Kayle turn 17 . . .

Yikes, where has the time gone - he's 17! We brought him lunch at school and couldn't resist the Incredible Hulk cake - for the Hulk himself, Kayle! The celebration continued with dinner at Red Robin after a golf match that afternoon. We are so amazed at the transformation in Kayle's life - he has certainly been blessed with many awards and recognitions lately, but to see into his heart is even more of a blessing. Happy Birthday Kayle.

Basketball Season Awards Ceremony

We'll miss you Kayle - they gave him a special stocking signed by all his teammates!

Watching this made the tears well up - so proud of Kayle! And so blessed by everything here in his life . . . sports, coaches, teachers, school . . .

Gavin turns 6 . . .

Playing basketball with the hoop that is just his size!
Oh yeah, just like the teeball coach has - to practice baseball!
Lunch at McDonald's with his friend John!
Celebrating turning 6 at school with kindergarten class!
And this is how the day started . . . a smiley face waffle for my smiley face Gavin!

Trip to Virginia

So Brandon & I got to go to Virginia for a week . . . nevermind that it was work related, but we had a wonderful time away, hanging out at coffee shops at night and seeing the sights over there after the classes were done. Here's a few photos:

A momument to those first setters at Ft. Jamestowne . . .

A cannon at Fort Victory . . .








Oldest brick in America at Jamestowne Settlement . . .

James Fort - the oldest permanent settlement in America, dating back to 1607. As you can see from the tarp in the background, they are still excavating artifacts! Archeologists found the original location of the fort in the 1990s by piecing together clues. And they have been finding thousands of artificts since! There is a whole musuem full of them . . . And in case you were wondering (because I was), the Pilgrims came over a few years later and settled farther north . . .

Prom

The boutineer . . . such difficulties - had to get Dad to help with that one!

What a cute couple . . . Kayle is living it up and making the most of his time left here! I heard through the grapevine that she asked him to Sadie Hawkins, which is at Six Flags and he said yes, if she would ride all the roller coasters. Well, when she said yes to that, he got bold and asked her to Prom.

The wrist corsage . . . so much easier!

Valentine's Day in Elementary School

Party in 3rd grade . . .

Kindergarten party - It's all about the food . . .

Check out my long line of Valentine's . . . if you could see closer, you would notice that they are sorted by ones with candy, ones with tatoos, etc.

Oh yeah - it's my candy iPods . . . they play cool tunes . . . crunch, crunch, crunch as I eat the candy conversation hearts . . . by the way, kindergarten did a graph with hearts and did you know that out of all the colors, green was the color that had the most hearts and it tastes like lime (in case you're wondering)!

Homecoming 2009

Waiting for his name to be called . . . will he start tonight ? . . .
A little video announcing the starting line up . . .


Waiting for the free shot - a good time for Mom to take a photo - it isn't blurry!

Kayle taking a free shot (he made it as well as 3 others that night)

Homecoming Royalty . . . the Juniors

The prince says, "Sorry I'm a little sweaty - we just finished our game, but thankfully I'm on Varisty basketball, so I don't have to dress up!"