fall

Playing in the leaves @ MawMaw's house. Aren't they cute

the worst YET....

THESE are the BEST pictures!! The pictures are a result of the weather. which was YUK YUK!! Thanksgiving morning the weather was NASTY. However, the slide and rock wall went up anyway at the Wilson/Ham Thanksgiving. My little people and husband-- the first and only ones to play for the first hour-- had a BLAST! :) Mitch had as much fun as Payton and Drew. I enjoyed watching the 3 of them laugh and play. And for these horrible pics--- I'm very Thankful!!

Payton, Mitch and Drew-- holding hands going down the slide

Mitch and Drew-- you can't hear him but Drew is laughing so hard. Look at his face :)

Payton, Drew and Mitch

All SMILES-- Payton, Drew & Mitch

#3 update

He has a name: Jeremy Nolan Wilson. We decided on the name this week after months and months of name discussion. Nolan is a Wilson name and Jeremy is name that Mitch, Payton and I all agreed on. Drew is coming around to the name, sometimes he likes it and then sometimes don't.
I go on Tuesday for an ultrasound and everything is set up @ the hospital for a C-section on Wednesday, Dec. 17. (He is due Dec. 23)

this little PIGGY

WEIGHED 540 #s!!!!
she was NO LITTLE PIG. Donald killed this wild pig behind the house on the river @ the pipe line. The pig has, obviously, been eating soybeans, corn and wheat and lots of other wild pig food. the pictures really don't do her justice--- SHE WAS HUGE!!! HUGE


Donald and his prized pig


Mitch and the pig


weighing the little pig

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!
Hope your day is filled with lots of love, family, football, deer hunting and of course Good Food.

Don't forget to thank the GOOD LORD for all your BLESSINGS
i'm thankful for Mitch, Payton, Drew and Jeremy (the baby), my family and friends, good health, my church, my salvation and good food!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

PA walk-a-thon

I know all schools have fundraisers. I don't like it but it is part of life. I have to admit that @ Parklane-- we don't really have lot as parents to do on the fundraising part. The school has a fall fest, the HUGE PA Rodeo and several smaller ones. This year the children were encouraged to sign for the walk-a-thon. I'm so glad this is over, however my little people and all the other little people had a BLAST. here are a few pics from the day

Payton and some of her friends


Payton and Morgan walking a lap


Drew making a lap

Drew and buddies

He had a blast--- i hated to upload all these but he was so dang cute

look at that face

Getting ready for the race--- this is K-4

entering through the tunnel

they had fun and it was so cold

parklane beats MRA

Thought I would share a few pics from Payton's first traveling game of PeeWee basketball. She played her 1st game @MRA. the girls played great together and beat MRA. This group of girls are going to be TOUGH. Most of them played on the Dixie Stix fast pitch softball team and won the World Series last summer. They are very talented, play well together and get along. I look forward to many many more games this year and the years to come.

Payton bring the ball down the court

Playing D
I was very Proud of Payton she played good and tried hard.

and this

cleaning out out the e-mail and look what I over looked!!
Thanks Jeanne! Drew said " look Mama--- that's me and Ryan, we are like this (and held up two fingers side by side"

Of all the people-- young people in the world. My little people have been VERY BLESSED. the Dunnam's-- Scotty and Karon
Wroten's--- Haleigh
Barnard's-- Mary
And now
Cowart's-- Ryan

These "teenage and College" students have been Wonderful to my little people. They have taken up time with them and everyone Knows that time is something that these people just don't have. NONE of them are "trouble" youth-- Kudos to the parents for raising strong, well behaved, good character young people!! Whatever you did, how you did it, and the time you have invested-- you have done a great job. My little people and myself appreciate the time and love you have shared with your little people because they are sharing that with others. :)

Look what i found...

the wonderful Jeanne e-mailed me this picture from the hayride!!! this is drew & ryan getting the hay ready for the ride. Thanks Jeanne for sharing the picture. I may be a little jealous and have to see them all... (note: he has Indian paint on his face from school)


two COOL dudes-- Drew & Ryan
Hope you all have a fabulous weekend and try to stay warm :)

the ride the hat the dude the game

the hay ride was friday night--- for the past several years Jeanne and her family host a hay ride with hot dogs, nachos, Aunt Nette's Haystacks, smores, roasted marshmellows and all the goodies that go with a "hayride". My little people enjoy going and playing, hanging out and being around friends and of course the hayride. Payton and i have been going since she and Chance were little---they are 10 now!! Drew is only 4 but he has been for 3 yrs and maybe 4 now that i think about it. We had a great time Jeanne, THANKS for having us. We are looking forward to next years hayride already :)

the little dude

the ride on Sunday Afternoon was on the tractor with his daddy. Payton was playing @ a friends house. Sunday was busy busy--- we went to church, ate lunch @ Mr. Whiskers with the Wilson family (a fund raiser for Tanner & Maggie's daycare), came home Payton went to a friends house and Drew went to the field. He was on the tractor no more than 15 minutes and went to sleep! the little dude was tired.

Mitch and Drew---

if you can tell they have on the same hat (Mitch's is much older). Drew's "new" hat came from the VERY POPULAR-- Ryan. Drew loves Haleigh and her boyfriend-- Ryan. @ the hayride Friday Ryan gave Drew this "cool" hat. Well-- he slept with the hat on Friday, wore it all day on Saturday & Sunday and grabbed it as SOOn as he got home from school. The "Hat" is cool--- it's like his dad's and it came from Ryan. What more could a little dude want.

Payton's 1st basketball game is today @ MRA. they play @ 4 and have to be there @3:15. She is very excited--- the girls get to leave school early and to be playing. I'm excited to be going to Jackson--- may have to visit: Sam's, lifeway and of course we have to eat-- Outback maybe be calling my name!!!

Hope you all have a BLESSED day

Psalm 103---Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

this post is FOR the BIRDS

What bird is this? Mitch and Payton think this bird is an EAGLE. i know that the bird is far off. i'll try to get a better one---
just thought i would share. this bird is at the pond in the field by the barn. i will be watching to find him again.



12--- that's right 12 turkeys at my house today. these birds came out by the mailbox and walked down the drive and decide to go in the field. Drew could not believe how many.

look...

Look what I found sleeping on my bed. Monday night all was silent. Which made me nervous. Drew had climbed on our bed to watch nic jr--- this was about 6:45 pm--- Bless his heart! Doesn't he look sweet?

the simple things

Not the best picture--- but it brought a smile to my face.......
my little people @ the new lake in Meadville. Don't they look sweet. Payton is really good with Drew. Drew can be sweet to her when he WANTS To!

friends....

FRIENDS... i have the BEST

I've been very BLESSED with great friends. Friends seem to have always been a part of my life. In elementary, jr high and high school, i've always had good friends. Today my friends have changed a little. I still see the "old" and they are very dear to my heart. Deedee took Payton, Drew and her son Mac to the show--- I forgot to get a picture. She has always been a "BEST" friend, we have played ball together, gone to school together, laughed and cried together. Recently I watched my friend bury a parent... and well... you see. LOTS of years traveled together.

I was given a diaper shower this past weekend for BABY BOY #3!!! The ladies who did this are VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS too!! All of these ladies have come into my life since marriage. We all live in Smithdale and I honestly don't KNOW WHAT I would do without them. They are the ladies I call, see, talk to, call, eat, shop, e-mail, call, text, lots of times a day and week. THese ladies have walked with me through some very DARK times and have walked with me through some of the BEST days of my life too! Even thou we have only traveled a short path together-- I look forward to sharing many more HAPPY & SAD times together, to lots of phone calls, shopping trips, scrapbooking, children events, family functions and .....

Thank you ladies for sharing all these special time with me---- I LOVE EACH OF YOU!!! :)
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the gifts



the beautiful cake--- which was delicious--- thank you Ms. Connie




the cool diaper cake and John Deere bear (made by Chance Wroten).

Jeanne has a few more pics i'll have to get and add.

thanks again LADIES for a great shower and for being GREAT FRIENDS!


I thank my GOD upon every remembrance of you. Philippians 1:1


" A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away."
- Arabian Proverb

A friend is one who strengthens you with prayers, blesses you with love and encourages you with hope."

today YOU NEED....

TO VOTE!!!

VOTE
VOTE VOTE
VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO VOTE
AND everybody NEEDS TO PRAY PRAY
PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY

PLEASE VOTE

hayride

we had the children's hayride Saturday night. all had a great time. here are afew pics from the night




Sharon and Drew

some of the group

getting ready

#2 is a GIRL!!!!!

Here is # 2 of the new babies: Miss Emery Cate Lewis
6#'s 11 oz
19" long
1:25pm
has a head full of hair
Proud parents: Matt & Heather (Corban) Lewis
the big brother: Jack
Grandparents: Sue & Eddie Stebbins
Sandra & Tom Lewis




Miss Emery Cate

She is a doll.

Next baby is Due December 23---- but will make his grand entrance on DEC. 17!!

electricity

that is a GREAT word--- ELECTRICITY

got up Sunday morning--today-- began breakfast, started a load of laundry, had the tv on, little people all about. and ZAP the lights went in Wilsonville. NO electricity. i checked the breaker looks good to me. called Mitch--- several (10) times. he would answer but did not have good service. called Magnolia electric-- not showing an outage in your area---GREAT-- it's just me, but will get some out to check--thank you. Mitch came home because-- of the lack of service to check on us-- how sweet. still NO LIGHTS. Everyone else has lights. did you check the breakers--- i reply yes.. so Mitch, Donald and Bruce look around. everything looks good start checking the maim switches--- to make a long story short--- we have more than one breaker box and it is important to check them ALL!!! after about hour of no lights. we had lights the entire time. Apparently i tripped the breaker with everything kicking on at once. called Magnolia Electric back-- sorry but we fixed the problem, man replied i have a truck on the way will call the truck back--- i replied 'i'm sorry, didn't know that we 2 breaker boxes"

we missed church--- which isn't good. but you know what????
I HAVE ELECTRICITY!!! and i'm very greatful for it


i have a great lunch cooked. little people are playing--and being sweet. have some of the baby clothes washed and put up and even packed some of his bag.

so i've gotten some things done---just didn't make church this mornin. the devil one the battle but will be at church tonight and WE win the WAR. so all is good in WILSONVILLE--- again

PRAISE THE LORD