First Basketball Game

I have posted pictures of the boy's first basketball game. They did very well. They don't keep score. I am not sure about that. I think that they should keep score. Bryce scored one time! Landon did very well and played very hard the whole game. He made sure we were looking at all times. Still must say that I am partial to soccer. It moves a lot quicker. The pictures are a little dark because of the gym lighting. Hope the next of the game will be a little better. Enjoy!

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God's Blessings

** update: My degree will be Bachelor Business Administration from Valdosta State University with empasis in Management.

God is GOOD!! As some of you know, I was having difficulty getting into my last class that I need to take at Georgia State. Because I am a transient student and this is a course that ALL seniors have to take, I was put on a waiting list. The lady called this morning and said that I AM IN THE CLASS!! Yeah, I feel like God is opening the doors for me to finish my degree. I have worked very hard and thanks to the support of my husband, my parents, in-laws and many others. I am ALMOST there. I should graduate in May if everything goes well with this class. My LORD is so good and I wanted to share this blessing with all of you. Even though some things are small, I am trying to LOOK for all the blessings in my life. I have so many!

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We had a fun Christmas morning. Bryce,Landon, Parker Reid and Sydney Katya were very excited. They enjoyed opening all their presents. The rest of us enjoyed watching them. I am sorry that all the pictures don't have titles explaining them but I am having trouble with the slide.com that I normally use to show off my pictures.

This slide show is pictures of Gran reading the Christmas story to the boys. The other pictures are the kids and their Uncle Samuel on Christmas Eve.

Christmas (to be continued when I can get these slide shows to work)

I am having trouble at this time with my slide shows. Not sure if the websites are working correctly, so I will only post a few pictures of Christmas at this time because it will be so time consuming.

Our Christmas Eve was really Christmas Day because we were waiting for Summer and Josh to arrive. Landon wanted to make sure Santa had milk and cookies.

After this we wanted to make sure our stockings were up on the mantle.

Then it was time for some pictures:)

Christmas with the Jacksons

The next slide show is our Christmas with the Jacksons and Katie and Luke. We enjoyed a few hours with Katie, Luke and the Jacksons on Saturday afternoon. We opened gifts, ate dinner and just enjoyed catching up on everything. The boys and Sydney Katya received lots of gifts and were thrilled with all them. Ryan and I really enjoyed our gifts too. The Jacksons do so much for us and we appreciate it so much!! On Sunday, we went to church and then later that evening went to Athens, GA to have dinner with the Jacksons and Katie and Luke. Thanks mom for watching the kids.

We have been relaxing since then are are waiting until Aunt Summer and Uncle Josh arrive to celebrate Santa and Christmas. Tomorrow morning will be our special day. We can't wait to see the kids faces. It will be a fun year. I hope that everyone has enjoyed being with their families over the holidays. We love you!! The Jacksons

Stone Mountain

I am a few posts behind, sorry. The slide shows below show pictures of some of our Christmas activities. The first one features pictures of our trip to Stone Mountain. Mom and I took the kids to Stone Mountain on Friday to see the Christmas lights. The lights were beautiful and we were able to ride the train. We saw some shows which were wonderful and really put us in the Christmas spirit. The night concluded with the laser show which was so cute. The boys enjoyed their popcorn and hot chocolate. We were all glad to get in the warm van because it was so cold that night.

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The slide show of Sydney Katya that is shown below; she is wearing my gown and hat. My mom has kept it for all these years and now it is hers!! Isn't she a doll??

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Christmas Traditions

Christmas has always been a special time for our family! My mom has ALWAYS really outdone herself at Christmas. From the time I was a very young child; I can remember baking Christmas goodies with my mom. I wanted to carry on this tradition with my children so every year we try to bake and take trays to our friends! It is so much fun. It is one of my highlights at Christmastime! This year was the same as all the rest and my mom, Summer and I got together last weekend and did our Christmas cooking. The boys helped me the day before by making dipped pretzels and chex mix (we call it trash). I had a lot of fun. We went last night to deliver some of our trays to our neighborhood friends. It has been so much fun and the boys really enjoyed it. Thanks MOM for starting this tradition with us!!

We have also been blessed to attend 2 Christmas parties. One was at our church and the other at my mom's church. We were able to see Santa at both of them (and he was the same Santa). How cool is that!! We had a petting zoo at our church party so the boys really enjoyed that.

I have finished my Christmas cards, mailed them, wrapped my gifts and now we are just waiting for Santa. He will come visit us the day after Christmas this year because my sister is spending Christmas with Josh's family. We wanted to save all the fun for her and Josh to be a part!! I pray that you all will enjoy being with friends and family. If you are not able to be with friends and family, remember all the fun memories and traditions that you have shared. Take care and may God BLESS YOU as he is continuing to BLESS ME!!

with love,
Sara

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Parker Reid's trip to the ER

Last night, we had the boys in the bed and they were supposed to be going to sleep. I was sitting at my computer getting ready to study a little for my last final which is Wednesday. Parker Reid came in crying saying I hit my head (he had just been up going to the bathroom). I said "go to bed, Parker Reid". Ryan was also working on his school things looked up at him and there was blood pouring down his head!! He told me that he had gashed his head. We took him in the bathroom and it was a pretty deep slash. Ryan said he could put a stitch in (someone had given us a stitch kit), but I decided that it was in an obvious place so I would rather not chance a huge scar. We went to the ER. Parker Reid was very brave and had 3 stitches put in his forehead. He was VERY brave and didn't even cry!! I was so happy that it wasn't worse. He is accident prone and when he called Uncle Luke from the hospital Uncle Luke said, "You need to wear a helmet ALL the time". This is true!! Parker Reid started early with his falls and other adventures. I thought I would make a list of the top few.

1. At 2 months Parker Reid falls down the stairs with daddy and has to ride Trauma 1 (a helicoptor) to Shands in Jacksonville, Fl.
2. Parker Reid pushes a chair up to the stove, climbs up on the stove to get the phone off the counter. (he was about 18 months)
3. Parker Reid sits in an ant bed in the front yard and is covered in ants (he did this twice in a few days).
4. I come in to find Parker Reid with pieces of a busted light bulb surrounding him and some pieces in his mouth! He was about 18 months on this one too. (no cuts though, I was shocked)
5. Parker Reid was climbing up some stair at a family reunion and fell and popped his forehead open (blood was everywhere). No stitches on this one though.
6. Last night's fall was just another to add to the book!!

Parker Reid has a wonderful guardian angel who watches over him and I thank God that he has not been seriously injured. Thank God everyday for your children sometimes I think these things happen so that I will slow down and appreciate what I have been given.

Merry Christmas!!

ELF ON THE SHELF

A wrapped gift arrived at our door the other day. It was addressed to Bryce, Landon, Parker Reid and Sydney Katya!! The kids heard the doorbell, ran to open the door and there sat the present. They ripped into it and it was a box that said "The Elf on the Shelf", a family tradition!! There was a book inside and an little elf beside the book. After reading the book we had to choose a name for our elf which after a lot of FIGHTING is Jackson (I think the fighting was supposed to be). The elf watches the kids from a spot in the house each day and each night flies to Santa and returns to a different spot the next day. It is the coolest thing. The boys enjoyed finding Jackson (our elf) this morning. He was at the top of the kitchen cabinet (looking down over good or bad little boys and girl). Anyway, it would be worth it to invest in this. We will make it a tradition every year. I LOVE IT!! It is too cute. On Christmas eve he flies to stay with Santa for the rest of the year until next year. I will post pictures sometime. I am trying to finish with school for the semester. We love all of you and hope to hear from you soon!!

I visited a friend's site and found this interesting site. I am trying to do one for all the kids but it is taking a while because my computer is so slow. It also has a famous person look a like part. It is so much fun. I am finishing up school this week!! YEAH!!