Tatum received Monopoly on his birthday and has really mastered this game!
He is a tough guy to beat. To be honest, I haven't done it yet!
He got a bit excited and celebrated a little!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
A funny story...
Read this story...It's posted by my friend, Tabitha, about an afternoon at her house.
http://3gigglewiggles.blogspot.com/2008/03/lion-tiger-bear-oh-my.html
http://3gigglewiggles.blogspot.com/2008/03/lion-tiger-bear-oh-my.html
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Ninja Tatum
Tatum got the red ninja turtle face mask costume. Here are a few action shots of NINJA TATUM
An Old Friend and New Friends
This weekend, Tatum and I went to visit one of my old college friends, Tabitha and her family. Her oldest son, Nathan, is also 5 and the boys were instant friends. It was so great for them to play together while Tabitha and I could catch up with each other. She also has a 4 year old daughter, Rebecca which shares a passion for Hannah Montana with Tatum. Here is a picture of the kids watching the Hannah Montana show. She also has a 6 month old son, Adam.
Nathan and Tatum with 'special' vision goggles!
Saturday, February 23, 2008
5 Year Old Birthday, Part Deux
On Saturday, Febuary 16th, our families got together to celebrate Tatum's birthday. Morgan and Brandon took him to the circus that morning and grandparents arrived that afternoon. He opened presents, then we went to one of his favorite place - the Japenese steakhouse. After dinner, we came home and had cake! He had a great day and it was wonderful having the family together.
PS - The roses you will see in the background of the photos were not for Valentine's Day. Tatum decided he NEEDED flowers for his birthday and those are the ones he picked out! Pretty funny!
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| Birthday, Part Deux |
PS - The roses you will see in the background of the photos were not for Valentine's Day. Tatum decided he NEEDED flowers for his birthday and those are the ones he picked out! Pretty funny!
Catching Up - Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Movie
Yes, we are some of those crazy people who HAD to see the 3-D Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus movie. Tatum LOVES Hannah Montana, I enjoy it as well and Mike finds it tolerable. So, we took a family outing with my Uncle Jim to watch the movie. Much to Mike's surprise, it was actually good. I really like Miley Cyrus and her CD is one of my favorites. (don't worry, I haven't lost my mind, I am aware of the fact that I'm almost 30!)
Catching Up - The Zoo
Tatum and I went to the zoo on one of those usually warm Sunday afternoons back in January. We had a such a great time! I took a TON of pictures because the first time we went to the zoo, my camera 'crashed' and I lost ALL the pictures. :(
And for those of you who don't watch Animal Planet, those are meerkats.
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| Zoo Atlanta |
And for those of you who don't watch Animal Planet, those are meerkats.
Catching Up - Christmas
Here are a bunch of photos from Christmas time!
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| Games |
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| Christmas at home |
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| Christmas at Granna and Dude's |
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| Christmas w/ Grandpa & Grandma Mowen |
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| Christmas at Grammy's |
Monday, February 11, 2008
Tatum's Birthday - 5 YEARS OLD!!!
Today is Tatum's birthday and what a great day it was!! He had a party with his Pre-k class and then we had a little celebration at home. Next weekend our families will get together for another celebration!
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| Tatum's Birthday |
Thursday, February 7, 2008
We're BACK!
So...I took a little siesta and now have returned full force. Thank you to all of you who continued to check the blog for updates. I promise I will be more diligent in posting. I'm going to try to get caught up this weekend.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
A visit with Santa
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Free Labor
My father is in the process of building a shed and put the guys to work! They still have alot to do to finish, but at least it's started.
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| Shed Building |
Monday, November 19, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
You might be a band nerd if...
You've ever done roll-step while walking with a full plate or glass to keep things from spilling.
You've never been on a Friday night date, thanks to the football games.
You walk in step with any music you hear.
When you retell some of your favorite memories of summer, you start with the phrase, "This one time at band camp..." and mean it.
All your friends are in band.
You know how to play 10 popular-stand tunes, but know the words to none of them.
You point out key changes and dynamics when you listen to the radio.
You've never had to pay to get into a football/basketball game.
You've never sat in your class section at a pep rally because you're always playing.
You start humming a showtune from three years ago and your friends join in with their respective parts.
You think there should be horn pops in symphonic band. (for marching band geeks)
You insist (no, KNOW) marching band is more physically and mentally taxing than football.
Someone asks you who your favorite band is and you say "High school or college? DCI? Which division? I, II or III?"
You feel the overwhelming compulsion to tap out a drum cadence on the nearest hard surface, even if that means tapping it out on the stranger standing next to you.
You know what it's like to have a reed frozen to your lips.
You get upset when an audience can't clap in time or on the right beats.
You can tell what someone plays just by looking at them.
When you hear a school with the same fight song, you want to join in and play.
You get excited when you hear songs in movies that your band played.
You get annoyed when you are listening to the radio and the car's blinker is not in sync with the beat of the music.
You subdivide into 8ths, 16ths, triplets, and quintuplets a turning signal, walk pace, song on the radio, or just about anything that keeps time.
You describe distance in 8-to-5 steps.
You listen to a song and think about how cool it would be to arrange it for a field show.
You've ever tripped with your instrument and sacrificed your body to protect your horn.
You tap your foot to elevator music and the radio.
You trade instruments when there's a substitute teacher for band class.
You've learned the hard way not to walk through the brass section without shoes.
You know that getting to a band event early means you're on time, on time means you're late, and late means you're in trouble.
You have a neck strap tan line.
You don't mind changing clothes on a bus.
*If you've ever been in band, then I hope some of these make you laugh. I lifted this list from Anne's blog.
You've never been on a Friday night date, thanks to the football games.
You walk in step with any music you hear.
When you retell some of your favorite memories of summer, you start with the phrase, "This one time at band camp..." and mean it.
All your friends are in band.
You know how to play 10 popular-stand tunes, but know the words to none of them.
You point out key changes and dynamics when you listen to the radio.
You've never had to pay to get into a football/basketball game.
You've never sat in your class section at a pep rally because you're always playing.
You start humming a showtune from three years ago and your friends join in with their respective parts.
You think there should be horn pops in symphonic band. (for marching band geeks)
You insist (no, KNOW) marching band is more physically and mentally taxing than football.
Someone asks you who your favorite band is and you say "High school or college? DCI? Which division? I, II or III?"
You feel the overwhelming compulsion to tap out a drum cadence on the nearest hard surface, even if that means tapping it out on the stranger standing next to you.
You know what it's like to have a reed frozen to your lips.
You get upset when an audience can't clap in time or on the right beats.
You can tell what someone plays just by looking at them.
When you hear a school with the same fight song, you want to join in and play.
You get excited when you hear songs in movies that your band played.
You get annoyed when you are listening to the radio and the car's blinker is not in sync with the beat of the music.
You subdivide into 8ths, 16ths, triplets, and quintuplets a turning signal, walk pace, song on the radio, or just about anything that keeps time.
You describe distance in 8-to-5 steps.
You listen to a song and think about how cool it would be to arrange it for a field show.
You've ever tripped with your instrument and sacrificed your body to protect your horn.
You tap your foot to elevator music and the radio.
You trade instruments when there's a substitute teacher for band class.
You've learned the hard way not to walk through the brass section without shoes.
You know that getting to a band event early means you're on time, on time means you're late, and late means you're in trouble.
You have a neck strap tan line.
You don't mind changing clothes on a bus.
*If you've ever been in band, then I hope some of these make you laugh. I lifted this list from Anne's blog.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Thankfulness
At school this week, the kids have been working on projects for Thanksgiving. The teacher sent home a feather and asked that each child decorate it to express what they are thankful for. Tatum used my stamps and decorated his feather on his own and then I wrote the words he wanted on there. I think it's really cute.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Better Late Than Never
okay...okay...I know I haven't posted anything in quite a while. We've just been really busy around here. I've posted some photos of our activities so far this month.
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| Bike Riding |
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| Bike Rider |
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| Pumpkin Patch |
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| Impetigo |
Monday, October 1, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Jack's Debut
Our family has been so blessed to have the addition of Jack Arthur Serlo, son of my beautiful cousin, Leighton and her husband, Matt. Okay, so I'm about 4 months late in this announcement, but thought I should make it formal since this is his debut on our blog. I have a couple different sets of photos and will make sure to add more each time I receive them.
This guy is SO HANDSOME!!!!
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| Gangsta Jack |
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| Jack's 3 Month Portraits |
This guy is SO HANDSOME!!!!
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| Baby Jack |
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| The Yates Family |
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Gulf Shores
We took a little vacation with my parents, Gigi and Guppaw, to Gulf Shores during Tatum's fall break.
We just hung out at the beach and pool all day. It was so fun and relaxing.
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| Gulf Shores, Day 1 |
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| Gulf Shores, Day 2 |
We just hung out at the beach and pool all day. It was so fun and relaxing.
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| Gulf Shores, Day 3 |
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| Gulf Shores, Day 4 |
Thursday, September 13, 2007
The Constant Performer
Here is a VeggieTales classic -
Barbara Manatee,
You are the one for me,
Sent from up above,
You are the one I love
Me & Rocky
Rocky is the 'pet' dog in Tatum's Pre-K class. He gets to come home with each kid so they all get to play with him. Rocky came home to our house this week. After each child spends time with Rocky, they write in a journal about the things they did. Here is Tatum's journal entry. He was so excited to have Rocky at home with him and Rocky did EVERYTHING Tatum did. It was very cute!
This is another cute photo of the two of them.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Thursday, September 6, 2007
I <3 The Office
For those of you who don't know about The Office, you are missing one of the best things in life. It is a great TV show!!! We absolutely love it and the new season starts Thursday, September 27th on NBC. Everyone should tune in!
As exciting as the beginning of the 4th Season is, we are also VERY excited that season 3 has come out on DVD. We got some extra surprises when Mike purchased the DVDs - a letter from Michael Scott (see the document to the right), a Dundie Award and a Dwight bobble head. I will take pictures of the 2 latter as well so everyone can admire, but please, do not covet; you can purchase your own at your local Best Buy.
Labor Day Photos
Here are some more photos of our Labor Day weekend.
Here are some videos from the weekend too.
Tatum conducting like Leo (his favorite character in the Little Einsteins)
Morgan and Tatum blowing bubbles
Blast Off to the Planet Garg
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| Labor Day Weekend |
Here are some videos from the weekend too.
Tatum conducting like Leo (his favorite character in the Little Einsteins)
Morgan and Tatum blowing bubbles
Blast Off to the Planet Garg
Slumber Party
Tatum decided to have a little slumber party tonight with Batman and Buzz Lightyear. I don't think I really have to say this, but man....this boy is too cute!
Monday, September 3, 2007
Playhouse Disney Concert
On Saturday, we went with Granna & Dude to the Playhouse Disney concert to see Mickey Mouse, Handy Manny, My Friends Tiger & Pooh and The Little Einsteins. Tatum had a great time and it was fun for all of us to watch him have so much fun.
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| Playhouse Disney |
Kameron's 2 Year Old Portraits
Here are some pictures of our handsome newphew, Kameron! We love you Kam!
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| Kameron's 2 Year Old Portraits |
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