Six Flags Atlanta

We decided to take a day & drive down to Six Flags for some fun. We went on all the tame rides & a few of the scary ones too. Even little Miss got in on the rollercoaster action & rode a semi-scary ride. One was enough for her though.

Daffy Duck


Bugs Bunny


Wonder Woman.

Adrienne driving Daddy crazy!

Adrienne on the "pretty horse".

Eli the knight on his trusty steed.

Driving the big rig.

Adrienne driving the car.

Eli driving the car.

Family visit

Dusty, Carrie, Lilly & Isaac came out for

their first visit to Tennessee. All the cousins had so much fun playing & getting reacquainted with each other. (The grownups had fun too.) We visited Nashville, the Parthenon & the battlefield.

It's hard to get all four to sit still at the same time!

On the steps of the Parthenon.

Eli with Athena.

He's a Giant.

The kids hamming it up with the horses at the Opryland Hotel.

Enjoying the sunshine & the trampoline.

Tony & Dusty trying to fix the eave of the roof on the peak of our home. This was the first attempt to climb the roof.

Tony take 2. Climbing up the other side to fix the eave with his extension cord to climb/rappel with.

Isaac watching Uncle Tony work with tools. He's already got the plumber's crack down pat.

Wait one cotton pickin' minute!

The kids hanging out by the cannon.

Isaac in the slaughter pen.

A day at the zoo

He's a Wild One!


"We're lost Mrs. Ward! We're lost!"
My group of boys had quite a sense of humor. I told them that if I can't see them or they couldn't see me, then they were lost & I didn't want any lost boys.


The skull of an elephant.

This one's for you Grandma!

They got to feed the birds some nectar. Yum!

Eli & his buddies.

Watch Out! That hippo is trying to eat you!

Eli taming the giant anaconda.

Heading Home.

Happy Birthday

The kids helping Tony blow out his birthday candle.

We just couldn't fit all the candles on his cake. (ha ha) The kids thought the chocolate decorations on the cake were candles too so we were covered.

Limbo Champ

Every month the school has a skate night. We try to go whenever possible because the kids love it so much. They have open skate & do a few games & races through out the night. This month Eli decided to participate in the Limbo game. As it turns out he won. We were all very excited. Adrienne also won a t-shirt from the skating rink so we had a car full of winners on the way home that night!

family time is fun

I let the kids take photos with my camera from time to time. They love directing the other family members into the poses they want. Adrienne took this lovely photo of us. (The things we do for our kids!)


While E & A were playing, she accidentally knocked him over & he hit the floor, so...Eli has a new smile. He lost two teeth (that were already loose) & the big one in front is growing in to fill the space. I don't know where the other tooth is going to fit!



A close-up in case you wanted to see more. :)


We went bowling as a family when the kids had a half day at school. The kids used bumpers but did not use the rolling ramp to help them this time. I thought they did pretty good.

Such form!

Adrienne was quite proud of her score (79).

Tony of course beat us all, but not by much!!

Chinese New Year @ The Discovery Center

The kids made quilt squares & we finally got to see them up in the museum.

The whole quilt.

Eli's is 3rd from the right in the 2nd row from the bottom.

Adrienne's is 3rd from the left in the 2nd row from the bottom.

It's a BIG girl bike!

Eli in the dragon.

The dragon performers let E & A try to do the dance in a scaled-down, kid sized dragon.

They thought the kids did a great job dancing. I thought they did too! It was hard work to coordinate their movements together.

Some happenings in February

My beautiful happy kids!

Eli & his long arms that will not stop growing!

Adrienne was showing us her graceful side.

We went to Fine Arts Night at the school. We got to see artwork, listen to the PTO meeting, and see some demonstrations from the students.

Here is Eli doing sit-ups at one of the activity stations as they demonstrated what they do in PE at school. Tony said it was like what he had to do at the Academy for the Sheriff's Office. Hardcore!

Eli & his class, dressed in turquoise, showing us what they have learned in music class.

This is some of Eli's fine art that he drew on our sidewalk. The blue chalk is one continuous line. My very own modern artist!

Tony playing for the first time in the new sanctuary at church. The kids & I like to go & hear him play. They think their Daddy is so cool!

A view of the new stage.