Pacer vs. Miami Heat Game

Well, my son is a big Miami Heat fan so when we found out they were playing the Pacers at Conseco we almost had to get tickets!! It was kind of a last minute deal but next week is Spring Break and I have to work so I thought this could be part of something special for his Spring Break! We had a really good time. We got there about an 1hr. early so we got to go down on the actual court which makes the guys playing look soooo much bigger! He loves Dewayne Wade #3 on the Miami Heat. He was a little upset that they werent selling Miami Heat merchandise at the game but I had to gently remind him that we were at the Pacers home place! HaHa- Dr. Sutton and his wife Julie were there also and had seats on the 2nd row down on the court so Julie was kind enough to let Wyatt sit down there with Doc for a couple periods. He did enjoy that! Thanks Julie!!


If you look close enough, Madisyn is in the background! She has never been very fond of people dressed up in mascot outfits! This one is Boomer (I think) and he walked up to Wyatt and took his pizza out of his hands! Wyatt thought he was pretty cool!


Well, and of course Wyatt wanted his picture taken with a couple of the Pace mates (cheerleaders)! Madisyn enjoyed their routines!

Picture isn't really good but this is when we first walked in and were waiting to get in the gates!

All in all we had a good time! Our seats were good and we got in and out of Indy easily! Thank you Lord! I thought the kids would sleep all the way home but they never quit talking! When we got to Bloomington they even wanted to stop and eat at Steak'n Shake! They finally fell asleep about Odon but got all hyped up again when we got home....go figure! We won't talk about how well they got up this morning! HaHa

My new nephew has arrived!!!

Well, I am officially an aunt to a beautifully handsome young man!! Collin James entered this world Sunday around 12:26pm. Natalie woke me up with a phone call around 4:45 am stating her water broke and to get ready! I beat her down there, HaHa, and got her registered and had her wheelchair waiting! (It's nice to know people sometimes!) She progressed so nice and quick for a first time delivery! She got her epidural and then she was in heaven! It was absolutely the most amazing and miraculous thing I have ever witnessed! You can definately not deny the fact that there is a God when you go through the whole new life experience!!! He cried good right when he was born but then he decided he had worked hard enough! He was sooooo lazy! He loved getting his hair washed and brushed! Didn't cry when he got his labs or shots! He is so tough! HaHa- I know, I could go on and on! What can I say?! He weighed 6 lbs 8 oz. and was only 18 3/4 inches long! He is a petite little guy for sure!

I could kiss his little neck and cheeks all day long!!!


Extremely proud little cousins! I think he will be well taken care of!!


A picture of his nice head of hair!!




Just a handsome little fellow don't you think??

Update!!

Well, I don't have any pictures to post but I do have some news! If you read my last entry you read that Wyatt was going to participate in the State Competition at Greensburg for basketball..... Well he won 1st place!! We were all soooo excited! I did take pictures so dont think I'm a bad mother I just don't have them with me to post! If you get the Loogootee Tribune his picture will be in there along with the others that won. AAU basketball gets underway this weekend at Mitchell. Here goes another busy couple months!

Madisyn has been sick the last couple of days so I stayed home with her Monday and Tuesday. she had the normal fever, sorethroat, headache, belly ache! She is much better now! We are still anxiously awaiting the arrival of our nephew/cousin, Collin James, any day now! My sister is soooo ready to have him and so are we! Pray that her delivery will go smoothly!! :)

Wyatt- 1st place

Wyatt had participated in the Tri-Star Basketball Competition first that was held at Loogootee Elementary East on Jan. 31st. This competition is for kids ages 8-13 and is based on individual skills. You have 3 stations to complete- one is passing skills where you have to make different passes and hit a designated target, second is shooting skills where you have to shoot free-throws and outside shots, and third is dribbling around cones while being timed for speed. The judges calculate your scores at the end and award you 1st or 2nd from your age group. Wyatt won second place at Loogootee's and then he went to Regionals at Huntingburg this past weekend on Sunday to participate. We were all so proud of him and I was sooooo nervous! I didn't even watch him shoot! How silly, right? As you can tell by the picture below he wasn't a bit nervous! He drives me crazy! HaHa- Anyways, our kids from Loogootee served us well! Out of the 6 age groups, Loogootee brought home 1st place 4 of them! Wyatt's first station was the dribbling one which wasn't too hard for me to watch, the second was his shooting which I couldn't watch, and the third was the passing drill! He scored 100%!! Man, again, we were so excited!!! He talked non-stop all the way home! He is now advancing the State competition held Greensburg, In on Feb. 22nd along with the other winners! So, we are anxiously waiting for the 22nd!

Wyatt waiting to begin the competition! He is too calm and collected for me to handle! HaHa


Part of his fan club- my cousin Shalane, my great-aunt Nena, my cousin Deb, and of course, my princess Madisyn and the superstar Wyatt!! HaHa


Below are the winners from Loogootee- Macey Baxter for girl's, Wyatt for 11 yr. olds, Bailey Dearwester for 8 yr. olds, Matt Mathies for 13 yr. olds, Jayden Waggoner for 9 yr. olds, and Emily Bateman for girl's. Congratulations to all of these Loogootee kids!!



Madisyn, Wyatt, and his proud Mom!!

Winter Wonderland!

I know I am posting a little late after the big snow.....but oh well! Had some pics to share and as you can tell my kids and our dogs love snow! ( I love it more I think though!!)

Here, Winston, Molly, and Raegan are wanting us to come out and play!

Just a pic of Doug digging me out so I can at least get out of my driveway! He also so kindly built a big pile for the kids ( and dogs) to play with!



A view from the tractor as Doug and I were going down the road...so pretty and white! Did I tell you that I love snow?!

Wyatt and Molly on top of the pile of snow! Those dogs just followed the kids right up on top! They had a blast!

Who's King of the Mountain? Well, looks like Madisyn and Molly at this time! Sorry, Wyatt! They would have played outside all day if I would have let them! I kept thinking that they would come in where it was warm and fall fast asleep because they had played so long and hard outside.....yeh, right!! They wanted hot chocolate and then were ready to go some more!! I wish I had their energy!

Trip to Nashville!

The kids and I got to spend the week after Christmas in Nashville thanks to my dad and Patsy! We had a really nice condo right across from the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Opry Mills! The Christmas lights were awesome! My mom and stepdad decided to go along with us which made the trip even more fun! Opry Mills is the big shopping mall right there and I have to say that was Madisyn's most favorite place! The first night we ate at the Rainforest Cafe' which is a favorite of the kids. The wait was 2 hrs. so we spent that time in Bass Pro Shops easily! On New Year's Eve we went back to Rainforest Cafe' for a "volcano" which is a whoppin dessert! (Courtesy of my mom!) At the Gaylord we took the boat ride around inside the hotel which was really neat! We were gone from Monday to Thursday which was nice because it still gave us a long weekend before going back to school!

Christmas...a little late!

I know, I know.....Im slow at getting things put on here! We all had a great Christmas and I hope everyone else did! I love reading everyones blogs and getting updated! We are always busy like everyone else. Christmas Eve we went to my baby sisters for Christmas with my dad which is always nice! Christmas morning the kids and I got up about 4:30, whew! Then we went to my moms for Christmas breakfast which is a ritual! Then the kids went with their dad for the rest of the day to celebrate Christmas with him! I just had a couple pictures that I just had to post from Christmas! First is of my dad (due date unkown!) and my baby sister who is due March 3rd with Collin James!!

and of course the jokester (following in his grandpas footsteps!) Wyatt showing his belly compared to Natalie! Of course, just so you all know, both my dad and Wyatt were kind of sticking those bellies out! Well, Wyatt was! HaHA

We all ended up having a great Christmas! I love getting together and eating and all the conversations that go around the table during the day! I'm also glad when it is over because it gets to be so hectic sometimes! Wyatt and Madisyn both were happy I believe with their large load of items from everyone! I tell everybody every year not to get them sooo much stuff but for some reason it never really works that way! Oh well! We are all very thankful for what we have! Here is a picture of my two happy little "elves" Christmas morning!