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Dec. 14, 2007 - CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – For the third-consecutive season, the Appalachian State Mountaineers are kings of NCAA Division I Football with a 49-21 rout of Delaware. With the victory over the Blue Hens, Appalachian sealed a dream season that started with an upset for the ages and finished with a third national championship ring.





Go App! You make us so proud! And what about that upset at the beginning of the season against Michigan State!!

I love it!

End of Story!

Season Finale is Sunday night at 8p.m. Not sure who I want to win. It should be pretty exciting!

Christmas Pics

I wanted to get some snap shots of the girls in front of the tree to use as a holiday card. Geez... it was very difficult to get Cara Grace to sit still and Reagan to look at the camera and smile- in a "non- cheesy" way! Needless to say, it was an tiring task!
I wasn't suppose to be in the
pic, but Cara Grace wouldn't
hold still!

Reagan and Eli


Cousins!

Thanksgiving Pics

Cara Grace all bundled up on a cold day
in Harrison!

A competitive game of Nertz.

Grandma and Reagan baking cupcakes.

Harrison, AR 2007

Just wanted to post a few pics of our Thanksgiving trip to Arkansas. We had a wonderful time. It went by way too quickly, as usual. It is always so great to get to see Austin's family! We just wish we could see them more...

The guys at breakfast. Oh, how they love breakfast!

Family pic taken at Grace Christian Center.-
Austin's parents church.

Reagan at her Great-Grandpa house in Jasper, MO

I am the Queen of Randomness...

This has been a crazy weekend! It all started yesterday morning. Reagan usually gets up at the crack of dawn- before the sun comes up. Yes, I think it's rather disgusting. She is like a rooster. Anyways, Austin and I wanted to sleep in a little, so we turned on some cartoons for Reagan and gave her a cup of milk to drink. She still likes to drink warm milk. Well, about 30 minutes later she was crying and had puked the milk all over the living room rug! Needless to say, our sleeping in was over... I gave her some water b/c she was very thirsty. Well, that can up all over our rug too! So, now Reagan was banned from all drinking and eating for a while.

In addition to our lovely Sat. morn.-Cara Grace had a nasty cold. Snot going everywhere and she had a fever of 101. Austin told Reagan to stay away from the baby b/c "You don't want what she has and she doesn't want what you have." "You don't want both!"

Last night Reagan was feeling better so I let her go with me to Wal-Mart to get a few things. This is where the Random part of my story comes in to play. We were on the pain reliever aisle and I was looking for some Tylenol PM, when I hear Reagan screaming "Owwwww! My eyes, they're burning!!" I had only taken my eyes off her for 2 seconds. I guess their was a broken bottle of facial astringent (toner) on the floor that she tried to pick up? I'm not really sure. For those of you who don't know anything about this stuff- it contains a lot of alcohol and would probably burn the crap out of your eyes... Well, she got it in her eyes and was screaming. We checked out quickly and raced home. Austin flushed her eyes out with water for about 5 minutes. She is o.k. But, I'm a little mad at Wal-Mart. I told them about it and someone went and cleaned up the accident site! :)
I just hope Reagan isn't inheriting my randomness. Crazy things always happen to me...

So, we've all had a very "eventful" weekend. But, everyone is on the mend!

Cara Grace's 1st B-Day!

We had a little party for Cara Grace on Saturday. She had a blast! She didn't dig into her cake like we thought she would, but she did eat a lot of it. She had her own little cake. We picked strawberry cake w/ cream cheese icing. A lady at Austin's work make them for us. We thought they turned out pretty good!
About an hour after Cara Grace ate her cake, she had a Major sugar rush! She was laughing and purposefully throwing herself on the ground. She didn't know what to do with herself! It was so funny to watch! So, I'm pretty sure she had a grand time- eating sugar! Cara Grace loves table food... and she'll eat anything you put on her tray! She loves to eat...She wants to eat everytime she sees me eat, or anyone else. She makes this cute little sound when she wants to eat. It's sounds like a mmmm, mmmm. And she holds her arms and hands out and turns her hands up and down, kind of like she's giving gas to a motorcycle. Oh, as Kamie would say- "I LOVE IT!"

Halloween pics

World's Tallest Jenga Tower

We had a Missonettes sleepover at the church in September. My friend Jan and I teach the 6-8th grade class. We played the game Jenga that night and boy did we build a tall tower! I bet we played one game for over 1/2 an hour. It was very fun! So, I thought I'd share our pics of the "world's largest Jenga tower!"

Happy Birthday Cara Grace!

Yesterday was Cara Grace's first birthday!! We are having a party for her this weekend. I want the party to be a balloon theme. She is crazy about balloons! We have invited other babies, so I guess we'll all watch the babies crawl around. I will post birthday pics soon! October was a busy month for everyone! I am coming to the end of my semester in school. I think I might just make a B in my math class. Which is really great! I made a 92 on my last test. I am slowly conquering math! OH yeah... We have a really good math teacher. She explains things very thoroughly, which is helpful...

I wanted to post this pic of my grandmother that passed away on Sept. 18th. I still cannot believe she is gone. We all miss her terribly! I miss her more now than ever...I miss hanging out at her house on Sunday's. Life is so fragile and precious. Let us not forget to make the most of everyday and don't forget to say "I love you" to those who are dear to

you! Our life and times are truly in the Lord's hands. I have thought about death and dying some now that my grandmother has gone to be with the Lord. I am so thankful for the Word and the all of it's promises to us as believers. Last night I was reading in Phillipians. I love the verse, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thankgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends ALL UNDERSTANDING, will GUARD you HEARTS and your MINDS in Christ Jesus." Phil 4:6&7. Is. 26:3 says, "You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you."

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things." Phil 4:8.

I'm an Aunt again!!

The newest addition to the family- Mackenzie- was born Sunday morning at 9:30a.m. She was 6lbs. 10oz. She is a little one! I just love newborns. They are so cute, and quite! :) They are truly a blessing from the Lord. My sister's labor went great and she looked great! Reagan didn't want to get her picture made in the top pic. There were a lot of strange faces in the hospital room when we first arrived. She didn't take her sunglasses off until they left... She can be very shy.

I love this pic and Katie, Kendal, and Reagan! I can't believe how fast they are all growing up, right before our eyes!

What's going on with us...

Reagan and her cousin Peyton



Just wanted to post some quick pics of the girls. We are doing well... it has been a crazy, busy month for all of us.

Most of you know that my Grandmother passed away on the 18th. She died very suddenly from a post operative blood clot. She had shoulder replacement surgery on a Thurs. and passed away the following Tuesday. So, we were all shocked and very sad. I will miss her so much. I loved going over to her house for Sunday lunches. I will miss that the most! She was a wonderful lady!

Reagan is loving preschool this year. Although, I don't think she likes going everyday. The other morning I told her we needed to get her dressed. She said, "Where are we going Mommy?" I told her she was going to school. Her response was, "AGAIN?" I laughed! I wonder what it'll be like next yr. for her when she starts Kindergarten.

Cara Grace is standing up on her own now and taking some steps while holding on to things. She likes to clap and move to music. She loves music. She has quite the temper as well. She is a very happy baby, but her temper can get the best of her sometimes. Hmmm, maybe she's a little like her mommy...

I'm going to be an aunt again any day now!!! Mackenzie Caldwell Wrenn should be coming very soon! I can't wait to meet her!

More to come...

So, I haven't blogged at all lately... There is so much to write about. I promise I'll blog later tonight. So, folks, until then!!!

It's a Full Moon- and I'm freezing!

So, I must have PMS or something b/c I wearing a coat and socks in 80 degree weather. Oh, and I'm eating cookies as I type this blog.

Hey Sunday I played backup chords on the keyboard for P&W! I was a little nervous, but I had fun! It was really neat getting to play w/ Austin. We had practice together last Thursday night. I was really nervous-since this was the first time I've played with the band. During one of the songs I glanced back over my shoulder to look at Austin and saw that he was playing his bass with his EYES CLOSED! - and the sound that was coming out of his bass was nothing short than amazing. I thought, "Geez, here I am with my eyes glued to my music, hands shaking- and you've got your eyes closed!" I love him! He's so talented!! :) But, Sunday went well.. I look forward to playing again in the future.

Reagan is starting preschool next Tuesday. The countdown has begun- for both of us! She is really looking forward to seeing her friends again. Today we went to "War-Mark" as she calls it and got her a pink Barbie backpack. I mean, come on, did I honestly think there would be another choice? Two words- Pink and Barbie. If any of you out there are wondering about Christmas gifts - again, Pink and Barbie.... I was folding the girls clothes the other night and Austin looked at me and said, "Good Lord! There's just sooo much pink in this house!" I had to laugh! :)

A funny story on Reagan- She has a t-shirt we got her this Italian restaurant in Blowing Rock called "Pssghetti's." The picture on the shirt is of a kid eating spaghetti and getting it all over his face. The caption below the pic says, "I'm a pssghetti head!" This is not one of Reagan's favorite t-shirts. She thinks it's a boy shirt b/c of the colors. You know, it doesn't have pink on it...Anyway, she wore it to bed the other night b/c it's all she had clean at the time. I was behind on laundry. The next morning she woke up, looked at me and said very loudly, "I'm Not a Pssghetti Head!!!" She repeated this several times. She asked if she could put on a different shirt. I said, "sure." So, she went into her room and came out wearing a...... yep, you guessed it, a pink shirt!!

Cara Grace is crawling with ease now. And pulling up on everything in sight! She'll be walking before we know it... I'm not encouraging this behavior!! :) She has a funny crawl. Her knees never touch the ground. But, she gets around pretty quickly this way. I think this strange crawling is due to the fact that we have all wood floors in our house. She also is starting to make different sounds and talking some. She can say uh-oh, bye-bye, da da, and me (her word for mama.) It's so cute. She makes this sound like she's got something stuck in her throat or kind of like a low growl. My dad said she looks like Smeagal (sp?) off Lord of the Rings. - With her funny sound and her weird crawl. Too funny!!

Well, I started school last week. I had my first math class Monday. I am trying to get a head start on my homework.. Austin is a great tutor! Except for tonight. He was trying to read a book and I kept interrupting him saying, "I'm confused, I don't get it..." Slowly but surely I'm "getting it."

That's all for now. New pics to be posted soon!!! Hope you all have a blessed week!

Just Plain Busy- But Happy!

This weekend we had a baby shower for my sister at my mom's new house! She is having a little girl in October. Her name will be Mackenzie Beth Wrenn. My sister looks so great- she hasn't gained a lot of weight with this baby. Unlike me- hee, hee! I think I would've felt a lot better at the end of my pregnancy if I hadn't been as big as a whale! Oh well... such is life I suppose. She was blessed at the shower and received many nice gifts. Katie (Beth's daughter) helped me pick out the babies' gift. I bought the aquarium bathtub on her registry and a big, pink bib that said -"I am NOT a girl!!"-Katie insisted. I really bought that for Chris. He wanted a boy so bad. But, hey, you get what you get! :)

Last Friday our church had it's annual Kid's Fest. We give away over 1,500 bookbags to the children of the community- stuffed with school supplies. Reagan had a blast! There were tons of inflatable games, free haircuts, and a really cool petting zoo. The animals were not very happy however. I think they were all hot and tired of being handled. Reagan enjoyed the rabbits the most. She played on the inflatables until dark and it was time to deflate them. I got to play on them as well. It was so much fun. I think there were about 4,000 people there in all. What a fun time! We are really enjoying our church more and more everyday. I know this is where God wants us to be! I talked w/ our praise and worship pastor and he asked me if I would be interested in playing the keyboard. I would be playing some backup chords and possibly some rhythm as well. I am very excited about this opportunity. It will be so great to be able to play with Austin on the p&w team. It is a big committment, but I would like to give it a try.

This Thursday starts my Fall elem. ed. classes- again. I will be taking Math and Music. This works out really well b/c music will be easy and something I enjoy. Math on the other hand- well, it's just yucky. But, I'll get through it.

Update

Cara Grace has officially starting crawling and starting to pull up on things this week. She is getting better at it everyday! She crawls with one leg straight out, it's cute to watch! :) She is very inquisitive and wants to explore everything-including any small morsels on the floor. And of course they go straight to her mouth. It's been a while since Reagan was that age. I'm having to re-baby proof our house. I've forgotten how much babies get into once they're on the go.

Today she was crawling in the kitchen and discovered the a/c vent. She was bent over the vent licking it and trying to put it in her mouth! I had to laugh! Cara Grace is a very happy baby and she loves to eat. She is not picky when it comes to her baby food. She will eat pretty much anything I give her. She is however, very interested in family dinner time. We put her in her high chair so she socialize with the family at dinner time. Tonight she was intently watching me eat a piece of cantaloupe. She was begging to eat it. So, I gave her the whole piece on her highchair tray to see what she would do. She picked it up and licked it and tried to bite it. I took it away from her b/c I was afraid she'd get a big chunk off in her mouth. Well, she didn't like that one bit. (side note- she has quite the temper and it can get up very fast!) So, was all had a good laugh!

Reagan is doing great. She is getting into Barbie and plays princess dress up a lot. She's our mini Diva. She is very excited for preschool to start back. (so am I-ha, ha!) This year she gets to take a lunch box and a backpack to school. For those of you who don't have kids- this is a VERY big deal. We are going to take Reagan to Wal-Mart sometime soon so she can pick out her lunch box and backpack.

Austin is still working away at Clark Tire. Summers are very busy for him and he is looking forward to when things will slow down a bit. He is doing a great job! Profits for Clark Tire are up 40% from last yr.- that is sooo great! :) He is playing the bass for our church. We are going to a district conference this weekend and he'll be playing for that as well. We are looking forward to that!

So, things here are busy as usual... but good! I will taking 3 classes this fall. I only have 4 semesters and then my student teaching! I will have to get back into the swing of things with class and all the studying....which means probably no tv or movies for a while. Oh well, it'll probably be a much needed break!

Hilton Head Island

We got a chance to go the HHI for a few days a couple of weeks ago. It was sooo relaxing! We didn't even get out of the bed each morning until 10 or 11 a.m. It was awesome! My favorite thing was riding bikes. We rented bikes and rode them all over the Island. And of course I liked visiting Starbuck's! Which I did on a daily basis! :) I love HHI because of all the trees. It has so many of them. And the beach is just tucked in behind all the trees. It's great! We also got to go to the movies twice. What a treat! We went on a date every night! I love Hilton Head!!!

Summer Fun

We got the chance over the 4th to get away in a mtn. cabin! It was wonderful! The weather was very nice, only 70 degrees. It was a nice break from the heat. And it was actually a little chilly at night-wow! I didn't get very many pics, as you can see.

Cara Grace is eating more and more "big people" food and baby food. She really likes everything I feed her. Which is a big change from Reagan. Reagan wouldn't eat any veggies or anything greeen. She is not crawling yet-but she is scooting backwards on the floor. This morning she scooted across the kitchen-backward and got stuck under one of our kitchen chairs! It was really funny! She also does not like being confined or held a lot. She wants to be on the go and exploring.

This week at our church we are having VBS. Reagan is having a blast! She gets to go every night this week. She loves hanging out w/ other kids her age and is making new friends.

This is for you Em!

I just realized I've been running errands all day with a big size medium sticker (M) on my chest.... Remember when you were out here Emily?- the tank top incident? Ha, Ha! I definately feel like a dumb blonde or Minne Pearl off Hee Haw! Good Times!

Weird Stuff

Why do strange things always happen to me? I was walking to get into the bed tonight and hit my toe really hard on the foot of our bed. I heard a "pop" and a "crack!" I bent my toe nail all the way back on my little toe. Just thought you all would like to know this! Hey, by the way... leave comments. I feeling a little lonely here. No one's posted a comment lately...anybody out there???

Pool Pics

Went swimming with the girls today. We had a great time! Cara Grace loves the water! (after she gets used to it) We went with my mom, sister, and Kamie & Eli. Eli loves the water too! He took right to it. He's such an easy going little guy... We bought Reagan a vest to wear in the water, but she was afraid to float on her own. We let go of her in the water to show her that it's o.k. and the vest would hold her up. She had a panic attack and screamed! We'll keep trying. A lady at the pool had an oversized baby pool with her. Reagan really enjoyed playing in it. I think she felt more safer there. Cara Grace is cutting her front teeth. She has four teeth and two on the way. The front teeth have been a little tough for her. She's been fussy with them this week. She is loving her baby food. Especially sweet peas- they are her favorite. Who would've thought! Reagan didn't like any baby food that was green!

We are finally getting some rain here and there. Our garden is doing well. My tomato plants are loaded down, just not red yet. I can't wait. I love home-grown tomatoes. They are the best!!! Our zucchini and squash are really taking off. I overlooked two zucchini for about a week. Austin noticed them on Sunday. They were huge! I think they were like 2 ft. tall. I've never seen any that big. I didn't realize they could get that size!

Just Funny!

O.K. folks, I am posting a pic from our Hilton Head trip b/c I am still not able to locate our camera. This is very sad....This is going to make for a dull blog.

But, I do have a funny story to tell on my girls! Friday night Austin, the girls, and I went out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant near A's work. The girls and I had been going to doct. appt. and running errands all day. So, we were all a little tired- and a lot hungry! (side note- Reagan seems to always have to do her #2 during dinner time....) So, our food arrived and we were about two bites into it and Reagan announces she has to go poop. Very loudly I might add! So, I tell her to please wait just a minute and I'll take her to the bathroom. So, now all I have on my mind- while trying to eat Mexican Food- is Reagan having to do her business. Not very appetizing! During our meal Cara Grace was sitting in her car seat at our table being a good girl. But, oh, now she was grunting and straining with all her might! Her face was turning red! Austin and I just looked at each other and laughed! How gross!!! So needless to say our meal wasn't so great, but hey kids, you gotta love them! They make your life fun and interesting! Never a dull moment!

Cara Grace thinks it's great fun now to blow and spit food once she gets her mouth full! Today I had pureed carrots all in my hair and all over my clothes. How do you tell a 7 mo. old to stop spitting food? Especially when she is having so much fun! She has started to babble a lot now as well. In the car today she kept saying "Da-da, Da-da!" She is such a happy baby! She is my sunshine!

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More Vacation Pics

I had to put a picture up of the alligator!- This is for you Charmaine! :) Austin's mom had a little confrontation with an alligator near the condo one morning. The alligator was wanting to come out of the water to sun and she was standing too close. So, it growled very loudly at her. All in all we had a great trip. I can't wait to go again!