tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149126622024-03-13T16:00:36.910-05:00LandLifeJEffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524578778401192931noreply@blogger.comBlogger1629125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14912662.post-45034470030824496112015-12-30T20:32:00.000-06:002015-12-30T20:32:05.655-06:00Christmas Eve 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We enjoyed a laid back Christmas Eve this year. We plan to be at home on Christmas Day so we were a little bit more relaxed than normal. The boys got a few gifts from some of their friends. Ms. Candace came over and brought the boys some toys. They got some of their favorite "As Seen On TV" items.</div>
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Ms. Kelsie has strep so we went to her house after church. So we went to her house to give her Christmas presents and she had some presents for the boys.</div>
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The boys loved their presents.<br />
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Brian came over to bring the boys their present from him. They were thrilled to get a punching bag.</div>
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We had a nice dinner of lasagna and boys enjoyed drinking from their snackies that Ms. Candace gave them.<br />
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After dinner the boys got their ornaments. Will got a "bowling" ornament because that's his current favorite sport. <br />
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The boys also spent some time eating, I mean decorating, the gingerbread house. Never one to avoid sugar, Nash loved the "decorating."<br />
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Our fourth port was by far our favorite. We absolutely loved our time in Costa Maya. We went to Maya Chan Beach Resort. It was totally relaxing and absolutely amazing. Pop kayaked with the boys and they had a blast.</div>
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Because our group was so large we got two cabanas. Each cabana had beach chairs, hammocks, and back beds. It was amazing.</div>
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A full authentic Mexican lunch was served complete with homemade tortillas and fresh guacamole. It was absolutely amazing.</div>
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The view that we had was beautiful and serene. There were even floating chairs and the waitstaff would walk out to your chair and ask you what you needed. </div>
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One of our favorite aspects was that there was wifi for the entire beach area, so we all were able to catch up on our social media and see what was happening in the world .</div>
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Our last day was a travel day, so we stayed on the boat and monkeyed around. The cruise was amazing and the boys definitely want to go back again. They loved everything about the cruise, except maybe for the lack of wifi. </div>
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Our flights were much better if we spent an extra day in New Orleans, so we lived it up. We went to the French Quarter and enjoyed beignets at Cafe' Du Monde and then had some delicious cajun food.<br />
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It was very interesting to explore some of the culture of the area. We enjoyed looking at art done by the local artisans.<br />
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I would say this was one of the best trips ever!JEffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524578778401192931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14912662.post-46577724570157664652015-06-03T21:00:00.000-05:002015-06-03T21:00:00.509-05:00Christmas Cruise Part 2: Belize and Honduras<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One the boys' favorite spots on the cruise ship was the dino kids pool area. They loved going there. </div>
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Many hours were spent there each day on the cruise.<br />
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Our second excursion was in Belize. I was a little disappointed in Belize. We have several friends who have talked about how beautiful it is, but we must not have been to the beautiful part. There wasn't a dock so we had to tender our boat in.<br />
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After getting to the dock, we paid a man to give us a tour of the island. He was a pastor. I'm not sure if we were on an official tour, but I can tell you that we definitely saw parts of Belize that aren't traditionally seen.<br />
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He took us to the poor parts and the rich parts and told us stories about the island. It was neat to get that information, but I'm OK if we never go back to Belize.<br />
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The boys did have a fun time on the tender boat though. On the way back to the cruise ship we rode on the top of the tender boat and the boys had a good time with that.<br />
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Tuck didn't fair so well in the kids club. We dropped him off, but we almost always got a call. I think it was because he was such a young three year old.<br />
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Most nights we would feed the boys from the buffet and then we would all go to the nicer meal. Most nights, we ended up bringing Tuck!<br />
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We cruised on the Norwegian Dawn. It was a smaller ship than the Carnival ships that we saw, but for me it was plenty big!<br />
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Our next stop was Honduras. I really liked Honduras. The water was clear and we also went ziplining. It was a lot of fun.<br />
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The zipline guides has a lot of fun with the boys.<br />
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I thought that Reed would be too shy to go because he is very cautious, but he went and he had a fun time. Of course Nash and Will went with full gusto.<br />
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The ziplining was fun and after we finished our guide took us to a beach in Honduras. I was less than impressed with the beach in Honduras. It was crowded and also there were people all over the place trying to sell us stuff.<br />
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For Christmas this year, we decided that we wanted to give our kids a little more than some gifts that they wouldn't remember for very long. We wanted to give them memories. We decided that the best way to do that was to take them on a special trip. So, we decided to take them on a cruise.<br />
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It was so much fun surprising the boys with the activities that we were going to do. They never had any idea that we were going on a cruise until it was just about time to board the ship. They were excited about all of the different things. They were surprised that Uncle Bill was going with us, then they were surprised to ride in a limo, then they were surprised that Mrs. Candace was going with us, and then they were surprised that we were riding an airplane, then surprised that we were spending the night in a hotel, then surprised that Pop and Lola were going with us, and FINALLY, surprised that we were going on a cruise.<br />
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The boys loved the fact that the cruise ship had unlimited food. They were in food heaven. The cruise ship had the best kid sized buffet.<br />
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They also loved the water slide on the cruise. The kids pool was so much fun.<br />
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It was a little chilly at first, so they also liked the access to all of the hot tubs.<br />
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Our first excursion was Cozumel, Mexico. We didn't do anything but get off the ship and walk around but it was neat for the boys to experience a little bit of Mexico.<br />
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The two Williams were happy to find their name on the front of a sailboat.<br />
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They had fun posing next to the "gold statue" man.<br />
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One night at dinner we had a real laugh. The boys were going to be in a parade with the kids club. However, we got a call that said "Tuck didn't want to be in the parade."<br />
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It was fun to have Pop and Lola along with us for the Christmas cruise.<br />
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After we boarded back on the cruise it was time to sail for our next stop, Belize.<br />
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I am so blessed to work with an incredible group of people. I love each and every one of them. It is so neat that my coworkers are like family. Each year, Abbey and I like to do a little something special to show our appreciation for them.<br />
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This is our first Christmas in our new house, so we were excited to get to have the team over and actually have everyone fit!</div>
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Abbey fixed an amazing meal. It was very tasty and I think that everyone enjoyed it.<br />
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Abbey found a great idea for the team ornament. We try to make a keepsake ornament every year. This year, we took little pieces of pages that each team member had worked on and made them into pine cones.<br />
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I think that it was a successful meal, but I'm more thankful to be associated with such an amazing group of people.<br />
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For Thanksgiving 2014, we loaded up the van and headed over to cousin Molly's house. We decided to meet up with the Covington side of the Drake family and have a great big meal. Pop and Suzy enjoyed some sibling bonding.</div>
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We had too much food. It was kind of insane actually. Lots of food. It was delicious.<br />
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Tucker enjoyed getting to know all of his cousins. The boys had a blast playing with Hugh and Brady.<br />
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We were also excited that Drake and Brooks got to come, but you had to to fight to get Brooks out of Lola's hands. She's sort of a baby hog.<br />
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In typical fashion, the boys were all happy to have electronics to play with. Even Uncle John.<br />
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For some reason, we didn't end up with any pics of Brooks, but got some of this cutie. Love our nephew Drake.JEffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524578778401192931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14912662.post-62716853980887111892015-05-27T21:55:00.002-05:002015-05-27T21:55:34.699-05:00Happy Halloween 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year we decided to stay home from our church's Trunk or Treat in order to test out the new neighborhood and see how the trick or treating was there. Although it isn't my favorite holiday, there's something quite alluring to our kids and love it. Reed and Nash even wanted to dress as skeletons which is definitely not our top choice.<br />
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Luckily, our kids have some great teenage friends. Oh the irony. If only they knew that most kids don't have great teenage role models that are willing to dress up and go trick or treating with them. Jason, Brian, and Keslie all came over and went trick or treating with the boys.<br />
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The only problem was that it WAS FREEZING cold. Reed bowed out as quickly as he could and Uncle Bill volunteered to take him back home.<br />
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We did find out that some of our neighbors take Halloween very seriously. I mean, they gave out FULL SIZE candy bars!<br />
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After everyone arrived back home, we had hot dogs and gave out candy. We had a ton of trick or treaters. It was a fun night!<br />
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Every year Ms. Candace has a pumpkin party and every year we go to the party. This year, though, Abbey had to miss the party because she was running a half-marathon in Chattanooga.<br />
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The boys and I still went and we had a lot of fun. Even though the point of the party is to carve pumpkins, we never actually carve pumpkins, because the thought of having to reach inside of a pumpkin and pull it's guts out makes my stomach turn.</div>
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Thankfully, Candace always has little pumpkins for the boys to decorate. Some years she is daring and even let's them paint the pumpkins. This year, however, wasn't that year. She did have some great stickers for the pumpkins.<br />
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Will was very proud of his pumpkin and he did do a great job at decorating it.<br />
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Nash really loved that this year's new addition to the party was a bounce house. I hope that Ms. Candace is planning on renting another one next year or there might be a revolt.<br />
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Of course, KK has a lot of things to play with at her house, so the boys never get bored. They even have ducks that won't stay at the pond and continually come back to their house even when they try to make them go away.<br />
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Reed has been to the pumpkin party every year and he is getting so old. Maybe next year he can carve a pumpkin himself.<br />
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The highlight of the evening was the hayride. KK pulled us on the trailer through the back pasture. It was a lot of fun. And Abbey ... well ... she got sick and ended up not being able to run the whole race.JEffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524578778401192931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14912662.post-14062883029946839902014-10-31T14:00:00.002-05:002014-10-31T14:00:18.223-05:00Reed's First School Project<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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The boys had a trike-a-thon at their preschool. They were really excited about it. <br />
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Will thought it was great to get to bring his bike to his school. Of course, Will also gets excited about going to the doctor, having x-rays, and getting homework. <br />
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Tuck and Will were both excited that Pop and Lola were there to watch them ride. <br />
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Will's class was all decked out with their bikes and their helmets. <br />
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Pop helped tuck steer. Tuck really doesn't understand the whole "pedal" concept. <br />
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But he does know how to zoom. He is so cute on his trike. <br />
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The boys are really enjoying their first year at their new school this year. It has been a good move having them at the Path Preschool. JEffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524578778401192931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14912662.post-8250620638627364032014-10-27T15:07:00.001-05:002014-10-27T15:07:23.501-05:00Tuck is Three! Pete the Cat Birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's hard to believe that our baby boy is three years old! I can't believe that it was that long ago. Abbey pulled out another birthday spectacular with a great birthday breakfast. <br />
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Now, I heard from several of our friends that a 9:00 AM breakfast birthday was entirely TOO early, but I hate going to birthday parties, so I thought everyone would be glad to get the birthday out of the way early. <br />
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Tuck loved "Pete the Cat" so Abbey go everything all decked out for a great birthday party. Lola came in to help and celebrate with us. <br />
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Abbey put hershey kisses in little eggs with mice faces drawn on them. They kids got to hunt for mice and found "mouse poo" inside.<br />
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Tuck was really excited about his birthday presents. <br />
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Tuck's unconventional birthday cake was a multiple layered pancake with all of the colors from Pete's New Shoes book. White Shoes - whipped cream, Red Shoes - strawberry jam, Blue Shoes - blueberry jam, and Brown Shoes - chocolate gravy. <br />
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Uncle Bill got to play with Tuck a little bit with his new gadget toy. <br />
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Tuck had plenty of help opening some presents. <br />
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Lots of friends came and the boys were really excited. Tuck's main friend these days is his crib buddy from Taiwan, Wei. So the other kids entertained the other friends. <br />
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Everybody loves Wei. <br />
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Cate loves Tuck. We are happy that we have such great family and friends. Happy birthday Tuck! Love you so much!JEffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524578778401192931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14912662.post-57790050873809013442014-10-27T14:56:00.001-05:002014-10-27T14:56:26.278-05:00Fall Ball 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's something that we said that we would never do, but alas, we did sign Reed up for Fall Travel Ball this year. And guess what? He LOVED it. It was totally his prerogative and he really loved his team. <br />
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We had a great team of seven kids and 3 of the kids are in my Sunday School class this year. I loved watching Reed improve under the direction of Coach Terry. He has been a great influence on Reed. <br />
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The little brothers also loved getting to go to all of the games. Well, maybe love is a little bit too strong of a word. They, at least, tolerated going to the games. <br />
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All four of Reed's grandparents were able to make it to at least one of the games. Of course having grandparents at your game is much better than parents being there. <br />
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Reed got several goals and he really worked hard on his footwork. <br />
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Sometimes, Mr. Brian gives Reed tutorials when he is keeping the boys. <br />
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Soccer season is over, so now we are going to have random practices to keep the boys in shape, but we will start back again in the Spring.<br />
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Last week for Family Day celebrations, we took the boys to Dave and Busters. Will loves to bowl. Well, at least he talks about bowling constantly.</div>
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The boys were excited that Mr. Brian and Uncle Bill joined us on our Family Day Celebrations. It was a special treat for them for sure. </div>
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For dinner we went to Chuy's. The boys love Chuy's. We like taking them to Chuy's because it is loud and we are a loud family. </div>
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Four years ago today, we were blessed doubly. Not only did we get our sweet Nash, but also our baby Will. Will was definitely the chunky monkey that we expected. Every picture of this little guy showed us the sweetest little round cheeks and legs. He definitely was well-fed and cared for by his Nanny. He was only 4.5 months old, but it seemed like we had waited forever to hold him.</div>
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Will and Abbey had an instant connection since they share a birthday and that connection has continued to grow for the past four years. You have never met a boy who loves his mama more than Will loves his mama. Thankfully though, Will has a HUGE heart and there is plenty of love for everyone-- and I do mean everyone. Will loves people. He loves his parents, his brothers, his grandparents, his Uncle Bill, his teachers, his church leaders, his friends, his toys, the insects, the garbage collector, the cashier at Wal-Mart, the police men, he loves everyone.</div>
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Will keeps the world laughing with his silly antics and phrases. He loves a good bag and a hat. He will do almost anything for a laugh and gets excited about the smallest of details.</div>
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I am so proud to be your Daddy. I love the way that you love life. I love the fact that you wear Rainboots on a sunny day and gloves on the hottest of days. I love that you change clothes 15 times a day and never once worry about the fact that they may not match or even be the right size. I love how you can play for hours putting together legos. I love that you give people hugs and you make them happy. Will, you are a larger than life personality and you bring lots of laughter into our home. Will you are so loved. We are are so glad that God chose us to be your parents. I love you, Will-Will!<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Four years ago today, Abbey and I woke up in Taipei. We kissed our sweet little Reed goodbye and left him with Lola and Uncle Bill. We promised to bring him back some brothers. We took a taxi to the domestic airport and boarded a plane that took us to Taitung. After dropping our items off at the hotel we headed to the baby home where we met our sweet Nash for the first time. He had just woken from his nap and was told that he was about to go and meet his "mama and daddy". I am sure that he must have been as scared as we were. </span></div>
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After a few minutes, Nash warmed up to us and allowed us to play some games with him. He was so small yet, so grown-up acting. He was such a smart boy. After a few hours, he was comfortable with us and knew that he was once again experiencing a life change. In his 2.5 year life, he had lived through lots of little changes. I wished there was some way that we could have assured him that we were his mama and daddy -- forever. </div>
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Flash-foward four years and Nash is a thriving, happy, precious, caring, loving, charming, adorable six year old. He fiercely loves his brothers. He loves to help his mom, and joke around with me (his daddy). He is a gymnast, a climber, and still has the most adorable dimples you've ever seen. He is home. He has stability. He is loved--dearly, loved.</div>
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Dear Nash,<br />
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I am so proud to be your Daddy. I love the way you jokingly wipe my kisses off, but I know that you save just a little bit of them so that you can remember me. I love the way that you help your Mama and how you even thank God for times that you get to help her when you pray. I love the way you take care of Will and Tuck and the way you look up to Reed. I love that you smile. I love your smile. Your beautiful teeth and your dimples. You brighten a room when you enter it. I love your artistic nature and your attention to detail. Nash, you are dearly loved. We love you so much and we are so thankful that God let us be your parents. You make us happy. I love you, Fish.<br />
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This guy. I remember parts of the trip vividly and some of them seem like distant memories. I remember the nerves. How would we be as parents? Were we really ready for this? How would he react to us? Are we really do this? I remember those thoughts racing through my head, but didn't fear them because I knew one thing for sure. The boy in the picture that I had held onto for so long of that little boy in Taiwan had my heart. I loved him. I love him so much.<br />
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All of the waiting. All of the tears. All of the paperwork. It all just melted when they put him in our arms. Our joy overflowed from our hearts and out our eyes. It was one of the greatest moments of my life. We became parents. Abbey was a "mama" and I was a "daddy." It was surreal and real at the same time. </div>
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Flash forward seven years and it's hard to remember a time when Reed wasn't a part of our life. How is it possible that this kid isn't of our own flesh? He's so much like both of us. He loves us dearly and our love for him is incomprehensible. He is our son. He has been from the beginning.<br />
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Dear Reed,<br />
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You make me so proud to be your dad. Your witty sense of humor and your adult sounding phrases make me laugh daily. Your fierce loyalty to your brothers and the gentle (and sometimes not so gentle) ways of letting them know you love them make me proud. You are a great big brother and brothers look up to you. You are fast. You hurry at everything ready to make it to the next thing. I understand. I'm the same way. Slow down, my son. Slow down. You are growing up too quickly and I want to hold you longer. I want you to still call me "Daddy" and not "Dad". I want you to sit in my lap and beam with excitement when I come home from work. Being your dad is one of my greatest joys. I love you, buddy.<br />
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I recently revived my role as Delbert Fink, pig farmer and handyman, in the FBC Joelton's rendition of "An Evening of Culture" for our dinner theater.</div>
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I played this role about 8 years ago in our first rendition of this performance. It was a lot of fun to do some acting again.<br />
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One of my character's trademarks was my gross misuse of duct tape.<br />
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It was a lot of fun. The cast was great. Several of the cast members were the same members that were in the play last time, but we added some new ones as well.<br />
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It was a lot of work and I think the week of the performance nearly wore Abbey out, because I was gone every night.<br />
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In the end we all had a good laugh!<br />
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Nash was excited to see his BFF Luke at Will's preschool graduation. Sweet boys.</div>
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The boys have a lot of fun in our new living room. Somehow, we thought they would spend more time in the basement, but that doesn't seem to be the case. We are thankful they want to be near us.<br />
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Connor got to come spend the night which the boys loved. They love Connor.<br />
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Reed is growing up too quickly. He is so smart. <br />
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Our first breakfast on the new porch. We love our new screened in porch. It is perfect for the Spring and the Fall.<br />
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Nash and Reed got to "star" in a VBS video this year. Look for them in the recreation training video.<br />
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For the first time in 10 years, we live REALLY close to the Davidsons. It is great that they are so convenient now.<br />
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Will now lives in the SAME neighborhood as one of his good buddies, Sawyer. Will and Sawyer were born on the exact same day.<br />
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I loved my Father's Day gift this year. A new stepping stone with the boys handprints. Notice the snowman. The boys were really into Frozen when this was created.<br />
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We don't have a pool, but that didn't stop the boys from trying to make their own pool.<br />
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A sweet friend and talented designer made us our awesome moving announcements that we mailed out. Of course I covered up all of our personal information before putting this out on the World Wide Web.</div>
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Will enjoyed Sawyer's Birthday Party back in April. It was a lot of fun and he really liked his sno-cone.</div>
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Then it was time for us to move to our new house. It took two UHAULs and multiple trips and many great friends.<br />
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The boys love our new backyard and spend lots of time back there. They have had a blast playing.<br />
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I mentioned before that the boys were really thrilled with the beach this year because of all of the starfish.<br />
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We went to the usuals: Lamberts, DeSotos, and tried our Lulu's this year.<br />
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We went down to the beach first thing one morning. The boys had a blast.<br />
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Will is not cautious at all. He goes right for the water.<br />
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Nash enjoyed the Japanese soup!JEffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524578778401192931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14912662.post-66527540172479030942014-09-05T21:44:00.000-05:002014-09-05T21:44:00.060-05:00The Soccer Star Reed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Reed is doing something that we said we would never allow. He is on a travel soccer team. It's not "travel to far off lands" soccer, but it isn't just the ordinary soccer team. We have a great coach, who really knows how to play soccer.<br />
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They had their first game a couple of weeks ago, and they did great. It was SOOO hot though. I thought we might burn up right there on the field.<br />
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Reed, along with two of his other teammates are in my Sunday School class this year, so I enjoy getting to cheer for my students as well!<br />
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Reed ran his little heart out at his two games. He even scored a few goals. The team did a great job. They won both games.<br />
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Reed is very serious about his soccer. Oddly enough, he said that he would rather play defense. I thought it would be his goal to make lots of goals.<br />
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So, Abbey is definitely now a soccer mom. She even has the little vinyl clingy for the back of her van.<br />
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The boys had several opportunities to hang out with Poppy and Enna this summer. They got to spend several days with them in June and then Reed and Nash went with me back to Mississippi for a trip one weekend.<br />
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While we were in Mississippi we went swimming in the lake at the state park. It was fun, but I could never get over the fact that I was in a lake. I thought it was actually pretty gross feeling to have the mud in my toes.<br />
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While I was away working the boys were able to go "kayaking". They had a lot of fun.<br />
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Reed thought it was nice to be in the wide open waters.<br />
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Enna and Poppy had lots of the boys favorite foods. They enjoyed eating.... a lot.<br />
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Tuck even got to stay at cousins camp this year. I bet that it was an experience for Poppy and Enna for sure.<br />
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Nash enjoyed climbing on the jungle gym.<br />
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Reed loves sleeping in the camper.<br />
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I believe that everyone had a good time.<br />
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The boys had several opportunities to see Pop and Lola over the summer. Lola came to our house for the week of VBS, then she and Abbey met in Jackson one day, then Pop came to our house after a meeting, and then we went to their house for Labor Day weekend.</div>
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Brooks and Will have a lot of fun playing together. We were so glad that they were at Pop and Lola's at the same time that we were. It was great to have the whole family together.<br />
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I think this is the first picture of Pop and Lola with all six of their grandsons. I think it is so funny that they had two daughters and then six grandsons.<br />
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Nash loves Baby Drake. Tuck also like to walk around saying "baby".<br />
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Whenever Lola comes to town the boys love playing with her iPad. There is something magical about her iPad that is different from the plethora of Apple products in our house.<br />
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One day Lola and Abbey met with the boys at the drive-thru safari and petting zoo. The boys had a lot of fun.<br />
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Even Reed got in on the action and he is always the timid one.<br />
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Lola bought the boys a giant stuffed snake. They love that thing. Personally, I didn't think that it would last that long but it has lasted for a lot longer than I thought it would.<br />
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The boys love their time with Pop and Lola.JEffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524578778401192931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14912662.post-46215792984220302412014-08-31T21:59:00.003-05:002014-08-31T21:59:57.234-05:00Blog Post: First Day of School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They boys have officially started school at their new school. Reed is in Second Grade and Nash is in First Grade.<br />
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Nash was really excited about his new teacher, Mrs. Crouch. She is really great.<br />
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Reed has a super cool teacher named Mrs. Jones. He really likes her alot.<br />
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Reed is excited to be back with his BFF from babyhood, Britton, but he really misses his first school BFF Connor.<br />
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Nash has enjoyed seeing lots of his church buddies, but I think he misses his buddy Quintan.<br />
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All in all, we are very happy with their new school. We are happy with our the boys have adjusted to their new school.<br />
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The boys were really excited for us to move to our new house. We had promised them for a while that we would have a dog when we moved. I don't know why we promised such outlandish things. Anyway, at some point, it came up that we told the boys that we would get a dog in July.</div>
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Well, we knew that we wanted to adopt a dog that was already trained and we didn't want a pure-breed. We had always thought that we would adopt a big dog like a lab, but our new house didn't have a fence and we really like the openness of not having a fence. So, we decided on a small dog.<br />
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We got on the Website for "Death Row Dogs" and we found a dachsund/beagle mix. She lived with inmates for 14 weeks while she was trained to do tricks, live in a crate, and not have accidents.<br />
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On July 15, we got Sadie. Abbey and I went to the medium security correctional facility and met the inmates that had trained them. She is a really sweet dog and the boys love her.<br />
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The first few days were a breeze, but the next week her "protective" side came out and she started hating anyone not in our family. It took a while and a shock collar, but we have taught her how to be nice to other people outside our family.<br />
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She's finding her place in our house and our hearts.JEffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524578778401192931noreply@blogger.com0