Looking back at 2007....

Happy New Year!

I had so many pictures that I never got blogged so I decided to "clean my blog" picture file and take a look at some of the events that never made it to the site!


What a fun year! (Okay...the cancer thing was a bump in the middle but even that little trip had it's funny moments!)


In October, Grandpa Mike celebrated a birthday! I made his favorite, secret icing cake and Grace was trying to wait patiently for everyone to get to the table.This is the "sign" of the year...Grace and her peace sign...with attitude.
Every kid in the family knows about Mike's surprise silly string attacks. The girls and I had a little secret of our own! After the birthday cake we headed out to Andrew's soccer game....ATTACK!!


They had learned from the best! They can't wait to get him again!
It was a Bebout family reunion as we met up at a surprise 80th birthday party for Aunt Geek! What a great looking family!
Aunt Geek, Mike and cousin Bev
The Bebout boys....Kevin and Mike
Bob and Bev showing off some pictures of the kids and grandkids! Hope we can do this again in the summer!

Group picture of the first annual Holiday Flag Football Bash in Coshocton. It was cold and rainy but nothing could stop this group of seasoned athletes! Rumor has it the drugstores sold out of pain medication and bengay on Monday! Black team won!
I just love this picture of niece, Taylor and Uncle Mike at a TV football game!
I also love this picture of Grace holding her school picture!
My Children's Choir group, K.O.P.S., got back together in November! With the exception of the mystery reflection on my face...I love this picture too!
Performing special music at worship...
Madison posing with Aunt Debbie in church on Veteran's Day!
I made sugar cookies for Andrew's Soccer Banquet. This was the pile of pumpkins and leaves!
I did soccer balls for each player!

The girls and I also did carrot fingers to take! These are so much fun!
Grace and I at the banquet...
Matt was trying to be funny....I told him this picture would make the blog for the world to see!

Andrew with his team as they received their trophies....another UNDEFEATED season!
Coach told a little something about each player....I think he labeled Andrew as the team clown....and a good player! It's always good to make people laugh....he gets it honest!

They used the door posters to decorate the room! Great idea! Andrew's nickname is "Ham!" Nobody calls him Andrew!

Tournament game....
We won......


8th Graders will move up next year to high school....hoping for a Freshman team.
Trick or Treat in Coshocton....Grace used Madison's Jessie costume! Where's Bullseye?
Madison wore her "Pink Lady" costume from dance! No money spent on Trick or Treat costumes!
Coshocton's trick or treat was the same time as Frazeysburg's! I missed my helpers handing out candy! It's always so much fun with them! It was a beautiful night for the little beggars!
This was the first year that big brother didn't go. He took advantage of the quiet for some uninterrupted computer time.
Madison ready to roll.....
This was the Senior night football game against Uniontown Lake....rainy and cold but nothing could stop the great tailgating!
All the "regular" early fans were there!
Lots of great food
Now this is serious tailgating
Cheering chickens!
Good Music (and very loud!)
The cook and his biggest fan!
What a great surprise! Brady Campbell was home for the game! He was and still is one of Chad's best friends!
Telling "dawg" stories....
We voted Marion Tignor the Scottie fan of the game!

There was enough drizzle to keep me in the car but I got lots of visitors! Sister Ida and the Tignor family!
Bob deep in thought....this would be Logan's last game on the Tri Valley field.
Brady hopped in and caught me up on the family! He is a proud dad!

Mike sharing stories with another old dawg...Charlie Sidwell!
Nephew Logan preparing for the game....

A few of our favorites...Adam, Cam and Logan
Cousin, Tayler Trout preparing for his last home game!
I gave Mike the camera to keep it out of the rain...
The Seniors walk across the field with their parents...Bob, Logan and Ida
Cousins Del and Michele Hindel walking with daughter Caitlin, our favorite cheerleader!
The warm, dry annoucing and scoring booth. Mike sits over by Grimes on the far right.
Game time fireworks...it was awesome
You know I love these huddles!
Oops.....I loved it so much I downloaded it twice!
They couldn't start the game until the fires stopped...
Our gang!
This wasn't the score we wanted to see but it didn't diminish the pride we have for this team!
It was time for the seniors to walk down the field and we didn't think our players were going to make the walk. The band members and other fall sport athletes made the walk without them. Then, the team went to the endzone and huddled...the music started again and they.....
...got up and made that walk together. It still gives me chills remembering it! Go Dawgs! Thanks for an incredible season! WOOF! WOOF!
I will never forget Madison's climb up that rock wall at the Coshocton Air Show! She did it the previous year up an ear of corn.....for some reason this looked higher!
She really wanted to beat the kids on the other side!
She did!

The fun trip back down to the ground

Madison's blog comments!

The granddaughters stayed with us last night and Madison has figured out how to check the blog and make comments! She has commented on my blog and Conner's blog.

Grace is here looking over my shoulder and she wanted to change the color to pink. We have had a fun day. We went to the animal shelter and picked out a little playmate for Chloe...a kitten named Zoey. Chloe is not real happy about this intruder right now....lots of hissing going on.

Now my favorite color...blue! Grace wanted me to tell you that she helped me make stuffed manicotti for dinner. She mixed the cheese stuffing all by herself then helped stuff the noodles. It was yummy!!

I still haven't downloaded the Christmas pictures. I'll try to get to those tomorrow!

love to all....
Leslie, Madison and Grace

Madison's Trip to the Emergency Room....

We received a phone call last week that Madison was heading to the emergency room with a cut on her head. She had fallen off the back of the couch and hit her head on the foot of the new piano. Through her hysterical crying, she said "I know if I hadn't been on the back of the couch this never would have happened!" I've heard her parents tell her dozens of time to stay off the back of the couch. Hopefully, this is a lesson learned the hard way. She has a staple in her one inch cut.

Val had to wake her up every hour that night to watch for signs of a concussion. During one of the "wake-up" calls, Val asked her "Madison, do you remember what happened to you tonight?" Madison replied in a very concerned tone...."Mommy, I remember that I fell on the piano but I can't remember the names of all my aunts and uncles at Thanksgiving. There were a lot of them so that is okay, right?"

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Chad and Keri just left for home. It's Wednesday, 2:30am. It all goes by so quickly! I'll download pictures from the camera and give you some of our Christmas stories very soon. In the meantime, Valerie goes back to work today at 8am and Mike had to be at Owens Corning at 3am this morning. I'm alone for the first time in several days and I can't get back to sleep. There is something about loved ones being on the road in the dark that is unsettling to me even as I prayed for safe travels for everyone. I'm sure they will all be fine but I will feel better when Mike calls from work and Chad and Keri check in from the road or from home.

I'm going to watch a little tv and hopefully get very tired.

love to all...
Leslie


This is the picture of Madison's injury on the back of her head. You can clearly see the staple. It looks like she could have used another one or two but Val said it is fine. Aunt Ginger is doing staple removal this week!

Thank you!

Thank you to whoever fixed my Christmas picture! I know it had to be one of my children!

I am blessed with tech savy kids!

Happy Birthday Chad!

Chad turned 32 years old on December 19th! He was 6 days old on his first Christmas and I remember dressing him up and taking him everywhere! We went to visit all the Grandmas and Grandpas then out to Aunt Sharon and Uncle Junior's for a family gathering. We were so proud of our firstborn! (we got pretty lucky with our second-born too!) I remember Chad wearing the cutest little baby work boots. The years went by way too fast!

Chad is an attorney for a law firm in Cary, North Carolina (sorry, I can't remember it's name). He will be home for Christmas...we can't wait to see him!



Christmas 2006...Chad and his dad...
Chad and Keri being silly in the birthday scarves I made for Keri!
Uncle Chad brought the girls these Rudolph noses for Christmas last year!
In between races at Mid Ohio...his hobby..racing vintage British motorcycles! I miss the days of model rockets and coin collecting!



Chad & Matt on Christmas 2006 wearing the PJ's I got them! The things my boys do for me!!

Blog picture...

Okay...I got the picture on but you will need a magnifying glass to see it! And I can't get the header picture off.

I thought I had this blog thing all figured out!

OOPS!

I tried to put this cute winter picture of Mike and I on the blog...changing out the Air show picture that has been on there for several months. I have no idea what I did wrong but the picture is now background on the blog title! lol

Help, children! See if you can figure out what I did wrong. You know my sign-in...maybe you can fix it!

Hope everyone is ready for Christmas....I'm planning to start the baking process on Friday. Whatever sweet treats I can get done in 2 days is what we will have!

Thinking of you all during this wonderful season of family, friends and lots and lots of love....
Leslie