U of L vs. UK

This year we got to travel to Lexington to watch the U of L vs. UK game. My mom wasn't feeling well, so Ron went with me, Dad, and Carl. We got to Lexington in time to tailgate for awhile before the game, which was fun and relaxing. Then we headed over to Commonwealth Stadium for the game. It was a fun game to watch, but it also made me nervous. UK scored first and even when we were ahead, UK seemed to always be close to catching up to our score! U of L ended up winning the game and the Governor's Cup trophy, which was awesome! It was a really fun night!

While we were away, Bonnie Mom and Aunt Rachel took Evan to the theater to see The Lion King in 3D! Evan liked the movie, as well as the popcorn and M&Ms!

"GO CARDS!"

Carl and I enjoyed tailgating and the game.

The team was happy to win the big game and brought the trophy over to the the U of L sections of the stadium. Way to go Cards!

Trip to Tennessee /Car Accident

Last weekend we went to visit our family in Tennessee. As always, we had a really great time. Evan was a really good traveler on the way to Tennessee and spent most of the ride watching Star Wars. On Saturday morning, we went to yard sales, which has become one of Evan's favorite things to do when we visit. Later, Evan played with Marlee. (The two boys had SO much fun together!) Evan loved seeing Grandma this trip and gave her lots of hugs and told her, "I love you!" a lot. It was a really nice visit!

Evan liked going to yard sales. He got an X Wing!

The light sabers were lots of fun for Evan and Marlee!

Evan and Marlee enjoyed riding the roller coaster. (They did great taking turns!)

Evan and Marlee enjoyed eating lunch outside.

I got one good picture of both boys where you can see their faces!

Evan had fun "reading" to Marlee.

Evan loves Grandma so much! Of course, Grandma loves Evan very much too!

The trip back from Tennessee was not as nice as our trip to Tennessee. While traveling 70 m.p.h on I-75, we hydroplaned. Our car spun out of control and slammed into a cement barricade. It was REALLY scary! When we finally stopped, we found ourselves facing backward in the emergency lane. The car was badly damaged, but amazingly, we are all fine. We are SO fortunate that we only had bumps and bruises. It could have been a lot worse! Mom and Dad came to get us in Berea, KY, which is where the accident occurred. We were grateful for their help!

This is our car after the accident. (This picture doesn't show the damage well. We know the rotor broke, as well as many things on the inside of the car. The damage was very extensive and the insurance totaled the car.)

We couldn't ride in the tow truck to the towing company, because it couldn't hold Evan's car seat. The police officer that was helping us after the accident let us ride to the towing place in his police car! Evan thought that was super cool!

Three Year Old Preschool

Last week Evan started his second year of preschool. He is attending Middletown United Methodist Preschool and he is in Mrs. Arbough's class. He gets to go to preschool three days a week this year. He is extra excited to go to preschool this year because his cousin Caleb is also attending preschool and they get to play together on the playground. Evan loves preschool so far. We are excited for him and we know he will learn many new things this year!

"I am SO happy to go to preschool!"

I was excited for Evan! I knew he was going to LOVE preschool!

Caleb and Evan posed for a couple of pictures on the first day of preschool!

Evan's Wiggly Tooth

Evan has had a wiggly tooth since he was about 1 1/2, when he fell and loosened it. He has hit the same tooth MANY more times over the past two years and it finally came out last week. He was VERY excited! The Tooth Fairy was kind to Evan and brought him some new Star Wars toys, but I hope she won't have to visit again until Evan is 5 or 6!

Evan LOVES to show off his missing tooth!

Evan the Photographer

Evan has started to enjoy taking pictures with my camera. It is really cute! Here are some of his latest photographs.

Mommy

Transformer (Take 1)

Transformer (Take 2)

Carpet

Justa Crab

We added a hermit crab to our family! Evan really likes him and we play with him every day. He named the crab Justa Crab, which cracks us up! He is so silly!

Evan LOVES Justa Crab!

Justa Crab is actually a pretty fun pet. He lets us play with him and he doesn't pinch!

Carl's Birthday and Granddaddy's Birthday

We celebrated Carl's birthday with his family on his actual birthday. Evan and I had fun decorating the house for him when he got home from work. (Evan just KNEW Daddy wanted cake, balloons and dinosaur decorations!) We went to eat with his family at Burning Bush Grille and then came back to our house for cake and ice cream.

This picture has nothing to do with Carl's birthday, other than the fact that it was taken on his birthday. I think it so cute though! Evan asked that I take his picture with his buddy. =)

Family Picture (Happy Birthday Carl!)

On Sunday, we celebrated Carl's birthday and Granddaddy's birthday at Los Aztecas. Then we came back to our house for cake and to let the kids play. It was a really fun night and we all had a good time.

Heather made a DELICIOUS cake for Carl and Granddaddy. It was really cute too!

Jackson was so cute! He asked me to take his picture eating the yummy cake! (This really surprised me, since he usually doesn't eat much cake and he does not usually like me to take his picture.)

ALL of the kids had fun riding in the race car!