Catch up!
Hi everyone, I’m playing catch up again. I don’t know if things will ever slow down! Maybe after the New Year! Sad we have to wait so long! Anyways, I thought I’d share a little of what has been going on around here. Jonathan had his band clinic last weekend. He did great! I was soo proud, wanted to bawl my eyes out. He’s just growing up way to fast! I wasn’t allowed to take pictures in the concert hall, but I’ll post a link to where you can visit the photog site. http://jackcleary2.com/site/#/gallery/symphonic-band/ Now, let’s just see how many of you can actually find him in all those kids.
Tabs birthday was on Friday, I had a wonderful post in my head and never did get around to posting it. Maybe later! I do want to share some pictures. Oh, what a good time this little one had with her cake! I don’t know if I’ve ever seen one that had so much fun! 
I wish I had taken the cake out of the box so you could see it better. It was such a cute cake.
There, that’s better!
The first touch!
I’m thinking she likes it!
Look at all that concentration!
She likes it, she likes it!
Don’t ya just love that face!
She even let Paw Paw open her packages for her! She had a great time!
Can you tell?????
1 comment November 19, 2009
Hi All
A great big “HEY” to all you y’all out there in cyber space. I know it’s been a while since I actually posted words! Time really does fly! There has been so much going on in the last month and a half! For all of y’all that don’t have facebook, Jonathan and Seth have started blogs. Their addresses are www.seththehunter.blogspot.com and www.thedeerhunter-jonathan.blogspot.com You should all stop by and say “hey!” Leave them a comment and they will love you for life. Tabs birthday is Friday. It’s hard to believe she’s already one year year old. I do believe this has been the fastest year of my life! Jonathan’s band concert is this week. Poor guy is already starting to get nervous. Pray the Lord will calm his butterflies. We finally got a moving date for the church. It’s official, February 7, 2010! We are sooooo excited. While standing in line for the bathroom Sunday, someone said, ” I just can’t wait until Feb.! We started canvassing on Saturday announcing the move. Prayerfully we will have some visitors. Well, better run way to much going on to sit here for long. Tootles!
1 comment November 10, 2009
The need to go back
I feel the need to go back a couple of weeks and explain. So much has been going on lately. As for my wordless Wednesday last week, I guess you can tell we took a trip. A very long trip! After 13 years of waiting, we finally went to Texas. Can you believe it? Somehow, I’m still wondering how everything worked out, we were able to go visit my parents. It was the first time in almost 6 years I’d seen my dad over two for my mom. It was sooo good to see them and be able to spend some time with them without outside pressures. Tabitha took to them amazingly. We weren’t there long at all and she was reaching for Momma from me! We were also able to see my sister and her family. The beans were able to spend some time with their cousins a rare treat indeed! I wish I had posted this sooner while the emotions of everything were still high! Oh, and I was able to meet some blog friends/facebook friends! Small world sometimes! Here are some pictures to remember the week by. If you are a facebook friend these are probably reruns!
What a lovely couple! Wile we were there, Mom and Dad had a wedding to attend. A very formal wedding by the looks of it! See that Texas sky in the backgrounds… Leah asked if the sky in Texas was bigger than the one in NC!
Honestly, you can’t get more alike than these two! My niece Laura has amazing patience with Leah who is always following her around!
Caleb took to Daddy like ducks take to water. He talked to Daddy just like he was his best friend. Daddy hadn’t seen Caleb since he was one, but they hit it off!
Granny Boo Boo with her snuff cup and jokers. Poor thing she was soo homesick the entire time we were there.
I was privileged to have this time to take pictures of the kids with their great grandma. I need to fix each of them a book so they will remember their Granny Crump!
The beans were able to take part in the services at my Dad’s church and my Kim’s church. Poor things they were sooo nervous!
Tabs really took to driving!
And to Texas life in general!
Monday, we went to the zoo. The first one Caleb remembers! He loved the different animals. They had some of the biggest tortoises I’ve ever seen!
Such good memories!
I love the relationship these two have!
While fighting the alligators, Jonathan just about got his head taken off!
But the Beans were able to wrestle him down.
Gramma taught Tabs how to drink from a straw. As you can tell she hasn’t got the suck, swallow thing too good yet!
Tuesday, Kim took off from work and we were able to go to Padre Island. The Beans were able to hold parrots for the first time!
Tabs just wasn’t quiet sure as to what to think!
Neither did Seth!
We ran into so very scary Pirates!
But Granny charmed them immediately!
I love the look on Luke’s face. My goodness how this child has grown. He is close to 6 feet tall, and he is only a year older than Jonathan!
The pirate’s ship of course!
These guys loved the waves!
Tabs first time at the beach!
Oh my how she loved the water! She wasn’t afraid of it at all. She would lunge for the water when it would roll in. I guess she’ll be crazy about water like the rest of the Beans!
Bryan, Daddy and Caleb walked out to a jetty and did some exploring.
Took some beautiful pictures,
and found some crabs!
On Wednesday, Mom and I braved the border. I didn’t have a passport, which is required, but I went over anyway. I received a reprimand by the border patrol, but it was worth it all the same. Not much has changed in 13 years! I do wish I could have taken the kids, but we were afraid of what the bp might say.
The crossing…
Rio Grande…
Inspection Station…
The streets with all their little shops and stores.
It’s amazing the boot store is still their, Angels, and the Canada store. The street vendors, and the men who help park cars. It’s as if you are stepping back in time. Not much has changed, although I didn’t see any little kids asking for nickels. That used to be a common occurrence!
Can you see the tank in the middle of the street? As we went out the Mexican police checked us. Smile at them and you get across with no problem!
Coming back across,
Whew, stateside border patrol!
Good bye pictures…
Tabs wasn’t real sure she was liking what was going on!
Oh how she loves her Gramma!
Oh how I wish it didn’t have to be so long until we see them again!
Me, the daddies girl that I am, dreading saying good bye!
One last together picture.
Well, maybe one more!
Oh and yes the Beans would like to get into Paw Paw’s plane.
No, they didn’t get to go up, but would have loved to!
Okay, we’re through, I’ve tortured you enough!
2 comments October 29, 2009
Tooting Jo’s Horn
As the mother of five I occasionally get to brag on one of beans. Well, today it is Jonathan’s turn. Jonathan is 12 and in the seventh grade. (For all of you that can’t keep up!) He has been playing the trumpet for 31/2 years now. Recently, he had the privilege to try out for the NCCSA (North Carolina Christian School Association) Band. Today, we found out he placed in the 4th chair in the symphonic band. There are three bands, Honors which is 9th grade and up, Symphonic and Concert. Symphonic was the highest he could place and he got 4th chair. To a Momma, that’s pretty good considering he had NEVER did anything like this before. I’m sooo proud of him, and it makes all those trips to Chapel Hill well worth it! A great big Thank You to his trumpet teacher is for sure required. As a reward he gets to start his own blog. (Something he has wanted for a long time!) As soon as we get it up I’ll post a link. Oh, on November 14th the band will be performing at the Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh if anyone is interested or in town for the event.
4 comments October 27, 2009
