Rebel got one of his birthday presents early this
year. OK almost every year...I have a hard time waiting.
He wanted one of those phones with a full keyboard.
I did get the wrong color so we had to take it back
to get the blue and black one. I prefer the green myself.


Tallyn was excited to get Reb's old phone. His
was being held together by electrical tape.

It takes a lot of work to be pretty!!

He has many talents

Warning!!! This following slide show will be very boring to some of you. It is just a lot of pictures that I had on my computer from before I started my blog. I really wish I had more of the boys when they were babies. Doing this made me miss my family. Love you all

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Just so you know I got a new toy and I love playing with this smile box. This is my first time to use it but I plan on doing a lot of fun stuff with it as soon as I figure it all out.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Miss Ellie

I have no idea why she looks crosseyed....again

The Boys

They spent the afternoon outside working on
their boards.

OK let me fill you in here. He took this one
for the newest GF. In the last month he has
had like 10 girlfriends. He has settled on this last
one for a couple of weeks now. He says they are officially
"going out". I still have not figured where they are "going"
He's 12!! I can't believe how much he has changed in the
last year.


I told him that I deleted this one. It's a good
thing they think this blog is "lame".

Bedtime Pillow Fight!!!!!!!!

This all started out to be a fun little thing before
bed however, in the end the boys were out to
get one another. You might be able to tell from
the look on Tallyn's face. Reb stayed in the hallway
and came in for the attack. Ellie was in the middle
of it all!

Birthday Weekend

August is a busy month for us all. Amber and Kirk
drove up from Texas to spend the weekend with us.
Amber, Kirk, Ellie, moms and my birthdays are all
in August. Jeff, Brenda and Debbie all get September next.
We went to Pops for lunch and had a great time!
Thanks Mama for lunch....

Troy and Kirk are off sweating in the Oklahoma
heat playing golf... We did not go eat with out them!

Brotherly love...can you tell who is mad in this one??

Still not sure about the hair. Jeff loves it.
BTW not a beer...ginger ale

I loved this picture

Back To School '08

Rebel started the 7th grade this year. Can you
believe he is that big!!
Rebel definitely has a mind of his own and does
not let the opinions of others shape who he is.
He has had several obstacles and has not let that
make him pitiful. He is very strong and I admire him
for who he is.


Tallyn is in the 4th grade this year. He is the
gentle giant of his class. His principle said that
she uses him as an example of how people should
treat each other. He is full of so much compassion
it makes my heart happy.


I am so blessed that God has allowed me to
be the mother to the two best boys around!!!!

ELLIE IS 3!!!!!!

Thank you to everyone who drove to come to the party and to Brenda for making such a beautiful cake. The party was so much fun. We did have a change of plans because we had planned a swimming party and the weather called for rain and 82 degree weather. So last minuet we called around and got a clown to come out. The weather was nice but still to chilly for swimming so I'm glad we made the change.

She got so much great stuff and most of it is pink!!!! To those of you who got her makeup it has by some chance disappeared. Maybe it will turn up...hehe.

The party

Ellie and Mom-O the clown. She did face painting
and balloons...pretty good since we got her at the
last minuet because of the weather we could not
go swimming. most of the kids loved her.

This is the march to the birthday cake

I think Ellie was the last one to get her face
painted..she needed a little coaxing

The cake that Mama made

Dress up

We are really glad that Uncle Dustin got to come with Granny and Grandad

Dustin

If things work out mom and Jimmy will go and get Dustin this evening. He made it through basic training and will leave for Germany late Aug. or early Sept. that is all up to the ARMY. Mom said that he has gained like 25 or 30 pounds. I can't wait to see him. I hope he will come up for Ellie's birthday party. The boys would be so excited to see him.

Gotta love 'em

At camp he said that his hair kept getting in his
eyes and that there was another boy who kept
his hair pulled back when he played...he still
has a little to go

SNU Camp

This was the last day of camp at the awards assembly.
His team did a great job. They got 1st in their age group.
Tallyn got 3rd in the Hot Shot Competition. He had a great time.
I did OK because I was able to go and watch him play every evening.

In the dorm before he made me leave....

He went to camp with a friend's son. This is Mary and Isiah

We got the room all set with TONS of snacks and
water. They had strict instructions to shower on a
regular basis and brush their teeth after every meal.
On the third day I asked Tallyn how many times he
has brushed and he said once or twice!!!! Isiah wore
the same shorts for a few days.....BOYS!!!!!