Tis the Season

The boys and I put up the Christmas tree today! We have tons of ornaments and tried to find a place to hang all of them! :) Dot loves it under the tree....we can't get her to lay anywhere else. We didn't manage to get anything else decorated and we definately didn't do any outside decorating (way too cold and windy)!! Maybe next weekend. I love this time of year!! :)

Thanksgiving '08: pictures

This is James making a "I'm thankful for..." feather! Dallas Cowboys
are top on his list....

My mom and I at the lake!!

Dad and Mom....I love this picture!!

This is the "I'm Thankful for..." turkey. It was a great idea!!

Thanks Robin!! :)

We aren't a "traditional" family, so while my husband slept (he was working nights) and the boys were away, I went to our Ratliff Thanksgiving at the lake! We always have great food and visits!

Just wanted to give a shout-out to #48 Jimmie Johnson fans - 3 IN A ROW!!!!! I was totally excited to watch him finish this race and win his 3rd Championship in a row!! Woot Woot!! :)

Fire Stuff

This is Traye in his firefighting get up. I have stuff that looks just like that....only way smaller!! :)

This picture was taken at a car fire I went on November 11, 2008. We received a call about a car that was in a ditch just south of Fort Cobb. There was just a driver; no passengers. Luckily the driver wasn't hurt!! This is just a small fire I've been on. I took this picture with my camera phone so it didn't turn out that great. I really enjoy being a volunteer firefighter/picture taker!! haha :)

Deet and Dot...yes, that is their names!

This is Deet/Deeter/Mr. Deeds. He is our Tom Cat. I was sitting in the livingroom one night and heard a rustle in the kitchen. I thought, "Oh Dear!! A mouse!! And I'm home alone!!" So, I tiptoe into the kitchen and there is Deet laying in the water case! He is always doing something hilarious!!

The picture on top is Baby Dot and Deet is on the bottom. They are brother and sister and were born the first part of June '07. In August '07, the big flood happened. That was around the time they were just weened and looked pretty scrawny. Actually, Traye and I thought they probably drowned, but no!! They were still alive!! So, we had our "babies". The Red Cross came to town to help out by helping tear out carpet, etc. out of people's homes, delivering meals, etc. Well, a Red Cross lady came by, saw our "scrawny cats" and took them off of our porch!! Traye saw her do it and followed her. She told him they were mistreated and would take care of them. To make a long story longer.....he got them back. How crazy is that?!?

This is another picture of Dot....she's the princess of our home... :)

Here are a few pictures from our wedding! We got married March 07, 2008! I've always wanted a small wedding and it couldn't have been much smaller!! My parents, James, Traye's parents, his grandmother and the boys were the only guests. Bro. Keith King married us and his wife, Aimee, took the pictures!! It was the best day ever!!

Baseball '08

Since I'm "catching" up on blogging (no pun intended), I'll share a couple of pictures of the boys in their baseball uniforms! Stephen and Adam both love playing baseball, even though Adam doesn't look thrilled! :)

Stephen is playing basketball now, so hopefully I will get some basketball pictures soon!!

What time is it?!

Stephen had spent the night with a friend on Friday night for a birthday party sleepover! So, when he got home at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, he went to his bedroom and went to sleep. Around 6:00 p.m., Traye decided he needed to wake him up so he would be able to sleep at night. I was standing in the kitchen doing dishes and Stephen walks in. He looks at the clock, looks outside (of course, it's dark), and then looks at me. He said, "Becky, why did we have to get up so early?" I looked at him, then looked at Traye and we cracked up laughing!! Stephen thought it was 6:00 A.M.!!!! He didn't realize he had slept for only 4 hours!! I'm really loving these boys!!! :)

What is this Blog?

I started noticing...I'm getting left out. And, you know me, I don't like that!! So, I guess to "catch up" I needed a blogspot. However, I'm not much of a blogger, but am definately a talker!! :) This first blog won't be a long one. Just more of a way to say hello and that I'm here!! I do have pictures of my step-sons and my "babies" (our cats), but haven't really figured out how to put them on here just yet.