Madison's school pictures

My cousin Stewart got married in Florida...just happened to be during the week we were down there for Disney....It was a beautiful sunset beach wedding....Congratulations Stewart!
Stewart and Jessica saying their vows...

Here are the kids waiting to get into the 40 ft. excursion we had to take us home...notice Jerry is with the kids!
Kayla, Madison, CJ and Desoray in the limo on the way to the airport...poor CJ had a fat lip
Kayla and I on the safari ride at Animal Kingdom
Madison and Kayla with the Mexican dancers at Animal Kingdom
Madison and Mickey at the Garden Grill on Thanksgiving.

Here is Cinderella's castle...it was beautiful at night with all the lights....

here's a short video of the girls have a good time as we leave animal kingdom.....there was a Mexican/Asian group singing and dancing...so the girls joined in

The girls found the water sprinklers at the Magic Kingdom...they got soaked to the bone! But they had a great time....and that's what it's all about!

My neice Desoray had her 9th birthday at the Garden Grill in Epcot on Thanksgiving...it was a very nice and memorable meal.....ask Stacey!! HA HA>>>the restaurant spins around slower than a snail...but it was making her dizzy!!

almost everyone got into the picture...but there was 16 of us in Disney, my family, Jerry's sister Stacey and her family...and close friends of hers...and their kids....
the girls meeting buzz lightyear
Desoray and Kayla with Dale at the Garden Grill for our Thanksgiving dinner
the girls at Epcot at the Nemo ride....
Madison at Dinoland in Animal Kingdom...she played in here while the "Big Kids" went on the ride Dinosaur

Madison and I on the Disney steam engine train
Kayla, Madison and Daniel waiting to go into Epcot
Yes that is Madison sleeping in the stroller...it is how she got some nap time in...
the girls are all wet from playing in the sprinklers...it was close to 80 all week in Orlando!
This is Kayla at the Princess dinner in Cinderella's castle

We just got back today from our week long vacation in Disney....16 people in total!! We had a great time....The girls had a blast and loved everything we did... I am going to let the pictures tell the story of our time in Disney (I'll add more pictures this week...after I unpack 4 suitcases!):

Congratulations to my cousin Lynette!!! She has a new baby boy, Jack, in her family. Here is a picture of the new baby....my Aunt Theresa, Aunt Christy, Jack, his sister Bailey, and my Aunt Linda

we had a witch and scooby do...Madison saw Kayla getting all the makeup on so I had to put something on her...hence the black nose even though scooby already has a nose...
It was too funny.....the girls did not plan at all together or talk about what they were going to be...but Kayla and JoMarie both ended up as witches....and then when the whole gang got there we realized Brianna dressed up as a witch as well....uhm....maybe they are tired of being a princess....
here are all the kids at Nancy's house before we took off on our trick or treating rounds...Considering they only went around the few houses around Nancy's and my small division they got a good size loot!
Jerry hanging with the big kids....doing the "eating a donut off of a string" game...Kraig won!! He must have practiced!
Madison's first attempt at bobbing for apples...she got it in the 2nd or 3rd try!! She had some great teachers!

We went to the Kinston Nature center. Three classes went and my class and Kayla's class were able to go together! First we went into the center and saw a planetarium...did some hands on activities...then we went on a nature walk....followed up with a visit to a reptile room with snakes, alligator, hissing cockroaches, skunks and all sorts of "neat" exhibits. the kids had a blast. Seems like it was only yesterday that I took DJ on his kindergarten field trip. He enjoyed his so much he kept asking when he would go on his next field trip.....(he never did get to the next one.....) anyway...Kayla had a ball and she was so excited because it was the first time she got to ride a SCHOOL BUS!!

I can't believe it took me this long to cut it off....but here it is....the new and improved me!! I cut off prob. close to 8 inches of hair

Linda a friend of mine has been working very hard on a public service announcement. Tammi wrote up a nice blog on it so I thought I would just click and paste what she said....she said it perfectly so why should I say it again:

"Some you may remember when close friends of ours lost thier son Ryan to a freak accident and drinking out of a well. Linda and Shawn have been working very hard on trying to change legislation to protect the citizens of wyoming from a tragedy like this happening again. They have been trying to get the word out and here is thier new public service announcement which should be airing soon in our area. Anything that I can do to do my part and help get the word out. I am amazed by this family and thier dedication to trying to do everything they can to be sure that this never happens again, not only in Wyoming where our laws leave a lot to be desired but everywhere. "

I always thought she looked more like Jerry!

saw this on Tammi's blog and I had to copy it!!

Earlier this week we took the girls to the Pitt County Fair. They had a blast....games, rides, food....everything overpriced of course but how can you turn down some good wholesome fair fun! =) The first picture is of Sam and Madison.....Samantha is growning up....makes us feel so much older!

I couldn't share just those first five pictures so here are five more of us pumpkin picking.... =) The pumpkin patch is a neat day trip with the kids....they have animals to pet and feed, a small hay maze for little kids (a medium corn maze -we usually do but couldn't because of the heat, a large hay maze - a couple hour endeaver and a haunted hay maze at night) they also have a playground, fish pond, picnic shelters, face paintings, pony rides, hay rides and pumpkin picking...it has become a yearly tradition to take the kids. I think the adults enjoy it as much as the kids do!

We took the girls pumpkin picking with our friends Latasha and Johnny and their kids, Little Johnny, Brandon and Brianna. We all had fun EXCEPT here in NC it was 90 degress and HOT!! We skipped the corn maze for fear that the snakes would be out in the heat. Even though I have been here in NC now for over 6 years it takes getting use to this hot weather so late into the year. Hey.....at least it isn't snowing! =)