Merry Christmas 2008

Kids having fun with Hats at A. Schwab on Beale

Candy

CANDY
This is remarkable. If you have no particular interest, please pass it on to the bakers in your life. Just click on the name of the CANDY and bam the recipe appears!


2 Minute Microwave Fudge
5 Minute Fudge
7 Layer Bars
Aaron's Buttery Cashew Brittle
Almond Bark
Amanda's Peppermint Creams
Ann's Cream Nut Candy
Bavarian Inn Peanut Bars
Beth's Delicious Fudge
Brownie Fudge Dessert
Buckeyes
Buckeyes
Butter Toffee
Candied Yams
Candy Bar Brownies
Candy Cane Brittle
Candy Cane Fudge
Caramel Krispie Treats
Caramels
Carmel Corn
Carol's Christmas Treats
Chocolate Almond Bars
Chocolate Balls
Chocolate Billionaires
Chocolate Chow Mein Candy
Chocolate Covered Cherries
Chocolate Covered Nuts
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Chocolate Nut Caramels
Chocolate Popcorn
Chocolate Silk Bon Bons
Chocolate Truffels
Christmas Candied Walnuts
Christmas Crackle Candy
Christmas Mice
Chunky Mallow Candy
Cinnamon Hard Candy
Cinnamon Popcorn
Cranberry Nut Fudge
Cream Cheese Candy
Creamy Chocolate Truffles
Creamy Microwave Pralines (Texas Stye)
Crispy peanutbutter balls
Dark Chocolate Fudge
Deborahe's Holiday Chocolates
Disappearing Marshmallow Brownies
Dish of Dirt
Divinty
Dorothy's Peanut Butter/Butterscotch Noodle Cookie
Dreamcicle Fudge
Easy Candy
Easy Divinity
Easy Divinity Easy Divinity Candy
Easy Fudge
Easy Granola Candy
Easy Microwave Carmel
Easy Microwave Fudge
Easy Pecan Logs
English Toffee
English Toffee
English Toffee Bars
Fabulous Fudge
Fake Brittle
Fantasy Fudge
Festive Chocolate Truffles
Five Minute Fudge
Fool-Proof Fudge
Frosted Pecans
Fudge
Brownies
Fudge for One

Fudge Puddles
Georgia Nuggets
Grandma Donna's Nummies
Grandma F's Delicious Fudge
Grandmother' s Holiday Fudge
Hard Candy
Hard Tack Candy
Hazelnut Fantasy Fudge
Ho-Ho Hash
Holly Confection
Honey Comb
J & D's Peanut Butter Balls
Jeanne's Tiger Butter
Jen's Chocolate Meringues
J's Cream Fudge
Kim's Famous Cashew Brittle
Magic Marshmallow Fudge
Mama's Fudge
Maple Rum Balls
Margie's Best Candy
Martha Washington Candy
Martha Washington Mounds
Marzipan
Melting Moments
Melting Moments
Memaw's Reese's
Meme's Best Ever Peanut Butter Fudge
Meringues
Micky's Mints
Microwave Peanutbutter fudge
Microwave Pralines
Milk Fudge
Milky Way Bars
Million Dollar Fudge
Mimi's Famous Fudge
Mocha Truffles
Mom's Mints
Mr. Monroe's Famous Fudge
Mrs. Eisenhower's Fudge
Never Fail Fudge
Never Fail Fudge
No Bake Rum Balls
No Cook Peanut Butter Fudge
No Fail Fudge
Novia Scotia Treats
Nut Mallow Goodies
Nutty North Pole Fudge
Orange Balls
Orange Glazed Pecans
Out Of This World Fudge
Oven Carmel Corn
Peanut Brittle
Peanut Brittle
Peanut Brittle
Peanut Brittle (Microwave)
Peanut Butter Balls
Peanut Butter Balls
Peanut Butter Balls
Peanut Butter Bars-An Elve's Favorite Treat
Peanut Butter Candy
Peanut Butter Candy
Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut Butter Fruit Squares
Peanut Butter Fudge
Peanut Butter Fudge
Peanut Butter Fudge
Peanut Butter Snowballs
Peanut Clusters (mircrowavable)
Peanut Krispies
Peanut Patties

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Goofing in the Bath

Allison Holding Baby Alex

Mud Monkey Party

Happy 6th to my Sweetest Girl in the Whole Wide World

Miss Allison all dressed up and has a place to go.
Mississippi Mud Monkey Pottery it is..

Sam Reagan Preston Nathan & Drew, all showed up and had something to do. Aunt LeAnn, Mr. Bill, Mrs. Tracy, Mr Keith Mrs. Amanda, Grancy & Gramps got to look on and eat some food. They all could have painted too!

Happy Birthday to you! Hey that Guitar Shaped Hannah Montana CupCake Cake was so very good! That's gotta be a Rockin Birthday!

I need a moment here to truly appreciate the buttercream icing and chocolate cake combo... my goodness that is wonderful...

The crowd was entertaining, but We are missing Miss Laycee.

She went and broke her arm 2 days ago. That poor baby broke it good. Three places they say. She had to have surgery on it, but we hope that in no time she'll be feeling like she should. Laycee is like a sister to Allison. My baby was so so worried about her. We took her some flowers and a webkin and purple polish while she was in the hospital to cheer her up on Friday.

Nathan was our entertainment at the party. Always the goof ball. However he does take his pottery painting very seriously. Penguin painted ever so carefully perfectly done.

Great party I thought. Kids had fun. I had fun watching them have fun.. Well do it again in March.. What I wonder will Nathan want to do then?

Allison is 6 years old

"For a special Daughter and Sister"

With love from your family

You are a wonderful daughter, and a terrific little sister and we want to tell you how proud we are of you-- Proud of your accomplishments, of your ability to make your own choices, and especially the beautiful girl you've become. We'll always be proud of you...and now more than ever, we want you to know how much we'll always love you.

Happy Birthday

Love you so much

Mom Dad & Nathan

My baby girl is 6 today. It was also the second day of school so they didn't allow me to come to eat lunch with her. But we did bring cupcakes for the class to share. I also snuck a special suprise in her backpack. (Tiger Webkin)

First Day of School August 7, 2008

Allison starting 1st grade
Nathan starting 3rd Grade

Teacher Mrs. Germany

Allison in class

Teacher Mrs. Pulliam

Assistant Mrs. King

Florida June 2008

Our view from the Condo

Does it get better than this?

On the dunes
Strike a pose...

Seaside pow wow

(what can we do to look silly?)

I know; let's chase each other!

Tirp To Pineville June 2008

Nanny at home with the Kids

Grandpa
GiGi & PawPaw's house

Ahh spring~

Allison

When I took this picture Allison was sick with 5th's Disease and out of School. I was at work on "location" taking some pictures of a house to sell. I guess you can say we had a "take your daughter to work day" Allison didn't find it too exciting.. but I though the azeleas were pretty anyway.

Allison has learned a new trick!

Daddy taught me to ride my bike with no training wheels!

I can even do it in the dark...

Poor daddy he ran and ran and ran. But it was worth it!

THE PRO!

The prettiest birds have found our feeders

Peter's First "Unsupervised" Crawfish Boil

Laissez les bon temps roulette!

"Who dat Yankee cookin' dem crawfish??"

"skeptical"

"Bravery"

Interesting thought of the day...

An Extra Quote of the Day… I hope you will all read to the end. Jay Leno puts it into perspective and makes us think about the pathetic negativity. That's right, Jay Leno!! Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay Leno we don't often see....
"The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true, given the source, right? The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country i s headed, and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence, 2/3's of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change. So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What are we so unhappy about?'' Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter? Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time, and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state? Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter? I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provides services to help all, and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital. Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings. Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world? Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S., yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have, and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here. I know, I know. What about the President who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The President who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same President who guided the nati on in the dark days after 9/11? The President that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks? The Commander-In Chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad? Think about it ... are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the "Media" told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no dr aft in this country. They didn't have to go. They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable' ' discharge after a few days in the brig. So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds, it leads; and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells, and when criticized, try to defend their actions by "justifying" them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about "how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way"...Insane!Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your birdcage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad. We are among the most blessed people on Earth, and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and ap preciative."With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

Happy Birthday Nathan!

Blowing out candles (second time) First time Layke did it for him plus I wasnt' ready for the shot!
Thanks Uncle Adam! Just what I wanted!!! Jurassic Park the TRILOGY!!
I dont know what this is about!
Thanks Mom & Dad. You got my Spinosaurus! (and thank you Ebay!)

Happy Birthday Nathan! We are so proud of you!

We had the 8th birthday this year at Strike Zone in Southaven.

In attendance:

Mom & Dad, Allison

LeAnn Lory & Preston Malone

Tracy Bill Sam & Reagan Wilson

Beth Brian Taylor & Caitlyn Stephens

Amanda Keith & Drew Vaughters

Brandi Shannon Layke & Laycee Spencer

All the kids had a great time.

Easter 2008