Casey Jumps and Dives off the Diving Board

4wheeling august 2009

Fourth of July Weekend

These are just a few pics from our weekend of camping and 4 wheeling. We had so much fun getting muddy, getting stuck in the mud, rained on, and having fun family time.

Happy Late Birthday Lacy!!!!

Lacy turned 9 this past June. Here are a few pics from her dinner. Sorry on the post being so late.

Some balloon pics from June.

Every year to start off Chautauqua in Wytheville, they do a balloon glow on the Friday before. This is the second year that I have went. And this year me and Cody got to help put one of the balloons up. It was really a lot of fun. The flame was really hot though. Ed then took us up a little ways in the balloon. He was just tethering, so we didn't get to go up very high. Here are some of the pics from that night.

Matthews Gone Wild

eric gets air 6 14 09

Samie's 8th Grade Prom

Samie had her 8th grade prom this past Friday night. I had bought her dress last summer while we were on vacation at the beach. And then she watched Twilight and was all excited because her dress was in the movie. Here are a few pics that I took of her and Jacob and her and Eric and Casey. I took lots of pictures. So it would take to much time to load them all. I hope that everyone has a great week. God Bless!!

Hope all the Mothers have a Blessed Mother's Day!!

Sorry it has been so long since I have added anything to my blog. So much to keep up with. Any whoo, Eric had a birthday last week and we had dinner for him at DJ's house on Sunday and that is when he got his presents from everyone. On his birthday I took him to the local Mexican restaurant and had the waiters sing to him. Below is the video from that. Enjoy, laugh, leave comments. :) This was the best pay back for leaving me at the table by myself at Outback to be sung to on my birthday.

We also have a picture of the kids new kitten Coco. He is very playful and curious.
And since it is so close to mother's day I thought that I would post my new decor for my front door. A robin's nest along with an egg. I figured that I will take pictures of it in stages. Just so you can see a little birdie.

I hope everyone has a blessed mother's day and send many hugs and kisses to your mother, for without her, you wouldn't be here. God Bless.

Eric Bday Song

Hope everyone had a Blessed Easter!!

I have been so far behind on my blog, facebook, myspace, email, and who knows what all else. I decided to post just a few pics today. Here are some from Sheryl's bday. I sewed the cats on the tote bag for Sheryl for her birthday, so that is why I posted that pic. And of course we couldn't forget Sheryl with her cake. Scooby Doo, it lasted us through Saturday. So that isn't to bad.
Only two pics from Easter. The big kids are getting to where they don't like their picture taken, so I have one of them lounging on the porch. And I wanted to show everyone the dress that I made for Casey for Easter. So that is why that picture was chosen. I will hopefully catch up soon on some pics. Eric is wanting me to post some of him Kayaking on the lake. So I still got to do that. I hope that everyone had a blessed Easter and that you have a wonderful week.

Cody is 15 Today!!!!

Cody turned 15 today, so this weekend was full of birthday stuff for him. It did get a little warmer here, so we went to the park for our little photo shoot, and I took some pics. After we went to the park, I took Cody and Samie to the graveyard so they could practice driving. They both did a good job. I figured the graveyard would be the safest place to practice, less traffic. Cody will be taking his learners test in less than 2 weeks. After that we went to DJ and Renisa's for Cody's Birthday dinner with the family. Cody got a car for his birthday, he was a little dissappointed though, because all he can do is eat it. LOL
Then today after church, we took him to dinner at a place of his choice, and he chose Outback. And Casey made sure that they sang to him. She mentioned to the waitress and the manager that it was Cody's birthday. So she was making sure he was acknowledged. And the waitress was nice, and had her pic taken with Cody and his ice cream.
It is so hard for me to believe that my Baby is 15. Time flies to fast. It seems like yesterday that he was little and in my arms. Now he is taller than me. I know it ain't saying much, because I am very short, but still yet. He is growing up and soon he will be driving and then it will be off to college. It is just hard to see time pass me by. There is so much I want to still do with the kids, still places to take them. Like the Grand Canyon. I have never been there and I would love to go and take them. Niagra Falls. Hawaii. Yellowstone Park. Hollywood. Just so much more left to do, and they will be out of the house before I know it. I hope everyone had a great weekend. And have a wonderful week!! God Bless.

Just to catch up...

Sorry I haven't been on here lately. I have been studying for my CT Registry. The only time I really got on the computer was to look at human anatomy stuff or reference to some CT stuff. I did try to keep up with my email and stuff a little bit. Any way, now I can live again. I can give my brain a rest for a while. I took my test this past weekend. And I PASSED!!! I just got a preliminary score, but the lady at the testing center said that it is pretty much right on, as far as the score goes. I will get my official results in about 4 weeks. Here are some pics of Casey in her new outfit that she bought herself. And some of her in her bibs.
Now a lot is going on this week too. Cody has a birthday this coming Sunday. So we are having him a dinner on Saturday with the family. And then Me and Eric will take him out to eat on Sunday after Church. My baby is turning 15!!! It is so hard for me to believe. It just don't seem like it has already been 15 years since I held him at the hospital. I took him to the doctor week before last and he is already 5 ft 8 inches. And he weighs 163 pounds. The doc said that he is on the top of the growth chart but that he is fine for his age and height. It is just so hard for me to believe that he is turning 15!!!!
Now he can also get his learners permit as soon as he turns 15, so I guess that I will take him for his test next week. At least he gets to drive for a year before he gets to even think about getting his drivers license.
Hope you all have a great St Patty's Day!! God Bless. I will post some pics of Cody this weekend. It is suppose to be nice so I can do some outdoor pics of him and Casey. Since I didn't get to do her photo shoot yet,