It was just a black snake. Glad to here the kittens are having a good time.

what kind of snake was the big one? was it a black snake? We visited with Mommy and Daddy yesterday evening and the kittens are loving it there. They have made the apple trees their haven. I got lots of pictures I will post later. I am so glad we decided to take 2 cats instead of 1. They really enjoy romping and playing. We took Lucy with us and of course they hissed at her. She pretty much ignored them! She treed them a coupoe times.

Sorry about the nightmares Janet :( It was very much alive. We just tossed it back out of the yard. I'm sure it helps keep the rodent population down.

Is that snake dead or alive??

I could have done without those pictures before bed- here come the nightmares!!! I HATE snakes! My kids had a date with Nana and Papaw this evening and they had a great time. Matthew and I had a nice, quiet dinner at Food & Friends...love it there!

We have never seen a snake where we live for at least twelve years. Today we found two, this one and a small garter snake about 8 inches long. We were just talking to out neighbor yesterday about how we have never seen a snake here. Andy tried to toss him across our back fence into a field and he got stuck on a tree limb.

 

This is a picture of a robin sitting on her nest in the tree at the end of our driveway.

Do as I say, not as I do...huh, trish? The announcement of baby Clara is so precious...makes me want another one! I am loving being home with my little ones.

She is so cute and adorable!!! Mark still says "NO". (haha)

 

Lucy loves the outdoors, as long as I go with her. She won't hardly go pee unless I am standing there for her to see me. Everyone tells me she has separation Anxiety. Sure hope that goes away!

Lucy

 

As you can see "Lucy" has made herself at home! We are in the process of trying to Crate Train her so she won't pee all over the house. They say it may take 3 weeks! Does anyone have any other solutions!

No, I told him to learn by the book, not by example. If he does that he should be an alright driver!!

Tanner is a very good driver if he doesn't text while driving. Uh, who taught him to drive, Trish or Danny? I know that Trish told him to always drive faster than the speed limit, she told him that's what she does!!! OOPS, did I say that?!?!?!

Mark said it's not the highways he's concerned about, it's the ditches (haha). Congratulations Tanner!

She starts her job as soon as Chrissy gets her station set up in her shop.

Congradulations Tanner!!!!!

I bet she is excited ! When does she start her job? I still see her and Andy as a little boy and girl but they certainly aren't. Thats a really good picture Steve of Kelsey and the flag.
Tanner passed his drivers license, so everyone watch out on the highway!

Wish I could have been there , she sure is a beautiful girl Steve and Treasea you have done a great job with your Children. and Congrats to Kelsey, and may God's Blessings shine upon you all. Love you .

Here is my baby girl today at graduation. We are certainly proud of her. Wish you all could have been here.

Mommy and Daddy stopped by after church and said the kittens were doing well. Were playing all over the place. Even his flower pots and trying to break over his flowers. Tanner turns 16 tomorrow and will get his license bright and early in the morning. I will let you all know if he passes.

I hate that I missed all of the fun! So glad you guys had nice weather. Love to all and Congrats Kelsey!

Yes, it was a most beautiful day. I think everything went wonderfully. The Lord has blessed us richly and I can't help but think of that everytime we get together. I'm so glad we counted and prayed, I'm starting to look forward to that everytime. Congratulations Kelsey!!! And Steve & Teresa, you've raised two wonderful kids. Tata for now :)

Thanks to everyone for making this a great day for Kelsey. Thanks for the yard compliment too. We have a lot of hours invested. I was surprised at the turnout that we had. I think it was 53 in all! Teresa talked to Trish and she said that Daddy actually like the cats. Imagine that.

We had a great time at Kelsey's Party. It is nice to see, Steve, that you have adopted our family tradition as your own. The circle prayer and the head count. Only thing missing was the huge photo. You all have certainly done some creative landscaping, it is beautiful. You can definitely see Teresa's hand in it. That girl is so talented.
It is hard to believe that Steve's little baby is graduating High School. Her new boss got her all the tools of the trade to start her new position as a Hair Dresser. I think Lonnie needs to make an appointment for some color!!! That was suggested by Monica!!
The day couldn't have been more beautiful. There was Cornholin' of the serious kind and then the law showed up. Well, Actually it was Mark stoppin' by for a bite to eat on his way to work, but that ol' boy was packin'. Looked like the law to me.
Steve, the folks from your church were really friendly. I talked to several of them. It's nice to have a church family, ain't it?
I got home and thought I was going to freeze to death. It was 71 degrees!!
I hope you have good weather tomorrow and Congratulations Kelsey!!!
On the way home, Mommy counted all of her kids that were there and she didn't miss any!! Lonnie and his family, Bobbie and her family, Trish and her family, Timmy and his friend, of course, Steve and Me.
Steve and Teresa gave Mommy and Daddy two kittens for Mommy's birthday. I hope Daddy lets her keep them.

Monica~You tell Mark "Good Choice"!

Well Lucy is the name! "Lucy you got some splainin' to do", "Lucy I'm home" Danny likes to say all that. All I can say is Mommy loved dog, but Daddy didn't want her scratching on the door and whining to come in. He just wants something to bark at the deer and when someone comes up the hill, but doesn't want it to be petted or hang around the house for anything else. So she has become our housedog. And I will probably take her with me Saturday because she hasn't learned to stay by herself for very long at a time yet. She is so attached to me, I can't even go to the bathroom by myself. I don't know if she was a housedog or outside dog but she was used to being in a kennel at the animal shelter, so I think if Daddy would've given her a little time she would've gotten used to being outside. I took her out one night and she heard a hoot owl and it scared her to death. Montana has tried to kill her a few times but no blood yet...

Well, Mark has been wanting a red-headed german shepherd that will bite anyone outside of our circle of family and friends and he was thinking of naming it Rita (lol)!!! I will be at Kelsey's on Saturday but Mark has to work. Adam has to work as well but he gets off at 5 so hopefully he will stop by when he's done. As far as I know the rest of the family will be there. I'm glad everyone had a good weekend. Janet, I bet you and Addy are ready for school to be out so you can enjoy sleeping in during the summer. Oh wait, I guess Addy will be the only one to sleep in (haha) :( It sounds like pawpaw just needs a bigger dog. Maybe the Lord will send them another one like he sent the beagle after Daisy.

No one minded the ice water at the "Bass Pro Shop" except mom...and Kaiden when he got hungry. Monica, I was wondering the same thing. Everyone must be busy...things are finally slowing down here. Six more days, only three with kids and two of those are field trips. Then, I will get to be with my own babies instead of everyone else's. Talk to you all soon!

Lucy? I like it...but what happened to Fancy and Milly and all those other names?

Zac and I made it through the weekend...I really liked it, all except for the bugs and the fear that a bear would eat me while I slept! We saw a bear on our way there, and there were deer that walked almost right up to us!

We stopped at Droop Mountain on our way back from Watoga...the view was beautiful!!

Well, the little dog didn't work out. It was too aggravating for Daddy so Trish is keeping it. You know how he is with a dog in the house and it wanted in all the time. It is the sweetest little thing, just hope Montana don't kill it. He's not very fond of it but Marley is.
Took Olivia and Kaiden to the pool at Babcock this evening. The water in the kiddie pool was like ice water! Only stayed about an hour in the big pool. I asked Olivia on the phone where we were going to the pool, Babcock? She misunderstood me and said "Yeah, the Bass Pro Shop"!! You know where she goes in Tennessee.
Monica, are you going to make it to Kelsey's Party on Sat.? Trish, you ought to take Lucy. That's what she named the dog. Same as Ruth's. I'm glad my name is not Lucy. Don't hear of no dogs named Rita, do ya???

where's everybody at? it's been three days.....

Someone a little attached to the new dog?

Well first of all, Emily and Zac aren't going alone...or I would be worried. They are traveling with experienced campers. They took enough food to feed an army. Steaks and the likes...not your regular camp food. They have a tent plus they are camping with a 4 and a 2 year old, so they will be okay.
Me and "No Name" have bonded you might say. She has definately been a house dog. She is the sweetest little thing. Rode in the van like she has been doing it all her life. When I picked her up I put her in the seat beside of me and she laid right down and laid her head on the edge of the seat. As I drove (Old 60) she inched her head then her body closer to me when I wasn't looking. First her head was in the middle on my purse, then on the edge of my seat then she was in my lap! She lays on my shoulder like a baby. She gets in the dog bed like she owns it. But anyway I guess she will go to grandma's this morning

I don't worry about them going hungry, but I do worry about them getting lost without a GPS. I doubt that the camp toilet is in the Garmin, and then if they make it to the toilet, how will they get back to their campsite? Are they home yet???? It's after 10:00, for goodness sake:)
I like the name Cricket but we may not be naming that dog! Trish????

So it is now Friday evening and the way I have it figured, Emily and Zack are camping without electricity I am assuming. So they should be back home any minute because I doubt if they have wireless in the woods. I don't know about everyone else, but I laughed out loud when i read that those two were going camping. Not that i am any better, but does anyone else have a mental picture of those two starving to death lost in the wilderness with no cell phone service or GPS. LOL

Janet,
Great minds think alike!! I was thinking of TUT2 also after I thought about it. TUT2, TUT2, zee plane, zee plane (lol).

Mom's dog sure is cute , but those eyes,a good name for her would be Cricket, those eyes look like a cricket, but she is really cute.
Steve tell Kelsey , I would love to be there for the cook out with you guys, but her gift is in the mail so be watching for it. Hope you all have a great time , I know you will, just hope the weather is pretty too.

Will Mommy's dog get any bigger? It certainly is cute.

Hey all,

Zac and I are going camping this weekend at Watoga. Like real camping, in a tent. I've never done it before, but we'll see how it goes... I'll be sure to let you know. ;)

The dog is adorable! I like bug.

Everybody have a good weekend!

What a cutie! How about TUT2? I am glad that mom is keeping Penny because my kids have become pretty attached. Penny is probably praying for her old home back or a new home without two kids trying to ride her like a horse all the time. Kaiden is pretty rough on her. Steve- tell Kelsey that I am sorry that I won't be able to come to her party because we have a Title I thing at school that day. I thought I could get out of it, but it turns out I can't. Tell her to be watching for her gift in the mail though! Sorry again and thank you for the invite. I'll miss being there.

I like Sandy, and Bug is too cute. With those big eyes she kind of looks like a bug.
someone else suggested Ginger, Ginger Snaps are Mommys favorite cookie. I am afraid Mommy will call her Tut, no matter what her name is! LOL

Instead of a puggle, you sure she's not a bug (lol). I think she looks like the color of sand, how about Sandie? She is precious, what a wonderful idea you two!! I'm sure grandma will be so excited.

Mommy's Birthday Present

 

This is the newest member of the family. Me and Rita went to the animal shelter and adopted her today, but she can't come home til Friday. Mommy thinks she is getting Rita's stray pup that showed up at her house, but they decideded to keep her. So this is mine and Ritas birthday present to Mommy. She is part Pug and part Beagle, Puggle. Her name at the shelter is Gypsy but we are looking for something else that will be easy for Mommy to remember!
Any ideas?

I am right in the middle of the state of Tennessee in Williamson county right under Nashville. About 30 miles out.

LOve the hands! and if you don't know, that is Mommys apron that the hands are on! Clara just wasn't very cooperative with her hands! She either wanted them out of the picture or her whole body in there!

I love the picture of the hands. That will always be a treasure. I hate that I missed such an importnat event. We enjoyed the much needed rest. Headed home tomorrow. What part pf TN is Janis in? If you guys keep those adorable pictures coming...well, you know!

Looks like everyone had a good time! We wish we could have been there. Clara is as beautiful as I imagined! I just think our family is really blessed to have such amazing photographers!

If only these hands could talk. The stories they would tell! Can you tell whose hands are whose? :)

The pictures of Mommie and Clara are to precious for words, and Amy looks like she is in Heaven also, it's just beautiful what a new life will do to you . I know Mommie was just thrilled beyond words , she sure loves her babies, and Dad looked like he was enjoying it also; hope everyone had a great week end, the weather here is great too.

Rita, Yes I have heard of the leather britches < I have seen them hanging on strings in kitchens to dry.

I had just mentioned to Mark today about Janet and her trips to Tennessee!!!

Ah man I LOVED the Old Mill. I think that was my favorite place that we ate the whole week. So much food...and the chowder and peach cobbler were amazing!

And I agree, Amy is a natural! I think Greg is pretty happy being a daddy too!

Here are a few more pictures from earlier today.

Mom- Not every time. Those pics of Clara certainly are giving me the fever though. It is probably a good thing that I was far away this weekend. We had a ball at the zoo and today at at the aquarium. We had dinner with Addy & Paul at the Old Mill- had a nice time. We decided not to come home until Tuesday- having too much fun and the kids are being so good!

Clara is a little angel!! I love the black and white of mommy holding her all snuggled up. It was taken as soon as they got there. It's hard to picture Amy with a baby, but she is natural. I doubt that Clara will be an only child.
Janis, Have you ever heard of leather britchy beans? Both Addy and Janet went to Tennessee this weekend. Janet to the Knoxville Zoo and Addy to Pigeon Forge. Everytime Janet goes to Tennessee, she comes back pregnant! O MY WORD!!
Steve, you just wait til you get grandbabies!!! You'll wear out your camera the first day!! Blain said it best this evening "There ain't nothin any sweeter"!

Rita - Nice pic of the flag! You can take something other than grandkids after all. lol.

Emily - Nics pics also. I'll bet grandma was excited to hold the little one. She sure is precious. Wish we could have been there. When do they have to go back?

Emily,
Those pictures are precious. I hope everyone has a good time at grandma's this weekend and abroad. I told the guy at work that I was apparently a "leather britches" outcast (lol). I don't know how I missed out on those but I have. If everyone has all these memories of these beans how come I've never heard anyone mention them? Suspicious I think ? :) Love to all!!

Here are a few pictures of Clara Vivian and Grandma Vivian from today!

Are you liking it here in Tennessee . I just love it I just wish the rain would go away for awhile , it is suppose to rain until next Friday 50% Every day until Friday.I guess I am going to mow my grass in the rain ha ha.

Hey everyone! Love hearing what's new with you. I am with Addy and wondering where Monica grew up. I have seen those beans on the little house and wondered who in their right mind would eat them. If grandma & grandpa ever read this blog, they would laugh at all of us. We are in Tennesse and having a wonderful time. The kids are being good. They just went right to sleep after a day at the zoo. We had a good time and are making plans for tomorrow. Hope everyone is good and don't forget to take lots of pictures of Clara. Love to all!

Addy~I have all Steve's pics on a Memory stick that you can borrow!!!!!!! By the way, Your dad is wearing 34 pants now and Medium shirts if you need an idea for Father's Day. He is ALL THAT!! He weighed 193.4 this morning, that is a 42 lb. loss in 4 mos. tomorrow. I am at 136.4 this morning and I am going to 135 and going to try to hold steady. Let me tell you how Redneck Blain is!! As if you all don't already know. He has been taking up notches on his "work" belt, it was a 38-40. Well he ran out of notches, so rather than go buy a new belt (and he can surely afford one), he cut about 4 inches off and started making new holes. I know you are rollin', Monica!!!!
I talked to Leitha, Janis' sister, although I didn't know it was her, and she will be on the blog soon, hopefully. Can't wait to see Mommy's namesake tomorrow. I know, I will have to stand in line to get ahold of her.

Well it looks like Monica was one of the lucky ones that didn't get leather britchey beans shoved down her throat. I remember sitting at grandma's table choking them down because Trish threatened not to take me to the fair if I didn't eat those beans. YUCK! I've never eaten them since. Between having to gag down mashed potatoes and beans no wonder I never ate my beggies when I was a kid! I used to hate dinner time...but I've definitely made up for it since then! Ummm...I've been trying to look at pictures from the reception and I don't have a disk from either Steve or Emily and the other one won't even play. I have Monica's and Marcia's pictures and that's it. Any way you guys could get that to Mom this weekend?

Beautiful picture Rita, the fog behind the flag is awesome.
Monica where have you been! Grandma has been drying green beans on the roof since I was a kid. I called the other evening and she and grandpa were eating leather britchey beans then. I like them with cornbread. yum yum.
Rolling thunder in Rainelle this week. I am going this morning with Emily to see. Me and Emma will walk the streets with her, Emma HATES motorcycles. Jacob can't even ride his while she is here. She runs and hides and says "no mo cycles!"
Emily you need to put some pictures that you took of grandpas flowers on here. They turned out really good.
Janet and Addy hope you guys have a great time on your weekend away from home.
I am anxiously awaiting meeting Clara on Saturday! I love babies!!

 

I took this from my front porch one afternoon when the fog was coming in. What do you think, Steve and Emily?

Monica~Grandma has been making those for years!!! Only it sounds like those were not cooked and grandma cooks hers. She puts bacon grease in them and cooks them just like green beans, she also cans them. They taste like a cross between green beans and dried beans. Blain says it is an acquired taste and he hasn't been able to acquire it yet, just like pickled corn!!! YumYum!! I can't believe Grandma hasn't tried to give you some.
80 degrees is looking good for the next week (probably 90 in VA) Almost got all my garden in, Now the fun begins. I wish "Someone" would come up with a weed killer that you could plow in the dirt and it would only kill the weeds but let the plants grow. I mean, come on, we can put people in space!! How hard could it be?? LOL
Steve, I have tried to blog a picture and it won't work, but I can send it to (our sister's) blog with no problem. Any idea what's wrong?

Took some pictures of Tanner today...actually got him to smile in a couple!

Have any of you ever heard of "leather britches" (it is food)? I had a co-worker bring some to work last night and they were so neat!! For those of you who might be wondering what they are, they are dried green beans. These had a little bit of salt on them but they taste like a potatoe chip or cracker. I was impressed. When the guy set the little baggie of them on the desk, one of them fell out onto the desk. I heard it and thought he was trying to get me to eat a plastic bean (haha).

Get lots of pictures of Clara for us- Olivia wants one for her purse!

I hate that we're going to miss everybody this weekend, but Paul and I are taking off too. We are heading to Pigeon Forge til Monday. Hope you all have a good time! If you're going to be in town the big car show is Saturday evening starting at 4:00 in Rainelle. They're having fireworks and all that too.

Good morning all,
Rita and I took Mom and Dad to the doctors yesterday. Mommy to the eye doctor and Daddy to ortho to get injections in his hands for the arthritis. Mommy had had some hemorrhages in her eyes a few months ago and he was afraid she had some blockages in her carotid arteries, but this time they were almost all gone and she doesn't have to do anything different and go back in 6 months.
Daddy got injections in both of his hands for the carpal tunnel and arthritis. The doctor tried to talk him into surgery but he didn't want to go for that and I don't really blame him. They just scheduled him to come back in the fall for more injections.

Awesome! I have been dying to go to a zoo for a long time! I think we are going to go to the one in Columbus sometime in July for our anniversary.

Can't wait to meet Clara this weekend!

We are taking the kids to the Knoxville Zoo! Anybody been there? This is our first time.

WOW, I didn't know Andy was engaged also, Boy I guess I am way out of the loop. These kids are just growing up too fast for me.but Congratulations Adam and Andy.

Janet where are you headed on a trip?

Vonda,
As far as I know Andy is the other grandchild that's engaged. If there is anyone else, I'm not aware of them.

Congratulations Adam and Carrie!!! How exciting. I heard that baby Clara is coming to West Virginia this weekend and that makes me want to cancel our trip. I hate that we will miss her (Amy & Greg, too) I asked Olivia which baby she wanted to take on vacation...meaning baby doll. She said, "Baby Clara." I told her that I didn't think her mommy would let her go and she said, "Why, did she get a time-out?" It was really funny. By the way, my mommy doesn't know what it's like to be called in the middle of the night, right mom?

WOW! OH WOW! I cant believe all these kids getting married. just blows my mind , what little I have left, Yes, and now I really feel old .ancient Old. So besides Adam , who else is getting engaged?I cant even keep up.Boy our family clan is really starting to grow , with all these kids growing up.Time fly's.
Trish , I hope the One thing Mom never forgets is how to pray, for her family when they need here. but I don't think that will happen, she has a direct line to the Almighty, I think,Do I here an AMEN on that .As for us here I think it's going to be a beautiful day

Amen

Amen!!

Amen!!

Blue Stone Lake, by Emily

 

Congrats! I knew it wouldn't be long. Its hard to believe all of these little sprouts are actually sprouting! Before you know it Jacob will be announcing he is getting married!! Now how scary is that!!! Monica, you and Mark had better get busy in the baby department before some of these new little sprouts beat you in that department. I know Bobbie just can't wait to be grandma! I, on the other hand, am in no hurry Emily!!! I have plenty of kids that can call me Mamaw or TT. I guess the only ones left to have grandkids are Daniel,Bobbie, Me and Steve! WOW. when you look at it like that it does make me feel old.
Colin called me this evening to "reserve" his room for Friday and he said that Amy and Clara was coming with him. He sounded very excited, although I can see Colin when the baby starts crying for no reason and she won't be quiet, "Amy make her be quiet, its your baby! shes giving me a headache! Amy, I'm going to tell Mom!" Even though you grow up and get married AND have babies it doesn't mean you can't come crying to Mommy every now and again. I know I have cried to my Mommy many times. More since I have gotten married AND had kids than when I didn't. There are many times I remember after having kids that I would call Mommy in the middle of the night and say "are you awake?" duh its 3am! But she always says I am just laying here awake. She was waiting on my phone call, And after I would burden her with my problem, no matter if it was Tanner and the croup, Emily with a fever, or Jacob with a leg cramp or ear ache; she would pray with me on the phone, and whether the kids felt better or not I did. And usually after the phone call they would go to sleep, but I am sure Mommy didn't. She probably prayed right on. So you kids getting married and having babies, don't forget you got Moms out there praying for you. And if your Mom isn't available, you can always call one of your aunts or your grandma, we know how to pray too. And believe me, Grandma has forgotten some things, like how to turn on the oven or how to follow a recipe. Or even a name or two, but be assured she hasn't forgotten how to pray!!

Congratulations, Adam and Carrie!! Have they set a date?? I just cant' believe these kids are all grown up!! That makes us seem oldER!! Not that we ARE, mind you. And I had better not see any LOL's!!!

Adam proposed to Carrie last night and she said yes!! I guess that's two weddings in the making so far for our family. It's gotten quite chilly here today, nothing like yesterday.

Janet - It's nice that others can share in your "Incident". lol

My second graders had to talk about their most embarrassing moment the other day at school, so I told them about the 4-wheeler incident. I was trying to explain how big our family was and they couldn't believe it so I just showed them the picture on here. One little boy said, "That's bigger than our whole town." While telling the story, I made myself a pitiful victim, instead of the moron that I was. LOL They still didn't feel sorry for me:) They have also heard the scooter story, which they beg me to tell again and again.

We have been cornholin' it up this evening. Such beautiful weather today. We're having an afternoon shower now and the most bright rainbow I think I've ever seen popped up across the field from mom and dads. It's actually a double rainbow but the top one is not as bright. Yal be practicin' now. See ya at Steve's.

We will be back on the fourth or fifth. I'm not sure when you are planning this shindig, but if I am here, I will be happy to help. I only have one question...Trish mentioned someone distracting papa because we wouldn't be able to clean to suit him...so who is going ot distract mom, Ruth and Trish???? LOL

Good Idea on the cleaning! Any of the guys that wanted to could come and keep daddy busy with his stuff that way he wouldn't tell us how to clean inside the house. Lets see, that will be Emily and Zac's anniversary weekend and Janet and Matts too. Probably can't count on them. But it sounds like a good week!

Got a late evening soaking, but nothing like you described. I cleaned at Mommy's today and just so you know, what goes in the fridge, is now like the freezer, it stays there. I found food in there that was put there 3 weeks ago, and last week when I cleaned. I usually cook extra so they will have leftovers to eat later, but looks like they stay in the fridge, except for the bread. It all gets eaten. I am planning a "deep cleaning" week, the week after July 4th. If anyone can volunteer some time, a few days, hours....we'll take it. If you think you could help, let me know so we can plan on what we might be able to get done. I can get the weekly cleaning, but it takes all day, by the time I cook them a meal and clean up the kitchen. I mean, clean the kitchen, cook and then clean the kitchen again. LOL I'll send out an email with more details. We actually plan to make it fun...yes, you young whipper snappers!! FUN!! With lots of good food and laughs, I'm sure. You won't want to miss this...we're going to be making memories!!! I went to the cabinet to get a cup for coffee and instead, I got a cup with sour milk that had turned in to something Addy might want to analyze in Biology class. Let me know your thoughts on the time and such. If there's a better time for the majority, we can change it, I just thought that if Ruth wants to come, it would save her a trip since she will already be here. I might need a vacation about that time and I could take her home. This is not for women only!!

Did anyone get the flooding that we got here in the NRV last night? I've never heard it rain so hard in my life. It sounded like a train was running by our house and we don't even live near the tracks!

I'm not real sure about my summer plans. Working...somewhere. Just don't know where at the moment. I think Zac is going to be pretty busy with the apartments. He is supposed to paint all of the doors this summer which i think will take a pretty good while. I'm thinking about just getting a job here on campus that way I can just walk here. And then I might even be able to keep that job into next semester or something.

Tomorrow is our last day of finals. We each have one at 9 and then we are home free! I can't wait to be homeworkless for once...=P

And we should be able to come to the cookout that weekend too.

We'll see how Addy loves the gardening!! Pulling weeds, hoeing (sp) the corn, miracle growing the beans... Addy, if you and Paul want to, ya'll can ride to Steve's with us, or if Paul has to work, you can ride with us. If Dad has to work, then it might just be us. Kaiden is sitting in the floor beside me playing with my iron skillets. I'm just waiting for him to mash his toe!!! Emily, what are your plans for the summer?
Mommy is still talking about Uncle Lee coming up for a few weeks. Do you know when, Janis?

Addy, speaking of cook-outs. I don't know if you got the email or not, but we are planning a graduation cook-out for Kelsey on Saturday, June the 6th @ 1pm. That goes for anyone else that wants to come.

Well, only 15 more days of school!!!! I can't WAIT to get rid of these kids. And yes Emily, I know you're already finished so you don't have to rub it in. I'm thinking cook-outs and road trips for the summer... maybe some landscaping. ooohhh, and gardening! I love summertime!

mother/daughter

 

father/son

 

would love to see some baby pix of Greg

 
 
 
 

Hocevar Family

 

Oh yeah,
you guys would never guess what everyone ordered for dinner when we all went out?
BROWN BEANS!! Daddy said he could get those at home, but then all he ate was DILL PICKLES!!!

Janet is absolutely right, Kaiden is just as cuddley as Tanner was. And you could hurt Tanners feelings by just scolding him or looking at him hard. Not Emily and Jacob though. I had to beat them regularly and it still didn't phase them!
I would say Tanner got his hair from Danny, but can't say that cause he doesn't have any! LOL Sorry DannyBoy!
I talked to Amy yesterday. Little Ms Clara is being quite the angel. Eating and sleeping and pooping in all the right colors! She is supposed to go to the doctor today for a checkup!

Tanner is going to hate me for this, but... Kaiden is just as cuddly and lovable as Tanner was when he was little. Tanner used to wrap his little arms completely around my neck and hang on for dear life. There is one difference though, they won't stand still that long and they aren't fighting!

Lucky for Kaiden, I don't think his hair is QUITE as out-of-control as Tanner's was back in the day. But i do think you and Olivia look alike!