It is FINALLY here! Twilight the movie!

Along with many other teenagers, Natalie, Bri and I are going to see the 12:01 AM movie tonight!! We can't wait. Happy Birthday Natalie...what an awesome birthday present! Baylie is 1/2 way through the 1st book and is begging to go with us. (Uh huh, sorry honey- it's a school night!)

Veterans Day

On the 11th month, on the 11th day, in the 11th hour, 90 years ago World War I was officially over. Today, Westlake Academy had military at flag ceremony to remember those who have given us our freedom and still continue to do so.
Thank you Uncle Dave and Aunt Paula for all you do and have done for our country! (Thank you also for the flight suit and cool hats!) Thank you to all the service men and women who serve our country.

The difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day...
Memorial Day honors service members who died in service to their country or as a result of injuries incurred during battle. Deceased veterans are also remembered on Veterans Day but the day is set aside to thank and honor living veterans who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime.

Ben got a Birdie!

Ben was in his 2nd golf tournament this weekend. The tournament was held at GlenEagle Country Club in Plano. We decided to make it a family affair so Baylie, Nolan and I went to watch. We followed in a golf cart! (Baylie is a CRAZY driver...if this is a preview of when she is driving cars...LOOK OUT! :) On the 2nd hole Ben got a BIRDIE!! (For all you non-golfers...that is one under par...it was a par 3, he made it in 2!)

Think Pink

Think Pink Westlake!

Friday, November 7, 2008 is our first annual “pink-out” day at Westlake Academy. Many staff members and Westlake families have been affected by breast cancer and we want to recognize them and show our support for this cause! (Don't ask me why the boys have to have the weirdest faces for pictures! I guess they are just overjoyed they do not have to wear their uniforms to school.)

Baylie's day at the Senior Center

Baylie and 5 others students had the opportunity to go to the senior center and serve them lunch. They helped the "meals on wheels" organization. The school requires students 6th grade and up to serve the community in some capacity. The idea is to become a well rounded student with tolerance for others. I was quite surprised that the students were not shy at all! They chit chatted with all the seniors and learned quite a bit.

They loved talking to Milly, she is 98 and still driving! She still teaches Sunday school every week. They were quite surprised that they did not have cell phones for most of their lives. They also learned that they did not have running water when they were kids, so they had to pee in a hole in the back yard! It was an awesome wake up to reality...ipods, wiis, cell phones, computers, x-box, game boys, and all the other technical devices that kids have today were not their whole lives.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOLAN!

Today Nolan is 6! He got his favorite cereal that he gets once a year on his birthday for breakfast...Cookie Crisp. Baylie and I painted all the windows on the truck. When I dropped him off at school and picked him up he felt so special! (I think he was a bit embarrassed too!) After a pizza dinner we all ate raw cookie dough with a candle in it. We LOVE our little Nolan!! Happy Birthday Bud!

Ben and his body spray

Today Ben's teacher told me she kept smelling something...she asked the class what it was. It was Ben. He brought his Axe body spray to school. He would go out to his locker and was spraying it all over himself at random times during the day. When his teacher laughed about it with the class, one of the girls said, "I think he is trying to get us to love him or something with that stuff!"

Ben can't wait to be a teen-ager

Ben had us all cracking up...he said "When I am a teen-ager it is gonna be so cool because I am going to have braces and drive an extended cab pick-up truck."

Neighborhood Halloween Party

Ben, John Luke, and Nathan

Ben and Nolan riding a CAMEL!

They had a monkey. YIKES. (I just kept thinking disease)

Nolan, Peter Pan (Elijah), Power Ranger (Kevan), Ice-Wolf thing (Trey), and Fallon the vampire.

Chris and his hippie girlfriend, Dannisha. (Danny Baum)

Golf Cart Contest

This is a real bobcat. yikes.

The Pirate Ship was the winner!

Our neighborhood had a Halloween golf cart decorating contest. The theme was creatures great and small. Our cart we thought was just ok until we got there and saw some of the others....needless to say, ours was quite pathetic! :)