your name here)

Random Pics

My birthday cake......how old am I?

Another Home Depo Day!! It's a goal post!

First Day At Park Row

Tyler started going to Park Row Preschool last week and he is loving it! He is in school with his two best friends and best of all he gets to ride to school with Will (it's up there with riding the school bus). The boys are all in the same class and I really think we're going to like their teacher Mrs. Heather. Jeffrey and Summer both think they got the best one out of the three year old teachers. Tyler says she's "super nice". She won his heart over on the first day by taking them to the basketball court to play B-ball! Here's a few pics.....

He was so excited that when I unstrapped him from his carseat he said, "Bye Mommy!". And he probally would have just ran across the parking lot and gone straight in if I would have let him. This is him wearing his backpack "like a big boy does".

Here comes trouble!



Stopping to look at the fish. I bet Tyler's thinking, "You should check out my fish tank at Crayon Campus and Aunt RaRa let's me feed those!".

His first class assignment.

The Boys

Trip To Granny's House

We really enjoyed this Labor Day weekend.....at Granny's house. We had a lot of fun just playing and being with family. The kids are really fun to watch together and as usual Maddie was the center of attention getting lots of kisses and love from everyone. One of my favorite memories from this weekend was when Jeffrey and I had to run up to the mall to get a bit of Hog gear for the game and we took just Abbie. It was fun getting her all to ourselves! We let her ride the rides and bought her a snow cone and it made us both feel good that she was so comfortable with us! Later Tyler and Jeffrey went to the game (Tyler's first football game and first Razorback game) and they had a blast! Tyler loved the jet's flying over, the marching band that covered the whole field, watching the team come out and calling the Hog's!! He is ready to go back....I'm so happy that both of my boy's are Hog fans!

I love how Maddie would just stare and smile at Granny all weekend.

What sweet angels! Devin was making sure Maddie didn't fall out and how sweet is Abbie striking a pose on her tippy toes!?

I like this picture because it captures them just chillin'.

The firehouse is across the street from Granny and Grandpa's church and I just had to get this picture. Tyler was a bit nervous. But he loved looking at the fireman pole and their fire gear.

Go Hogs Go!!

Lil' Razorbacks.

Pookie was SO embarrassed to have his jersey on but Tyler thought it was the coolest thing ever.

This was a moment (you had to be there) on the way back from the firehouse we spotted this caterpillar and only one was brave enough to touch it!

We celebrated my birthday while I was there, Devin and Tyler baked me a cake and Mom told us there was lots of added sugar. Can anyone guess why? Later on everyone was in the back and Tyler comes running to us and says, "Granny hurry come see this!" So we all follow him to the kitchen where Devin has pushed up a chair to the kitchen sink to find the mixing bowl to lick. Granny yelled, "Devin James!" to which Tyler looses his breath from laughing so hard. Boys will be boys.