First Day of School...

So today marks the first day of school. As is our tradition, we have photos of the Kids to mark this memorable time. John Only has two more pictures to take like this... Hard to believe our kids are growing up so fast. Here they are John-10th grade, Courtlyn- 8th and Jared-7th.


Oh Yes, I am a Sophomore
Jair Jair & Court Court
  • firestah
    What a great idea. And I hate getting old. And Perth is close but more to the east of Australia.
    by firestah at 08/11/08 9:50AM
  • thehandoftheking
    That's a cool tradition, yo. Thanks for sharing.
    by thehandoftheking at 08/11/08 2:29PM
  • brainy_chik81
    why didnt u put the good pics up???? i look bad in that one!!! u should have put the funny pic up!! hahaha!!
    by brainy_chik81 at 08/11/08 4:38PM
  • marimba_chick
    Why did john get his own picture???? JK :D
    by marimba_chick at 08/11/08 6:37PM
  • hotlantamom
    ^Because he starts school an hour before Jared & Courtlyn, so they weren't ready yet.
    by hotlantamom at 08/11/08 8:53PM
  • hugsandkisses
    this must be uncle pat... righttttt? haha. its hannahhhhhhhh!
    by hugsandkisses at 09/07/08 3:38PM
  • hugsandkisses
    thanks uncle patty!
    by hugsandkisses at 09/11/08 6:32PM
  • dixiechick
    You posted a comment for Eddie on my blog.
    by dixiechick at 10/22/08 3:01PM
  • hotlantamom
    Maybe if I said we were selling poinsettas to pay for my surgery . . .
    by hotlantamom at 11/12/08 10:29AM
  • brainy_chik81
    first day of school....u need to update padre!
    by brainy_chik81 at 11/24/08 4:49PM
  • abs
    happy anniversary
    by abs at 11/25/08 10:26AM
  • abs
    gobble
    by abs at 11/25/08 10:27AM
  • sax_player5796
    UPDATE!!!!
    by sax_player5796 at 11/28/08 10:15PM
  • sax_player5796
    pretty please!
    by sax_player5796 at 11/29/08 8:39PM

Vacation 2008

Here are some more pictures from our vacation... we are heading south and are in Philly today. We have had a great time other than finding a place to eat that meets with everyone's satisfaction...Here are some pictures from Niagara Falls, Canada; NYC-(Statue Of Liberty, Times square, subway, Rockerfeller Plaza, Radio City Music Hall), and Philadelphia (Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the Liberty Bell... )

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  • abs
    Ahhh! I love pictures of your family vacation. Mrs. Brenda kinda looks like she doesn't want to be there haha.
    by abs at 07/03/08 9:20PM
  • brainy_chik81
    yauuuuuu!!! we in philly!! :
    by brainy_chik81 at 07/03/08 10:40PM
  • hsv_hoot
    Looks like you are having a wonderful time! Tell Jared we like his cast... Jack asked if he could have one!!! I told him, I am sure he will have one someday. (he did not like my answer :o)
    by hsv_hoot at 07/04/08 7:07AM
  • bikeaholic
    nice pics. you guys are hitting a lot of places on this trip. are you able to find sweet tea at any of them?
    by bikeaholic at 07/04/08 10:57PM
  • imyourhuckleberry
    I'm envious. Can't wait till my group can handle a trip like this one. Great picture of Niagara Falls. Come back...VBS starts this week, you know.
    by imyourhuckleberry at 07/05/08 8:59AM
  • imyourhuckleberry
    Why did you and Brenda visit Times Square without doing a picture like this?

    by imyourhuckleberry at 07/05/08 9:03AM
  • dixiechick
    I love the picture in Independence Hall.
    by dixiechick at 07/07/08 8:32AM
  • kayleigh
    I love how two of the three kids have on the same shirt within days of each other
    by kayleigh at 07/07/08 11:49AM
  • dbalentine
    Great pics. Great family.
    by dbalentine at 07/07/08 12:46PM
  • thehandoftheking
    I'm a big fan of NYC. I bet this was a good trip.
    by thehandoftheking at 07/10/08 2:31AM
  • dbalentine
    BINGO!!!!!!!! You may not have been the first to notice my meaning, but you were the first to comment on it.

    And as for the "beautiful" comment, I have no idea what you are talking about and we'll just leave it at that!!!
    by dbalentine at 08/04/08 9:11AM
  • dbalentine
    Actually, we will have it on Youtube in a few weeks. They, the Braves, usually give us a DVD of the performance. And, since the song is in public domain, we can put it out there without big brother suing us for any copyright violations.
    by dbalentine at 08/04/08 5:15PM

Vacation 2008.

So we have made our way all the way to Gettysburg on Saturday. We've had a great time so far and have seen quite a bit in three days. On Wednesday we drove to Greensboro, NC. Thursday we had to leave fairly early to get to Mt. Vernon to tour the historical home of George Washington. Having been here as a kid, it is really neat to bring kids of your own here
Kids at Mt. Vernon
On Friday we went to DC. We got a later start than we hoped but still made it by Metro to our Washington Monument tour.
PB at Washington Mt.We visited the Holocaust Museum, Natural History Museum, and the National Archives where we were able to see the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
We had planned to meet with Bradford Kennedy who is doing some summer school and interning in DC at George Mason University, after the Archives.. when we got connected it started pouring so we had to buy some umbrellas, we walked to a local sandwich shop and had dinner with Brad, and then walked back to the train station, rode with Brad to his stop and then on to ours it took almost an hour to get back to our hotel west of town...

Saturday we slept in a little and thn drove to Gettysburg, PA. After a picnic lunch at the park we went to the museum, saw the movie, and then went on a CD guided Auto tour of the battlefield.
Here are a couple of pictures from the second stop on the tour:
Kids at GettysburgGettysburg Battlefield
Here is a location of a famous picture from the battle at Gettysburg, it was controversial because of the location and the subject. Who knows what the controversy was about the picture taken at this location....? Here is a clue the location is referred to as Devil's Den.
Famous Picture Location from Gettysburg.
We plan to worship with Ed Legg's folks tomorrow AM and then drive 7 hours to Niagara. More posts later.

Pray for our safe travels..
  • gamomma
    Looks like lots of fun! I can't wait for our kids to be a little older and make that same trip! Miss you guys - don't get lost coming home. You are required for VBS!!
    by gamomma at 06/28/08 10:42PM
  • abs
    John looks so littl ein the picture with the cannon haha I bet she woul dhave loved all these historical sites.
    by abs at 06/29/08 12:45PM
  • bamalonghorn
    Looks like you guys are having a great time. Think of us, hotlantamom, when you're on the Maid of the Mist!
    by bamalonghorn at 06/29/08 2:46PM
  • dixiechick
    Don't get me started. I'm so jealous right now.
    by dixiechick at 06/30/08 7:48AM
  • dixiechick
    I had to look up Devil's Den; but the controversy is there was a picture taken there showing the body of a dead Confederate sharpshooter(sniper). One accont of the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg tells how the Union army was receiving fire from an unknown point. They discovered the "Sharpshooter's Home" and fired a cannon. After the battle, the Confederate soldier's body was discovered. However, the photo taken of the dead soldier has been proven to be a fake; it is believed that a soldier's body was moved to Devil's Den and the picture was taken.
    by dixiechick at 06/30/08 11:25AM
  • marimba_chick
    Courtlyn stole my shirt!!! :)
    by marimba_chick at 07/01/08 3:45PM

its true.

Thanks to Woody McClendon and his bright idea (didn't realize he frequented chat rooms- subject for a different day), this is going crazy. If you have not seen this yet, you will. Get on Board and let's change the country together!!

  • sarahsmile
    That cracked me up! lol....I think I'll vote for you anyway!
    by sarahsmile at 06/24/08 11:47AM
  • hotlantamom
    This might be better than the alternatives!
    by hotlantamom at 06/24/08 12:31PM
  • hotlantamom
    I'm not sure I want to move, though. I wonder if we could arrange to fly back to ATL every weekend for church.
    by hotlantamom at 06/24/08 12:32PM
  • mray
    haha I'd vote for you!
    by mray at 06/24/08 7:46PM
  • abs
    Wow
    by abs at 06/24/08 9:56PM
  • thewanderer
    That's awesome!
    by thewanderer at 06/25/08 9:22PM
  • gamomma
    I love that you are "coming up from behind"!! Nothing says class like a grandma with a tramp stamp!
    by gamomma at 06/25/08 10:24PM
  • imyourhuckleberry
    Man! Why didn't you say something?
    by imyourhuckleberry at 06/26/08 6:28PM

New Entry

Just wanted to change my landing page.
  • abs
    Put funny pictures of Courtlyn up :)
    by abs at 03/25/08 5:56PM
  • sarahsmile
    tease
    by sarahsmile at 03/26/08 12:36PM
  • gamomma
    Let's just say that Buddy will forever be marked! Claire told me the other day that she didn't think she would ever be able to forgive him. That is not her nature at all! It was HORRIBLE!!!
    by gamomma at 03/26/08 9:50PM
  • gamomma
    Sorry, only the cool people are invited for the annual Marquis Easter party!
    by gamomma at 03/26/08 9:50PM
  • brainy_chik81
    no way!!! no funny pics of me are allowed
    by brainy_chik81 at 03/29/08 3:25PM
  • bikeaholic
    i resemble that remark
    by bikeaholic at 04/01/08 12:58PM
  • thewanderer
    Georgia Tech Research Institute, Jake Hunter Music Productions (my uncle's home recording studio -- I mowed his backyard, babysit his kids, and ran errands for the studio), and Tri-County Wastewater Management
    by thewanderer at 04/11/08 10:53AM
  • thewanderer
    Good on ya for the high score though!
    by thewanderer at 04/11/08 10:53AM
  • icantbreathe
    Well guy number to was really sweet, but he actually wore a wedding ring all week. I do think he was looking out for me though!
    by icantbreathe at 05/30/08 9:15AM