Jack

Jackie's football practice for the season has started. Actual season don't start until August. Football gets him out of the house, away from me and active. He loves it! During scrimmage the other day he made 2 touchdowns and once intercepted the ball and ran it back for a touch down! It's so fun! I cant wait til season starts and I get to go watch him show out!

A BIG thanks to everyone who has sent up prayers for Jack. Tuesday he passed his final and as of today he has a extern at the old hospital here in town, he will start in the morning! God has really blessed us! There is so much going on right now and it was very important that things fell right into place, and thus far they have! All that is left with school is 8-9 weeks of extern then he has to take a state test to certify him. After that all he does is send in the paper work and apply. I am so very proud of him!

With all that is going on in our life, including wanting to buy a house before too awfully long, please continue to keep us in your prayers.

Colton

Cole is spending this week with his granny Pat. She called today and told us a little story about him. Apparently she had asked her husband, Doyle to put some water in the car for her. Well a bit later Mr. Doyle did it and Colton had come in and asked his granny Pat, "Did you tell Papa Doyle to put water in the car?" When granny said yes, he replied, "well, you have to tell boys 5 times cause they don't listen." When granny Pat asked how many times you have to tell girls, he replied, "just one."

Colton told dad the other day, "put your hands up, I'm the FBI!" Dad asked, "what's the FBI?" Colton said, "Its the cop's!" Dad replied, "Cop's is C-O-P, FBI is F-B-I." Colton then told him, "that means cussing and you must be drunk! Put your hands up your under arrest!"

We took Cole bowling a couple of weekends ago. He was really funny he was having a very good time bowling at first then he started playing with the strobe lights. First he was jumping them as they come around. Then he would hide behind the ball rack and when the lights come around he would jump out and shoot at them. He is so funny!

We went to eat Sunday lunch at the cracker barre ll and when we were about finished he took my aunts bill and told her that he would take care of it. She asked him if he had any money and when he told her no everyone started explaining to him about having to wash dishes if he did not have the money to pay for his bill. Well at this point the waitress chimed in and said, "yea, we are really behind back there and could use some help washing dishes." He then looked up at the waitress like she was crazy and replied, " well, I will come back there and help but I will just break a glass so they will fire me and I wont have to do it any more!"

Then so that he would finish eating his hamburger Ashlie promised him that if he would finish she would stop at the store and get him a prize. So he finished and on the way home she stopped and went into Food Lion and she brought him out some marsh mellows. Well he took one look at them and said, "ugh! I thought you were going to buy me a toy!" I said, "Cole! You should tell Ashlie thank you." He said, "thank you" and with the most pitiful tone you ever heard he said, "dang it." It was hilarious! I just like this picture of Jack and Cole.

Cole had his first school play! He done such a good job and said his line loud and proud! "In the 1800's the Americans had a terrible problem." He done a very good job!

Here is another picture of him at the bowling alley. He was so excited when he knocked down 8 pins!

Amber's Cruise

We had such a wonderful time on our cruise! There are many stories I could tell, but I already have too many pictures, I will spare you all of ALL the stories! So I will try to make quick captions.
Here is a picture of our boat out in the middle of the water. It was called the Inspiration. Take note of the smaller boat next to it. The smaller boat was our trolly back and forth to land. The smaller boat held about 250 people, so as you can see our boat was GINORMOUS!

This was our first view of Grand Caymen. It was really really beautiful there. Grand Caymen is actually British territory. The island is about 350 miles from Miami and 180 miles from Jamaica. There are no taxes on the island.

I just liked this picture of me and Ashlie for some reason.

So there is a place in Grand Caymen called "Hell." So Ashlie and I were being little devil's!

"Hell" is actually coral with mildew grown on it and it makes it discolored.

After Hell we went to the turtle farm. It was kinda interesting. We saw lots of turtles and got to hold some of the smaller ones.

Once we left the turtle farm we went to what is called, "stingray city." It is about a 20 minute boat ride out to the middle of the ocean and there is a place out in the middle of it that is about waist high and LOTS of stingrays hanging out there just waiting for someone to play with them. It was so fun! If you look in this picture alone you can actually count about 10 stingrays.

This sting ray, her name was bubbles (they can actually tell who is who) Bubbles had a scar over her left eye. Anyway, bubbles is so big, she covers me and Ashlie both!

We like this picture, Ashlie, Bubbles, and I are all smiling for the camera.

This tour guide said, "OK mom on the count of 3 snap the picture" he said 3 and put that sting ray above our heads!

We really had a lot of fun and would definitely do it again!

As if we don't eat enough on the ship, we got hungry and had to eat at Margaritaville. Again it was a lot of fun!

Mom and Ashlie decided to go para sailing. I had been before and decided not to go this time. Anyway they got this picture from the air. I thought it was really pretty.

This is the Ritz Carlton of Grand Caymen. Many famous people have suites here. Bill Gates bought out the top 2 floors for 40 million dollars! Other people that have properties in Grand Caymen are: Michael Jordon, Brittany Spears, Oprah, Cher, Magic Johnson, Tiger Woods, President Bush, Michael Jackson and many, many more.

I thought this was a pretty picture of the sunset one night. Over all we had a really, really good time! We could not wait to get home to our husbands, next time they will go with us!

Stay Tuned

Hey guys! Just wanted to let everyone know that I will be posting a new blog about the cruise and an update on Coton hopefully by Wednesday. Stay Tuned!

A Good Idea

"Wag more, bark less!"

It don't matter... it wont kill you!

We had a really good weekend with Cole. It started with Chloe's birthday party on Saturday. After the birthday party we went to the drive in. We layed down the back seats in the RAV so Cole could play with his cars back there while we watched the movie. Eventually he fell asleep, but when it was time to go home we woke him so we could sit up the one seat and put him in his booster and buckle him. We got him in the seat and he kept mumbling something. We would say his name and holler his name and he would not answer. He was definitely asleep but kept trying to talk. I was pretty cold and I think Colton was too. This is an actual picture of him sleeping in his seat, covered from head to toe.

Well Jack kept complaining about how hot he was and even rolled down the window to hang his head out at one point. All the while Cole kept mumbling and trying to talk in his sleep. He was saying, "ee on mad er e urrrrrr ttt eettt keeeeeellll ooooo!" Jack and I were laughing and we would ask him, "what are you saying Colton?" After the back and forth of his mumble and our asking about 3 times he finally said, "IT DONT MATTER IF YOUR HOT!! IT WONT KILL YOU!!!" It was totally funny!!! And he slept the rest of the way home, in fact I carried him in once we got there.

Sunday morning we all got up and went to church. Colton had to make sure his hair was in a Mohawk before he could go anywhere. I swear he is just like Jack. At one point he even yelled at me for "messing it up." He is usually opposed to pictures but he let me take this one so I could send it to Granny Pat.

It was my turn to roast marshmallows with him. Although he was very upset because I ate all the pink ones!

Sunday all of my dads family went to Pizza Hut for Mothers Day. Here is my dad and Cole playing cars at Pizza Hut. It is also my new favorite picture.

Look who turned 1

Its still hard to believe my Tiff is a mommy! And miss Chloe has just turned a year old! She looks beautifull in her tutu!

Tiffany had her cake made in Murfreesboro! It was the most beautiful birthday cake I had ever seen. And it tasted really good too.

She really didnt know what to do with her cake at first, then she got the hang of it.

It makes me so sad that these two dont live here. But I dont blame them, I would be a beach babe too if I had the choice!

Here Tiff and Chloe are opening the gift Jack, Cole and I got for her birthday. Miss Chloe is a BIG UT fan (of course her mommy and daddy have nothing to do with it!)

Here is a picture of the unholy heard, minus one (we missed you Jill!!!) Its always a good time to get together. It dont happen much any more. I love these girls, there is nothing like them. Recent times make me appreciate the good people and times I have had in my life. I LOVE YOU ALL!