Rock Band, anyone?

This has been Josh's hang out...... I hardly ever see him come out of the hole (the basement).

Occasionally they'll come out of the "hole" to grab something to eat. But don't hold your breath.

Yep, I am getting old

Hello fellow bloggers!

It has been a loooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnggggg time. :o) But my friend Rachel encourages me to get back on the horse again. So, here I am.

As the new year approached our household, so did the list of all the upcoming events that will be happening here. Lauren will be turning 8 in 10 days and Josh will be turning 18 in 23 days. EEK! I am going to be a mom of an 18 year old. Where has the time gone? It seems it was like yesterday that we were feeding ducks at the park and watching him play t-ball. Can I have those times back, please?????????? I just sit here sometimes in disbelief that Josh will be going to college soon.

Josh has been hanging around the house alot lately, since he is the only one that has "ROCK BAND" for the 360. And Guitar Hero. So, his friends will come over and hang out and "rock it" down in the basement for hours and hours and hours. hehehe I love it! I love knowing that the kids are comfortable at our house and are welcome here, and I love the fact that I know that they are just hanging out playing games instead of getting into trouble. That is fine by me.
Oh, and the rock band thing, Lauren will sometimes go down and join them on the microphone, so they can get more points. Okay, how many moms can say that there are 3 to 4 teenagers playing games, and want their friends 8 year old sister playing with them. Yep, life is good!

Lauren is still doing her gymnastics thang. She is currently working on her round-off whip. Her main goal is to do cheerleading........

I hope everyone is well...........

Open House/First Day of School

Here are my kiddo's..... Going off to school. Its so sad to say that Josh is now a Senior. Where has the time gone.

Lauren was so excited to meet her teacher for the first time, and was ready for the first day. I am not to sure about Josh. At least he smiled for the camera.

Charleston, SC

The resort we stayed at was beautiful. Here we are sitting in front of our Hotel. The picture of the pier was taken from our room.


If anyone is looking for a great place to go on vacation. I highly recommend Charleston. There is alot of things to do, no matter what the age. We took a carriage ride through town and saw all the historical sites. Wow, how amazing.

August 9th storm

This is the storm front that we were able to miss. We left our house and minutes later, the sirens were going off. We were heading to South Carolina.