A Favorite Things Party!

A few of us girls got together over the holidays and celebrated with a "Favorite Things Party!"  This was something new and it turned out to be a lot of Fun.  Everyone brought 5 of their favorite things (Limit $6 a gift) and gave them to 5 names that you draw.  We got nail polish, kitchen utencils, candles, ornaments.... it had to be an item that "you" liked.  Guess what I brought "5" of and gave away.....hint hint....I cannot live without it every morning----COFFEE!!!  It was fun to open up all the little gifts and we all left with some neat things.  I definitely see us having another party like this next year!   

Peppermint Hot Chocolate with Kahlua!  Yummo!

Tis the Season

Me & Hank

Me & Leslie

Our beautiful town square at night during December.

Each stocking had a branch name on it hanging on the mantle.

Patriot Bank hosted the Christmas Party in Covington this year at the Chamber Center.  We spent months working on the party with all the decorations, food and entertainment.  We all had a blast! 

My Patriotic Tree

Patriot Bank participated in the Festival of Trees this year.  We usually try to decorate our tree in "THEME" with where we work!  Everyone would come by and pay $1 to vote for the best tree and the proceeds went to the Carl Perkins Child Abuse Center.  I was very nervous because I am so used to decorating a traditional tree-well let's just say I went out on a limb on this one.  This tree turned into Uncle Sam!  There are Christmas lights shining thru his eyes....Looks a little freaky-but we won 1st place in Business Trees.  I was shocked!  I'm already trying to come up with something for next year.  LOL!

Homecoming 2011

These two cuties were the 5th grade Homecoming winners. We were so excited when they called out their names out on the football field. Hank & I were very proud parents.
Brooklyn Gardiner and Cade Carter were one good looking pair. We are so glad that he was chosen to escort such a beautiful young lady!

Air Show

Words cannot describe the awe in watching the Blue Angels....Totally Awesome!!

1st Major Science Project

Cade Carter's science project was to create an animal cell. Why not a pumpkin? It's got layers, right?

Picking Cotton

There is cotton all around our house this year.  Cam's favorite thing to do is watch the cotton pickers.  He has even made our yard into his own personal farming land. 

Happy 11th Cade Carter

The Boys of Summer...

Boys will be boys...

That's Cam!

I can't believe that this kid is now 11! 

***I'm a little behind in my blogging...This blog is intended to be a family album....not a daily blog....Sorry!! Maybe I can work on that! Maybe a New Year's Resolution.  :)

Fall Break 2011

Ashport Bottoms (Ever been here?) 

Supposedly, one of these guns belonged to my Great Grandfather.  Not sure how I go about getting more facts on this.  I just remember my grandmother telling me that when she was younger, she had given the museum her father's gun that was in the Civil War.

The family hiked the 5 mile trail at Fort Pillow National Park.  Cam rode his Dad's back the last mile.  :)

Over Fall Break we went over to Fort Pillow and did a little hiking.  It was lots of fun.  Being from Tipton County you would think I would be a little more educated about the Mississippi River.  I mean, come on-everyone's been to the river.  I've of course been to Duvall Landing which is about 25 minutes away and I've seen the river in Memphis and other places in the US but gosh darn if I'd never been to the river that ran along the roadside at Ashport Bottoms.

Cade Carter's Special Birthday Cake!