Looney 2009

Merry Christmas to your home from mine.
We hope y'all had a great 2009!

Ours was terrific, but went by so fast.
We're working real hard, but having a blast.

As for Brendan and Mandi, there's nothing new,
But here's this year's scoop on our little crew.

Taylor, 13, has grown so tall.
He's past Mom's height on our measure wall.
He's busy, as always, with band and football.

Nine-year-old Tanner still likes to run.
He loves pocket knives and his air soft gun.
And video games are still lots of fun.

Don't judge Hannah by her size.
Our seven year old is quite a surprise.
She loves to sew, cook, clean, and organize!

Hunter is sweeter than most five-year old boys.
He likes spending time with his cousin and playing with toys.

Kailey, now two, is such a mess!
She has to wear lipstick and a dress!
Her long, brown ringlets are fun to caress.

Drop us a line; let us know how you've been.
Hope to spend some time with you in two thousand ten!

Love,
The Looney's

Pioneer Farms

Our homeschool group, The Royal Academy, had our first field trip today. We loaded up all of our kiddos and went to Pioneer farms. It was really interesting. Here's our kids all gathered on the front porch of an 1800's plantation home.

Hannah's 7!! August 28th

Our pricncess Hannah is 7 already! She's in second grade this year. She's a Sr. Brown Belt in TaeKwonDo and a 2nd Degree white belt in Jiu-Jitsu. Her favorite color is green. She wants to be a vet when she grows up. We love you Hannah! Happy Birthday!

First Day of School

Here's Taylor heading for 7th grade. He's in Symphonic band this year and plays the baratone. He's also playing football this year.



Tanner and Hannah are being homeschooled this year. We are part of a homeschool co-op that we've put togeather with 6 families that we go to church with. We have school togeather 3 days a week. And a field trip every Friday! I'm the history teacher and the science assistant.

Hannah's in 2nd grade!


Tanner's first day of 4th grade!

Summer Girls

What cute little cuddly sisters!

Rain Hair

Hunter spiked his hair after getting wet in the 1st rain we've seen in a while. He cracks us up!

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.