Keeping Up With the Amburgeys

Tractor Show

2011-11-08T01:59:00.001-08:00

Nicholasville host an annual tractor show out at the Fair Grounds each year. There are lots of fun things for the kids to do and they can get on the tractors and try them out. This year, we took along Rhett's BEST friend Jonathan. He'll tell you that he has lots of friends....Ivy, Ellie, Cole, Bennett but he and Jonathan are the BEST!

Here they are posing in the tractor tire.

A tub of corn, just think in two years this will be the ages of my children (6,4 and 2)

Sidney Shea getting in on the action. Trust me, she took every step that the boys did and she really didn't want mine and Rob's help getting up on the tractors. She also knew exactly what to do, push buttons, pull levers and turn the steering wheel...

Camping 103

2011-11-08T01:50:00.001-08:00

We headed out another weekend in Sept. back to Cave Run. This was the first weekend that the weather was actually GREAT for camping. We had plans for Camping 104 for a week in Oct. but because the baby would be due in just a few weeks from that time and they were calling for rain, we canceled our Oct trip....this would be our last camping outing for the year and we cannot wait to start camping in the SPRING!!

Hanging out in the woods, looking for deer. We hiked to the lake and threw rocks in for over 30 minutes. I think my kiddos could have stayed all day.

Lots of time using sidewalk chalk, I think Sidney Shea had already had her night-time bath, she usually ends up having two or three of them each evening!

Like I said in an earlier post, camping close to family allows for visitors. Rob's parents brought his Mammaw up to visit for a short while.

Then our dinner guest! Boy do my kids love to be with their cousins!

Having Fun!

Nothing like breakfast in bed when your camping! Yep Jill, those are donuts!

Camping 101 and 102

2011-11-08T00:51:00.001-08:00

I had hoped to post these as different post so you could get more pictures of our camping experiences...maybe in Camping 103! This year, the Amburgey family purchased a camper and boy have we had FUN!! Our first outing was just for 2 nights at Boonesborough State Park. We went in Aug before school started back up. Let me just say it was the 101 degree days that we went! HOT....but that didn't stop us from the camping favorite, SMORES!

Rhett roasting marshmellows and Sidney Shea enjoying eating them. Rhett loves to put the stick in the fire, however doesn't eat what he cooks. Sidney Shea however, just likes them straight out of the bag....the chocolate is her favorite part!

BIG storm keeps us inside for most of the second day, but it sure left lots of fun for the afternoon.

Puddle jumping and stick horse racing

We even toured the Fort

Here's chief Rob....he doesn't know how to cook at home but when it comes to camping and cooking, he's the go to man. Maybe that's why I LOVED camping sooo much....someone else doing the cooking!

We had such a great experience the first time around that Labor day weekend, we camped at Cave Run lake...thanks to our favorite Park Ranger employee Julie!!! Let's just say Cave Run is our FAVORITE spot!

Enjoying the afternoon at the beach. Julie joined us and so did Michele, Kennedy, Hunter and Kenny. It was nice camping so close to family that people came to visit!

we even had Dinner guest!

Just a picture of our camper and camp site.....more to come on our 3rd trip....back to Cave Run we RAN!!!!!

Thanks Al Gore...creator of internet

2011-11-08T00:48:00.000-08:00

Internet problems. It's hard to believe that I only check e-mail and blog on the internet and yet, I've missed it so much! We've been without service now since Aug. I've had just enough to check mail every now and then and look at others post but not enough to do some updating of my own.....I hope you have time to check out all the post. I'm glad I can get some of these up because the baby will be here VERY soon and I know you'll want to see pics of him or her?!

Mom of the Year

2011-09-15T17:15:00.001-07:00

Whitney, this post is for you. Because you are always posting your dinner menus and looking for new ideas! Some of you may or may not know this about me but every month I post a calendar(2) on my fridge. One has everything my kids are to eat for breakfast and lunch for the month. The other, has our supper menu. Then I try to go to the grocery and buy everything I need for the month....freezing meat and only going back to get milk and bread. Well, I haven't done that yet and it's 1/2 through the month. So coming up with what we're going to eat is a chore.

Here is where the award "Mom of the Year" comes in. Tonight this is what my kids had for supper:
*blueberry muffin, yogurt, cheese stick and a nutrigrain bar*

yummy,yummy,yummy

A girl has just gotta have fun!

2011-09-13T19:58:00.000-07:00

Sidney Shea is growing up so fast! She is such a sweet baby and is so happy. Of course, being the little sister of a big brother has made her very tough. She loves shoes (flip flops), her baby, bicycles and making every step that Rhett makes!

thought everyone would like to see that she does have pink to wear and she likes to play with dolls, ok, she loves the 4-wheeler and the dolls were added for the photo :)

here she is all caged up. That's what we're going to do when she becomes a teenager.....really, this is how she entertained herself at a goat show! She pretended to be a goat and made goat sounds. When out of the cage, she wanted Rhett to lead her around.....funny girl!

Goin' Goat Showin'

2011-09-13T19:45:00.000-07:00

This is Rhett and Casey....yeah, Casey (Casey the goat, not cat, not girl, not calf)
Rhett, ok really I, wanted to show goats this year and boy did we ever have fun!!!!

We wanted this to be Rhett's project and for him to learn how to care for his show goat. Here he is using the clippers and giving her, her first hair cut!

At our first show and getting ready by giving Casey a bath....Rhett really likes to give everyone around a bath!

This is soooo much fun! Rhett won his first goat trophy showing in showmanship. He was so serious in the show ring and I believe he was very nervous...

Here's Rhett in a market class

and my favorite class, COSTUME class....can you tell I've waited a long time to have a kid show? Yes, he won the costume class when Casey transformed into a turkey! (we thought that Jessamine Co. was the only fair that had the class but turned out so did Montgomery Co..he won it too!) If you see this, be thinking of what I can do for next year....all suggestions welcomed!

Then we went to Madison County. He was so much more relaxed and enjoyed showing.

the last show of the year, Montgomery County.

We can't wait 'til next year's show season!

Summer Travel

2011-09-13T19:41:00.000-07:00

We went to Rob's state meeting and these are all the kids that participated in the kids program....and our fearless leaders for the meeting! My kids had a BLAST......can you believe how grown up they are?

Catching up

2011-09-08T18:10:00.000-07:00

I know It's been a while since I've posted. So, forgive me for all the old pictures but I think they are worth showing. First up, we spent the 4th of July at RJ Corman's annual fireworks show. Here are some of my favorites from the night. (we had another child...Lyndsey stayed the week with us and so she got to join in on the 4th fun!)

FUN

FOOD

FAMILY

and FIREWORKS!!!

Birthday Boy

2011-07-10T18:04:00.001-07:00

Can it be true? This is what my sweet baby boy should look like........

NOT this 4 yr. old boy!!!!

Well, believe your eyes. My boy turned 4 this year. So this year, he decided to have a pool party. He wanted it at the city pool with all the slides and water fountains and all his friends! 50 people later, we had cake and ice cream in the backyard, then 30 folks joined us for 2 hours of fun at the city pool!

It was a beautiful day! I had forgotten to ask my cake master (Shellie) to make his cake so I was stuck with the deed. This is what a came up with!

The birthday boy LOVED it!

He opened presents and then off to the pool. (I have no pictures from the pool)

But, here are some of the pictures from the "toys" that he got for his birthday...WOW he sure has enjoyed them. Thanks to everyone

It's only appropriate for a boy who was born on flag day to have his flag waving strong! Here he is with the new pocket knife (multi-tool) that he used some of his money to buy.
Below is Rhett at 7 am using the 3-D sidewalk chalk and paint that he got.

This is the birthday boy with his snorkel, flippers and new goggles. He had to try them out...with or without water.

And one of his favorites, not the mention the neighbor boy's too, his train table!

Don't blink your eyes, cause time flies by!!!!

up tp my ears in cucumbers...

2011-06-27T15:34:00.000-07:00

There will be no new post this evening.....I'm canning pickles!

heartbreak=LOVE

2011-06-26T18:08:00.000-07:00

Do you remember my prank, the new addition? Well, that was Charlie Brown and shortly after we had gotten him, someone took him. Thus, heartbreak! I think it hurt Rob and I more than Rhett. Well, we got a new cat, Casey. Little did we know that when we got her, we would LOVE her so much. Here is a picture when she first came to live with us...(look at how little and how young she and my boy look)

Casey is an outdoor cat....FEMALE cat. We wanted Rhett and Sidney Shea to experience the LOVE of kittens. So in May, we, Casey was expecting her first and only litter!
We had been to the goat clinic (pics to come later) and came home to a cat ready to come into the house. She went straight for Rhett's bed. YIKES!!! I moved her into the bathroom and within 20 minutes the first was born....she had a total of 4 (we lost one) so here are a few pics.
She had them under the sink and lived in the house for a week....my pregnant nose couldn't handle them in the house.
Then outdoors...and oh so much fun for everyone....
Rhett named all the babies Shaggy Doo (whom we lost), Cry Baby (the grey one) BullsEye (the only male) and Charmaine (named after Uncle Ted's wife...Ted Nugent, he has a hunting show Rhett loves) We have a new home for Cry Baby and she left today to live with Bennett and his family.
Here is a close look at the other two kittens, whom still need a GOOD, LOVING home...if your interested, call me!

BullsEye
in the picture above
and the picture below
Charmaine

Boy who loves the outdoors....

2011-06-26T18:05:00.000-07:00

Rhett jumps at every opportunity to go outdoors. He really LOVES to go outdoors in camo! He and Rob went turkey hunting...they spent a few hours at Charles' farm, Rhett did the calling and they managed to hear some but no sightings.
Better luck next time!

April showers, bring May flowers

2011-06-26T18:03:00.000-07:00

Just wanted you to see the flowers that I cut out of my garden this year!

.....and they're off.......

2011-06-26T17:51:00.001-07:00

May started with Rob and I being invited to spend the day at the KY Oaks. The weather turned out to be a cool day but no rain!

We spent Derby Day at friends house in Indiana. You will never guess what they race in Indiana....CHICKENS!!! After the kids went into the hen house, they tried to tag the chickens with elastic neck numbers, that didn't work...so the boss man had to go in and put sticker numbers on their backs. We placed our bids, the call to the post was played by Ryan on the trombone, picked our numbers and then.....opened the door, threw the table scraps and watched to see which chicken crossed the finish line first......and the WINNER is
Then, the kiddos played, we ate and then bathed everyone. Loaded up with Charles and Judy and headed back home. What a GREAT day we had.....can't wait for next years "KenClucky Derby"

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

2011-06-26T17:02:00.000-07:00

Ok, hold on to your seats! I have like months worth of blogging to try and catch up with...this is for Jamie, as I promised and I hope to get them all posted tonight. So be certain to look through them all!!!

Things 3 yr olds say

2011-04-27T18:32:00.000-07:00

Today, Rhett and I were playing with his farm animals, the gates and he has some hunter men whom we turned into farmers. We were getting the cows out of the nasty mud (sound familiar) and I needed to get supper started. I left him and he wanted me to play, I told him to play by himself for a minute and I'd be back. His response, "Momma, I have three men and only 2 hands....how am I supposed to handle that?"

I thought, come November, wonder how many times I'll be saying that? (three of them and only two hands)

Blogging? Washing? Cleaning?

2011-04-25T18:41:00.000-07:00

To Blog....or do the dishes? That is the question! So, I hope that you enjoy these updated photos. I'm going to start with the Spring Break and work my way to Easter! Enjoy!!

SPRING BREAK! We went to see Jill and spend a few days with her and her family. But, by looking at the pictures, you'd think we went to see Angie and her family. Good thing they are right across the street from each other. (these are the only pictures that I took) After a long few days of kiddos having diarrhea and vomiting, we tried to have a few sunny moments!Swimming, that is all Rhett talked about, we had a teeny tiny baby pool and he had on his floaties!

Kevin, is this safe without a helmet?

Then we spent an afternoon at the children's museum while Jill stayed home with the napping babies. Let's just say, Rhett LOVED this place!

We can't wait for everyone to come visit us next! Hey Jill, send me some photos so I can prove that we really did see you and Joseph!

Between thunderstorms and tornado warnings, we went to the county egg hunt. It didn't take Sidney Shea long to figure out what to do....EAT THE CANDY!!!

Rhett really enjoyed running and filling up his bucket.

Our annual picture with the famous Easter Bunny!

My great hunter has brought home the bacon once again....or shall I say Turkey! He had great help cleaning the bird from Rhett...who hopes to hunt with his dad this weekend!

This is a new project that our family is doing, Rhett is going to show goats! I'm certain you will be hearing and seeing alot of the "Casey" the show goat and "Bubble Gum" the companion goat.

Sidney Shea is thrilled to have goats! She LOVES them and will probably scream because she can't go in the show ring!

Rhett has been wanting to bake a cake, so since all we've had for the past weeks are rainy days, we decided to cook....mixing ingredients

reaping the benefits!

boy did she LOVE this! She cleaned her beater better than soap could have:)

waiting ...

then putting on the final touches of our Easter bunny cake! YUM

What an eggciting morning...to wake up and find that the Easter Bunny has been to our house....despite Rhett saying that if it showed up he was going to shoot it,

The kiddos were very happy to see their goodies, chocolate bunnies, gum, suckers, sand toys, swim suits, "real" shovels, work gloves and even bracelets and necklaces!

Nothing like Chocolate for breakfast!!

We then traveled to Mt. Sterling for church and Easter dinner at mom's followed by an egg hunt!

Let the Egg Hunt begin!

Just a few snapshots of the hunting...no Hunter didn't hunt but he was quick to raid someone's basket for candy!!

After the hunt, then it's time to play in the creek, catch a few frogs,

lead the llamas, ride horses and

at the end of the day, we celebrated Hunter's 14th birthday!

HAPPY SPRING!!!!
rob, cicely, rhett and sidney shea

New Job

2011-02-13T17:33:00.000-08:00

Next year I have taken a new position with Jessamine Co. Schools, I will be the Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. In 1994, I went to college to be that and now, the position is finally open and I'm taking it. I was VERY nervous at first. I've not used sign language in 12 years, I haven't seen an auditory trainer in that long either....do you know how technology has changed in 12 years???? Well, I had my first meeting for my new job last Friday and the child's parents are deaf.....so I had to use sign language and I felt really good about my skills.....I guess it's like riding a bike, once you know it, you don't forget it!

Where did this house come from????

2011-02-13T17:06:00.001-08:00

As many of you know, Santa brought Rhett a 4-wheeler for Christmas...since the weather has been pretty, we've been spending more time outside! YEAH!!!
Here's a little footage of our 4-wheelin' fool...watch 'til the end

"Hey where did that house come from??"

Can you believe it....my baby is ONE

2011-02-13T16:58:00.000-08:00

Sidney Shea's favorite thing is her pink pony, so it only seemed appropriate to have a pink pony party.....not a winter creek party!

My how time has flown...Sidney Shea is not only 1, but she is a walker, a climber, and four-wheeler rider... she is Rhett's girl, she has 6 teeth, she likes to show you her tonsils and she can tell you she is ONE and show you how to blow out candles! Thank goodness she can't pick out her own clothes and she doesn't care what her hair looks like.....YET!

What's happening??

2011-02-13T16:49:00.000-08:00

Rhett's taking swim lessons....
patiently waiting his turn.....

80's day at school

Grand-Dog has a birthday....we celebrated by going to the Habachi bar and Rhett loved the excitement! He even caught the shrimp that the chief threw up for him to catch! Then we came home and had Dad and Rob's favorite, butter-scotch pie!

Christmas.....

2011-01-12T16:53:00.000-08:00

We started Christmas at Gran-Gran and Pap's house for a yummy dinner and then opening gifts!

She was just happy toting around her package!

Look at this great cowboy costume that Sherri gave Rhett!

We woke-up Christmas morning to this beautiful view out the trailer back door and to the surprise of SANTA...

Guitar...

baby buggy, new pink pony....

hunting mask, duck call, moose call, big buck call and coyote call

and a four-wheeler!

heading over to Mom's for more Christmas fun...
Rhett was already over there and we decided to just put her in the forward facing seat. She was sooo proud and thought she was BIG stuff!

We all gathered at Mom's for a yummy breakfast, opening gifts and playing with cousins...

Then, Ann Marie and Austin came and we opened presents some more...

What a great end to a great holiday with friends and family!!!

Just for smiles.....

2010-12-05T17:48:00.000-08:00

Hope this put one on your face!!!!!!

Snow, Snow come only on the weekend PLEASE!!!

2010-12-05T17:22:00.001-08:00

This weekend was the kick-off weekend for the Christmas Holiday.
We took in the festivities of the Courthouse tree lighting followed by some cookies and a visit with Santa Claus.
Rhett, Sidney Shea, Bennett and Weston were all good boys and girls and hopefully after they visited with the "big guy" he'll bring them what they want...

The Amburgey's

Weston, all bundled!

Once we got inside, it's shed the coats and wait in line to see....SANTA!!!!

After our evening out, what did we wake to??? SNOW!!!!! This next picture is for our friends in Texas ( we missed you and if you were here we would have been playing together...OUTSIDE!)

This is how REAL cowboys play.

I wanted him to put on his other hat but he insisted on his cowboy hat!
The snow was perfect for building a snowman and even Daddy got in on the action.

What do you think...Frosty wouldn't be able to hold a light to this snowman...literally!
(buttons for eyes, sand shovel for a nose and broccoli for buttons)

This is what Sidney Shea did while we...........

Made snow angels
(Eli)

Built HUGE snowballs
(Avery)

Had snowball fights!!!!

and built snow forts to hide behind
(Ellie)

It was a great SNOW DAY. The best part about it was.....it was on a WEEKEND!!

After being outside for 2 hours we came in and warmed up, then off we went to see Santa again...only this time, no one was tired, we didn't have to wait and everyone sat on his lap and told them what they wanted.

Rhett's list consists of the following: a guitar, and then all kinds of calls-duck, moose, elk, big buck, and coyote callers!

Sidney Shea's list: a new pink pony...this is according to Rhett. A few months ago, we did laundry and washed her pink pony, I sat it outside to dry and Kasey (the cat) cuddled up all around it and I made her get off, so she meowed and meowed. Rhett asked me what she was doing and I told him I guess she was crying because she wanted Sidney Shea's pink pony. Well, when it came time to talk about Santa and gifts we said Sidney Shea wanted diapers and Rhett informed us that she didn't want that she wanted a new pink pony. When I asked him why he said "So Kasey can have her old one!"

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE AMBURGEY'S

Thanksgiving

2010-12-05T17:15:00.001-08:00

There are so many things that we are blessed with and have, to be Thankful for. The Lord has been good to our family and provided us with good health, a wonderful family, and great friends.

This is the before picture of our Thanksgiving Feast...

Rob and I were in charge of the turkey again this year and I think it was better than last years....

Perfect!

James Benton stopped in for a surprise visit and ended up not being out of town and had Thanksgiving dinner with us.

We were running late so the dinner started without us and without the turkey. Kasey (the cat) had to stay in her carrier all through dinner and my camera stayed in the car....sorry no pictures from the dinner with my family at Stephanie's but we sure had a good time!

We ate there at 12:00 (12:40 when we arrived) Then at 5:00 we ate again! Rob's family had dinner at his Aunt's home. We were stuffed!

Super Hero Party

2010-12-05T17:04:00.001-08:00

Cole Boy Turned 4

and he had a super hero party...thanks to Turner, Rhett went as Spider Man (aka "Fider Man")

This is the dress-rehearsal...he put his costume on at 12:00 and the party didn't start until 4.

All the Super Heros at the party...the birthday boy was Bat Man (with the blue head)

No party would be complete without CAPTAIN AMERICA....I won't give away his identity

Sidney Shea enjoyed the fun and the cake..."Can't wait until I'm 1...bring on the cake"

Wouldn't you feel safe knowing these two were going to rescue you???

This is for the Monkey who fell off the Monkey Bars...

2010-11-22T16:00:00.001-08:00

WE LOVE YOU!!!!

HOPE YOUR ARM IS BETTER!!!!

COWBOY UP!!! Rodeo Time

2010-11-15T18:26:00.000-08:00

We took a nice break from the norm, had a sitter for Sidney Shea and Rob and I took Rhett to the NAILE (North American International Livestock Expo) in Louisville for the Rodeo! Of course, our #1 priority was to find Kasey in the barns...sheep barns....Kasey the girl, not the cat! Just look at how much fun we had!! I wish I could have captured the sparkle in Rhett's eyes during the night. It was a BLAST.

Before we got too far, Rhett had to have a ride!

Can you believe your eyes?? It's Kasey!! yes, the REAL Kasey!!! (whom our cat is named after) Rhett was sooooooooooooo excited (I think this is the real highlight of his night)** notice the hat change. My dad had a real problem with Rhett wearing a summer hat in the winter so now, Rhett has a felt hat for the winter months.**

We toured the lamb barn and found this HUGE Ram!
The start of the Rodeo is always with the flag ceremony...this is the lone cowboy from KY coming in with the state flag. Rhett also sang along with the National Anthem it excited him to hear the song...thank goodness he didn't yell out "play ball" when it was over!
Event 1: Bareback riding
Event 2: Team Roping

Event 3: Bulldoggin' (aka: steer wrestling)

Event 4: Saddle Bronc Riding

Then we had a nice little break... intermission! A lasso king...we just kept telling Rhett that he couldn't try any of these tricks with his lasso at home!

Event 5: Barrel racing

And now, for the main event...Bull Riding!!!

This was very exciting! One bull really wanted to get the Rodeo Clown (whom is inside the barrel) so the Bull Fighter got to "play" with his pal....

We had a GREAT evening and can't wait for next years NAILE Rodeo!! Sidney Shea will be older and can join in on the fun...who knows after everyone sees how much fun we've had, some of you may want to join us next year!!

Wisdom from the neighbor kids...

2010-11-07T16:28:00.000-08:00

This is a conversation that Rob and I heard from some neighborhood kids today....

kid A: "we know someone who has a baby and they are only 16"

kid B: "Yeah, 16. That's the legal age in Kentucky to have a baby. Did you know though that in California the law is 21. You have to be 21 before you can have a baby."

Trick or Treat smell my feet......

2010-11-03T18:18:00.001-07:00

It's become a Halloween tradition to go to the Smorstad's house for a good hot supper then out on the streets to see how many treats we can get! This year we had 2 more kiddos with us (Sidney Shea and Tula) and the big kids (Rhett and Ivy) were pros this year. Going up and knocking on doors by themselves, saying Trick or Treat and then with a few reminders, saying Thank You. Here's a glimp of our night!

THE AMBURGEY'S

Fairy Ivy, Kitty Sidney Shea and Shark Rhett...I have a feeling they will be loosing the wagon next year to Sidney Shea and Tula...

They are such good friends!

We then went to Mr. Charlie and Ms. Judy's house on Sunday night...they weren't giving out candy but...Kittens!!!!

We didn't bring one home!!!!

for a special treat I made a Frankenstein cheese ball... Rob said it looked like Mr. Potato Head, I disagree and hope to improve his looks next year!

This was an EXTRA special treat. We went to Lexington and surprised Gene and Libbie Jones with some Trick or Treaters! It is always great to see them!!!
(for those of you who don't know it, Gene was my neighbor when I was a little girl and I took my first steps on his porch. Needless to say we go WAAAAY back!)

Fall break

2010-11-03T18:08:00.001-07:00

What a special treat we had during Fall Break...Jill, Joseph, Angie, Gracie and Grant came to visit and what a great time we had!

(us just before bed)

(Joseph posing as a pumpkin...couldn't you just eat him up?)

(Waiting for another turn on the horse...they look like they could be kin)

During the break we also went to the World Equestrian Games (WEG) the horse park was sooo beautiful, here is just a few pictures to show you!

Rhett also rode Soncho all by himself for HOURS!!!! Nanny saddled up Pepper and she ponied Rhett along and they rode all over the farm!!!!

I also took the kids to see Rob's Mammaw and I picked Mommoo up and took her with us, what a great opportunity for a photo shoot with BOTH great-grandma's

Prior to going to see Mammaw, we spent the afternoon at the pumpkin patch. It's hard to get two children to look at the camera and smile

HUNTER GUY Rhett

2010-11-03T18:01:00.001-07:00

The many faces of Rhett. Each day he changes his clothes at least 3-4 times and his identity has become what he wears. Sometimes he is a football player (wearing Carson Palmer #9 jersey), he's a cowboy (wranglers, hat, belt, TX shirt and boots), basketball player (UK jersey and shorts) but the one that has lasted the longest...HUNTER GUY! So here's a few pics to show his true identity!

...and one picture of him as an United States Army man!

ask him what his favorite color is....CAMO!

Wanna know what's been going on???

2010-11-03T17:53:00.001-07:00

Sidney Shea now has 5 teeth, is standing by herself, and has taken 5 steps. YIKES!!

Charlie Brown was stolen...now we have Casey! What a good girl she is!!

Rhett's cow had a baby heifer. Now he has 3 babies and a momma cow.

LONG LOST Amburgey's

2010-10-01T13:31:00.000-07:00

OK, I know you all are wondering if we've dropped off the face of the blogging world...no, just rolled down a few stairs, lost a sweet little kitty, had a horse run off with a three year old on it's back (who stayed on), gotten two bottom teeth, learned to crawl, stand up and let go all in the same day and found a replacement for the lost kitten!

I hope to post pictures very soon. I'd like to say tonight so that I will make myself...but as you can tell from the list above LOTS has happened since my last posting and I have lots of pictures to prove it!!!!

Technical Difficulties.....

2010-08-29T17:30:00.000-07:00

I've gotten a new camera and have taken some really GREAT pictures...the bad news, my camera is too powerful for blogging. So, until Rob figures this all out for me....there will be no new post:(
Just keep checking and I'll keep on him to get this fixed.

I know It's been awhile!

2010-08-16T16:44:00.000-07:00

Rhett got a new pony. This is Soncho! He is the perfect size for Rhett and Rhett can ride him all by himself! (in the barn!!) He wants to go outside and go fast but we haven't made it to that point yet...I'm sure it's not too far down the road!

NEW and exciting NEWS!!!

2010-07-08T17:16:00.000-07:00

As of July 2010, we have a new addition that has blessed our home and we wanted you to be the first to see it.....

The newest addition to our home!!!
Well, we will know who reads our blog by how many phone calls we receive after this one.
JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!

Here's the picture of the actual new addition....Charlie Brown!

YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-07-08T17:13:00.001-07:00

When we returned home my blackberries were ripe! So I've started making my famous, Jessamine Jamboree prize winning PIE, and canning some blackberry jam!

Ending our vacation on a good note!

2010-07-08T16:48:00.000-07:00

This is Jill and I. After our vacation at the beach Rob and the kids and I drove to Winston Salem to spend some time with my BEST FRIEND!!! I know that by looking at us you can't tell that we are old enough to have been friends for 11 years but it's true (by the way, Jill is older than me)
WOW nothing beats TRUE friendship!!!

Just the girls hanging out! Jill, Sidney Shea, Angie (Jill's sister) and Gracie (Jill's niece)

Gracie and Sidney Shea taking it easy in the shade pool

Nothing beats hearing the ice cream truck and waiting an hour for him to reach your street!!
Gracie, Rhett, Jill and Grant (Jill's nephew)

Ending our short, too short, visit with a bang at the firework show!!

After the fireworks show, we had to wait close to an hour to get out of the parking lot, I guess everyone had to load up their couches before they could leave!( ok, really I thought I was in West Virgina, people brought their living room couch out to sit on and watch the fireworks) So, I had brought along SPARKLERS for the kiddos. We stood beside the car waiting in line and played with sparklers. I didn't get a picture of Gracie and Grant with us but when we got home (to Jill's) I had Rhett do one more so...I took a picture!

He looks so serious...he really enjoyed them it was only 11:00 and he was winding down.

By the way, Jill has an adorable baby, Joseph and a condiment loving husband Doug whom I didn't get a picture of at all:(

Beach Bums

2010-07-07T04:35:00.000-07:00

Our family (12) of us went to Myrtle Beach for a week of R and R. Ok really, we were so busy and stayed out SOOOOOOO late that we really didn't catch any rest or relaxation....just wait and see what we did catch.

Our condo We were on the first floor thanks to Stephanie and the room was just perfect!

Sidney Shea and Kennedy catching some sun,

Rhett playing in the sand!

Of course a vacation wouldn't be a vacation without some night-time entertainment. Ours was Rob fitting into this teeny car with Rhett,

and Rob getting on the mechanical bull so that Rhett could ride! We also spent an evening out playing a round of putt-putt golf! Rhett said he won...he did have the highest score!

Sidney Shea did a lot of hanging out

We played in the sand...LOTS

more sand playing...

catching some sun,

we think they were sand crabs????

Finding sea shells

and catching some waves!

Kennedy liked swimming in the pool and Rhett learned how to go all the way under without holding his nose while on vacation.

Lyndsey helping in building a sandcastle which didn't last long...two three year-old boys kept knocking then down.

I scream, you scream we both scream for an ice cream breakfast! It's vacation, anything goes. Right Steph?

Sidney Shea enjoying her time out on the sand.

Rob and Rhett in the lazy pond (a.k.a. lazy river) that was outside of our condo.

This is the best family pic I had. It is very difficult to get a baby and a three year-old to look at the camera at the same time

Vacation Time

2010-06-26T20:28:00.001-07:00

The Clampitt's go on vacation....

The Griswold's go on vacation....

The Amburgey's load up everything..including the kitchen sink and go on VACATION!

**check back in a week for updated pictures of us at the beach!!**

It's Horse Show Time

2010-06-26T20:12:00.001-07:00

Rhett showed both Peppers at the Nicholasville Horse Show.
Pepper the stick horse, won a blue ribbon and a trophy!
(even though he bucked Rhett off!)

Sidney Shea even found some fun things to do at the show...since she couldn't ride a horse, how about a tractor?? (like the color Annie-Ree??)

Pepper the horse, won a first place ribbon and a trophy! Thanks Nannie for bringing Pepper so I could ride.

The Circus is coming, the Circus is coming!!!!

2010-06-26T12:42:00.000-07:00

The Circus came to Nicholasville and the Amburgey's and Smorstad's went on the hottest afternoon and couldn't have had more fun!!!

Come on Ivy, it's a camel! It's not scary....

OK Rhett! I'm going to be so brave and go for a ride!

Everyone, dry and ready for the circus fun. By the end, we were all soaking wet with sweat!

Wow!!!!!!!!

Rhett took this picture all by himself!

What a great day! The best part, when it was over they didn't keep us:)

have a heart??????

2010-06-21T12:25:00.000-07:00

Ok, so here's one without a picture. Today we went to story time at the library. One of the songs said use your pointer finger to point to your eyes, nose, then it said heart. I looked around and told Rhett to point to his heart. His response, very loudly was "Mo, I don't have a heart them are for girls." So later when we got home, I said Rhett you do have a heart. God gave you a heart to keep you alive and to be kind to others. He still was convinced that hearts were for girls. So I dared asked, "well, if girls have hearts then what do boys have?" his response I think many of you will agree with. "Boys have brain freezes!" So when you think the man in your life never listens or just doesn't care about the things you do, not true...it's just a brain freeze moment!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

2010-06-21T03:58:00.001-07:00

We celebrated Father's Day by having a fish fry in our backyard.
Here are some picture's of us and our Fathers (Dad and Daddy)

Rob and his dad, Bob--thanks to Bob, Rob has a love for the outdoors and for the farm

Me and my Daddy..don't you see where I get my good looks from? I learned from my Daddy,to have a great since of humor, a big heart for giving and a strong work ethic.

Rob with Rhett and Sidney Shea. Thanks to Rob, our children will learn to be patient, how to read directions to put things together, and to have a love for the outdoors.

What a great day and how thankful we are to have GREAT dads!

p.s. did you notice that there was no blog posting on mother's day nor did we even get a picture with our mother's...why is that?

Birthday Treats

2010-06-17T18:33:00.000-07:00

I got a new b-ball goal for my birthday thanks to Unk! Mr. John even came over to help my Daddy put it together...now it's up and anytime any of you want to take me on, bring it on!!

I also got a new ride. Yelp! Bengal's colored bike. (Grand-dog says it's Harley colored) I love to ride and boy I sure can go fast...especially down BIG hills.

Day on the Farm

2010-06-17T18:29:00.001-07:00

A quick trip into Mt. Sterling to take our friends Ryan and Lainey (Mr. Charlie and Ms. Judy's grandkids) As you can see we had a great day and where joined by Lyndsey and her friend Clay!

War Wounds

2010-06-17T18:26:00.000-07:00

I'm watching out for things while our friends are in Texas...well, I have a Texas size bruise (as Rhett would say it 'a big honkin'one) thanks to their trash can! I sure hope they have good insurance....maybe some workers comp to extend my summer vacation!

LOOK WHO'S THREE!!!!

2010-06-17T17:53:00.000-07:00

IT's ME...Rhett!!!
When it came to thinking of a place to host Rhett's 3rd birthday party, what better of a place than his favorite...the CREEK! Thanks to Mr. Charlie about 30 of our friends all gathered to celebrate his big day. Boy did we have fun!!!

2010-06-17T17:50:00.000-07:00

Saying "Good-bye" for the summer to our good friends who are staying in Texas all summer.

Boston, Sidney Shea, Olivia and Rhett

Stopping by to visit with Ms. Mabel, Rob's "nannie" (babysitter)

Family Reunion

2010-06-17T17:46:00.000-07:00

We had a family reunion on Mom's side of the family...no AnnMarie is not related however, she went. The night before the reunion, she spent the night at the trailer house with me and we had the best midnight snack...bar-b-q chicken legs, green beans, cookies and brownies. YUM! not to mention the drink of choice...ALE81

More pictures of the reunion to come...when I can download pictures off of Aunt Vicki's camera

2010-06-17T17:07:00.000-07:00

Ann Marie Graduated!
Austin and I had front row seats because we were there 2 1/2 hours before the ceremony even started.
I know Austin...I'm the coolest "OLD" person you know.

Then we CELEBRATED!

Tina and Greg hosted a very nice bar-b-q in honor of the graduate. Isn't the cake beautiful? Jessica made it (Jared's girlfriend) so if you need anything just let her know. Not only was it fabulous on the outside but most DELICIOUS!

A Quick update...summer is going soooo fast!

2010-06-17T16:41:00.001-07:00

I can ALWAYS find time to play in the creek...

or in the spigot!!

Having Fun at the Bluegrass RECC annual meeting

Addison turns 3

Cole and I having Fun at Addison's 3rd Birthday party!!!

Memorial Day full of Memories

2010-06-02T18:21:00.000-07:00

We spent the weekend doing some of our favorites! (eatin', fishin' and swimmin') Not to mention with some of our favorite people!

Cookout at Gran-Gran's house. Everyone was there. Mommoo, Mammaw, Nannie and Grand-Dog look even Annie-Ree came!

Taking time to catch the big one!

LOOK!!!! I caught it.

Can you see us cowboys? Betcha ya can't tell which one is me?!

Sidney Shea even got in on the action this weekend.

Yummy Yummy. Good cook Tina!

What a fun filled weekend!

To be continued this summer..........

Saturday Fun

2010-05-22T15:30:00.000-07:00

The weather was so great Saturday that we needed to get out! Lucky for us, Sarah and Ivy called and they were headed to the park. Jamie and her family also joined in on the park fun! So we all packed a lunch and had a picnic at the park. Rhett and Boston played and Sidney Shea was entertained by all the girls that wanted to see her; Olivia, Ivy and Palmer. They all made her grin! ( I had my camera in my bag, just forgot to get a snapshot)

When we got back home a few hours later, Sidney Shea just hung out and figured out how to suck her fingers.

Rhett man's "big" pool had a hole in it so Daddy brought home this new one! There is sooo much more space. He spent the rest of the afternoon swimming!

Of course, we had to take a break away from the pool for TWO special treats! Grand-dog stopped in on his bike for a visit. While he was here, the ice cream truck drove by our house. Nothing like a cool treat on a hot day!

ZOOrrific!!!

2010-05-18T17:33:00.001-07:00

During Spring Break, Sarah and I decided that on Election day we would take the kiddos to the Zoo. Well, we didn't plan on a rainy forecast for the day. So after much thought we decided to go anyways. We borrowed Whitney's double side-by-side stroller and loaded up in the van and headed out for the Louisville Zoo! The day couldn't have been much more perfect (a little sunshine would have been nice, but then again I'm not pregnant) no crowds, a cool day and ALL the animals were out!

We had sooo much fun. Can't wait to take Rhett back in the summer and let him play in the water park...when you see all these great pictures, let me know if you want to join us!

Rhett just wanted the Elephants to spray water on him! And ME!!

Here is a few up close and personal photos of the animals...Hey look at that
Monkey in the middle!

This is proof that Greg really isn't taking the ketchup packets home with him...Sarah does eat that much ketchup

OK, look at our sweet babies. Right before we look this picture, Sarah yelled (very loudly)
"Look at your Mommies"
so in case you could hear her, let me assure you, we both are married... to MEN!

OK, Jamie...It doesn't really look that big, but trust me, after my morning workouts, Juillian would be proud of the BURN that I had pushing these two munchkins up the yellow "brick" road!

Look a RHINO! ( and I don't mean me)

A ride on the carousel...can't this horse go any faster?

At the end of a very long, fun-filled day...still BEST FRIENDS!!

An Afternoon with friends!

2010-05-15T18:17:00.000-07:00

Sidney Shea and Weston played so hard that just look what happened to them.....skip to pictures below!

Rhett and Bennett having fun in the sun!

Then onto painting on the deck! Isn't Rhett's smile great when he says "cheeeeeessssssee"

Look twice...that's Weston under the frog pillow in Rhett's bed.

then, sound asleep Sidney Shea went ...playing with friends is soooo exhausting!

LOOK they are finally RIPE!!!!!

2010-05-15T18:05:00.000-07:00

The other evening, I was fixing supper and Rhett was outside playing and Sidney Shea was in bed. All of a sudden, Rhett was banging on the door and screaming at the top of his lungs MOMMA!!! He just kept banging and screaming. I was so afraid he was going to wake his sister up and I was just about to fuss at him when I turned the corner and this is what he was soooo excitied about!

Yes, straight from the Amburgey's garden...ripe strawberries! He was so excited to show me that they had finally turned red! So each night we've been picking strawberries...but as you can see by the bowl, not very many make it into the house.

What a GREAT Saturday!!!

2010-05-15T17:52:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, the kiddos and I went the the StockDog trials and the Fiber Fest. Here are a few of our favorite things that we saw....

LOOK! We even saw one of Rhett's favorite people....CASEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He was convinced that the one looking at him was his.

Mother's Day

2010-05-09T18:45:00.000-07:00

I know everyone is waiting to see a great picture of me with my precious babies. Well, keep waiting! Today, Rhett stayed outside and was afraid to hold still for one second. For fear of falling asleep or missing something. Sidney Shea on the other hand, slept the entire afternoon. The only baby that I had my picture with isn't much of a baby anymore.

Can you believe your eyes???

2010-05-09T18:37:00.000-07:00

#1 Ann Marie not in ball clothes.
#2 Austin not in Wranglers
#3 Ann Marie wearing high heels...she can walk in them
(not gracefully!!)
#4 She is old enough to go to prom
and last but not least
#5 I didn't cry until I went to bed that night!!!

To everyone out there who has kiddos...It seems like yesterday A-Ree was the size of Sidney Shea and now look, but don't blink because it goes by SOOOOOOOO quickly!

Isn't she beautiful??!!!

3 More months and then........

2010-05-09T18:34:00.000-07:00

It's time for NFL football!!!
You can never be ready too early.

Who Dey! Who Dey!

2010-05-02T18:28:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures of some flooding from Main Street and one side street this afternoon. We've gotten 6 inches...maybe more. Today, before church was out the Mayor and Judge Executive had called Rob and he opened up his office for a nursing home to move patients into and for a retirement home to move into. There were about 100 people camping out this afternoon. This evening (Sun.) the nursing home folks are spending the night in his office. I sure hope we have school tomorrow and no, "flood" day!

It's raining, It's pouring, Rhett man is........

2010-05-01T20:27:00.000-07:00

Rain or Shine you'll find "Rhett Man" Outside!!!!!

2010-05-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

A day at the Races. What a great day for the Oaks!
Rob and I were invited to spend the day with the RJ Corman group in his suite for a fun day at the race track. The only thing missing....Aunt Vicki (boy did I miss her this year!!!)

RUN for the Lillies

Never fear...I'll be back at work Monday! No big wins for us!

Here's what's up with us....

2010-05-01T19:18:00.000-07:00

Another pretty day sent Rhett and I outdoors to play!
Thanks to Mr. Charlie, his creekbed, a few rocks and a great pair of boots
Rhett and I spent several hours on Sunday wading across the creek, throwing rocks and picking up moss.
*Daddy and Sidney Shea stayed home..she napped and Daddy worked on the boat...maybe we'll be out on the lake soon!

Sidney Shea is growing sooo fast! She now can turn over and is trying to cut two bottom teeth so now all our pictures of her have her hands in her mouth. She is giggling LOTS at big brother Rhett who, by the way calls her "Little Bit"

We've also had some rainy days....rainy days means friends come over to play! Look at the fun we've had.

Rhett and Bennett

Hayley and Rhett

BRING ON SUMMER!!!!

We've had a few days in a row where the weather was just down right HOT!!!
Rhett and I cleaned the patio furniture one day and after he was soakin' wet from playing in the water hose...we decided that 83 degrees was warm enough for the pool!
He swam that day for 6 hours!!! I had one tired boy.

2010-04-14T19:55:00.000-07:00

So, I'm not going to say that I'm sorry I haven't put new pictures up for awhile. I've had to start back to work and by the end of the day I'm ready for bed! Acutally...bedtime can't come fast enough! I wish I knew how to put sound on my blog page. Rob recorded me snooring one night. I just said, "told ya I was tired!" Oh well, hope you enjoy a few updated pictures. For more, be sure to see Sarah's blog page. She has the pictures from her and Ivy's farm visit. Maybe I'll get around to posting them...who knows!

Here I Am!!!

2010-04-14T19:45:00.000-07:00

All the exciting things that we've been doing have usually taken place while Sidney Shea is sleeping, so here is a newer picture of her! She is such a happy baby and loves to smile and giggle!

Easter Fun!

2010-04-14T19:07:00.001-07:00

When we started coloring the eggs, Rhett wasn't sure if he was going to like doing it or not...he LOVED it! just look at his hands. It took bleach water to get the dye off his hands.

Sunday afternoon at mom's house...and after lunch a little R&R and an egg hunt!

After we found all the eggs at Nana's house our family went to Nicholasville for dinner and another egg hunt with Rob's family. It was a fun filled holiday!!

This was the best family picture that we could get! The Easter Bunny brought Rhett a new gun so he had to have it in the picture...then he decided to 'shoot' my dad while my dad was 'shooting' our picture!

2010-04-14T18:41:00.000-07:00

FISHING FUN!

The Saturday before Easter, John, Steph, Lyndsey and Cole all came out to Rhett's Pap and GranGran's house for a morning of fishing. The wind was blowing sooo hard but the fish were biting! Just look at this lucky fisherman...and fisherwoman!

A day in the mud.....

Saturday afternoon we went to Aunt Vicki's for a cook out. Well, it turned into a mud out!

10 of us went out on 5 four-wheelers and oh what fun we had!

2010-03-31T09:16:00.000-07:00

KANSAS CITY..HERE I COME!!!

but only for a quick visit!

We thought that Rhett would be sooo excited about flying...well, if the truth must be told, he was more excited about the moving sidewalks in the airports and the escalators.

A midnight snack in our room just before....

a little cat nap....

Then up early the next morning for Pap to get his award!

On our way out, this is a view of part of our hotel.

Last flight until...

....we were back in Nicholasville!

2010-03-27T19:12:00.000-07:00

See?? Joseph isn't always a West Virginia fan!!!
(just when they win)

2010-03-27T19:01:00.001-07:00

EASTER EGG HUNT #1
(#2 and #3 to come next weekend)
Saturday morning, we went to the annual egg hunt in Nicholasville. Rhett really enjoyed
himself this year and he knew exactly what to do!

As you can see, we were all egg-cited to see the Easter Bunny!

2010-03-27T18:35:00.000-07:00

What a way to spend a BEAUTIFUL Saturday afternoon! After the egg hunt, Rob, Rhett, Sidney Shea and I all went out to Mr. Charlie's house and this is how we spent the next 4 hours!!

Rob and Rhett spent most of their time on the 4-wheeler
while Sidney Shea and I hung-out by the truck! See our campground!

Then Ms. Dana came to visit and we decided to go down to the creek. Rhett and I rode the 4-wheeler while Daddy and Sidney Shea hitched a ride!

Rhett's FAVORITE spot

Taking it easy!

2010-03-19T19:44:00.000-07:00

JILL'S COMING, JILL'S COMING, JILL'S COMING

what a great week we've had! my best friend Jill and her sweet baby boy, Joseph
came to visit...just not long enough!!

Jill with Rhett and Sidney Shea..boy were they excited to see her!

They were here for St. Patrick's day and so of course we all had to wear green. Only Sidney Shea didn't have anything. I found this outfit that Rhett wore when he was 6 months old and she could wear it, at 7 weeks old. We measured and weighed the kiddos. Joseph who was born in Nov. was 1/2 inch longer than Sidney Shea and Sidney Shea who was born in Jan. weighed 1 pound more than Joseph!

Here she is with her new bib for the holiday, thanks to Teresa!!

This is how we spent most of the week. Watching Rhett entertain the two babies!

Can you see them? Joseph brought his camo and so everyone had to wear theirs. I know, you think that I shouldn't put Sidney Shea in this...well, I tried to make her look more "girlie" and just look what happened!

Come on Momma, I just want to be like the boys!!!

BEST FRIENDS are the GREATEST!!!

2010-03-17T05:49:00.000-07:00

Sidney Shea's First Trip to Church!!!

We made our first trip into Mt. Sterling a couple of weeks ago. This is what the back of my vehicle looked like after packing for just me and the kiddos for a two day trip.(that turned into a 10 day stay)

The weather was so beautiful that we decided to stay longer. Here are some photos of the things that we saw and a few snapshots of the people who came to see us!

This is Rhett and his Pap. Rhett is helping out by 'cutting' the bull's tails so that they look great for the cattle sale in April.

You know, they also have to be fed! Yelp! That's Rhett driving the tractor. He LOVES to drive...ok really he just loves to push all the buttons!

This is taken outside the front door of our trailer house in Mt. Sterling! Rhett and Rob were just driving around Nana's farm looking for Big Bucks or a few turkeys.

This is where Rhett would live! In the middle of the llama field!

Farm living is the life for US!!!!!!!!!

My neighbor in Mt. Sterling, Ms. Debbie, she has a hen house and every time we drive by her home, Rhett looks out the window to see her chickens. Well, this week, she got one out for him to hold! He even went into the house and gathered two eggs for our breakfast!

We even visited with Ms. Brown. She had baby lambs everywhere!!
In case your wondering where Sidney Shea was in all these pictures, she stayed on the couch, Nana watched her or she was in the car just hanging out!

Now for the people!

A-Ree...our favorite!

Brack, Clay, Lacee, and Sophie

Mommoo

These were just a few that I had pictures of. It was great seeing all these people: James Benton, Austin, Lyndsey,Cole, Stephanie, John, Aunt Vicki, Tammy, Delaney, Nancy, Jada, Aunt Patty, Bobby, Tina and Greg and the people that we visited at the bank, PVA office and the beauty shop!

BRING ON THE SUNSHINE!!!!!!
When the sun comes out...so does Rhett! We can't wait for warmer weather and longer days so that we can go out and play.

Happy about going to school!

2010-03-02T11:05:00.000-08:00

This girl was just too happy about going to school today! Rhett was at Ms. Kristy's so I thought it would be a good time to take Sidney Shea to visit all my friends at Wilmore Elementary! As you can see she was very excited when I told her where we were going!!

2010-02-28T06:54:00.000-08:00

Like Father....Like Daughter

Friday, the kiddos and I took a road trip. We went to Salt Lick, KY and visited with Rob's grandmother. Afterwards we had lunch at Aunt Vicki's and James Benton stopped in to visit. We took him back to his place where Rhett and Unk had some fun on his Ranger!

Speaking of Fun!

Isn't it funny how suddenly "old" toys become new toys. This was Rhett's favorite toy and we got it out for Sidney Shea. Rhett STILL loves it and the two of them played under inchworm for about 15 minutes together.

2010-02-20T18:25:00.000-08:00

Wow! What an exciting week we've had! On Thursday, my 1st baby girl, Ann Marie, had Senior night. Rhett and I went on a date together and left Sidney Shea and Daddy at home. After being on crutches from having surgery, the day the baby was born, she was given the ok to dress for the last home game. After a "secret" play, she scored the first 2 pts. for Montgomery County. Now, after the summer recovery, she will be heading out to Alabama (where the skies are so blue) to attend Troy University.

Then on Friday, Aunt Vicki and I went shopping. (kiddos stayed home with Nannie and Mommoo) I had some newborn clothing that I had to return...imagine that, a 10 lb. baby can't wear newborn clothing. Go figure? While we were out, I found a new UK outfit for Rhett. He's sporting it below!

Saturday was Sidney Shea's first day out! The 3rd grade teachers that I work with had a baby shower for me and invited a few other friends. We meet at Applebee's and had a Great time. It reminded me of the only good thing about having to go back to work in a few weeks....great FRIENDS!!!!! While Sidney Shea and I were off to dine with the girls, Rhett and Daddy went to the farm. Rob packed up his truck with all his gear, including a gun...well, so did Rhett. Here he is ready to go for the day. When I called around lunchtime to check on them and see what they were doing, Rhett told me he was getting ready to put salt out for the cows and he was going to get mud and cow poop on him! He is such a BOY!!!

Sidney Shea all dressed up for her big day out!

Baby Shower cake. YUMMY!

This is my Friend Sarah (Ivy's mom) she is not a meat eater. So, at the shower today, her piece of cake was a cow! Now, I can tell everyone she ate beef!!!

It was great fun getting together and having lunch with all my friends. I appreciate soooo much all that they have done for me!

2010-02-17T19:10:00.000-08:00

Look at my Sweet Valentines!

In case you haven't noticed by looking at all the pictures of Rhett, this is his favorite 'uniform' and he wears it pretty much every day...and night. So for every game day, he wants Sidney Shea to wear her UK 'uniform' also. Then we all give a big cheer,

C*A*T*S cats, cats, cats!!!!!!

Daddy, Rhett and I took a little trip to the Farm Machinery show in Louisville. Sidney Shea got to stay home with Nannie. Not to worry, she was dressed for the show. Thanks to my friend Amy, who gave this sweet baby girl a tractor shirt of her own! The only problem was, she was wearing John Deere green and Rhett was wearing Kabota orange...problem solved. Rhett went and got his John Deere "worker boy" hat!
Here are some pictures from the show. Rhett loved getting inside all the tractors and getting to push the buttons!

The annual picture of Rhett inside the tractor tire...my how he's grown

2010-02-17T17:09:00.000-08:00

OK, well my friend Sarah says this is easy so here it goes! I'm really doing this for Amber so she can see my children and for my Aunt Vicki who loves to take pictures and asks daily if I've taken any new pictures of Rhett and Sidney Shea!!

WELCOME to the world SIDNEY SHEA!!

on January 22nd at 3:32 am Sidney Shea was born at 9 lbs. 15 oz.
(if she hadn't pooped before they weighed her, she'd been a 10 pounder)

She was welcomed home by BIG brother Rhett...wow, does he ever seem soooo big now.
He loves her so much and wants her to sit with him every morning when he wakes up. He also wants to help change her diaper, feed her and he even helped clean her belly button.

She is a really good baby. This is pretty much what she does all day long. SLEEP! So, everyone that comes to visit might as well just plan on playing with Rhett. Speaking of playing with Rhett, my cousin Tonya, her two girls Sophie and Lacee are Rhett's new favorite playmates. They came to play and told Rhett that they have a swimming pool and he would have to come and swim at their house. The next morning, Rhett woke up and said "Momma, I'm ready to go to Sophie and Lacee's house to swim!" I thought I'd have to listen to that for the next 4-5 months but, Rhett was just as happy to settle for pretending that he was swimming with them.

Come on in, the water is warm!