nAtiOnAL cOfFeE dAy.....

National Coffee Day

Did you know that coffee dates as far back as the 9th century? It was first discovered in Ethiopia by a goat herder named Kaldi. He noticed the stimulating effects that the coffee berries had on his goats and began to experiment with them.

A century later, coffee began being roasted and traded by Arabs. From there, the beans entered Indian and European markets and the first coffee shop opened in Constantinople in 1475. From there, coffee's popularity grew at an exponential rate.

Today, over 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed each year. It is a world commodity that is second only to oil. To celebrate this historical and important beverage, head to your favorite coffee shop. On National Coffee Day some of your favorite coffee shops will give out free cups of coffee!

i got my info on national coffee day here.......

hapPy BiRtHdAy....

Look who turns 18 today.........

I can not believe Taylor is 18........

Oh my gosh look at how much she has grown up!!!!!!

ADORABLE then.........

BEAUTIFUL now!!!!!!!!!!

We are so proud of the young lady that you have grown up to be!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Taylor!!!!!!

We love you!!!!!!

HaPpY 18tH biRtHdAy tAyLoR!!!!!!!!

wOrDLeSs wEdNeSdAy.....

FaLL.......

Today is the first day of Autumn!!!!!!!!!!

I love the fall days.....cool, beautiful leaves, pumpkins,sweat shirts, and caramel apples!!!!!!!!

What more could you ask for?!?!?!?!

hOmEcOmiNg....

Wow......what a busy week we had last week!!!!!!!

HOMECOMING WEEK.......

I think anybody with kids involved with homecoming knows what a crazy week it is!!!!

Taylor was on the homecoming court.

CONGRATS to this years queen and king.......

Dani and Matt.

Taylor and Nick

Troy was the faculty king....

LOVE this picture of all the kids!!!!!

Senior float...Taylor's class got 2nd place.

7th grade....Kale's class took 3rd place.

The sophomores ....Laney's class didn't place.....and I thought it was a pretty good float.

This was my favorite.....the juniors.....they didn't place because it was not a "float" whatever that means......I liked the "thinking outside the box idea!!!!!!!

The QUEEN and her attendants.

Taylor, Jo, and Ally.

Taylor & Ally.

Ty, Kale, and Alex....AKA....ball boys.

hApPy BiRtHdAy......

Happy Birthday Aunt Shell!!!!!!!!!

my sisters birthday is today and she is.........39!!!!!!

WoooooHoooooo.....next year is the big......40!!!!!!!!

Enjoy your day!!!!!!

We love ya!!!!!!

hApPy BiRtHdAy....

Our babys not a baby any more.........

Happy 13th Birthday Kale!!!!!!!!!!

We love you!!!!!!!

Hospital picture.......

Welcome to the world......

9 pounds 21 3/4 inches long

NO.....he is NOT on the bull all by himself.......see the human feet behind it!!!!!! ;0)

I am pretty sure he does not care for this picture.......he is NOT an Iowa State fan now!!!!!!!

GO HAWKS..........is who he cheers for these days!!!!!

Our little devil......with a burn on his hand........I am pretty sure I did not get nominated for mother of the year that year!!!!!!!

Awwwwww, so cute!!!!!

Oh my gosh look at him......

One of my favorite pictures!!!!!!

Ahhhh....the hulk party........

that would be the party that [we the parents] thought it would be a good idea to invite every boy in his class for a sleep over........all 16 of them!!!!!!!!! UGH!!!!!!!

If you are thinking about doing this for your child........may I suggest........NOT!!!!!!!

I have to share this one......not because I like this picture but because it is one of his favorite things to do......cross eyed and plastic teeth!!!!!!

{{I know....go ahead and say it......quite odd!!}}

See I told ya......cross eyed and......oops those are not plastic teeth!!!!!

He would not let us pull his last front tooth....so yes that is his tooth dangling there!!!!!!

I am sure every time he took a breath that tooth flapped in the wind!!!!!!!

WOW!!!!!!!!

So watch out world here we come.........

We are now proud parents of a teen~aged boy!!!!!!!

So hold on tight this could be a wild ride!!!!!!!

One last thought.........

I need to add that we will be living in a house with 3 teens now!!!!!!!

My how worldly we will become!!!!!!! :0)

wOrDLeSs wEdNeSdAy.....

mOnDaY aFtErNoOn fOoTbALL.....

Last nite was Kale's very first contact football game.

He has only played on flag football teams in the past.

To say he was excited would be an understatement!!!!!!

He did GREAT......everybody on the team played AWESOME!!!!!

They won 30-8!!!!!!!

Great job guys!!!!!!!

I am going to try to get some pictures of him on here......he is #56...so if you did not see that number i must not have chose the right pictures off of the computer out of the 500 that i took!!!!!

sUnShiNe.....

Look what i got!!!!!!

Yipppeeeee!!!!!!!

Go here to check her out!!!!!!

Talk about an awesome blogger!!!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!

I would pass it along if i knew how!!!!!!

{haha.....i am serious!!!}

So if you can figure out how to get it I would love for all of you to have one on your blog!!!!!!!

{{good luck!!!}}

WoRdLeSs wEdNeSdAy.......

bOyS WiLL bE bOyS........

We took the kids out today to take a few pictures........

The following pictures kinda tell you how our day went........

Kale did not want to take pictures........

Can you tell!?!?!?!?!?!??!

cRoSs cOuNtRy 2009......

The girls ran their 1st cross country meet for this year last nite.

We took the camera but the battery was dead so I will post a pictureless post.......

{not a fan of no pictures!!!!!}

So anywhooooo..........

Delaney got 1st place with a time of 15 minutes and 35 seconds!!!!!!

And Taylor got 11th place with her time 17 minutes and .06 seconds!!!!

As a team they got 3rd place.

Yippppeeeee........AWESOME job ladies!!!!!!!

We are soooooooo proud of both of you!!!!!!!

Looking forward to a great season!!!!!!

jAy&tRaE.....

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!

Troy's brother Jay and his wife Trae......just got married today!!!!!!

Love ya both and welcome Trae to our CRAZEE LIFE!!!!!!!