The Brannons

9 months

2012-01-21T16:40:00.001-07:00

How well do you know your family?

2012-01-05T09:19:00.015-07:00

We spent Christmas Eve with my family over at my sister's house. Walked in to find a FAMILY tree with ornaments that Chris and Alyssa had bought to represent each one of us. We were each given a piece of paper and had to figure out which ornament belonged to who. Some came easy but some of them could be multiple people so we did our best to place an ornament with each person.

Oops, not pictured- basketball, purse, policeman, Dallas Cowboys and U of A ornaments.
Being the competitive family that we are, our papers were passed to the person on our right to be graded.

Rod was the winner, go figure!

Afterwards we turned off all the lights and had to illuminate his crown with a flashlight.

Darn!! How could I have missed the "golden child's" crown? The biggest ornament right in the front of the tree. I thought it was Alyssa's princess crown.

This was really fun and we all decided we need to continue this each year adding ornaments as our family grows with marriages and grandchildren.

Answers to be revealed after Kyle and Ashley try, since they were in South Carolina.

Decisions, Decisions??

2011-12-28T21:18:00.004-07:00

What should we do?

Oh my!

2011-12-19T09:55:00.003-07:00

I guess this is what happens when you shop at Cabela's for a Daddy's Day Out!

Where is the pink bow!

A baby

2011-12-15T09:17:00.005-07:00

for Bella to put in her stroller. Thanks to Baca!

2011-12-12T18:04:00.000-07:00

So big!

2011-12-03T00:38:00.004-07:00

Thinking Bella will be an early walker. Slow down girl you're only 7 months old!

My attempt....

2011-11-28T12:42:00.003-07:00

at keeping the babies away from the tree. Off to the store to get some corner protectors for the end table. Let's see if it works.

Swinging

2011-11-14T13:22:00.000-07:00

Make sure your volume is turned up.

First tooth

2011-11-14T13:16:00.001-07:00

Brannon gathering

2011-11-14T12:50:00.004-07:00

Gathered at Charlie and Nan's house to celebrate October birthdays while Patti and Bill were in town from Georgia.

We were all surprised to see Tim who has been living in Hollywood and not able to join us for the last few years.

Bella provided the entertainment for the night. We all just sat and watched her.

Brannon tradition...family photo.

and a crazy one.

Wanted it to look like this....

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had to settle for this.

Not exactly what I wanted but, I like it!

Yucky!

2011-11-01T08:29:00.001-07:00

Not really liking the bananas.

Halloween Dance

2011-11-01T08:23:00.002-07:00

Bella ready to go help her mom chaperone the junior high Halloween Dance.

Halloween 2011

2011-10-31T23:01:00.003-07:00

So sweet!

2011-10-28T12:34:00.009-07:00

Check this out! My nephew put this video together to celebrate their baby girl, Amelie Grace. So sweet, brought tears to my eyes.

http://vimeo.com/31232566

On the move

2011-10-20T12:48:00.007-07:00

Came back from fall break and everyone is on the move. The twins are 7 months now and Bella is 6 months.

While filming the crawling video, I looked over at Ryan and he was pulling himself up onto the couch for the first time.

Beach Photo Shoot

2011-10-20T09:11:00.005-07:00

Fall Break 2011

2011-10-19T17:33:00.016-07:00

We spent our fall break in Carlsbad on a much needed get-a-way. Our home...Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort (thanks to Susie). The more I stay here, the more I want to buy a week.

Days were spent hanging out at the beach.

Bella took 2 hour naps on the beach.

Pictures, lots of pictures!

Nights were spent playing games and going for walks through the town.

Oh, and posting pics on facebook.

Awesome!

2011-10-19T15:33:00.006-07:00

It was all A's and B's for Tiffany this last semester and she was inducted into the National Junior Honors Society. Good job, Tiff!!

Volleyball Tournament

2011-10-16T18:47:00.009-07:00

All the family came to watch Tiffany and the Westpark Wolves play volleyball.

Let's go Lady Wolves!!

2nd place

Tiffany's 12th Birthday

2011-10-16T17:53:00.010-07:00

On July 24th, Tiffany turned 12 years old. We celebrated with all her favorite things. She made the homemade ice cream.

Dinner at Chino Bandito's....

gifts...

swimming with cousins...

and playing games.

Bella playing with her Great Aunts. Aunt Chris holding Bella for the first time.

Happy Birthday Tiffany!!

Finally!!!!

2011-10-16T17:42:00.003-07:00

Bobby fixed it so that I can get on my blog again. I will slowly be adding photos from the last couple of months.

Westpark Volleyball

2011-09-05T17:17:00.002-07:00

Lady Wolves

Tiffany is #12. So far, they are 2-0.

Cute little toes!

2011-09-05T17:13:00.004-07:00

So cute!

Ouch!

2011-08-27T22:15:00.001-07:00

Bella got her tiny ears pierced today. They look so cute, but I'm glad I wasn't there to watch!

Bella Rae

2011-08-24T08:04:00.001-07:00

Click here to view this photo book larger

2011-08-19T21:45:00.002-07:00

Best shopping trip ever! Just paid $113.04 for $261.57 of items at Frys. I saved $148.53, that's a 59% savings and I got a coupon for $5.00 off my next trip. Everything in the picture I got for free!

Visit

2011-08-19T21:27:00.001-07:00

A visit with Mamaw before Bella's doctor's appointment.

New Trick

2011-08-16T12:47:00.004-07:00

Look what Daddy is teaching Bella to do. I think we should let Kyle be the first to feed her peas! Make sure your volume is turned up.

This is another attempt. She didn't do the trick, but I thought it was sweet.

Trial Run

2011-08-04T07:55:00.004-07:00

with the twins today.

Ryan

Levi

and Bella.

I'll see what it's like to have triplets. Yikes!

Back to School

2011-08-03T07:30:00.001-07:00

First Day of school...

Preschool

Kindergarten

1st grade

2nd grade

3rd grade

4th grade

5th grade

(She wouldn't let me take a picture of her for 6th grade.)

7th grade

Where have the years gone? Today she starts jr high!

It's back to school for these two also! Kyle is starting his first year, teaching 7th grade math and Ashley is starting her 2nd year as a 6th grade science teacher.

Me?....well I get to be Nanna to Bella Rae!

2011-08-01T07:55:00.000-07:00

Golden!

2011-07-28T07:51:00.003-07:00

Today my parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. So blessed to have such wonderful godly parents! Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad! I love you!!

And so it begins....

2011-07-28T07:49:00.000-07:00

Kyle and Ashley are off to their first day back at school.

3 Months

2011-07-25T14:15:00.004-07:00

Bella is full of smiles and is starting to be very vocal. On this night she laughed out load for the first time. Of course she wouldn't do it when I had my camera.

Surprise!

2011-07-18T09:30:00.009-07:00

After accepting the news from the doctor and not using any birth control for 9 years, God reminded us that he is in control and that he has a sense of humor. Twelve years ago today, our family was blessed with Tiffany Renae. Can't imagine our lives without her.

Happy 12th Birthday, Tiff!

Good News!!

2011-07-14T22:13:00.007-07:00

I always have wondered about these kids that become Christians when they are 4 or 5 years old. Do they really understand what they are doing? I don't know, guess that is between them and HIM. I never wanted to push it on our kids and just prayed that when the time was right they would let us know.

Wonderful night! Started out with lots of questions but ended up with Tiffany praying to receive Christ as her Savior!

After she prayed, Bobby said, "You will finally get to meet Tutu some day".

Kyle 9/23/1999 and Tiffany 7/14/2011

Bargains for the Week

2011-07-09T21:14:00.003-07:00

Ashley and I had really caught on to this couponing thing. Here is what we found for the week. This is everything that we got for FREE! No, I take that back we had to pay only .04. Woo hoo!!

These are the really good buys for the week. Sunscreen $2.99-Granola bars .88-Razors $2.99-Bandaids .54- Sharpie .54- Scissors .99.
What will we find this coming week.......

4th of July

2011-07-09T20:27:00.007-07:00

Bella had 2 outfits so this one she wore to church on Sunday.

Not sure why she has that frown on her face. Click on it and check it out. Oh my!

Outfit #2-

After spending the afternoon over at Chris and Bills we headed back to Buckeye and sat in front of the house to watch the fireworks at the end of the street.

Happy 4th!

Extreme Couponing?

2011-07-02T18:10:00.004-07:00

No, I don't want to get to that, but I am really pleased with what I have saved so far when I put to action some of the things that I learned at a coupon class that my friend had at her house. Never new you could stack coupons or use other store brand coupons and get your store brand items. I don't go in the store with lots of coupons, just the right ones and look at the savings.

Week 1: Bought $199.17 worth of groceries and paid $106.97. That's a savings of $92.20. Not bad for my first attempt!
Best buy: Hair color...on sale for $6.99, coupon for $2 off from Target and stacked with a $2 off manufacturer coupon. Finally cost $2.99!

Week 2: Bought $170.49 and paid $96.58. A savings of $73.91.
Best buy: $2 off any dairy item with the digital Frys coupon. I bought a gallon of milk for .53!

and all things that I use! Yay for me!!

Lake Day

2011-07-02T07:01:00.007-07:00

Great day at the lake!

Father's Day Weekend

2011-07-02T05:55:00.015-07:00

Bella was finally able to meet her Grandpa and Grandma

Auntie Karli and Uncle Dolan from South Carolina.

Their days and nights were full of visiting with old friends and we were glad they were able to be here for Bella's dedication service.

On Saturday night, we celebrated Steve's (Ashley's dad) 50th birthday out at Matt and Sue's house.

Sunday morning-Bella's dedication at Kyle and Ashley's church. We had 25 family members who attended the special day.

Nanna, Mamaw and Auntie Tiff...

2nd cousins...

3 generations of great christian dads...

one very proud new Dad also celebrating his first Father's Day!

After the service we all went to Top Shelf for lunch.
Good thing we made reservations!

Just another day for this little one!

Kyle and Ashley's house playing "just dance" on the wii.

The big kids take a turn!

Notice the 2 grandpas at the end. I am pretty sure that Kyle and Ashley are doing it correct and Bobby and Steve are doing it wrong, but they are together! lol

Photo Shoot

2011-06-19T22:06:00.003-07:00

Kyle's 23rd Birthday

2011-06-17T09:58:00.003-07:00

Happy Birthday Kyle! We celebrated in Brannon style....Dolphins and games!

June 2011

2011-06-13T18:52:00.006-07:00

I had a great time with my friend Susie and her family in Carlsbad. Views from the balcony.

My favorite thing in the world....hanging out at the beach!

I got a kick out of these kids. Paul standing back watching the action with his hands behind his back. I wonder what he was thinking. Elle taking off to the water every minute. Oh yeah, and Jack eating everything he could get his hands on including seaweed!

This time last year....

2011-06-06T12:07:00.006-07:00

I was watching these two exchange their wedding vows.

This year, while they celebrate their 1st anniversary, we are taking care of our precious granddaughter. Happy Anniversary Kyle and Ashley!

I just happened to capture Bella's first big smile on my phone.

Tiffany's Summer Trip

2011-06-02T22:00:00.005-07:00

Tiffany is finishing off her second week with Baca and Padaddy in Colorado where they volunteer at the camp every summer.

Some stops along the way.

Time for work....

and time for play!

She is enjoying counting all the animals they see while out jeeping.

6th grade play

2011-05-18T09:16:00.005-07:00

Mrs. Davis' 6th graders performing their play.

Only one more day of 6th grade and then Tiffany is in junior high!

Nanna's house

2011-05-16T13:39:00.008-07:00

Bella finally was able to try out her things at my house last week.

Getting ready to go to a wedding...

(Yes, that is Daddy's dirty finger that Bella is sucking on!)
where she would have her first Daddy/Daughter dance. (Hopefully, the picture will come soon.)

Speaking of weddings, I had to do a wedding by myself on Saturday. It was a simple wedding to set up. Deliver bouquets, corsages/bouts and then put down the petal path at the ceremony. The only thing that I was worried about was designing on the wedding cake. Didn't know what I was doing, just started poking in the flowers and this is what it ended up looking like. Whew! Hopefully, the bride liked it.

Mother's Day

2011-05-14T08:41:00.006-07:00

Picnic in the park on Saturday night to celebrate Mother's Day with the Jakes side of the family.

The girls catching baby ducks before dinner starts.

Lots of games of volleyball.

Lots of love going around for Bella Rae!

Ashley's first Mother's Day.

Easter

2011-04-28T17:43:00.005-07:00

Annabelle Rae Brannon

2011-04-20T12:32:00.014-07:00

Here is the story.....After being sent to the hospital 3 times with high blood pressure, the doctor scheduled Ashley to be induced one week before her due date. So on Sunday, April 17th, Kyle and Ashley waited by the phone for the hospital to call to tell them they had a bed available and to come on in. Finally, the call came through and they were to arrive at 6:00pm.

Very eager and ready for their baby girl to get here.

Wishing her Dad and Kelly would have been here, but they were glad to skype with them for a while before contractions kicked in.

Ashley's mom and siblings arrived. Yes, we were playing cards.

Progression was very slow to start so while Kyle tried to get a little sleep, Ashley's friends Holly, Jenn and myself took her for hour long walks at a time around the maternity floor.
Finally, after a long night and following day, it was time. Wow, what an amazing experience that was for me and Marci to be in the delivery room to see our children's faces as they witnessed their own child's birth and saw our granddaughter take her very first breath. Tears of joy were flowing!

Bella Rae was born April 18th, 2011 at 4:33pm. She weighed in at 6lbs 12 ozs and was 20 inches long.

Mommy and Daddy

Meeting Mimi, Nanna

and G-Daddy.

Very anxious friends and family waiting their turn.

Auntie Heili, Brianna, and Tiffany and Uncle Braxton

Great Grandparents...

Papa

Padaddy & Baca and Mamaw & Poppy

Great Aunts and Uncles and 2nd cousins

and friends

One very proud Daddy!

Brannon family of 3 headed home on Wed morning.

Bailey and Bentley meeting Bella knowing their world is about to change!

Bella is hoping to meet her Grandma and Grandpa Culpepper, Auntie Karli and Uncle Dolan from South Carolina very soon.

Maternity pics

2011-04-11T08:46:00.004-07:00

Daddy and Mommy to Be

Not too much longer now.
Can't wait to meet little Bella Rae!

Pioneer Days Parade

2011-04-11T08:29:00.004-07:00

Tiffany's band played at the Pioneer Days Parade.

Interesting parade. Lots of horses...

clowns and tractors...

A camel and VW van?????

Look at the little boy in the passenger seat of the van. He was sitting in his carseat bobbing his head to the loud music with his hat on sideways. Cute!

ALL THESE, ONLY IN A BUCKEYE PARADE!!!

Rookie Teacher

2011-03-05T09:37:00.006-07:00

Guess where they put the newest teacher during the school carnival?

You're going down, Mr. Brannon!

Mrs. Brannon got in on the action. Bobby took him down too!

Celebrities!

2011-02-25T13:48:00.001-07:00

While Tiff is at band, I like to go into the gym and watch the girls basketball game. This week they played against Sundance where Kyle and Ashley teach so they came to watch. When they walked in, you would have thought they were celebrities. The girls yelled "Hi Mrs. Brannon and Mr. B" waving to them across the gym. Then a shy little girl came up behind Kyle, tapped him on the shoulder and quietly said, "Hi Mr. B." Very cool to see how the students react to them.

Practicing pays off!

2011-02-24T23:00:00.002-07:00

After only playing 2 weeks on the trumpet, Tiffany decided to skip challenging the 2nd chair player and challenged the 1st chair and won. She is now playing 1st chair trumpet! I'm so proud of her!

Loud!

2011-02-20T18:51:00.005-07:00

Less than a week after trading her flute in for the trumpet, Tiffany practices often and is already playing songs. She is definitely enjoying the switch. Mom, Dad and all the neighbors are wondering why we let her. It's loud!!

2011-02-15T18:37:00.001-07:00

Thinking I could use some earplugs! Tiffany has decided so give up the flute for a trumpet. Much louder!!

Annabelle Rae

2011-02-07T18:35:00.000-07:00

Interesting!

2011-01-31T14:40:00.003-07:00

Tomorrow, Kyle will be Tiff's substitute teacher. Man, would I like to be a fly on the wall in that classroom. Maybe I'll volunteer tomorrow!

Things are looking up!

2011-01-19T09:01:00.002-07:00

A new renter for the old place so we are not responsible for the rent there anymore and a district-wide band beginning tomorrow for Tiffany. 2011 is off to a great start! Now, pray for jobs!!

On the way....

2011-01-16T12:22:00.003-07:00

Nice thing about living in Buckeye- My friends will visit and spend the night on their way to California! Drive carefully, Susie!

Scary!

2011-01-07T22:33:00.003-07:00

So sad. Tiffany went to the library at her new school today after school so when she left, there weren't any kids around. She took a wrong turn and ended up getting lost or should I say, took the long way home.

I took her back to the school and guided her home. For a short moment I thought maybe she needed a cell phone but then I thought again. Nope, not until she starts driving. I'm sticking to that!

New School

2011-01-05T12:26:00.003-07:00

Tiffany asked me, "Why do kids get nervous when they start a new school"? Then I was reminded that this is her 5th school and she is only in the 6th grade. 3 of the 5 were in the same district, just new schools opened so she went to the new school. I think I'm more nervous for her. Praying for a good teacher and some good friends!

New Years Day

2011-01-02T19:23:00.003-07:00

All unpacked and ready for the family to come over to celebrate December birthdays.

Dinner first....
Then a game.

Winner!

Loser!

Sore loser!!Happy Birthday Alyssa, Rod and Baca!!

Patience

2010-12-26T18:00:00.002-07:00

Tiffany was finally able to try out her gift today. Oops, didn't think it would take 18 hours to charge up the battery.

Long week ahead

2010-12-26T11:30:00.003-07:00

We had to go and rescue Kyle's and Ashley's dogs this morning and bring them to our house. I'm afraid we are in for a long week. 3 dogs-3 different dog foods

Bentley

Bailey

Hurry home Kyle and Ashley!

Christmas 2010

2010-12-23T21:06:00.004-07:00

Still don't have my window treatments up but the house is all decorated for Christmas.

Trade In

2010-12-22T18:18:00.003-07:00

Tiffany sold her build a bears and bought these. I know, I know they will make a mess but at least they are not reptiles or rodents!

December 17, 2010

2010-12-19T16:01:00.016-07:00

Dinner with family before the big night.

Then off to ASU for graduation.

Kyle Robert Brannon- 2010 ASU Graduate
Elementary Education

Proud family

Proud wife

Kyle will be teaching 8th grade math in the Buckeye School District when school resumes in January. Great job Kyle! We are so proud of you!

P.S. Woo hoo, no more college tuition!!

Cute!

2010-11-30T22:43:00.003-07:00

We received our first Christmas card for the year. How cute is this?!

It's a grandDAUGHTER!!

2010-11-08T21:06:00.001-07:00

Boy or Girl????

2010-11-07T18:51:00.001-07:00

Hopefully, with some cooperation, we will find out tomorrow!

New smile

2010-11-03T12:41:00.002-07:00

After a couple of years going to the orthodontist, Tiffany finally has her braces on. She was so excited. Let's see if the excitement is still there when she has to watch what she eats and take care of them.

Exciting news!

2010-09-18T21:23:00.003-07:00

In June, we welcomed a beautiful daughter-in-law to our family. Come April, we will be welcoming our first grandchild! Help me come up with a name for myself!

What we have been up to....

2010-09-14T17:59:00.009-07:00

Met up with these 2 teachers for McTeacher Night for Ashley's school.

Watching the football games and listening to the Tartesso band.

Trying to breed these two but as you can see, neither one is interested.

Tiffany's Birthday Party

2010-08-08T19:10:00.007-07:00

Yes, we are still celebrating Tiffany's birthday. We rented out the public pool with another family from our church who was also celebrating their daughter's birthday.

I think these "big" kids had the most fun!

We are finally done with all the birthday celebrations for Tiffany until next summer. Happy 11th Birthday!!

Birthday Weekend

2010-07-28T18:00:00.014-07:00

Last weekend we were able to meet up with our friends in Tucson. Our home......
All though it was a quick trip, it was full of a lot of fun! We brought Tiff's friend Audra with us and Susie had her neices with her. For some reason these boys looked for us to play with them in the pool, but when we saw them at breakfast they had nothing to do with us. Hummm... Why do I have that expression, Susie?

Loved the little guy on the noodle. He was a darn good score keeper and he told me that I had a great arm. He said "You have the arm of a woman, I mean a young woman". lol

Beautiful night...
Cards till 11:00.

Susie's nieces made birthday hats for everyone to wear to breakfast.
Ashley rescued this guy from the pool. Yuck!

Fun times with friends.

After dropping Audra off we headed to Walmart to pick up Tiff's gift. She wanted a fish tank for her room. See pictures on her blog.

Sorry Bobby and Kenny, no pictures of you. Most of their time was spent on the golf course.

(I copied this picture from Susie's blog.)

Happy Birthday, Tiffany!!

Artist

2010-07-24T21:28:00.002-07:00

Tiffany has discovered that she can draw.

HEY!

2010-07-17T16:51:00.007-07:00

Tiff just finished up band camp. Most of the days she was the only flautist.

The "Hey" song

I'm a Great Aunt!

2010-07-15T20:24:00.003-07:00

Our nephew and his wife (Brannon side) have adopted this baby girl and just brought her home today. Welcome to the family, Amelie Grace. Congratulations, Jon and Kathy!

Giving in........

2010-07-14T19:23:00.002-07:00

I can't believe it, I joined facebook today. Bobby and Tiffany are probably thrilled since I have been going on theirs to see what people are doing. I'm not giving up my blog though.

The Finals!!

2010-07-14T14:10:00.008-07:00

Tiffany swam 5 events last night in the Finals meet. Freestyle Relay, team finished 7th. Medley Relay, team finished 5th. 50 yard Individual Freestyle she finished 14th out of 27 swimmers. 50 yard Individual Breaststroke she finished 11th out of 27 swimmers.

Then came the 25 yard Backstroke. Woo Hoo!!! 3rd place!!!
Awesome Tiff!!

Here's the race.

Time to put away the goggles until next summer.

Fancy Dog Bed....

2010-07-13T09:44:00.001-07:00

Who needs one? Any book shelf will do.

AZ Reception/ Part 5 - Dance, Dance, Dance

2010-07-11T17:12:00.007-07:00

Dollar Dance

Poor Mimi, she was too close to the dance floor!

The bride and groom working the crowd!

Yee Haw!!

Last Dance

After the long night, Tiffany wasn't interested in helping with the clean up. Thanks to our friend Teresa (inside joke on this pose of her) for taking the great pictures for us and helping us clean up.

What a fun night! I am glad we (with the help of some friends and family) were able to have this reception for those that couldn't make it to South Carolina for the wedding. Kyle and Ashley are surrounded by such great friends and family. Hope everyone had fun!

Congratulations, Kyle and Ashley!
We love you!!

AZ Reception/ Part 4 - Introduction and Dinner

2010-07-11T16:49:00.008-07:00

Kyle and Ashley waited out in the hall until we showed the wedding video and the DJ announced Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Brannon. (I'm still trying to figure out how to get the video on here.)

Love these black and whites!!

AZ Reception/ Part 3 - Our Guests

2010-07-11T16:25:00.008-07:00

AZ Reception/ Part 2 - Getting Ready

2010-07-11T16:08:00.006-07:00

AZ Reception/ Part 1 -Decorations

2010-07-11T15:19:00.008-07:00

After all the planning and preparation, it's finally here. It was fun putting all my ideas together and making the banquet hall a beautiful place to celebrate Kyle and Ashley's wedding.

With the help of Chris and Alyssa on Friday, 150 chairs were covered and bows were tied in 3 hours. What a difference that made!!

Then we returned with Dawn and Rachel Hood on Saturday morning to set up the centerpieces....

The Candy Buffet.....

and set up the cupcakes. (made by Dawn)

"I'm Bored"!!!

2010-07-11T14:47:00.003-07:00

You hear that a lot around our house this summer. Tiffany talked Bobby into taking her and a friend up to the park to play at the splash pad over the weekend.

HOT, HOT, HOT!!!

2010-07-11T14:38:00.003-07:00

Off to the last regular swim meet of the summer. Check out that temp! Burnt my buns on the leather seats. Ouch!!

Tiffany will be in the Finals meet on Tuesday, swimming in the freestyle relay, individual backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Good luck, Tiff!!

4th of July

2010-07-07T18:11:00.008-07:00

Hanging out at Chris and Bill's house before heading up the mountain to watch the fireworks. Swimming, food, fireworks with my family. Fun!!

Hey, was that the pool boy?

Check out Bill (brother-in-law) and Micah (nephew) singing the Star Spangled Banner at their church in Georgia. Wow!

Happy Birthday!!

2010-07-01T22:27:00.001-07:00

Today is my sister's birthday.

Happy Birthday, Chris!!

The girl can swim!!

2010-07-01T21:52:00.009-07:00

Man, oh man, Tiff is looking good!! After missing the first 2 swim meets while we were in South Carolina, she is back into the swim thing. Her strokes have improved along with her times. Tonight we went to the Surprise pool and she came home with 3- 1st place individual ribbons and a 3rd place relay ribbon. First up, 100 yard individual medley.

Looking exhausted after finishing the IM.

25 yard backstroke

50 yard freestyle

2 more regular meets and then the championships! After all these years, I am still sweating it out at these swim meets. The temperature, 112 degrees at meet time these last 2 weeks.

Summertime Blues!

2010-06-28T16:52:00.002-07:00

It's come down to this.

It's been 25 years since we have been at a house with no pool! Nothing to do.

What a Race!

2010-06-25T21:31:00.000-07:00

Tiff swam the anchor leg of the medley relay last night. When she entered the pool they were in second place. Watch her leg of the race.

Go Tiff, Go! She touched the wall at the last second and they took 1st place.
Here is the video from the last meet that I wanted to post.

Birthday Pup

2010-06-24T21:43:00.003-07:00

Our pampered pooch had a birthday today. Can't believe she is already 2 years old. When I woke up this morning, Tiffany had made her this birthday cake with peanut butter frosting. Yum! Yum!

Father's Day

2010-06-24T21:35:00.003-07:00

We met up with the Brannon side of the family for lunch on Father's Day. What a cute waitress we had!