What a difference three years makes...

Just had the FCHE Cotillion 2009 and it was so much fun. This was the second time that Judson and Caroline participated in the cotillion. The first time was three years ago in 2006. Caroline wore white gloves! Could not get her to do that this year. It was beautiful and once again we served the kids a five course meal with dancing and sign language in between. They have grown up sooo much. I tried to take their photo in the same place as last time.

Rainy days in Georgia

It has been raining in Cumming for more than a week straight! Yesterday we had so much rain that schools and roads were closed all over. Here is a picture of Windermere Park that the kids and I just went to last week for our nature walk. It was covered with water and the picnic tables were literally taken away by water. Judson is just like his father and was absolutely captivated by the weather. They drove around looking at all the flooding and had so much fun. Caroline and I on the other hand, went to mall and stayed inside instead. Hardly anyone was at the mall and we had our own fun there. The kids are growing so fast that it is hard to keep them in clothing that fits. We shopped for her ONLY and she (of course) said it was the best day ever. She has a new favorite store (Macy's) and loved trying on clothes for hours.... I LOVE having a girl!

Judson's 11th birthday

Judson would probably say this was a weird birthday. I know it definitely wasn't his favorite..but every birthday can't be your favorite, can it? Somehow, things just didn't seem to work out right. HOWEVER, the good outweighed the bad and the birthday was had anyway. Let me post the pros and cons....

PROS
* Judson is in good health on his day of celebration!
* Judson played in his first football game of the season...and they won 14-0.
* Judson's grandparents came to see him play and took us to eat lunch at Red Robin.
* Judson's granma made him the cutest football birthday cake and it was delicious.
* The day before his bday, Judson had cake and ice cream (and presents) with his
Sawnee Mountain Boys group.
* Judson recieved 25 emails wishing him a happy birthday.
* Judson got lots of gifts and mostly money from friends and relatives.
* Judson had his best friend, Mac, spend the night and played Spore, XBOX, and watched movies and football all night long.
* Auburn beat Mississippi State!

CONS
* Judson has been wanting a fishing boat for "his whole life" as he puts it. He has been saving money for at least three years and has been wanting to make the purchase this year. He and his daddy found a boat on CraigsList whose owner was in Cumming. They happened to be the second caller on the boat and it was sold to the first guy.
* Judson got a "King Kong" movie from his parents. When he opened the movie box, it was completely empty. I took it back to WalMart and wouldn't you know...there were no more "King Kong" movies?!
* Judson wanted Pillsbury Apple Turnovers for breakfast and we could not find them anywhere! Brant went to three stores to look for them.
* Judson's little sister, Caroline was sick and the cupcakes we made for the team celebration had to be thrown out due to contamination! They were so cute too!

Wanted to write all this down because sometimes in a "just turned" eleven's eyes some things can be distorted and the slightest disappoint can seem so BIG! Isn't it wonderful that we do grow out of this stage? Well, some of us do! :)