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Vacation

2009-06-27T05:24:00.000-07:00

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....

2009-06-17T09:12:00.001-07:00

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!!

2009-06-10T15:15:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-03T18:37:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-24T17:51:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-26T18:23:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-12T18:28:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-06T11:15:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-02T17:14:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-02T17:04:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-02T16:52:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-26T17:59:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-26T17:49:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-25T16:40:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-09T17:26:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-01T05:44:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-24T18:49:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-10T09:43:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-10T06:38:00.000-08:00

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

Finally

2009-02-09T12:02:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-08T16:00:00.001-08:00

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

2009-02-08T15:40:00.001-08:00

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

2009-02-07T13:25:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-04T16:42:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-02T17:39:00.000-08:00

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:)

2009-02-02T07:34:00.001-08:00

Our Trip!!

2009-02-02T07:18:00.001-08:00

Some more

2009-02-02T06:58:00.001-08:00

Time for us to move on

2009-01-31T15:19:00.001-08:00

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

2009-01-27T07:16:00.001-08:00

2009-01-24T11:33:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-18T17:18:00.001-08:00

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!!

2009-01-12T18:56:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-10T12:42:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-07T17:53:00.001-08:00

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

2009-01-03T04:57:00.001-08:00

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!

Its about time!!

2008-12-21T09:13:00.000-08:00

Ha... I have made my New Year's Resolution early. Every Sunday I am going to sit down and post the happenings for our family. I have been horrible but I have made a decision...
Well.... It is almost Christmas. Where has the year gone? More importantly, where has my little girl gone? My baby turned 17 this week. It seems we celebrated for a week. She had a party on Sunday and even though not many showed up, we had a wonderful time. I told her I would change her birthday if I could. I hate that everyone is so wrapped up in the world nowadays that they cannot make time for family. You hate for your children to learn that lesson so early. She cried and my heart ached. On Wednesday, we took her to Shogun for a birthday supper. Her little brother is not fond of the entire cooking in front of you thing. He was wrapped around my neck the entire time. We had a great time though and she was smiling. That was all that matters.
She is doing very well in school and still has that boyfriend. Yea.. He is still around after a weekend trip to Nashville with the family... I will post some pictures of that.

Madison is very sick with a virus. She has had it for two days now. I am guessing that the rest of the family will take it right about Christmas time. Fun! Fun! I pray that little man does not get it. But.. if he does we will get through it just like we have with the rest of them.
Madison was able to spend her "caldwell cash" this week. (this is money that they earn for good behavior, grades, helping others, etc.) She was able to shop and spend it. Well.... My little sweet darling thought not of herself but her little brother. He is very into his trains and hot wheels. So she found a station that he use to play with all his cars. Is that not precious? We came home from school to find it sitting in the living room. She was all smiles.

Mr. Little Man is still the rule of the house. He is talking so much. His latest is singing the Christmas songs with the radio. I have ruined him, I know. I am sorry but he knows most of them now. He is so smart it is scary. He remembers things and tells us where stuff is at. He reminds me so much of Kayla at this age. He may look like Madison but he has Kayla's characteristics. It amazes me how they learn so fast these days. He counts to 10 and then starts over. We have also learned that he can spell his name. He says B..R...Y.. and then starts that again. Oh well, we are in no hurry.. As far as potty training goes... Who cares? He likes to potty one time a day and the rest he just hides.. When he is ready, we will tackle that stage in his life. Taking the passy away was a breeze.... Now maybe potty training will be. Ha. Ok. I am wishing but hey..

We are preparing for Christmas. We have our shopping done and presents wrapped. We are trying to teach the true meaning of Christmas to our children. It seems so commercialized and they must learn the true meaning. Yes, it is fun to receive presents and all but Jesus is the real reason for the season.
God Bless all of you...........Have a very Merry Christmas...

2008-11-20T16:39:00.001-08:00

Thanksgiving and Christmas greetings. As I sit and take the time to reflect on another year of love, joy, sorrow, blessings, fun and excitement I am reminded of how precious life can be. God blesses us in so many ways. Times we feel HE has turned his back on us only to find the window has been opened. My life is blessed beyond measure. Three amazing children. Now there is Kayla, the oldest. She has been going through some very trying teenage times and now has matured into a very intelligent young lady. She still has her moments but she is so willing to help when we ask. (the having to ask is the teenager in her:) She is making exceptional grades in school, going to church, dating a really great guy and learning that life has its ups and downs.
Madison has undergone some changes in the past few weeks. She has changed schools, joined the swim team, and now has her father for her basketball coach. She is so sweet and loving. Just the other night I was very sick with a headache. I think I had my temperature taken 3 times before the night was up.
Little Man Kennamer is going through the most precious stage right now. He is ALL boy. He loves his mommy and knows right when to send those little hugs and kisses. He is repeating everything we say. The good and the bad. We must be very careful.
As winter approaches I cannot help but ponder if there will be snow. The most beautiful form of precipitation there is. Just to sit in the window and take it all in. Flake after flake. The purity! Our family wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas.
I will leave you with on of my favorite quotes:
Dont go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.

Updates

2008-10-29T16:52:00.000-07:00

I am so bad at keeping up with our blog. If I had access during the day it would make things alot easier to do.
We are all doing well. Kayla is going to start basketball season, Madison has joined the swim team and loving every minute of it... Mr. Little man is growing like a weed. He is getting ready to trick or treat. He tickles us to death saying "trick or treat." I keep telling you that I am going to post new pictures but I just keep forgetting. I will try my best.

Fall is here

2008-10-01T18:09:00.001-07:00

Fall is the most amazing time of the year. I am a fall nut.. Love the cool weather and
the fun around the house. The kids are doing great. We have had a few scares with little
man lately but God has blessed us beyond measure. Madison has joined the swim and
soccer teams so we stay busy with her. Kayla is a wild and crazy girl that enjoys life and
works hard to keep up her studies and basketball.
We took the kids to see Alabama play a few weeks ago and had the best time. We tailgated
and grilled out. Bryant got to see the football team and Coach Sabin walk up beside of us.
He waved to all of them. It was neat to get to see them in "street" clothes.
We are hoping to get to go to the pumpkin patch soon. Mr. Homer Tate has a really neat
place that we have visited every year since Kayla was in Kindergarten.
Well, we hope all are well and enjoying the cool weather.

2008-08-31T19:04:00.001-07:00

Here as promised.

2008-08-31T16:13:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures form our short, but fun, trip to the beach. Enjoy!!!

Updates

2008-08-16T04:40:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been a few weeks since I updated so I thought it was time. We started back to school. Can you believe it is already here? Kayla is a Junior now. Where has that time gone? Madison is now in the 4th grade. Little man is turning two August 25th. Two already!!!
We made a trip to the beach right before school started to be with Katie and Chris. They had the most beautiful beach wedding. I will have to get her permission to post some pictures. Of course I had to make some of my own. I am very slow about getting them up but I will try.
Ball season is right around the corner. Alabama football.... We are hoping to get to take the kids to a few games. We enjoy that so much....
I am now doing monogramming. My mom and I decided we needed a side business of our own so we bought us a machine and we are off. I have been learning this thing and am getting pretty good at it. I am still learning where to put the items and how to center them but it will all come together..
We look forward to seeing everyone. Take care:)

Birthday Celebration

2008-07-17T19:25:00.000-07:00

Madison had a great swim party. She celebrated her 9th b'day for three days. A day a the mall, movies, and libby lu.... She was so excited. We took her to the Smokies for a few days. Nana and Papa were able to spoil her just a little more.
Bryant is growing so fast. He is learning so many new things, talking so plain, and getting into more trouble:)
Kayla will start her Junior year. Can you believe that? School will be starting back before we know it.
I am off to get the hair cut tomorrow. I have decided to go short for a little while. We will just see how it looks. I am excited.

Birthday Girl

2008-07-09T13:39:00.000-07:00

We have a B'day girl on our hands. Our little Madison will be 9 years old Saturday. She is so exicted. We are having a pool party Friday night and then taking her to the Smokies for a little trip. We are all excited about that. So much fun!!! I cannot believe she is 9 already. That means little man will be two right around the corner. Where is the time going?
I am still getting use to the fact that I have a Junior in high school. Where has that time gone?
We are not looking forward to school starting back either. Where has our summer gone? It seems shorter and shorter.... Oh well..... We will cross that bridge in August...

Going Ball!!!

2008-07-01T07:11:00.000-07:00

Well we played our frist tournamet games on Saturday, (not Allstars) but we played. We entered a tournament in Jasper, TN. We learned a lot from the day and found that we needed a little more practice. HA..
Last night we played at S'boro and lost our first game. We play again tonight and hopefully can pull it out. We are excited........ Keep your fingers crossed for the team. We pray God will take care of each player and protect them from injury.
We are looking forward to the 4th of July. It is one of our favorite holidays. We get together with family and cook-out and go to the lake. We have so much fun watching the fireworks. Unlce Steve had to go and sell his boat :( so now we cannot go out on the water and watch them. We are so sad.... (We still love you Uncle Steve) It was really fun to do that.
Madison will be celebrating a b'day on the 12th so we are making preparations for that. Andy and Amanda are going to welcome the arrival of baby #2 on the 11th so the next couple of weeks are going to be exciting for the Kennamer family...

Summer Fun!!

2008-06-26T05:52:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had our cousin Bowen and his mom and dad over to swim. Bryant loved being with his cousin. They both loved the pool. Bowen likes to jump in. Bryant liked Bowen's swim wings. It was pretty funny. Amanda and I finally got to lay out and enjoy ourselves when the daddy's arrived.
Madison is getting ready to play in the AllStar tournament this weekend. We are getting excited. They have practiced everyday and worked very hard. She comes home really tired.

2008-06-20T19:58:00.001-07:00

Had Fun!!

2008-06-20T06:29:00.001-07:00

We had a cool time at the Water park. Alabama Adventure! It is small but nice for the short drive. Bryant loved the lazy river. He and I would just float and float. He did not want to "ride" anything so we just chilled out in the kiddie area and let him do whatever he pleased. Taylor, Madison and Sarah had a blast in the "pre teen" area. They rode the water slide at least 30 times. I am glad they had fun. Taylor was a big help taking the girls for a ride.
Kayla and Kacey were just happy to be along. They rode everything and seemed to have had fun doing so. We were all tired when we got back home. The weather cooperated so that was cool.
We stopped at Cracker Barrel coming home and our waiter thought they were all mine. Now mind you I would love to have 7 children but wow!!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful, Blessed Weekend

2008-06-16T06:39:00.000-07:00

We enjoyed a wonderful Saturday to celebrate the 60th year of our Elder Gene Thomas at Union Church. We enjoyed the company of his son, Elder Troy Thomas and their family in our home. We love them so much.. We miss them already. At least they are coming every third Sunday to stay with us. Sister Rebecca and I are looking for Bro. Troy a job so keep praying.
Elder Joe Holder was blessed to fly in from California to be with us. He spoke to us on topics very seldom covered. It was such a joy and blessing to hear him.
We are getting ready for a trip to Mississippi to see Elder Hugh Sanders and his family. We are very excited. We hope to stay through Sunday services with them. We have visited in their home one time before but little Bryant was not here yet. Please pray for traveling grace!
We love you all....

2008-06-12T18:42:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a while since I posted. I am so excited.. My baby girl made ALLSTARS***
She will be working hard to practice and get ready for the games. It is going to be hot and she
will be tired.
My big girl is going to ball camp and playing hard at the gym all week.
Little man is growing so fast. I am enjoying being home with them all this summer.
We have been to Disney World!!! What a trip we had. Long drive and lots of fun! We got to see
the Space Shuttle launch and that was pretty amazing.
We are getting ready for Madison's 9th B'day. Can you believe she is going to be 9. Where has the time gone?
Hope all are well and we will be posting later.

Little man new look

2008-05-19T16:44:00.000-07:00

Well, we got our first "real" big boy hair cut today and mommy lost it. Dad loves it and mommy cried like a baby.. . He looks like my little man. Still have just a tiny bit of curls but nothing like he had.
We are getting ready for our trip to see "Mickey Mouse" We are so excited. I will upload pics when we return. I promise this time.. I know I have been saying that but I am going to do it. I will have the summer to recover and post some pics. Hopefully I will get to take some that are worthy of posting.
The children have a new baby cousin. Mr. Camden Held arrived today. Kelly and Will are very exicted. The girls are ready to meet him. We hope to meet him soon.
Madison is still playing softball and killing the ball. She had hit 7 homeruns this season. She is a good little ball player. I tell her daddy that she takes after her mom and he just gives me that look.
Paul and I had an awesome weekend in Atlanta. We went to see the Eagles in concert on Friday night. WOW.. is all I can say. If you ever get the chance..... Would do it all over again. They were awesome....
Well I will close this post for now but we will post after our exciting trip.

Updates

2008-04-14T18:27:00.000-07:00

Well... greetings from the homefront.
We have been so busy and not made time for our updates.
Here are a few.. 5 weeks of school left.... Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!
Kayla has had prom and mine is this weekend. She looked
so pretty... that is my baby.
Madison has started softball.. First game was tonight and
she won. She went 2 for 3 and doubled and singled. She scored twice.
She is our little softball player.
Bryant has been sneezing and coughing his little head off but then
again who isnt in this "yellow" world. Everything at our house is yellow..
Welcome to living in the south.
Mom and Dad went to Kentucky for a late b'day present for Paul. We fished
all weekend. When we finally arrived we found that the river was quite
a bit above flood stage and the river was wild. Trees floating in the water.
Well, all of you that know my husband know that he drives his boat like he does
his car so we went fast.. I watched and yelled when the trees were approaching.
We had a great time.
I am hoping to have a few pics loaded later. I make them and work so hard to
think they look good only to see they are not what they should be..

Updates

2008-02-27T17:54:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone. We are hopefully on the mend. Everyone has had the stomach virus and hopefully that is it!! We enjoyed a beautiful, yet dangerous, trip to Skyline today only to find that school was cancelled. Bryant, Madison and Mom stayed home and played. Well Madison and Mom cleaned the bathroom while Bryant slept but we had a great time.
Kayla is running track this spring so we will be busy with that. Madison has decided to devote her time to basketball and not play softball this summer. I think Mom is more disappointed than anyone. She is so good at it, I simply hate to see her not play!
Summer and warmer weather are fast approaching. We are getting very excited about our spring break. The kids requested Disney World but mom and dad have a little different idea. We will wait and see.

All better!!

2008-02-05T17:29:00.000-08:00

It seems our little stomach bug took a run through the house. I was the last to take it. Kayla is the only one that has dodged the bullet so far. I am so happy for her. Bryant was so sick. Paul seemed to have the worst case of it. My dad decided to play nurse and stayed with all of us. Poor Papa we hope he does not take it.
Basketball has come to a halt and last night was Kayla's last game. Madison has only two more then tournaments. The Lady Cats are hosting the Area and are expected to do well. We will be going on to watch them.
Check back for pics. We are taking some every now and then. This cold weather has halted our photo opps.

Well they are all sick!

2008-01-31T13:39:00.000-08:00

First it was Madison on Tuesday. She came home with the stomach virus. Today Mr. B has it. I came home from work early to find that Paul was taking it. Stay away from our house. It is bad... Hopefully they will all be better for the B'day party this weekend...

Look for pictures to be loaded

2008-01-29T17:54:00.001-08:00

I will be loading pics of the family so please check back often..

Hello to everyone

2008-01-29T17:34:00.000-08:00

We are just starting our family blog.
Learning to drive - yep that is our 16 year old. Our 8 year old is playing Basketball and loving it. Our little man is loving mommy and daddy and running around the house playing with all his Christmas toys.