This hit a little too close to home

My first ever Quilt

So I got a wild hair 1 week before Christmas that I should make a quilt for Shy for Christmas.  She had saved her T-shirts, hoodies & jersey's from High School hoping to one day make a quilt with them.  So I thought it would be a good Christmas surprise.  After a week of pretty much no sleep &sore bleeding fingers, this is what I ended up with.  I think it turned out pretty dang good!

All American Academic Team

What a busy weekend it was!  But a great one at that!.  Shy's team took 3rd place a Nationals!  It was a really awesome experience and I'm so proud of her and her team.  Thursday night a banquet was held for the teams at the Kentucky Derby Musem at Churchill Downs.  Shy was named to the All American Academic Volleyball Team!  I am so proud of her and her accomplishements!  Not only she is a beautiful daughter inside and out, but an outstanding athlete, and SMART!!  Pretty good qualities I say!  Anyways, Congratulations to my Shy Bug!!

Quick Update

Just wanted to let eveyone know that the Southern Virginia Volleyball team is headed to the National Tournament in Louisville, KY next weekend. GO KNIGHTS!!!

This is Halloween....

So like usual, I'm a little slow but we had a great Halloween!  It was a 3 day long party!  We started Saturday night with our ward party, Sunday we had our Family Party, then of course actual Halloween on Monday.  The costumes as always were so fun!  I must say though one of my favorites was Bubba who with one of his friends decided to be disney princesses so he dressed up as Sleeping Beauty, and he pretty well had everyone fooled that he was actually a girl!  So below are pictures in no specific order, just how they loaded, and I wasn't about to try and rearrange them, (I'm a little computered out at the moment because I have been working on the High School Volleyball video)  So here they are...ENJOY!!!!

Volleyball Defeats Meredith in Four Games - Southern Virginia

Here's a little update of how things are going in Virginia for Shy! The link below is to an  article & pic  from a game last week that was on the SVU website and I thought very worth while of sharing. The team is doing great, in fact we are just waiting for final confirmation of a bid to NATIONALS!!!

Volleyball Defeats Meredith in Four Games - Southern Virginia

Another GIRL Teenager....Heaven help me

Heaven help me I have another teenage GIRL in my house.  This past Friday Jentry turned 13!  It ended up being a 3 day long party but hey it was lots of fun!  We ended up having to go to the orthodontist on her birthday but we made the best of it!  We did a little shopping then we met up with our long lost "adopted son & brother" Creed as well as Jentry's friend Katelynn and her brother another "adopted kid" Aaron who had just returned home from his mission and his mom Shauna. It was great to meet up with them and get to visti and catch up.  We then hurried home so that Jentry could have some friends over to PARTY!.  Scary movies, pizza and alot of giggling girls made for a fun night!   Saturday morning Jentry and I headed up north for her "Birthday date".  She chose to go see the movie abduction with Taylor Lautner (of course)  then Panda Express for lunch.   Sunday we had the family party, she got lots of fun gifts, & gift certificates to go shopping!  But her most favorite is something she has been asking for for months.....a Jimmer jersey!  Pretty great birthday, just not sure if I am ready for another teenage girl!  LOL