Vacation

Hello from The Kennamer family....
We have been on the go lately and my blog has not been updated. Well.. We visited Whitewater in Atlanta GA before we left for a short {but exciting} trip to Gulf Shores. We had so much fun with the family at Whitewater and Bryant loved the water. Madison rode so many things and had a great time.
We left for the beach on Sunday morning and enjoyed spending time with The Caves family. Bryant and Bowen had a ball playing in the pool together.
Here are a few pics as of recently....

Hope everyone out there that reads the blog is doing well. We are having a great summer. We go to the pool everyday. Yep.. We go and enjoy what daddy is paying for. Hehehe..
Bryant is learning to swim. He does pretty good. He is jumping in the kiddy pool and going under so maybe he will be swimming before the summer is over. We are starting ISR classes in July. These are infant safety classes that will teach him life saving skills if he were to fall in clothed or any kind of accident happened. You can never be to safe when it comes to kids and water.
We are enjoying the lake as well. In the afternoons when Dad comes home we take off to the lake for an afternoon of riding the jetski's. Madison is still not fond of them so we have decided to sell two and get us a deck boat. Paul is searching the internet daily to find us a good deal. We hope to have one for the 4th but if we dont oh well!!!
We are heading to whitewater with Bowen and Wilder. Those are the only two people Bryant will say are going. He says Wilder is a little baby but he and Bowen are big and can jump.. He is so funny...
We are planning a trip to the beach at the end of the month so I will have some cute pictures of the boys on the beach..

Catching Up!!

Madison and 4th grade "Exit" program.

Miss Madison and Mrs. Vance



Madison and her cousin Emma




My three little darlings...



Madison and her award.. All A's and B's Presidential Excellence Award!!

Winding Down

We are finally winding down another school year. They seem to fly by these days. I am telling you. It's official... I have a Senior in High School. Yes, I admit it. I said it. I am in mourning but she is a Senior. Could someone send me a message as to where the time has gone. I have turned around a few times and she is grown. She is an awesome kid.. I love her to death.. She is so in love and mom and dad does not exist but nonetheless we still love her and will always be here for her.
Madison finished her 4th grade year Caldwell. She loved it. We made the right decision. She and SA had some issues to resolve but her mom and I worked on letting them get-together as often as we could. She had her "exit" ceremony and had a blast. I hope to post the pictures. I am so slow at downloading them from my camera. I am working on it. Hehehe.. Ok maybe not at this second but I promise to..
Bryant is sick. He has a summer cold. We were just running in and out from the house to the pool and hot and cold all at the same time. I think he just took a bad cold. He is running fever and now crying because we were suppose to see Bowen tomorrow. I have promised him another play date with Bowen. I promise.. Hang on Bowen we will come..
He is growing and learning so much each and every day. I know it is the stuff he picks up from the girls but he talks so big.. Just like Kayla did at that age. Oh my is that an indication? Sign of things to come? Well lets not start that blog just yet.
We love all of you and will update later.

Wow

I looked at my blog and realized it has been a month since I posted. I am so behind. End of the year and May is tough on us. No more excuses but posting. I am going to put some random pics from lately around our house. I will try and be specific with each one. Lots of happenings. Tysce's Prom, softball season starting, Tysce's graduation, Bryant growing so fast, and just enjoying each other.
Hope you enjoy...
Kayla and Her Dad at Prom


The two lovebirds..



My little slugger




Easter Sunday


Easter at granny and Papaw's

Prom

Well it is over... We had our {Skyline} prom last night.. I am very tired and very relieved. We have started playing softball so our time is limited again. We love watching our Madison play. She is so athletic. We decided that the weather was nice this afternoon so we headed out for an afternoon of jet-ski fun. Tysce and Kayla did the usually trying to get each other wet, Madison just played on the dock {jumping up and down}. Little man decided he needed to ride with his mommy on the jet-ski so off we went. He told me that he needed to go fast like Lightening MaQueen{Cars Movie} We did not but we had a great time. He jumped off the dock to Kayla and they all were so cold. We will pay for this later.. They all had a great time. We are ready for summer. We love the water so much.
I will work on getting some recent picutres posted. I think I promised some from Prom.

Happy Easter

Today is a very special day at our house. We celebrate the life/death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Even though the children love to hunt/hide easter eggs we understand the true meaning behing this day the world has chosen to celebrate God's amazing gift.

We started the day off with a wonderful service by Elder Darrel Chambers. After church, we all went to Granny and Papaw's house for lunch and easter egg hunting with all the kids. We ended up with 238 eggs for 4 kids to hunt. Oh well. They enjoyed the fun..

We enjoyed getting to see cousins from near and far, cousins that have been sick, and cousins that have moved to another state. We enjoyed the love we shared today.

My camera is on the frits. Amanda was so nice to help me see if it is my camera or lens so in my next post we shall see. For if it is my camera, oh well it was nice taking pictrures. If it is my lens, I am going to purchase a new one and go on. Thanks Amanda.

I wish everyone a wonderful blessed week...

Miss Madison is heading back to the doctor and we hope to report a great check-up. She is not wanting to eat to much for me lately..... I wonder why?

Madison

Update:
She is feeling better today. Sunday was not a very good day. She tried to go to church and just did not feel like it.
She is gaining strength and has eaten some real food today. It was either eat or go back to the doctor for IV. I think that did the trick.

Madison

Miss Madison will be having surgery in the morning at 8:00 a.m. Please say a prayer for her that all will go well.
Love to all.

Lastly

After our trip to the White House we knew the walk that we had to make back so we started. We broke it up into segments. We stopped along the way and were able to see the "Hope" diamond. {please see the picture} I think it was pretty amazing. Nothing I would like to wear around my neck but it was very pretty.
We toured the room for the first ladies gowns. Jacqueline Kennedy was simply stunning. Of course I think Laura Bush is beautiful.
We made it back to the building where Laura was working and made plans for dinner.
We knew we had to head out on Wednesday so we called it an early evening and started gathering our belongings. We packed and were ready to load Laura's car the next morning. If you are planning a trip to DC and need to be near the Capitol, might I suggest the train to Union Station. It is right across the street. We left our stuff in Laura's car for the day while we stolled up and down the mall. We took lots and lots of pictures. Please see post for that. I did not want to drive you insane with a 1000 pictures on here.
We left DC at 6:30 and made a 2 hour stop about 30 minutes later. Apparently, a commuter train into Alexandria had broken down and we were going to take on a few of their passengers. Let me tell you how many a few passengers turned out to be.....200. They kept coming. They filled all the empty seats and then stood single file all the way through the cars of the train. Off we went with 200 extra passengers on board. Not fun at all. They rode a short 20 minutes to Alexandria where they were directed to exit.
We slept pretty well most of the way home. About twenty minutes outside of Atlanta we had a little action. Apparently a truck had become stuck on the tracks and we were not told in time to completely stop. Yep... bam we struck the truck.. OH well. We just felt the jolt. Happens alot I think because we were told to remain calm and Norfolk Southern would be there to investigate and we would be on our way. Yep.. 2 hours later we were. Paul, Tysce, Madison and Bryant were all in Anniston waiting on us. I called them to let them know we would be delayed. They were already upset but decided to go to the mall and see the Easter bunny.
We arrived in Anniston and recieved the biggest and best hugs ever!!!!
I think we were missed.
Bryant asks me everyday if I am going to Washington and if he can go? He wants to ride the train. He was all about that train.

More from Washington

I am back. Wow that was a long time to put kids to bed. HA..
Anyway,,,,,,, Back to the story.. After thinking I had filmed the entire presidential motorcade, I looked down to find that my video recorder was on standby. Story of my life. Jessica, Kayla and I will have to trust our memory to know we saw it.
We then headed on over to the Jefferson Memorial. It was simply anazing. So big. I was a little disappointed that the Cherry Blossoms were not in bloom. {quiz time: who were the Cherry Blossoms a gift from?}
We left the Jefferson Memorial to make our way to the FDR memorial. Now... I was in my element.. Strolling through history here was amazing. Seeing the information about WWII and the New Deal. I was taken back in time by the simplicity of the site and yet the importance of the entire thing.
Our tour guide informed us that the day with them was over and asked everyone where they would like to be dropped off. We decided that we wanted to go to the White House. {I mean after all we came to see that didnt we} So he informed us that it was about a 6 mile walk back to where Laura worked. We thought that was ok and set out on our adventure. We found the White House and made our way around both sides. {Ok so now I was not impressed at all.} This is where the President of the most powerful country in the world lives? It was not at all what I was expecting. Ok maybe I made myself think it should have been bigger. Nestled between the buildings that stood stories above it, we found it to be just another "white house" Ok so maybe it was a little bigger but I was much more impressed with the Capitol. I enjoyed knowing that I had been there, seen that, and even touched the grass. Kayla was impressed with the snipers on the top of the buildings all around it. Yea... We were two steps away from well.....never mind... We did not act like we were from Alabama.

This is our trip

We had a great time in DC. We left Anniston around 4:30 on Saturday afternoon and arrived in DC at 9:30 Sunday morning. The train ride was fun. We can now check that off of our list. We arrived at Union Station and discovered that it was right across the street from where Laura works. That was great for us..


Laura met us and took us back to her apartment. She has a very nice place. It is newly remodeled and in a good location. When she emailed me I was worried. She said it was on the verge of the good and bad. It was fine. Aunt Donna can rest knowing that Laura is ok.


Laura had everything lined up for us.


Sunday afternoon we went to the Pentagon. Her roomates boyfriend works for the Secretary of Defense and gave us a private afternoon tour. WOW.. is all I can say... The building is so large that we rode the halls in a gold cart. {Robin Williams was on the same tour last week}


We were able to see where the plane came into the building and the memorial they had erected for the hundreds that lost their lives. This was my favorite part of the entire trip.....


Monday was our day to just chill out and establish our ways of getting around. We walked about 6 miles on this day.. We visited the Bureau of Printing and Engraving {i.e. how our money is made} that was pretty cool. We then stood in line for tickets to the Holocaust museum. Now if you are a history nut like myself... That was intense. You just have to visit for yourself. No photography allowed so no picutres inside most of the tour stops.


Tuesday was our "pack it all in day" Laura had arranged a VIP tour to last the entire day. We left at 9:00 and went straight to Arlington. We stopped at JK's gravesite and then to see the 10:00 changing of the guards. That was super...


The next stop was the Washington Monument. Chicken butt here did not go up but Kayla and Jessica did. Oh yea there were about 100 people in line and the van pulled us up on the grass and off to the front of the line. {way to go Laura, when you say VIp you mean it}


We left there and went to the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial and the Korean Memorial. This was the shortest stop and the most to see. We literally ran to all three so we could return for lunch...


After lunch in the Reagan Center, we turned the corner of the street to head down to the Jefferson Memorial and ran into the Presidential Motorcade. that was neat to know we go tto see a sitting president. Or I thought it was.

Time for bed.... Will finish this post later.

Some more

This is special to us.. Papa Kennamer served in Korea.


The changing of the guard at Arlington.. Very emotional...


So true!!! Just ask a veteran....


She is so crazy...


Need I say more??????

Washington DC

As I told you, Kayla and I traveled to Washington DC over Spring Break.. Just sharing a load of pictures.. We had so much fun...

Just us!!


It was so pretty






Every girl can "HOPE" :)




More later... I have to get everyone into bed..

Trip

Ok I am a day late this week, forgive me. Madison has been sick again. She had the stomach virus on Sunday. I am so tired of this. Everytime we turn around she is sick. Please say a prayer for her. We are scheduled to have her tonsils removed on April 3rd. She is ok with it. She knows they need to come out. After 3 cases of strep in four weeks we are ready..
As you read in the title we are off on a trip. Kayla, Jessica, and I will be heading to DC on Saturday to see Laura. We are getting nervous but excited all at the same time. Laura emailed us today to make sure the details were working out. She has some cool things planned. Since she is on the inside we can do things the general public cannot.
We are planning to take the Amtrak up!!! What are we thinking. We just thought we had flown, sailed and it was time to take the train. We will see how it goes and maybe the entire family can go up this summer. Please pray for a safe journey for us... Mom {me} is a little nervous about the entire thing. I know we will have fun.. It looks like rain for two of the four days :(
Updates on all of us...
Kayla is in love... She and Tysce are still an item. He was going to take the trip but cannot due to the small room we will be staying in. She is still making good grades and is looking for something she would like to do when she grows up:0
Madison is going to start softball tomorrow. She is excited. She is also loving her school and making good grades. She is so very attentive to mommy's needs. She knows exactly when mom needs a hus or kiss. She is my little "mommy"
Bryant is growing.... We decided to go hiking with Donna, Darrel, Jessica, Ben and Eslie on Saturday and guess what?? He made the entire hike. Step for step with us. I never would have guessed he could do it. He enjoyed playing in the creeks as we crossed them. We even took our shoes off and stuck our feet in.
I will try to load the pics from our fun day....

Oh well.

Good Sunday Morning

God is so good!! He blesses in ways we do not even dream of. As I am sitting here waiting for the family to get up and moving I am watching the most beautiful thing God made,,,,, SNOW!! Is it simply beautiful. We do not get to see much of it here so the times we do get to see it is most enjoyable. Now if I were having to get out and try to drive and get around I might not think this was so pretty. I know it shuts people down and causes havock. I understand that but itis so much fun to enjoy!
I hope each and every one of you that enjoy our blog take a few moments to tell God everything you are thankful for.

We are the CHAMPIONS

Sorry for the delay we have been super busy. Our little basketball team has been in playoffs since last Tuesday. We beat three teams and then had to beat the undefeated team two times. GUESS WHAT?????????????????? WE DID IT!!!!!!!
Madison's team was coached by none other than............... Her dad... Good coaching there Mr. Kennamer:)
We won...... We are so proud of them. If you had seen us at the begining of the year you would have said no way!!! Paul is a super coach and was very patient and kind with the girls.
Kayla, Tysce, Gwen and I enjoyed a wonderful day in B'ham just chilling and watching ball games. We had so much fun...... I will post our winning picture when I download them from my camera.

New pictures

This is our Christmas picture. Erin Cobb out of Huntsville made them for us.
She is great. Check her website out sometime.
Just wanted to share it with you.

Working on it

Ok. My blog is under construction again. Oh well. I will get the hang of this HTML programming stuff..

Finally

My new look. I wanted something different and that says ME!!
I hope you enjoy reading my updates. I am working hard to keep
up. I can now add my pictures at school so...
We are heading to Valley head to see Tysce play ball.

New Look

I am changing to this one for now. I know Christmas is over so I will spare you the Christmas look for a little while. My new one will be more me!!!

Birthday Celebrations

As ALL of my blog readers know family is very very important to me. Yesterday was Paul's birthday and today was Donna's. We met for a birthday celebration at Granny and Papaw's house after church. After we ate, it was so pretty outside that we went out to play with the kids. Kayla found her old go-cart in papaw's garage and we just had to get it going. After two pulls Darrel and Paul were able to start it. It took about 15 minutes but we were ready to ride.
Well Mr. Ben decided he was going to fly across the pasture and impress us all.... OK so now lets make a long story short... Ben may have a couple of broken ribs. He turned a little to sharp and flipped the go cart over on himself. Yep. our excitement ended right then and there.
Well after that Uncle Darrel decided that we all needed to load up and go hiking. So guess what? We did. We went up to Knat mountain and took Granny and Paige the spot where Huck Finn was filmed. We had so much fun. Granny and Paige made it just fine. It was so fun. The kids stuck their hands in the water and jumped rocks.. Guess where my camera was? You guessed it... home. I forgot it. Perfect weather and perfect picture opportunities. MAN...... Well. we will have to do it again so...
We missed Andy and Amanda and Aunt Ann and Uncle Donna. I am guessing they had church so we understand. Amanda celebrated her birthday this past week also. Happy Birthday to her.
Well my new look is coming. I tried to link it and I have some HTML corrections to me so that it will have the exact look I am going for...

I need to BRAG a little

My baby girl won her basketball game this morning... She played well after being sick last week. We are on the road to recovery:)
Now another piece of news>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.R.V. is headed to the finals of the Area Tournament in Basketball..... They defeated the undefeated Valley Head Tigers last night!!! {At VH I might add} My sweet little {more than likely son in law} had 4 {count them 4} 3 pointers in the first two minutes of the game. We are VERY proud of him. They advance to the finals on Monday night and will face the Trojans of Athens Bible. Tysce is quickly becoming a permanent fixture at our house and we could not be more pleased. He is a great kid. He loves our daughter very much and that is all we can ask for. [I dont want him to think he has won my heart or anything but......]
Hope everyone gets out and enjoys the weekend weather.
My new look is coming tomorrow night. I am almost finished with it. I am very excited. Now watch it not work. HA..

New Look Coming

I am working on my new blog layout. I am having to design something using HTML for school so why not make it to my advantage. I am excited. I have been looking for something new but I do not like what it out there. I am learning all this new stuff so..
Update on the sick.........Madison ended up going back to school today. She had strep and an ear infection. We found out that a shot for strep does not do anything but minimize the symtoms. She had this back in December and it came back. The reason is she received a shot and not a round of antibiotics for it. It is called rebound strep?? She has a good round of anti going now so maybe???
Kayla is still hanging in there. She is to mean to get sick. The virus knows it is her and runs the other way:)
Bryant apparently had the 24 hour bug and is better. He was better by Sunday night. He has never thrown up and really did not understand what this was all about. Bless his heart.
Well maybe mom and dad will survive. The amount of hand washing and lysol"ing" that went on was enough to kill even the smallest germs.
Keep a look out for the new look. I am working hard.

Pics to share

Hope you enjoy the following slide shows. I have been promising and now I can load them at school 10x faster.
These are from Christmas at Nana's, moms, and our house. They are just some cute snapshots and some from our day at Chuck E Cheese. Madison, Bryant and I decided we needed a day of fun.....

Our Train Ride:)

Our Trip!!

Some more

Time for us to move on

Well.... The stomach bug has bitten and has it bitten hard. Madison seems to the be the worse one them. She missed school Thursday and Friday and is still down.. She has a really high fever and might have had a bowl of soup in the past three days. Bryant woke us up about 1 this morning and has been sick ever since. We called the pediatrician and he has called them in some medicine. This thing is bad news :O Paul, Kayla, and myself wonder who will be next. We have washed our hands until they are raw. We were told to wash,, wash,,,, wash,,, so we have.
We mourn the loss of Elder Guy Hunt. Elder Hunt passed away yesterday afternoon. He was very blessed to preach several services at Union and was a true man of God. We will miss Brol. Hunt but we know how he had suffered. He truly is in a better place.

Christmas

Well we are out and about this morning by ourselves. Little man and Madison are at Nana's for the day. The county tournament have been at Skyline all this week. They have all ventured out with us so we are attending the finals by ourselves. Kayla decided to leave that "amazing" boyfriend for a few hours to attend a b'ball game in T'town! I think she said they were playing Kentucky.
We have a great week. Getting ready for state review at school so times are crazy. Madison is going into basketball season full swing. They have won 3 and lost 1 so she is excited. She is still swimming like a little fish. We are so proud of her. She tickles us being the quiet child in the house.
Little man is cuter than ever. He talks non-stop and so plain. He repeats everything he hears. With two older sisters sometimes that is not a good thing. He now tells us not to say "ugly words." At first we were concerned what "ugly" words he was reffering to? We learned that ugle words are any words he is saying at the time and you are not to repeat. They can range from ball to skate. He makes up these songs and those are his words. It is so cute. The babysitter decided that she would try to introduce potty training. HAHAHA... He is not at all interested and neither is his mommy. I know he will have to do it eventually but when {we} are both ready then we will take on that task. He weighs a whopping 23 lbs. I think he may end up being 6'2" but then again we might settle for 5'2" lol.
Kayla is continuing to take her dual enrollment classes through NE. She loves them. She is doing very well in school and is becoming an adult faster than we want her to.......... She keeps telling us that she is REALLY going to decide what she wants to do when she graduates. I am not sure she is really thinking about that. I think she will decide when the time is right! If she wants to live with mom and dad until she is 30 we will be cool with that. :) Ok mom will be cool with that!

Wonderful Times

As I promised... Sunday night updates. We enjoyed the week trying to contain our excitement for the events to take place today. Kayla's boyfriend was baptized today. We are so thankful for his coming forward and joining the church. God is so good and we thank him for all he has done to bless us. So many ways to count.

Little man is doing better. The swelling in his neck has gone down to a small spot. We are thankful for that. He feels better. He even went out to eat with Tysce and Kayla tonight. Mom and Dad decided to make a date for dinner. We went to G'ville to try out the new Wintzells' {not sure on the spelling} and it was great. We both love seafood so much and know the kids do not. Kayla and Tysce offered to babysit so we took them up on it. We got a call to see if they could all go eat at Pizza Hut. Of course we did not care so off they went. They all came in dressed in Alabama. They had even changed Bryant so that he would be in his Alabama. They said he was good for them. We enjoyed our time out as well. We stopped by to check out some boats. We sure would like to have a pontoon. Uncle Steve sold his so we have nothing to play on. Andy, Amanda, Paul and I sure do miss the lake trips. As the children get older we would love to have something to go out on. {A&A} We will begin working on that. ???????????

Speaking of Uncle Steve please pray for Paige {Steve's wife} as she is in the hospital with a severe kidney infection. Not just your everyday infection but severe. She will be there a couple more days.

Basketball Season is Here!!

Well.......Madison had her first game tonight and we WON!!! Yea.. Oh yea, her dad is coaching so good job coach:) The final score 12-11. Oh well a victory. She fell down and hurt her leg but after a good cry she was all better. She is tough. She has moved up to a new level this year. We are no longer playing little league. We are 9-10's now. Much different. The rules are now enforced. We will adjust and get use to it.

Christmas is not over

HA.. We are still celebrating. Family will be coming over tonight for supper and fellowship. We are looking forward to it. We will sing and enjoy hearing Uncle Steve, Paul, John, and Papa play the instruments while other sing. It will be fun...
My little man is better. Lymph nodes are starting to decrease in size so maybe we are looking toward a road of recovery. He had his mommy scared. He got extra hugs and kisses. {we already get 1000 a day} That is the rule around our house. No less!!!!
The girls are doing great. Enjoying being back in school. Kayla's new principal is incorporating a "Win" period for them and she is VERY excited. I think it is awesome and I wished more of our administrators would think like him. I feel this will encourage kids to stay in school. Well we could spend all day on that topic.
Now, we are looking for some pretty weather so we can take some cute pictures. Not that I am going to add them right away.. I am working on getting some things loaded so I can share. I will try to do that this weekend. I know you would like to see some of our Christmas pictures.

Sick Little Man

I would like to ask a very special prayer for Little Man... We came home from school yesterday to find that his little lymph nodes in his neck were very swollen. Off we went to Ped E.R. {They know us by name now.} After two attempts at an IV, CT scan, strep test, and more blood work, they decided it was ......... swollen lymph nodes. OK. I did not need a Dr. to tell me that. We are to go back to our Pediatrician tomorrow to see what we can find. The left side seems to be coming down some but the right is still very enlarged. Please pray for him... God is going to see us through this. His mommy is about to lose it.
Big and Bigger sisters started back to school today. Kayla loves her classes and came home to inform me that she did. Madison said she missed her teacher. That is so sweet. Give her a few years and she will be singing a new song.
I am thankful that Christmas was so sweet and special. School has started back with a bang and we are ready for spring break.

Good Morning

There could be several ways to start this off... We had a great Christmas and Happy New Years. Our children blessed our hearts with smiles, giggles, hugs, and cheer Christmas morning. There is nothing on this earth any more precious than family. If you do not have it, you do not understand what I am talking about. God continues to bless our family beyond belief.
We started off Christmas Eve with my mom and Dad, Tara and Samantha, and Uncle Michael was called in to work. I really cannot understand why people want there power on? It seems that they could just wait:0
Christmas morning we were awaken to find that Santa had visited sometime during the night. Bryant was all smiles. Thomas the Train was more than he could stand. He had so much fun opening presents this year. He jumped right into it. Never missing a beat with a smile or hug...
Madison thought the scooter Santa brought her was awesome. We are thankful for some pretty weather so that she could get out and ride it.
Kayla enjoyed opening all her presents. Santa was very good to her also. She has her own blog now so she can update you on her Christmas surprises.
After a morning of fun at our house, we headed off to Granny and Papa's. We have never been the last to arrive but this year we completed that mission. Everyone was there and ready to eat and get the festivities underway. Bryant was excited to see his cousins but Bowen is so much fun to play with right now. They would fuss and play. They were so cute. Camden and Wilder were passed around until Camden decided he did not like us:) Just kidding... He showed us he does know how to pitch a small fit. He was fine because it did not bother us at all. Remember we have Bryant.....
We enjoyed a birthday party/going back to Washington party for Laura on Thursday night. We visited Aunt Donna's to spend time with Laura before she left to return to Washington D.C. Laura will be just fine and suceed in life. She is a trooper. We wish her all the best.. Happy Birthday.
I cannot end without a final note concerning Christmas. I have ran into several people during the last week and the general comment I hear is......... I enjoyed it {Christmas} but I am glad it is over... It is sad that we are so ready to get back to the everyday rat race and fast paced events that take us away from family. I am sad it is over and wish it could last longer. Christmas is a time for being with your family and truly feeling the presence of God in your life. God is so good and blesses us daily. Do not forget to take time each day to say "thank you" for all he has blessed you with.
We love all of you....
{I promise pictures tomorrow} We are having all of my family over for dinner today, so as soon as I can!