Happy 10th Birthday!

We've been having so much fun celebrating KC's 10th birthday that I haven't had time to stop and give her a great big shout-out! Happy, Happy 10th Birthday to our sweet baby girl!!!

We are still in Florida, so KC wanted to get a boat on her birthday and spend the day at Shell Island. It was a beautiful, hot day! We swam, found sand dollars, Lindsey even found a starfish. Me, Jake, Lindsey, Taylor and Eddie had an encounter with a shark! Yikes!! Lindsey and I where outta the water and back on shore before the word shark could get out of your mouth! Later in the afternoon we came back to the condo, and Jake and Taylor decided to fish. They ended up catching some fish, so Mom joined in too. Mom caught 2 fish on one line at the same time. They were even 2 different types of fish. Now that must take talent! I, or maybe I should say Jake :), cooked a late dinner for us, and we had cake and presents for the birthday girl. It was a full, fun day of partying!

I Said I Wouldn't Do It...but I Did

I gave in and joined Facebook this morning. Why? I'm still not sure, but I guess I'll try it. One more thing to do on my computer to take more of my time. Jake already thinks I'm online way to much, so shhhhh...don't tell him I'm on there! I haven't told him yet. ;) So, If you're on Facebook...BE MY FRIEND!!!

Back Down to 4

Our 3rd child went back to her "other" parents today. It's pretty quiet around here tonight without her here entertaining us! Jake has used several of her sayings and expressions for us tonight in her absence. I'm sure she's not gone for too long...she'll be back!

98 Finishes 6th

Not a win yet, but not a wrecked car this week either, thank goodness! It was a great weekend at the racetrack. We brought back the car all in one piece which makes it extra great. Lindsey and Taylor flew back in from their honeymoon and made it for the race. Mom was there as usual and Dad was able to come since he's taken the month of July off. Most races are Saturday nights and hours away from GA, so Dad doesn't get to come to all of them, but all he can work out to get to he does! Taylor's parents came over from Myrtle Beach, and were able to be at their 1st race. Well, at least their 1st time to one of our races. My Uncle Greg came and brought a friend along too. Jen, we missed you again!! No more excused absences for you the rest of the season! :)


6th place, family, tons of FUN!!

Justin getting strapped in for qualifying.
Jake and Taylor pushing the car up waiting our turn to qualify.
Addie, Lisa and Dan during the race .
Pit stop action!
Lindsey and Taylor Dorner asleep the morning after 1st night sleeping together on the motorhome! Finally, they can sleep together!

Almost Caught Up

I've been so behind with getting all my pictures posted from the wedding weekend. I think that's it for now, though.
Hollie and Pete went away after the wedding for a trip to celebrate their anniversary, so I kept Addie Bug while they were away. I guess having an extra munchkin around kept me busy!
After the wedding we took a trip of our own to Myrtle Beach for the week. We had a crew there. It was me, Jake, our 3 kids (for the week), Mom, Dad, Hopie, Dan, Lisa, 2 of their kids, Greg, Julie, and their 3 kids. We had a blast hanging out on the beach during the day, eating out, and cooking out one of the nights for Dad's birthday. All the kids played until they could barely stand up at night! The ocean was rougher than usual due to the tropical storm off of Bermuda, so that made for some fun waves, for the boys mainly, although the girls enjoyed it some too. One of the nights we headed over to the new Hard Rock Park. Not everyone could hang when it came to the amusement park, so us and the Dorners made a night of it. Well, actually into the morning hours considering we didn't leave the park until it closed at 1:00am! Fun, fun!!

Nothing like hanging out with FAMILY!

"Look Mommy how dirty I am!!"

Fun night out!
Hold on!
KC, Anna Tate, CC, and Trenton
Addie almost rode the kiddie roller coaster, but no it didn't happen!
Yep, the wet monster!

More Wedding Pictures

Saying their vows. (handsome preacher!)
Lighting the unity candle.
My beautiful children!
KC and her girlfriend Anna Tate.
CC with his buddy Trenton.

KC and Hopie.
My hottie!
The reception venue before all the guests arrived.

Here Comes The Bride

Here's where it became official!
Doesn't she look pretty? All the girlies!
Lindsey patiently waiting until it's time to do the thang! Somehow she remained cool and calm all day.
Taylor waiting, but a little on the nervous and anxious side!

After the Party It's the After Party....

Break it down!
Shake what yo momma gave you, Robbie!
It was getting pretty late!
Pete busting a move!
Smile Leanne and BJ!

Where in all this madness was the beautiful Bride?? At home getting her beauty sleep! No sleep for us until the early morning hours! We all had fun dancing, and did I mention it was also Taylor's birthday? Yep, his birthday was the day before his wedding day. Good way to remember his anniversary in years to come. Now, on to the wedding day!

Hold Up, Wait a Minute...

Before July 17th, 2008 is over I gotta give a big shout out to my Dad on his birthday! Happy, Happy, Birthday Daddy!!!
We've had a fun, relaxing day on the beach today, then ended the day with a birthday cook-out and yummy cake. Don't worry presents were included! :) We all love Dad, hope he had a great day, and many, many more!

Lingerie Party Before the Big Day

Oh my! What's in these boxes?? This is pretty much what Lindsey was thinking the whole night! We were all pretty nice, so nothing too embarrassing for the blushing bride. :)
Notice the slits??? Nice!
Candy, baby!
Sweet and innocent. Not a gift from me!
The black lace bra was a nice addition to Lindsey's outfit for the rest of the night. The night was still young at this point...next on to dance the night away!

Fun from Last Weekend

Here's the family and friends! We all went out with some sweet friends on their yacht after church last Sunday.
My "main men" as we approached Crooked Island
CC riding the Jet Ski backwards with Mack and his Dad!
After many dares and contemplation, Taylor jumps from the top of the boat!
Jake couldn't get showed up!!! Here's his big JUMP!
So much fun, can't wait till next time!

Elementary Camp 2008

The kids made it all week at camp and got back home! KC had a blast and talks about it constantly. CC had a good time, actually a better time than he wants to admit. :) It was his 1st time away from home, so he had some adjusting. It's a long story...but ended up CC moved to a new cabin and his counselor was Dallas White (family friend and staff kid). He had a fun time hanging with Dallas and making some new friends. They took cameras with them. CC said he didn't use his. KC said she did take some, so maybe I'll have some pics of all their fun later. KC can't wait for next years camp and believe it or not CC says he's going back again too!

Greenville Pickens Speedway

The 98 rolled into the speedway Thursday morning Bad to the Bone! Practice was fair, qualifying was, well, put it this way we won the pole by 2 tenths of a second! That may not sound like anything to you or sound like whoa you barely got it, but no...that's ALOT of time from 1st to 2nd in race qualifying! Our race got going around 9:00 with our 98 up front and leading most of the race. We had 125 laps total this time. Another car got around Justin after around 80 laps, but everything was still ok, there were more laps to get back out front. After several cautions and double-file restarts that make you hold your breath, we found ourselves running 3rd. Not winning , but in a good position for whatever might come from the last few laps. Lap 123, 2 laps to go, green flag drops, go, go, go, no not 3 wide, crap.... another car, ughhh, tried to squeeze in and make it 3 wide where you can't go 3 wide, and ran us up into the wall! Not good. Yep, 2 laps to go to have a good finish to a good day with a HOT race car and what happens...a wrecked race car!! A big bummer, but that's racing, as much as I don't like that part of it! So, on to the next track!

It was a good day for the 98, and a great day for getting to see family and friends. Since we don't race close to home very often, it was a good opportunity for friends to get to come watch a race. I'll tell you who all was there! Mom, Dad, Lindsey and Taylor (like always), Hollie, Pete, the girls, Kim, Jody, the kids, Brian, Tonya, the girls, Derema, Mark, their daughter, Judy and Morgan, Richard and his wife, of course our pit crew :), Harper (Justin's new baby) even made her 1st race. Did I leave anyone out?? I hope not. Jen, WHERE WERE YOU??? I missed you! So, all thoses people made for a great day.

There you have it... your race day recap! Most who read this have absolutely no idea what half of what I said means, but that's okay! My Mom and Lindsey understand!! Who knows, keep reading about all my racing and you might get hooked too!

Happy 4th on the 5th!

Hope everybody had a fabulous 4th! We had a relaxing afternoon on the beach, a yummy dinner( I cooked, thank you ), then lots of fireworks on the beach. It's hard for me to get shots of the fireworks, I'm too excited to see them and forget, oh yeah I want a picture too! Here's a couple I ended up with that aren't great but decent I guess.
Robin had these long sparklers the kids loved. Made our regular ol' sparklers look weeny, so we opted just to use theirs!

Here's Jake and Taylor lighting their "artillery"! I didn't get too close, especially after they started tying fireworks together and lighting them! One went off then the next had a delay and then shot out in the wrong direction... that would be sideways not upward! Yeah, the boys had a good time playing with fire! :)

It was a fun day, but by midnight we all started fading fast! We had a long day the day before too, which I'll tell about later. For now, have a great Saturday! I'm off to the beach!