Monday, December 31, 2012

My New Years Resolutions!

My New Years Resolutions...
Tame the buldge & lose 20 pounds
Get Fit & exercise more
Improve health - lower blood pressure & cholesterol
Spend more quality time with my husband
Think more positive!

Best of luck to everyone on their resolutions!  
May 2013 be better than the last!


A Look Back on 2012...

What happened in 2012...
William continues at Trinity Baptist and started Speech Therapy
Zachary started 1st grade at a new school - Ravenel Elementary
William turned 4yrs old and Zachary turned 6yrs old!
William learned to ride his bike without training wheels
Zachary learned to ride a bigger better dirt bike - KTM
Zachary and William were both cured from the horrible Molluscum!
Aunt Jennifer married Mike Cole in Hilton Head
Zachary learned to read and has great math skills
David got a brand new work truck!
Zachary and William each got a Nintendo DS
Kelly became the Den Leader for the Tiger Cub Scouts
Zachary became a Cub Scout & William participates for fun
Zachary and William played organized Soccer and Basketball
Zachary learned to shoot a BB gun - and is looking forward to hunting
We spent every free warm weekend on Lake Keowee or Lake Jocassee
We bought a new tube and spent endless days tubing the lakes
Zachary and Kelly unsuccessfully attempted to ski - David was able to ski
Enjoyed a week long family vacation in Hiawassee Georgia!
David and Kelly celebrated 9 years of marriage!


Just a few things that happened in the News...
Obama was elected President
Stormin' Norman, Whitney Houston and Dick Clark died
Felix Baumgartner made a historic space jump free falling 23 miles from space!
Hurricane Sandy crashed into the Eastern Seaboard
Gas prices rose to an average $3.40 per gallon
Colorado movie theater massacre 
Connecticut school shooting leaving 28 dead, including 20 children
William and Kate prepare for their first child
iPad, iTouch and iPhone top tech sales

ALL ABOUT ZACHARY!
6yrs old - First Grader
Blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin and freckles across his nose
Loves dirt bikes, monster trucks and singing aloud
Best Christmas gift this year - BB gun
Favorite Food - Oatmeal with vanilla yogurt and bananas
Favorite Toy - WWF Wresting
Favorite Thing to Do Outside - Shoot BB gun and Ride Scooter
Favorite Song - Tornado & Pontoon by Little Big Town
Favorite Outfit - blue jeans, cowboy boots and camo jacket
Sleeps with Elephant and goes to bed everynight listening to music on his ipod!

ALL ABOUT WILLIAM!
4yrs old - Preschooler
Only weighs 32 lbs!  Tall and skinny!
Blonde hair, hazel eyes and tan skin
Loves ninja turtles, dirt bikes and monster trucks
Best Christmas gift this year - Ninja Turtles
Favorite Food - Peanut Butter by the spoonful
Favorite Thing To Do Outside - Ride Scooter
Favorite Thing to Do - snuggle in bed
Sleeps with Rabbit and Monkey
Is a climber - climbs to the tops of trees in our backyard

New Years Eve

We celebrated New Years Eve with a few fireworks...the boys don't like the big typical fireworks.  They love snakes, smoke bombs, pop-its, lighting flashes and such.  We had a great time watching their faces!  Welcome 2013!

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Twinkles Message...

Zachary has been sick today with a high fever...so Twinkle left him some medicine!

Will's Christmas Program

Tonight, William has his annual Christmas Program at Trinity Baptist Church!  The little ones were do darn cute!

Monday, December 10, 2012

Twinkle Gets in Trouble!

We woke up this AM with Legos scattered all over the playroom and then we found Twinkle...


Sunday, December 9, 2012

Sick Day for Twinkle!

Twinkle must have caught the flu...

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Santa Visit

 The boys and I went to a Christmas Festival in Seneca.  We enjoyed cookies, doughnuts, hot cocco, a train ride and a visit with Santa!  The boys has a great time!

RainGutter Regatta

Today, the Cubs had their annual RainGutter Regatta.  Each boy made a boat at home and then raced today!
 What a great group of Tiger Cubs!
 In our Pack/Den, we encourage younger brother participation so Will was right there too!
Zachary and his boat...
 The final race...
 Almost out of breath...
  Zachary won 1st Place although it is not about who wins but Doing You Best!
Had a lot of fun today!  So glad to be apart of such a wonderful group!

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Kitchen Zip Line

This morning, we caught Twinkle having a little fun...ZipLining through our kitchen!

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Will's 4th Birthday Party

Because Will's Birthday fell the day before Thanksgiving, we celebrated his birthday party today.  He, of course, wanted to dress up and he wanted to go bowling.  So, we had a
SUPERHERO BOWLING PARTY!

Friday, November 30, 2012

Twinkle is at it AGAIN!

Today, Twinkle got the boys underwear and replaced the boys stockings...

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Tiger Cubs Tour Of Clemson Media Department

Today, I took the Cub Scouts on a "Behind The Scenes" tour of the Clemson Media Department.  The boys toured the yearbook, the magazine, the newspaper...
Got to be on the TV set...
Did a scavenger hunt...
Did a live shout-out on the Radio Station...
Made music by moving records...
Clemson made this an excellent experience for the scouts!!
Thanks Clemson University!

Friday, November 23, 2012

Welcome Back TWINKLE!

Every year on Thanksgiving, Santa sends one of his elves "Twinkle" to keep an eye on the boys behavior.  Every night, she flies back to the north pole to report to Santa...who has been Naughty and who has been Nice!  In the morning, she is in a different spot...
So much fun!

First thing every morning, the boys run around looking for her...

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Salute to Hero's Pack Meeting

Today at our Cub Scout Pack Meeting, the scouts all earned different badges.  Zachary earned his Bobcat Badge and several beltloops...communicating, citizenship, video games, computers, collecting, bowling, soccer and bicycling!

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Tiger Cubs To The Fire Department

The TIger Cubs are learning all about "My Community."  We have studied a map and talked about important jobs in our community.  Today, we took a trip to our local Fire Department!  We got a hands on experience and they even rang the fire alarms!

Friday, November 9, 2012

Clemson Tigerama!

The boys loved roaming around Clemson today...





Veteran's Day Ceremony

Today, the Cub Scouts all participated in the Veteran's Day Ceremony at Ravenel.  I am soooo proud of my Den of Tiger Cubs!