Getting Ready for Sam's Baptism

I called Stephanie to see if she would come with me and take some really neat pictures of Sam with our big camera for his baptism. We all know what a clever photographer she is and I was so happy that she said yes. Here are some of her creations...

Which one should I choose?

So this is what boys are like?...

The other night Steve and I had just left our house when I recieved a phone call from Heather Johnson...she apologized for interfering, but hoped that we would do the same thing if ever it neccesary. She was calling to tell us that Sam was jumping off the roof of our house, sailing into the air and then landing onto the trampoline!!! I quickly called home and asked Sydnie to go get him and bring him into the house to safety. When we got home we asked him about his adventure and he denied every bit of it, of course, until we told him we knew all about it! After which, he told us it would never happen again.

Which brings me to another story of something that Sam did that I would like to record before I forget about it...during Homecoming week, Jill dropped off a car at our house. This car was for Steve to drive the Royality in during the Homecoming game at half-time. When she dropped the car off, we chatted for a little bit and I set the keys down by the front door in what I considered a "safe spot." Later on in the day, I was walking outside to take some garbage out and Sam was in the front seat of the car with the ingition on, motioning and telling his friend Landon to "hop in"!!!! I just about died. He had started the car! Can you believe it....He Had Started The Car and was sitting in the driver's seat almost ready to maybe drive away...i don't know what was on his mind!

Pies, Pies, and more Pies...

While Sam and Brin were off track, we went up to Grandma's house a couple of times and picked apples, made apple pies, brought apples home to make more. I ended up with around 20 pies and I think that my mom ended up with about 22 pies and I had 8 bags of frozen apple filling...wow. We have been busy and to tell you the truth, I am sick of apples and apple pie! Ever since I was a little girl, I remember my mom making apple pies and then freezing them to reheat and enjoy just like you were pulling out a fresh pie out of the oven. She was known throughout Huntsville for her famous apple pies. All of the Home Teachers loved to come and visit her because she would always have them a hot piece of pie. I loved going up there and spending time with my mom and Brin and Sam had a lot of fun too. Especially playing with Jessy!

So anyways, we have lots of pies so come on over and enjoy one with us!

Sadies...

This post is written by Lyndsie: This weekend, I had the Sadies Dance. I went with Darren and we had a blast!! We went to the zoo and had a great time. Darren's favorite exhibit was the penguins, he was captivated by them and could have watched them for hours on end. My favorite animal was the baby elephant. After the zoo we went and walked around the Gateway for a while then found our dinning destination at P. F. Chang's. The food was delightful. Then we made our way to the dance where we danced for hours on end. But that was not all we attended to there, we got married (for the night) and danced some more. After the dance we went to Amanda Harris' house and indulged ourselves in chocolate fondue. I loved the chocolate dipped strawberries. Then we had a fun time playing battle of the sexes ( the girls dominated of course) and that was the end of our adventurous night.

Legacy Jr. High...

Watching Sydnie cheer is so fun, I love it! I love to go to the games and support the school. I love to go and see all of the parents and families that live by us and I love to watch the games. It is now Basketball season and it is fun to watch. Stockton is on the team and he does a great job! It is defiantly something to look forward to every Tuesday and Thursday!

Forever Friends

Jennifer, Kim, Donna, and me

A lunch that I have been looking forward too...Jennifer Ence moved away from us about 5 years ago and I still cry when I see her! I miss her and her family so much! I wished that they had never moved away. Who would have ever imagined that we would have met such great friends when we moved here to Syracuse. All of us have been close friends ever since and every birthday we get together and enjoy everyone's company. This year was a little bit different because we could not find the time to get together for every one's birthday so we just decided to do it one time. Donna Lake should be with us but she couldn't make it because Caleb got sick and she had to take him to the doctor. We had a great lunch talking about everyone's kids and how life has changed for us. Thayne is in college now and Lyndsie driving...how could this be? Jennifer is doing good. Last spring, Jennifer was diagnosed with Leukemia, she is in remission now and is doing much better. The Ence family is one of my favorite families, I love them! I had the best time at lunch today...Happy Birthday everyone!

Our Missionary Friend is almost Gone...

This is Brent's last Sunday here before he leaves on his mission. We are all going to miss him a lot. We are going to miss him coming over almost every night, just walking in without knocking (of course he was always welcomed though), helping Syd with her homework, eating our food, messing around with Sam, edging our lawn, teasing everyone, and the list goes on. Our house is going to be quiet when he leaves, but we are still hoping that Allen and his friends will come over every now and again! This Sunday, Anne had us over for a Thanksgiving Feast. It was a beautiful dinner with all of the thanksgiving fixings. It was delicious actually and I left stuffed! She had asked Brent what he wanted for his last sunday dinner and he told her she invited some friends and went to work. What a great mom! The Page's are a great family and I am so happy that my family has gotten to know them better! Thanks for everything Brent...you will be an awesome missionary and we will miss you! Here are some pictures of all of the kids down in Brent's room playing video games...

Halloween Night...

A Great Halloween...Everyone had a fantastic night! Sam went with Ben, Brinley went with McKahl, Brielle, Lexy,McKenna and others, and Sydnie went with Bridgette, Jaycee and that group. And wouldn't you know it, Lyndsie has finally gotten too old to go trick r treating so she went out on a date with Darren. Steve took Sam around with Ben and I just stayed home and passed out candy...our street was busy, so I finally did my usual thing and went and got a lawn chair and sat outside with the Crosby's and finished passing out candy.

Dallen Moss stopped by to say HI

Choir Concert and Piano Recital...

Syndnie had a busy week of music but the worst part of it all was that it was also the last week of the term and she had a busy week with that and cheer practice and homework. She was also given a challenge when her piano teacher decided to change her piano piece because another one of her students had moved away and she wanted Sydnie to play Bella's Lullaby instead of the one she had. So with everything elso Sydnie had to do, she also had to practice extra hard on a new song for her recital on friday. Her choir concert was fantastic, the Lady Madrigals did awesome but I especially loved her piano recital. She did a great job and it is so good to see the fruits of her labors! What a great week you had Syd!

The choir pictures did not turn out very good...my camera does not do a good job inside of the school...here they are anyways...


Piano Recital at the home of her new piano teacher, Racheal Willis, oh and Ben Crosby takes with her.