Vacation!!!

Yes, you read that right - we are going on trip!!! We will be leaving a little later today (around 1pm or earlier) and making our way to Florida. We plan on returning next Saturday evening. Jason and I are actually taking a "mini vacation" within our trip :o) The kids (including Biscuit) will be at Gramma and Grandpa's house for 2 nights. Nothing fancy for us - just the beach.

CJ is all excited about going!! Jason will get to see his brother Mike for the first time in forever...LOL They are actually going to play golf Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon we'll adventure over to my parent's for a visit. Either Thursday or Friday, we plan on taking the kids to Disney since CJ wants to go so badly! Hopefully he'll be able to meet Lightning McQueen and Mater (if they still have that parade). That would just make his day.

Since Courtney went back to Florida with Jason's parents last Saturday - it'll just be the 4 of us in the car down and then all 5 of us on the way home. Courtney is really enjoying her time down there and spending a lot of it with her cousin Madisen! They get along so well and I'm glad she gets that quality time with her!

Anyways, off to finish up packing things for Biscuit. It'll be an adventure since she gets car sick but we have medicines to give her - a BIG BONUS!!

FINALLY.....Good news!!

WOO HOO!!! Courtney did her tests today and the results were normal :o)!!! That means (for now at least) no more testing!!! She is on the correct medications to control her asthma! So if everything goes smoothly, she doesn't have to go to Dr. Brasfield again until September!! If she gets sick then she'll have to go IF she coughs with it. So here's hoping for not getting sick.

Picked up CJ's form today and actually got to drop off the packet of information today. I learned alittle bit more about the class. There will only be 9 girls and 9 boys and only ONE class. There has been lots of packets already turned in and everyone still has until July 18th to hand them in. So, start praying for CJ to be 'chosen'!! I know I can get him into a program somewhere else but the cost is outrageous since they are all private ones. I guess I will have to look into those since it's slim-pickin's for this class. But we are still keeping our fingers crossed and praying!

2 posts in one day!!

Yes, we just got back from pitching lessons and boy do I hurt!! I now am a 2 knee-capped person...LOL

This is my goose egg less than 1 1/2 hours after it happened...I tell ya, she can throw the ball HARD and FAST!!!

On another note before I forget, Odenville Elementary was awarded a grant for a K4 program beginning in August. It'll go with Courtney's school calendar and it's full time. We picked up all the paperwork last Friday and will turn it in on Friday (hopefully due to having to take Courtney tomorrow and the office is only there until noon). Everyone's paperwork isn't due until July 18th and then on July 24th is the lottery drawing for the class slots. I will have all 4 parts of the information needed that night tomorrow (just have to pick up the Blue form which is AL immunization record from his pediatrian). I'm so hoping CJ will get lucky and get one of those slots. He so wants to go to school :o) So, if you could keep your fingers crossed for us!!

More pictures...

Well, first before posting pictures, I wanted to let you all know that Courtney will be going tomorrow morning for her tests at Children's Hospital and then having a follow-up appointment immediately afterwards with Dr. Brasfield. Hopefully we'll know something tomorrow - keeping fingers crossed!

Ok - here are some of the pictures I mentioned I would post...

The cake from the softball party

The wonderful bruise on my knee area a week AFTER the initial pitch to it....LOL I must say it doesn't look as bad as it really was in the picture - thankfully!

Now, here are a few of Biscuit :o)

This is how CJ LOVES to put Biscuit's ears...LOL

It's been quite a while....sorry

Let me recount a few things...LOL


Courtney thoroughly enjoyed her softball camp at UAB. I didn't take any pictures which is ok but I wish I had brought my camera the last day. I forgot that they did 'awards' and out of more than 50+ girls, Courtney received the 'Hussle Award' and got a UAB hat. She LOVES that hat and wears it often :o) She also received many compliments and one from the head coach who sought me out after the camp was over. Coach Townsend said that "She has what it takes to be an outstanding ball player. It's in her blood and don't let her give it up!". When I ended up telling Coach Townsend about this past spring was her first official season - she was literally shocked since she plays so well and everything. That was a HUGE compliment and it made Courtney's day!

Oh yes, the softball team party went well. That's the only thing I asked. All the girls enjoyed it and really that's all that mattered to me.

We finally found a large plastic pool for CJ (and Courtney). I did take pictures and those will be posted further down. He LOVES the pool. Now, when we cleaned it up just the other day, we killed the grass underneath but it'll grow back and well worth it with the fun he had!

Courtney did her follow up with Dr. Brasfield on Thursday afternoon. She is doing great except for her testing for pulmonary functions. So, with everything we've done, she will be going for further testing at Children's Hospital. She'll take the pulmonary function test there (it's the Cadillac version compared to the Volkswagon one they have...lol) and then do a breathing test in a plastic box (not sure what that one is called). We'll be called on Monday by Dr. Brasfield's office to have it scheduled hopefully soon. From there, we might have to continue with more testing or proceed with stronger steriods (which we prefer not to do even Dr. Brasfield prefers to do that as the last resort so that's why it has taken so long to get there.) As soon as we figure everything out, I'll post.


I'm sure I'm missing posting about something but I need to make sure I post more and even if they are small posts :o)


I know I owe pictures and here are a few....













CJ was so proud of himself putting his face underwater and not wanting to wipe the water off. He doesn't mind it in the shower but for some reason - the pool makes a difference...lol

I'll make another post with more pictures later. Blogger isn't letting me add more - it's stuck right now. I'll make sure I add the picture of the party cake, the bruise on my knee a week after I was hit there by a pitch from Courtney (it was a fast and hard pitch which is what we want but not for me to catch it on my knee...LOL), my office wall area that I added something to along with the pictures around it, and a few more - like our kitchen floor and updated pictures of Biscuit!

Finally...a little bit of time

Well, it's officially done - planning the end of the season softball party (to be held next Sunday, June 8th from 3-5, a pool party @ the YMCA) AND trophies and plaques have been ordered. Here's what the trophies will look like..

Now, I just have to call all the parents and let them know (later today) and get their money no later than Wednesday :o) It feels good to have that taken care of.

What else has been going on...

1. Courtney is continuing her private pitching lessons every Wednesday afternoon during the summer. She has improved so much and can throw a curve ball and screw ball but doesn't know how she does it...LOL Those are later lessons but the cool thing is - she can throw them on target now :o)


2. We have changed Courtney's inhaled steriod from Flovent to Qvar to see if that will help with her coughing during the day since that hasn't gotten better. We'll go back to Dr. Brasfield on the 19th in the afternoon to see how things are. I do know that if Qvar doesn't do the trick - she'll be on a combo medication that is inhaled but that could change with how things go before returning to the office.


3. CJ has decided to start coughing at night - so this means we are starting up his albuterol inhaler again! If that doesn't help, we'll be going to the dr. for him. I'm sure down the line he'll be a patient of Dr. Brasfield....fun, fun!


4. Courtney is signed up for 2 different softball clinics/camps in June. The first clinic is on the 4th and 5th and then the camp is from the 9th-12th. She is looking forward to it!

And before I forget...here are some family pictures from Portrait Innovations.

Finally....some pictures

Well, softball season is officially over. Courtney did not make All Stars but that is fine with everyone here. It's nice to be home at night (at least at a decent time). BUT on with some wonderful news....Moody Elementary does a 3rd grade award ceremony and Courtney received 2 academic medallions!! One was for the A Honor Roll all year and the other was for the highest grade point average for a girl in her class :o) We are so proud of her!!!

So on with some pictures... (ones from Portrait Innovations will be in the next blog entry)

First from her Award ceremony....

















This was for the 'Good News Bear' club she was appointed to.