Fun Run

This morning the family attended Nathan's school fundraising event --- the Boosterthon Fun Run!!!! For the past week, Nate has been calling friends and family (mainly family) and asking them to pledge a dollar amount for every lap he will run. Well, wouldn't you know it, he ran the maximum amount of laps they were allowed ----35 LAPS!!!!!!! So all you loved ones who made a pledge will be receiving a call from Nathan sometime soon :)

The event was super cute and fun. The group of young men who have been working with the school for the past week have really done a great job and definitely know how to get these kids pumped up.

Nathan's class being introduced on to the track.....I love how Nathan was waving to the crowd.

And they are OFF!!!!!!!!!

They ran......................

and ran.........................

Stopped to get a pep talk!!!! Nathan loved these guys--- he said they were hilarious.

and ran some more!!!!!!!

High fives from most everyone surrounding the track! The kids loved this!

And on the last lap, the victory lap, we got to walk it out with them.

Great Job Nathan!!!! We are so proud of you!

Beach Bums!!!!!!

The week before school started we took our annual Wilson/Foster Family Beach trip to Panama City Beach. This year the rest of our family in Auburn (McGhees and Lowerys) came too...............and what fun we had. We spent 6 beautiful days down on the coast and soaked up as much fun and sun as we could. You can say, we definitely packed it all in......all day at the beach/pool and at night eating out/cooking out. We even spent one evening at Pier Park riding all the fun kiddie rides that they moved from Miracle Strip over to that area. The kids had a BLAST!!!!! Don't they say, pictures say a thousand words? In that case, I will quit blabbering and you can enjoy some snap shots.

The End!!!!! (sorry Baby Bradley, this is all I got of you....guess it's because you slept most of the time)

10 years.............Can you believe it?!?!?!?!?

I absolutely can not believe that 10 years ago I married this wonderful man.

Rod, thank you for loving me, watching over me and taking care of us. Not only have you blessed me by taking me as your wife, but what a blessing you are to our 2 boys. I couldn't ask for a better daddy for them. I pray they grow up to be half the gentleman you are. We have definitely had our ups and downs over the past 10 yrs but I thank you from the bottom of my heart for loving me unconditionally. I look forward to the next 10 yrs ;). I love you.........and I will "all my life".

1st Day of 1st Grade!!!!

Ok.....somebody tell me IT'S NOT TRUE!!!!!!!!!! My baby started 1st grade today and I can absolutely not believe we are already at this point in his life. It truly feels just like yesterday I was rocking and singing to this brown-eyed cutie.

Nathan, your daddy and I are SO proud of you and love you so very much. We know you will have a great year at Ogletree......just be your sweet, smart little self and you will do just fine!!!!
Let your loving, kind character shine through everyday in all that you do and you will sail through 1st grade with flying colors.

Getting comfy in his classroom.

The day is complete now and he has come home saying he can't wait to go back tomorrow.....good thing b/c not much choice in that one. His favorite part was lunch of all things and then second was recess. Typical! Can't wait to hear if those change tomorrow (wink, wink).

5 Boys and a Beach Trip

1 little guy....................Plus 4 bigger guys...........................

Makes for a VERY FUN TRIP!!!! We got back a couple of weekends ago from Orange Beach with our sweet friends, the Holmes family. We packed it all in ......lots of swimming, eating, and just plain ole having a good time.

Snack break!

We stayed at The Caribe......it's basically a water park built into a condo. All kinds of slides for all ages and even a lazy river. The dad's (and mom's-no pics for proof though) even got in on the fun!

The dad's got lots of exercise throwing the young ones.


Nathan and Ryan

Nathan, Luke, Matthew and Wilson

We did venture down to the ocean one afternoon but didn't spend too much time there because of the oil situation and also a tropical storm was causing the waters to be pretty rough.

Until next year Holmes Family-----We had a blast!!!!!!