The Igou Family News

Way behind on blogging!

2012-01-21T17:01:00.000-08:00

Wow....life gets in the way sometimes of blogging. I'm thankful to be busy and have so much to do with my family. Here are some pictures from the past few months!

Fall Break in Destin!

2011-10-26T11:38:00.000-07:00

We had a great trip to Destin for Fall Break last week. The kids love Destin and are so happy when they are there. They love the beach but also love the go-carts and arcade. This is the second year in a row we have gone there and they like it even more than last year. We always do a day at The Track to ride go-carts, bumper boats and play putt putt. We also go to Fat Daddy's arcade once and let them play games and spend all their tickets on pitiful prizes that might cost a dollar at a store. Jackson used his 1600 points to get a giant whoopee cushion....just what Mommy wanted him to get! We have friends that live there so Josh got to play golf while we there...can't be a vacation without golf for Josh!

Morgan's first clogging competition!

2011-08-21T18:42:00.000-07:00

Morgan had her first clogging competition this weekend in Lenoir, NC. She decided to be on the competitive team back in the winter and they have been practicing ever since. She had camp this summer and learned a whole routine in one week! She absolutely loves clogging. As a mom it makes me so happy to see my child happy. She has finally found something she is passionate about. We tried all kinds of dance, gymnastics, sports...nothing was just wonderful for her. Then she decided to try clogging in August 2010 and she fell in love with it. Her teacher, Ms. Paulette, is fabulous! She said Morgan really has a natural ability to clog. She has a "bounce in her step" and you can honestly see it when she dances. She was nervous about the competition since it was her first one but once she got up on stage....she shined! Her team did two dances and they got second place in both! Her next competition is Sept. 10 in Fletcher, NC. I am so proud of my sweet girl!

Taylor Swift Concert!

2011-08-18T09:50:00.000-07:00

This is a little late....we went to the Taylor Swift concert on July 1st! We had 4th row tickets and were so excited about being that close to the stage. We all four went as a family. Jackson wasn't too keen on that but once Taylor Swift came out he was a little bit happier. We got there at 6pm....it started at 7pm but that was two warm up groups. Taylor finally came out around 8:30 and it was spectacular! She is even prettier in person and just genuinely seems like a good, sweet person. She is a great entertainer and so talented. She played the guitar, banjo, electric guitar, on and on. I can't even remember how many instruments she played. She also played the piano for one song and wore a beautiful blue dress. She came out into the crowd and Morgan got to touch her as she walked by. She was grinning from ear to ear. One of her band members also threw out a Taylor Swift guitar pick and Morgan caught it. It was a special night and an amazing concert!

Take me out to the ballfield!

2011-07-27T11:37:00.000-07:00

We have had an exciting summer of baseball! Josh is coaching the Kingston AA All-Star baseball team this summer and Jackson is playing second base. The kids are awesome and get along great and so do the parents! We got runner up for the state of Tennessee and are traveling to South Carolina on Friday to play in the Dixie Youth World Series. We are the first team from Kingston ever to make it to a Dixie Youth World Series! Jackson has gotten to be a great ball player this summer but more importantly, he has had fun. I'll post pics of the World Series after we get home. Wish us luck!!

Disney World

2011-07-02T10:13:00.000-07:00

We went to Disney last week and had a blast! It was a little different this year since I couldn't walk. I had to rent a scooter and I felt like I was 90 years old. It was pretty funny, I have to admit. The rainy days were the most funny....me and my poncho with a Food City bag covering my backpack and a showercap protecting the keybox of the scooter. The kids had great fun riding roller coasters. We also loved going to Downtown Disney and shopping at the Lego store. Both my children love Legos and they work together (which is rare) to build them.

Morgan gets braces!

2011-06-17T12:47:00.000-07:00

Morgan is only 10 years old but the orthodontist said she was ready for her braces. We thought she would be about 11 years old when she got them but he said her mouth was ready! So, she got braces the first week school was out. It went really well and she did great. She said it didn't hurt at all. Her doctor, Dr. Hicks, is wonderful. He is so kind and gentle with the kids and always talks to Morgan forever before he even looks at her teeth. She started hurting that afternoon and had to take ibuprofen for about a day for the pain. She got red, white, and blue on her top braces to celebrate summer! I can't believe I have a daughter in braces....my baby is growing up so fast!

Easter/Gran's B-day

2011-05-07T06:06:00.000-07:00

This year my mom's birthday was on Easter. We went to see her in Norris the day before. The kids had an egg hunt in her yard and had a great time. My oldest brother Ricky came in from S.C. We enjoyed spending family time together and then took mom out for dinner. On Easter we went to church and went on the boat for a few hours....what a peaceful day.

Crafty girl

2011-03-28T05:37:00.000-07:00

Morgan has really enjoyed 4-H this year. Her school starts 4-H in 4th grade and she has really enjoyed participating in the competitions. The first one was the speech contest and she came in second place. She then got to compete in the county contest. Next came the baking contest and she got second place in that event with her famous "cow plops" (no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies). Then the demonstration contest was a month ago and she got FIRST place!! She demonstrated how to finger knit and had a poster displaying some examples. She plans to go to the 4-H Super Saturday event and compete again in the baking and demonstration contests. Way to go Morgan, we are so proud of you!

Globetrotters

2011-03-20T16:35:00.000-07:00

I surprised the kids last week and took them to see The Harlem Globetrotters. Josh had gone out of town and I was a little nervous about taking them to Thompson Boling by myself but I did it! I surprised them about an hour before the game and told them I was taking them. They were sooooo excited!! I remember going when I was a kid and I absolutely loved it. I think Morgan and I enjoyed it more than Jackson did....he was all about the basketball and Morgan and I were all about the comedy. We laughed so hard! It is so fun to make memories with your children just like you had when you were a child.

Florida with Daddy

2011-02-24T07:12:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago Josh and Jackson flew to Florida for the weekend. They stayed with Josh's aunt in Melbourne and Jackson got to do some really fun things. He went fishing off the pier and off the beach. He also got to go on an airboat ride and hold a little alligator. So cool! The highlight of his trip (and the reason for going) was going to see the Orlando Magic play on Sunday afternoon. Jackson is a huge basketball fan so it was a dream come true to go see an NBA game. They played the Lakers which made it even cooler in my opinion. I'm so glad Jackson gets special time with his Daddy. It also gave me special time with Morgan. We went shopping all day and then had pedicures. It was her first pedicure and she thought it was fabulous!

Craft Day with Gran

2011-02-17T10:07:00.000-08:00

My mom invited Morgan to a Craft Day in Norris. Morgan goes to Craft Camp there every year and spends the week with my mom. They had a special Craft Day a few weeks ago and Mom invited Morgan and told her to bring a friend. Her friend Josie does an after school knitting class with her so since they were going to knit she decided to invite Josie. They spent the afternoon learning to knit with straws, ate chocolate and made some other crafts as well. I'm so glad Morgan gets to do special things like this with her grandmother.

Jackson's 8th Birthday

2011-02-01T10:27:00.000-08:00

My sweet boy turned 8 on Dec. 31, 2010. I can't believe he is 8 years old. He loves all things related to sports. He watches ESPN on a daily basis and can name every college team and its mascot. He knows names of professional players and stats on them. He wanted a basketball party this year. He only wanted to get his friends together and play basketball for hours. So, that's what we did. We had a Celtics cake made and he wore his Celtics jersey. It was exactly what he wanted!

Snow, glorious snow!

2011-01-12T15:35:00.000-08:00

Finally we got enough snow to really play in it. I have been wanting it so badly for my children. I have such great memories from childhood of playing in the snow and I have wanted it for my own children. Kingston never gets snow and if we do it is only a small amount where you can still see the grass. We have had the best week going sledding with friends and just hanging out together.

Christmas 2010

2011-01-10T12:57:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas. My mom came and spent about a week with us. The kids got everything they asked for and more. We are so blessed and thankful for all that we have and especially for friends and family. We are blessed to have such a wonderful church family as well.

Wilderness Lodge

2010-12-28T18:23:00.000-08:00

We went to the Wilderness of the Smokies with Josh's family. The kids had an absolute blast riding the water rides and bodysurfing. It was great fun for our whole family.

Halloween

2010-11-28T06:03:00.000-08:00

I had a little criminal and a grandma trick or treating with me this year. They were so cute. Morgan thought up the idea herself and went with it! She called a friend of ours to borrow their walker. We put baby powder in her hair to make it look white. She did the lipstick herself! It was a fun night.

Fall Break!

2010-10-20T06:51:00.000-07:00

Two days before Fall Break started we decided to go somewhere for a getaway...the kids have been dying to go back to the beach for over a year. We didn't take a summer vacation so they really deserved it. We were able to work out a condo in Destin for a few days. We left Friday night and Josh drove all night. We had 3 absolutely perfect days of sun, sand, ocean, go-carts, putt-putt, video games, and food...Fun, Fun, Fun!! It was a short trip but we did everything we wanted to. The kids had an absolute blast! Can't wait to go back next year.

Happy Birthday Morgan!

2010-09-23T16:54:00.000-07:00

My little girl turned 10 years old on September 20! I cannot believe she is 10. She is such a joy and I have always called her "my angel" and she truly is. I cannot imagine my life without her.

Her birthday was on a school day so we decided to go out to eat the night before. She chose Gondolier because it was close to home and they serve fettucine alfredo! She knew they would sing to her and she was excited about that. She got a huge piece of "millionaire cake" and we all helped her eat it.

Take me out to the ballgame!

2010-07-27T12:44:00.001-07:00

Jackson played Kingston AA All-Stars this summer(he played A last summer). he played a few different positions: shortstop, right field, catcher. He is also playing on a Kingston travel team and has played in various tournaments throughout the summer. I love watching him play but I'm always a nervous wreck when he plays a new position. I thought I would be sick watching him play catcher for the first time...I was so nervous for him. I called him "Bumblebee" when he was in his catcher's gear. He looked just like a Transformer and his equipment rattled when he would run to his position.

4th of July Fun!

2010-07-05T10:19:00.000-07:00

We went out on the boat for the 4th of July and had a great time. The kids went tubing, Josh's cousin water skied and Josh's dad water skied. We went out on the boat and watched the fireworks as they went up over the water...beautiful. The kids also had their faces painted when we went down to all the booths at the city park.

Basketball Camp 2010

2010-06-08T08:33:00.000-07:00

Jackson went to a local basketball camp and had a blast! I was worried that he would be too tired because he had just gotten home from 2 days in the hospital. I was wrong...kids are resilient and he did great. The last day of camp they gave out awards and Jackson received many. He got the "Hot Shots" award for scoring the most points during a certain time...he got 25 points which the coach said is the most anyone has ever gotten! He only scored 12 points the first day of camp. He got second place in the free throw contest and he got Best All Around (with a little medal) for his age group. I was beaming with pride for my little man! The coach came up to me afterwards and said she could have given every award to him....way to go Jackson...we are proud of you.

Kingston Elementary School

2010-05-25T05:05:00.000-07:00

Today is the last day of school at Kingston Elementary. Morgan is completing 3rd grade and Jackson, 1st grade. I can't believe how fast time is going by and my babies are growing up. They both have had excellent teachers and have learned so much. Morgan got awards for A/B honor roll and Accelerated Reader. She has also won the Citizenship Award during the school year. Jackson has also won the Citizenship Award during the school year. His class does something called "Bucket Fillers"....it means that you say nice things to others, help your teacher, be a good friend, etc. and that fills someone's "bucket". Well....my sweet boy got the "Bucket Filler" award for the entire school year. I'm so proud of him!

Let the fun of summer begin!

Easter pic

2010-05-05T15:47:00.000-07:00

Morgan was willing and ready to have a few pics made on Easter morning. Jackson....not so much. He does not like pictures and always does this fake smile that makes his neck stick out and he looks like Frankenstein with bolts on his neck. I had forgotten to buy new "church shoes" (as we call them) for this season so he had to wear his leather flip flops to church. Oh well, he looked very handsome in his polo shirt and plaid shorts. Morgan looked beautiful as always with her flowing red hair and beautiful smile.

Hawaii Hawaii

2010-04-14T21:59:00.000-07:00

Josh and I went to "the big island" of Hawaii last week. It was very relaxing and I was able to read 3 books and work on my tan. Josh enjoyed some great golf. We missed the kids so much and are thankful to be back with them. We stayed near Kona which is only black lava rock...no sand...kind of strange. We rented a car and drove the entire island and saw waterfalls near Hilo and went to the Volcano National Park.

Tubing is fun!

2010-02-27T09:35:00.001-08:00

We went tubing in Gatlinburg a couple weekends ago with Josh's family. It was a blast! We had gone in Snowshoe last year but this was much more fun. The "hill" was twice as long as Snowshoe. I screamed the whole way down every single time but loved it! The kids loved it too.

Basketball

2010-02-20T14:58:00.001-08:00

Josh has been coaching both kids in basketball this winter. Their team name is Kansas. Last year they were the Jayhawks so they changed it just a little. Morgan and Jackson have both played very well this year and Josh has enjoyed coaching. Baseball season is just around the corner!

Jackson

2010-02-03T14:20:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pics from Jackson the past two months. He celebrated his 7th birthday on Dec. 31st. He lost a tooth that day! We had his party a few weeks later at LaserQuest and everyone had a blast. He got lots of Legos which are his absolute favorite thing right now. In the past two weeks he has lost both his front top teeth. The first one came out when his sister bumped into him and knocked it out. The second one became extremely loose when his sister "bumped" into him again. (Do see you a recurring theme here?) He would not pull it but it finally fell out on Sunday when we were playing in the snow.

Morgan gets her ears pierced!

2009-12-29T07:17:00.000-08:00

Morgan asked Santa to pierce her ears while she was sleeping. Well, he wrote her a letter that he was afraid to do it so he left her a gift card to Claire's so she could go have it done. So, Monday afternoon we loaded up and went to Knoxville to get her ears pierced. She was very nervous and wanted to back out but I convinced her that it would be okay. She was very brave and I'm so proud of her. She teared up a little after it was over but it didn't last long. She picked small white gold balls and she has to wear them for at least 6 weeks.

December fun

2009-12-22T08:32:00.001-08:00

We have had a busy December. We got a little snow one Saturday morning so Josh and Jackson went out and tried to sled and make a snowman. My mom came to visit for a few days and she taught Morgan how to sew a little tiny pillow. It warms my heart to see her with my mom. She always says that "Gran is a great sewer" so it's great to see my little girl becoming a great "sewer" herself. Morgan and I made a cake for Santa this morning. She decided he would like that better than cookies this year. She decorated it herself. I am getting over swine flu, ear infection, and pneumonia and will be thankful to feel good again...I'm not there yet.

Thanksgiving fun

2009-12-06T12:23:00.000-08:00

I had such a blast getting together with my mom and my brothers. I only get to see my brothers about once a year so Thanksgiving is extra special to me. On Friday they all came to our house in Kingston and we went sledding in the back yard. No, there was no snow...only leaves. It was hilarious! We wore Jackson's (who is 6 yrs old) Tennessee football helmet for protection! We made some great memories that I will cherish forever

Happy Halloween

2009-10-31T17:47:00.000-07:00

Morgan and her friend Josie decided a few weeks ago that they wanted to be hobos for Halloween. They were so excited and went to Godowill to get clothes and shoes. We spent one afternoon cutting them up and putting holes in them. I think they turned out great! Jackson is so funny about Halloween. He loves it but does enjoy the dressing up part. I normally buy him a costume each year and each year on Halloween he tells me that he's not wearing it. He usually ends up being a football player because that is something we keep in the playroom. So, this year I learned my lesson and did not buy him a costume. I told him he could be one of the ones from the past years that he never wore or he could be a football player again. So, right before time to trick or treat he runs upstairs and pulls a jersey out of his drawer and decides he will be a basketball player. Gotta love it because it makes mom's life much simpler!

Morgan turns 9!

2009-09-21T11:40:00.000-07:00

Sunday was my little girl's 9th birthday. I cannot believe she is nine years old already. She is such a joy and I love watching her grow but wish I could slow down the years. She had a roller skating party and all the kids (and a few moms) had a blast. Happy Birthday my angel.

It's football time in Tennessee

2009-09-05T19:50:00.000-07:00

Today was the first UT football game of the season. I think the whole state of TN was there and was really pumped up about the new coaching staff. We had a great time tailgating before the game (and Morgan and I tailgated during the game) and Jackson and Josh had a blast at the game.

First Day of School

2009-08-10T05:43:00.000-07:00

Well, it didn't go as well as planned. From the moment Jackson woke up, he did not want to go to school. "my stomach hurts, my throat hurts". I remember feeling the same way when I was his age. I was always so nervous about school and I guess I passed that on to him. He was crying when we left him with his teacher-oh that made his momma sad. Morgan did fine and was smiling and happy. She's in third grade so we can't take her down to her teacher-she has to wait in the gym until the bell rings. I can't believe they are in third and first grade. My babies are growing up. I hope they have a great morning...they only go 1/2 day today. Whew!

Cousins

2009-08-08T15:40:00.000-07:00

My sweet sister in law had been traveling with my niece and nephew and she came through Norris (where I grew up) so she could be there for my birthday. It was great to see her and the kids...only wish my brother could have gotten away from work to come. The kids had a blast swimming in Gran's pool and Morgan and Sydney enjoyed playing American Girl dolls together.

Kingston All Stars

2009-06-23T17:53:00.001-07:00

Jackson has been playing "A" ball with the Kingston All Star team. They played in a tournament all weekend and now all week long. They won the district championship tonight and will go to the regional tournament in Madisonville on Friday. Jackson is an awesome player and I'm so proud of him and his determination. He wants to practice every single day in the 100 degree weather because he wants to keep getting better. It has been miserably hot at his games but I have loved every minute of it. I'm proud of you Jackson!

Time with my brother

2009-06-19T17:34:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I took my mom and my kids to South Carolina for my niece's high school graduation. It was a great trip and I got to spend some time with my oldest brother Ricky. (Rick as he's called by others but always Ricky to me)

End of School

2009-05-26T15:47:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow is the last day of school for Morgan and Jackson. Morgan won another medal today for Citizenship. Here is a picture of her with her teacher, Mrs. Miller. Jackson had a great day today too and enjoyed an ice cream party. I can't believe they are getting so big and will be in 3rd grade and 1st grade next year.

Morgan's Recital

2009-05-08T14:43:00.000-07:00

Morgan had her spring dance recital last weekend and did an excellent job. She has been taking Musical Theater for the past year and danced to a song from the show "Gypsy". She got lots of flowers and adored that!

Morgan likes tennis

2009-04-22T14:40:00.000-07:00

Morgan had her 4th tennis lesson today from my good friend Reagan. She is doing really well and seems to enjoy it. She says that "tennis is her game". I'm proud of her for trying something new.

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T14:04:00.001-07:00

I hope all of you had a great Easter and got to worship with your friends and family.

Spring Break 2009

2009-04-10T12:09:00.000-07:00

We flew to Florida for the weekend during Morgan and Jackson's Spring Break. Josh's parents have a condo on the beach and it was great. The weather was perfect.

Jackson's baseball game

2009-04-10T11:14:00.000-07:00

Jackson had his second ballgame last night for the spring baseball season. His team won and Jackson had some great hits. Enjoy a clip of one of his hits. Please ignore the narrator (me) who

sounds like a hillbilly.

Saturday News

2009-04-04T18:29:00.000-07:00

What a busy day today...I had a bridal shower to go to this morning and Jackson had opening ceremony for baseball season. His team is called the Bees and he plays third base. He had a game at 1:00 and he did great but his team lost. Morgan had Bible Bowl at 2:30 in Knoxville. She has been studying every Sunday night for a couple months for this. It is East Tennessee Churches of Christ that participate. Our church had two teams but Morgan's team didn't make it into the top 10 teams. That's okay...I was proud of her for doing it because she was very nervous and there were a couple hundred kids there. She got a trophy for participating and was excited about that. We didn't finish until after 6 so we went to eat with some friends. It was a long day but a good one!

Tying Shoes

2009-03-19T17:08:00.000-07:00

Yeah!!! Jackson learned to tie shoes and I am so proud of him. We have been trying for a few years but he just hasn't gotten the hang of it. I have a little book that has laces on it and we've been practicing at least once a night after we read our books. Yesterday he did it all by himself!!!

Character Counts

2009-03-13T08:22:00.000-07:00

We are so proud of Morgan and Jackson. They both received medals today during the Character Counts program at school. They gave away medals for either responsibility or trustworthiness. Morgan and Jackson both got one for responsibility. Jackson knew he was getting it and every day this week he asked me how much longer until Friday. Morgan had no idea and was sort of disappointed that she wasn't going to get one. She kept telling me that she was responsible and trustworthy. She received one in Kindergarten and in First Grade. Her teacher told me yesterday that she was getting one and that she had saved it until now because she wanted Morgan to specifically get the Responsibility one. Her face was beaming when they called her name. Mom and Dad are so proud!

Weight Watchers

2009-03-09T14:46:00.000-07:00

Whoo-Hoo! I have lost about 15 lbs. and I'm so excited. I feel good and it really hasn't been that hard to do. I just hope I can keep it off and stay healthy.

Roller Skating

2009-03-02T13:39:00.000-08:00

Morgan learned to roller skate at a birthday party on Sunday. I loved roller skating when I was growing up and I actually skated for almost an hour at the party. I'm sure I'll be feeling the pain soon.

UT Basketball Game

2009-02-27T16:14:00.000-08:00

We had 4 tickets in a suite for the mens basketball game on Wednesday. The kids were so excited because the seats were like movie theater seats...comfy leather with cup holders. We left at halftime because it was a school night but we had a great time.

Little man learns to read!

2009-02-22T09:30:00.000-08:00

I'm so proud of Jackson! He is in Kindergarten and is learning to read. It came really easily to Morgan but is a little bit harder for Jackson. But, he is doing great and he is so proud of himself which is very important. Enjoy a clip of him reading a few pages from his school reading book.

Not much news

2009-02-18T08:06:00.001-08:00

Well, I just got over a vicious stomach bug so I didn't get to go to Weight Watchers last night. I can promise you this though... I did lose some weight even if it was just from the stomach bug. The kids and Josh haven't gotten it so that's a blessing. Only two more basketball games left for the kids an then baseball season starts for Jackson. Morgan is practicing for her recital later in the spring.

WW Update

2009-02-10T15:18:00.000-08:00

My Weight Watchers update for today is....I lost 2 lbs. this week!! Yeah! I'm up to 9.2 lbs. so far but I still have more to go. I started using the Wii Fit last week (which is hilarious to see me trying to keep my balance on that thing) It keeps telling me that "you're a little shaky" which just makes me laugh and then makes me mad. Jackson is sick with strep throat so I probably won't get any exercise tonight. More later...

It's Weight Watchers Time

2009-02-03T15:36:00.000-08:00

It's Tuesday so that means it's Weight Watchers time. I lost another 1.6 lbs. this past week for a total of 7.2 now. Yeah! I even ate at Gondolier today but I put half of it in a box so I wouldn't eat it all.

Jackson meets Lane Kiffin

2009-02-01T10:38:00.000-08:00

Josh and Jackson went to the UT vs. Florida mens basketball game on Saturday night. They saw Lane Kiffin (new head football coach) and they went over to get a picture with him. It looks like someone else had the same idea because we don't have a clue who the other kid is in the picture. Josh had to take it with his camera phone so it's really blurry.

A few more pounds

2009-01-28T03:52:00.001-08:00

I lost 1.4 lbs. since last week. I'm up to 5.6 lbs. total and I'm really excited. I'm glad it's coming off slowly because I'm afraid that's the only way I will be able to keep it off.

Morgan's Basketball Game

2009-01-24T17:04:00.000-08:00

Morgan had a game today and I took some pics of her. She doesn't really shoot much so I don't have many "action" photos. She has a good time though and it's good exercise. Her team won by two points. Jackson and Daddy went to the UT vs. Memphis Men's Basketball game so Jackson didn't play his game today.

Accident

2009-01-23T13:37:00.000-08:00

Oops, I guess I'm not very handy with a screwdriver. I was working on the knobs on Jackson's dresser and put a screwdriver through my hand. I had to go to the hospital and get stitches. The funny thing was that the nurse and the doctor both said, "Phillips head?". It left a definite diamond like mark on my hand. It is still very sore all around my hand and my other arm is super sore from the tetanus shot! So stay clear if you see me with tools.

Snow Day???

2009-01-19T14:27:00.000-08:00

Well, I wouldn't really call it a "snow" day but we did get a little snow. The kids were off anyway for MLK day. It snowed a lot and was beautiful but it didn't want to stick. That didn't stop my kids from wanting to go play in it. When you live in East Tennessee you never when you'll get snow so you take what you can get. I know our friends in Chicago and Indiana are laughing at us right now.

I'm So Excited!

2009-01-13T15:35:00.000-08:00

Well, I had my weigh in tonight at Weight Watchers and I lost 3.4 lbs this week!!!! Yeah!!!! I did a little happy dance. I was hoping for 1 to 2 so I am very pleased. I didn't get time to exercise last week so I wasn't sure how I would do. It really motivates me to stick to it. She did say that I probably won't lose as much next week-that typically you do well the first week but it really does motivate me to keep it up. Just thought I would share my joy!!!

Jackson's teeth

2009-01-08T17:58:00.001-08:00

Can you see that my son's front two teeth are brown? Well, they are. When we were in Hawaii he was jumping on the bed in the hotel and Josh stuck his arm out to keep him from falling off the bed. Well, Jackson came down or up (not sure) on his arm with his two front teeth. They bled a little but I thought they would be fine. Wrong! In a couple weeks they started turning brown. I was afraid they were dead but the pediatric dentist said they were just bruised and that the color would probably return at some point. He did say that by the time they go back to their normal color, he will probably lose them anyway since they are baby teeth. We call him Hillbilly Boy since he looks like he has nasty rotten teeth. He thinks it's kind of cool. I just laugh because I can't imagine what people think of us when they see us out with his lovely teeth.

Weight Watchers

2009-01-06T17:58:00.000-08:00

Well, it's that time of year again. Time to lose weight...I realized I can't do it by myself so I joined Weight Watchers and tonight was my first meeting. I'm really excited about getting healthier and having more energy. I wish I could have found a friend to do it with me but I'm hoping I keep my chin up (both chins) and stick to it. Wish me luck!

Jackson's Party

2009-01-04T17:11:00.000-08:00

Jackson had his birthday party today at Jumpity Jump. He had about 20 friends ranging in age from 2-10 and they all had a blast. Jackson was soooo sweaty which just showed how much fun he had. He got lots of great gifts and he especially loved his cake-a UT cake. I can't believe he is 6 years old!

Happy New Year

2009-01-02T15:45:00.000-08:00

We spent a quiet New Year's Eve at home. It was also Jackson's birthday so we went out to eat to his favorite restaurant (Taco Bell) and came home and opened presents. Morgan and I made cupcakes for him and he enjoyed those. We shot some fireworks in the driveway until we got too cold to stay outside. It's hard to believe Jackson is 6 years old. He loves sports and is good at playing ALL of them. His birthday party is Sunday at Jumpity Jump in Knoxville. (It's one of those inflatable jumping places)

Merry Christmas to all!

2008-12-31T17:35:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas and enjoyed being in our new house. Elisabeth's mom (Gran) came and spent the week with us. The kids made a Gingerbread Christmas tree with her though it turned out a little lopsided. We called it Charlie Brown's Christmas tree. Morgan loved her Pogo stick and Jackson loves his Mario Kart game for the Wii. Jackson also got a remote control boat from Santa that we can't wait to try in the lake. We're afraid to right now due to the ash slide in our lake. We went to Dollywood over the weekend to see the lights and enjoy a hotel with an indoor swimming pool.