Labor Day Weekend

We hope that everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend and trust that you all stayed safe. Our weekend wasn't too eventful, but rather nice. Friday afternoon, I took Katie for her first gymnastics class. She was very excited to be trying something new and was eager to show off her abilities to do the splits. She was a PRO!! They did warm up stretches, practiced working several pieces of equipment. They moved from station to station where they did cartwheels, back kick-overs, they jumped on the trampoline, and worked different height balance beams. Katie has great balance and was the only one to walk the highest beam with no help. After all that, they played balance games, and did mini-workouts. Later that night, I started the weekend off by getting all of my homework done so that I could enjoy the rest of the weekend. I think I manage to finish up around 3 am Saturday morning. I meant to go to bed long before I did, but I got my second-wind and just stayed up until everything was done. It's made this week very relaxing for me. Saturday, consisted of laundry and cleaning, but at least it got done (though it wasn't fun to do)!! We also watched Mim's Island...and if you haven't watched that with your kids, I highly recommend it!! Sunday, we all went to Greenbrier to visit Pherby, David, David Alan, and Kenneth, who came in from the storm in New Orleans. This was also our last little visit with David, as he is being shipped out to Afghanistan for 6 months. We had a blast as usual. We ate great food, spent countless hours in the pool, checked out Nana and Papaw's cows, got an unexpected lift in the tractor's bucket (Pherby and I...and may I add the kids thought it was hilarious!!), and then we made our way home. Steven, Justin, and Andrew camped out at our house playing Madden (football game for those of you who aren't game savy) until the wheee hours of the morning, so that pretty much meant that Monday was a recovery day. Later that evening the girls played outside while Steven and I chatted with our neighbors for a little bit. And to polish off the last few hours, I ventured out and cooked!! We had bbq chicken, corn, and baked beans. And because I was feeling so industrious, I made Steven's favorite...custard pie!! Watch out Granny...he says I'm getting pretty good at making it!! So, I guess that was our weekend in a nuttshell.
Hope you all had just as much fun as we did!!





David, Pherby, Kenneth (in front), and David Alan (Christmas '07).
We are praying for you all and hope that your home
is not damaged by all the hurricanes. We are also
praying for you, David, and your safe trip to and from
Afghanistan. See you when you get back!!