POW WOW!!! HOW!Greenfield's annual pow-wow celebration was Friday. All classes have a big pow-wow, Indian Dance, song and prayers of Thanksgiving. It was great for kids and parents alike.
After the outside presentation we headed inside to savor homemade soup by the students, turkey, pie and much more. Trenton and Kyla stop to take a party pic!

A few kids from Mrs. Kolniak's room- Maggie, Autumn, Trenton and Hayden. They enjoyed a feast, played and went home for the week long Thanksgiving Holiday! Happy Turkey Day to all! Gobble, Gobble!

TRUNK OR TREAT AND BOO TO YOU!

What fun we had at Trunk or Treat at the church this past Wednesday! The cars were all decorated for Halloween and the Trick or Treaters came calling. We were gathered in roped off area in the parking lot and the children had fun collecting candy while the parents were able to visit- a little!The Zombie Girls made an appearance and even played a game of "ZOMBIE SAYS" with the kids!!
Trenton and his life long buddy and neighbor Benton. Trenton and Benton - what a pair is all I can say!!!! Bumble Bee and Spider Man had a spooky, sporty time!


What a surprise! After trunk or treat as we were winding down, the Fulghum Boys came calling to "BOO" us. We caught them in action and had to play and run around for a bit. Could this night get any more exciting for a 4-year-old?!?! Just think, we have yet to make it to HALLOWEEN!

What a great night-forever to be remembered in the mind of a child........

MONSTER MASH!

THE MONSTER MASH

Trenton and his friend Ethan had tons of fun at the Monster Mash! Trenton was Bumblebee from Transformers and Ethan was a race car driver!! There were so many fun booths like go fish, we won a real fish, and it already went to fish heaven. They had kiddie golf, eat the donut, toss to the toilet, sucker pull, 2 bouncy castles, cake walk and much more......
Here we are as we finished eating the powdered donut hanging from a string with no hands-that was fun to watch and do. We saw many old SJS buddies like the Papas and Waters and a few others we expect to see. It was a great way to spend the evening!!

Random Facts

I am supposed to list 7 random facts! Here goes:
1. I detest "bathroom" words
2. I love tulips
3. My friend Sonya and I always won the push cart contest at the end of the year St. John's picnic
4. I can still make my body into a pretzel
5. I love hearing "memory provoking songs" on the radio
6. Sonya and I left a road trip twice in about a 5 year span, once on a bus-the next time we made sure one of us drove there!
7. I love the sound of SILENCE in the morning

FANTASTIC FRIDAY!

RED RIVER REVEL 2008

Well, here is the picture that sums it all up. If you know my really shy child (HAHA) when asked by the ride conductor how high he wanted to go and he said REALLY HIGH!!!! That is what he got! His head was almost even with the top of the rail road tracks that run above down town Shreveport- even with the Texas Street Bridge- Go figure. Anyway, Mommy was weak in the knees as my 4 year old soared high in the sky loving every minute of it- yelling, "Mommy, Hunny look at me!!!" He was the first jumper of the day and drew quite a following because I guess everyone though if a 4-year old can do it then.........

Now for a much quieter craft. Wheew! Mr. Garrett who was getting service hours working at the Revel helped Trenton cut and make a lantern with his name on it.
Next we got to see our friend Beth Moore, mommy of Peyton Beene Moore. She was working at the Halloween chalk drawing booth for Junior League. The Revel was a blast. We even got a quick glance at the real art. I found a really unique New Orleans print on canvas with all the snapshots of all the places I have visited in N.O. I also found a sketch artist who sketches lots of Lousiana places and found one of THE CHIMES and THE VARSTIY from LSU. 2 of my favorite places to visit when I was in college. The day was great. What a wonderful way to spend FALL BREAK!!!

WHIRLWIND WEEKEND!!

We survived homecoming! Yay- we are done for another year.

Feast Day at St. Jude Church was Sunday, October 5th. Mass was 1 and 1/2 hours, a bit long for mass outside in Louisiana in October-especially for tons of kids raring to go for all the fun, food and games!!
Here is a cute picture of Daddy and Trenton painting his LSU pumpkin. They had a great time doing the cake walk, duck pond, face painting, bouncy house, haunted tunnel, go fish, bean bag throw, spin art, sand art...... I could go on all day. The church has the feast day each year and this year Trenton's school, Greenfield, participated by running all the kiddie games. A fun time was had by all and now it is time for a NAP!!!

HOMECOMING HOOPLA!!

Remember these days?? The homecoming game has come and gone for Benton High School! The dance will be tonight and I get to chaperone. What an interesting evening it will be!

Helping at Homecoming is something we do every year so we may as well have fun while we are at it!! Kelle and I stop to take a break from the action to take a funny picture and talk to lots of former students. I can't believe the kids my first year here are now 26 years old!!! Oh my goodness! I am feeling a bit old...................

BROKEN BONE!

This is the clearest picutre I could get of the thumb.Trenton slammed his thumb in the car door and pulled it out before the door could be opened! OUCH!!!! It kept swelling so we went to get an x-ray. Trenton told him, "My thumb feels like there is a band-aid on it tied in a knot really tight." The doctor confirmed the top of his thumb was fractured and go ahead and call this broken bone #1. Great! I figured it would happen, but not SO soon. He advised to be as careful as a four year old boy could be and just let it heal itself. He decided against splinting it because it probably wouldn't remain in place. SO we are waiting for it to get better. It has gotten a lot worse before it is getting better! Now he says his thumb just "feels like iron."

SUPER SATURDAY AT LSU!

LSU TAILGATE!!!!!

What a great fall day. It was only 85 and that is great for this time of year in Baton Rouge, Louisiana!! Here we are tailgating at Malcom and Gail's spot near Pleasant Hall. We were able to see old friends Sarah and Lisa!

Loading up the car on Lisa's patio before we head to the game. We were tailgating from 12 till about 5 pm. The Boys went to the game and the girls went to eat dinner (Mexican-go figure) and watch the game on TV. John and Michael called at 10 letting us know they were sitting in traffic right by the stadium.Just sitting. They walked into the house 12 miles away from the stadium at 1:30 am...... That is why I watch the game from home.

Angie and I enjoyed visiting and seeing old college friends. It was quite an adventure!

Michael, Sophie and Lisa how sweet-sun is a little bright, yes we still got sun on our arms and faces...

John and I with Sophie. I am going back in November when she is baptized, she will be Godchild #4. I try to keep them holy! :)

Lisa and Sophie! Geaux Tigers!!

GEAUX TIGERS! NOT LSU YET, BENTON

What a way to start the weekend. Trenton's Hunny dropped him off to me at school for the pep rally Friday! He had such a great time!!

Here he is thinking he is already a big football player with one of my students, Ricky. He was able to walk in with the Senior football players under the tiger into the gym!!! Wow! How exciting for a 4-year old!!

Hanging out with the tigers before the pep rally starts!

BUNKO BABES!

Bunko was such a good time Thursday! Kelle was the hostess and had a fun Halloween theme! Some of our bunko girls were late so it is just us left to right back row: Jenny, Ashlea, Angela, Me, Moncia, Linda and Front: Michelle and Kelle! We had tons of fun with manicotti, salad, hot french bread a what a great dessert.... Halloween Candy. What a perfect night! I even won a really good prize. Thanks Kelle and all the girls!

Kelle and I before bunko...... Fun times!

GIRL GIGGLES!!!!

Sometimes you just have one of those days when you need some giggles with good girlfriends!!! Today is one of those days, this week actually!!!

This picture of SOS & I ALWAYS makes me smile!!!! We miss y'all so much!

This other one helps me crack a smile as well. Just sitting doing nothing and we could be rolling with laughter. This trip was last spring break, I am looking forward to another fun trip soon!!! As far as this week we have been busy with class, Daddy's Day at pre-k 4, Church nite, and BUNKO tonight!! WHoo-HOO I am ready. Tomorrow we have a going away party at Nicky's (Mexican food yummy!) for our SRO officer and Saturday John and I are headed to the LSU game. So maybe I will catch my breath early next week, oh never mind silly ......that is HOMECOMING WEEK! But seriously we are staying with friends, tailgaiting and going to the game. Pray for fall-like weather, anything under 90 would be great for Baton Rouge this time of year. GEAUX TIGERS!!


I can't wait for another nite like this one at the Steakhouse this summer! It was such a good time!

NIKKI'S NEWS!

Nikki Whitlock is one of my sister's best friends. For as long as I can remember they were always together, from softball games when they were little to visiting me at LSU as they got older. And now they are all grown up and here we are! Nikki is getting married! :) I can't believe they are old enough for this. We all wish Nikki and Ryan (hubby to be-same name as her brother!) the best!! You deserve all you hope for Nikki! We love you..........................

Nikki and Alyson


Angela Rowell (Red), Nikki and Aly-Friends Forever

Bowl-A-Rama

Start the day off right with a good breakfast. I must admit these are the prettiest eggs I have ever made. He ate like he hadn't eaten in a week, so I guess they were as good as the looked!!!

These are a few pics of having fun at the bowling alley. The girls are related to the birthday boy-Trenton's friend Grayson.

They had fun bowling and dancing to the Marcarana, Cupid Shuffle and other fun line dancing kind of songs with the black light swirling and making everything glow!
Trenton is here with one of my former students and his friend right before digging in to pizza and cake. The party was tons of fun and the kids were so funny to watch bowl. He is sleeping off his big morning now and I am off to a wedding shower. It has been a pretty busy week with my graduate class, church class on Wednesday, bunko on Thursday. I am looking forward to watching the LSU game tonight with friends and just RELAXING!! Geaux Tigers.

GOOD READ!!!

What a pleasant surprise I had today when I picked up Trenton from Pre-K. The teacher sent home a note....not that kind of note ....but a note that said he wanted to read this book to me. I am thinking "OK we are going to read it together" but he did read it to me. It is a simple scholastic reader, but it is still amazing that he is growing up so fast. Wow all we can do is love them and cherish them at every stage of their lives, because in the blink of an eye it is long gone. Bye-Bye Baby Boy!!!!

Serene Sunday

Ike has come and gone for us. Lots of trees down and some electricity out but we were lucky. Enough about that! Last week we attended our cousin Ayden Marie's first birthday party in Texas. She is precious and tons of fun was had by all. The biggest issue was the 3 and 4 year olds trying to help the one-year old unwrap all the shiny packages - patience is truly a virtue!

ICKY IKE!!

Hurricane Season! Don't you just love it?! We have just had our first full week of school after Gustauv and now we have Ike knocking on the door, or should I say, blowing it down. Hopefully we won't have much damage.... Keeping our fingers crossed- just wait and see.... I am going to try out this blog thing, thanks to a friend of mine, coaxing me into it-but what luck-my camera battery just died, so off to charge it up and start again, this time maybe with pictures!!