The Belchers

Lord, I Need a Miracle

2009-12-10T10:46:00.001-06:00

Happy 4th Anniversary to Josh and I : )

Being married for 4 years isn't the reason I need a miracle! This song has just spoken many words to me the past 2 days.

Rainforest Cafe

2009-11-16T07:12:00.003-06:00

Saturday after Josh's bball game he, myself, Tinslea, Jodi, Chad, Amber and Taylor went to Opry Mills. Amber and I were looking for the girls a Christmas outfit and the rest of the gang decided to tag along to eat at The Rainforest Cafe. I was a bit concerned Tinslea wouldn't like it because she was terrified of the monkeys at the zoo. When we first walked in the had a snake hanging from the ceiling, she started screaming "Snake scare me"! This should have been our first indication that she wasn't going to like it!
Once we were seat it got worse, of all the places they seat us, we had to be my the gorilla! Tinslea hung onto Jodi and would NOT leave her lap. Tay did really well, she wouldn't quit staring at them.

Our Sweet Tay Tay

The Gorilla

Tinslea still so scared - she didn't even eat!!

Tinslea and Tay! - Can't tell they LOVE one another can you?!?!

Tinslea and JoJo - this was while the animals were and making their noises and moving around.

Louisville Zoo/E-Town Park

2009-11-09T08:30:00.003-06:00

Our Trip to the Zoo

Tinslea feeding the duck.

Enjoying the Park.

What a FACE!! This has to make you smile!

Trick or Treat

2009-11-04T12:24:00.002-06:00

After visiting family we made our way to Mark and Missy for Trick or Treating. Tinslea wasn't much into the whole Halloween thing this year so we didn't get her a costume, she just wore a lil pumpkin outfit.

Here are a few pics from our Halloween night...
Hunter and Talon ready to scare little innocent kids...like Tinslea. She now keeps saying "Hunna Talon scare me" and she used to LOVE Hunter!! Then she'll say "Hunna Talon bad bad bad bad wolf"

And Yes Josh dressed up like Mark!

Talon, Mark and Josh
How about that Mario LOL

A Couple Tinslea Stories

2009-10-27T11:42:00.004-05:00

A couple Tinslea stories...

Saturday she got into my mascara while I was trying to get dressed. I told her to go look in the mirror and wash her face. Forgetting I had told her this I went on with my business and Josh came into the room about 10 min later and said go look in the bathroom....Tinslea had carried a chair from her bedroom into the bathroom, climbed on the counter and was brushing her teeth with....hair gel!!

Tinslea refuses to believe that she's 2. You tell her 2 she says 3. Lastnight we were sitting in the livingroom talking..

Me -Tinslea how old are you?

Tinslea - 3

Me - How old is Daddy?

Tinslea - Daddy 21 Mommy 21

Jodi - How old am I Tinslea?

Tinslea - 3

Jodi - No Tinslea I'm 21

Tinslea - No "yous" 3 my Daddy 21

Now that HAD to make you SMILE : )

What if His People Prayed

2009-10-23T10:03:00.002-05:00

As I sit here pondering a huge decision (about work) all I can think about is prayer. Am I basing my decision on what my mind is telling me or am I following what God wants me to do? I’ve decided to completely let it go, pray about it over the weekend and by Monday, hopefully he will have given me peace and I will make not only make the right decision for myself but also my family. I believe in all my heart his will will be done. He will not lead me in the wrong direction, I just need to have the faith to leave it up to Him.

Wonder what things would be like if we turned it all over to him? What IF His People Prayed???

2nd Annual Hayride

2009-10-21T13:05:00.004-05:00

10/10/09 Josh organized his 2nd Annual Hayride at Grandma Linda's. This year we expanded and invited more people. As you can see below we had quite a few to attend -and some weren't even in the picture.
Those who attended:
Grandma Linda, Poppi, Uncle Allen, Kathy, Markus, Bethie, Jessi, Charlie, Jake, Hunter, Chad, Amber, Taylor, Dad, Jodi, Josh, Myself, Tinslea, Aunt Sue, Amy, Scott, Angie, Tyler, Alison, Lloyd, Melissa, Heather, Seth, Jeremy, DD, Ava,Jon Aronld and Leann.
Anyone who knows Jessi - knows she likes to scare people! Well, she hid on the side of River Road waiting for us to drive by and jumped out and scared us - well not really everyone was expecting this b/c when Jessi didn't ride along everyone knew she was up to something (esp. after last year). So after she jumped out she got on the wagon and we were riding along and she jumped off and ran around the back of the wagon and scared Tyler - This was the funnies thing ever - Tyler's exact words were "OH SH*T!!!!!!!!!!" Poor little Seth was a little disturbed by the "monster" a week later at our house he was still asking where the "monster" was.
We all had a wonderful time, enjoyed some delicious food/desserts and most of all just being together!

OH and just wanted to let everyone know that if you see our child - NO we haven't lost our minds!! She has been having a difficult time lately and we aren't sure why but we are trying our hardest to figure out why and pick our battles with her. She is 2 1/2 and has always slept in her own bed until lastweek, now she is sleeping with us. I honesly think this whole Halloween thing has her shook up. Melissa took her down the Halloween isle at Walmart and since then she's been in the bed with us. Dad and I also took her to look at costumes but she wouldn't even look at them - she was scared to death! Yesterday we were playing in her new playhouse and she all of the sudden said "there a monster outside" then opened the door and said "go away monster". So anyways we are dealing the best we know how...and that's giving her her way LOL. This morning she decided she wanted me to take her to school so as I was getting her dressed she said she wanted to wear her princess gown (Joline the one you sent us). Guess what I LET HER! She wore her purple princess gown, jeans, socks and nike shoes to school!!! It just wasn't worth the battle!

He Knows My Name

2009-10-13T11:52:00.002-05:00

One of my favorite songs!! I tear up each time I hear it. I've listened to it over and over the past few days, it seems to be helping me get through each day. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Jackson's Orchard

2009-10-08T12:00:00.002-05:00

On Sunday Josh, Tinslea, Jodi and I took a lil trip to Jackson's orchard. Tinslea LOVED it!!!

I think the llama was making a noise she obviously thought it was funny.

Giving someone the EYE

Enjoying an apple cider slush!!

Minor Surgery for Josh

2009-10-02T07:46:00.000-05:00

Josh went back to the Dr. on Wednesday about the stone in his mouth. They did a CT scan on it about a month ago – the Dr. told him that he just wanted to see how big it was and surgery to remove it would be optional. Well, now surgery isn’t optional. The stone is the size of like 2 peas – Which Dr. Sims said is very large. They will go in through the inside of his mouth to remove it and if they can’t get it that way they will have to cut the outside of his neck. Dr. Sims told him that since it’s so big that would make it easier to get from the inside. Josh says this is really no big deal and he doesn’t like to call it surgery – but just say a little prayer for him Oct. 30th!

We're Still Here and Alive

2009-09-15T08:44:00.004-05:00

Alot has happend in the Belcher's lives since I last posted in June. Things were a little hectic for a while but we are in our new house (in Leitchfield) and all is well!! I'm not even going to try to catch up on everything that has happened....
The battery in my camera is dead and in the move we have "misplaced" the charger and cords, I will upload pics as I get them from Jodi - Yes Jodi, it's up to you!!

Tinslea in her soccer uniform...

Tinslea and Jo Jo being silly!!

Eating Ice Cream at Josh's new Favorite Resturant - Golden Corral

Yes, She loves attention!

Since I last posted Tinslea has bee in 2 pageants. She was 1st Runner-Up in the Breck County Fair and she was the "3peat" winner for the Grayson County Fair.

Our Week at a Glance

2009-06-28T07:34:00.002-05:00

Tinslea Painting Dixie...
Wednesday we went to Jessi's-the kids swam for a while then we ate some pizza and watermelon. Tinslea is doing an amazing job with her potty training - except when she's in the pool! In the picture below she had just said "hunna I peed"! They boys were trying to get as far away from her as they could!

Our House as of 6/26/09

Tinslea enjoying the 4th of July Parade - in Morgantown

Showing off her Dora Panties - We're so proud of her : )

Redneck Swimming Hole

2009-06-21T19:54:00.002-05:00

Today we went to the cith park for Josh's Papaw Howards Father's Day lunch. Tinslea and Maeleigh had a big time playing in the little creek. Yeah we're a little Redneck but it's ok they had fun! Tinslea is in the process of potty training - it's necessary to take the potty everywhere!

Swimming with Hunter, Jake and Jessi

2009-06-19T06:56:00.003-05:00

Tinslea and Hunter were in the pool playing when Tinslea went under - It scared Jessi to death. She jumped in fully clothed to resuce her!!
Having Fun with Hunt

Jessi, Tinslea, Hunter and Jake

Now that's one BIG Cheese!

This is what Life is All About!

Painting/ Pic of the House

2009-06-16T18:38:00.002-05:00

Josh was watching Tinslea lastnight as she painted.....
He says he only turn away for a second -
I don't think she managed to do ALL of that in "a second".
And after she had already painted herself I I thought I might as well take pics while she was doing it.

I took this pic today of our house. The rain is holding things up a bit...but they are making great progress.

Just Been Busy

2009-05-31T13:43:00.002-05:00

Today Josh, Tinslea and I had a little picnic at the park... She Loves Watermelon!

Thursday Blake and Deana came over for a visit. Deana decided to buy Tinslea's infant carseat and stroller - when Josh was putting it in the truck for her Tinslea became very upset. As you can see I knew the trick - GRAPES- she quickly forgot about the stroller and was happily eating her grapes.

Helping Daddy wash Mommy's car

Our First Trip to See the Hot Rods

2009-05-13T18:04:00.002-05:00

Tinslea Dancing Just the 3 of US

Josh and I

Tinslea enjoying the game

Tinslea and Daddy

Happy Birthday Tinslea Gracyn

2009-05-10T07:46:00.003-05:00

Happy Birthday Tinslea Gracyn....

May 10, 2007 - at 8:41am Josh and I were blessed with a beautiful and healthy baby girl. She weighed 6 lbs. 4 oz and was 20 and 1/4 inches long. Now 2 years later she is 26 lbs. and 34 and 1/2 inches. We've had a wonderful 2 years and are ready for the adventures this next year holds for us.

Maeleigh's B-Day Party

2009-05-04T18:36:00.002-05:00

Tinslea helping Maeleigh blow out the candle
Tinslea and Mae

Tinslea laughing at Casie (she was making faces at her)

The two of them LOVES blowing those things. Tinslea ruined her's, she was blowing a little too mush slobber (wonder who she got that from)

Enjoying her "Cake Cake" - cupcake

Retreat/ Prom

2009-05-04T18:21:00.002-05:00

All the Ladies eating at Calhouns on our 2nd night...From Left to Right...LaShawn, Salina, Cindy, Peggy, Wanda, Jean, Gayle, Cathy, ME, and Roberta (she would kill me if she saw this pic)!

Butler County Prom 2009

Mark and Ann

Chelsea and Aunt Chelle

Zac, Chelsea, ME and Tinslea

Where did the week Go?

2009-04-26T07:53:00.002-05:00

What a week/weekend we’ve had! Josh hosted a “Little Girls Basketball Camp” this week. In the past he’s had no more than 35 campers…but this year he had 63 girls from 1st-7th grade! His camp was very successful and he had no complaints (that’s always a plus).
Friday night after his camp we went to Bowling Green to watch GC in a softball t-ment. They played 2 games and tied them both. We didn’t get in until Midnight – but Tinslea was a trooper, she enjoyed herself and being outside. OHHH and Dad was there…he is still upset over the fact that we don’t allow Tinslea to have just food and we try to watch her sugar intake. So, when he noticed we were at the park he came hurriedly walking to hand Tinslea a package of sugar-free Reeces –I had to tell him that still wouldn’t work…it was chocolate!!! I think he was a little upset, he was so excited and thought he had finally found something she could have.
Yesterday we soaked up the sun! We spent ALL day (10:30am-5:30pm) at the ballpark watching more softball. It was a beautiful day and I’m so glad we were able to be outside to enjoy it. Much of my day today is going to be spent doing laundry and packing! I leave tomorrow morning for Gatlinburg and will be there until Friday.

There's Always Next Monday

2009-04-20T20:28:00.004-05:00

What is the deal with Mondays?? Last Monday I had a flat on my work car... Today we woke up to Tinslea's eye being matted shut. On our way to GC she started talking about her eye, so we were afraid that maybe she had pink eye. Dad drove up to Leitchfield and picked Tinslea up from the middle school then met Grandma in Morgantown - then they were off to BG to see Dr. Smith. The verdict was Viral Infection and Ear Infection (Grandma first reported respiratory but that was wrong). She is on some meds. and they have hyped her up (or Pa gave her cupcakes)haha. I don't know what we'll do when Dad goes back to work, he's been our personal Nanny.

Lastnight - Papa came to visit Tinslea lastnight and apparently he slapped her hand. No, not really but that's Tinslea's story. She like to tattletale and blame people and she keep telling us that "Papa mack hand"!!! Normally she blames things on Josh and Dad, but it looks like she's going to pick on Papa now.

Thunder Over Louisville

2009-04-19T15:56:00.003-05:00

Yesterday Josh, Tinslea and I took at trip to Lousiville. We first went to Clarksville, IN to visit my big sister from the sorority - Meredith. Then we headed back across the river before traffic got too bad - and settled in for the evening on the river. Thunder was awsome, we had a great time and look forward to going back next year.

Our Lil' Thunder Crew

Meredith and I

Tinslea was showing her baby the airplanes

Our Week...kind of boring...

2009-04-17T18:57:00.002-05:00

Tuesday night Tinslea stayed alnite with MeMe and Pa. Wednesday she spent the day with Pa - and they visited Grandma, Poppie and Jake. She and Jake enjoyed playing together - I think it's because Hunter wasn't around, when the 3 of them are together she would rather buddy up with Hunter...and those 2 are going to be a BaD pair. When Mom and Dad brought her home on Wednesday afternoon, Mom cooked some taco salad for us.
Thursday I was supposed to meet Heather and DD for supper at the Farmboy but on my way in from work I began to not feel very well. We got home and I just laid around the house. Lloyd, Melissa, and Maeleigh came over - and I kept my distance because I was just not feeling right. Tinslea and Maeleigh had a big time - you should see Tinslea's bedroom - it's all the evidence you need! As they were leaving Mae was crying not wanting to leave and Tinslea was crying wanting to go with them.
Not long after they left I did end up getting sick : ( I hate those stomach bugs! I didn't work today, jsut spent the day recovering and washing the sheets.
Tonight Josh and Tinslea are at Hunters 1st Baseball Game - I hated to miss it but I still didn't really feel like getting out.

Easter

2009-04-14T17:45:00.002-05:00

Tinslea Hunting Eggs at Church

Tinslea and Sophia

Taylor

Amber, Tay and Tinslea playing on the swing

OK so since I tell stuff on everyone else it's only fair that I tell on myself. After church we went to Grandma's to eat. I had went to the bathroom then came out fixed Tinslea's plate and was standing in line to fix my plate. As usual I was spaced out - and wasn't paying attention to anyone - but did notice everyone had gotten somewhat quiet. Well come to find out, my dress was stuck in my Thong!! Guess everyone got a big laugh out of seeing my BUTT!

Taking Advantage of the Beautiful Day

2009-04-11T22:25:00.002-05:00

We started our day by having lunch with Austan. Then headed to Rochester for the day. Tinslea, Hunter and Jake "practiced" hunting eggs, then we colored a few.

After that we took a ride...Tinslea went along for the first part then went back to the house with MeMe.

Those along for the ride were...Josh, Myself, Dad, Chad, Jessi, Charlie, Hunter, Jake, Austan and Holdan (I'm not sure that I spelled his name correct). After we got back Mom had cooked all of us supper!!

Just another Day

2009-04-08T20:05:00.002-05:00

Monday – We had lots of visitors…Mom, Dad, Jessi, LaVonna, Hunter and Jake came over to visit.
Tuesday – Lloyd and Melissa came to visit.
~ Tinslea loves visitors! She thinks she has to entertain..she runs around then goes to her room and brings one toys at a time into the living room. ~
Tonight – Josh, Tinslea and I met Jodi and Jared at Mi Camino and had supper. While we were eating Tinslea was walking around the restaurant with her pear. She dropped it a few times and it rolled across the floor – and we let her pick it up and eat it. – For some reason people were staring at us LOL!!!

Trevor's Birthday Party - Before the Camera went Dead

2009-04-05T17:26:00.002-05:00

Saturday Josh, Tinslea, Maeleigh and Myself went to Trevors Birthday Party. Above were a rew pictures...my camera went dead shortly after we got there!! When we left we went to the mall, ate and then went back to Lloyd and Melissa's. The girls were both exhausted...they took a nap! Josh had to wake Tinslea up so we could go eat at the Farmboy with Jodi and Jared.

Dustin Lance Belcher

2009-04-03T08:22:00.002-05:00

In Loving Memory of Dustin Lance Belcher

2/26/84 - 3/30/09

Dustin was a Husband, Father, Son, Brother, , Uncle, Brother-in-law, Son-in-Law, Nephew, Cousin, and Friend to many. Dustin will be greatly missed and will never be forgotten. He has left his mark on many people - good and bad - LOL!!

The song below was played yesterday at Dusty's funeral - this song was a perfect fit. Please listen carefully to the words and think about Dusty.

We would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, calls, texts, and flowers that were sent.
Please continue to remember Amy and the girls (Maeleigh & Audrey), Melissa, Lloyd, Josh and the rest of the family and friends. The journey for those close to Dustin is just beginning.

He Doesn't Get Out Much....

2009-03-29T22:03:00.004-05:00

We spent today in Rochester. We pretty much ate ALL day and sat around and talked while the kids ran wild. The reoccurring conversation of the day was Chad and Amber’s trip to Bowling Green. We continued laughing and making fun of Chad all day… I mean seriously we would just be sitting talking and someone would bust out laughing…and we knew they were thinking about Chad.
Please be prepared to laugh very hysterically at the story I’m about to tell!!
OK SO….
Amber was upstairs in Macy’s buying Tay an Easter outfit. Chad was in the mall also at the tux store getting fit for his tux. He was to meet Amber at the top of the escalator.
Amber received a call from Chad as he was panting “Where are you”?
Amber “At the top of the escalator”.
Chad “NO your not, that’s where I’m at”.
At this point Amber KNEW what had happened!
Chad had gone up the escalator the WRONG way!!! Amber said he was rolling with sweat.
Just imagine – Chad (he had his cowboy boots on) trying to run UP the DOWN escalator!!!
Chad said he honestly didn’t know there was another escalator and he didn’t see another way to get to the top.
Grandma ask “Chad what were the people doing that were coming down”.
Chad said “Well, no one was coming down, but there were about 5 people at the top of the stairs watching me. I was having to jump like 2 stairs at a time, and I was tripping and about fell a couple times. By the time I almost got to the top I was so tired I thought I was about to go back down. When I did get to the top I looked at the people watching and said WEEEEEW that was a workout!”
I mean really can you imagine seeing a GROWN man doing this… and honestly not knowing there was an UP escalator!!! I told Chad about the 3rd time the story was told today that this was blog worthy!!!!

Playing in the Toilet

2009-03-29T09:58:00.001-05:00

Dog Sitting - Tinslea, Griffey and Max

2009-03-29T08:44:00.001-05:00

Who said kids hate Broccoli

2009-03-23T19:27:00.001-05:00

Who needs a BabySitter?

2009-03-22T09:13:00.002-05:00

Tinslea loves to play in Griffey's cage, why I don't know...but she love to play with her babies in there. This morning she decided to play with Griffey in the cage.
You may be thinking...Why is there red sheet metal all over the cage? Well...the first pic explains it all...We keep Griff in the cage while we're gone and he kept getting out. I mean seriously, a little toy poodle and look at the way the has bent the bars!!! There were days when we would come home and he had even flipped the cage over. If we had videoed him we could have probably made some money.

~Laurie - I'm sure your probably laughing so hard your about to pee on yourself -and yelling for Scott to come and look too!!~

We never waste food...

2009-03-21T19:30:00.001-05:00

During supper Tinslea spilled her soup, then began licking it up off the table.

Sweet Sixteen to Elite Eight

2009-03-21T14:54:00.003-05:00

On Wednesday the Grayson County Boys Basketball team headed to Lexington for the State Tournament. They won on Wed. advancing to the Elite Eight on Firday. Although the boys lost on Friday, we are very proud of them! I had to work so I didn't get to go to the games, but Josh and Dad were able to make it. And...Dad wore his orange and blue!!
Below are a few pics of Hunter...Congrats Hunter!!!

Homeade Play dough

2009-03-16T20:01:00.001-05:00

Tinslea didn't want Daddy to sing

2009-03-15T11:19:00.001-05:00

Saturday Already

2009-03-14T11:12:00.001-05:00

What a week…
The “Spring Like” weather turned Josh, Tinslea and I into social butterflies.
Monday – We went to the Regional Championship game – GC Won!! Mom and Dad met us there, and believe it or not Dad was even cheering for GC (guess he decided he better get used to it).
Tuesday – The three of us visited Mark, Missy, Hunter and Talon then walked to Cathy and Larry’s to visit with them. Once we walked back to Mark and Missy’s Talon wanted to show Tinslea his birds.
Wednesday – Taylor had her 6 month birthday party!! She was so cute – she didn’t really know what to think about the cake. Sorry, no pictures, I forgot my camera.
Thursday – WE went straight home!!!
Friday (lastnight) – After work we went to E-Town and ate at the Green Bamboo, took Tinslea to the mall to play in their little play area, stopped at Baskin Robbins and ate some ice cream, went to walmart in GC, visited with Jodi, Jared, Rick and Jill and lastly stopped at Wes and Angie Shulls. By 11:00 pm we were on our way HOME. Tinslea was a trooper – She didn’t fuss or cry and didn’t even go to sleep in the car – we couldn’t have asked for a better child.
Today – well we got up and went to Hunter’s game at 9:00 and after the game Tinslea refused to come home. She wanted to go with her MeMe and Pa. Since Josh had some homework and I have laundry we decided to go ahead and let her go. I can tell I’m not going to like her making her own decisions about wanting to go home with people. This may cause fights because I’m stingy with my time!! What can I say I can’t get enough of my BABY!

2009-03-08T17:56:00.002-05:00

Tinslea Cheesing with her Glasses Again!

In the video below Tinslea is trying to get Daddy to look at the camera and "Cheese".

Cheese Daddy

2009-03-08T17:48:00.001-05:00

What Shall We Do Today?

2009-03-07T07:54:00.001-06:00

I don’t know about you, but I’m loving the weather!! I can’t wait to see what the day holds..I’m sure we will be outside ALL day! We are going to Talon’s game and then have no Idea from there. Not havng things planned out kills Josh, But I’m so not a planner!
Thursday night we went to the regional t-ment game to watch GC (Hunter) play. They beat OC so we will be playing the Championship game on Monday night. OHh and Hunter did an amazing job!!!!! While at the game we saw Chels, Aunt Chelle and Aunt Jana. Tinslea went and sat with Chles for a while then decided she wanted Momma back. It was funny seeing Chels carry her across the gym floor, Tinslea is bigger than she is.
Lastnight we went to BG to get Tinslea some new shoes. I think her feet grew overnight. I knew it was coming though. She had been in the same size since fall - so we have been pretty lucky to not have to buy any new shoes in a while. Josh about died we paid $55 at Shoe Carnival for her 2 pairs of shoes lastnight – and that was buy one get 1 half off. Oh well, what girl can go without Keds and Nike’s ? After her throwing a fit not wanting to leave the shoe store we went to Toys-R-Us and she threw a fit not to leave there…then it was all better when we went to Logan’s to meet Chad, Amber and Tay! When she noticed Amber’s Jeep and started running toward it saying “Tay”!!!! We had a nice supper with great food and plenty of laughs. We can’t wait until the girls get a little bigger and get to play with one another. I think Tinslea is going to treat her like she is HER BaBy!.

Cloud 9

2009-03-04T18:56:00.003-06:00

As I write this, I’m completely on Cloud 9!! I just received a call from my supervisor saying they had a briefing and the lady (Linda) who reviewed our HomeBased Program – said we are one of the TOP HomeBased Programs in the Nation and that she couldn’t find Anything wrong with the program. I mean really, how much better does it get!!!! WOOO HOOOO!!
So, with getting all the good news before supper, I had to pray about it. In the middle of my prayer before supper Tinslea blurted out “AMEN” – I think she’s tired of hearing all my conversations regarding work. When she did this I immediately began to think about Ma Ag. In know with all my heart she would be so proud of me (she always told me she was). She used to brag about the way Josh and I were raising Tinslea and she would say that she NEVER worried about Tinslea because she knew she was being taken care of and not mistreated. I’m sure Ma’s up in heaven watching with a smile every night when we say our prayers – and tonight I’m sure she even let out a giggle with Tinslea said “AMEN”. Once my prayer was over I began to talk to Tinslea about Ma Ag and told her how good of a Lady she was and we talked about her being in heaven – Now when you ask Tinslea where Ma Ag is – she points up to Heaven.

A little more about Linda - she is the like Queen of Home Based programs - If you interested in that line of work her website it http://www.babiescantwait.com/ . Check her out! - I'm hoping to be able to attend one of her trainings :)

I'm Still Employeed

2009-03-03T21:27:00.002-06:00

I made it through the day - I'm alive and still have a job HAHA! A staff member overheard the lady that was with me today saying "Those were the best homevists I've ever seen". YAY!! She went with my coworker for 25 minutes then I picked her up, drove her to my HV (25 minutes away) and she stayed with me on my visit for 90 minutes. Honestly believe it or not I wasn't really nervous. I was calm and just did my thing. This afternoon myself and the other EHS FA's had a 90 minute interview. That too went suprisingly well..and still I was calm!!! I think I have jsut gotten to a point that I knew I could only do so much and I just needed to by myself.

Thank you all for your calls, texts, and messages - Love You All :)

Calling "Andy"

2009-03-02T18:49:00.002-06:00

One day down!! Today I met a few members of the review team, they seemed pretty nice, but I didn’t get to met the lady who will be with me tomorrow. I’m feeling better about it and am to the point that I’m ready to get it over with.
Josh went to the basketball game tonight and left Tinslea and I here alone. As she and I were playing in the floor with her school bus, she started having a fit to call “Andy”! SOOO once I saw she was NOT going to give up I dialed the number. She and Papaw Andy talked for quite a while, and when I say "talk" they really did, she would listen then chime in a few words and listen again. It got to a point I was sure Papaw was having a hard time coming up with thing to say( I mean really how do you carry on a full 5 minute conversation over the phone with a 1 yr old) I made her get off the phone. WRONG thing to do, she got mad again! Then she wanted to call Pa and MeMe. So once again I dialed the number. She talked to Dad while pacing up and down the hall – this went on for about 5 minutes – then I made her get off the phone. Same thing – She threw a fit. I thought we hade at least another 12ish years before we had to deal with the phone issue!! Beware if you receive a phone call from a little girl – it's a good possibilty it's TINSLEA : )

Preparing for a Federal Review

2009-03-01T16:51:00.000-06:00

Work, Work, Work…when does it end? Each Head Start has a Federal Review every 3 years …and guess what it’s time for ours, and the “new girl” excuse doesn’t cut it! I worked over some this week then went into work yesterday and worked from home today . Our review starts tomorrow and lasts until Wednesday or Thursday. They will be going with me on a homevisit Tuesday, I think I’m almost prepared – or as prepared as I’m going to get.
Tinslea stayed with MeMe and Pa John and Jo Jo lastnight. Jodi took her to see Grandma Poppie and Tay. From what I hear she tried to share her cracker with Tay!! Then she visited Mamaw and Papaw – Papaw is no longer Papaw though, she has started calling him Andy!! Mom has had her today so I could wrap things up and go over some procedures and protocols.
Hope everyone has a wonderful week – Keep me in mind Tuesday at 10:15!!!

Who Found the Mud Puddle??

2009-02-26T19:10:00.000-06:00

In preparation for our Federal Review next week, I had worked late tonight so Josh picked Tinslea up from school. When he got there at 4:05 all the kids were still asleep!! Ms. Beth said since it was such a nice day they spent much of it outside ( I don’t blame them one bit). She said that there was 1 puddle of water on the playground – and all the children except for 2 stayed out of it. Guess What – my child was one of the 2!!! Ms. Beth said she looked over and Tinslea and a little boy was in the puddle throwing mud at one another. HAHA Ms. Beth was afraid we would be mad…she doesn’t know us well yet…we both just LAUGHED!! Josh said she was covered from head to toe. When I got in Josh already had her clothes in the washer.
Happy Birthday Chels – I thought about you at 5:45 on my way to work this morning then thought it would be too early to text then I forgot all about it. Love You!!

My Child Will Eat Anything

2009-02-25T19:08:00.001-06:00

Yes, she will eat anything, and I can prove it!! I’m not sure if I wrote about it or not but during the ice storm Amber was feeding Tay some baby cereal. Once Tay was finished I gave Tinslea a bite, thinking she would spit it out, but NOPE she liked it and wanted more. Well, tonight topped it off! Chad, Amber and Tay came over to visit (we enjoy it so much when they come over) and Amber was feeding Tay a bottle. When Tay finished there was still some in the bottle and Tinslea was playing with the bottle, shaking it and so forth. So I poured some of the formula into Tinslea’s cup thinking, once again, she would spit it out…NOPE…she Cried and ask for more!!! Then turned the bottle up side down and little drops were coming out into her cup and she was still drinking it from her cup!! I’m raising a little piglet!

Someone Found the Toothpaste

2009-02-23T20:33:00.001-06:00

Internet Strike

2009-02-22T08:02:00.001-06:00

I’ve been on an internet strike. I used to spend LOTS of time on facebook and blogging but lately I just have no interest in it. Anyways, I here and have found some quite time to blog this morning, Josh is still in bed and Tinslea is at her MeMe and Pa’s. She stayed with them lastnight – I have a BIG review coming up at work and I needed to look over a few procedures and that is impossible to do with a 21 month old running around.
As usual our lives revolve around basketball these days. Friday night we went to the GC boy/girl game. Josh and I were amazed at how well-behaved Tinslea was at the game – of course it could have something to do with her playing with Mark and Missy sharing her popcorn! Yesterday morning we got up and went to Hunter’s 2nd ballgame, he did an awesome job he scored several baskets (that could be because he wouldn’t pass the ball - hahaha). Then Josh and Tinslea went to Rochester to watch UK while Mom and I went to BG. I needed a new phone and had to pick up some jeans for Tinslea. Lastnight, I studied while Josh cleaned the floors, then we relaxed and had a quiet peaceful night.
NOW – MOM and JODI – since you NEVER comment – I have changed my settings so that you don’t have to have an account to post a comment!! YES, I did call you out – so I expect some feedback. Also to the rest of the family out there reading Joline now has a blog – hers is private so send her your email so you can join in and read hers. If you don’t have her email address, just leave a comment with yours on this message and I’ll have her add you. Her kids are always doing fun and interesting things you’ll love reading about and seeing pictures of : )

Our House is STILL For Sale

2009-02-18T18:26:00.003-06:00

Josh created our house a blog and we have had many visitors in the past 2 weeks...but...is anyone out there interested?? Please contact us with any questions and pass the word along to anyone you know!!
www.myhouseis4sale.blogspot.com
Things should be slowing down for us here at the Belcher House! It seems as if we go non-stop every day 5am-8pm. Not to mention getting back into the swing of actually working 5 days in a roll. Well, so much for writing I have a little naked "Monster" running around (she likes to pretend she's a monster and scare us!).

The SunGlasses AGAIN...

2009-02-15T19:42:00.002-06:00

This is what Tinslea went to church looking like today...

She saw her glasses in the dresser and HAD to wear them again!!

Happy Birthday Hunter

2009-02-15T17:59:00.001-06:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Tinslea's First Prayer

2009-02-10T18:28:00.001-06:00

Just a quick story for the night…
As I was finishing up supper Josh was getting Tinslea in her seat and ready to eat (Yes, we helped her in her seat tonight). As she sat down she dropped her head and put her hands up as if she were praying and began saying “duhdaduhdaduh” . Josh and I watched and laughed in amazement. It was one of the cutest things she’s ever done!!
--If anyone can translate what she said please let me know – we are curious as to what she was praying about.--

Tinslea Climbing in her Chair

2009-02-08T20:35:00.001-06:00

Daddy Hiding in the Closet

2009-02-08T20:34:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday Zac

2009-02-07T18:57:00.001-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZAC, WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Tay Mae

2009-02-06T20:25:00.000-06:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Sunglasses

2009-02-05T20:20:00.002-06:00

This morning when Josh took Tinslea to school she HAD TO wear her sunglasses, so he said he didn’t argue he let her wear them and thought she would take them off when they got to school. That didn’t quite so as planned – When he took her into her classroom she WOULD NOT take the glasses off. Ms. Tammy told him not to worry she was fine. So he left her and the glasses. When we picked her up I ask how they finally got the glasses away from her. Ms Beth said when Tinslea finally took them off she placed them on the table, when Tinslea wasn’t looking she took them and put them away. Ms. Beth said that later Tinslea came up to her and started pointing to her eyes!!!
After picking Tinslea up we took Tinslea to Sonic to get her some ice then headed to the middle school to watch Talon play. Tinslea had a good time playing with Mark and Missy : ) Josh was wanting to go to the High School game because Hunter was starting his first Varsity Game!! Tinslea was just to tired though!!
The post below is a video of Tinslea not wanting to sing for the camera. Wheels on the Bus is her FAVORITE song and she loves to sing it but I guess she's camera shy. Just incase you can't understand "Tinslea" language she is telling me "NO" and Stop"!

She Didn't Want To Sing

2009-02-05T20:19:00.001-06:00

House For Sale

2009-02-04T18:17:00.002-06:00

I'm taking the first step...I've allowed Josh the create a blog in attempt to sell the house. Today when I got home from work he had the house spotless, he had taken all the pictures and had everything uploaded on the blog. If you or anyone you know is interested please have them contact us for feel free to visit - www.myhouseis4sale.blogspot.com

It was so hard to get up this morning, after a week off 5:00am came too early. The day went by pretty fast considering I had to do some back tracking because I couldn't remember where I needed to pick up form. This afternoon Mom and Ozzie came over to bring us some potato soup and visit. Tinslea was more excited to see Ozzie than Mom! She started running around screaming and laughing!!

Ice Storm

2009-02-03T18:41:00.006-06:00

Here are a few pics from the Ice Storm:

Papaw Andy - Before the BOss (Mamaw) came out and made him get down!
Pics of how we spend a week without power...

Tinslea begging Poppie for some RC

Tinslea Hunter and Jake in their tent

They were really roughing it...watching Old Yeller

Mom and Dad's House Tuesday Morning

Thursday Morning

Possum Hollow (the road we live on) Tuesday Morning

Possum Hollow Thursday Morning

Our House

We are FINALLY home and have power!! Ours went out about 2:00am Tuesday morning. As soon as Tinslea woke up we packed our things and headed to Grandmas. We stayed there Tuesday night as did; Chad, Amber, Tay, Jessi, Charlie, Hunter, Jake, Grandma and Poppie! Tinslea did't sleep well at all. She didn't go to bed until late then work up and played from 2:00am-4:30am! Wednesday and Thursday night we stayed at Mom and Dads. Thursday we felt so nasty we went to Aunt Chelle and Uncle and Joes to take a shower. Tinslea enjoyed her bath and playing with Zac!

Friday Lloyd and Melissa got power so we stayed with them Friday night. Saturday we went to BG to let Tinslea play and get some of her energy out at Hopscotch. Saturday night we were back in Rochester, and Sunday we stayed with Lloyd and Melissa. MONDAY WE MOVED BACK HOME!!

~ That's our story in a nutshell~

What a Relaxing Weekend

2009-01-25T17:50:00.002-06:00

As you can tell form the pictures below, we didn't really do much this weekend. Yesterday Josh and Tinslea went to town to rent a movie and stopped by to visit his Mom and Dad for a bit. Today, we didn't leave the house -At All - That's what I call a relaxing day :) Mom and Dad came over to visit and brought us supper. They had been here for about 30 minutes and Tinslea got Dad's shoes took them to him, then took Mom her shoes, and went in her room got her tennis shoes and brought them to the living room. Next she took Dad's coat to him and went running to her room yelling "Jacket". She really thought she was going with them. As always Tinslea gets her way. They drove her to town and went to Sonic - to get her a cup of ice (her favorite) - then brought her home :)

Daddy decided to get in Tinslea's bed, She thought it was VerY FunnY!
Feeding her Baby Annabelle -

She loves to make sure her babies are nice and warm - You can't tell but there is a baby under all the blankets and towels.

Drinking Griffey's Water With A Shovel

2009-01-24T12:11:00.001-06:00

Trip to the Mall

2009-01-24T08:06:00.003-06:00

Lastnight Dad, Jodi, Josh, Tinslea and I took a trip to the mall for the Cinn. Reds autograph session. Things didn’t quite go as planned – they were supposed to start the autograph session at 7:00pm so we got there at 6:45 pm. Much to our surprise, they had forgotten about the time –zone difference and had to be gone by 7:30 pm. When we got there we were the 150th person in line, we waited for about 20-25 minutes and didn’t hardly move so we figured it was a waste of time since they would be leaving. BUT, Dad go some pics, and Jodi had her pic taken with Gapper – Tinslea was terrified and wouldn’t go near him. After the disappointment we settled for supper in the mall. I’ve included a video of Tinslea eating noodles with Dad – She calls them WORMS!!

Check this out she was holding on so tight Dad wasn't even holding her.
Gapper, he was upset because Jodi left him :(

Gapper and Jodi

ANd THIS....she decided to undress in the mall ????

Eating Worms

2009-01-24T08:05:00.001-06:00

Melting Away

2009-01-19T12:29:00.003-06:00

We waited a little too long to go out and play...the snow had pretty much melted away. We spent more time getting her dressed than we did outside.

Daddy putting on her boots

Tinslea fell,

And didn't like it

She was frozen at this point...she couldn't even slide.

Home Sweet Home

2009-01-18T19:50:00.001-06:00

After a weekend of basketball, we’re finally home! Josh and Lockett took the 6th and 7th grade girls to a tournament in Louisville. We were there all day yesterday and all day today. I was hoping for some down time to be able to shop but that didn’t quite happen. We were go go going the whole time. After eating supper lastnight with many of the players and their parents we didn’t get back to the room lastnight until 11:30 pm and had to be back at the gym at 7:30am this morning.
Tinslea stayed with MeMe and Pa while we were gone. Yesterday Mom, Dad, Tinslea and Zac went to Owensboro to shop and watch BC play. Mom said Tinslea and Zac had a BIG time together!! Today Tinslea went to church then just hung out and played.
Josh and I were really excited to get home so we could see our baby girl…But she apparently didn’t share the excitement. When Josh and I walked in Mom and Dad’s Tinslea just went on playing, she didn’t seem to miss us as much as we missed her : (
Rock of Love Bus and Desperate Housewives will be coming on soon, is it sad I look forward to those shows every Sunday?!?

Sinus Infection

2009-01-14T19:34:00.002-06:00

I feel like I’m always writing about Tinslea being sick! Monday when we got her from school I could tell by her eyes she was sick. I immediately called the Dr. to schedule her an appointment for Tuesday, then Grandma and Poppie to see if they could take her. My next call was to Mom to see if she could keep her overnight and take her to Grandmas Tuesday morning so we didn’t have to get her up so early. I hate leaving her when she’s sick, I just feel like she needs me, but in this case I knew it would be easier. She ended up not having such a good night. She and Mom were up and down all night then at 3:30 she was up for good ! Dad was at work so she called him and talked for a while and they just played. Now if that were Jodi and I sick or not I don't think we would have been allowed to just PLAY at 3:30 am - an NO she didn't go back to sleep!

As Tinslea went back to her room at the Dr.s office Melissa (Dr. Smith’s nurse) said “Tinslea where is your Mommy”. This was the first time EVER I’ve not taken her to the Dr. : ( It was a little sad, but I knew she was in good hands. Other than her regular check-ups she’s only been maybe 4 of 5 times so I feel like pretty blessed she's been a healthy child this far. The diagnosis of yesterday’s visit was a sinus infection.

She’s much better today and hopefully tomorrow will bring more improvement!

Another Baby On The Way...But NOT From The Belchers

2009-01-11T17:31:00.004-06:00

Congrats to one of my Best and Oldest Friends DD and Jeremy Overton, they are expecting their first little one on September 9, 2009! I'm so excited for the two of them. They both have love for children, and will do a wonderful job raising one in a Christian home.

We had a few visitors today, DD and Jeremy came over to pick up some clothes to take to DD's sister Stacye. It was nice to visit with them, we hadn't seen them in a while. It seems that as we all get older you visit less and less. As they were leaving Jeremy picked up the two boxes and Tinslea looked at him and said "Mine". My long lost sister Jodi and Jared also decided to stop by! I have to give her a hard time - we went a few weeks without seeing her!!!

I hope everyone has another wonderful week of work :)

Spelling Test Update

2009-01-10T10:05:00.001-06:00

Update on the Spelling Test Hunter made a 101%! Way to go Hunt :)
This morning we got up bright and early to go see Zac play basketball. Tinslea only ran out on the court 1 time so I was pretty pleased. She just wanted to see ZAC. During the game she was yelling “Go Zac”. After the game she went home with Mom so Josh and I are going to do laundry and paint the trim. We are going to meet then later at the GC vs BC game.
Since I didn’t blog yesterday I do want to mention that yesterday was Dad’s Birthday. I’m going to try to get the proper cords to upload videos from my phone because I have the cutest one I would love to share. I videoed Tinslea saying “Happy Birthday” to Pa, except it sounds more like “Ha Burbay”!
Below are Christmas Pictures we had taken of Hunter, Jake, Tinslea and Taylor for Grandma and Poppie for Christmas…Hope you like them, I certainly did.

Photography by Christan...

Spelling Words

2009-01-08T19:52:00.001-06:00

Just a quick blog for tonight:

Jessi, Charlie, Hunter and Jake stopped by for a little while this afternoon. As always the kids (all 3 of them) went crazy. Jake was riding the tricycle around the house while Hunter was pushing Tinslea on the train. Hunter got in trouble several times (by Charlie and Jessi) for pushing her too fast, but the faster he went the harder she laughed. When he stopped pushing she sat on the train and yelled “Hunna”!
As they were leaving I ask Hunter if he was ready for his spelling test tomorrow. He didn’t answer, just said “s-l-e-d, at” I was cracking up Jessi was like “ No Hunter thats sled, your bonus word”! Then he tried again, at a-t, bat b-a-t, cat k-a-t (that’s a hard one for them to understand – but he got it on the second try). Good Luck on your test tomorrow Hunt!

This and That

2009-01-06T19:48:00.001-06:00

Thanks everyone for the comments on the last post. The design wasn’t exactly what I wanted, I thought the pictures would be a little larger, but oh well!

OK so it seems life is really just passing by too fast. Sunday I found myself exchanging texts with my little cousin Zac (he’s in first grade), earlier tonight I was on the phone with Jessi and I could hear Hunter in the background practicing his spelling words (Kindergarten), and Addison called tonight to see if we would order Girl Scout cookies – and she sounded like a little lady! Since when did these kids get SO big.

The past two days back haven’t been too bad. Once I get over the Wednesday hump it’s smooth sailing because I finish up the week in the office. Josh and Tinslea are also doing fine. I can really tell a difference when she goes to school…they wear her out! She has been staying up until like 8:30 but tonight we was ready at 7:30-she’s back on schedule!

Is anyone watching any of the new show that have started up? Josh and I are addicted to Rock of Love, I mean seriously! We’ve not missed an episode – not even on Rock of Love Charm School. Sunday night was the premier of Rock of Love Bus-OHHH was it a show, these girls are nuts! – But we’ll continue to watch it :) And of course, Desperate Housewives! We had to wait and watch it lastnight on the computer because we can’t get channel 13. Tonight, I believe we’ll watch the Bachelor online…What would be do without the computer?!?

Looking Back

2009-01-04T17:05:00.001-06:00

Make a Smilebox postcard

Back to Work We Go

2009-01-03T19:17:00.003-06:00

Yesterday was my first day back and although I did get a lot accomplished, UGH I'm just not ready to go back. But, I guess that's just part of life, most don't get off for 2 weeks like we do so I guess we'll live.
Today we did NOTHING at all, and boy was it nice! Josh and Tinslea did go to Sonic to get some ice, Tinslea LOVES Sonic ice. Since she is deprived and we don't give her much of anything and she is only allowed milk and water to drink - she thinks Sonic ice is the BEST thing ever! As soon as we pull in she starts yelling "ICE".
Tomorrow the plan is to once again, relax before a 5 day week. This will be my first full week of work - unless it snows again...you never know.
I've added a "playlist" to the page, I hope you enjoy listening to a few of my favorite songs!

Happy New Year

2009-01-01T14:13:00.001-06:00

Happy New Years to Everyone
As always we brought in the New Year at Grandma and Poppies. Grandma Linda, Poppie, Mom, Dad, Jessi, Charlie, Hunter, Jake, Chad, Amber, Tay, Josh, Tinslea and I all enjoyed a night of Food, cards and lots of laughter. All the kids made it longer than I thought they would, Tinslea was the first to go at about 10:00 then the boys and Tay weren’t far behind.
As the night went on Josh got into his “prankster” mode, and taped the water squirter thing on the kitchen faucet. Amber was the first victim, she turned the water on to make Tay a bottle and got squirted. Next was Jessi and lastly was Grandma – she was the best. When she went to turn the water on she cranked it on high – so she really got it good. After Josh pulled all his pranks I saw the perfect opportunity to be a little mean myself. SOOO as Josh began to sit back down to play cards I gently pushed the chair away…and he….slowly….fell to the floor. We all began laughing hysterically!!! Jessi was in the living room and heard the commotion and ran to see what had happened – this next part some may find inappropriate but it was funny so I’m going to tell ya what happened (sorry Jessi) – when Jessi saw Josh laying in the floor she began to laugh so hard she started farting, which made the rest of us laugh even harder!!!
My faith and family are the two most important things in my life. This past year of 2008 we experienced happiness but yet were faced with a few changes and painful situations. In March Uncle Joe and Chelsea moved back to KY to join the rest of the family. It’s been such a blessing to having them here. In August Ma Ag passed away and this was a huge loss for our family. Ma was a very important part of our lives and we loved her dearly. There aren’t many days that go by that I don’t think of her. She definitely left her mark and here with us. The beginning of December Tinslea and I both made big changes in our everyday lives, but things have worked out for the best so it must have been in God’s will.
I pray that God will continue to bless our family for 2009. We will continue to pray for Mamaw Jane as she is about to begin her Dr’s visits, and Grandma Linda on her quest to eventually find the root of her sickness. I also pray that Tinslea continues to develop physically, mentally and spiritually without having to overcome any obstacles. Lastly I pray that our family will continue to grow closer and stronger. May each of you have a wonderful 2009! Thank you for continuing to read our blog – we love the comments!

A Quick View of Our Christmas

2008-12-29T15:30:00.003-06:00

You can thank my lack of blogging to our modem crashing!! We finally received our new modem today ...What would we do without DSL!! I don't know how I ever functioned it without it!

So in a nutshell Tinslea had a wonderful Christmas!! She got MUCH more than she needed! The sad thing is she only got 4 gifts at our house...so it was the rest of the family that "over did it".

I didn't end up with many pics b/c Tinslea was all over the place and it was hard to take the pics and help her open. Not to mention I forgot my camera at home on Christmas Eve!

Tinslea a Zac - watching the VideoNow - Zac got Tinslea a little computer for Christmas, but Tinslea ended up liking his VideoNow so much that he also gave her that as well as all the movies that go with it. everytime we visit them we come home with Zac's toys HAHA!
Tinslea and Poppie playing "Ashes" AKA "Ring Around the Rosie"

Tinslea and Pa John watching the Monster Trucks on Christmas

Check out this stocking....and it was completely full...Did I mention I forgot to get her a stocking!?!

Tinslea having a party with her babies on Christmas morning.

Uncle Chad, Amber and Tay got her a Tea Set ~ the funny thing is she doesn't want me to play with her she only wants Daddy to play. She'll sit in her room and YELL "DA DA, DA DA"!

Sorry I didn't post many pics or write much but there is no way I could go through every single place we went and what we did and what she got....

WE HAD A AMAZING CHRISTMAS, GOD BLESSED OUR FAMILY AND WE HOPE HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEAR!

Stylist in the Making?

2008-12-21T08:19:00.002-06:00

Friday night Tinslea stayed with her MeMe and Pa John while Josh and Iwent to BG to watch Talon Gary, Jacob and Jordan Hall play ball. We also tried to finish our shopping...but that didn't happen. Our plan is to go today after church. Tinslea had FuN yesterday playing with MeMe and Jo Jo. Josh and I didn't go down to get her until about 5:30. When we got there Amber and Tay Mae were there also. Lastnight was really the first time I've gotten to hold her and play with her without Tinslea "bothering" us. I will have to say though, Tay liked Josh better than me :(

How many parents let their kids (19 months old) dress themselves??? This morning Josh decided to go to his mom and dads to take the trash off, so he took Tinslea with him. Tinslea was already playing in her tutu and wanted to keep it on so we met in the middle with the tutu and just put on some pants and a shirt. And check out the sandals - she also picked those out of all the shoes in the closet to wear, so we just put some socks on!
The first pic is right before they left, she was mad because we couldn't find her hat!
The second pic is of her playing before Josh decided to take her with him.

Let the Break Begin

2008-12-19T12:06:00.003-06:00

What a rough day...I didn't go into work until 9:00am and was laving the parking lot at 11:30!! Today was our Christmas Party, we all ATE and exchanged gifts. I'll admit my Veggie Pizza was a HIT!! Thanks Heather C. - I finally made it with the correct ingredents!! OK so for those of you who don't know the story here goes...
The recipe for Veggie Pizza:
Crescent Rolls
Mix together the following and spread on crescent rolls once they have cooled
1 container of sour cream
1 package of Hidden Valley Ranch mix
1 cup Miracle Whip
Top with veggies of your choice (and Cheese)

My recipe:
Crescent rolls
Mayo
Veggies
Yes, that’s right that’s how I made the veggie pizza, and really thought I had made it right. I was even eating it thinking it was pretty good…UNTIL Mom came over and tried it and said it didn’t taste just right LOL! AND for anyone who really know me, this probably isn't a surprise!!HAHA

Yesterday was the first day in quite a while Tinslea hasn't gotten sick at school. The teachers finally figured out what was making her sick...she was eating TOO much. I told them from day 1 they would have to stop her or she would keep eating, and eating and eating!! OH well at least they saw first had what happens! Ms. Tammy and Ms. Beth are very sweet and Tinslea really does enjoy going to school.

If you've not gotten a Christmas Card from us yet, it's either in the mail or waiting for a stamp! SOO, you may get them by New Years!
Speaking of Cards, thanks to everyone whos sent us one - I love the cards and the pics to see how much everyone has changed since last year's pic.
Tinslea receive a letter from Santa in the mail today, it was too cute - Jessi sorry but I recognized your hand writing on the envelope!

Snow Day

2008-12-16T18:49:00.002-06:00

SNOW DAY TODAY AND ANOTHER TOMORROW :)
We had to become creative with our time at home...
Tinslea and I were doing laundry and I put Griffey in the basket. Then she decided SHE wanted in the basket. Too bad we didn't have Ma Ag around, she used to pull Hunter around the house in the laundry basket, both of them LOVED every minute of it.

Cool Momma!! Sporting her Reds hat and pink purse in her PJ's.

Our cute story of the day...

We were listening to Tinslea's CD and playing in her bedroom when the "Bingo" song came on. Griffey went crazy and started barking when he heard the dogs on the CD barking. Normally when Griffey acts like this there is someone at the door. SOOO Tinslea turned to me and said "PA" and began giggling. I told her "No it's not Pa he's at home". Then a few seconds later Griff heard the dogs on the CD and did it again, Tinslea once again turned to me and said "Pa" abd giggled! Poor baby she thought her Pa was here to see her.

Ok so one more story...

At about 8:30 lastnight I got a call from Zac (our cousin). Aunt Chelle had given him $10 to "shop" with at school. She was thinking he would buy her and Chelsea something for Christmas. NO, she was wrong. First off he bought himself something and then bought Tinslea 2 gifts!! Isn't that too cute. Not too many little boys would think about their little cousin. Zac is such a considerate little boy, he really tries to take care of Tinslea. This is just one more reason I'm glad they moved back!!

Marker Art Work

2008-12-15T19:31:00.004-06:00

Below is a pic of Tinslea's finished product after using markers while unsupervised. This pic doesn't do justice, her left arm was covered. I of course laughed and Josh was like"WHAT are you doing?"

Ice...I really just wanted to get through this week!!
Today Josh took Tinslea to school, and she was fine, she went straight to Ms. Tammy.
I got to work at 7:00 and packed my bags for my home visits. My first one was at 8:00 and my second was at 10:00. Once I had finished my second and was on my way back to the office I FINALLY got phone service! I had 4 voicemails, two from my boss one form my coworker and one from Josh. All four were letting me know school was letting out early. Since Breck is so far away and they usually get hit first and harder they wanted me to get back to Leitchfield ASAP. My first stop was to get Tinslea! It was no surpirse she didn't have on the outfit I had laid out for her lastnight...She had gotten sick after breakfast again and they had to change her clothes. This seems to be an everyday thing at this point. I'm wondering if it doesn't have something to do with milk. I didn't give her any all weekend and she didn't vomit. They did let her have some this morning and she got sick again. And it was the same situation when she was sick Tuesday and Friday it happened after she drank milk.
The three of us have spent the rest of the afternoon at home. Dad came by to visit with us for a while. Tinslea was happy to see her Pa!

She has to get better soon...Right?

2008-12-14T19:34:00.004-06:00

OHH what a weekend. Tinslea still isn't feeling well. At this point I don't know what it is. She's just fussy, which isn't like her to be this way constantly. Is she sick or has she hit the "2's" early??
Josh seems to think since she only went to school 2 days lastweek that the problem is that she's been out of her routine for too long.
Yesterday Josh made the mistake of mentioning Dad to her...and when he did she started saying "Pa" ran down the hall then noticed we weren't leaving and put her face against the wall and cried! Since Josh was gone today, I even took her to see her Pa John. She was pretty good while we were there. BUT, when we left she screamed and cried and threw the biggest fit ever!!

This pic was from tonight she had just gotten out of the tub and was helping Josh.

Lastnight while I was wrapping presents she decided she needed to sign them too. It started out as just Hunter's gift then they all ended being signed!

Mom, Jodi and Jared are visiting our family up North this week. Yesterday they all went into NYC! Country Boy Jared wasn't too happy about going in the first place and to make things worse he had only been there a couple hours when a piegon pooed on him. Jodi said he started screaming "I hate this place!" They spent today with the whole family and are going back to the city tomorrow and Tuesday.

Tinslea's Still Sick

2008-12-12T22:18:00.003-06:00

Just a quick blog...She's still sick!! Just when we think she's better she starts again. I took her to school today and she was fine, I called to check on her and she was still fine. But, when I walked in her classroom to pick her up, she vomited on her mat!! Ms. Tammy said she had acted fine all day...Who knows! Hopefully a few more days at home with bananas, cheerios, toast, crackers and water will do the trick.

They're Both Sick Now

2008-12-11T18:25:00.003-06:00

Well, I thought today was going to be back to normal...WRONG! Josh woke up not feeling too hot but went ahead and got dressed. About 15 minutes before we needed to be pulling out of the driveway I went in Tinslea's room to quickly get her up and dressed. Much to my surprise she had vomited at some point during the night/morning! It was all over her bed and all dried in her hair. SOOO I immediately called Grandma to see if they could come get her and keep her for the day so Josh and I could go to work. While waiting for Poppie to arrive Josh gave Tinslea a bath and I packed her bag for the day. Once Poppie got here Josh and I were quickly off to work (I was late AGAIN).
About 9:30 Josh called my cell phone to let me know he too was sick and on his way home for the day! I called Grandma several times to check on Tinslea and Grandma said she was fine! Her and Jake played ALL DAY. She never threw up again and didn't run a fever. I can't figure out what is going on with her. If she were a little older I would swear she was doing this to get out of school.
I met Grandma and Poppie in town to pick her up and either she's not feeling well again or she's wore out. She was soooo tired I put her in the bed at about 6:00pm. I'm hoping she will wake up about 7-8 and play a little then go back down for the night. Otherwise she's going to be up at like 4-5am!

Our 3 Yr. Anniversary

2008-12-10T19:13:00.004-06:00

Today is our 3 Yr. Anniversary so I thought I'd post a few pics.

~ The Wedding Party~

Tinslea seems to be feeling a bit better :) Josh stayed home with her today. When I got in she was in the best mood, and so loving!!! We're going to take her back to school tomorrow so hopefully she'll be 100% in the morning.

OHHH and for those of you who are wondering, NO we didn't do anything special today. We've not even had supper, I suppose we'll have some cereal or soup. Sad huh? We act like an OLD married couple HAHAHA.

Sick Little Girl

2008-12-09T18:22:00.002-06:00

A pic of Tinslea coloring tonight, my poor sick baby

Today was one of those days when you realize you’re a true parent! Our new morning routine was going pretty good, I dropped Josh off and work and was on my way to take Tinslea to daycare. I had gotten her inside she gave me a kiss and Ms. Tammy looked at her and said “Good morning Tinslea! How are you?” As soon as she got the words out there it went … She Spewed (it looked like cottage cheese) and it went everywhere, on the floor, on her, on her coat, on my shirt, and on my keys. I quickly got her cleaned up and loaded her into the car. Today only being my 4th day of work, I couldn’t miss. So I took her to Josh and he called my Dad – so Dad drove all the way to Grayson County to get her from Josh. I honestly don’t know what we would do without my Dad. Almost everytime Tinslea has been sick Dad has been the one to take care of her so we don’t have to miss work.
As for myself, I had vomit on my shirt, so I called my boss to let her know what had happened then quickly stopped at Walmart to buy a new shirt and rushed to get to Breck to be at my first home visit at 8:30am!! With all of the drama I made it, and with time to spare. I walked through the office door at 7:45am.
When Josh and I got home Mom, Dad and Tinslea were already at our house waiting for us. As soon as I looked at her I could tell in her eyes she didn’t feel good. I took her temp and it was 102.1. I gave her some Tylenol and began washing sheets and using the Lysol!! The weird thing is she is acting FINE! She’s being the BeSt sick little GiRl a Mommy could ask for.

Sunday Night Already?

2008-12-07T19:06:00.000-06:00

After a long weekend last week this one sure went by fast.
Friday – Tinslea and I both had good “second” days. We didn’t do anything Friday night just hung out at home.
Saturday – Josh dropped Tinslea and I off at Mom and Dads on his way to South for his Conference T-ment. Tinslea, Mom and I went over and visited Mamaw and Papaw for a while…I think Tinslea misses seeing them. When we were pulling into the driveway she started saying “Papaw”! When we left there Mom, Dad, Tinslea and I went to the mall. After a few hours we were on our way back to Rochester. Tinslea hadn’t had a nap all day, so she was getting a little agitated. We were certain she would go to sleep on the way in but NOOOOO! The UK game was on so Dad was listening to the game and Tinslea started saying “isty” and “choo choo” (these are two of her favorite songs). To my surprise Dad turned off the game and let her listen to her CD. Now, still to this day I HATE listening to game and talk radio but I would never ask Dad to change the station. I think this is because growing up we ask and he never would, so I was in shock when he did this.
Sunday – Tinslea stayed with her MeMe and Pa John lastnight, so we went to church with them today. Josh and I stayed home, he mainly worked on homework all morning then we went to Walmart. After Tinslea woke up from her nap we met Mom in town and came back home. As we were pulling in the driveway Lloyd and Melissa was right behind us. They stayed for a while and played with Tinslea. She had fun showing off for them.
Please keep my Mamaw Jane in your thoughts and Prayers. She went to the Dr. lastweek for some tests and has now been referred to a neurologist Dr. Zoo. ~We Love You Mamaw~

Our First Day

2008-12-04T18:52:00.002-06:00

I don't really have much time to write tonight, we're kind of busy. Our power was off when we got in so that threw everything off. Anyways, Tinslea didn't cry this morning when I left her (tomorrow may be different, she may realize it's the NEW routine). I called at lunch and talked to her teacher, Ms. Tammy, and she said she was doing fine. When I picked Tinslea up she was in a good mood, which was reassuring, and Ms. Tammy said they did have to pat her back for her to go to sleep but other than that she was great!! And she couldn't believe how GOOD Tinslea ate. -I told her there is NOTHING Tinslea won't eat!!
As for me, well you know how the first few weeks are, slow with lots of reading and listening. So today was very relaxed!! I'm really looking forward to this job, I think I'm going to quickly fall in LOVE!! And ALL the ladies are super nice, and it's not a fake nice I've been at the center several times and they are very welcoming.
For those of you who don't know ...I'm now working for the Breck-Grayson Head Start as a Home Based Teacher (and I will also be doing family services). I will have 11 families and will go into the homes and work with the parents and the children - ages 0-3. Now doesn't that sound amazing?? I'm pumped, this age is right up my alley!!
After I got off work I picked Tinslea up and we went to the gym to pick up Josh, Aren't we just ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY!!

A Few Tears Shed

2008-12-03T19:31:00.002-06:00

Today pretty much went as expected…
It was hard dropping Tinslea off at daycare, Ms. Linda was there to greet us. Tinslea started her daily routine, she washed her hands then went into her classroom. I left my camera with Ms. Linda to take some pics of Tinslea and her teachers and friends.
Work was just another day. A few of the girls put together a delicious potluck for me. I didn’t really do much today just kind of let the day pass by. I will have to say I won’t miss the drama that come with working with about 20 women, but I will miss some of the women I work with. I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the best at keeping intouch but I certainly plan to with a couple of them.
So no tears were shed all day until I picked Tinslea up from school. When I went to her room to get her bag and they had all her pictures in a folder and the remainder of her diapers and wipes in her bag, I began to cry. I quickly “got it together” and went into the gym to get my baby girl…and LoSt it again!! I cried, and cried and cried. I think I told Ms. Amber “bye” like 5 times. Ms. Linda had already left for the day so that made it much easier, and Ms. Erin was out this week due to a death in her family.
~Thank You to all of Tinslea’s teachers. You have all touched our lives in more ways than one. Josh and truly appreciate the care, love, and supervision you’ve given our child. There was not one day I had to worry about her no being taken care of. (I’m crying again)! You are all wonderful people and I know in your profession that you are sometimes overlooked, but know that you have had a difference in our lives and will never be forgotten!!~
Below are some pics of Tinslea on her last day at WKUCCC.

Tinslea Painting, I'm sure her teahers won't miss that mess!!

Tinslea and Ms. Linda :)

Tinslea and Mr. Todd

After picking Tinslea up from school we headed to Grayson County to the funeral home. Jared’s Great-Grandmother passed away, so we went to check on our Jare! Please pray for his family.

Check back tomorrow and I’ll let you know how my First day at my new job goes and Tinslea First day at her new daycare. I’ll probably cry when I drop her off, they’ve got BIG shoes to fill after Ms. Erin, Ms. Linda, Ms. Amber, Mr. Todd, Ms. Carley, Ms. Makalla and Ms. Misela!!

Christmas Pics

2008-12-01T21:16:00.003-06:00

Here are a few pics that Laurie posted on her blog!!
www.lauriekeen.blogspot.com

The quilt in the pics is one that Grandma Linda made.

If this little sweet face doesn't brighten your day I don't know what will...
This is her serious side...

And this is her silly side...

This is the "cheese" face

Going Away Dinner

2008-12-01T19:55:00.003-06:00

I just got in from my “Going Away” dinner at Shogun. A few of the girls from work and I all met and had supper tonight. We all had a nice time talking (Gossiping) and catching up on things outside of work. Thank you girls for tonight each of holds a special place in my heart – You all are what makes it hard to leave (minus Heather, she’s already gone).

Jenny Lou and her son Drew, Chrissy, me, Heather and her son Seth, Rhi (Deidra's son), Heather H, Deidra and Quinn

Heather H, Quinn and I were the bad ones we sent our kids with our parents and Chrissy kept hers locked in the cage!! LOL

Heather, Chrissy and I - and who is that poor little boy in the back by the door?

Jenny Lou, (trying to get out of the pic) Drew and Chrissy

He was such a little cutie, and very GOOD, the only time he made a sound was when he hit that sweet little mouth on the table.

Ok so I was thinking you guys have been there through the most important times in life…my wedding, pregnancy, and Tinslea (which you all threw me an Awsome Shower for). Thank you all again for everything, You all are Amazing!!

~~~Happy Birthday Mamaw Jane~~~

Off to a Rocky Start

2008-11-30T19:34:00.004-06:00

After a rocky start, today ended pretty good. Tinslea woke up in an ill mood, and when I say that I mean it - she normally is a very easy going child but today I don't know what got into her. Personally I think she's been home too long. She has been with Josh and I for 5 straight days and I really think she's ready to go back to school and be around her little friends.
While Tinslea was napping Jessi brought over some (a whole garbage bag) toys they boys had outgrown. When Tinslea woke up she was so excited, Josh suggested we wrap them and give them to her for Christmas! - The joke is Tinslea's gift from Santa lastyear was a ride on car of Seth's (my friend Heather's son). Tinslea's favorite of all the toys was Thomas the train, she LOVES trains!!
Josh had ball practice today so Tinslea and I rode with him and played in the gym a while and then went to walmart. Once Josh was finished we headed home, I cooked supper and she and Josh washed dishes and she was BETTER!! Like I said I don't know what got into her but she was not TINSLEA.

When Tinslea was with Mom and Dad yesterday at Walmart, she saw Santa. The Pic is TOOOO Funny. She looks like she is having an absolute fit but Mom said it wasn't really that bad. Our scanner isn't working for me to scan the pic, so I may see if Josh can do it from work so everyone can see just how funny it is (AND if you read yesterday's post she was in her PJ's)

Below are some pics of her lastnight - she found her bubbles and HAD to blow them...until they were gone.
In the first pic she decided to put the stick in her mouth after dipping it in the bubbles - if you've ever tasted those things they are NASTY!

Our Thanksgiving

2008-11-29T11:12:00.004-06:00

Chad and Taylor Mae "Tay Mae"

Tinslea and Hunter dancing

Tinslea feeding Tay Mae

Tinslea and Pa John Coloring

I just wanted to share a few pics from our Thanksgiving. I actually forgot I had my camera with me so I only have pics from Grandmas house. Thursday we went to Josh's Papaw Howards house and visited with him for a couple hours then went to Mom and Dad's. They hosted Thanksgiving for Mom's side of the family. And let me tell you mom and dad have a small house and I didn't know if we would all fit. It was...Mamaw, Papaw, Mom, Dad, Josh, Tinslea, Myself, Jodi, Aunt Jana, Uncle Mike, Michael, Matthew, Nikki, Martin, Mark, Ann, Uncle Joe, Aunt Michelle, Chelsea, Kent, Zac, and the two dogs, Griffey and Ozzie. And somehow in the midst of the madness Tinslea managed to take an hour and 1/2 nap!!!

Josh and I stayed alnite at mom and dad's - Dad had to work and the house is a complete mess - they are having hardwood put in two of the bedrooms and in the hallway. Josh and I slept in mom and dads bed while mom slept on the couch and Jodi and Jared slept in the living room floor. Friday morning the whole family had breakfast at Grandmas house. We spent most of the day at Grandmas house, Tinslea love to play with Hunter...I do believe those two will be getting into lots of trouble together!!

This morning we got up bright and early and went to Lauries to have Tinslea's Christmas pics made. Josh didn't go, he's been working on homework the past few days. His classes are really starting to catch up with him. Mom and Dad met us there and when we were finished they took Tinslea with them to walmart. Of all times I didn't have a change of clothes for her....they took her in her red and white pj's, black shoes and a pink coat LOL. Dad wanted to go to the mall with her but I drew the limit, there was no way I was going to let them take her to the mall in her pjs.

Check back in the next few days I'll post some of her pics when Laurie gets them ready ~ I can't wait to see them!!!

Shaving Cream

2008-11-26T18:43:00.005-06:00

Tonight we (Josh, Jodi, Tinslea and I) were all sitting around in Tinslea's room playing when Josh stated putting Tinslea up to some not so nice things. I then suggested that Josh should get the shaving cream out and let Tinslea play with it in the bathtub (without water). The next thing I knew he had her cookie sheet she plays with and the shaving cream in the living room floor. Most people would flip out and never allow their children to do this but as you can see, we are up for whatever and she enjoyed herself...as did we, she gavve us all a good laugh.

Check out the shaving cream under her arms, Josh ask her where Mommy put the shaving cream.

And on the legs,

Now this I don't know.

OK so this was too funny she was trying to stand up. Needless to say it was impossible,

So she finally crawled all the way to the bathroom. This is the aftermath!! And you may ask where were the two of you, why didn't you help the poor child? The answer is simple, I decided to spray Josh with the shaving cream and his story is I directly sprayed it in his ear canal...my story is that I just sprayed it HAHAHA. And as for Jodi well she didn't help her because she was about to go to see Jared and she simply didn't want to get dirty HAHAHA.

We all survived the shaving cream, Josh has now regained his hearing and Jodi left unharmed.

Yesterday Josh's brother Dusty and his wife Amy had their second daughter. We are still unsure on the name, lastnight Amy named her Audrey Elisabeth but we heard today she may have changed her mind. The last we heard she was in the NICU, and Josh's Mom said she was having a minor surgery on her lungs.

Please keep them in your Prayers.
I hope everyone has a Wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoys their time with their family.

2008-11-23T19:53:00.004-06:00

Tinslea awaiting the Christmas Tree.... She was such a BIG help...
Tinslea and Josh hanging the 1st ornament

Notice she once again has on her armbands.

HAHA this is Josh trying to climb through her tunnel Aunt Heather bought Tinslea for her Birthday.

So today started our Christmas season, we put up our tree and started wrapping gifts. For lunch we went to Josh's Granny's house. She decided to have her Thanksgiving early this year because everyone seems to be so busy. Tinslea was quite shy for the first 30-45 minutes, then she began to come out of her shell. I do believe she has our (Josh and I) personalities, just not real friendly HAHAHA.

So if anyone heard I'm sure you have some questions as to what was going on with Grandma Linda Saturday. Well, your guess is as good as ours and the Dr.s. Like she has been the past year, she was sick Saturday throwing up. The only thing is - and you may not want to read this if you have a weak stomach - when she was sick Saturday she was throwing up what looked to be "Flesh". She told me she was sick throwing up but didn't go into detail, but she did Jessi. So Jessi called me and I called Dad. Dad then went down to check on her. Later Grandma blamed Jessi of having the BIG mouth and calling Dad - but it was me !! So anyways she ended up going to the ER and took the bag of what she had been throwing up. They tested it and finally said it "Appeared to be flesh but it wasn't hers" ~ to make a joke we are all wondering "who" grandma's been eating! None of this makes any sense, she she hadn't eaten anything all day and the only thing she'd ate the day before was oysters and it was clearly not oysters. The only explination was that maybe it was something that had set in her stomach. The Dr. gave her some pills to take during the Holidays to hopefully help with the sickness and sent her on her way....with still no answer!!...!!!

Does it Get any Cuter

2008-11-22T11:15:00.002-06:00

Today when it was time for nap we decided to see if Tinslea would lay on her mat like she does at school. So Josh brought the mat into the tv room and told her to lay down it was time to nap. Low and Behold she got on her mat and rolled around for a bit then was fast asleep. I take no credit for this...This is all due to Ms. Erin and Ms. Linda ~ They are the BeSt~

Thankful

2008-11-17T18:46:00.002-06:00

Lastnight my cousin Chelsea was on her way in from Cheer practice in BG when she hit a deer. Luckly the car was the only thing damaged! I can only imagine how scared she must have been. That has always been a huge fear of mine, I mean really there's no way to see them in the dark. We Love you Chels and are thankful you were unharmed!
Today Aunt Michelle fainted/passed out while at work. I don't really have any details, I've not called because I know she needs her rest and is probably getting TONS of calls. Mom did inform me she went to the ER and they ran tests and said she had fluid in her ear and for her to not return to work until Thursday. That's all the info I have at this time so please pray for her health. Love you too Aunt Chelle~

New Babysitter in Town

2008-11-16T12:53:00.003-06:00

She was attacking me...

Tinslea and her armbands...

Friday night Jodi and Jared watched Tinslea while Josh and I went to the Grayson County football game to watch Hunter play. Jodi had to leave to go to a wedding rehearsal so Jared kept Tinslea all by himself!! Impressive HUH? Tinslea and Jared have really began to bond lately –now that she sees him more!
Yesterday Josh’s ball team was in a t-ment in Owensboro all day. Dad, Mom, Tinslea and I went to a couple of his games and went shopping. Well, actually Mom and I shopped while Dad entertained Tinslea. When we got back to mom and Dads Tinslea ate supper, put on her pjs and…found a pair of Dad’s old armbands. She Loves Them! When I got her home and put her in bed she didn’t want to take them off. When she got up this morning (apparently she took them off at some point in the night) she started pointing at her arm. She has had them on pretty much all day!! She took them off before she went down for her nap earlier but when she woke up, same thing. She started pointing at her arm again!

2008-11-12T19:03:00.003-06:00

Tinslea was avoiding the camera, normally she loves to Cheese but tonight she was running away. She has really started LoViNg the boots that Jo Jo and Jared bought her (although they are too big)! She will randomly get them and bring them to us and say "Boot".
Notice her pants and shirt are SOAKED! Tonight while I cooked supper, Josh and Tinslea washed the dishes.

Way To Go Chelsea

2008-11-10T20:37:00.003-06:00

Well, we had a vistor tonight... YEP this is what they look like in Grayson County!! No REALLY this is REALLY what he wore!! How about that Pink Panter Hat? ~Comments Please~

Saturday night we went to Calendar Girl. Chelsea looked BEAUTIFUL (she always does)!! We were so proud of her. Not that we had any doubt she was get in but Jodi and I were nervous, we both were broke out in a rash!
Tinslea was supposed to stay with Tay Mae but..I had the stomach virus Wednesday night so Dad came and got Tinslea Thursday morning and kept her all day and night. AND...he caught the bug as did Poppie, Jake and Hunter. So we were a little scared to have anyone around Tay Mae, and Josh had games in BG SOOO TI tagged along. BUT, she was very well behaved!