SwEeT BaBiEs!

They are just precious! I love them so much... I hate they left this evening... I miss them already! I miss my Eli too.... sniff. sniff. It's hard being away from them all... We will see them in a few weeks at Christmas time, so I'm looking forward to that... Yay... :)

Ava Grace swinging in her swing...

Aiden Alexander snoozing...

Fun with the Boys...

I worked today and after work I went to the church and cleaned and then I got to keep Eli and Aiden... We had so much fun playing and doing all kinds of things! Dawson and Jackson enjoyed it too... They were such a big help to me as well! We can't wait for them to stay with us again!!!!

Black Friday....

Chuck, Jenni, Ava, Aiden, Jackson and I got up at 4:30 this morning and went shopping (we didn't want to leave all the kids with mom, so we took a few - Jackson was suppose to stay, but he woke up and wanted to go with me)... Walmart was our first stop and you couldn't even move in Wal-mart (it was crazy).... We left Walmart and went to Shoe Carnival, Target (Target was much better - more organized - I saw my buddies in Target - Pam and Phyllis), and Macy's...

This is the 2nd year that Jenni and I have gone shopping on Black Friday.. We love it! We plan to make this an annual event... We get the paper and look at the ads for hours and make our plan and we just love it! We got in bed around 12:30 am on Friday morning and then we were back up at 4:30 am… We considered going to Opry Mills at Midnight, but we didn't.. Maybe we will try that next year...

We got back to Mom's around 10:00 am and we just napped and then Dawson, Jackson, Eli and myself went to McDonalds and then to my house to get a shower and change clothes and all that stuff.... We went back to mom's and fixed dinner and ate with the family....

Eating some lunch at McDonalds...

Stephen and Heather were so tired... They drove back from Indianapolis, In to Mcminnville, Tn and dropped their Youth Group off and then drove from Mcminnville, Tn to Ashland City to eat dinner and spend the night... Needless to say, after dinner they were out...

Good times with FAMILY!

Things I'm thankful for in no particular order on Thanksgiving Day!

1. My Husband - I'm glad I waited for the right mate!

2. My Children - They truly are wonderful kids - they make me smile - even on days I don't want to smile - they make me smile!

3. My Home - I love my home!

4. Car - Thank you Jesus - for a vehicle to drive!

5. Family - I love and cherish my family!

6. True Friends - You mean the world to me!

7. My Job - I'm so thankful I don't have to go out of my home and work! I'm truly blessed to be able to stay home and I'm sooooooo very thankful for that!

8. My Children's Health - They've had no major health issues!

9. Health - Thank you Jesus - I've not had any serious health issues!

10. Salvation - I'm so thankful Jesus died for ME (and you too) !

11. Forgiveness - I'm so thankful for forgiveness - I want to be forgiving as well! Jesus - is our example and as many times as he has forgiven me - I want to be as forgiving - Because at one time or the other, we've all needed or will need forgiveness!

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12. My Nieces and Nephews - I have 2 nieces (LeAnna Rachel & Ava Grace) and 2 nephews (Eli James and Aiden Alexander) and they are awesome!

13. Victory - I'm so thankful for victory in Jesus!

14. Ava and Aiden - My sister-in-law, Jenni gave birth to twins October 1 and I'm so thankful for healthy, beautiful babies in our family this year!

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**We ate lunch at Tammy and Nathan's house today and it was fabulous and everything was so pretty.. We had a wonderful lunch and then we went to my mom's house and ate dinner ... Great times and great memories!**

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****-Happy Thanksgiving 2008!!!-****

Dawson's First Titans Game....

Dawson attended his first Titan's Game today - thanks to Uncle Nate....

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Dawson was so excited... He talked about it all last week and he was really sick and he still went anyway....

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Dawson loves the Titans, so it was very exciting for him to get to go... Thanks, Uncle Nate... Dawson is very grateful!

Brotherly Love....

I don't see this very often, so I thought I'd better get a picture... They are usually bothering one another instead of getting along........

Happy, Happy Birthday, Nathan....

David and I took Jackson to get his stitches out this afternoon before Nathan's birthday party......

We went to eat dinner at Demos' for Nathan's birthday.... Happy, Happy day!!!!

Ava and Aiden's Baby Dedication....

We were able to attend Ava and Aiden's Baby Dedication... It was a beautiful service.... It was a very quick trip.... I wished we could have stayed longer....They are sooooooo cute.. and sweet....
I thought this pic was too cute....
Jackson loves holding the babies....

Eli crawled in the van and didn't want to get out - he thought he was going home with us...

Nate Dogg....

I think Nathan enjoyed Holiday Market a little too much.... He found his all these great items there..... He's tooooooooooooo funny....!

Holiday Market...

We had our annual Holday Market Friday November 14 and Saturday November 15... I set up a booth and I was only able to be there on Friday, so my friend, Denise watched my booth for me on Saturday (Thanks Neese).... I was very happy I set up... It was worth my time.... :) I got rid of about 4 bags of stuff and now everything is priced and bagged up, so next year it will be easy to pull out and set up....

This is Jackson on Friday evening... We had been there since 7:00 am Friday morning (or a little after 7:00 am) and he was worn out....

I meant to get pictures of the booths that were set up, but I never did....

An ER Visit and 26 Stitches ....

This is my baby... He was smiling even though he was hurt really bad...He had a numbing agent on his head...

ewww... Looks painful....

This was after he received his stitches... He was sedated... He was so funny...

Jackson was jumping in his bed and he jumped off of a rail into his bed and hit another rail and split his head just above his eye open.... We rushed him to Vanderbilt and he received 26 stitches inside and out... He cut through 2 layers of skin and they were afraid he had cut down to the muscle... Bless his heart.. He was such a brave little boy and so funny too... Even though he was hurt, he had the doctor's and nurses laughing... This lady from Child life came in and talked to Jackson and she actually stayed while Jackson was getting his stitches and she was just awesome! We arrived at Vanderbilt around 8:00 pm and we left around 1:00 am... It took about an hour and a half to sew his head up... A very traumatic experience.... I hope we never, ever have to go back to the Emergency Room again.....

Jackson chillin' with his NEW SHARK!

Laying in his bed with his SHARK!Watching Cartoons with his SHARK!
Riding his SHARK with his "SHARK FACE"!
Hanging out with his SHARK!
Mr. Shark went to church with us as well! Jackson loves his SHARK!

Jackson and Mr. Shark!

Jackson with his Shark! Opening his Diego Dvd....

Jackson received a shark as one of his presents for his birthday from his Aunt Tammy, Uncle Nathan and Cousin LeAnna! He loves sharks so much - great gift! Thanks so much! Here are a few pictures....