Welcome Home Greg!!

Greg is home from Iraq!! He arrived in Paducah on Wednesday , March 19. He had a police escort when he entered our county all the way home, as well as being escorted by three line trucks from the power company where he works. We were among about 75 friends, family and co-workers /that waited to welcome him back to his home. We had American flags and the kids made and held signs. It was so exciting to see him back home safe and sound!

Many of the area businesses put words of welcome to Greg on their signs.

Coee particularly enjoyed waving the American flags.

Judy, Cliff, Pam and Phyllis watching for Greg, Mona and Gavin

Welcome home Greg!

Sledding!

Although the forecast was for four to six inches of snow, we ended up with just a couple of inches. Since it is March, we are assuming this is the last chance for a decent snow, so we made the most of it. Sledding and snow boarding around our house once again quickly turned into mud boarding, so we took the boys to a park about 30 miles away. We had a lot of fun while the snow held out today, but we definitely will be making a bee line there the next time we have snow!!

Trey snowboarding beside our house.

Mommy & Coee

The aftermath of a brotherly snowball fight.

Trey jumping a snow ramp. Terrell and I really believe we will be visiting him in Colorado in 15 years!

This snow and sledding is good, but having cookies in the car with mommy is where it's at!

"Old" Friends

We went to St. Louis a couple of weekends ago. We lived right outside of St. Louis in Illinois for a bit over two years from 2002 to 2004. Our first stop during our weekend was to visit with Andrea and Amanda and their parents Jimmy and Ellen. They were our neighbors when we lived there and these four kids had LOTS of great times together. If they were home, they were together; either outside or at either one of our houses. They did everything from make a club house in the pine trees to play on the swing sets to catch lightning bugs to share a cat!!! Well, four years later... they have certainly grown up a lot but they immediately jumped in like they had never been apart! Can you believe these nine, eight and twelve year olds have "old friends?"

Dillon, Andrea, Amanda & Trey

We brought them to the hotel with us to swim. We then found out that the Hyatt-Union Station has no indoor pool. So, we improvised with a hotel room party!

Happy Birthday Tristan!!

Tristan turned two on February 9. It was really funny when you asked him how old he was going to be. He would answer "four?", then we would say no....and then he would say "Two!" That is how it would go every time.

Meme and Tristan

He loved his cake!

Blowing out his candle.

Coee, Tevin, Tristan, Trey, Dillon and Ethan

My first Valentines Day/Outfit

Coee here again. Boy, you people (I know, I know, it's WE now! ) sure do celebrate a lot!! Since I have been home, I've celebrated Christmas, New Years, my birthday, Trey and Dillon's birthday, Chinese New Year, the Super Bowl, my mommy's cousin Donald's birthday, Tristan's birthday, and now this thing called Valentine's Day???? They say Valentine's Day is all about love. If that's so, then what were all of those other parties for? I was so sure that what I felt and saw at all of them was LOVE too?! I'm so confused!!

Anyways, I got dressed up in my Valentine's Day outfit (a special outfit is a requirement of these occasions, right? That's what mommy says. I just want to make sure she is not pulling my leg.) We went out to dinner as a family. I got a lot of cards and some books and toys. I like these holiday things!!

These pictures aren't the greatest, but the subject did her best, and aren't my bare little legs cute!?

Work it. Work it.

How do I look?

Is this my good side?

I spend a lot of time looking out this window; at the puppy dogs and my brothers. I can't wait until spring when I can go out there and play myself!!!

Ice Ice Baby

We had a pretty major ice storm here last week. Trey and Dillon got out of school mid-day Tuesday, and then were out Wednesday and Thursday. There was enough snow one day to play in the snow. However, the lack of snow did not prevent playing outside. They snowboarded down the steep hill behind our house on Wednesday. After the snow melted but there was still a bit of ice on Thursday, they switched to "mud-boarding" the same hill. There were quite a few homes without power for anywhere from a few hours to a few days, and many trees to clear from power lines, the roads and yards. But it was pretty.

The view from our shower window. This is ONE of the views I dreamed of when we designed our shower with a window in it!! (You can't see it, but it was snowing. Beautiful!!)

Icicles

Our icy woods.

Sa-lute!!

Hi! It's Coee and I just heard some great news! My mommy's cousin, Greg, is serving in Iraq. He is one of the few family members that I have not met yet. The rumor is that he is going to be headed home within the next couple of months. ALL of my family and I are so very excited to have Greg back home again. Our thoughts and prayers are with Greg and all of our military!


Salute!!

I'm SO excited!


Come home soon, Greg!!