Andrews Kindergarten Photo Session

Andrew started to Kindergarten this year and I wanted to remember it with a photo session. I took him to Renee Bouldin Photography in Sparta, TN. She did a great job!!! She had a special for all Kindergarten students and I had to jump on it.

I was able to purchase the CD with the pics, so today I made a photo book on Snapfish.com. They have a Fall Sale going on with 40% off when you use the FALL40SALE. I got a 8x8 Custom Cover Book with 20 pages. Regular Price $27.99, I got it for $16.79 with Tax & Shipping & Handling the total was $25.98....WOO HOO...I LOVE a great deal!!!!

So if you have ever wanted to do a photo book the time is now!!! Go check it out.

Here are some of the pictures...

It's Fair Time In Tennessee

Our county fair started this week so we hit it up Monday night. This is the first year Carson could ride some of the smaller kid rides. He kept saying on the way there "Me not want to ride", but his attitude changed when we got there. He had a blast. Andrew as always was pumped about riding.

Here are a few pics...some are a little bit blurry. I forgot to take my nice camera but luckily I had my little camera in my purse. I knew it would come in handy sometime. :)

1st ride of the night...they don't look to thrilled.

So we moved onto the Scrambler

Carson is not to sure about this

Bless Carsons heart...when he got off the ride he was sooo dizzy.
So we moved on to an all time favorite....The Choo Choo Train

Then it was time to win a "Spiderman"....like we need another one to go with the 1,256 other spidermen we have.

Ring Pops are awesome!
The one and only ride for me that night.

Then it was back to the Scrambler....I think they like it..lol

Can't wait to go back later in the week.

Our 4th of July Weekend in Pictures

If you have never attended the Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree check it out sometime.

visit http://www.smithvillejamboree.com/

Since it is held in our town it is a must for us...time to meet up with old friends from high school...and their kids, GREAT food, crafts and music.

This is what we did on the 4th....

I hope everyone had a awesome Independance Day and weekend. We sure did!!

Wedding Weekend Part II

Here are the pictures from the wedding and reception. These are just some snapshots that a friend made during the wedding and some I made during the reception. They are nothing spectacular.

Here is the White Archway...it was GORGEOUS. Martha had shown me a picture in a magazine of what she wanted and I was a little worried, but I think it turned out better than the magazine.

Here we are all cleaned up and in our line. I loved how my hair turned out. I was so afraid it would not hold but have no fear....Rhonda did a great job.
L to R...Me, Sloane, Allison, Heather, Melissa, Rachel & Sabrina

The Wedding Cake...speechless

Andrew bustin' a move at the reception.

This reminds me of John Travolta. I can't wait to see the photographers pics. She sat down right in the middle of the dancing to catch the action.

My boys went WILD.... Carson doing his "shake my body" dance. It was PRICELESS!!
And lastly Andrew having his first dance with his girlfriend Audrey...see the photographer in the bottom left corner. Can't wait to see these.

That pretty much sums it up....a wonderful wedding weekend!!!

As I type this the newlyweds are in St. Lucia, soaking up some rays, having a blast. I need a vaca after this. :)

Bethany

The Wonderful Wedding Weekend Part I

It seems like it was yesterday that Bobby & Martha got engaged but it has actually been a year. All the planning and preparation came full circle this past Saturday.

Some of the decorating started earlier in the week with Bobby and his brothers getting the tent up and ready in our yard for the reception....Let's just say if we had a video camera last Wednesday night when a thunderstorm popped up we could be alot richer. They say it was a site watching me, Chris, my Father In Law & our new neighbor (which Chris & I had yet to meet) chasing the tent as it was blowing through our yard, headed straight to our neighbors house when it decided to make a turn and head to the main highway, throwing me down on the ground. No one was hurt and the tent was saved so the preparation must go on.

Here are some pics from the Rehearsal & Rehearsal Dinner on Friday night.

The Bride & her father waiting to make the first practice walk down the isle.

Carson with his pillow & Andrew in the middle. They did so GREAT Friday night!

Graden (AKA Martha's Big Brother & The Preacher)

Leslie (FiDesigns) & Baby Lee...he was honorary ring bearer.

Sabrina giving Rachel a back scratch waiting on Martha.

The Rehearsal Dinner was held at a family's house out in the country.

It was so relaxing and beautiful.

This is outside around their pool. They have an outdoor kitchen with a

huge fireplace. Looks like something out of Southern Living magazine.

The Centerpieces for the tables...so simple but very cute.

They had a great spread laid out for us...BBQ, Green beans, Potato Salad, homemade sour dough bread, hash brown casserole & so many desserts I can't even remember. It was great and the weather turned out to be great also.

Next post will be on the big day....hoping to have it up this afternoon or tomorrow.

Please take note on how the white arch looked during the rehearsal. You will be blown away with how it looks for the wedding. Just a little something to keep you hanging.

Bethany

Carsons 1st Boat/Fishing Trip

Since we have been having some amazing weather lately we decide to go out on the lake Tuesday afternoon. This was Carsons 1st time on the lake and fishing. He was alittle unsure when we first took off in the boat, however it didn't take long for him to decide he LOVED it. His favorite thing to say was "Go Fast".

Andrew loves the lake also...his favorite thing was "Lets go speed fast". I on the other hand was a nervous wreck while we were fishing. The boys had on their life jackets and I know they would be fine if they were to fall in but I would totally lose it. The thought of seeing my babies falling in and not being able to reach them just upsets me. Andrew knows to stay away from the edge...Carson on the other hand has a mind of his own.

Here are a few pictures from the trip....

Carson is ready to go!

This is Carson when we made our first stop...on his hands and knees. Didn't take long for him to get over his fear.

Carsons 1st fish ever. I don't know who was more happy...Chris or Carson.

Amazing sunset

Me with my big boy.

Chris & I

I just love how he was trying to help take Carsons life jacket off.

I can't wait to spend more days like this!!!

Bethany

Our Hero Is Home

PFC Billy Gene Anderson

Photo courtesy WJLE.com

Last Monday one of our local soldiers was killed in Afghanistan.

His name was PFC Billy Gene Anderson... Age 20. Husband to my distant cousin Caitlin and father to a 9 month old little girl...Lily Grace.

Today Our Hero made his way back home. I am so proud to say that I live in a small town when something like this happens people join together to show support. His body arrived in Smithville around 11:45 am. I am so proud to say I attend a church that went out, held flags, cried tears, and showed support as his body made its way past our church in route to the funeral home.

To view video footage of today please visit http://www.wjle.com/

Bethany

My Big Boy Graduated From Preschool

I can't believe my oldest son graduated from preschool this past week. I was very proud of myself for holding it together, especially during the video presentation. They had each of their graduation pictures with the name beside it and then slowly moved in a baby picture of them. I almost lost it. Hopefully I will be able to post it sometime soon.

For now here are some pics of him and a short video clip of his class singing a song.

Andrew with his cousin Austin. Every year they bring back the graduating seniors who graduated from preschool. Austin graduated from Smithville Day School in 1995 I believe that is what someone told me. This makes me feel really old...that is the year I graduated from High School. Austin received a scholarship from Cumberland University to play golf. We are so proud of his accomplishments.

Next is Ms. Trina, his teacher. She is such a wonderful person and teacher. We are so proud he was able to have her this year and he LOVES her so much. He is going to really miss her and preschool, but he is so excited about going "Big School". I wish I was as excited about it as he is. I am having a hard time with it.

And last is a picture of him at home before we went. He was so excited. He had a stomach virus on Tuesday and Wednesday and we were so afraid he would miss graduation. But he felt better on Thursday to go in for practice and the ceremony that night.























Here is the video clip...Andrew is the little boy beside the tall boy.

Bethany

We Are Nashville

***The whole video is not showing on the screen...sorry don't know how to fix it. To see the whole screen go to You Tube view.


I think this video pretty much says it all about the Flood of 2010 in Tennessee.

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Flood of 2010

Here are a few video links of the Flood in Nashville, TN and surrounding areas. This hits a little to close to home. I can't believe we live one hour away from this. The last I heard 19 people lost their lives in the flood. I am so afarid after the water resides many more bodies will be found in cars, homes and other buildings.

This happened so quickly. I can't imagine what was going thru the peoples minds when they were on the interstates and it started flooding. I have never seen anything like this before. Cars stuck on the interstate and people trying to escape before it was to late. We sat at home Saturday watching it LIVE and were in total shock.



I am trying to figure out how to post some videos but here are some links to show you the devastation of Nashville and surrounding areas.





This clip is of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center. These came from The Tennessean.com

http://www.tennessean.com/section/VIDEONETWORK#/News/Opryland%20Hotel%20filling%20with%20water%3B%20ten%20feet%20and%20rising/47366661001/47454972001/82690954001

This next link is of The Cumberland River flooding Lower Broadway in Downtown Nashville.
http://www.tennessean.com/section/VIDEONETWORK#/News/Cumberland%20River%20floods%20parts%20of%20lower%20Broadway/47366661001/47454972001/82619950001

This link is of LP Field...Home of the Tennessee Titans....flooded.
http://www.tennessean.com/section/VIDEONETWORK#/News/LP%20Field%20is%20filling%20with%20water/47366661001/47454972001/82716098001

This is the link of Schermerhorn Symphony Hall Basement flooded.
http://www.tennessean.com/section/VIDEONETWORK#/News/Schermerhorn%20basement%20flooded%2C%20but%20symphony%20hall%20is%20dry/47366661001/47454972001/82833171001

This link is of a Subdivision in Franklin. Franklin is a surrounding town that is home to a lot of country music stars. Could you imagine having to be evacuated from your house by boat?
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid82654403001?bclid=82524037001&bctid=82544298001

On top of all of this devastation alot of the people do not have Flood Insurance and have lost everything they owned. Please keep the people of Tennessee in your prayers.

Bethany

Andrews New Chapter in Life

When we learned we were having a boy 6 years ago we started thinking about all things he would do. Chris & I both thought he would play sports, especially t-ball and move into baseball but Andrew had a different idea. He wanted to play soccer.

I was completely fine with this decision as I don't agree with some of the things with our t-ball league. For example, he would be playing coach pitch this year instead of t-ball. I personally think he/and alot of other kids his age could use another year of t-ball before coach pitch. My husband on the other hand was not sure of soccer. He always wanted him to play ball, but does agree with me that he should have another year of t-ball.

My husband had to miss Andrews 1st soccer game, he watched it on video (thanks to my wonderful sister in law...Aunt Fifi...The FiDesigns... for recording). He was able to see Andrew score his first goal ever and it happen to be the first goal of the game also. He was very proud of him but I still don't think he really understood the excitement until this past Saturday. Andrew scored 2 goals Saturday and Chris was really getting into it. Andrew is #13 on the yellow team. Here is the video of his 1st goal Saturday.

Yes...my baby has his victory dance down pat. I am so proud of him and hope he continues to really enjoy whatever sport he plays in the future. Mom and Dad will be there cheering him on along with his cheering section...his first game he had 13 people there. It was crazy.

My Rocking Redo

I have been on a kick of wanting to redo things. We have a small room in the house that we never really decorated. It is called a "Living Room" on the house plans and we hardly ever use it. We always use the "Family Room" instead. So it was kinda ignored. I did have a wing back chair & matching ottoman in their along with a table my aunt had let us borrow until we decide what to do.

I have a vision of a "Shabby Chic/Black&White" Office. Does this make any sense? lol I didn't want to spend a lot of money on new furniture so I started searching Craig's List and Local Sales Network...and I was able to find a old rocking chair. I fell in love with the style of legs. I knew she had potential. I warned my husband when we went to pick it up. I said "Now this chair does not look like much". His response when he got back in the truck was "that is the ugliest chair I have ever seen". Granted it did look bad. Here is what it looked like when we made it home....

See the detail on the legs...that is what I feel in love with. I was so excited to get to "work" so I started that night. Boy was I in for a surprise. HA! This is the 2nd layer of upholstery....

And this is the 3rd...

And this is the 4th...

I have never pulled some many tacks and straight pins before. I would guess over 200 in that chair.

So after this was finished we had to rebuild the seat part, fill in a lot of holes with wood filler, sand that down, clean off all the dust, spray with Killz...and I was able to paint it. Yeah!!! Then was the reupholstery. I had no clue what to do on that so that is where my mother in law took over.

I purchased all of the material and the cushion from "Hancock's Fabric". I went with a 100% cotton fabric. The cushion was $16.99 and the fabric was $7.99 yd and we used 1.5 yards.

Here is what she looks like now....

I am loving how it looks!! Whenever we get the room finished I will post more pics. I have another "redo" item that I am putting the finishing touches on that goes in the room.