Jukebox

Thanks Heather!!!!!!! If you like the music scroll down to the very bottom and you will see my jukebox!!!!!!!! Way cool and I am so addicted to it!

Time to Say Good-bye

Saying Good-bye to a Class Act!

You knew this was coming! I have just been in denial most of the week! What a classy guy. When I look at my sons (who of course are destined to play some type of pro-sport) I want them to model this guy. The guy who gave everything to the game. The guy who is strong in his faith and is a family man. A guy who will retire this once and will truly BE DONE (Roger).

I cried during the press conference when he gave his wife credit! What a woman. She has three kids and is basically a single mom most of the year. I have three kids and throw a fit if Michael is gone more than one/two nights! I have to go see one more game this year and I am sure my hubby won't let me down!

The thing that ties me most to this man is my Dad. My dad loves baseball (as did my Paw Paw and Granny). They never stopped watching because we were having a crappy year they just yelled a little louder. I have inherited that from all three of them. I have fond memories of watching games with my dad from when I was 5 and up! There was never a time I can remmeber watching without Biggio. I will miss that the most.

Krazy Dancin' Kids

Here is the video from today at Kids Kamp!!

Kids Kamp

So Sad!!!!!!!! Today is the last day of Kids Kamp at church. The kids have had a blast! Taylor, Aaron and Jake have had so much fun they even got to perform for us this morning! Taylor had a blast, Jake sat on my lap and wanted to be with Gator and Aaron had fun too just much more low key than Tate. Jake did great with the parachutes (because Aaron and Taylor were with him) but as soon as they left he wanted to be with me. He did do the streamers with me. Taylor was jumping and dancing everywhere and she stuck herself dead front and center (that's my girl). We love being center stage! I tried to get more shots of Aaron but he was behind this one kiddo that would not move!

Here are the pictures from the morning and I will try and load up the video. Kimmy got great video of them as well so check out her blog later! Please ignore Taylor digging! BAD HABIT!!!!!

We will be celebrating the last day of Kamp with lunch with the hawkin's clan at McDonald's (aren't you jealous)!

The shot of little man is just an added bonus!

New Link

Hey everyone, I am back into the swing of life after a crazy fun vacation. I have a new link in my blog that allows you to view photos. Just click on The Bench Crew Photos link, the password is 112198anni and off you go. We had so many pictures from the Bahamas I did not have enough room in my blog. Hope you enjoy. I will be adding also updates to albums in there. I keep a album for each kiddo so they will have them when they are grown. Enjoy!

This picture is Caden in his new exersaucer (Thanks Aunt Kimmy and Gator for sharing). He LOVES it and reminds me of Tate in it!!

Hello from the "Hamas"

Hello from the "Hamas" as Jakey Boy is calling it. We are having a blast but are really worn out. We just got in from our last outing at the beach and we are officially water-logged. Jake and Michael are asleep and tate is watching a show. Jake has taken a nap every day.
The beginning of our trip was tough. This place is HUGE!!!! (I will send pictures when we get home). The walking did jake in. After a day of his whining and crying I rented a stroller from the hotel and it has been the best $$ spent this vacation. He gets a free ride and I have some sanity restored.

This place is so big I can even put it into words. It is a beautiful place. We discovered it is more outfitted for the older kids though. We found Jake likes the beach best and there is this little beach called the Cove that is calm and we have spent lots of time there. Tate wanted to do all the water slides but was to small (she was very upset). But, today was her highlight, my brother-in-law, niece, nephew and Taylor and me all went parasailing. Jake and Michael rode the boat out with us. Tate LOVED it she was much calmer than I was. I was the one screaming and she was the one not holding on and Praising God from 200 feet above the Ocean Floor. She was so funny!!!

The other highlight was the Dolphin Encounter we went on. The kids loved it and Jake kept kissing our dolphin "Sean". We got to hug them, feed them, kiss them, pet them and even dance with them. They are truly beautiful creatures and VERY heavy. When he got on my shoulder for a hug I about fell over I was not expecting the weight.

The kids have gone to kids camps at night all except two nights. They will be heading there tonight so the couples can have one last night together.

All in all it has been a blast and it is beautiful. I would next time leave the munchkins at home. Michael had meetings every morning and so I am wiped out.

Girls..the lzy river I was so pumped about floating on is called the current. It has severe rapids in it. Michael and tate loved it. jake and I hated it. There was an elevator thing you had to go up while floating along tht had jets shooting water out well...jake and I got caught in the jets and could not get out. I could not see and Jake was screaming he hates water in his face (as do I). Finally we got going and he and I exited the "lazy River". I should have known something was up when the lifeguards made us put life jackets on the kids!!

We did meet up with our friend david who lives here. he and his daughter taelor came and spent one day with us and then he came and celebrated Michael's b-day with us at dinner one night. That was great to see him.

The kids have had a blast with there cousins and I am thankful they were here with us. Chris has pushed Jake everywhere for me. Great helper.

So, tonight s our last night and we are all ready to see our "wee puppy". We miss everyone and I will call when we get our self back on State time!!
****No celebrity sitings. We ate at the fanciest restraunt here on a business dinner (it is a Japanese place way out of the comfort zone there). But, there is a big sign up that Jamie Presley is celebrating her birthday here Friday night. (She sent a invitation but we will be back stateside. I was so sad to disappoint her). See you all soon!!!

Taylor AKA "Little Orphan Annie"

If you have been around Tate latley for any period of time you would know of her obsession with Annie. It is so bad we have the broadway soundtack in the car and the movie soundtrack in her room. At any given moment you will here "Tomorrow" booming from upstairs. I love the movie as well but HATE that song. I am actually sick of all the songs and have banned it the past few days from being played in the car on the premiss that I may go insane. She is also, for the past month, been having really hard times going to bed at night because she is very concerned she is going to be orphaned from her parents dying in a fire. I think that is my sign to make her take a break from watching the movie every other day!

Well, just now I told her to go upstairs and clean. She was not real happy with this plan and stomped up stairs mumbling and talking about how I am not fair WHATEVER!!! The kicker is

all of sudden I hear "Hard Knock Life" bellowing from my sweet five year old. I was cracking up!!!!!!! My drama queen daughter!!!!!!! (At least she gets it honostly)