Lindsey Yarbrough

4th of July

2011-07-04T21:17:00.000-05:00

As we did last year we shot fireworks in the street with our neighbors... we had some neighbors one street over that REALLY spent the money... so much that the cops were called on us!

The kids spent the 4th waiting on it to get dark by shooting nerf guns!

Lindsey's 4th Grade Award Ceremony

2011-06-08T21:04:00.000-05:00

Lindsey had her 4th grade recognition ceremony on June 8th. We are so lucky that she does so well in school. She got 1st place for all of 4th grade for Accellerated Reader points and she got all A's.

Carve DI goes to Globals!!!

2011-05-30T20:50:00.000-05:00

After Lindsey's DI team won regionals and state... they got to go to globals for a second year in a row in Knoxville, TN. This year they improved on their global performance from the year before... placing 13th out of 49 teams! We were so proud!

most of the little rock teams and their parents.

closing ceremony... the kids are in red

pin trading... Lindsey's favorite thing.

a wet lindsey and Mr. Williams

running through the fountain.

the kids after performance with their coaches.

more performance.

their performance...did a great job!

waiting on instant challenge

opening ceremony

opening ceremony!

The Kids after instant challenge.

Easter 2011

2011-04-24T19:09:00.001-05:00

We spent Easter in Searcy this year. Lindsey and Anna hunted eggs in the back yard... and lindsey used the wagon to collect her eggs!

Easter Egg Hunt With Anna

2011-04-16T20:38:00.003-05:00

We took Lindsey and Anna to an Easter egg hunt at the Clinton Library but whenwe got there all the eggs had already been hunted... but we still had fun bouncing in the bouncy things and petting animals.

Spring Break - Pinnacle Mountain

2011-03-22T20:23:00.004-05:00

On spring break we also went to climb Pinnacle Mountain. Lindsey, as alway, ran up it like a mountain goat. It was perfect weather so the climb wasn't too bad.

Spring Break - Zoo

2011-03-21T20:17:00.003-05:00

Over spring break we went to the zoo. It was was the first time we had seen the new penguin exhibit. Lindsey spent most of the time taking a ton of pictures of animals.

Spring Soccer

2011-03-12T20:36:00.001-06:00

Soccer has started for the Spring! Lindsey's first game was in Hot Springs... they won!!!

Lindsey's Team Wins Regional and State DI Competition

2011-02-26T20:20:00.004-06:00

Lindsey's Destination Imagination team went to the regional tournament and won their division for the second year in a row! Their challenge is a construction challenge where they have to move objects from the top of a tower to the bottom of it and from the bottom back to the top. While they do this they have to act out a skit that goes with this. They get points for creativity, engineering, how many objects they move, and getting it all done within a certain time frame. Her team also won the state competition but I forgot the camera (the pics are from renionals) Sorry! This means they get to go to global competition for the second year in a row.

Another Snow

2011-02-09T20:03:00.003-06:00

We got another snow in February... another 6 inches or so... we don't live in the North for a REASON! Lindsey had fun playing in it, of course.

Anna's 3rd Birthday... Finally

2011-01-30T19:52:00.003-06:00

After a snow storm cancelled her first birthday bash we finally got to celebrate Anna's 3rd birthday. It was at River City Gymnastics.

Our Snow

2011-01-10T21:25:00.001-06:00

Here are some pictures of outside our house of the snow.... we got over 6 inches!

Anna's Birthday Party/Our First Snow!

2011-01-09T21:01:00.000-06:00

Anna's birthday paty was scheduled for Sunday January 9th. It started snowing, so Kevin and Darla delayed the party for a few weeks. However, since they already had the cake they came over and we ate it! Afterwards Lindsey and Anna went outside and played.

Visiting Pop Pop and Pat Pat

2010-12-28T20:52:00.000-06:00

As we do every Christmas... we visited Pop Pop and Pat Pat. Lindsey LOVES to ride the 4 wheelers. So, they went for a spin!

Christmas Day 2010

2010-12-25T20:34:00.000-06:00

Christmas day was spent at our house and at mom's house. Lindsey got lots of CSI and science type stuff this year from Santa.

Christmas Eve 2010

2010-12-24T20:21:00.000-06:00

This year we spent Christmas eve at two places... my cousin Danelle's and my mom's mom... Memomma.

Lindsey's Party

2010-12-11T21:01:00.000-06:00

Harry Potter Cake #2

Lindsey's birthday party was at the skating rink this year. We had fun again... as we always do. Sometimes I think the parents have more fun than the kids!

The girls race around the rink.

Lindsey's 10th Birthday!!

2010-12-08T22:24:00.001-06:00

Lindsey tuned 10 today. I can't believe she's that old. We went to eat at Olive Garden. She got a big puffy reading chair for her birthday. She now has a reading area in her room.

Sugar Plum 2010

2010-12-02T22:17:00.003-06:00

Lindsey and I went to the Sugar Plum Ball again this year. It was fun as always.... dinner... dancing...and fun for Lindsey and Dad!

Family Birthday Party

2010-11-28T21:15:00.004-06:00

Lindsey got a karaoke machine... and sang to us!

Lindsey's Harry Potter cake.

We were out of candles... so we used a big match!

We had a family birthday party for Lindsey this year. Me Me, Granddad, Uncle Kevin, Aunt Darla, and Anna all came over for sandwiches and cake!

Decorating the Tree

2010-11-27T11:05:00.000-06:00

Each year we decorate the tree and the house at Thanksgiving. Here's pictures from this year...

Trick or Treat!!

2010-10-31T18:03:00.000-05:00

Our little angel was a werewolf for halloween. So was our neighbor kevin. Even though I wish she would've been a little more girly I have to admit that it was a pretty cool costume!

Ricky tried to surprise the trick or treaters!

The whole group, including Ricky on the back left, me in the center, kevin on the back right, lindsey as the little werewolf in the front, and rosie is the princess.

Carving The Pumpkins

2010-10-31T17:51:00.000-05:00

Halloween was so nice that we decided to carve our pumpkins outside in the yard. We did it with the neighbors Kevin and Rosie.

Soccer, Soccer, Soccer

2010-10-30T20:59:00.000-05:00

Anna comes to watch the games.

Lindsey played soccer again this fall. Her team really improved and ended the season 4-2-2. She started the season by scoring the first goal of the season and I didn't have the camera ready!!!! Oh, well, above are a bunch of photos from the entire season.

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-16T18:22:00.003-05:00

Every year we go to the pumpkin patch. We've been going since before we had Lindsey. We went this year with the Gatlins and the Carrols. I cannot believe how big all the kids are now!!

2010 State Fair

2010-10-14T21:48:00.000-05:00

It was a great weekend for the state fair this year. Perfect weather... in the 70's. As always, we had a blast.

On the bumper cars

Lindsey and Robert are in the car in the center on the bottom.

We ran into Lindsey's friend Lyric.

Hiking Petit Jean

2010-09-05T20:04:00.001-05:00

We went to Petit Jean State Park on Labor Day weekend to go hiking. Lindsey LOVES to hike. She wanted to lead us down the trail. Once we got to the falls, she wanted to keep climbing. Our friend Ricky went with us and he took her up higher. On the hike Lindsey met a little friend who she hung out with... I don't remember her name.

Lindsey just had to keep climbing and climbing...

Lindsey feeding the geese.

Lindsey is behind us... it's kind of hard to see her.

Back to School Bash 2010

2010-08-27T19:56:00.000-05:00

Lindsey's school had their back to school bash Friday night. Lots of bouncy things and other things to do.

4th Grade Begins!!!

2010-08-19T19:30:00.001-05:00

Lindsey started 4th grade Thursday. I cannot believe she's that old. I always drop her off on her first day. But this is the first year she didn't want me to walk her to her new classroom. BOO!!

Yes, she's still too small to ride in a car without a carseat. She's just 50 pounds!!!

July 4th 2010

2010-07-04T18:59:00.001-05:00

We had our 4th of July celebration at our neighborhood this year. We had a lot of fun with the neighbors shooting off fireworks in the street.

Universal Studios

2010-06-30T18:33:00.000-05:00

On the last day of our trip we went to Universal Studios. We met Matt family there to hang out with them again.

Lindsey reads the map to get us where we are going.

Islands of Adventure.... Harry Potter!

2010-06-29T18:09:00.009-05:00

The whole reason we went to Florida is to go to the Harry Potter part of Islands Of Adventure. It was well worth it. Lindsey was so excited. We got to the park 30 minutes before the park opened and had to stand in line for over an hour just to get into the Harry Potter Section. Then there was a 2 hour wait for the main ride and a 2 hour wait for Lindsey to get a wand.

In front of the castle.

Lindsey meeting a character.

Walking through the line for the main ride.

This is the outside of the wand shop.

The wand shop.

Lindsey was the only one chosen to have the wand master choose her wand for her.

She didn't keep the one he chose! She picke out another.

Her wand

Her robe. Linsey spent all her saved allowance on this robe and wand.

Video of the Harry Potter section of the park.

Video of Lindsey getting her wand chosen for her.

More video of Lindsey having her wand chosen.

Vero Beach

2010-06-28T19:59:00.003-05:00

Makenzie buries herself.

Gavin, Matt's son.

On Monday of vacation we went to Vero Beach and met Matt and Lori and their family. It was the first time our beach day for our vacation was not rained out. We had fun relaxing on the beach and playing in the water.

Sea World

2010-06-27T18:27:00.002-05:00

On our second day of vacation we went to Sea World. We got to feed stingrays, dolphins, and sea lions. The shows were great and Lindsey loved them.

I thought this was so cute... she reached out to touch the dolphin as it swam by.

It may be hard to see... but this is a stingray.

It was hot waiting for the dolphin show but Lindsey insisted on sitting in the splash zone. We didn't get splahsed.

This was a window where we could watch the killer whales swim. It was a HUGE tank. They look so small in this picture.

Watch Lindsey feed a dolphin in this video.

Medieval Times

2010-06-26T18:17:00.003-05:00

This year we went back to Orlando for vacation. Lindsey wanted to see the Harry Potter part of Universal Studios. The first night we went to Medieval Times. Lindsey LOVED it. You can see that by what she bought while we were there. (look at the picture above)

This was our Knight...he lost.

Lindsey's 3rd Grade Award Ceremony

2010-06-03T20:37:00.002-05:00

Lindsey had her 3rd grade awards ceremony. She got 2nd place for accelerated reading for all of 3rd grade, 3rd for science fair, and an all a's trophy. I'm so proud!

Lindsey's Trip to DI Finals

2010-05-29T20:25:00.001-05:00

Lindsey's Destination Imagination Team won their state competition and got to go to the global finals in Knoxville, TN. They had to build a machine (without adult help) that shot objects over a wall to hit targets on the other side. All while acting out a skit they wrote that worked around the machine. They came in 20th of 59 teams. We were very proud of how they did.

Lindsey's team shoots their objects over the wall.

Opening ceremonies with the thousands of kids and parents.

Peter before their performance.

Lindsey and Megan make final adjustments to a broken prop.

At closing ceremonies everyone in the building had a beach ball and threw it on the arena floor. It was cool and colorful!

The team lines up before their instant challenge.

The team waiting on their instant challenge

Lindsey on the long ride to Knoxville... watching a movie.

DI Pin Trading

2010-05-28T20:50:00.000-05:00

At DI finals a big thing lots of people did was pin trading. One of the purposes is so people can meet others from other states and countries. Lindsey LOVED this.

Dollywood

2010-05-27T21:07:00.000-05:00

The kids had a field trip during DI finals. They chose to go to Dollywood. It was a BLAST!

The kids get on a shooting water ride.

Lindsey and Peter

The Fountain!!!

2010-05-26T21:29:00.000-05:00

Lindsey's DI coache's Mr. Williams and Mr Vanlandingham said they would run through the fountain with the kids if they got 6 0f 8 targets... well, they got 7 of 8! Here are the pictures!!!

Lindsey kicking the water.

Mr. Williams after his run through the water.

Mr. V. after his run through.

If you look in the center of the fountain.. .see the yellow and blue shirts.. that's them.

There they go!!!!!

Before they went.. they joked they were going to carry the kids, too.

Lindsey's Team Wins State Destination Imagination Competition!

2010-04-10T20:40:00.004-05:00

Lindsey's Destination Imagination team went to the state competition and won! This means they get to go to the global competition in May and compete with teams from around the world. Between their competition and the awards ceremony we got to go to a lakehouse of a team member and play. The whole day was a lot of fun.

The winning team with their medals!

Lindsey after she found out she won and got her medal.

The team on stage getting their medals.

Gene, one of their coaches, excited after they announce they won.

Waiting at the awards ceremony.

Chris, one of their coaches, giving them pointers before their performance.

More Saturday Soccer!

2010-04-10T13:29:00.003-05:00

Soccer continues and Lindsey still loves it. She's on a good team this spring. Today they had a double header. They lost the first game 6-5 and won the second one 2-0.

Anna came to the game and she LOVED kicking the ball around!

Play the video above to see our next soccer player!!

Easter!!!!

2010-04-04T12:30:00.004-05:00

This year we celebrated Easter at Uncle Kevin, Aunt Darla, and cousin Anna's house. Lindsey and Anna had a ball running around looking for eggs.

Watch Anna hunt the eggs!!!!

Dying Easter Eggs

2010-04-03T20:44:00.000-05:00

It's Easter, so that means time to dye Easter eggs!

A Beautiful Day For Soccer

2010-04-03T20:28:00.002-05:00

Lindsey had another soccer game saturday. It was a WONDERFUL day outside. The team did really well. They won 5-1! Lindsey almost scored a few times.

Lindsey ALMOST scored on this run!

Emma's 2nd Birthday Party

2010-03-27T20:23:00.002-05:00

Emma turned 2 in March and her birthday party was at a park. It was a beautiful day! The kids had a blast.

Put Put Golf

2010-03-26T20:19:00.000-05:00

On one of the days of Lindsey and Laurie's spring break we went and played Put Put Golf. Laurie and I tied!!

COLD Soccer games

2010-03-13T20:16:00.002-06:00

Lindsey had two soccer games in one day. It was cold and windy. They lost the first one and won the second one.

Carver Magnet Wins 1st at Destination Imagination Regionals

2010-03-07T19:16:00.004-06:00

Lindsey is a member of the Destination Imagination team at her school. It's a group where the kids are given a task and they have to complete it without the help of adults. This task was the kids had to build a device that would shoot things over a 6 foot wall and hit targets on the other side... all while doing a skit they had written themselves. They came in first and get to go to the state tournament next!

explaining to the judges how they built their launcher.

launching the beanbags over the wall.

preparing the launcher.

doing their skit.

the kids setting up their challenge.

making last minute adjustments.

Mr. Williams is their sponsor.... team leader.

TONS Of Snow!!!!!!

2010-02-08T16:01:00.004-06:00

We got 7 inches of snow today in Little Rock. It's only the 2nd time in Lindsey's life there has been snow for her to play in here. Laurie says Lindsey, Kevin, and Rosie had a blast. Of course, I had to work....

Sledding

2010-01-30T16:17:00.005-06:00

We got a thin layer of ice and sleet and snow in January. It was GREAT for sledding!! It was the first time Lindsey had been sledding. She didn't really wanna go at first. But she had so much fun that she asked to go back out later that afternoon!!! Throwing snowballs at me!!!
Lindsey got stuck!

Me pushing my baby!!

My friend Ricky pushing Lindsey.

WHEEE!!!!!

Christmas at Pat Pat's and Pop Pop's

2009-12-27T19:06:00.002-06:00

Christmas at Pat Pat's and Pop Pop's always involves riding the 4 wheelers and Lindsey loves it!

Brownie has his own ear muffs!

2009 Christmas

2009-12-25T18:58:00.002-06:00

Lindsey got a TON of stuff from Santa again this year... lots of spy gear and Avatar toys. We thought she was feeling better after the Christmas Eve illness, but I think she was just excited. After she opened her gifts she laid down ALL day... we watched movies all day. She didn't fell better until December 27th... poor baby. She told Laurie, "this is the worst Christmas ever." It broke my heart!

Kramer even gets gifts.

Christmas Eve 2009

2009-12-24T21:08:00.002-06:00

We went to Searcy for Christmas Eve to have Christmas with Mi Mi and Grand dad. Lindsey woke up that morning and said she didn't feel well. We knew there was a problem when she got to MiMi's and took a nap. She barley could sit up while she opened her presents. We had to leave early because she felt so bad.

We got Anna a baby doll that crawls around. It was moving under the wrapping paper... it was funny to see her walk up to it before she opened the present!!

Anna Visits Again

2009-12-18T21:01:00.000-06:00

Anna came to stay with us Friday night so Kevin and Darla could go out. When Lindsey sat down to eat dinner, Anna insisted on sitting in the SAME chair as Lindsey.

Christmas Parade

2009-12-05T17:18:00.000-06:00

Lindsey got to march in the Christmas parade for the first time this year! She had an opportunity to do so a few years ago, but it ended up being on the same day as the Hannah Montana concert... so she had to chose... and she chose the concert. She marched with her girl scout troop from her school. It was COLD!!! VERY COLD!! We had like 3 layers on her. It was so cold we didn't stick around for the fireworks and the lighting of the capitol.

Lindsey looks SO excited in this video... I think she's just cold!

Sugar Plum Ball 2009

2009-12-03T17:09:00.003-06:00

Lindsey and I yet again went to the Sugar Plum Ball that raises money for CARTI. It's cute. We walk in and they announce the couples over the loud speaker. They give Lindsey a crown... and then we dance!! I asked Lindsey how many years we've been and she couldn't remember. I cannot either! But it's at least 4.... probably 5.

Lindsey and her friend from Searcy, Madison.

My Baby Turns 9!

2009-11-29T16:23:00.004-06:00

I cannot believe my baby turned 9! We had her party at Jump Zone Thanksgiving weekend. I was afraid nobody would come because of that but there were tons of kids there! It was a great weekend to have it because there was only 1 other party there with hers...and that wasn't until the end. Lindsey chose her cake to be a soccer cake. She loves soccer now!

Lindsey opening gifts.
Lindsey and Lyric eating cake.

Lindsey's soccer cake.

Look below Superman and see SuperLindsey!!!!!

WHHEEEE!!!!!!

Above is video of Lindsey and Lyric running through one of the jumping things!

Lindsey opens her presents!!

Putting Up the Tree

2009-11-28T16:53:00.000-06:00

Every year we put up our Christmas tree on Thanksgiving weekend and listen to Christmas music. It's nice quality family time... even though Lindsey kept asking if the neighbors could come over to help! We told her "no."

Anna Spent the Night!

2009-11-07T21:06:00.002-06:00

Anna spent the night last night... she and Lindsey were snuggling on the couch this morning. How cute!

Lindsey's First Drum Club Performance

2009-11-07T20:37:00.002-06:00

Lindsey is a memeber of the drum club at school. Today they performed at Barnes and Noble as a part of a fundraiser for the school. Part of the purchases at the bookstore go to the school and the clubs they have.

Anna came to see the drum club performance... she was all ready with her backpack!

Trick Or Treat!!

2009-10-31T20:27:00.001-05:00

Halloween was on Saturday this year. Lindsey decided to be a sorcerer... or witch... or vampire...or whatever she was. MiMi and Grandad came and spent the evening with us. Little cousin Anna also came over to trick or treat for a bit with us.

MiMi sat on the porch and gave out candy.
Look at all the candy!!!!

Anna was a ladybug!

Scarrrry Lindsey!

Our little ladybug!

Carving The Pumpkins

2009-10-31T20:21:00.002-05:00

We carved our pumpkins on Halloween in the drive way. It was so nice outside! Lindsey and Laurie made a dragon, a cat on a fence, and a "normal" pumpkin.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-25T14:40:00.000-05:00

Every year we go to the pumpkin patch to get our pumpkins for Halloween. This year we went to Grady and went with the Gatlins. It was a nice day outside for the first time in a while!

Lindsey and Robert hauling our load of pumpkins.
Lindsey, Robert, and Emma on the hay ride.

Lindsey found her pumpkin!

Another pumpkin!

Lindsey and Emma walking together.

The family

Lindsey and Robert on the tire swing.

Lindsey acting silly on the swing.

Miley Cyrus in Concert!

2009-10-24T21:06:00.001-05:00

Miley Cyrus came in concert Saturday. Lindsey and I went with someone I work with (Lindsey) and her niece Kate. It was a really good show. Our seats were great! 2nd row in the section right beside the stage!

Tons of streamers came out during one of the songs.

She flew over the crowd when she sang "Fly on the wall"

This is video of how she started the concert.

This is video of how "Fly on the Wall" started. It was a great performance. Lindsey LOVED it.

Then shew flew over the audience in the song!

More Soccer!

2009-10-24T20:57:00.000-05:00

Lindsey's team played in Maumelle today. It was cold! They lost 2-0.... BOO!!!!

State Fair 2009

2009-10-16T20:52:00.004-05:00

Friday night we took our annual trip with the Gatlin's to the Arkansas State Fair. Lindsey and Robert are getting bigger and now want to ride bigger rides.... soon the days will be gone of the kiddie rides. Chuck and I had to ride the pirate ship with our two "little ones".

Look close, Lindsey and I are facing the camera and Chuck and Robert are facing us with their backs to the camera.

Lindsey and Robert rode this thing that went in circles really fast.... They both LOVED it. Lindsey kept her hands in the air most of the time.

Chuck rode the tilt-a-whirl with our "babies"

Lindsey and a baby bunny.

Lindsey Scores Two Goals!!!!!!

2009-09-26T19:52:00.003-05:00

Lindsey played her second soccer game of the year Saturday. She is on a new team this year with a good coach and a good group of girls. Unfortunately her team lost 3-2. BUT Lindsey scored both goals!!!! We were so excited!

This is a picture of Lindsey just before she scored her 2nd goal.

Lindsey chases after the ball.

Lindsey was going after the ball and tripped and fell... yes, that's her on the ground. She jumped right back up and kept going.

Lindsey fighting for the ball. She's number 19.

Lindsey and Grand Dad before the game.

Lindsey coming to get the ball.

Go Lindsey!!!

Lindsey's team warming up. Yes, she's the shortest one on the team... the one in the middle.

Back To School Bash 2009

2009-08-28T17:36:00.000-05:00

Today Lindsey's school had their Back To School bash. They had tons of bouncy things for the kids to jump in, large tricycles to ride, and lots of food. MeMe and Granddad came for this year's bash.

Swinging

2009-08-22T17:33:00.000-05:00

Robert came over to play and they had fun swinging and jumping off the swing.

3rd Grade

2009-08-19T17:30:00.002-05:00

Lindsey started 3rd grade today. It's hard to believe. She's in Mrs. Shields classroom.

Daddy/Daughter Day : The Zoo

2009-08-17T18:11:00.003-05:00

I took a vacation day today so I could keep Lindsey... Mom is back in school but Lindsey isn't. We decided to go to the zoo. I had not been in a while. It has changed and is nicer.

Lindsey feeds the Lorikeets.
Riding the train

Lindsey gives a buck to the bird at the bird show.

Look above the kids head...a bird was flying over their head. Lots of birds did this during the show.

Lindsey and the "el-fu" (that's what she used to call them when she was a baby)

Krazy Kramer!

2009-08-17T18:04:00.002-05:00

Our cat is pretty crazy. Here are some funny pictures of him... just being Kramer.

He always tries to get in any box on the floor...even if it might be a bit too small!
He likes to lay in the sun.....

...and to stretch.

Look closely... Kramer has his paws around Laurie's neck.... kind of hugging her.

Lindsey At The Water Park

2009-08-08T17:48:00.003-05:00

Lindsey has been asking to go to a local water park for a while now. So, we put on our swimsuits and braved the crowds. We had a LOT of fun.

Ryan and Sophie's 1st Birthday Party

2009-08-08T17:44:00.001-05:00

One of my co-worker's, Jancey, twins turned 1. They had a skating party and Lindsey went and rolled around the rink. At the very end of the party she fell on her knees and got hurt.... but not too badly. She's becoming a really good skater!

Ryan and Sophie, the birthday girls.
Lindsey the roller girl!

Mom skates.

Uncle Bradley and Pop Pop Visit

2009-08-06T17:58:00.001-05:00

Bradley came for his yearly summer visit. This time instead of us going to Hughes, he came with Pop Pop to visit us at our house. Lindsey had fun playing games with Uncle Bradley.

Kramer And Lindsey

2009-07-23T20:43:00.002-05:00

Since Lindsey was born, Kramer has never climbed up on her and layed on her. Probably because she is too small! But Lindsey was reading one night and Kramer jumped up and curled up in her lap!

Pinnacle State Park

2009-07-19T20:06:00.003-05:00

Sunday we went to hike a trail at Pinnacle Mountain State park. We didn't hike the mountain, just some trails through the woods and up a "hill."

SLUFY 2009

2009-07-17T19:48:00.003-05:00

Lindsey again went to SLUFY this summer. It's a summer program for kids where they take two classes. This year Lindsey took a class that taught her about Spain and Mexico and another class which taught her about Medievel times. This pictures are a bit dark. They are of her closing ceremony where the kids showed their partents a little bit of what they learned.

Above is video of the group singing "happy birthday" in Spanish.

4th of July

2009-07-04T20:32:00.001-05:00

Lindsey liked to go down the slide and slide into an air mattress.

Lindsey wanted me to throw her in the water.

On the 4th, or as Lindsey calls it, Fireworks Day, we went over to the Hatley house for more fun in the pool and fireworks!

Day At The Pool

2009-07-03T20:29:00.002-05:00

The day before the 4th we all had the day off, so we went swimming with some of our friends. It was fun. Lindsey had a blast diving for dive toys and going down a huge slide!

Hatley Pool Party

2009-06-28T14:29:00.003-05:00

Yesterday our friends, the Hatley's, had a pool party. It was nice since it was around 100 degrees outside.

Anna Visits

2009-06-20T21:12:00.006-05:00

Lindsey's cousin Anna came to visit last night so Kevin and Darla could go out baby-free. She was funny... she spent the time here eating chicken nuggets and oranges, chasing the cat around, and playing with kitchen toys.

Aquarium Of The Pacific

2009-06-15T20:47:00.002-05:00

On our last day in California we went to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. It was really nice and there were lots of hands-on activities for Lindsey.

Yes, for some reason they had lorikeets at the aquarium??? And we could feed them!

Lindsey feeds the Lorikeets.

Lindsey and Laurie pet a HUGE stingray and some sharks.

Lindsey pets baby stingrays.

Video of Laurie Feeding the lorikeets.

Video of Lindsey Feeding the lorikeets.

This is video of a baby shark inside of an egg. The baby is due this December. They removed some of the shell so we could see the shark in the egg.

Disney's California Adventure

2009-06-14T20:17:00.001-05:00

On Sunday we went to Disney's California Adventure Park.

Watching the Electric Parade. We sat by the mother of the girl who played Alice in Woderland during the parade.

Waiting for the Electric Parade.

Granddad and Lindsey watching the Pixar afternoon parade.

We took a class to see how they draw Disney Characters. We were taught how to draw Daisy Duck. This is Lindsey's version.

This is the crazy "Mickey's Wheel of Fun" we rode. The cars slid back and forth on the wheel during the ride.

Lindsey and Mom waiting on the 3D Toy Story ride.

6 Flags Magic Mountain

2009-06-13T20:07:00.000-05:00

Saturday we went to 6 Flags Magic Mountain with my friend from college and his family. His daughter and Lindsey spent all day riding kids rides together while we rode roller coasters!

Touring Warner Brother's Studios

2009-06-12T17:33:00.000-05:00

On Friday we toured Warner Brother's Studios. The studios that film True Blood, Chuck, Harry Potter and once did ER and Friends.

The outside set for True Blood.

What is left of the outside ER set. They have taken about half of it down and the stuios they were in are now empty.

The Beach and Santa Monica Pier

2009-06-12T16:39:00.000-05:00

On Friday we also went to the beach and Santa Monica Pier. It was chilly. However Lindsey got so used to the water that she wanted to put on her swimsuit!This was taken on the Pier. It was colder up there because of the wind.

Disneyland

2009-06-11T16:32:00.004-05:00

Splash Mountain, Lindsey's favorite ride!

Waiting on the fireworks.

Lindsey after a one hour wait for Space Mountain.

The afternoon parade.

Lindsey driving the steamboat.

The fam on the Safari boat ride.

While we were in LA we went to Disneyland. Last year at Disney we spent a lot of time in Fantasyland so Lindsey could ride the kids rides. This year we figured out she likes roller coasters!!! Her favorite was the Matterhorn, but she also liked Space Mountain. Her favorite ride was Splash Mountain.

Here's video of Lindsey driving the boat.

The afternoon parade.

Trip To Los Angeles

2009-06-10T15:59:00.000-05:00

Lindsey waiting in the airport in Little Rock.
Lindsey and Mom putting their hands in the Harry Potter star's handprints.

Mann's Chinese Theatre

Lindsey and the Snow White star.

Lindsey fell asleep on the way back from Hollywood. It was a LATE night for her!

This year we took our family vacation to Los Angeles. We left early on Wednesday and got there in time to do some things. On the first day we went to Hollywood and walked on the "walk of fame," visited Mann's Chinese Theatre, and went to Universal City Walk.

2nd Grade Award Ceremony

2009-06-01T20:59:00.003-05:00

Lindsey looks at her awards in her classroom.
Lindsey shows off her awards.

Lindsey won 1st place!!!

Today Lindsey had her 2nd grade awards ceremony. She got the Classroom Leader Award, Art Award, Math Wizard Award, Ravenous Reader Award, an Accelerated Reader Certificate of Achievement, and the 1st place Accelerated Reader trophy for all of 2nd grade!!! To get the accelerated reader 1st place she had to read books and take tests about those books. The harder the books, the more points she got. She finished the year with 100.4 points. It helped that she read some of the Cronicles of Narnia this year... yes, in the 2nd grade! I'm so proud of her.

2009 Mom's Day

2009-05-10T19:54:00.005-05:00

This year we celebrated Mother's Day at Mi Mi's cafe.... because Me Me likes it! Mi Mi got some stocking hangers for Christmas and Laurie got tickets to see Seinfeld.

Planting Flowers

2009-04-25T19:49:00.002-05:00

One Saturday in April we planted some flowers in our back flower garden. It's totally different this year than last.

Easter 2009

2009-04-14T21:05:00.005-05:00

We went to Lindsey's Me Me and Granddad's house for Easter. It was raining hard and cold so we hunted easter eggs inside.

Unlce Kevin, Aunt Darla, and Anna

Anna!!

Lindsey and Grannie

Lindsey and her Easter basket. She's holding her new turtle she named Mystery.

Anna's walking!!!!!

They're Getting Better!

2009-04-12T22:08:00.007-05:00

My little soccer player!

Lindsey turns to go after the ball.

Lindsey gets VERY close to scoring.

Lindsey's team is getting so much better. They should have won this game. They lost 4-3... Lindsey said they tied 4-4. Who knows what the score was?? All that matters is they are getting better!

Babysitting Anna

2009-04-07T20:46:00.005-05:00

Tuesday night we kept Cousin Anna so my brother could go out to eat for his birthday. Anna has a new trick... she's walking. However, she wouldn't do it for us.

Pinnacle Mountain

2009-03-22T20:16:00.006-05:00

Today we went to Pinnacle Mountain State Park. It was a great day outside... Spring is here for sure! Lindsey crawled ALL over that mountain.

Lindsey's First Marathon

2009-03-14T15:12:00.006-05:00

The start line.
Lindsey waits in the crowd of kids.

Lindsey and Jack get ready to run.

Mom, Mi Mi and Lindsey try to keep warm.

Our little marathoner.

Lindsey just before she crosses the finish line.

Lindsey and her medal.

Lindsey ran her first Little Rock Kids marathon today. She had to run 25 miles before race day and then today she ran the last mile. It started and ended at the state capitol. She said she ran the entire time and had a lot of fun. She said she wants to do it again next year.

Warm Soccer Game!

2009-03-07T15:00:00.003-06:00

Lindsey and Caroline.

Anna and Mi Mi came to watch the game.

Lindsey and Caroline.

Lindsey runs to the goal.

Unlike last week, it was warmer at this soccer game. The girls did a TON better this game.

Spring Soccer

2009-02-28T18:28:00.003-06:00

Lindsey bundled up.
Lindsey (on the right) and Gracie going after the ball.

I know this is blurry, but it was of Lindsey being AGGRESSIVE!

My little soccer player.

Lindsey had her first soccer game today at 8:30. It was 40 degrees, raining, and windy. It was COLD. Her team played the REALLY good team in the league, so they lost. Lindsey got SO close to scoring. Despite the loss and the cold temps, she said she had fun and looked like she did.