Saturday, December 27, 2008

We are still here..

Hey! Sorry for the lack of posts...our computer crashed and we are using our laptop. I have lots of photos to post....and I was just about to post a segment called: "Never before seen on your screen..." and post all the pictures on our computer that I have never posted. Due to embarrassment, etc. But, now that all of our stuff is on our other computer...there is no way of getting those pictures.....SO, I am going to post our Christmas pictures, etc. if I can ever figure out how to upload them on this computer!
Hope you had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
Until Then~Ali~

Thursday, December 11, 2008

important thought~


"Guard your heart above all else, for
it determines the course of your life!"

Proverbs 4:23


Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Missing Summer...and Friends!

Here is a picture of our family with our friends
the Covey's....We miss you guys!

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

my pics of late...



w/ santa at the aquarium
chattanooga golf and country club
a blurred Christmas tree...
("aww man!" inside joke)


caroling w/ the fishes. below:




thanx caro for the pics!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Christmas Time Is Here..

Here are a few pictures from my recital
for my students...




Snow...

I forgot to take pictures...but the other
day it snowed a lot!!!

How Can It Be?





thoughts~


"For our present troubles are quite small
and won't last very long. Yet they produce
for us an immeasurably great glory
that will last forever!"

2 Corinthians 4:17

Sleepover with the Scott's!!!!

We had a blast with the Scott's!!
Us girls watched movies the other night...
Rocky Balboa,
Enchanted, &
Prince Caspian
We started watching them at like 11 and
we did not got to bed until 5:00am!
Poor Madison had an ortho. appointment
the next morning at 10:00!


We needed a little caffeine to keep
us awake!

..we shed some tears
..along with some shrieks!!

this is our "Rocky" look!
("I DO NOT!" inside joke)
we had so much fun!

thoughts~

"Rejoice in our confident hope.
Be patient in trouble, and
keep praying."

Romans 12:12



"Devote yourselves to prayer,
being watchful and thankful."

Colossians 4:2a

'tis the season...to be SO jolly!

Ian Nickolas laughs SOOOO much!!!






~Thanksgiving~

i only got a few snaps of Thanksgiving...

**thanks morgan for the apron! love it!**


Monday, December 1, 2008

it's coming!!....

...a post!
hello my friends!!
there is always a post like this..
i think i do it once or twice a month! =)
sorry for the lack of updating!
have you all ever heard of busy?
well, that's my middle name this month!
i have tons of things to do right now, and
i'm sorry to say "blogging is not on the list
at this very second."
well, pics are on the camera and thoughts
are in my head...
love to all this season!
~Ali~




Friday, November 7, 2008

thoughts~

"When you go through deep waters,
I will be with you..."
Isaiah 43:2

Strength:

Yesterday Adam wanted me to draw a "temporary
tattoo"..=) He went online and found this symbol..
So, I had to draw it on one of triceps.

Chinese symbol for strength:
It was an ink pen, so it will wash off.....i hope! jk =)
So, how do you think i did drawing it free-handed???

Thursday, November 6, 2008

..and so it begins!!!!


The Patriot Varsity Boys made a big time showing to everyone
in attendance at the Collegedale Jamboree.
The team started off with a win over CAYA in the first
game Saturday, knocked off the Atlanta Adventist Academy,
then capped off the evening with a win over the CAYA JV Team.
The Patriots started off the day Sunday where they left off,
beating the Georgia Cumberland Academy,
then off to a decisive victory over Battlefield Adventist.
Defense was the key to all five wins, with
the largest points allowed being 52.
The Junior Varsity Patriots gained experience
going head to head with all these teams, and ended the
day with confidence, upsetting the Atlanta team
in their final game. One common theme of the weekend
was how disciplined, well trained, and great attitudes
all of our players displayed during the jamboree.
The coaching staff and the parents left Collegedale
encouraged about our program.
To God be all the glory! GREAT JOB PATRIOTS!!!!!
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!

14 Facts about our Fam.

OK, so here's the deal....
Lots people have "Tagged" me,
and it's taken me thus long to finally
write something about us.....Sorry,
to all those who have in the past!
Well, at least I'm doing it now, right?
So here ' goes!

1.) We all love Italian food!
2.) Braydon and Bob eat sour cream by the finger fulls!
3.)Whenever we put our phone on the charger we call it the "hook."
4.) Our traditional movie snacks are popcorn and Twizzlers!
5.) Sleep is a major role for us who inherited the gene from our dad....which is all of us!
6.) My brothers think "Blogging" is a time-waster.
7.) We started the Chattanooga Home School Basketball teams.
8.) We always watch college football on Saturdays!
9.) Adam, Aaron, and I love to watch the "Rocky" movies.
10.) Some people in our fam. dislike big crowds of people. (except during bball games)
11.) NONE of us like cats!! (Except maybe B&B)
12.) The dinner table is where we always tell funny things
that happened during the day. (my fav.!)
13.) We're all pretty close to each other. (what we don't know now, we'll find out later!)
14.) I personally hate it when people use abbreviations! =)

~Well, there you have it!~


Tuesday, October 28, 2008

All is Vanity!

The words of the Preacher, the son
of David, king of Jerusalem.
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
What does man gain by all the toil
at which he toils under the sun?
A generation goes, and a generation
comes, but the earth remains forever.
The sun rises, and the sun goes down,
and hastens to the place where is rises.
The wind blows to the south
and goes around to the north;
around and around goes the wind,
and on it's circuits the wind returns.
All streams run to the sea,
but the sea is not full;
to the place where the streams flow
there they flow again.
All things are full of weariness;
a man cannot utter it;
the eye is not satisfied with seeing,
nor the ear with hearing.
What has been is what will be,
and what has been done
is what will be done,
and there is nothing new
under the sun. Is there a thing
which is said "See, this is new"?
It has been already in the
ages before us.
There is no remembrance
of former things, nor will
there be any remembrance
of later things yet to be among
those who come after.

Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

Friday, October 24, 2008

Fun with Ry-Ry

Bob was checking out the smell of the donut....
Baby E enjoying his time out of doors =D
Braydon wanted in on the action of the film
When Ryan said "smile" Bob decided to be comical,
that is his second nature. He acts like someone else I know

Even Ry-ry gets a little crazy every now and then.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Happy Birthday!!!

To: our cousin Matthew!
Who is turning "3"

And....

To: our Mom!
Who is turning the big "4-0"

~We love you both!!!~