Addison T-Ball

What a beautiful day it was for T-Ball. This is Addisons first year of T-Ball and she LOVES it. She Plays for Specialty Cleaning, or as she calls it--"The Yellow Team".....

Andrews UVA Opening Pitch

Andrew got to throw out the first pitch at the UVA vs Coastal Carolina Baseball Game. What a wonderful opportunity he had. He was very excited, as any 11 yr old boy would be. Travis and I had bid on this at a silent auction and had given it to Andrew as a reward for good grades. He teared up when we told him and kept asking for days if it was really true. By the way, UVA won!

Addisons first lost tooth!

Addison lost her first tooth today. After weeks of wiggling it and wanting it out, she pulled it herself on the bus. She has told her daddy to pull it so she could get her name on the board at school:) She wouldn't follow through with it though. She said today was the best day of her life, she lost her first tooth and got to go on a date with Mommy. For Addisons birthday she got tickets to see The Wizard Of OZ on Broadway in Richmond. So that's where we are heading, just her and her mom....

Fall 2010

What a wonderful time of year. The kids have gotten into the swing of things with school. Andrew is loving middle school, some days are better than others. It is very hard for him sometimes because he is so small. Overall though I think he is adjusting well. He brought home his first report card. All A's and 1 B. We couldn't be more proud of him. Andrew is also in a phase of wanting/having longer hair. It drives me nuts but it is a battle not worth fighting. I see Andrew changing daily and sometimes it is a little scary. He no longer wants to hold my hand in public. I am also starting to hear "mom" more and more, and "mommy" less often. That's a sucker punch to the gut! Andrew is growing into a wonderful "tween", (as he calls it).....


Addison loves kindergarten. She comes home daily with a smile on her face. She received her report card as well. Addison got all 3's with a couple 2's. She said her teacher made a mistake, she shouldn't have gotten a 2. I tried to explain to her that 2's were not bad, she didn't want to hear that! The next day she told her teacher about her mistake.....
Addison has been very busy with her Dogwood obligations. She has done a couple of parades and some community service. She has been going to nursing homes and visiting. Andrew came with us on one of the visits. On the way to the nursing home I asked Addison to explain to Andrew what we were doing and why we were doing it. Addison proceeded to tell him that we were going to see old people that were in nursing homes. She said we needed to be nice to them because they were getting ready to die.



I also started a new chapter in my book of life. I am now on the Dogwood Festival Board. I am really excited about this new adventure. It should be fun and very rewarding. This will add to my full-time job, being on the PTO board at SRE, being on the Monticello Little League Board and most importantly, the hardest of all jobs--being a good wife and mother. I wouldn't change a thing though!



Travis and I are loving every moment in our lives. We love raising our babies together. There are so many times that we just look at each other and know we have it all! We have to remember that we can't change others and that to be truly happy in life we have to let go of things we can't control and concentrate on what really matters.

Some Garrett-isms....

Addison-"Andrew, why do you always flip your hair like Justin Beaver?"
Andrew-"It's Beiber, NOT Beaver"...
Addison-"Well, you look like a beaver"....

Addison at school...After using the restroom Addison marched up to a little boy who had used the potty before her. With her hands on her hips she says, "You need to hold "it" with two hands, you peed all over the seat!"

First day of School

I did it, I put my baby girl on the school bus this morning! She was very, very excited. As we were waiting on the bus she noticed I was a little teary eyed, she told me not to cry that she was going to be fine. The bus pulled up and she hopped right on, turning to blow us a kiss. I can't believe that day is here. She is not a baby anymore.




The bus drove away with my baby girl on it. She is going to have a great day, I am going to be fine. I think I'll just wait at the bus stop till she gets off:)

Then it was Andrews turn to go to his first day as a middle school student. You will notice there will be no pictures of him getting on the bus. He told be that I better not embarress him. I worry about him too, new school, new friends......

My babies are growing up. They are both starting new adventures in their life. One day I will wake up and they will be all grown up. Till then, I will continue to cry when they start school and take all the pictures of them that I can.

Summer 2010

Wow, It's been a little over 3 months since I have written anything. WoW!


What a busy summer we have had. I feel like I am in the fast lane of life....


For Fathers Day this year we had a cookout at our house and did family pictures. The pictures came out great! The whole Nay side of the family was able to make it. These are pictures we will cherish for years to come. These are just a few...

In July Addison was in the Scottsville Parade, she loved it. She is having a great time being a princess!

We took our trip to Nags Head. We had a very relaxing time and enjoyed each others company. This year Dad and Sylvia were able to come. Little did they know it was going to take them 12 hours to get there. I think it was well worth it though! We went to the beach almost daily, had amazing food, took the kids to ride jet skis and so much more.....

I always enjoy our trip to the beach. We make it a point to not make daily plans and take it easy. We also were able to get our family pictures....










After the beach Andrew went home with Grandpa Jack and Grandma Sylvia. He spend about 3 weeks there. He had loads of fun, as he always does. They went swimming daily, movies, aquarium, the Coke Factory, a Braves game and everything in between.....He always has a blast when he goes. It's special that he gets to spend quality time with them. Too bad Addison has to wait till she is 35 to go there for 3weeks:)



Every year Albemarle County has a County Fair. This is where Travis and I had our first date. This year Addison got to represent her title there. She was such a cowgirl cutie.......

Summer is close to being over. Fall is getting closer. The kids will go back to school and start a new chapter in their lives. Andrew will start middle school and Addison will start (gasp) kindergarten. I've said it before, these are the best years of our lives.........

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Andrew 5th grade Graduation

Andrew graduates 5th grade tomorrow. I am so proud of him. He has made honor roll. I can only imagine how hard it has been for him. I am on him all the time to try harder. He has and he did. He has proved himself to us. My hope for him is that the transition between now and middle school will be easy and he will continue to do his best and make us proud!

This is a letter I have written to him:


My Dearest Son Andrew,

There are not enough words to express how proud I am of you today. Congratulations! You did it, Andrew. You did it. You set your sights on a goal and you worked to achieve it. But that should not surprise me, because that is what you have done your whole life. All children learn, all children grow, but you have fought so hard to achieve that growth. I know at times it has been hard for you. I have watched you cry, I have watched you fight and I have watched you want to give up. But you haven't! Many of these things you will still have to work on but you have proved that you can do it!

And so, my son, you inspire me. You have challenged me to be the best possible parent I can be because you needed the best from me. “Difficult” would be an understatement for the road we have traveled together. But Andrew, if you can do it, so can I. I will continue to be right beside you, letting you lead the way. We have a big transition coming up, but when I look at what you have achieved today, and what you have gone through to get here, I’m daring to dream. I know you are too.

You can and will be anything you want to be. Hold your head high knowing that you are an awesome son and I am so, so proud to be your mom.

With all my love,
Mommy