49-0, Roll Tide!

I love spending time with my buddy.  He is fun to be around.  Saturday, we headed to T-town to watch Bama stomp Western Carolina.  There isn't much between here and there.  We finally found a gas station.  We stopped to get us some hot chocolate.  For some reason, road trips and gas stations go together.  It's the perfect time to eat junk.  It's the memories, right? 

We found our parking space a couple hours before game time.  Off to the Quad we went.  Pre-Game activities are David's favorite part of the game.  Straight to the inflatables we went.  As you can see in the picture above, David had fun on the giant slide. 

Then we went and looked at the statues.  Nick Saban was too crowded to we just took a picture with him in the background.  His head and hands seem a little big compared to the rest of his body.  I guess it doesn't matter when you have winning teams like him. 

 

We went into the stadium and bought us some food.  I think it should have come with gold for the price we paid.  :)  I guess that's how they pay Saban.  The trip wouldn't be complete without some Dippin Dots.  After half time, the score was already 42-0.  We watched the band and headed back home just in time to catch the Spear twins birthday party. 

The Curls are Gone

At 14 months old, Dillan and Daniel finally got their first haircut.  Walter has been wanting them to get one, but this time around I loved the curls.  They flipped out around each ear and I thought they were so cute.  After we were asked a few times if Daniel was a girl, I decided it was time.  Jennifer Law cut David's hair fr the 1st time, so we decided to go back to her.  They were both so well behaved.  I think it was because they didn't know what was going on.  They didn't move, look, smile... nothing!  Afterwards, we took a family photo, but David decided to hide behind me! 

Happy Halloween

Halloween was a busy time for the Quinn Family.  David had strep throat until the day before Halloween so he didn't get to join us at the Wetumpka Candy Walk.  Daniel and Dillan suited up as Big Al and we went ahead to get David candy.  Uncle Josh, Jackie, and Madeline met us there to make the walk even more exciting.  We had to keep Goldfish in Daniel and Dillan's mouth to keep them happy.  Uncle Josh was concerned that we were messing him up with the ladies!  :) 

 

Halloween Night was fun.  We suited up again.  This time, David was a professional hunter, Dillan was Eeyore and Daniel was Tigger.  We took the opportunity for photos before we went Trick or Treating.  Daniel and Dillan was more into the pumpkins on the front porch than the photos.  David laughed at them and Walter and I chased them around trying to get them to be still for pictures. 

We left home and met my Mom and Dad at Waffle House for supper.  Then we headed on over the River Oaks to get some candy.  We made a deal with David.  He had to say thank you to everyone who gave him candy.  If he didn't, we got to eat the candy.  It worked because we didn't get a single piece of candy!  After all the fun was over we went home for bed. 

HHS Class of 2002 Ten Year Reunion

It's been 10 years. Yep, 10 years since I said goodbye to Holtville High School. There are so many memories of that place that sit out in a field of cows.   In Mr. Willi's Economics class, Ashley Steverson Hammock plucked my eyebrows. At break, we all hung out around the gas tank. Skipping Coach Broom's class to go have lunch in Wetumpka. Man, I drove so fast to make it there and back before the next period. Playing volleyball for Coach Libby Collier. We would lose, and she would take us in the loker room and give us a good, serious talking to and I would be laughing in the back of my head becaue although I wanted to win, I didn't think it was THAT serious. Sorry, Coach Collier. There were weekends riding around with Jenny Steverson, Natasha Glasscock McMillan, Ashley, and Amber Brooks. Girls' trips to Christmas City and Six Flags. Sorry Jenny for asking you to stop for us to go to the bathroom. That wasn't the right thing to do. I think my head still has a peice missing from were she bit some off. :) Then, I met Walter during Spring Break of my Junior year on the strip in Panama City riding with Amber and Natasha. What were our parents thinking letting us go to PC? Well, I am glad they did. There are so many more memories... both good and bad.

I was so happy to graduate and leave all the drama of high school. I never was into that kind of thing. Saturday night, I was excited to get back with all of those people I was waiting to leave 10 years ago.

We had all had so many exciting things to happen in those years. College, marriage, kids, jobs... and some divorces. Things and times had changed, but seemed to be the same too. I talked to people and it didn't feel "odd." It was almost like we were all together last week. I laughed a lot that night (mostly at Natasha and Ben Anderson). I am really thankful for such a great class to graduate with.

Many thanks goes to Natasha and Ben for working so hard to get this thing together. I don't think people realize how much work goes into things like this. That is something I have learned throughout life... be grateful for all things. 

The Zombie Walk

It's the last day of summer and it sure has flown by!  God continues to bless our family.  Our 3 boys continue to grow and be healthy.  David is 6 1/2 and Dillan and Daniel are 13 months old. 
The big boy is in the first grade and doing so well.  He loves his teacher, Mrs. Holley.  She is so sweet, patient, and soft spoken.  He definitely don't get any soft spoken voices around this CRAZY family!  :)  He has made a 100 on all his reading and math tests so far.  I think he gets the brains from his Mama! Just don't ask his Daddy.  He is reading on a 3 rd grade reading level too.  He loves to read and I hope that continues.  Writing... well that's not his favorite.  He wants to know why the words will be wrong on a spelling test if he writes a "s" or "p" backwards.  They know he spelled it right. We are very proud of this handsome boy.
The small fries are doing well too.  Both of them are now walking.  Daniel has been walking since around 10 months old.  Dillan is now walking too.  He looks like a zombie when he walks... hands are up in the air and legs are stiff!  It is cute sight to see.  He still speaks German.  When it is feeding time, they talk the most... enough to drive ANYONE crazy!  They love to eat bananas, peaches, strawberries, yogurt, eggs, chicken nuggets, and anything they can beg from people.  They are little beggars.  Daniel still gives a good "mean mug".  I have to say his Mama can give the same looks, but only when you need it.  :) 


From what we can tell so far, Dillan is going to be like his big brother and tall.  Daniel, however, is looking as if he may be a little shorter.  Dillan acts a lot like David too.  He will sit and let you read to him.  He cuddles and sits in your lap.  Daniel always has to be on the go.  Instead of reading the book, he eats it.  He can throw a mean curve ball.  Actually, he just throws everything in sight.  He doesn't like the vacuum or a car wash.  The look on his face for either one of them is priceless.

Last Beach Trip for the Summer

We had to have one last trip to the beach before school starts... or should I say David and I had to have one last trip.  Walter wasn't too excited about the beach.  David left Wednesday with his Papa J and Grandma for the beach condo.  They wanted to visit the Pensacola Aviation Museum before the beasts (Daniel and Dillan) arrived.  :)  While in Pensacola, they decided to go ahead and wonder to the Lighthouse also.  David was pretty excited because he said he walked up 177 steps to get to the top.  Of course he didn't get tired, but he had to stop because Grandma and Papa J needed to rest.  I'm sure he didn't need to catch his breath too.  Walter, Dillan, Daniel, and I left Friday after work.  Let me just say, I have rode to the beach 2 other times this summer ALONE WITH THE TWINS and those trips were much easier.  Daniel decided he wanted to whine, cry, and make loud noises the whole entire ride!  Dillan couldn't help but join in.  Finally, I made Walter pull over for a sanity break and to get them out for a minute.  Anyway, we survived the ride and pulled in at the condo around 8:30 that night. 

















Saturday was a busy day.  We were awoken by two hungry midgets at 6:15.  These 1 year olds are some hungry 1 year olds.  They can't go five minutes after waking up without having milk.  We fed them and had our Vi Shakes and out the door we went.  The beach was much cleaner than the last visit.  I took a blow up pool... waste of time!  Neither one of them stayed in it longer than 5 minutes.  Karla and I held them and sat at the edge of the waves.  Then we handed them over to Walter and Jim while we dumped the 10 pounds of sand out of our suits.  We pretended we forgot about them and played in the ocean with David. 

After the beach, we went to the pool.  Much easier.  The babies chilled in their floats and we played volleyball (David was the ball), Olympics, and had other competitions.  The babies went up for a nap, Walter and David went fishing, AND I GOT TO LAY OUT BY MYSELF!  How great that was!  Walter and David ended up catching pin fish, croakier, and crabs.  I caught sunburn. 






Saturday evening we ate at the Original Oyster House, had Dippin Dots, and bought lotto tickets.  The babies went home and we took David to the track.  This was a surprise for him and he was so excited.  He chose to ride with me on the Go Carts.  Not sure if that's because I treat my personal car as a race car or what, but we came in 1st place!  We smoked Daddy and everybody else.  Walter even wrecked a little boy trying to catch up with us.  Walter beat us a t Putt Putt.  Then David rode the Bumper Boats and soaked a woman with a white shirt on.  Good thing he's too young to notice!  Hahaha! 

Here it is Sunday, and we are on the ride home.  We have been up since 5:30 whis morning.  Can you guess hwy?  We have been to the pool and out to eat for lunch.  The drive is going a lot better than the ride to Gulf Shores.  Daniel is asleep and Dillan is attempting to do the same.  David, well he has his game. 

Once again, an eventful weekend. 

1 Year Olds, Oh My!

 On August 4, 2012, Dillan and Daniel turned one!  One year prior, I was in the hospital prepping to birth them.  Walter and I were both nervous about how healthy they would be since they were arriving 5 weeks early.  Dillan came faster than we (Dr. Martin included) expected and at 8:18 he entered the world.  Daniel was more stubborn and didn't want to turn head down.  After his heart rate dropped, a C-section began.  He blessed us 12 minutes later at 8:30.  One baby stayed to learn how to breathe better and the other came home with us.  The journey began.
Here we are, a year later!  Their birthday happened to fall on a Saturday, so we were able to celebrate and have their party on THE BIRTH DAY! 
The book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle was the party theme.  My BFF, Natasha, made the cake.  She is so talented and always does a great job on everything she makes.  She even made fruit and caterpillars out of fondant for the 2 tiered cake.  The smash cakes were jut as cute with their names and a caterpillar on them.  Both Dillan and Daniel loved them!  We sang "Happy Birthday" twice, once for each of them.  They dug in and took their time enjoying all the icing.  While they ate, we caught David licking the icing off the candles and fondant pieces.  BUSTED!!! 
 Neither one of them were too happy when I took the cake away.  That put me in the "bad mommy" category. 
Other than cake, the party guests also enjoyed ice cream, watermelon, grapes, oranges, and strawberries just like the very hungry caterpillar.  A slide show was also played full of pictures from their first year. 
At the end, Walter and I helped Daniel and Dillan open presents.  A few of the things they got were cute watermelon outfits, new swimming trunks, Mega Blocks firemen, tub books, and money.  We are thankful for all the friends and family who were able to come and celebrate with us.