Snow?

Well, we did get a little bit. It got really cold for a couple of weeks. And we got a little bit of snowfall. The kids really loved it because school shut down and they had a long weekend. But some parts of GA, like up north got quite a bit of snow.

It wasn't much but a light dusting of white. Sure looked pretty looking out the window and seeing the light coverage. Definitely not enought to do anything with. But the kids had a fun though.

Tuckers!

The Tuckers moved to Floida some months ago. And we don't get to see them quite as often. But at least they're not across the county. They moved to Marianna, Florida which is only about an hours drive from Tallahassee.

So after Christmas, when we went down to see all the Queen's, we took an afternoon and drove over and saw them.

They have a fantastic house right on Blue Springs and have a great backyard for the boys to play in. (And Asia too when she goes to visit). It was really nice seeing them and hearing the neat things the church is doing that they're working with.

Mother Daughter Day

Asia and I went to Starbucks and had breakfast. This actually happened 2 Saturdays ago. :) Asia had a cinnamon roll, decaf and a chocolate milk. And I had two cups of coffee and some hot oatmeal that I never knew they served. It was pretty good.


We met a little girl that was in her class and her mom there and spent the morning with them. The girls were a bit wound up so we dint' get to spend too much time together. Asia and Marissa have yet to learn the womanly art of conversation. Next time we'll go somewhere with a playground.

And then Asia took this picture of me when we got home. Thought she did a pretty good job.

Work

I am loving my new role at work. I officially started the first of the year. I'm learing a lot of new things working in Technical Services, I'm challenged each day and I have to admit, it's a lot of fun! I'm incredibily blessed.

My cubicle is pretty big. And I'm starting to add some homey touches. I have some pictures up and a small orchid. But It's going to take some time I think for it to be just right.

My friend Anna at her desk. We work out together in the mornings before work at the fitness center.

Hair Cut

Asia has begged and begged to have her hair cut for a about a month now. So after many tearful morning trying to get knots and tangles out of her hair, I finally decided that for the time, it would be a lot easier to take care of for her and less stress on me.

So off we went!


Well, needless to say, once it was all said and done, I thought it looked really cute. But Asia did not like it at all. She cried, said I needed to cut my hair too and refused to let anyone see it. But by bedtime, she had somewhat gotten used to it.

This morning, getting ready for church was great! There weren't any tears, screaming or attitudes. It took all of a few seconds to get her hair fixed. So I think we'll keep it like this for a bit or so.

Christmas!

Some fun christmas pictures.

Upward

Sean and Asia love upward basketball. They practice once each week on Thursday nights for an hour.It's not too bad. Asia practices early at 6 and Sean get's going at 7:30. So we get home about 9. So I'm glad it's only one night that we get home at that time.

The games are on Saturdays. Asia plays at 8 in the mornings. So much for sleeping in. And Sean plays at 12. So we usually see Asia play, go home for a couple of hours and then go back to the school for Sean's game.

Asia is slowly picking up the game where Sean already had a pretty good handle of the game already.

Sorry it's been so long. We've been pretty busy with life so I'm posting a bit to catch up.

Spartacus and Marino



Welcome the two newest members of the Queen family. The kids ahve been wanting pets for the longest time. I've always said no for numerous reasons. But today, that all changed.

A friend of mine has Beta's and they're so pretty. She told me a bunch about them and I figured the kids would love some. So early Christmas present, we went to Petsmart and Sean and Asia both picked their Beta, Chinese Fighting Fish.

We found some pretty glass vases at Marshalls, and brought the fish home.

The entire way home, the kids went back and forth on what to name them. Jack, Nosean, Jackson, Flash, Superman, to name a few.




Anyway, Spartacus, the blue one, Sean's fish, and Marino, the red figher, Asia's fish are all settled and happy I think.




What's interesting is that while watching, I noticed that the fish "see" each other and want to fight. So Marino, will bump the glass trying to get to Spartacus. Spartacus is a bit more laid back while Marino is definitely a hot head.



The fish go at it for a bit through the glass and then take a break. I may have to move the vases to different locations if they're working themselves up to much.

Cheer Party

The season came to end for Asia. I think she had a good time. She got bored with the whole thing mostly because "You can't do anything and nobody wins" she said. But she did have a great time with her new friends on the squad.

Today, they all got together for the end of season party. "Glitterbugs", a salon in the area, came and did makeovers on the girls. Asia was so excited. She loves playing with makeup and all things girly when she's not wrestling and playing ball with the boys outside.

She got her hair done.



She had glittery makeup put on and her nails painted.



Played with her friends.



And recieved her trophy from her coach which she loves.







She had a good time. But is now looking forward to playing upward basketball.

Future Dentist Visit

All the candy from tonight minus the eaten goodies before bed.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!



The kids and got ready around 4 today and took off. It was a litte drizzly out but not raining yet which was good.




We went first to Publix grocery store and "treated" there. The store had all kinds of fun stations for the kids to go to with activities and tons of candy. After that, we met up with Misti, Sandi's oldest daughter. And we went to a couple neighborhoods near their house. It was so dreary out that not a lot of kids were out. Several of the homes we visited said that Sean and Asia were their only trick or treaters. Needless to say, they ended up with a lot of candy, 25 pounds worth. Yes, I weighed it. And the candy pictured isn't all of it. Some is still in the bowls.



Sean will eat a few pieces of candy and call it a day. He ate himself sick when he was 3 after his first time trick or treating. Asia, on the other hand, will eat 98 percent of the candy and be completely happy with herself. Her sweet tooth is like none other.

Homecoming!



Homecoming was Friday! Sean and Asia were on the court this year. The participants are drawn out of a hat for the elementary grades. And once you get to middle and high, then the student body votes on the homecoming court representatives. But we got lucky that the kids got drawn this year together.


I picked up the kids a bit earlier than I normally do after school so they could get ready. They had to get back to school by 5 for pictures.

Asia looked so cute but was not at all enthoused about having to hold her partners hand. Actually she was a bit terrified because Daddy might see her holding a boys hand. Every time Scott would come around, she would turn her body away from him so he wouldn't be able to see her arm. So funny.

And Sean looked really handsome in his suit. He posed with some of his friends for pictures. And he said "I'm never doing this again." But I know that deep down, he loved dressing up and getting all G'd up.

Fall Break

We went camping for a couple of days last week for Fall Break. We had a really good time just the four of us.

The trip did start off with some drama though. When we arrived at the site to register, I walked up to the host site to check in only to get assaulted by hornets! I got stung twice on my ankle. My foot ballooned to about twice it's normal size and itched really bad. But thankfully it healed pretty fast and is almost better now.

We (the kids and Scott) went fishing. I took pictures. And they caught so many that after we left, and then came back, people who had been watching them fish earlier had taken the fishing spot. But I think the fish just liked Sean and Asia. No matter where they cast their line, the fish bit.


It was a short trip. We only stayed for two nights and three days. But it was a good time. I can hardly wait for Winter Break. We're planning on going to the mountains and camp then.

Game One
Sean and Asia had games today. And actually Sean had his first game last weekend. But I wasn't there to see it. So, this is his "first" game as far as I'm concerned. He did make a 70 yard touchdown last week which was pretty incredible from what I heard.

Asia cheered first thing this morning. She looked really cute in her uniform and her hair all "done". She got up early, ate some pancakes and was ready to go about 7:30 this morning. We didn't need to get to the field until 8:45.

But she cheered her little heart out. She jumped the highest out of all the girls that's for sure. And she showed a lot of "spirit". She really enjoyed herself.




Sean's game wasn't until later on. So we headed back home to get some stuff done before we had to get back to the field at 5.

His team played the Woodland Wolfpack. It's pretty intense for a youth league. And crazy as it may sound, but two mom's almost got into a fist fight right before Sean's game! Another team was on the field and the "fans" got a little heated over a touchdown that was made. Crazy and sad if you ask me. But I'm telling you, the parents are the scariest part of the rec league if you ask me.



But Sean had a really good game. Sean had about 80 yards today for 5 carries. The other team was on him like gum on shoes. He hit hard, got low and wrapped around, blocked for his man. He had a great game. We ended up winning 6-0.