Christmas Card 2008

Vegas 2008!

Todd and I visited Las Vegas for a few days. This was our first trip and it was so much fun!

Baby Katie!

Katie is growing so fast! She is such a cutie!

Prissy Crabs!

Ryan and Blake got new hermit crabs while at the beach last Spring Break. Needless to say, they were two more pets for Mom to take care of! My neighbor told me today that her daughter's hermit crab had died and they sadly buried him this week. A light bulb went off in my head! They could adopt our crabs. I painted the two crabs in prissy pink and green with polka dots. Her girls were thrilled and named them Prissy and Pinky!

Halloween 2008!

The boys LOVE Halloween! Ryan was a Michael Vick Zombie and Blake was a skeleton. After trick-or-treating in our neighborhood, Ryan went to Michael Flack's house for a party with lots of his friends.

Hanging of the All-Star Banner at Heardmont

Ryan's All-Star baseball team won the Birmingham 10 year-old Metro championship last summer. To commemorate the win, a banner was hung at Heardmont Park with all of the boys' and coaches' names. It will be there for years to come! What an honor!

AL Power Commercial Filmed at Our House!

We had an interesting week! Alabama Power chose our house as one to use for their new 2009 promotion for energy efficiency. Their crew of about 30 people (makeup, stylist, lighting, camera crew, etc.) filmed for 1 1/2 days at our house this week. We had a blast watching the great effort and creativity it takes to make a commercial! See pictures of the producer who is a "Ty of Extreme Home Makeover" look-alike and the cute AL Power guy in the commercial!