Flooded

Pictures I took of my daughter on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in October of 2007.



















Picture taken on Monday, May 3, 2010. Grand Ole Opry Underwater.
Devastating and heartbreaking.

MY kids are great!

I am so sorry to have such a lapse in posts.

What's new with us? Not too terribly much. The kiddos are getting big.

Natalya can tie her shoes and has read her first sentence all on her own "Sam is a big dog". She read the wrods all by herself. I was so proud! She also is having some trouble with her shoulders- luckily no pain. She has been diagnosed with Snapping Scapula Syndrome, and we have a follow-up appt with a specialist on Monday afternoon to figure out what to do next. Luckily she is not in any pain. We are hoping it will be nothing big and she can continue her gymnastics. She would be sooo unhappy to have to give that up.

Zachary could care less about walking and can crawl almost faster than I can walk! He is quite the comedian. He loves to make people laugh and once he discovers something he does makes you laugh? He will keep doing it. Like in the pics above- he tips his head down and frowns down while looking up at you- and then starts cackling like crazy! He has a few words- Daddy, uh-oh, night-night and he tries to say dog and piggy ("duh" and "diddie"). Occasionally I will get a "mama" but those are very rare. He signs milk (also meaning water) and more, all done, bird, thank you, and he tries to do cat, dog and please.
It's very sweet because he has gotten "thank you" all figured out and will do it whenever you give him something. A few days ago natalya gave him a kiss and he signed "thank you" to her. AWWWWWWW

Doug is still at Pepsi and I'm still doing the coupon thing. Saving money and trying to help others do the same! We're super thrilled that we are actually going to be able to take a family vacation this year and are planning a trip to Florida, the beach and Orlando for Disneyworld, Animal Kingdom and Islands of Adventure (hoping Harry Potter World will be open!). We are finding some pretty good deals and also discovered the "Give a day Get a day" deal with Disney, where if you donate a day of your time to an approved organization, you get a free ticket for a day to a Disney themepark! Awesome!