Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Memorial Day Fun!!

We decided we would go to the lake on Memorial Day. Hugo, Kameron, and Brooklin wanted to go fishing, me and Shine just wanted to sit and relax in the sun. So here are some pics of our day.

Hugo in the drivers seat headed to one of his most favorite places in the world...the mountains...


We made it to the water..after a short hike from the car down the water...carrying all our belongings..everyone had to carry something...no 2 trips here.
Notice the back of Kameron's jeans..he decided, well, the mountain decided for him, that he would just slide down. Who needs to use their feet?

There they are prepping their hooks...sissy wasn't a bit grossed out from the worms for the fish hook or lizards that crawled out from under the rocks...I had to put the pink shirt on her so no one thought she was a boy. Love that girl!!!
Me and Shine on the other hand...freaked out. We were enjoying the sun and relaxing. Mr. Lizard was very close to my foot, he was trying to decide which way to go as he and I both stood still..
He must have heard my thoughts of, "Come over here and I'll stomp ya!!" cause he ran like lighting.


Love this man!! Very much!!!

Gotta love those baby bottle pops from the gas station. Shine's vote was for the beach this day, but we couldn't trick her that this was the beach.

The boys favorite place to be.

Sissy waiting for dad to cast her line.

Shine and Kameron working on their skipping rocks techniques.

Where'd the kids go..Dad's got 3 lines in alone?

See Shine..walking on the rocks.

See Shine falling on the rocks...

Shine and Me...(ok, I know I look a little raspy...but that's how it goes when you have 5 min to get ready and who's looking anyway)(btw, fyi..I do have clothes on, my straps are under my arms)

The correct position.

Thought this would be a fun photo...looks as though he is really smoking that, huh? Can't wait to hear the not-heard comments on this one flying round out there...haha!! No it's not touching his lips.

By this time, we moved locations b/c Hugo's line kept getting caught on the rocks and breaking. There was quite a bit of traffic in the water as well...so we decided to just go to an area where the kids could play in the sand and water.
You can't be present in sand without building a sandcastle..and...

The older sister getting the younger brother drenched...

It's ok, he got her back...he went in after her and she slipped on a rock and went under later...haha!! that's better than what he could have done.
We enjoyed watching the water bucket fights.

Look at the big, sneaking, brut in the background...not sure which one she planning for but I do see her horns coming out of that angel skull.

Sissy is planting her "shovel garden"...she plants one of these everytime she has sand and a shovel.

She loved the water, then went to lay down in the sand to cover her entire body...face included..several times.


And here she is..all covered...not sure what she has on more..water or sand??
Allow me to mention, we have no towels, no extra clothes for anyone and of course their are no swimsuits..so everything you see is what we have. hhhmmm!!
Who's car should we be getting into?
My vote is Unle Ricks!!! Those in favor please say "I"

My Fred Flinstones!!! The band-aid is from the shoes I wore to Bethany's wedding.

Poor Kameron...he chose to allow his two sisters to bury him in the sand in his boxer shorts...someone school him, please!!!

The look on his face goes something like this,
"Why did I think this was a good idea?"

All the swim suits my kids have and they are at the lake in the underwear...remember, always an adventure when you're with us.

This is right up sissy's alley..bury my big brother? I'm there!!!

The finished product...I was hoping the big dogs that just arrived a little before this would not come over and pee on his head.
However, I would have laughed my butt off..

On the way home, we stopped at a BBQ place that had fish and chips...we all shared a little snack til we got home to dinner...
(hamburgers, mac salad, corn on the cob and chips...the norm on this holiday)
However, all that play, sun and full tummy's...here's the final picture of the day. Hey, how'd we do that so fast?

I know there are a lot of pictures on this post but I wanted to be sure to share our day with everyone, especially our fam in Nashville.
So there you go sis...you asked for all the pics there you are.

Hope you all had a great Memorial Day!! Lots of food and fun!!

Til next Time with T!!!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

CONSTRUCTION ZONE!!!

So I am working on my blog to make it more appealing...so make sure to come back and see me so you can see the bling in action!!!
Thanks for stopping by...leave a comment and let me know what you think.
See you soon with a new and improved look.
I will be posting as I move foward with the construction. So be sure to come back.

Til next Time with T!!!

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Shine's 14th Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to our Shine!!!
I know it was yesterday but I was dealing with some things that one day I will be able to share here, but for now, I just want to say that I have the best daughter in the world. She's great!!!


This is her at school...I took Taco Bell to her for her and her friends to celebrate..of course, when she walked thru the gate with her food, everyone said,
"Happy Birthday Sam!!!"..I wonder if the food had anything to do with it?

We decided to give her a party in a few weeks for good reason..I shall share more on that a little later, but we wanted to do something special on the night of her birthday,
so we decided to go to dinner.
This is the kids in the car on the way to dinner....


Alisha, Shine and Bethany waiting for our appetizers...fried cheese sticks..yummo!!!


Kameron, Shine and Brooklin...I sure am blessed!!!

The boys....looks like Kam is trying to help me out there...

What is she drinking anyway??
I just love this girl...as she is growing, she is becoming my friend.


Brooklin and the bird...no it's not the Egle bird, but the "Red Robin"..she should have made him do her famous pinkie promise!!!

"Mom, please don't make me do this."

This is quite scary!!!Where did our dates go?

This girl was quite hungry...she prayed and ate before we all even realized it...she was giving the kitchen help a hand...she loved her mac n cheese.

Shine and her bday sundae...they sing to her on the video below.

Shine and Kameron...he got her the movie Bride Wars. Such a cute movie and Shine loves her movies.

Shine with her presents Aunt Sheri and Unle Rick sent to her..she made Kameron carry those boxes in the resturant. Then she laughed at him.

Cute sweatshirt from Aunt Sheri and Unle Rick...she decorated herself with the wrapping...Cute!

What's in this bag? It's from mom & dad...it's an ipod,iphone, cd,radio, alarm clock...no excuses for not waking up now. Waking up is not the problem, however, getting up is...yes she's 14. It's normal.

The three of us..

Shine,Bernie and Kevin..so glad they could join us. We thought Bernie needed a break from the wedding plans. Just for a bit Bernie..

Shine and Mema...she took Shine shopping Thursday night for her birthday. She bought her the outfit and flip flops she was wearing in the first picture. She wanted something to wear to school the next day for her birthday.
Thanks Mema!!!

Of course the birthday song!!!!



Ok, so when you go anywhere with our family, there's always a funny story...
well, this night was no exception...here it is:
(if you don't want to hear, plug your ears, better yet just plug your nose)....

Brooklin went to play on the games and Shine came to tell me she thought Brooklin had an accident in her pants (well, actually she said, "Mom, I think Brooklin crapped her pants").
So I went to check her and sure enough she had pooped but this one was a little different than the norm.
It appeared to have been present at one time in her pants but now it was missing.
Could it be?? No way!!
This is too much even for the Egle's,
ok so this time I may agree with Unle Rick, the Gump's!!
We searched everywhere and could not find the missing item, we did smell it though..we looked under the table, chairs, games, followed her tracks and nothing.
Even Kevin, Berndette and Bethany helped with the search.
Everyone was looking at us like you do when you watch everyone search for something in a public place, mostly wondering, "what did they lose?"
I was just really hoping no one would ask, and they didn't, thank goodnesss.
Well, we never found it..even had we found it, what would we have done with it? Well, it's obvious that we would have picked it up like dog poop but really in a resturant, and as you are walking away it is at table level and smell level for everyone. No WAY!!!
As we decide that it's best to just stop looking and leave, Bernadette says, "Lets blow this joint"...my only response is, "Well, I think Brooklin already did."
So if you are reading this and work at Red Robin or any resturant, I am completely sorry and would have taken the evidence away had I found it.
We did leave an excellent tip, but I'm sorry, it still would not have been enough to deal with that.
So there you are...you never know what will come up (or out) when you are with the Egle's. It's a fact that I do now agree with.

Well, that was Shine's birthday night. As I said earlier, we are giving her a party in a few weeks. Will be a blast...she knows of the party but not the details of it. I refuse to share with her.
She will love it. That's all I'm saying for now.

Anyway, we love you so much Shine!!!
We hope you had a great birthDAY!!!
There's more to come.

Til next Time with T!!!

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Happy Birthday Alex!!!

Today is Alex's 6th birthday!!
Happy Birthday Alex!!!
Here are some pictures of Alex and the kids...I wish they could all live close to each other. We're thankful for our long visits.

Kameron, Alex and Brooklin catching the rain at the OpryMills Mall.

The four of them at the Aquarium Resturant, Aunt Sheri took them to.

An extra one at the Aquarium...

Kameron pushing Alex on the dolly on a Saturday setup at Gateway.

The four at the "Grinch Ice" in Nashville.
Alex..we miss you bunches and wish we could be there for your party next week.
Kameron wants to hang out with you and Brooklin says you are her best friend..and Shine she wants to kiss your chubby cheeks.
T miss you a lot. I hope you get a ton of Transformers!!
You Rock!!!
We love you and miss you!!!
Happy Birthday!!!
Til next Time with T!!!