It's going to be a long season...

We made our first trip to Fayetteville this weekend. Since we have an extra day off from work and school, I thought this would be a good time to take the kids with us. Mom made the trip with us and after a few hours of tailgating, she took all the kids back to the condo and watched them during the game. (Thanks again, Mom!) We came home around 11pm to find all 5 of them asleep on the sofa bed downstairs.

Evan hasn't been away from his mom or grandma very much, but he did well staying with Fisch. Will asked Jennifer before we got there if we called her "Fish" because she liked to swim. (Funny since she hates getting wet!) The kids actually did really well all weekend.

The Hogs, however, got off to a rough start. Even though we won the game, it wasn't pretty. Looks like we're in for a long season.

The two year olds - Evan and Ashley

The five year olds - Nathan and Will

Jeff bravely took all four kids for a walk around campus before game time. He even took pictures!

(I know I'm her mother so I'm somewhat biased, but how cute is this kid?)

Jeremiah's class room

We went last week to orientation and I took some pictures of Jeremiah's classroom so you guys could see what it looks like.

First day of Kindergarten

Well he did it.  He was really excited.  No tears except from Dad! He is so big and I'm so proud of him.  It's really quiet at my house today and I'm loving it.  

Ohiopyle

We took an overnight trip to Ohiopyle National Forest to have one last get away before Jeremiah started school. Ohiopyle is in PA. Only about and hour and a half from our house, but it's called "Ohiopyle" which means "white frothy water" a reference to the large falls on the Youghiogheny River. It was beautiful and good to spend some time in nature. We stayed in a lodge and the kids had a great time.

Knock, Knock. Who's There? Orange.

Nathan and Ashley wanted macaroni 'n' cheese and cantaloupe for dinner, so we went with an all orange theme. I even let Nathan make orange ranch dressing for his carrots. He will eat/drink anything that I let him put food coloring in. (Not that dressing is really something I have to force him to eat.) I don't usually fix them their own meal, but we made an exception. It sounded kind of gross to me.

And what else would you drink with an orange meal...orange juice. I can't explain the bandanna.

Ashley wasn't so sure about the orange dressing.

Fundraising Already?

At the end of Nathan's first week of school, they sent home the first of many fundraising "opportunities". I hate selling anything, so I have put Jeff in charge of all fundraising events for the Adams' household that require sales. I told him that I would be in charge of any baking or crafting requirements. It sounds fair to me. Anyway, if you are dying to order any wrapping paper or overpriced confections, please log on to https://www.sallyfoster.com and enter Nathan's name and the school code of 220513 at the checkout.

Olympic Overload

Wow! I am glad the Olympics are over! We have been staying up entirely too late. Even though I recorded most of it, all the good events were at 11pm, so we stayed up to watch those live. It was time for it to be over, though. On Saturday, NBC broadcasted live coverage of the entire men's marathon. An entire marathon...they were really searching for something to put on the air.

I guess we will take a bit of a break from television. The conventions will cover the airwaves for the next couple of weeks. I would rather watch the marathon!

A busy week for the Stacy's

We have had a very hectic week here in SW florida



Monday- Brandon's first day of school ( he was very excited and had a good day)


Tuesday- Our first hurricane warning that turned out to be Tropical storm Fay (waaaay to much publicity for just wind and rain) No school due to the storm.


Wednesday- Back at school ( the day off had thrown everyone off so it was a stressful day)


Thursday- Mikayla and I visited Creative world preschool to meet her teacher and they asked me to stay for an interview ( God knows that I am very lazy and he has to pretty much drop a job in my lap to get me to go to work) I should here something from them in a week or so.


Friday- Mikayla's first day of preschool (she cried at home but not when I dropped her off) It is only three hours a day but she thinks it is the worst idea I every had to send her somewhere with out Brandon.


Saturday- We all had a much needed day off and we went swimming in the rain (Fay is still pouring water on us)


Sunday- We had our first "weekly" bible study! We had 6 people, please pray for John and Rachel they live in our neighborhood and are desperately seeking something but I don't think they have any idea that God is what is missing in their lives.

So long, Virgie Mullinax

I'm sure that most people who read the title of this post are going, "Huh?" But, Renee and Jeff will understand completely. Renee and I both received these giant skillets as wedding gifts. (Amanda did not get one. No big skillet as an adult; no Barbie Dream House as a child. She's so mistreated.) Anyway, they came from this old lady at Ten Mile named Virgie Mullinax, so I have always called it "The Virgie Mullinax". Weird, I know. I don't usually name my cookware, but I have used that skillet at least a 3 or 4 times a week for the last 10 years, and it finally wore out. I was just cooking dinner tonight in my other, smaller one and lamenting my loss. So, whoever has my name for Christmas, there's an idea for you!

We made it!

Two days down; two thousand more to go! I figured that if each year is divided into four 9-weeks, times 13 years, that's well over 2000 days of dropping-off and picking-up! I think that is the most overwhelming part of all of this--it's every school day for the next 13 years. And in addition to that, Nathan's school starts very early. The tardy bell rings at 7:40!!! So far we've been on time, but it has required a serious adjustment to our morning routine.

Nathan had a great first day. His teacher was really nice, and he got to be the class leader. (Having the last name "Adams" comes in handy!) His favorite part of the day was lunch time. He took his lunch the first day and wanted to eat in the cafeteria today.

I handled the big day pretty well myself. I teared up a couple of times at school, but I pulled it together. Then I went to Wal-Mart, and while I'm standing in the check-out line these two women in front of me were talking about dropping off their Kindergartners at school. I almost lost it right there in Wal-Mart!!! Luckily, I got it together before any waterworks started.

Overall, the day was a success. Ashley, however, started crying when we were leaving Nathan at school. She wanted to go with him, but she got over it pretty quickly. I talked to both Amanda and Jennifer, and they reported that Brandon and Will both had good first days as well. Jeremiah doesn't start school until next week.

Nathan's First Day of Kindergarten

Picture with Little Sis

Nathan with his teacher (Mrs. Cooper)