Guitar hero champion

Mallory did good for her first time playing guitar hero on the XBox 360...with help from uncle Rob...all the kids (adults too) are having fun with the game.

Hi from Mallory and Bully

Today Mallory went to Parker's 4th birthday party. All the kids came dressed in their favorite team jersey/cheerleader outfit. They had a very special guest...Miss. State mascot Bully! The kids were excited and had a great time. The Downings are up from Mobile this weekend. See Hallie smiling...she's excited to see her cousin. :~)

Merry Christmas from the Howells

The girls were excited this morning to see what Santa brought them. Mallory said, "We got everything on our list"! Mackenzie said, "I'm ready to go duck hunting"! Lola was able to see what Santa brought before she went to work. Santa's letter said, "I hope to see you in your new house next year". We closed on our house on Fri. Dec. 21st and hope to move in by end of January! :~)

Cookies and Milk for Santa

After the girls put out cookies and milk for Santa then they drank their "Magic Santa Sleep Potion". Mackenzie's teacher Mrs. Lantz gave her the instructions and mix...it worked! They are asleep and hoping Santa will visit them tonight! :~)

Christmas Eve in Carthage

This evening we went to Carthage for Christmas with the Howells. Brody, Lorrie and Mikaela are down from Massachusetts. Mimi cooked a great meal...the girls baked cookies for Santa...they had fun playing with their cousin and especially enjoyed opening presents!

Christmas greetings to y'all!

This weekend we had "Christmas in Mobile". It's the Downings' first Christmas in their new house...and Hallie's first Christmas too. We had a nice time visiting, kids were excited about their presents, and also had time for a pinata (Lolo promised Mallory). Poor Sponge Bob the kids really whacked him hard! After I get off work tomorrow (Christmas Eve) we will be going to Carthage for Christmas with the Howells. It'll probably be late when we get home so two little girls will have to go straight to bed so Santa can come visit them! :~)

Little Misses

This afternoon Mackenzie went to The Body Bar Day Spa for An'Dria's 9th birthday party. All 20 or so girls had manicures and pedicures! They had the whole place to themselves...listened to the Cheetah Girls and other fave songs. Mackenzie especially enjoyed the soak/massage during pedicure. They didn't have these kinds of birthday parties when I was growing up. Must be nice to get pampered at age 9! :~)

Our little dancer

Last Saturday, Mallory had her Christmas performance. She did great...all smiles...didn't miss a beat! This is her 4th year to take dance at Suzie McCraw School of Dance.

SMCSO D2 Winter Classic Tournament

We traveled to Madison, MS for the SMCSO D2 Winter Classic tournament over the weekend. Billy coached the girls...they won all 3 of their games on Saturday and advanced to the semi-finals Sunday. The semi-final game was tied 1-1 after regulation then went into overtime. The girls played tough and won 2-1 and advanced to the finals at 3pm where they played Jackson Futbol Club...one of the top teams in the tournament (12 teams in the U10 division). It was a very competitive game. Our girls gave it their all and WON 2-0! It was exciting! GO BOOMERS!