Swimming in Florida

Over spring break we

got some photos of Emily

and Michael taking a dip

in the pool. They had a

blast and made lots of

progress! Getting some help from

the noodle in the pool.

Being stylish in his shades!
This is definitely new
for Michael. He has gotten
alot more confidence in
going under water. If he'd
only keep his mouth closed
he'd have more fun!

A split second late on

Emily's jump in!

Andersonville Prison

Over Spring Break we made a
short detour to Andersonville,
GA. This was the site of a very
deady Confederate prison during
the Civil War. It boggles the mind
to know they kept over 20000
prisoners on 7 acres.

One of the many statues
found in the cemetary.

Kenneth's Great-Great Grandfather
died while imprisoned at Andersonville.
This is his headstone. Unfortunately the
records kept weren't entirely accurate and
thus the misspelling of his last name.

This is a recreation of where the
original stockade walls were.

The prison grounds look very
nice and well kept. Nothing like
what the reality was for the prisoners.

Interview Me!

My cousin Megan from

http://www.megsmcclure.blogspot.com

has sent me 5 questions that I will

post here with my answers. You, in turn,

can ask me to interview you and then you

post them to your blog. If you don't have

a blog, I will be happy to post them here on mine!

The Rules

1. Leave me a comment saying,

"Interview me."

2. I will respond by emailing you

five questions of my choice.

3. Then, you should update your

blog with the answers to the questions.

4. You have to include this explanation

and an offer to interview someone

else in the same post.

5. When others comment asking to be

interviewed, you get to ask them five questions.

So here are the questions Megan sent me:

1. How many Mustangs will you let

Kenneth have before you put your foot down?

Are we talking actual driveable automobiles?

We currently have 5. Kenneth has three

and they are the 1965, 1983 and 2005.

The other two belong to Emily and Michael.

You've seen pictures of them on this blog

if you've kept up with my postings since

Christmas. Kenneth won't be seriously

interested in another one until he gets

the 1965 all fixed up. It is currently taking

up half of the barn's aisle being as parts

are being fixed, replaced etc. I think that

there will never be more than 4 allowed

at any one time. I guess that means we

may be in for yet another one in the future.

Yikes!

2. If you had a day without the kids and

could do whatever you want, what would you do?

Oh the possibilities are endless.....Can

I get on a jet and go to Paris for the day?

Guess I should stick with what is actually

possible. Hmm.....I think I would

scrapbook. I've haven't done it in so

long that I'm in major withdrawal.

3. What sporting event in the whole

world would you most like to go to

(and sit in box seats, of course!)?

Kentucky Derby. No Question. To bad I'm

going to miss it tomorrow. Emily has a dance

competition and we'll not be able to watch it.

4. How many orange things are

in your wardrobe?

Clothes...4 or so shirts, 1 sweater,

2 purses, 7 pairs of earrings,

2 or 3 hats and 2 ponchos. There

probably is more than that, but I

can't remember anything else.

5. If you could learn one new skill,

what would it be? Why?

Wow....Hmm...I'd love to ballroom

dance. I am absolutely fascinated

with Dancing With The Stars. I

think it is just so beautiful and

elegant. There was a time when

Kenneth actually said he'd do it

once. To bad it is a bit pricey or

I'd take him up on it!

Emily's First Pony Club Event

Emily joined Pony Club this year.

Last Saturday we went to her first

upranking. She had to ride and

answer questions in order to pass

to her D1. I'm happy to say that she

did better riding than I expected and

she was spectacular with her

knowledge part of the test. Emily and Rain riding for the
first time somewhere other
than at home in the small ring.

If Emily had her hands a little
closer together, this would
be a great shot!

Emily showing her "jumping
position" while go over the poles.

It was a great afternoon and I
was very proud of Emily!

Spring Break Pictures

I know I am late in posting
these pictures, but better
late than never!

Wish I could sleep that good!

Emily doesn't like the life
vest, but it's either that
or no trip on the boat!

Grandaddy took us out on
the boat. No telling what
was said, but it definitely
tickled me.

Looks real, doesn't it?

Hodgepodge of Pictures

These are a mixed bag
of pictures from the past month.

Michael got to shave with Daddy!

While in Florida over spring
break we went to the zoo in
Naples. The kids thought it
was great to be Tarzan and
Jane for a few moments!

We went to the Sounds Game
a week ago and had fun pretending
to be the different players!

We're Back To Posting

These pictures were taken

a few weeks ago. I am so

behind and it isn't due to lack

of pictures.

All that fluffy stuff on the

ground is the hair we brushed

out of Rain. It looked like it

had snowed!
It is very difficult to take

a picture of someone when

they are only 7 feet from

your on a lungeline.

Emily's ready to ride!

Lookin Good!

Baseball Time!

Here are a couple of pictures

from Michael's game last

Thursday. He looks

ready to play!!!

He got the game ball for

getting three players out

at Third Base. Here he is

on third waiting to run home.

Congrats to my cousin Jill.....

Last week I drove over to

Crossville, TN for my cousins

induction into the Krystal

Lover's Hall Of Fame!!!

Here are some pictures

from the event.
It's hard to read the side

of the Krystal Box so I'll

write it out for you.

Jill said....

"My Holiday Tradition"

1. arrange warm Krystals

to form a tree

2. decorate with mints and

ornaments

3. sing "Oh Krystal tree,

oh Krystal tree, how lovely

are thy burgers"

Jill receiving her Krystal box!

Spring Break Visit with Granny and Chief

The week before Easter we went

to Florida for Spring Break. We

just had to go up and see Granny

and Chief. Here are some photos

of the kids with them.

Photos of Emily....

Emily was given an award at

school on the last day before

spring break. Her classmates

voted for the classmate who

best represented the character

trait of Citizenship. I'm not sure

why they chose here, but they did.

Here she is with her award! They had pajama day and got

to watch a movie. I sure don't

remember ever getting to do

such things when I was in school!

The entire 2nd grade got to

practice rollerskating in p.e.

for a whole week. I think

Emily liked it best when it

was just girls skate. The

boys were a lot more

aggressive skating. Here

she is with her horse camp

buddy...Rachael.

Emily's Spring School Picture

Emily's school does pictures

in the winter which are

decidedly not school picturish.

Is that a word?

These are the only two

that I liked. I didn't think

they turned out nearly as

cute as I think she can be.

The effects are good, though.

Photos of Michael

We finally took the training
wheels off Michael's and Emily's
bikes. Here is Michael tooling
around the driveway.

Michael loves his suit
I bought for him. Here
he is after church lookin'
pretty sharp!

Professional Bull Riding

On February 17th we were in

Knoxville and decided to go to

Thompson Boling Arena and

watch Professional Bull

Riding. Quite an interesting

experience. I could only watch

until the rider started to lose

their seat then I would quickly

turn away. The kids on the other

hand just watched totally fascinated! This isn't my picture. I

copied it from the PBR website.

It is quite representative

of what we saw, though.

These are a couple of shots

taken before the event.

A Visit With The Easter Bunny

Last Saturday I took off

for the day and went to

Chattanooga. While

away....the kids did play!

They went to visit Mema

and Aunt Sherri at a craft

fair where they were

vendors and got a chance

to see the Easter Bunny!

North Carolina Skiing

On President's Day we drove
to North Carolina from Knoxville.
We were looking forward to
a couple of days of skiing
in the Appalachian Mountains.

Here is Emily working on
facing down the hill. You
want you lower body to
turn, but keep you shoulders
facing straight down the
hill. The pole helps her
not let her arm get behind
her and consequently turn
her upper body.

Same goes for Michael.
He needs a lot more
work on this.

Looking Good!

Cheese!

A Picture From Gatlinburg

We took this photo on

February, 18th. Definitely

shows I am slow on the

upload. Oh well. Guess

you can tell it was a

little cold.....Brrr.

Ripley's Aquarium

We went to Gatlinburg on

Sunday February 18th. We

decided to go to Ripley's

Aquarium. We'd never

been before, and we

thoroughly enjoyed it.In the kids area they had

two aquariums that the

kids could climb up into

the middle of. Here they

are posing for their

mom. At least in this

picture Michael doesn't

have a cheesy smile on.

Look at the big crab
with little itty bitty claws.

There was a huge aquarium
that had a moving walkway
winding its way through it.
We saw fish, sharks, crabs
and other marine life swim
on either side of us and over
the top of us too!! Pretty cool.

Quick family shot before
we left the aquarium.