Toby Mac Concert

We took Coley to see Toby Mac tonight at the State Fair as an early birthday present. It was awesome, probably one of the best concerts we have been to. Halfway through the concert, Toby Mac walked off the stage and right down the isle of chairs in front of us. He gave Coley a high five! Coley was stoked from there on out. He said he would never wash that hand again, but I beg to differ!! We all had a great time!! After the concert we got to meet the keyboard guy, Dave! Toby Mac is really solid in his faith! Hopefully we will be able to see him in concert again, really soon! If you get a chance, don't miss out on it!

NC State Fair

We went to the NC State Fair today. It was freezing cold, but we still had a good time. Coley took a little friend with him, Madison. Cade took Janna (lol). We ran into several people from Greenville, Donnie, April and Grace Anne Hardee...

Richard, Katina, Reid and Raegan Williams, Greg, Christy, Ashlyn and Chandler Poythress. It's wild that you go to another city to see friends show up! We didn't eat a whole lot, Jon did have to get his cotton candy...but other than that we had a great time!!!

Girl crazy...

This is what Cade was doing during Coley's baseball game tonight!!!! Maddie is neighbors w/ my parents and her and Cade have always played good together. My sister took a picture of them kissing about 3 years ago and Maddie has it in her bedroom. She still tells everyone that Cade was her "first kiss"!! They are both a mess. She told Cade to put on her make up and told him how to do it. She said he did a good job. He's on the right track...following a woman's orders!!

First Time for Everything...

Jon finally let Coley cut the grass for the first time the other week. He did pretty good for his first time. He had a blast, although he wouldn't let anyone know that. Cade and I were peeping through the blinds watching him and he was just a singing on the lawn mower. Hopefully this will be the start of something to last for a long time. Jon loves working outside and so do I. I hope both boys will grow up loving the outdoors.

Palm Springs, CA

The 2nd week of September, Jon and I had the priveledge to go to Palm Springs, California for his Annual CEM Advance. What that is, is where all the CEM Directors from all over the USA come together to talk about different thing like Talent Quest, Youthquest, etc. Well Palm Springs is absolutely gorgeuos. There is palm trees everywhere. The only place you see grass is at the golf courses...and they are everywhere. The 2nd day we were there we played golf at the Indian Wells Celebrity Golf Course. The PGA Skins Tournament will be held there this year, so we couldn't pass up the opportunity to play. We had a blast. Needless to say we didn't play that well, but we still had fun. I was taking pictures more than I was hitting the golf ball because the scenery was just beautiful. I don't know if we will ever make it back there, but we had a blast. The last day we were there a thunderstorm came. All wind, no rain. I was in the in hotel room and had the blinds shut b/c I was reading and heard this loud roar and thought it was the air conditioning, but it kept on so I looked outside and was horrified. The once beautiful mountians in our view were all hidden behind the dust. It lasted about an hour. We also had a view of the biggest pool area I have ever seen. While the windstorm was happening...all the pool boys were jumping in the pool rescuing the pool chairs and towels that were blown in. It was unreal. Hope we make it back another time, but we will definately bring the boys with us next time!