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Discovery Center in Murfreesboro - Homeschool Field Trip

2009-10-02T23:07:00.001-05:00

Bryant and Brantley Soccer Pics

2009-10-02T23:05:00.001-05:00

1st year to play soccer - here is the first game pic from a few weeks ago.

1st Day of Mother's Day Out 2009!

2009-10-02T23:03:00.002-05:00

Brantley going into 3 year old class and Rylan going into the 1 year old class for 2009.

Fun day with the Upchurch Boys

2009-10-02T22:50:00.001-05:00

New post of Bryant's Birthday - from July!

2009-10-02T22:47:00.001-05:00

Bryant and his Batman cake...homemade no less.

All the kids looking for the horses

2009-06-04T16:16:00.002-05:00

Panama City Pics

2009-06-04T16:13:00.002-05:00

Pictures with Mamaw and the horses...

New pics from the beach - Gulf Shores 2009

2009-06-04T16:06:00.003-05:00

Brantley's 3rd B'day Party at School

2009-04-13T12:25:00.003-05:00

We took brownies and goodies to Brantley at school the week of his birthday, which was 4/3/09. He had a blast and was so excited to get the Elmo balloon.

A Day at Percy Priest Dam

2009-04-13T12:22:00.002-05:00

The kids had a blast playing out by the water and chasing the ducks, geese and whatever else was out there!

Rylan loves to chat on the phone....

2009-04-13T12:21:00.002-05:00

The Hamilton Twins @ the Party

2009-04-13T12:20:00.002-05:00

The 1st B'day Party

2009-04-13T12:18:00.002-05:00

Yeah, I'm a little late posting these but here they are!

Rylan's 1st Birthday - The actual day....

2009-04-13T12:16:00.004-05:00

"Wizard Da Boz"

2009-03-04T16:32:00.004-06:00

Yeah, that's what it's called at our house...at least according to Brantley. He asked me and Brad last night about 10 times if they could watch the "Wizard Da Boz". Brad and I could not stop laughing long enough to answer his question. He's too cute!!!

Quote of the day!

2009-03-04T16:24:00.000-06:00

As I was working out at the YMCA today I saw this quote on the board there....

"We should be taught not to wait on inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration but inspiration seldom generates action". - Tibolt

Wednesday's Sunrise

2009-03-04T16:21:00.002-06:00

I awoke this morning to feed the baby at 5:50 a.m. As I was going back to bed, I walked past our bathroom window and saw this beautiful sunrise. I had to go downstairs and take a picture even though it was about 30 degrees outside....the picture doesn't do it justice but I had to share it anyway....

SNOW DAY again on Sunday

2009-03-04T16:19:00.004-06:00

Here is our very lousy snowfall on Sunday -the boys got to play for all of about 10 minutes! Yeah!

Rylan Is Officially Walking

2009-02-24T14:15:00.001-06:00

This is the first day Rylan has started walking by himself. I happened to catch it on video this morning...

Rylan Babbling

2009-02-24T14:07:00.002-06:00

Rylan is 11 months

2009-02-24T14:04:00.002-06:00

Here is a cute picture to show Rylan at 11 months.

Rylan playing in the toy box

2009-02-24T14:03:00.003-06:00

Boys in the tub

2009-02-24T14:02:00.003-06:00

Here's a picture of Brantley and Rylan in the bubble bath at their Poppa's house this past weekend...they had a great time playing in the tub.

Valentine's Day Pics

2009-02-24T13:59:00.002-06:00

Here are are few pictures of our V-Day this year. I made heart pancakes which you can view in the pictures.

AWESOME QUOTE OF THE DAY!

2009-01-30T20:46:00.002-06:00

The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious. —John Scully

Wednesday was a snow day!

2009-01-29T23:05:00.004-06:00

Bryant was the only one that made it outside...and it was only for 5 minutes. My kids are just not cold-weather kids I guess.

Playing w/ Pots and Pans

2009-01-29T23:03:00.001-06:00

"WHERE A KID CAN BE A KID"

2009-01-29T23:00:00.002-06:00

Yeah, that's right, we ventured to Chuckie Cheese last Sunday. We only did it because it was Kiersten Romines' 2nd birthday party. Man was it slammed with people. However, the kiddos had a blast. Here are few pics of the party.

Look mom...dad got me ice cream!

2009-01-29T22:59:00.002-06:00

Rylan getting in on the action.

2009-01-29T22:58:00.003-06:00

Boys on the piano

2009-01-29T22:56:00.003-06:00

Here's a pic of Bryant and Brantley w/ their friend Tyler playing on the piano. This pic is almost a month old...yeah I'm a little slow getting things done these days...

Boys will be boys...

2009-01-29T22:53:00.002-06:00

Here they are on the front yard - sword fighting - with sticks! They had a blast!

Rylan - December 2008

2009-01-06T11:46:00.002-06:00

More Christmas pictures

2009-01-05T23:00:00.002-06:00

Christmas Morning....

2009-01-05T22:59:00.003-06:00

Here is one pic from our Christmas morning 2008! Monet was at her mom's - so she was missed!

I'm standing...I'm standing.

2009-01-05T22:57:00.002-06:00

Here is a recent pic of little Rylan standing up...soon to be walking.

2009-01-05T22:55:00.002-06:00

Picture of the boys and their buddy Ansley from school...I went to college with her parents - Brian and Julie Hamilton...small world Huh?

MDO Christmas Party!

2009-01-05T22:52:00.002-06:00

Here are a few pics from Bryant and Brantley's Christmas party at Mother's Day Out this year. Since this is the only chance that they got to see Santa I thought I would share some pics of the day...

Playing Under the Table

2009-01-05T22:49:00.002-06:00

This picture was a cute one that I caught by chance while the boys were playing under the kitchen table. They really are good friends...

BRYANT - My great Big Helper Boy!

2008-12-04T16:51:00.002-06:00

Here is my clean child (a little OCD) at times...guess who he got that after. Anyway, here is a picture of him sweeping. It doesn't appear to look like a great feat of any kind but let me tell you what led up to the picture...

Brad had been out of town all week and I had somehow pulled out my back and had been on the couch for a whole day not able to do much or pick up kids or anything. So this was a few days later and Bryant just went and got the broom and dustpan and starting sweeping (he's never done it before or since). When I asked him why he was doing it he said that I had a hurt back and he knew I didn't need to be doing any work right now. He is always so awesome about things like that...I have to say our 4 year old is quite exceptional! Love him!

Daddy and Brantley Napping

2008-12-04T16:50:00.001-06:00

This was just a cute picture I thought I would add.

WILD TURKEYS...

2008-12-04T16:46:00.003-06:00

We have 20 or so wild turkeys in our neighborhood and here are a few pics of their recent visit.

Update after 6 weeks of a blog break...

2008-12-04T16:42:00.002-06:00

Here are the Halloween pics of the kids from October (Yes, I know it's December already) but what can I say... I have a husband and 4 kids...I really don't have time to do fun stuff much anymore.

Enjoy the pics - Monet was the "Queen of Hearts", Bryant was obviously "Spiderman", Brantley was a "Tiger" and Rylan was a "Pea in a Pod".

Firehall Outreach Ministry

2008-10-28T22:12:00.003-05:00

Our class at church did an outreach ministry this week for a firehall in Nashville. Our church decided to take the money that we spent typically for cookies or donuts during class time on Saturdays and Sundays, and spend it on a ministry for each class to participate in each year. We no longer have snacks in class each week but know that the money is reaching people in need. We purchased food and necessities for this firehall in Madison and they were very thankful. Here are a few pictures. I was even able to sneek one in of the boys on the firetruck!

Attack of the Superheroes!

2008-10-28T22:08:00.003-05:00

At Ansley's party there were a few Superheroes lurking around. Do any of them look scary to you? Maybe the Spiderman/Dragon combo????

Party at Ansley's House...

2008-10-28T22:02:00.002-05:00

Here are a few pictures of Ansley Hamilton's Fall Party last Saturday. Our kids had an awesome time! Thanks Ansley, Brian and Julie and the twins!

Our little Rylan is growing so fast...

2008-10-28T21:59:00.002-05:00

Here he is standing at the window all by himself. I think he will be walking before long. At this point he is 7 and 1/2 months old.

Rylan's Baby Dedication at Church

2008-10-28T21:56:00.004-05:00

We had Rylan dedicated at our church - Cornerstone - on Wednesday night, October 22, 2008. All of our families were able to attend this time around. Thank you to all of our folks for making the trip up for the special occasion. We know that our children are all gifts of the Lord and we want to make sure that their lives start with prayer over them and accountability on ourselves to raise them to love the Lord!

This kid is always eating...

2008-10-28T21:54:00.003-05:00

This is Brantley at the Fall Fest. He had just won a prize for playing a game. The prize is of all things - a candy necklace...he started eating it immediately.

Fall Fest!

2008-10-28T21:37:00.002-05:00

We attended a Fell Festival last weekend at the church where the boys attend Mother's Day Out and we had a blast. Here are a few pics of the day.

Rylan's First Tooth!

2008-10-15T15:33:00.001-05:00

Well, right on his 7 month birthday Rylan decided to display his first tooth...and all that goes along with that - which means fever, crankiness and the ever so wonderful DROOLING. Come to find out he also had an ear infection (due to some kind of viral infection) - after taking a trip to Dr. Kirshner on Monday. He now has one tooth though and more to come!

Rylan says "Trick or Treat"

2008-10-07T22:03:00.001-05:00

Rylan - our little Pumpkin!

2008-10-07T21:59:00.002-05:00

Gentry's Pumpkin Farm 2008

2008-10-07T21:54:00.002-05:00

Here are a few pictures of the boys at Gentry's Pumpkin Farm in Franklin, TN from this past weekend. They had a great time picking their pumpkins this year straight from the patch. This was the first year that we made it there soon enough to pick our own. Bryant, however could not be satisfied with the choice of pumpkins in the patch so we had to buy him a small one that had already been picked.

Rylan is standing up now

2008-10-07T21:51:00.002-05:00

Here are a few pictures of Rylan this week. He is now pulling himself up and standing. He is almost 7 months old now.

Soulwalk 2008 was a success!

2008-09-30T22:17:00.003-05:00

Thank you to all of you that supported us this year in Soulwalk 2008! We did the walk this past Saturday, Sept. 27th at Bicentennial Park in Nashville. We went over our goal and had lots of prayers on our behalf b/c we had a very good day! The boys had a great time and Brad came home with a pulled hamstring. Here a few pics of our day!

6 months and counting....

2008-09-30T22:16:00.001-05:00

Here is Rylan a few weeks ago at 6 months old.

Middle Brother and Little Brother...

2008-09-30T22:14:00.002-05:00

Here is a very rare picture - rare because Brantley never is smiling in photos. Yeah - we got a smile from him. He's so much like me (even though he looks just like Brad) that I have to just love him in spite of it all.

Peek a BOO!

2008-09-30T22:12:00.001-05:00

Here is Rylan in his early Halloween outfit!

Attack of the Killer Spaghetti!

2008-09-30T22:09:00.004-05:00

Here is Brantley and Rylan in the car with a spaghetti "thing" that was bought on a stop to Cracker Barrell. I'm not sure why they wanted this so badly but you can see that we had fun with it when Brantley fell asleep in the car.

"You're Pretty Mommy"

2008-09-16T21:46:00.002-05:00

One more Brantley'ism before I head to bed....
I have noticed that when I get agitated at Brantley lately and get on to him about something that he has started saying "You're pretty mommy" every time before he does or says anything else. I finally asked him tonight if he was saying it because he thinks I am mad and he said "yes". I guess our little guys are smarter than we think - maybe Daddy can learn that when Mommy is upset that a little compliment goes a long way! Ha, Ha!

Rylan is Now Crawling!

2008-09-16T21:41:00.002-05:00

Rylan is officially a crawler now - right at 6 months old! There will be pictures to come but I didn't get any today...
I am so proud of him because he has really taken to it and loves being able to get what he wants. I hope it will slim him down a little.
His weight at 6 months tops out at 24 pounds!

We Miss Daddy!

2008-09-16T21:34:00.003-05:00

Well let's start by saying that this week has not been all that it was cracked up to be...
Sunday, Brad left for Atlanta to do a trade show and will not return until tomorrow (Wed). So I had planned to be alone with all 4 kids anyway...even though I felt a sinus infection coming on strong I still felt like I could handle it...
THEN...Sunday night at midnight I woke up with a stomach virus (no details necessary) and had it ALL night long. I then had to feed a baby at 3 a.m. and get enough sleep between 3 and 6 to not be a zombie the next day.
By 6 a.m. when I had to wake Monet up I had gotten maybe 2 hours of sleep all night. I did manage to shuffle downstairs to get MOnet going and get the boys ready to go to Mother's Day Out. I prayed all morning that God would just give me the strength to get through the day okay...and He did. The baby slept most all day and so did I! I picked the boys up from school and when Monet got home she helped out a lot. I feel better today except for the sinus infection that's still sticking around but no stomach stuff! Praise the Lord!
Bryant has asked me every day when Daddy is coming home - it seems that when mommy is "under the weather" that Daddy is even more missed!

It's Official - Brantley is Potty Trained!

2008-09-04T12:42:00.003-05:00

Yes, Brantley is finally potty trained and out of diapers. I am proud to say that he is not even 2 and 1/2 yet and got it down sooner than Bryant did (at 3 years old). Let's just hope that he doesn't regress. Bryant was doing good a week ago at night without a pull-up but we have had to revert back because of some accidents...that's okay though - we will keep trying!

Congratulations to my big boys on their potty accomplishments!

Soulwalk 2008!

2008-09-02T14:27:00.002-05:00

Please check out our Soulwalk 2008 page. Go to www.soulwalk.org/pages/10bethany to check our webpage and see more about Soulwalk. We still need contributions to reach our $150 goal so please make an online donation or you can mail us a check - just $10 a person will help us greatly!

Thanks!

Rylan is Sitting Up!

2008-09-02T14:24:00.002-05:00

Rylan is 5 and 1/2 months and sitting up by himself and starting to crawl. Here are a few pictures of him sitting up today.

Monet's Party at Poppa Randall's House

2008-09-02T14:21:00.003-05:00

A few pics at Poppa's house for Monet's 12th b'day celebration!

Happy 60th Birthday Grandmother!

2008-09-02T14:18:00.002-05:00

Here is a picture (taken by Tanya Staats) in Bham for my mom's 60th birthday. We had a great time with everyone celebrating her birthday and Monet's 12th birthday!

Alabama Adventure Here we come!

2008-09-02T09:49:00.003-05:00

On Saturday, August 30th we took Monet and Bryant to B'ham's AL Advenure Amusement Park! Brad's parents went with us and we all had a "hot" and great time! Here a few pics from the day!

Happy 12th Birthday to Monet!

2008-08-27T22:24:00.002-05:00

Today was Monet's 12th birthday and she has had an eventful day. Brad and Bryant took Taco Bell to her at lunch at school today and then tonight we had cake and opened presents. The fun will continue this weekend when we take Bryant and Monet to an amusement park while the babies stay with my family in B'ham. So she will get more cake and more presents! Ah - to be the birthday girl!

The funny things that kids say...

2008-08-27T22:21:00.003-05:00

Bryant said something funny today in the car that I thought to share... We were driving to run some errands and from the very back of our car he said..."mom, can we be a mailman?" and I said "what do you mean son?". He said, "can you push all those buttons up there and turn us into a mailman?"...the only response I could think to say to that was "you have to spend some time learning to be a mailman". Whew - they keep me on my toes with that kind of stuff!

Rylan is starting to move..

2008-08-27T22:18:00.003-05:00

Here is the proof that Rylan is actually starting to move around. He is already getting up on all fours and rocking and tonight he actually sat up from being on his back for a few seconds. Maybe the movement will slim him down a little.

The 3 Boys

2008-08-27T22:16:00.002-05:00

Here are 2 pictures I snapped very fast after church Saturday night while the boys were all dressed alike - these moments don't happen often!

Rylan is 5 and 1/2 Months!

2008-08-27T22:11:00.002-05:00

Here is a current pic of Rylan - all 22 pounds of him.

Funny political quote

2008-08-16T00:50:00.001-05:00

Vote Democrat...it's easier than working!

Rylan

2008-08-16T00:40:00.002-05:00

Here is little Rylan in a cute outfit that Miss Emily gave him! Thanks EJF - we love it!

Rylan is 5 months old now!

2008-08-16T00:37:00.003-05:00

Here are few quick pics of Rylan this week on his 5th month birthday. He really is a chunky monkey!

Here are some examples of Brantley's Disdain

2008-08-16T00:27:00.002-05:00

New Pictures of Brantley

2008-08-16T00:20:00.004-05:00

Here are few new pictures I took of Brantley today. Our neighbors were nice enough to let me use their beautiful yard as a backdrop for these pictures of my precious child. Needless to say, I think God is testing my parental patience when taking pictures of my children. This one especially knows how to do exactly what I ask him "not" to do. For instance, I kept asking him to "smile" and he would say "SMILE" and then look down. I bet I took 50 pictures and he is smiling in about 5 of them. By that time I was sweating bullets and wanting to drag him back to the house. This is why I have so few pictures of my kids I guess.

However, here are a few of my favorites. I really enjoy photography but think it is in my best interest (and my children's safety) to photograph other children than my own - that way I don't want to choke them...

The boys with their friend Tyler

2008-08-15T23:57:00.002-05:00

This pic was taken about 3 weeks ago but I'm just now getting it posted. Bryant and Brantley are playing on the deck with their friend Tyler. You can tell he is getting to see what it would be like to have 2 brothers! I'm not sure if Tyler knows what to do with the wild boys!

It's been awhile....

2008-08-15T23:55:00.001-05:00

Well, it's been almost a month since I have added any pictures so here it goes...I have just been too busy to do it lately! Hope everyone is doing well!

Interesting Political Thought...

2008-07-22T21:33:00.003-05:00

"Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years...and they are still poor." Sir Charles Barkley

Happy Birthday Bryant!

2008-07-20T21:31:00.003-05:00

We had several birthday parties for Bryant this year, the last one being last weekend with Dad and Barbara. Here are a few pictures that Barbara took and shared with us. Bryant is now 4 years old and very proud of it!

Rylan and Mommy at Cracker Barrell

2008-07-20T21:28:00.001-05:00

This was taken on our way back from Florida when we met Dad and Barbara to eat lunch...

Recent 4 Month Rylan pics...

2008-07-20T21:25:00.001-05:00

Brad and the boys....

2008-07-20T21:17:00.001-05:00

Our 4th of July in Florida...watching fireworks!

2008-07-20T21:13:00.001-05:00

Bryant riding Duke, the pony...

2008-07-16T21:11:00.000-05:00

Bryant riding his bike at Mamaw's house....

2008-07-16T21:10:00.000-05:00

Brantley in Mamaw/Papaw's Driveway....

2008-07-16T21:03:00.000-05:00

Rylan in Florida

2008-07-16T08:43:00.001-05:00

Our day at the Salt-Water Pool in Panama City...

2008-07-15T21:18:00.000-05:00

We had a fun day at the pool this day. The two babies (Rylan and Brantley) fell asleep with the grandmothers. They must have been wiped out because that rarely happens where they fall asleep while we are out somewhere.

Happy B'day to Bryant, Mamaw and Uncle Robert!

2008-07-15T21:08:00.000-05:00

Our Trip to Panama City, Florida

2008-07-15T20:55:00.000-05:00

Here are a few pictures of our recent trip to Panama City for our visit to Mamaw and Papaw's house. We went down to have a small family reunion with Brad's siblings and their families for the 4th of July (I am a little slow at posting the pictures).

Brantley not happy with pictures....

2008-06-26T11:04:00.001-05:00

Our WILD Boys

2008-06-26T10:58:00.002-05:00

Here are a few pictures of a "photo shoot" today of Bryant and Brantley. Most of the pictures were of them wrestling and playing. Simply taking a good picture of these handsome boys is quite a feat. As much as I would like to take more pictures of them it is not worth the hassle sometimes to get through 10 minutes of complaining and whining. This is precisely why I haven't posted many photos lately. So enjoy!

Rylan is starting to roll...

2008-06-26T10:55:00.002-05:00

I took these pictures this week of Rylan starting to roll around. I don't think it will be long before he is rolling all the way over. He now weighs close to 18 pounds and is still very, very sweet!

Recent Rylan Pic

2008-06-02T08:35:00.007-05:00

Here is a current picture of Rylan in a onesie that his Mammaw picked up at a horse show in Lexington. It says "Future Eventer". He weighs 16 lbs. 4 oz. right now!

Happy Birthday Papaw!

2008-05-24T11:09:00.000-05:00

Today is Papaw Staats' 74th Birthday! We hope your day was Happy! We love you!

Rylan and Gracie

2008-05-23T10:26:00.002-05:00

Here is a picture of our Rylan and little Gracie and Ms. Sue from Mother's Day Out. Gracie was born exactly 1 week before Rylan but she was 3 weeks early. However she only weighs about 10 1bs right now and Rylan weighs about 16! We like to call him "Jaba" (The Hut).