Birthdays!!!!!

Well, the fall season is FULL of birthdays in our house!!! Actuallt, Will, Caylee, and I all have birthdays within 2 weeks of each other. Jamie is the odd ball with the summer birthday. September 28 was Will's 4th birthday. It seems like yesterday that I was MISERABLY huge and preggo with him!!!! We celebrated by going to Caylee's softball game and then having cupcakes at home. October 3 was Caylee's 8th birthday. (WOW!!! I can not believe it has been that long since we brought our 1st child home!!!) We headed to Reelfoot for the Arts and Crafts festival and to eat at Boyette's. Boyette's is Caylee's favorite. She LOVES catfish. My parents went with us and Jamie;s mom and sister joined us. Then on Monday, October 5, we were on fall break!!!! So, we had their birthday party at Chuck E cheese. They both invited a couple of friends to go along. We had a great time!!!!! The "big" kids and adults played as much as the little ones. Now, we go back to school tomorrow (on my birthday!!!!). YUCK!!! The only positive is that we get to have cake at school tomorrow. My wonderful husband gave me an IPOD touch and took me to the casinos this week while we were out. We had a great time with some good friends. We did not hit it big, but we had a great time losing!!!! Now we get to recooperate for a while on birthdays. Back to the diet and real world............

Disney On Ice

Sunday afternoon Jamie and I took the kids to see Disney on Ice for their birthdays. It was AMAZING!!!! We had 2nd row tickets. We were extremely close to EVERYTHING!!! It was a perfect show for both kids. It kept both of their attentions!!! After the show, we walked to Kooky Canooks for lunch. The kids thought that place was COOL!!! We ordered s'mores for dessert. The kids got to roast marshmellows right at the table. We had a great day to celebrate both of their birthdays!!!

BHS Vs Jackson North Side

Brighton Cardinals!!!!

Well, football is season is well underway. BHS Cardinals are currently 4-1. We have had some really close and exciting games (too close for me). I really enjoy going to the games and watching these young men. I have taught most of the players throughout their lifetime (some 3 years). It is really neat watching these boys grow and flourish into young men. Some of these young men hold a special place in my heart. Those sophomores are my FAVORITE class I have ever taught. Yeah I taugh them in 4th, 5th, and 7th grade. They are GREAT kids!!! Caylee and Will LOVE going to the games. They cheer loud and hard for those Cards and daddy. I can not think of anything else Jamie is meant to do than be on that football field. He gives it his all and loves every minute of it (well - almost every minute of it). I think he would pay them to let him coach. This week is homecoming. We look forward to hopefully another win and then we meet Munford. Hopefully we can come away Tipton County Champs for a 3rd year in a row.

Back to School

Well, we are officially all back to school. Of course Jamie and I went back August 3. Caylee started school August 10. Will had his first day of preschool yesterday. I really did not think this would bother me, but it did!!!!! Dad took him to school and then he rode the bus home. I had just pulled in when the bus pulled up. The first words out of his mouth were, "I love school!!". Man, I hope he keeps this attitude. Caylee loves school and does great. We are blessed that both of our children have great teachers. We look forward to a great year for all 4 classrooms (Jamie's, mine, Caylee's, & Will's).

Also, it is FOOTBALL time in Brighton. Our cardinals had a great showing last Friday night with a big win over Raleigh-Egypt. We host Bartlett this week. I sure hope those Cards get another big win!!!!

Dauphin Island & Holiday World

We just got back home from a great trip to Dauphin Island with my entire family! Our crew tries to go to the beach together annually. This year we decided to try out Dauphin Island. It was GREAT!!! There is not a lot of hustle and bustle there. It is a great place for relaxation!!!! We enjoyed spending time on the beach, visiting the fort and aquarium, eating at The Pelican Reef (Jamie's favorite), khayking in the ocean, and watching the countless doliphins come by.

When we left Dauphin Island, we decided to drive staight to Murfreesboro instead of coming home. We spent one n ight there where we vistited with Jamie's family. We left the next morning and headed to Santa Clause, IN. It was GREAT!!! We spent 2 days at Holiday WOrld and Splashin Safari. We met some good friends of ours there. We all had a BLAST!!!!

Now we are finally back home!!!! It is nice to be home and sleeping in MY bed!!!!

** Sorry we have no pics from holiday world. We got sand in the camera at the beach and it will not work!

New York & Boston

The BMS NJHS (Honor Society) went on our end of the year trip to New York and Boston recently. As a sponsor, I went along for the ride!!!! We had a BLAST!!!! I have never been to these areas, so I was like a kid in a candy store. I absolutely loved every minunte of it (ok - maybe not the 26 hour bus ride, but hey - I can not complain!) We went to The Empire State Building, Statue of LIberty, Ellis Island, Ground Zero, Wall Street, Times Square, Natural History Museuem, 5th Avenue, Shrek the Musical all in New York. Then we left for Boston were we saw the Old North Church, Paul Revere's "path", USS Consitution, Fenway Park. We left Boston and headed to Salem where we went to the Witch Museuem. It was my FAVORITE!!!! Salem is such a NEAT town!!!!! The kids were all WONDERFULLY behaved! We were even told at the witch museum that the kids were the best group of kids to ever go through!!!! What a compliment!!!!!

I look forward to being a sponsor again next year..... We are going to Universal Studios in Orlando!!!!