Friday, February 22, 2008

Surprise Presents!




We recieved a surprise care package from Aunt Alison and Uncle Stumpy today. The kids were really excited about getting something in the mail. We just happend to pull in the driveway as the maillady was dropping it off. What a treat. Lots of fun new books to read, sunglasses, and coloring books with finger paint... Yes finger paint. It is obvious Alison doesn't have kids yet. Payback for this one will be fun in a few years! Thanks Al and Josh for the treats.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Zipline and Airbag Picture Request






Some of you were wanting to see the pictures from out Redneck Play Day. So remember don't try this at home. The participants include Brad Reed, Joshua Stamper, and Rick Gill. They are now forbidden to see each other. Brad claims that this didn't hurt but admits to being a bit sore the next day. Alison did jump off the barn but passed on the zipline. Sara has no interest in anything more than 4 feet off the ground.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Family Update

After watching the 300 Brad decided that the kids needed a shield to go with their swords. Ansley loved it.
Fridays have been open play at the gymnastics gym. The kids now take every pillow in the house and make a "pit" to jump in... in the middle of the living room.

Brad had started his new job as Charge Nurse in the ER. This is a 7-4 pm job Monday to Friday. YEAH we will actually have normal days and nights again. I think he is excited about the change and the challenge, but time will tell. His office is like a tomb so we will have to work on it.


We have started attending Boones Creek Christian Church and have found it to be a great fit for our family. We have already become involved in a sunday school class of young married couples and are really excited about the new friendships we are creating. Now that Brad is off nights and weekends we hope to become more involved in the church and really take advantage of the opportunities it offers.


Dad is really getting things going at Park Springs Camp in NC and we look forward to going up there to hang out on the weekends we don't have a bike or running races planned. The schools are finally starting to understand what a great asset mom is as the Director of Coordinated School health in Johnson City. It only took them a year to figure out how awesome she is at this stuff. Mom goes to stay with dad or dad comes home whenever they can.


We are ready for spring and biking weather again. There are a lot of events already on the calendar this year including a few triathlons, half marathon, a 7 day AT hike, 2 weeks in Colorado with Alison and Josh, and a trip to Orlando in October. We plan on having a lot of fun this year so keep checking the blog for updates.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

The Kitchen is done!!



Can you believe we are finally finished. Check out the pics. It really wasn't too bad and Brad did such a great job. Thanks to everyone that helped. Thanks to mom for letting us eat her food and for watching the kids. Thanks to Rick for helping tear down, Gene for the plaster, Ernie for the electric, Lloyd for helping hang cabinets, and Judy for keeping the kids out of the way.