Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Grandpa's Sayings..

Lawson's Grandpa is so funny...he has the wittiest one liners...so I thought I would start to record them here so we will never forget them!

Grandpa fell and broke his hip the other day.  Lawson was talking to him on the phone and said, "Grandpa, you're not letting the nurses get out of hand are you?"

Grandpa said, "They won't get in my hands!"

Another...

There is a very out-of-date calendar propped up on Grandpa's wall.  It just so happens to be turned to a page with a risque picture of a woman on it.   Lawson said, "Grandpa, that calendar's a little out of date isn't it?"  To which Grandpa replied, "Some things never go out of date..."

We've been trying to get Grandpa to go to church...there is a sweet little Baptist church right down the road from him.  Lawson said, "Grandpa, there's a church right down the road from you...ever think about going?"

To which Grandpa replied, "Thought about it..."

When I think of more I will record them....




Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Tweetsie Railroad



Had a blast with the Cook family in the mountains at Tweetsie Railroad! Our kids have grown up together...I met Kayla when she was 18 months old and now she is 8! I love that our kids get along so well...we had a really good time! Here are some fun pics!

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

This is the Life!

When you ask Patrick and David what their favorite part about New York was, they will say the limosuine rides and the Volcano at FAO Schwartz! Lawson arranged for a stretch limo to take us to and from the airport, and then when we visited the infamous FAO, we found that they had added an ice cream shop. Well everything they do there is over the top, and the Volcano is a testement to that! Scroll down to see this dessert that required a chisel and hammer to eat it! The volcano was made of hardened chocolate and at its core was the ice cream. It was erupting with whip cream and toppings!











Katie the Paparazzi!


So we went to NY this past weekend for Lawson to run the NY Marathon (see post below!) and what do you know.......Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and daughter Suri were staying in our hotel! My mom and Bruce, who have an apartment in NY, rode in the elevator with Tom on the way up to see us! When we were on our way to a play, How the Grinch stole Christmas, Tom and Katie were on their way back from the marathon and I snapped a shot of them from behind (I couldn't get past the OTHER paparazzi in front of me!) Here is my feeble attempt at a shot of the Cruises.....I needed my long lens, but oh well...

2:58:05, 667th out of 40,000

I am so proud of my husband!!! He ran the NY Marathon on Sunday in 2:58:05 and placed 667th out of 40,000. Way to go Lawson!

These pics were taken at mile 23! Looking good for 23 miles of running!

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Halloween!!

What a fun Halloween! My neighbors, Mo and Wayne, put on a fantastic little Halloween party before trick or treating to make sure we got SOME substenance in the kids before they were overloaded with sugar! Here are a glimpse of some pictures from the evening...we had a little Ninja warrior (David), a storm trooper (Patrick) and a dalmation (Colin). The chicken is Mo & Wayne's little girl Marielle. The little princess is my niece Ella. if you would like to view more pics, you can go to http://www.katiewilliamsphotography.smugmug.com/ and click on "sessions" and then Halloween. Enjoy!

















Marielle












Patrick & Ella












The cousins & David the Ninja













David, Will, Patrick







Hser & Colin







Patrick & his stash!

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Funny :)


While we were in the mountains last weekend, we stopped by the Candy Barrell at the historic Mast General Store. Colin and David are always bickering (David, surprisingly is the antagonist!) and Colin tries to fight back....here's the moment captured!