I thought I would never say it.....

I have to admit it... I miss WYOMING! I know, I know... I never thought that I would say it... but here I am saying it... already less then six months in....



What could bring this on you ask? Well I will tell you....VOTING! The best thing about Wyoming... is the lack of people! So, when I went to vote in and out no big deal.. well not so in Ohio. Granted, it is exciting that Ohio is a VERY important state in this election and it seems that Ohioians are taking this quite seriously. I went on my lunch break to try and vote for early voting and the line was around the building... ug! I guess I will need to try again.. Don't worry I will try again and I will do my best to do my democratic duty and cast my vote!



Okay... more stuff to come... tonight will hopefully be the last night I have to glue myself to a baseball game... GO PHILLIES!!!!!

Thanks for stopping in!

Much love,

Tammi and the boys

Halloween Party

We were invited to the coolest kids Halloween party. It was only 3 doors down and they pulled out all of the stops. We had tons of food, goodies and lots of games...it ended with a movie outside under the stars....

The kids said...."Best Party Ever!"

Before we left...
During the mummy game (adults had to dress thier kids up as a mummy) This was after musical chairs

my mummy's

a shot of the mummy's

a group shot of kiddos

The movie night...they set a huge screen up on their garage and that is Ms. Geri making fresh popcorn for everyone.. yum!

There was also a game where we held cookies on a string and the kiddos ate the cookies... neat ideas!

Well I guess Trick or Treating is Thursday night here because they do not want to interfere with football games? I thought it was a bit odd but that is what we will be doing I supposse. Let's hope Evan gets to be in his actual costume at some point..

Thanks for stopping in!

We had a great weekend. Friday night I had a "date" with my friend Julie. We did dinner at Panera Bread, Starbucks and a movie (Secret life of Bees) . It was great to have some girl time and I really liked the movie.

Much love to all!

Tammi and the boys

Fun Fall Camping Adventure

Well we had a total blast on our last camping trip of 2008!! For any of you that have camped with us you can imagine Tim cooked lots of good food! We roasted pumpkin seeds in the dutch oven and Tim topped himself with a homemade Apple Crisp that was to die for also in the Dutch Oven. We had so much fun with Mr. Russell and Ms. Julie and are looking forward to more camping to come with them... ( when it warms up a bit of course)

the boys and Ms. Julie carving pumpkins
Mr. Russell carving his pumpkin

Daddy carving

Brapp in his costume Ms. Julie let him borrow :)

The boys and thier pumpkins

Tanner the vampire bat ( Ms. Julie MADE this costume for Tanner) We are all amazed!

The bat and the pirate

* Evan is not being a pirate again we are waiting for a finishing touch on his costume and this one worked for the weekend.

Family Fall shot

Julie, Cash and Russell family fall shot




Thanks for stoppin in!

More Halloween pics to come for the real holiday coming up!

Much love

Tammi and the boys!

Old picture

While I was digging through old photos I found this one of me. I am pretty sure this is my kindergarten picture. I think I can see ALOT of Tanner in this picture.

Just thought I would share!

We had a BLAST camping all weekend with our friends Russell and Julie...pictures to come soon..


Thanks for stopping!

Much love to all

Tammi and the boys!

Happy 1/2 a century brother!!!!!

50 years old!!!

WOW!!!

It is hard to believe that my young hip brother has turned 50 today!! It seems like yesterday he was strapping my onto the back of his bike or better yet we were cruisin' around in his car...and he knew EVERYONE and EVERY song on the radio. I wanted to share some pictures from his younger, hipper days.

I think by the centering I took this one :)

Lovin' on Mommy

Little Cheese (me) and Big Cheese we were inseperable!

Love you lots Big Cheese! Happy 50th Birthday!!

Much love,

-Little Cheese ( and the boys too!)

Great Read!

I know that I am behind the curve on this book...BUT since the movie came out recently my friend Julie told me I had to read it. She is so sweet and she mailed it to me from a visit to her parents and I finished it in no time. It is a great story. A quick and fantastic read. I am glad that I will be able to get to sleep tonight and not have to read...just one more page...before I will let myself turn off the light. If you haven't read it do yourself a favor and do.

Thanks for stopping. We had a nice weekend and we have some fun stuff on tap for this next weekend too.. I will try to update again soon.

Thanks for stopping in.

Much love to all!

Tammi and the boys

Fall poses

Well I love decorating for fall! It is my favorite! I am soo excited that we are having a real fall... here are some silly pictures that I took of the boys on the porch. Feel free to laugh.








Thanks for stopping in!

Much love

Tammi and the boys!

Tagged! I am it!

Okay from Sam...

Here is how it works....Each player answers the questions themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and leave them a comment on thier blog. Let the person know when you have posted the response.

10 years ago I was...

1. Crying over some loser I dated that couldn't hold a candle to my husband ( lesson: don't 2nd guess God's plan for you)

2. Spending lots of time working and partying with the girls

3. Spending lots of money on and time with my baby neice and nephew ( wow they are 11 now)

4. Wondering if I would ever get married and become a mom

5. Living in NJ and thinking I would never leave

5 things on today's to do list..

1. Do a new post to the blog (done!)

2. Work on Tanner's alphabet project

3. Figure out what is for dinner

4. Go shopping at Target for some odds and ends

5. Watch the office and Grey's Anatomy

5 snacks that I enjoy...

1. Ice cream ( I am big fan even thought my tummy is not)

2. Popcorn

3. Yogurt

4. Homemade Salsa and chips

5. Mike Sell's Potato chips ( I think it is an Ohio thing and they are soooo good)

5 things I would do it I was a millionaire...

1. Invest wisely

2. Travel frequently

3. Make sure everyone I love was well taken care of

4. okay this is too hard

5. I think everything else would stay the same as it is now

5 places that I have lived...

1. Gloucester, NJ

2. Elmer, NJ

3. Vandenburg AFB, CA

4. Cheyenne, WY

5. Beavercreek, OH

5 jobs that I have had...

1. Taco Bell

2. Telemarketer

3. Mortgage Originator

4. Customer Service Rep

5. Retail store cashier

Okay well I do not know how interesting my answers were....but I will tag...

Kim B, Teeter, Joanne,Debbie, and Terri...let's see if anyone does it!

Mom's project...

So, I decided that I needed a project to work on. I could not find any craft classes or anything to do. I am still looking. In the meantime, I have been looking for a little hook for my laundry room for the kids to put thier back packs and coats on after school. So, I killed two birds with one stone. Now, that I got the paints and stuff out, I think I will need to get back into the habit of crafts. It is such a fun and relaxing thing to do.

All done
Oh and notice Tanner's adorable little lunch box. It is so darn cute and he LOVES it! He has been bringing it to school with his snack it it. Thank to Ms. Kim, Mr. Matt and the girls... what an adorable gift idea!

More to come!

Thanks for stopping in!

Much Love to all!

Tammi and the boys

Oktoberfest!

Token pose
Russell and Tanner... My kids WORSHIP this guy
Making hats
Making hats
Our finished hats

Face painting
Um....okay can't see his painted face in this picture..sorry
Tim and Mike
Hockey
Cars

We found a small but sufficient Oktoberfest here in Dayton on Saturday.. I should have took more pictures... but here are a few to share!

We had a fun weekend... Oktoberfest on Saturday and on Sunday we hung out at the house and went to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua. It was silly but cute!

Okay more to come!

Thanks for stopping in!

Love to all

Tammi and the boys!

Marathon runner

Well Nathan McMenamy ran the USAF marathon... we were super impressed! We were even more excited that we got to see the family right here in Dayton Ohio. It was great to get to chat and meet Nathan's adorable girlfriend. Of Course we took them to City Bar-B-Que can you tell that we love it there? :) It was a brief visit but it is sooo nice to see some familiar faces.

:) Okay we are ready for another "festival" weekend... we will keep you posted!

Much love to all!

Tammi and the boys

Same day and another festival...

We also checked out the Garlic festival... it was okay but I don't think we will go back next year. But it was held in a beautiful area and we will be back there to enjoy the area for sure...

Hope that you enjoy the silly pics... Good to know my boys are just as silly as thier mom :)

Love to all!

Tammi and the boys!