Labor Day Weekend

Well Nana, Noy, and Craig were able to fly in for the long weekend. We went to Brian's old high school football game, and went to the Lake on Sat & Monday, went to the movies after church...and ate...and ate...and ate!! The boys loved having everyone here...extra attention for them. Poor Craig, the boys couldn't get enough of his attention. It was an enjoyable weekend with family.

Cam's obsession with Trash...

Camden has been OBSESSED, and I mean OBSESSED with garbage trucks and trash.(This is one phase I have not been through before with Redding and Sullivan). He is such a little helper with getting the trash taken out for me, but sometimes gets upset if he thinks it's time to empty it and I feel we still have more room to stuff a few more things in it. Here lately his morning ritual has been to cut up the advertisements from the newspaper and make trash for his garbage trucks to pick up and take to the dump site. This will occupy him for HOURS throughout the day. It gives me a chance to get a few things done, but he has a real difficult time putting the dump site trash in the "real" trash can at the end of the day. So I have been known to let him keep it and add to it daily... which makes for a very large area of my dinning room to be covered with his trash. But, oh the hours and days of joy it brings him. Who said trash couldn't be wonderful?

First Day of School...a day late!

As I had said earlier we skipped the first day of school and showed up on the second day. Redding switched schools and is now in the 4th grade at the Intermediate. Sullivan is now in 1st. They both had a great 1st day, and we are in full swing of 6 am wake-ups, to have the bus arrive at our house at 6:40...way to early for mama here!(I am soooo not a morning person). Let the ever so busy schedules begin!

Our last summer Hoo-rah!!

We went on our last summer hoo-rah this past week with our Kay Kay, Aunt Toto, cousins Luke & Laney and headed back to The Grand Hotel at Point Clear. We enjoyed some much needed time away to relax, play and catch a few rays. We all enjoyed morning bike rides, kayaking, riding wave runners, swimming at the pool, and enjoying the beach at bay area each day together. It was hot, but fun! It was sooo much fun, the boys and I were talked into staying an extra day and missing the first day of school...for those of you who really know me, it doesn't take much "peer pressure" for me to skip school...Ha! Well worth it though, we were able to spend quality time with our Kay Kay!

Baseball Mania Day!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Last Thursday Redding's best friend Matthew, his Mom Melanie and Grandmother Carol came to Louisville to enjoy a day of Louisville's best. As mentioned before we went to the Derby Museum, but everyones favorite (because we all love to watch and play it) was the Louisville Slugger Museum and the Louisville Bats baseball game. The boys enjoyed the batting cages, Presidents and Baseball exhibit, the bat factory tour...and the gift shop...we all spent too much! Later that day we headed to Louisville Slugger Field when the gates opened for some batting practice and hopefully a few fly balls. Sullivan came away with three, Redding two, and Matthew got two also. To a sweet sentiment we all received free miniature bats from the Louisville bat factory, but the sponsor on the bat was the ALS Association Kentucky Chapter. They were promoting their upcoming Walk to d'feet ALS in Lexington. It touched us all to have those bats in memory of our Pops! Of all the days, we were able to be there, The ALS Association was there...the start to a great game. But the crazy fun doesn't end there. The boys were stopped by one of their promotion girls asking for their help. They were chosen to help out during the game. Matthew was the junior announcer at the first inning. Redding was junior grounds keeper after the fourth inning, and Sullivan and I were able to play "Are you smarter than Buddy the Bat?" at the end of the sixth inning. It was such a Cool experience for the boys to get to meet Buddy, go on the field and have a few moments on the jumbo tron. They all were given a free t-shirt and squishy balls, and we were all upgraded to sixth roll seats above the Bats dug out. They were AWESOME! After the game we stood around like a bunch of groupies and got baseballs and hats signed by the Bats and Charlotte Knights players. We couldn't have had a better day and we are so glad we were able to spend it with our baseball loving friends!!!

My Old Kentucky Home

Derby Museum




Ultimate Skate Park








The Blankenbakers
Natalie & Camden



A week after the boys got to Kentucky I flew up to stay a few days with them. Sullivan had been waiting on me to get there so we could go to the ULTIMATE skate park. Louisville has a totally cool huge skate park that the boys could ride their skateboards and bikes...we were in the big league now. They started off on the beginner ramps and by the time we left 2 1/2 hours later we were on the intermediate ramps. They absolutely loved it and Sullivan was able to go back the day we left while I packed. He wants Alabama to get a skate park...he's got a little "skater dude" in him. He now wants some Vans with skulls on them...go figure. We also were able to visit with my favorite Kentucky family the Blankenbakers. We met for dinner on the river and enjoyed some seafood and good company. We then went back to their house where the boys were bitten by the Wii bug. It is now first on the Christmas list and it's only July! Our last full day in Louisville Redding's best friend Matthew and his mom and grandmother were in town to take in few of Louisville's Best!

Boys go to Nana and Paw Paw's in Kentucky

Nana and Noy had been in Alabama for Camden's birthday, then headed to Kentucky with all the boys for a week trip at Nana and Paw Paw's house without mom and dad. Let the FUN begin! They LOVE going up there. They play baseball, checkers, ride bikes, help Nana clean the church building, eat all their favorite foods, and snacks (lots,and lots of ice cream)! They also picked blackberries in the backyard, caught some lightning bugs, went to the Ohio falls, visited Louis & Clark sites...Paw Paw usually does a little "history" excursion. They always love it and have so much Fun!!! Brian and I were also able to have the week to help his mom out without having to worry about the boys. WE all love our Nana and Paw Paw!