Camping!

We are leaving this morning to go camping in Asheville NC ( mountains). The kids are up early ready to go! I will be missing until Monday. Jason is coming to dog-sit and house sit this weekend. Y'all have a great weekend. I am so looking forwarded to our family time...We are having two others families with us. Bewteen 3 families we 12 KIDS! So this should be fun and tiring

Teeth , Hair and Age!

I wrote this post yesterday evening but got busy and forgot to publish it. So this is yesterday news! It is a rainy wet day here in Mooresville. I rather it be raining today than this weekend . It is no fun camping in the rain. Elijah ( 6) was watching me put on my make-up today. He said Mommy your prettier since you got older. I know your only 29 but you look more like 30. BTW I am getting ready to turn 50 soon. I am trying to decided if he was giving me a compliment ;-) Caroline ( 9)had her orthodontist appointment today. She has a special brace on a bottom and top tooth that has grown back. She wears a rubber band on it to help bring the tooth forwarded. He is just preparing her for future braces. The tooth is moving forwarded but it is taking it's time! Caroline went through the same thing with another tooth six months ago and that tooth moved forwarded in a MONTH. So she is feeling a little discourage that this one is taking it's time. I can't wait for the day she is ready for braces. She has major teeth issues ! Dig in your pocketbook Daddy! After our appointment we went to Chick Filet. I ran into half of my consignor, church family and friends while we were out. Glad I had make-up on and my hair look decent. LOL. We then went and bought camping supplies and food for this weekend. Caroline had 4 inches of hair cut off for the summer. Caroline has hair that every woman wants. THICK and CURLY. It had gotten really long and hard to manage for the summer. She cute it several inches below her shoulder but with the curl after it dries it is right on her shoulders. The cut actually made her curls spring back and she looks like she has even a head more full of hair! Very cute cut on her and she loves it! Well I better get supper ready. Later

Memorial Day Weekend

I have no pictures to share but just memories. Most importantly let me start this post in thanks to our servicemen who are serving and have serve and protecting our Country. YOU ARE AWESOUME! Also our hearts and prayers go out to those who have lost their love ones during their acts of service and courage in protecting our country. GOD BLESS the USA! My nephew Josh is currently in aviation school in the Army. Not just anyone can just get in aviation school. He was chosen. I am not sure where he will go after he finishes school but for sure he will go overseas. We are so proud of Josh. Our family prays for him daily in our prayers. He is AWESOUME! This was a fun and busy weekend! Our family was GIVEN a pop-up by our friends the Belvins. What a blessing. This pop-up was given to them by another family and they upgraded . What a blessing to our family. This weekend we cleaned up the camper and got what camping gear we have packed in. For a camper that is 12 years old it is in really great condition . We are headed off camping this up coming weekend with the Belvins' and Robbins' family. The kids are really excited. Robert and I are even more excited that we don't have to sleep in a tent! Jason our son came over the entire weekend and stayed. I washed his clothes for him and doted on him. I really enjoy giving him the Momma touch. You just don't realize how much you miss them after they moved out. So I spoil him during his short visits. The kids love having him here because he is such a big kid himself. Monday Robert smoked Boston Butts ( Southern Barbeque) on the grill. Then we had all our Northern friends over. LOL. They all brought side dishes and we had a picnic . Between 4 families we had 10 kids in the pool. I forgot to add the 3 daddies that were trying to make the biggest splash off the diving board. The weather was great and the food was even better. My kids collapsed in the bed last night after swimming almost all day. SCHOOL IS OUT FOR MY KIDS! God is so great! Later !!!!

HE DID IT!

Introducing our 2o08 Kindergarten Graduated.Kindergarten graduation is a huge event at the kids school. We were so impressed on everything the kids learn this year and they were so cute especially our Elijah. Yes Mommy and Daddy cried even at kindergarten graduation . Wonder what we will be like at his High-School graduation? Probably in a wheelchair ;-) Elijah had a great year academically also. He finished with S+ ( which is the best) in most of his subjects. A+ in Math. His teacher said her is a GREAT Math student ( took after Daddy)...... A- in reading. ( took after his Mom) Elijah is a very good reader and scored high on his end of the year test. Loves to read!!! Introducing Elijah Robert Julian the graduated! This is his teacher Mrs Paddock ( as you notice she was crying in the picture too) She was a GREAT teacher to these kids. What a blessing to our family.

Beauty Queen

Introducing the most beautiful ( inside and out) 11th grade girl in Mooresville. Our daughter Allyson. We are so proud of her. Allyson was headed off to her JR/Sr Prom at SouthView Christian.