The Rainvilles

November 2010

2011-03-10T19:41:00.001-08:00

Thanksgiving 2010

Dad and Ann

Dad, Aunt Evonne, Aunt Carolyn and Uncle John

playing with fire in the backyard with Dad

Ryan's 4th grade trip to Mammoth Cave

Jordan and Renee's visit

a fun night out with John and Stephanie, and Renee

October 2010

2011-03-10T19:10:00.001-08:00

Seth's Publishing Party

Lola Elizabeth

fishing with DaddyBob

Cooper and Harley

playing in the leaves with Cooper

Fall Break 2010, Destin

2011-03-10T18:11:00.001-08:00

Sean came for a visit since they live so close

Austin, Kaitlyn and Devin

Chad flew down and stayed the last couple of days

Ryan, Brayden, and Seth

Happy Birthday Devin

2010-03-02T14:24:00.000-08:00

Okay, anybody that knows us well, knows that Devin was born on leap day. As a result, we are forced to celebrate his birthday on the 28th the three years between each leap year. So, we celebrated this past Sunday. Chad allows the boys to pick out their own menu on their birthdays. So, Devin chose steaks on the grill, loaded baked potatoes, green beans el dente sauteed in butter, and garlic bread. As usual, with the WONDERFUL cook I am married to, it was delish. He ate so much that he wanted to skip cake and ice cream until the following night. So, last night we got to eat the cake and ice cream. Not a bad idea to split it up over two days so you can enjoy it longer. He made fun of us for singing to him and he wouldnt let me take his picture with the cake because his hair was a mess from wearing a hat during baseball practice. So, I figured I would at least write about it so we could have this memory recorded nonetheless.

Baby Think It Over

2010-02-26T15:15:00.001-08:00

So, Devin brought home a baby from school last weekend. He had the responsibility to rock it, feed it, change it's diapers, etc. It is a computer programmed/ computer monitored baby, so it kept track of how good of a caregiver Devin was. The first night, he slept in our room because we had a house full of guests and I didnt want the baby keeping them up all night. It woke up crying at 2:00, 3:00 4:00, 6:00 and finally again at 7:00 a.m. I am convinced that it is programmed to cry in 15 min intervals no matter what you do for it. Devin had initially named it Jose when he first got home with it, but by 4:00 a.m. he had renamed it TURD! And one more thing, I am sure when he gets his grade there will be a deduction of points from the second night for ShAkInG bAbY sYnDrOmE!

Devin REFUSED to let me take a picture of him with it, so I settled for capturing the bracelet that he had to wear that proved HE was the one caring for the baby and not someone else.

Ryan's 9th Birthday

2010-02-21T12:39:00.000-08:00

Ryan's basketball games

2010-02-21T12:34:00.001-08:00

Ryan's 1st free throw (he got one out of two)

Happy New Year

2010-01-12T06:56:00.001-08:00

BG Jr High STATE CHAMPIONS!!!

2009-11-18T15:01:00.000-08:00

catching up on my blog

2009-11-18T14:59:00.000-08:00

Ryan and Seth with Mammie at Morningside Asst. Living

The boys carved their own pumpkins this time. Oct 2009

McNeil's 3rd grade trip to Nashville Zoo

Hiking at Mammoth Cave Oct 2009

KY shaped rock

they were inside of a hollow tree

My Mammie Oct 2009

Holiday World Oct 2009

Chad, Ryan and Seth on the rapids ride

Holiday World Oct 2009

Grandpa Jeff patiently waiting by Grandma's bed

Grandma being camera shy after her knee replacement for some reason

WKU Football game Sept 2009

he shouldnt have done that...

2009-09-14T13:17:00.000-07:00

road rash before they debried it
starting his i.v and xrays, they treated him SOOO good.

his temporary cast to get him through the weekend

it all sunk in and THEN he got upset. he had a football tourney in Lexington the next morning and had to be at the school at 6:00 a.m. and he WAS NOT GOING TO PLAY. (he went though!)

the "morpheine eyes" :)

three days later...this is when we found out it wasnt broken. yeah!

so swollen!

So, we go to a surprise birthday party for my friend Jane. All adults are having a good time indoors while the boys ( and pretty little Peyton ) were playing football outside...or so we thought. The football had transferred to a joyride on a go cart WITHOUT parental knowledge OR permission. So, Devin is a passenger (luckily he had SOME sense to put on the seatbelt) in this swift moving peice of metal. They take a curve too fast and flip the thing over. Needless to say, we spent the rest of the night in the E.R. We went the weekend with the diagnosis of a broken elbow only to get some great news on Monday when the Ortho said it was NOT broken. Yeah. two weeks to heal instead of 6-12 weeks. He was really lucky that it hadnt been worse....much worse.

an autograph from AD

2009-09-14T13:15:00.000-07:00

Mindy and Steve live next door to Adalius Thomas's aunt and uncle. On their last trip up to New England, Mindy and Steve bought a Patriots football with the intention of having their neighbors getting it autographed for Devin. So, sure enough, the next time they visited with AD, he autographed this football for Devin. How cool is that? Thanks Mindy and Steve!

Happy Birthday Seth

2009-08-06T06:14:00.001-07:00

Yum...Baskin Robbins ice cream cake! We went to Granny's house for cake and ice cream. He racked up on Transformer toys, an ipod, some CASH and a new video game. Yeah Seth!

Granny and Seth

1st day of school

2009-08-04T07:42:00.001-07:00

School is back in session! Yeah! No more daycare! :) Devin is in 8th grade, Ryan is in 3rd and Seth is in 2nd.

old friends...

2009-07-31T19:26:00.000-07:00

Billy, Chad and Doug Uncle Bob and Auntie Jo

after Jordan's play. did i mention she had a solo? she ROCKED! we were all SOOOOO proud of her.

Billy and Chad

Doug and his dtr Madelyn

Fenway Park, July 25th 2009

2009-07-31T18:45:00.000-07:00

On our way in, we parked a good few minutes walk from the park, so we took a pedicab part of the way. Ryan LOVED it. Eight of us went to the game so we had to take two vehicles. Chad, Devin and Seth rode with our cousin Kevin. Well, Kevin has a friend that owns a sausage cart. He let them park right behind the stadium (thru the police barriers) for FREE. WE got separated, or we would have done the same. I think Ryan is glad he got to ride the pedicab though. :)

Kevin and Devin

happy times

lovin the nenee

Chad and Kevin helping load up the sausage cart

Ortiz in his bentley leaving the park. He drove right in front of us and the boys got an upclose look since he had the top down

Chad and Flava

A picnic in Boston

2009-07-29T06:37:00.000-07:00

We had a picnic lunch on the lawn of the Intercontinental Hotel with our friend Kevin who lives there. Isn't that cool...living in a hotel? Room service and pillow fluffing and all that goes with... Renee bought a stone to honor Chad's dad. It is in the Rose Kennedy Memorial Park.

LOVED IT....

In the Christopher Columbus Park on the north end

the wind was so cold coming up off that water ( in July..can you believe it). the building in behind them was all apartments. how would you love to live there overlooking the harbor?

loved the way the fog was coming in over the skyscrapers...almost too well, cant tell they're back there.

Cape Cod

2009-07-24T10:21:00.000-07:00

we took a harbor boat tour

maria and arnold's house

The guy that owns gap, old navy and banana republic

the kennedys

lunch at spanky's crab shack

devin's first lobster

being lazy after a late lunch

we spent dusk at the beach

seth trying to catch a baby sandpiper. he actually did a little later but we didnt have a camera handy. that little booger was fast...cannot believe he caught it.

hasselhoff

sunset

the hike and the basin

2009-07-24T08:14:00.000-07:00

A waterfall leading into the basin...

goofy. this was before they got wet.

ohh la la

we went for a hike up the base of Cannon Mtn. I really dont think the pictures do it justice. A couple of us fell in this process. I am not naming names to spare the dignity of those involved.

Chad's oldest brother Jeff

The Basin...Henry David Thoreau actually spent alot of time here during his solitude.

The men had to show their manhood with a cigar...

Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire

2009-07-24T07:44:00.000-07:00

Took us three attempts to get this just right.

Brett and Ryan

loading up the tram...it was the last run of the day and we had the whole thing to ourselves

view from the top. I actually saw an airplane that was flying lower than we were

beautiful lake about 1/4 the way up

on top of the world. or so it seemed

campfire

2009-07-20T16:31:00.000-07:00

When we got back from Moose Alley we had smores by the campfire. This is Benton with Devin.

Siblings....Jeff, Renee, Chad and Craig

Jillian and Benton

Seth and Justine

Uncle Craig and Ryan being goofy

Cousin Brett with Jordan and Ryan

our first day in new hampshire...

2009-07-20T08:29:00.001-07:00

Craig and Brett playing football with the children

Uncle Jim walked the kids down to the pond to feed the fish. This is all the Rainville grandchildren minus Kristi, the oldest.

A little backyard wiffle ball

the "redneck" slip and slide

after the mud bath

The Rainville Family

the boys caught and tortured snakes all weekend. ryan got bit, but since there aren't any poisonous snakes in the area, he quickly got back in the game after the shock wore off.

isnt this look priceless? he didnt like the snake wrapping it's tail around him

we ended the day by driving up to moose alley on the canadian border to see if we could spot some moose. never saw any, but this was the scenery so nobody complained.

the bear...

2009-07-20T07:54:00.001-07:00

We got to Columbia pretty late. Everyone had stayed up waiting for us, so naturally, we stayed up even later before going to bed. We heard about the bears that Uncle Jim had been feeding in the backyard. That is all it took for Devin, our child that usually sleeps until noon, to wake up unassisted at the buttcrack of dawn...literally. These bears only come into the backyard at dawn and dusk. So, Devin proceeds to wake Chad and I up at 5:00 in the morning to let us know that he has spotted a bear. Chad takes the camera and walks down into the backyard to get a good picture. I was so scared the whole time he was out there. Uncle Jim says this one was only about 250 pounds, which is small compared to the 400 pound one he has seen. Needless to say, the children never played in the yard unattended during our visit. :)

leaving for new hampshire

2009-07-19T21:26:00.001-07:00

We left out for New Hampshire Friday afternoon. We got there 5 or so hours later due to traffic, but we had a fun time in the car. The scenery was breathtaking once we got through the city and started seeing the mountains in New Hampshire. Our destination was Columbia, New Hampshire, which is only a few miles from the Canadian border. Chad's Uncle Jim and Aunt Linda Rainville live there and they planned a family get together for the weekend.

Chad took the back seat with the kids...not sure how much he regretted that decision, but he didnt complain any.

Renee and I got to lead the way in the front.

barely into our trip....

coming onto the skyline in Boston.

One of the tunnels...

In New Hampshire, the state owns all the liquor stores. How funny is that? I had to take a picture.

One of many spectacular views on our roadtrip.

Jordan lost control of a foot in her sleep.

Seth dreaming the drive away.

massachusetts

2009-07-17T11:59:00.001-07:00

our first morning here. kids were in the pool before i even got out of bed. :)

seth after a game of wiffle ball in the back yard with daddy.

devin and jordan

renee's house...

ryan and seth's first flight

2009-07-17T11:47:00.000-07:00

at the airport before our flight...

seth was so excited...he wouldnt stop talking. glad he was sitting with chad...

devin let ryan sit by the window, but ryan quickly changed his mind. he has his mother's fear of heights. about half way through the flight, he took the window seat back, realizing the view out the window is half the fun.

Ryan's baptism June 28th, 2009

2009-06-30T14:32:00.000-07:00

Rainville Family Picture
Ryan and Carter were baptised on the same day!

Granny, Mom, Jeff and Uncle Dee with our family

Tigers...season over.

2009-06-23T12:04:00.000-07:00

Ryan had a double play on this one. Tagged the kid on his way to 2nd, then threw the runner out at 1st.

Seth got some action in left field this past Saturday. He got in front of the ball and wasted no time throwing it in to his cut off.

Our Devin along with Devin Hayes and Zach Borden before leaving town for a tourney this weekend in Gallatin, TN.

This is what you get when you have a bored teenager sitting around with nothing to do. He spent and afternoon building an outdoor cage for the Guinea Pig. As you can see, he even threaded twine between the sticks. If you look even closer, you can see Pig hiding out in there.

We got FORKED!

2009-05-17T07:09:00.000-07:00

Some girls that go to school with Devin forked our yard last night. Ryan and Seth got a big kick out of it. Good thing too, because they picked everyone of them up for Devin(filled a box). :)

Miami Trip

2009-05-14T10:05:00.000-07:00

In March, I went to Miami with Chad's sister Renee and her best friend Jen Peirce. They flew down from Boston and we met up at the airport in Ft. Lauderdale. We stayed at The Ritz Carlton and got pampered for THREE DAYS! Did I mention that my children stayed behind in Kentucky? I missed them (and Chad of course), but it sure was nice to get away and soak in some rays without having to worry about someone other than myself. :)

Chad's cousins, Brett Rainville and Kevin Irving met up with us down there the last day. We all had a really good time! This is our group at check out time.

playing catch up......

2009-04-22T14:46:00.000-07:00

Well, I have been SO bad at keeping up with our blog. So, here are some of the things that we have experienced since Februrary.......Devin @ BGJrHS vs Drakes Creek

look close...it's a double rainbow

Harley doing what he does best

opening night for the bowling green hot rods

Our beautiful boys on Easter

Easter Sunday

our newest addition....Daisy

Seth's first fish

Devin's 13th dirthday

Seth lost his first tooth

Ryan's 8th birthday

Hey Ladies.......

2009-02-03T17:36:00.000-08:00

Snow!

2009-01-28T16:43:00.001-08:00

We got a little bit of snow this morning. Just a tease, but enough for the boys to have an hour or two of entertainment. Chad says that Harley had more fun than anybody else. He played with the ball all over the yard. His beard was full of ice dingleberries. :)

100 Days of School!

2009-01-25T07:25:00.000-08:00

This past Thursday was our 100th day of school at McNeill Elementary. So, to celebrate, the 1st graders were to dress up like 100 year olds.

I stopped by the office before school so I could pick up a straight cane for Seth. A quad cane would have looked more the part, but would have been too awkward for him to carry around. Here he is on the power scooter in our front lobby at work.

Allie Lutz and Seth

Does the Tooth Fairy still come if you LITERALLY lose your tooth?

2009-01-13T18:08:00.000-08:00

I came home from work last Friday and the first thing I noticed was a gap in Ryan's bottom row of teeth. He was a few feet away from me, so I thought, maybe he has something in his mouth? But he wasnt acting excited like a kid that FINALLY lost a third tooth when he is one month shy of 8 years old. After questioning him, it was clear that he WAS excited, just worried. Worried that the Tooth Fairy wasnt coming because he couldn't find the tooth. You see, he and his cousin Christopher were playing some sort of tug of war with their mouths while standing in the bus line after school. One good tug and the tooth came out....never to be seen again. Well, Chad reassured him about how the Tooth Fairy knows about these things regardless of whether a tooth is presented under the pillow or not...and sure enough, she came. It's crazy too, cause she left him FIVE DOLLARS! She must not have had any change. :)

Rusty

2009-01-01T17:39:00.000-08:00

December 27th, I did the hardest thing I have ever had to do before in my life. I made the choice to have my cat put to sleep. He had suffered recurring urinary tract infections over the last year. He spent the whole week before Christmas at the vet with a blockage in his urinary tract. We brought him home on Friday the 19th and by the 24th, he was showing signs of trouble again. I spent the following Friday night holding him and preparing myself for what was to come the next morning. Devin and Ryan went with me when we took him in, which I think, looking back, made it even harder because Devin was really attached to him; he slept with him every night. He passed peacefully in our arms, which I am thankful for. You hear horror stories of them not passing so peacefully sometimes. We buried him in the backyard between the Forsythia bushes that the boys like to play under. I wonder if the love you receive from animals can really outway the heartache that you go through when losing them? I will certainly think about that before ever considering another pet. Rusty 1999-2008

Christmas Day

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

We always spend Christmas Day with the Denton side of the family. Dad and Ann always come to Bowling Green for a few hours. After spending most of the afternoon at Aunt Carolyn and Uncle Spencer's, we went to Granny's house for about an hour and then headed home for some much NEEDED time with the toys that Santa brought.

Christmas Morning

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

The boys did not wake up until 8:30 Christmas morning, which is fairly normal. For some reason, they have never woken up early on Christmas morning. They take after me...I do not get in a hurry to get out of bed in the mornings like Chad. :)

Christmas Eve

2009-01-01T16:41:00.001-08:00

We always get together with Mom, Jeff and Granny on Christmas Eve. We always have an assortment of finger foods and then head to the basement for gift exchanges. I did not take any pictures this night, got lazy knowing that Mom had her camera. So, here are a couple of shots she shared with me. Mom, Jeff and the boys
Granny and her new pair of shoes. :)

Christmas in Hardinsburg

2009-01-01T16:33:00.001-08:00

The Christmas get togethers started at Dad and Ann's the weekend before Christmas. We always drive up and spend the Saturday night before Christmas with them in Hardinsburg. We had a really good time with Dad, Ann, Gabe and Lindsey. We spent the night, had a nice breakfast with Dad ( he always cooks breakfast when we spend the night). Ann had to work; never a day off in the funeral home business. I hate it that I did not take any pictures of our dinner and gift exchange.

Devin's football tourney

2008-12-04T15:14:00.000-08:00

One of our local coaches put together a group of kids to play in a couple of tournaments. One was the weekend before Thanksgiving in Knoxville, TN. We got "spanked" as Chad put it, in the Knoxville tourney. The Owensboro tourney, lets just say, we more than made up for it. We won the whole thing, which was a statewide tournament. The best part about it, was that we beat the team that knocked us out of the Knoxville tourney. Our boys were so proud, as you can see from the team pic below. It was freezing cold and rained off and on. Devin is # 2 of course...on the front row and Chad is in the front left of the picture. Look close, you can see how muddy they were by looking at their pants.

the day after

2008-12-04T15:10:00.001-08:00

The day after Thanksgiving was Mom's bday. We all got together for a group picture because Traci and her family were leaving the next morning. You should have seen how fast Traci was able to make it back to the group before the timer on the camera ran out. :) Wish I had a picture of that. Doesnt Granny look so little? and so cute?

the whole gang

me, mom and traci
aunt jan and uncle dan

traci and jay

me, mom, jeff and traci

Thanksgiving Day

2008-12-03T17:27:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving Day was one of the best days I have had in a while! I was surrounded by family and lots of food! What more could a girl ask for? We started off the day with dinner at Granny's house. She was 85 yrs old on Thanksgiving Day, which made it even more special.

granny in all her glory

After dinner at Granny's, we went to Aunt Carolyn and Uncle Spencer's house for desert with Dad's side of the family. Most of the family was there. Lots of kids for the boys to play with and lots of space to run around. It was just a really good day.

mammie taking a ride up

devin and tyler

aunt carolyn and uncle spencer

aka the hosts

me and the hubby

our family

Chad's sister Renne and her daughter Jordan flew in from MA to be with us. They fit right in with our crazy family. :)

chad and renee

dad, ann, traci and family, and our family

renee

A visit to Hardinsburg

2008-11-23T19:15:00.000-08:00

Gabe and Lindsey
Traci, Lindsey, Ann, Dad and me

Sisters

My sister Traci flew in from Idaho last night. After church this morning, we headed north to Hardinsburg for a Thanksgiving Dinner/ Birthday Dinner for my Dad. He turns 60 tomorrow! As usual, Ann pulled off a wonderful dinner...she is such a hostess. Had a little help from Lindsey this year, who I didnt realize is quite the cook as well! Chad and Devin were MIA...they were in Knoxville at a football tourney. Traci's hubby Jay, and her oldest daughter Tyler arent flying in until Wednesday because she had basketball obligations.

gone fishing...

2008-10-18T21:23:00.000-07:00

Devin went fishing today at a paylake in Brownsville with Josh Alexander and his mom, Stacey. Ryan and Seth really got a kick out of seeing and touching all the fish they brought back.
Josh and Devin have been friends since kindergarten. They have gone to different schools since the 4th grade, but have remained buddies.
This one was Devin's "big catch". He was so proud after he caught it that he called home to tell us about it. I love it's whiskers; too bad Stacey is gonna fry him up and eat him.

let's pump some iron

2008-10-13T17:38:00.000-07:00

We have all been teasing Devin for some time now that he needs a little more junk in his trunk. So, he started using free weights in a friend's garage and LOVED it. We decided to get him his own bench to use. So, being the frugal person that I am, I decided to hunt down a used bench. Well, that wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. I looked thru classifieds and searched at consignment stores, but nothing worth buying. My dad knew of my quest so he joined in on the search. This past Saturday, he found one at a yard sale. He and Ann live an hour and a half north of here, so Devin had to wait until he came to Bowling Green today to get it. He is SOOO happy. Thanks DaddyBob and Ann!

A visit from Boston

2008-10-12T19:18:00.000-07:00

Jordan and Seth laying in Devin's bed watching Spongebob. She was playing with his hair and he nearly fell asleep. How cute is that?
We played a game of dice on Friday night. Or was that Thursday night? It was fun for a little while, but we quit WAY before anyone got near 10,000.

On Friday, Chad and I took the day off and we all went to Jackson's Orchard with Renee and the kids. It was a fun and relaxing day. The kids had fun on the hay bales and the petting zoo. The caramel apples were to die for.

On our way home, Chad and Renee went to the grocery store because they had a menu planned out for the night. Myself, I just hung out with the kids because I am not a planner and I could care less about the menu. However, I did enjoy the meal Chad prepared for us. Good thing I married a cook. :) Back to my story, on our way home from Jackson's Orchard, I stopped at the new park across from the Chamber and let the kids play in the fountain. They had alot of fun, but I got pretty uptight because they were so wet. And why did I stop at a fountain if I didnt want the kids to get wet? hmm.
This is the iron bridge on Garvin Lane. When you drive across it slowly, it makes this creepy sound, so people call it the haunted bridge. The kids got a kick out of it. It is really high up and stretches across Green River. I am scared of heights, so we were only on foot long enough to say we did it. Check out Ryan and Jordan....it is amazing how cousins resemble so closely....they could pass for twins!

A Night Out

2008-10-07T15:02:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday, we attended our friends Les and Stacey's wedding and reception. It was alot of fun getting to go out for a night without the boys. Mom and Jeff had Ryan and Seth for the night, and Devin spent the night with a friend.

We got to double date with Mark and Lisa, our friends and neighbors.

We also got to hang out with Craig and Stacey...some friends of ours that we havent seen in awhile. The reception was at the Topper Club. It is at the top of the new football stadium at Western. It was really nice. The bride and groom actually took some of their portraits on the football field. How cool is that? They both work for the WKU Athletic Dept.

Football, football and more football....

2008-10-02T11:27:00.000-07:00

Ryan and Seth are about three games into their season. They are both doing really good. Ryan has the muscle, and Seth has the speed. Actually, we see alot of Devin in Seth, he has more of a drive than Ryan. Ryan has more junk in his trunk than Devin or Seth will ever have and he knows it, so he doesnt "fight" as hard to prove himself. Last Saturday, the very first play of the game, Seth got his "clock cleaned.' And I mean HARD. That kid threw him back about 5 yards before he landed on his back. He laid there for a second in shock, then got up and ran up the field after the rest of the players. It was a moment when you hate yourself for not taking the video camera.
Devin has a game tonight, I will give feedback later.

Something to be thankful for....

2008-09-10T19:05:00.000-07:00

Okay, last night at bedtime the neighbor knocks on my door and proceeds to tell me that his dog attacked my cat and he is pretty sure it was bad enough to kill the cat. No way to know for sure because the cat took off running into another neighbors yard once the dog let go of his neck. The dog needed stitches because my cat sliced him up pretty bad. So, needless to say, after searching for him till about 11:30 and then giving up, I cried myself to sleep. Repeated the process before work, and then again when I came home for lunch. Tonight, just in case , I was putting food and water on the front porch for him. I asked Chad to open the door for me because my hands were full. As soon as he opened the door, there sat the cat on the front porch. Not one single scratch on him. Can you believe that? So, needless to say, the Rainvilles are celebrating tonight and the snuggles with Rusty are much, much sweeter than they were before.

A Little Sunday Afternoon Fun

2008-09-09T19:53:00.000-07:00

Mom and Jeff were in town Sunday so they came to church with us, then came over afterward for a back yard cook out. We had alot of fun just hanging out. The boys didnt like having to "shew flies" off their food constantly though.

Happy Birthday Chad

2008-09-04T19:08:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Chad's 35th birthday. He left the house before any of us woke up, and he didnt get home until the kids had went to bed. Poor Seth had even set the table for the cake and ice cream. Chad felt so bad that he agreed to get them up out of bed. Only, Ryan had a different plan.....to stay in bed. So, Seth and Devin and I sang happy birthday to him...and that kept Seth pacified till this morning. We had chocolate birthday cake at 6:30 this morning; sang to him and made him blow out the candles too. :) We got him this i phone for his birthday. I ordered it a little early not wanting to take any chances, so he has had it a week or so.
Tonight, Drakes Creek played against Glasgow. We lost 30 - 8. It was pitiful, or should I say rediculous. Devin didnt do very well either. He managed to make a really good tackle, but he let a couple get away from him. He is struggling with his heel hurting and you could tell cause he was alot slower out on the field tonight. The muscle that runs under his heel; I think the doc called it his achilles. I always forget the muscle names. Anyway, Dr. Kelly told him he wasnt stretching enough. Hopefully we can redeem ourselves on Tuesday against Franklin-Simpson.

Look who stopped by for a visit

2008-08-31T16:01:00.000-07:00

Mindy and Steve were in town visiting her parents and decided to take their bikes on a ride. They found themselves in our driveway. This was her first "real" ride since they bought her bike. They looked so cute pulling out of the driveway on his Harley and her Honda? I think it is. Steve is going to buy her a Harley too once she masters riding on the smaller bike.

"The Young Man"

2008-08-31T11:14:00.000-07:00

Devin was the youth speaker in church today. He gave me so much grief over it and was even vowing to not do it on the way to church. So, I was mentally preparing myself to give his talk, when at the last minute he said he would do it. He did SOOOO good. If he was nervous, you couldnt tell it. His talk was on charity. After church, I had to capture the moment with a picture. This was the only smile I could muster out of him. It will do.

Drakes Creek vs Warren East

2008-08-30T12:32:00.000-07:00

We won our first football game this past Thursday night. We went into overtime and it all came down to us getting the extra point when they didnt. So, we won 16 to 14. Devin did SO WELL. He was a BEAST out on the field. He plays Cornerback and he brought down their runningback and / or receiver SEVEN TIMES! My camera blurred all of the action shots for some reason. It has too many buttons; I still need to learn how to use it. I promise to take better pictures of next week's game against Glasgow.

The Birthday Boy

2008-08-20T21:43:00.001-07:00

The first day of school just happened to be Seth's birthday too! Poor kid. He handled it very well, especially considering they spent 2 hours on the busride home. ( new driver, new route, and a long, hot story...it happened to reach 99 degrees that day.) He forgot all about it when he saw his new "big boy" bike. His first take off on the new bike.......
My Granny with Seth...

Back To School

2008-08-20T21:32:00.001-07:00

Summer flew by so fast! I feel like it was just yesterday that we were arranging summer camps and practicing for baseball! Devin started at Drakes Creek Middle School. He was excited even though you cannot tell from the lack of expression on his face. (this is the macho look...no smile). He opted to ride the bus from day one...cant be having Mom and Dad take you to school the first morning when you are in 7th grade. He is playing football for Drakes, of course. Conditioning started a week or so before school, so that kinda broke the ice for him. Seth is in 1st grade and Ryan in 2nd, attending Natcher Elementary. They both did really good the first day of school. We are now a couple of weeks into school, and no disciplinary action taken yet. hint....I am not referring to Ryan.

Big Buffalo Crossing Canoe Trip

2008-08-20T21:17:00.000-07:00

We drove up to Munfordville the weekend before school started to spend one last fun day together. We coasted down the Green River for about 3 hours. Chad and Devin had been once already this summer and Devin was dying to go back. We all had alot of fun. The boys caught ALOT of frogs, we spotted a snake, swam a little, and most importantly...didnt tip the canoe over.

Splitting Hairs

2008-08-20T19:24:00.000-07:00

Chad and Devin couldn't resist the chance to show the boys how to "split a hair in water". Seth thought it was funny, but Ryan was clearly not in the mood for a little afternoon humor.

Shelling Peas

2008-08-20T19:15:00.000-07:00

Daddy Bob and Ann supplied us with fresh veggies out of the garden this summer. Ryan and Seth had fun shelling peas on the front porch.....

....and shucking corn on my Granny's back porch.

Edisto Island

2008-08-20T17:57:00.001-07:00

Our annual trip to SC was almost cancelled due to Devin's AllStar tournament in Owensboro. However, in a last minute rush, we loaded up without Chad and Devin and took off to our favorite spot with our friend Tangie and her daughter Rileigh. It was a fun time, but I felt guilty with the other half of my family 800 miles away.
Rileigh turned out to be quite the crabbing expert. She cought this crab the very first day. Literally dug him out of his hole with her bare hands. Once he shot out of his hole (and I screamed loud enough for the whole Bay to turn their heads), Ryan snatched him up in the net.
June and July are busy months for the Sea Turtles. These partitions were up and down the beach. We could have taken a guided walk with a federal game officer to sneak a peak at them digging their nests at night, but no kids were allowed.
Sunset on the bay side of the island. The wind was CRAZY.

Tangie and Rileigh....they left the other half of their family at home too.

The Cincinatti Reds

2008-08-20T17:30:00.000-07:00

In July, Chad took Devin and Ryan to see the Reds play the Mets. Devin caught a homerun ball during their batting practice. He has NO idea who was batting at the time!
On their way home, they stopped at The Louisville Slugger Museum.

Baseball 2008

2008-08-18T07:27:00.000-07:00

Ryan played for the Tigers this season. He really built alot of confidence this season, despite the shiner he received in preseason. We were scared that would make him gun shy, but it didnt slow him down a bit.
His team placed 3rd in their league.

Devin played for the Twins. He had an awesome coach this season. His team placed 2nd in their league.

Seth played for the Angels. He learned how to NOT make sandcasltes while in the infield this season.

He also mastered sliding into home....as you can see.

Devin managed to make AllStars despite the politics! Way to go Devin!

May 2008

2008-08-18T07:03:00.000-07:00

Steve came home in May! We were all very excited for him, Mindy and Kenall! The sacrifices that our military and their families became more clear to us by seeing what Mindy and her family endured through those long, long months. We love you Mindy and Steve! You too Roo!

The Morning After

2008-04-17T12:58:00.000-07:00

Once there was a boy named Ryan who is seven
He was unintentionally hit during practice by Kevin

Through his misery, all he wanted was me
But as a mother of three, I had other places to be

That night he snuggled with Dad, which was nice
But was quick to find out that he didn’t like ice

The morning after, he saw it wasn’t so rough
To have a black eye, makes you look really tough!