Paint me in Birmingham

We drove the 800 miles to Birmingham, AL for the ITA's 2009 World Championships & festival.

We caravan with my parents and the Crawfords, a family of our students. The kids did great on the drive.


All of our kids competed in the tournament and did great. Even Nana competed and got 3rd place in sparring! Tanner got a 3rd in forms. Hunter got first, but all cubs get first(That way no one cries). Haven got 2nd in forms and 2nd in sparring. Caleb got a 3rd and a 1st. And Chad and Angel both got 3rd in forms.

Our kids always love going on trips like this. They love swimming in the pool at the hotel. But I think their favorite part is jumping on the beds.

Here is some pictures we took on the way as we crossed form Louisiana to Mississippi.

The Mississippi River

Mississippi's state tree, the Magnolia, had to be climbed.

Rock N River

Rock N River water park is lots of fun. We spent the day there today with our new home school co-op. The boys loved the water slides.





Hannah was bummed because she's not quite tall enough to go on them, but she had fun with all the girls in our group in the lazy river. Mitchell and Hunter loved the little frog water slide. Emma and Kailey both loved running around and splashing in the shallow areas. Staying near the water is pretty much the only way to tolerate this heat. It was 103○ again today! I didn't get very many pics because they were never still enough and I had my hands full with 7 kids and no other adult! (What was I thinking?) It all turned out great though, and we had a blast. But...next time I think I'll take Brendan along;)

The Babies are 1!

June 2ND Emma turned 1 and then Collin turned one on the 3rd! Their parents had a big pool party for them at Nana and Papa's house. It was so much fun! They have grown so fast and are toddling all around now. We just love having them around. They both love to laugh and are so good natured. Not to mention adorable.

Cub Scout Day Camp

Tanner got to attend cub scout day camp at San Gabriel Park this year. He had a great time. Brendan and I each got to spend a day out there with him.

His favorite parts were archery and fishing. He caught a huge catfish. Only 5 boys in the whole camp caught any fish, so we were pretty impressed!

Taylor is The Coolest

My oldest son Taylor is the Awesomest person I know! I could hardly live without seeing him for an entier week:(. He is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo talented and is my favorite of alllllllllllllllllll of my wonderful kids.And isn't rude or narsististic at all. He is so nice all of the time, and is wonderful babysiter for me while I take Ju-jit-su on tuesdays and Thursdays. And the best part is , he wrote all of this entry or watever it is called. Maybe an update? o. It's a post. He also can't spell.

Terrible Two's!

Here it goes already!

Here she is the morning after her birthday PAINTING HER OWN NAILS! And her legs! And the wood floor!

And here she is "cooking". What an adventure!

Kailey's 2! April 25!

I can't believe our baby is already two! Kailey is sweet,friendly, and outgoing, but quiet at the same time. She's very observant and compassionate. She loves babies, baby dolls and animals. She likes to run, climb, and tries to do every thing the bigger kids do.