Tamra on the heart ride.
Taylor after a big bounce!!
Tamra and Leon feeding a Texas Longhorn! It's tongue was huge!! Only it wasn't sticking all the way out in this picture!! It was funny!

You can see the height difference in my and Taylor now. Not a good picture but Tamra did her best!

Jared's football season begins!!

Jared is on the cowboys team and you can pick him out by looking for the quarterback!!
Here Jared is again tackling another player. Way to go Jared!!

After school

Caught Taylor in his room drinking and surfing the net after he got home from school today.
This is Taylor's little 'home'. When he is not outside playing he is sitting in his famous 'computer' spot.
Caught Tamra on her way in the house after school. Love her little outfit? She is totally 'in'. HA!

FAmily time in the pool!

Look at Vanessa's eyes! I believe she was about to attack Jerry Michael again! WAtch out!! LOL!




Mamaw had family come in from Michigan this weekend. Taylor was loving having them all here! I caught them in the pool acting crazy! There were making bubbles and then playing in them! Taylor was trying to be Santa Claus, I believe!! While Vanessa and Jerry Michael were trying to kill one another....or maybe it was just Vanessa trying to kill Michael!...... Chelsea? She was just looking for the camera to flash! HA! She cracked me up with that camera of hers! Taking pictures everytime she moved! Must be the in thing!

I found some pictures of my dad today and really notice how Taylor resembles him in many ways. Just wanted to put this little collage together and show what I had been working on tonight. Dad looks so young! I guess in that one picture he is holding the first born grandchild, Judy, so that would make him how old? Dorothy, Judy, or Debbie will have to let me know. 

Grayson turns 1 year old on Aug. 14th

Mini golf in Pigeon Forge

If the picture looks a little fuzzy it's supose to look that way. Leon is putting under a big ship and there is a mist of water over the entire area.
Jared, hoping he can make a hole in one........
Taylor? Not sure......ha!
I just have to gloat a little here......I bet the whole family at mini golf. HA!

Here's Mr. Taylor with a perfect shot.

A few pictures at Pigeon Forge

Taylor and Jared playing in the indoor pool at the motel
Tamra posing in front of a Dixie Stampede billboard

Our day at Splash Country

Splash Coutry

Tamra posing for me in front of some of the rides.
Tamra in one of the huge water parks designated at Splash Country for the smaller kids.....and big ones too!
This is Taylor and Jared under the big mushroom. (jared in black with his back to us and taylor in blue directly across from him) Since I had to stay with Tamra the whole time it was hard to get pictures of the boys unless they stopped by for a minute to get a drink or something.
Tamra getting ready to pour a bucket of water onto her head.

I made the boys stop and take a picture as we were on our way out.

Our little Grayson and Taylor

Taylor and Grayson

A cookout at my Mom's 7/29/06

Papaw Martin and Brian
Brian, Kenny, and Leon
Mamaw Martin and Grayson
Tamra, Taylor, and Grayson
Mom and grayson

Taylor's driving lesson!

This made me a nervous wreck but Taylor was loving every minute of it!!

Well, since my computer has decided to go crazy and I can't upload pictures I figured I would just write about our life.........Recently I took the kids, (jared taylor and tamra) to Pigeon Forge so they could get away from Lee County a little bit and have some fun at Splash Country and all the other attractions Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg have to offer. We really had a good time. Leon had to work so he didn't come down until friday night. I defintely had my hands full with all three kids! I was ready for a bit of a break! It was all good though! We came home late sat. night after a full day of shopping for school clothes and supplies. Tennessee and Virginia were having a tax free day so I tried to take advantage of it even though I had no idea what either of my kids needed for their classes. The kids had open house on monday (tamra) and then tuesday (taylor) but I tried to get a few items that I figured they would be using. Open house went fine but with Taylor starting Lee High this year we were a little lost. Taylor was really dreading the whole 'high school' thing since we had heard some bad stories about the school..............On Tay's first day of school he pretended to totally hate it and told me he was never going back! WEll, luckily it was a trick cause so after that complaint he smiled and said, "Lee High is Awesome" so I was relieved! Today was his second day and he still seems to like it. There are a couple of problems like the lunch and a few boys who keep crowding around his locker during period changes. Hopefully the lunches will get better and these boys will soon get over their 'attitudes' and everything will be great! I was just so worried!.........I'm not real happy with Lee High but as long as I see positive things coming from my child I will learn to accept it.............Tamra had a great first and second day of school too but I wasn't the least bit worried. She has a teacher that is from our church that is a great christian lady and another one of her teachers was her kindergarten teacher so I am fine with her. She will have a third teacher too and I think she is great too so Tamra should have a great year!.........Well, that is it for now! We are off to the 'Buttery' to eat supper. I have heard it is the best place around! I will let u know for sure!