McEverblog

Cupid visits the McEvers

2009-02-15T21:43:00.004-05:00

Happy Valentines from Suzy and Cooper

I got some very beautiful roses

Danny and his candy

Suzy and Winston before their date

Winston handmade these candy flowers for Suzy

A Cat's tale

2009-02-13T21:55:00.000-05:00

Our kitty recently broke his tail in two places. Believe it or not, they don't have casts for cat tails! We ended up having to amputate is tail and having a very unhappy kitty cat

Before, in happier days

Kitty with a helmet

and finally our very itchy kitty after he had the helmet removed.

Blue Jean

2009-02-10T14:34:00.010-05:00

It's the end of an era in Beverly Hills. Our neighbor Jean who has lived on the street for 40 years is moving to Texas this week. It happened pretty suddenly, but we were able to throw together a good-bye dinner at the house last night. Everything turned out Perfect.
We are going to miss you Ms. Jean.....

Suzy and Rowan waiting on dinner. Rowan was so hungry he was eating a shoe :)

Chef Winston in charge of bread cutting duties

Chris hanging loose with Suzy

Jane giving Jean a goodbye hug

Danny giving his opinion

awwwwwww

Suzy and Jean

Making the sunroom a little Sunnier!

2009-01-25T21:23:00.000-05:00

Our latest pet project has been transforming the sunroom

Before

Cooper taking a turn at painting

Danny teaching Coops how to use the roller

After

Digging in the dirt

2009-01-24T21:37:00.001-05:00

Well, at least one of us was happy that the plumber had to dig up the yard to replace the sewer line. Coops had a great time playing on the machinery.

Snow

2009-01-17T14:47:00.000-05:00

READY for snow!

And this is all we got.
Glen Burns, you are such a tease!

Trip to Western NC

2009-01-06T15:42:00.019-05:00

We went on a road trip last weekend to the mountains of North Carolina. Suzy was accepted into Brevard and wanted to check out the area. I had forgotten how beautiful it was up there. I really miss it!

Danny checking out the scenery

Suzy and I at Brevard

I wonder if they remember me?

The infamous white squirrel

We had an amazing dinner in Asheville ( Blackened crab Quesidillia...need I say more?)

Suzy and fruity drink

Suzy and Danny having fun

Cooper....being, well Cooper

Mandatory "Shining" hotel shot

Coops first hotel stay

I feel so sorry for the maid having to clean up after us

Scenic Overlook

Snow Tubing in Georgia (70 degrees)

Tallulah Gorge

Checking out the view

Fox sighting

2008-12-31T17:08:00.000-05:00

Yes, in addition to coyotes we now have a fox on our street. Yesterday, as we were pulling into our driveway Danny and I spotted this guy. He was enjoying a tasty squirrel out in the middle of the road. He had to be at least 40lbs or so. Next, I'm hoping we might spot bigfoot.

Pink Pig Revisited

2008-12-31T16:15:00.000-05:00

Second time is the charm and we finally were able to get to Lenox square early and secure our position to get on the Pink Pig. It was an interesting ride, and I'm glad we did it. Although I don't really think it is anything you should go out of your way to do, unless you are a tradition junkie.

Suzy and Winston

Coops enjoying the ride on the pig

someone would not cooperate for the group shot

Cooper's first ride on Marta

Suzy and Winston trying out ice skating at Cennetinal Olympic Park

Winston helping Suzy get her skate on

Stopping by to check on us

Coops wanted to go skating soooo badly

Outside CNN on the way back to Marta

Marta is fun

enjoying not having to drive for once!

Winter break follies

2008-12-30T16:27:00.000-05:00

Suzy and Coops waiting for noodles at Doc Cheys at Emory

Waiting and waiting and waiting in line for the "Pink Pig"

Finally after an hour and a half, we had to leave and go to Cooper's doctor appointment

Good News! He's healthy, in the 75 percentile, and he likes to get flu shots
What a big boy!

Visiting Berry College

2008-12-29T16:11:00.001-05:00

We went to Berry College on Monday so Suzy could check out the school. Unfortunately there was nothing open BUT we still got to look around and see the school.

Suzy in front of the girl's dorms

Emma and Suzy

Cooper exicted about the "dolphin" he saw in the fountian

Downtown Rome, no where to eat

Emma and Suzy hamming it up

Coops keeping Emma busy

Christmas at Big Canoe

2008-12-25T15:54:00.000-05:00

We went up to Big Canoe and had a great brunch with Grandma and Jimmy. If you ever get the chance, Grandma Dannette makes a great breakfast casserole. Yummy!

Cooper in all his gear (helmet, gloves, camera) sleeping on the way to Big Canoe

Coops on his new bicycle

Grandma trying out her new ride

Suzy on Grandma's bicycle

very full :)

Grandma smiling

Santa Came!!

2008-12-25T15:09:00.000-05:00

Cooper and Suzy awoke on Christmas morning to find that all Santa had indeed come afterall. They both made the nice list this year and were well rewarded for their actions

Cooper realizing he has a trian controller and not a phone

Playing with his new choo choo

Lots of presents to open!

Suzy and her Sinatra calendar

Cooper got lots of tools to help Daddy out

Suzy and her new Roxy jacket

Cooper and his Spongebob guitar

Cooper upwraps his new racetrack

Even Danny was a good boy and got a grilling utility belt

Christmas Eve Oyster Stew

2008-12-24T14:27:00.000-05:00

We continued the Farmer family tradition of Oyster Stew on Christmas eve. This year, we went to Brad and Shana's house for the evening. Of course, the McEver's were the last ones to arrive due to some "last minute" Christmas eve shopping.

My duty was stirring the Oyster stew

Shana was first mate in charge of breading

Suzy playing video games with her cousins

Sara Kate and Bryce waiting for dinner

You sometimes have to entertain yourself while stirring the stew

Shana and Brad

Mom orchestrating the meal

Cooper taking a turn at stirring

Suzy introducing her beau Winston to Oyster stew

Cooper playing the "Mit"tar

After meal relaxation

Sara Kate and her princess attire

Suzy and Coops playing in the tubes

Bryce and Winston putting together his present

The Great Christmas Tree Hunt

2008-12-07T18:37:00.000-05:00

Pictures from the local Christmas tree lot on the corner. These guys have awesome trees

Santa visits Big Canoe

2008-12-07T17:18:00.000-05:00

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

2008-09-17T10:56:00.005-04:00

Suzy and I took at work-related trip to Jackson, Wyoming last week. It was quite an adventure thanks in part to United Airlines, who ended up delaying more than one of our flights. Alas, we finally made it there and had a wonderful time.

Jackson Square. In case you were wondering, the entire area is called Jackson Hole, the town is called Jackson, Wyoming

Suzy sporting her new black cowboy boots. YEEEHAW

Our hotel, Trapper Inn. A great place to stay.

Buffalo sculpture outside our hotel

Can you find the moose? He was so cute but kept hiding in the brush

The Grand Tetons, wouldn't it be nice to have this view every day?

My fearless boss

Suzy is ready to tour Yellowstone park

He was about 7 minutes off, not bad for an old guy

View from the smaller Geysers

Yes, it was a little chilly

Before Old Faithful did his thing

Whooosh!

Bacteria in the Hot Springs, isn't it beautiful?

The Buffalo wanted to watch the geysers too!

Suzy testing out the water

Steamy Suzy

The water from the springs spilling over into the river

Our group

this one was over 220 degrees

On the Boardwalk between hot springs

Buffalo crossing

Smells like Sulfur

Lower falls, 500 stairs later

The water was a magnificient green color

Canyon below the falls

Mud volcano

Pit stop on the way back up

Moon over Jackson Hole

Mandatory Hotel shot

On the plane, off the plane. C'mon United we want to go home

How Coops really feels about eating Crab legs

2008-05-31T20:56:00.001-04:00

Susan Komen 2008

2008-05-10T20:58:00.000-04:00

Aunt Jessica's baby shower

2008-04-12T15:32:00.000-04:00

Saturday, we went to Jessica's baby shower in Monroe. She got several nice things for little baby Hannah and we got to play with two cute little girls (Ashleigh and Rebecca)
I can't wait until we get to meet the newest McEver
A little over a month of baking left :)

Spring Break - Part 3- Campus Tour of Emory at Oxford

2008-04-11T15:21:00.000-04:00

We toured Emory at Oxford. It wasn't as long of a drive as I anticipated, which is good news should Suzy decided to go there. It's a very small school though, only 800 students attend the college and there were only two dorms and a new dorm complex they were buildings. There were good aspects and well as some reservations that Suzy had. We are going to continue looking at college and applying. I'm sure Suzy will find the perfect fit.

Suzy at the quad.

Cooper wondering why we had to leave the informational meeting. Couldn't be because he is a very loud two year old!

Ahh the heck with it, it's more fun outdoors anyway

Spring Break - Part 2- Atlanta Zoo

2008-04-10T15:08:00.001-04:00

The Zoo was so much fun, not to mention very crowded. Thursday turned out to be a wonderful day and I think everyone took advantage of it. In fact, I think I can be safe in saying that every 2-3 year old in the greater Atlanta area was at the Zoo. It was trying at times but we ended up having a bunch of fun.

Suzy and Cooper checking out the Flamingos
This is the baby Panda Mei-Lan. According to the Zoo lady, this is about all she does.

self -portrait

Suzy was interested in the animals while Cooper was interested in climbing up the rope fences to get to the animals.

This Kangaroo has it made!

Cooper practicing his sheep grooming skills

Suzy and a very docile piggy

The goats fascinated Cooper.

Someones having a bad day. Right after I took this photo, the sheep snapped at them.

The train was the highlight of Cooper's day. Suzy, on the other hand, will never have a son named Griffith due to the boy sitting directly behind them.

Panda Love!!

Spring Break 2008 - Part 1- San Deigo

2008-04-09T14:39:00.001-04:00

It's way too early to be this smiley

If anyone knows me at all I have to be everywhere EARLY. So we left Marietta about 7Am for a 9AM flight. Good thing we did, because everyone in the state must have been on Spring Break. It was crazy.

Leaving on a Jet plane. Sarah was a bit nervous, she had never flown on any airline except Delta (her mom works for Delta). After the initial takeoff, she settled in quite nicely.

We loved our hotel room. It was the hotel Solmar located in the Gaslamp district of San Diego. It was right next to Petco field and across from the convention center. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to get away from the big hotel chains.

The hotel gives you complimentary zebra and tiger print robes to wear

Loved this statue.
This was right on the bay, close to the the cruise ships and homeless people

On the Ferry to Coronado
(In my other life, I would live on Coronado Island and take the Ferry in to San Diego to my ultra cool office overlooking the San Diego bay.)

Biking on Coronado Island.
Sarah got a flat tire and we got a heck of deal on the bike rentals

Boat Drinks at the Hotel Del Coronado

In front of the Hotel Del Coronado

Pacific Ocean.

It was very cold that day, so we just walked around and played in the sand

Captain Suzy will be piloting your boat today.

Please keep arms and feet within the vessel.

Next trip I am Kayaking. These folks were out there with all the big ships.

Last day....San Diego State University.

We had a really fun trip to San Diego for my meeting this year. We stayed long enough to have a good time but not get too bored. Suzy and I were in our "must see everything" mode, so we got up early and stayed out late exploring the city. I can now confidently say I know how to use the rail system. The food was excellent, I really enjoyed my Lobster burrito at the Rocking Baja Lobster, and my coconut covered french toast at the beach restaurant. The bike riding was great, the cruisers were so much more comfortable than a normal bike. The houses on Coronado were so beautiful, the residents walk or ride their bikes everywhere. I had a huge case of the "I wants" on the island.

My conference went well and Suzy & Sarah had such fun hanging out. Next year, the conference is in New Orleans. Suzy is already begging to go

Winter Guard Championships

2008-04-05T13:54:00.000-04:00

We went down to Macon to see Suzy's Winter Guard perform.

They did terrific, scoring 8th place out of 18 guards.

It was a very exciting season, though I think Suzy is glad to have some off time.

My camera is absolutely the pits at taking action shots but I was able to muster up a few stills.

If you ever have a chance to attend championships, I highly recommend it.

All the squads were incredible (one squad was jump-roping and twirling at the same time!)

I have to give a quick shout out to my GPS navigator, I don't think we would have ever gotten home without it. The highway was a mess due to all the spring break traffic. We ended up hitting detour on the navigator and had a fun ride through several small towns.

Spring has sprung

2008-04-01T13:48:00.001-04:00

This is the most colorful time the year at our house. The Azaleas and Dogwoods are incredible.

My first ever tulip.
I planted them by the mailbox last fall and totally forgot about them.
It was a great surprise to see them popping up.

Winter Guard Perfomance - April 3

2008-03-24T12:20:00.002-04:00

You are invited......
Suzy's Winter Guard is having a practice performance at Wheeler High School on Thursday, April 3. They are preparing for their final *big* competition and are hoping to stage their show in front of friends and family to get them ready for the big day (April 5).
Please let me know if you would like to come and I'll get all the details from Suzy.

Easter 2008

2008-03-23T11:35:00.001-04:00

We spent Easter at the Big Canoe. We had hoped to see Mom & Dad, Brad and his family but due to some changes in medications it just didn't work out this year. We sure did miss seeing everyone!

Uncle Ben, Jessica, and Papa McEver did join us in celebrating Easter. It was a fun day. I think everyone (including Coops) was worn out by the end of the day.

Dying Easter eggs with Uncle Ben (Brown Chicken, Brown Cow)

The Easter Bunny was able to find Suzy and Coops

Mr. GQ styling in his first suit

Outside the Big Canoe Chapel

Cooper was working the crowd Easter morning

Isn't this the cutest dress on Suzy??

Suzy and Aunt Jessica swinging up at the pool

she shoots for 3 and scores!

Ballin'

Easter Egg hunt #4

Cooper's cheering section

No Suzy, we can't take the cute, fuzzy bunny home

Coops is only interested in the Candy!

As for the Lenten season, the Cadbury egg was good but I was expecting a little bit more. I had a handful of peanut m & m's and some macaroni and cheese yesterday but it just wasn't as good as I had building it up in my mind. I have gotten over a couple of my big vices and well I just don't want to go back to having chocolate every day with cheese on everything I eat. With that said... we are getting carry out from California Pizza Kitchen tonight. Yummy!

Egg Hunt-o-rama

2008-03-22T11:07:00.000-04:00

Mt. Bethel Egg Hunt 2008

Are my ears straight?

Best Buddies (Carter and Cooper)

Carter and Cooper attempting to do the Bunny Hop

Coops singing to the Sheep

Check out how huge the eye is on this Llama

Coops was trying to get a closer view of Mr. Llama

Eastside Baptist Church Egg Hunt 2008

Having fun jumping around

Coops was helping Carter out with eggs

Checking out the prizes

Carter was looking for Candy

The spoils

Two of our local churches held egg hunts Saturday morning. It was a beautiful morning so we decided to take the boys to both hunts. They did quite well for themselves. Cooper was more about quantity while Carter insisted on quality (re. what kind of chocolate was inside). They had a great time together and both churches had activities beyond the egg hunt that they could take part in.

Here comes Peter Cottontail

2008-03-21T09:33:00.004-04:00

2008

2007

2006

It's right around the corner folks! We go every year to Town Center Mall to get pictures with the same bunny. Suzy went along with it this year, but I did have to "threaten" her to get her in the shot. Danny doesn't think it's too outrageous that I'll be calling Suzy home when she's 25 to get a bunny pic. I know I have my weird traditions, but c'mon it's fun to see how much the kids change from year to year.

Like the Easter egg hunt last weekend, Cooper did not have a problem at all with the rabbit. He sat right up in his lap and commenced with the smiling.

2 days until Cheese, Chocolate, and Colas. I have already bought 3 Cadbury eggs to indulge in. Suzy and I decided we are ordering pizza and making a chocolate cake for supper.

If I don't post anymore before Sunday.....Happy Easter Ya'll

Dust your running shoes off!

2008-03-18T11:11:00.006-04:00

http://race.komenatlanta.org/

We talked about it last year but didn't really get anything going.

This year, we are going to do it!

The race is May 10th at Atlantic Station. We can have a sleepover the night before at our house if you don't want to have to get up too early!

We need 10 folks to make up a team. The McEvers have 4 of the slots covered, we just need 6 more people. I was partial to naming the team " Sheryl's Boo Bees" or "The Pink Farmers". Any other suggestions are certainly welcome.

I don't think it would be too far fetched to make up some shirts after we know who is on the team. I know we have at least one really crafty member of the family (**cough, cough**Shana**cough, cough**)

Afterwards, we could celebrate Mother's day and Brad's birthday at our house,

C'mon you know you want to join in ...

Everyone's doing it

PS... one quick note, there is a one mile walk, and you can also "Sleep in for the Cure" (which means you don't even have to show up, but still get a t-shirt). Good times!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

2008-03-17T11:30:00.000-04:00

YMCA easter egg hunt

2008-03-17T10:40:00.003-04:00

Coops dancing with the duck! This kid loved all the animals walking around, he kept running up to them giving them high 5's all afternoon long

Can we hunt for eggs now? PULLLLEAAASEEE???

Can Cooper hunt for eggs now?

Finally, Coops and a field of eggs

Suzy was giving him some direction in the right way to hunt eggs

Coops found a shiny egg and got a prize basket!

And the firetruck was there! Coops was in heaven. He talked to the Fireman. He pointed at a hose and said "Water?" to which the Fireman explained how the hoses worked.

I have to be honest, of all the egg hunts we have been to this one is the best. We have been to the largest Easter egg hunt in Homer, Babyland General Easter egg hunt, and probably more than a few in Marietta, Snellville, Athens, Toccoa & Big Canoe. It was just so well organized. They had tons of activities for the kids from Braves Baseball to those Jumpy things kids love so much. The kids were separated so the big kids weren't running over the little ones, and It was the most beautiful day weather wise. We all had a really fun time.

The picture party

2008-03-16T10:48:00.004-04:00

Prom? What Prom?? I always look this swanky (Emma Rubenstein)

Emma and Suzy

The Spectators

Zac Goad and Lauren Titus

All the pretty girls

and the lucky guys

Suzy, Stephanie Gesner, Elise, Emma, and Bonnie Wehr

Kyle and Suzy

funny story: I accidentally bought him a wrist corsage instead, so we had to triage it

Picture on the front stairs (Can you believe they made us take down the UGA flag?)

Can you find Suzy?

Cooper's favorite ladies

The four BFFs

Looking good....Feeling good!

The tea-time girls

Look everyone....Limo's here!

Suzy and Kyle looking tres chic

Off they go... in the pimped out Excursion

Transformation to Prom Queen

2008-03-16T10:23:00.004-04:00

Suzy at 10 AM, getting ready for the big day

Cathy working her magic on Suzy's hair

Just Perfect

Makeup time with the Estee Lauder lady

Can she look any more fabulous?

Nails, oh my gosh these folks were so slow. We were almost late to our own party

All dolled up

Close up

Ready to go break hearts

Only 10 more days until .....

2008-03-13T11:05:00.003-04:00

AND

Suzy is in the East Cobber

2008-03-13T10:54:00.002-04:00

Suzy and her Winter Guard are featured this month in the East Cobber magazine. They have come home with two second place trophies in the past 2 competitions. At the East Coweta competition they missed first place by only a tenth of a point. It's a really good show, Danny and I were really impressed at how far these girls have come in only a few short months. Their final perfromance and state Championships are in Macon on April 5, if anyone wants to come and cheer Suzy on.

Cooper and Fancy Toes

2008-03-13T10:29:00.002-04:00

I promised myself I'd start writing down all the cute things Cooper does so I can remember them/ embarrass him later on.

The other night while Coops was playing in his bath, I thought I would do a little bit of multitasking and paint my toes. Of course the moment I opened the bottle and started painting, all of his attention was on me.

"whatchadoin?" .... "what's that?"...."do Hooper's toes!"...."Mommy, do Hooper's toes!!!"

I tried to explain to him that only girls had fancy toes. Little boys played football and little girls made their toes pretty. After examining my toes and the bottle of nail polish (which I purposely placed up on a very high on the shelf), he moved on to trying to disassemble the binoculars.

A day later, I was upstairs folding and putting away our clothes. I suddenly realized he was not in the room anymore and it was very quiet. Note to all: when Cooper is out of view and you can't hear him talking or singing, Chaos must be happening some where close by!!

Well, I found Mr. Cooper in Suzy's bathroom. Cooper and his Fancy Toes and a bottle of Suzy's nail polish. I wanted to be upset with him for getting into something I told him not to touch but when he is beaming ear to ear and saying......."Look Mommy...Fancy Toes!" , you just gotta laugh at the situation. We had a lovely shade of plum all over his feet and toes, the bathroom rug and on the cabinet. Thank goodness I caught him fairly early and most of the globs of polish wiped right off.

I wish I would have gotten some photos of the event, but it was a race against time to get the polish wiped up before it had time to set. Cooper has not asked for Fancy toes since, but I'm sure there is another fun little adventure right around the corner

Very busy weekend

2008-03-03T10:44:00.005-05:00

Mall of Georgia

Coops and I went to meet Grandma Sheryl and Papa Farmer on Saturday to look for Easter clothes. We had a really great time. Sales Galore!! Coops ended up getting a blue/white seersucker suit with pink shirt/tie. He is going to be looking fabulous on Easter. Coops also went on his first Merry-go-round ride. He was quite fearless and completely loved it. The pic below was taken from my camera phone so it's a bit blurry.

Dan leaves for N'awlins

Danny left Sunday afternoon for Slidell, LA (right outside of New Orleans). He has a client who owns a home there that was in need of Danny's special touch. He is there today and hopefully coming back tonight depending on if they can get everything they want accomplished and the weather holds up. They are predicting some pretty major thunderstorms there tonight, we should be seeing these same storms tomorrow afternoon. Everyone please say a special prayer for Danny and his guys that they make it home safely. Here is Coops was helping Danny get his truck wired to the trailer for the trip.

Physics anyone?

Suzy Q had her first meeting with her Physics tutor last night. Things went pretty well, and we hope this is what she needs to get her grades up. The guy (Guillermo Goldzstein) is a physics professor at Georgia Tech, and is tutoring quite a few Wheeler students.

If only physics was this easy!

Updates..

2008-02-27T10:01:00.003-05:00

It's been 3 weeks since the Lenten season started.
3 weeks without Coca-Colas, Cheese, and Chocolate.

I have to admit I feel better. My pants are much looser (but that may also be a direct effect of our flu episode). I've had a hard time with goals lately. I'm great at setting them, but my follow through hasn't been all that tremendous. Just 3 more weeks though! I'm pretty confident I can do this one. Suzy is also doing a super job of not eating chocolate, her friends think it is fun to tempt her all the time. I can't say that same for Cooper, he has had chocolate on the mind. He runs around the house as soon as we get home every evening shouting "candy corn! candy corn". This deciphered, means " I want chocolate now!!!" I cannot even imagine what kind of chocolate high this kid is going to be on Easter morning.

Commuting 45 minutes to work every morning gives you time to think. I was thinking this morning, if I could stay away from things that start with the letter "C", maybe we would have a much healthier diet. Think about it with me... Crackers... Cookies....Chocolate...Cream Cheese...Cinnamon rolls...Candy. Of course, there are exceptions like carrots and cantaloupe, but it seems to make pretty good sense.

I vowed at 12:01 AM on Jan 1, that 2008 would be the year of the McEver. It's been a slow start and life keeps getting us sidetracked from doing truly exceptional things. It's only February though, and I have 10 more months to make this year quite memorable. With that in mind I think I found a mission statement for the year. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Do one thing every day that scares you". I'm going to start doing that. No crazy stuff like jumping in a pit of rattlesnakes, but small things I feel uncomfortable with. Maybe that person I feel uneasy around is actually has a great story to tell, or perhaps I'll join something at church that I feel totally intimidated about. You get the picture.

Oh yeah and I promise more pictures up here soon.

PS...Does anyone want to plan a beach trip this summer? Suzy and I really need a break :)

Normalcy?

2008-02-25T13:50:00.004-05:00

Hooray!
It looks like all has calmed down in our little part of the world for a while.

Danny and I are both feeling more like ourselves again. Suzy is over her fever and Coops luckily missed out on this illness. It's good to be up and about again, I was beginning to grow very weary of the insides of our house.This weekend was very low key. I think I might have left the house twice to go get groceries and help Suzy pick out some prom shoes.

We did finally find an alarm company we felt comfortable with. We were sort of scared off at first because the first company to come out to our house ended up quoting us a price that was at least double what they had said on the phone. Being that our house is not already "fitted" with a system, I assumed a little bit more but not as much as they wanted. We decided to call one more place before putting the system on the back burner. Lucky for us, this guy was a broker for several alarm companies. He came in at half what the other companies were asking and included a fire alarm too. They came out today and installed the system. I gotta admit it's a little intimidating, all those buttons to push and all these procedures you have to go through. Anyone want to guess who will set off the alarm first?

Cooper and his weapon of mass destruction

Oh my gosh, this chair is part of a table/chair set mom and papa farmer got him for his birthday. The kid spends 90% of his time carrying the chairs from place to place around the kitchen looking for stuff to get into. So far, we've rearranged all the cutlery drawers twice, poured honey all over the chair/floor and dumped the entire jar of fish food in the tank. He's already took the chair over to the alarm keypad but luckily for now, he can't reach.

When it rains...it pours!!

2008-02-22T16:33:00.002-05:00

The title today is a reference not only to our weather the past couple of days but also to the kind of luck we seem to be having lately.

We were robbed today.
There is nothing quite like working everyday for what you have only to have a piece of sewer crap come along and take your stuff.
Thank goodness they only took some equipment off of Danny's truck, and didn't come in the house.
But still, I just feel so darn violated. A little angry and more hopeless than anything.

Coops and I had gone to get his haircut, which looks awfully cute by the way. Danny was at home upstairs when he doorbell rang. He started down the stairs and noticed a truck in the driveway (Blue Chevy Work Truck). By the time he got the the door, the guys were in the truck speeding down the road with Danny's equipment in the back. He wasn't able to get a liscense tag or anything. We filed a police report, but there is not really anything else they are going to do. Such is our world today! They got away with $1000 dollars worth of blowers. They will probably go pawn them somewhere and have enough crack money for the week.

If there is one blesssing in it all, I am glad Coops and I weren't at home. What would they have done if we had answered the door??

We are meeting with a guy about a home security system tomorrow. This world just isn't safe anymore folks!

95

2008-02-21T12:18:00.002-05:00

Typical morning for me, running around as usual, trying to corral Cooper while moving towards getting out the door. I glanced down at my watch to see how late we already were, and took time to notice the date. February 21, it would have been Grandma's 95th birthday. Wow, just wow. Who knew a silly little date could trigger so many memories of her.

I started thinking about last year when we took the fruit tart from Harry's up to the nursing home to celebrate with her. She was so proud to have us all up there with her. (link to the blog). I hope she knows we are thinking about her today, even if she isn't physically with us anymore. Remembering who she was and that twinkle she would get in her eyes...... We love you Grandma.

I would love to go home and have a piece of birthday cake in her honor, but to be honest the appetite just isn't quite back yet. Dan and I are back at work, but it's taking more than a couple of days to get over this "crud" we have. My voice is still missing, and I know Danny has had some severe sinus pain. Suz, well she's curled up in bed wondering why she feels so icky. I think Cooper must have some super-human daycare enhanced immune system, because he is wilder than ever. You only really comprehend how much energy a toddler has when you have none yourself.

Quarantined

2008-02-17T22:20:00.002-05:00

So, Dan and I both have the flu.

I was thinking that my trusty flu shot would keep me healthy but

Low and behold....

The flu had my number.

Currently Dan is on day 3 and I just started getting a fever tonight.

This is miserable, please use Germ X and wash your hands constantly, it's widespread in Georgia right now and .........

This is no fun!!!!

Please pray we can keep Suzy and Coops healthy.

There is nothing that worries me more than either one of them sick

A very sick Aims :(

Happy Valentines Day

2008-02-14T11:27:00.002-05:00

I guess it's about time for a post since I haven't really been updating that much lately.

We do not have any big plans for Valentines Day this year, it really snuck up on us. I did not even get cards out like I normally do. Last night, Coops and I made some personalized Valentines Day cards but I probably won't get them out until tomorrow. (It's the thought that counts..right?)

Suzy is at school until 7 tonight practicing for winter guard and then has 2 tests tomorrow so I don't think we will be seeing much of her tonight. Poor kid, has had something going on every night this week. I know I could not do it. I think she is looking forward to the 4 day long weekend more than anyone.

Cooper on the other hand as turned into the Valentines Cassonova. We picked out two boxes of candy for him to take his teachers today. As soon as we got to Clifton School he wanted me to get his candies. Then he ran up to both Miss Simone and Miss Candice with a big smile on his face and gave them their treats. Of course, they were eating it up. He's such a smooth operator! We have to stop by Ansley's house on the way home so he can give her a Valentines too! He's so excited, he keeps saying choc-co-layt over and over again.

Make sure you tell someone you love them today!

Van Halen rocks the McEvers

2008-02-10T14:01:00.002-05:00

For Christmas this year, Danny got tickets to see Van Halen live. This is a reunion that has been years in the making and one we could not pass up seeing. It was well worth it, they ROCKED.

It was very surreal experience after we finally made it to Phillips Arena. The whole arena was filled with middle-agers out reliving their youth. Everyone was having a good time, I don't think anyone sat down the entire show (except for the lady in front of me who was obviously there because of her husband). The music was very loud and you could not always hear David Lee Roth, but it was still amazing! I had never appreciated or saw someone play the guitar like Eddie Van Halen did. He did a 15 minute guitar solo. All of the guys were in really good shape too, washboard stomachs. They certianly did not look like the were in their early 50's.

The show lasted about 2 hours and was full of energy from the first song until the last encore which was JUMP.

We didn't want to leave when it was over, we just wanted to hold on to that rock n roll feeling just a little bit longer. Suzy is threatening now to drop out of school and become a Van Halen groupie. While I know she is just kidding, wouldn't it be fun to do that just for a little while?

Wheeler High School Winter Guard 2008

2008-02-09T12:06:00.000-05:00

Suzy is doing Wheeler's Winter Guard again this year. Practices and Competitions take up an enormous amount of her time, but all in all I think she really likes participating. The are doing a "vegasy" number by Micheal Buble called "Feeling Good". We went last weekend to their second performance and they did really well. The Guard ended up placing 3rd in their division.

They've got a couple more Saturday shows, let me know if you are interested and I'll try to figure out where they are at.

Fat Tuesday/ Lent

2008-02-05T12:19:00.001-05:00

No, we didn't have to show body parts for the the beads! Harry Bissetts was actually handing them out on Tuesday night to whomever walked through the door

For Lent this year I am giving up three things. Diet Cokes, Cheese and Chocolate. I think cheese is going to be the toughest as almost everything I eat has some kind of cheese on it. But isn't that the point? To give up something you dearly love for the lenten season. It's all about the willpower. Regardless, I'm already planning for easter dinner: we'll have mac an cheese, cheese pizzas, quesidillas and cheese sticks. Doesn't that sound yummy?

I wanna be a Producer....

2008-02-05T02:27:00.000-05:00

After watching the movie musical at least half a million times, Suzy and I finally got to see the stage production of The Producers. (Suzy's Christmas gift)

We had so much fun, I don't think there is anything close to seeing a musical performed live. The show simply took a life of it's own. We were worried that the stage show would not live up to the movie but we worried for no reason. The lead actors owned the roles of Leo and Max and their vocal talent was unmatched. I won't bore you with the details because I don't think many folks have seen the show, but the phyiscal comedy and the scene with the piegons were my most favorite parts. I think Suzy really ejoyed Carmen Ghia's performance.

I hate that we missed seeing the show on broadway but it closed last spring. I am so happy they have kept it going on a off-broadway tour. It is also still playing in Vegas. Trip anyone?

Unbelievable! 2 snows in 3 days!

2008-01-22T12:17:00.001-05:00

Saturday morning we woke up to snow falling once again. I'm beginning to think Grandma Louise may have put in a special request with the big guy. Having this many snows in one season is unheard of, much less in only three days.

Going on a ride to see what is falling

At the store to pick up the necessities

Everyone else had the same idea. Milk and bread for everyone!

Snowy roads

Even Buddy was having a good time bouncing around

Our Camilla plant

Much more snow that a couple of days earlier, though the roads held up once again

Coops trying out his snow gloves

Catching snow flakes in his mouth

Buddy hugs!

Taking Sam for a walk

Scene outside the sun room

Playing on the back deck

Doughnuts anyone?

Mini Snowman

Trying to throw a snowball

SNOW!!

2008-01-22T12:08:00.000-05:00

Suzy and I were absolutely GIDDY, this is the first snow in Marietta in at least 4 years

We hurried home to Danny and Coops so we could play in the white stuff

Isn't our house so pretty covered with snow?

Cooper's first snow, he couldn't believe what was coming out of the sky

Happy snow dance!

Suz was praying for school to be closed, unfortunately it did not stick to the road so Cobb county did not cancel school.

Coops did not want to go in, I think he would have stayed out all evening if we would have let him

Ahhh mom, can we go out in the snow again??

On the Square

2008-01-22T12:03:00.000-05:00

Our wonderful neighbors Melissa and Chris took Danny out to eat for his 38th birthday last week. While we were up on the square the kids discovered a train in the playground and the fun ensued.

Coops checking everything out

Suzy and Danny ready for some cajun food

Carter showing Chris the train

Suzy in jail??

Three great things about today...

2008-01-08T10:19:00.001-05:00

Today is Danny's Birthday! He's 38. If you have a chance today, be sure and give him a call and sing Happy Birthday to him.
Suzy got a B in Algebra. I got a text first thing this morning from her (first day back at school, they received their grades from last semester). I gotta tell you, I am super proud of her. It only goes to show you how far a little perseverance and alot of drive can go. I am now utterly convinced that little miss Suzy can do anything she sets her mind to. "Go0oo Suzy.... Goooo Suzy.... Go!"
UGA is number 2 in the final AP poll! Another example of not giving up. I thought (and you know you did too) that our season was over after that loss to the Viles. Instead it was the start of an amazing come back. Guess I need to start saving money for those season tickets. I think 2008 may be the year of the Dawg.

Christmas Lights

2007-12-31T23:39:00.001-05:00

Well, I got down all the Christmas lights today. It was bittersweet, I wish we could have them up all year long but then they wouldn't be as special at Christmastime. It was quite a chore and kept me busy for most of the afternoon. I've always heard you will have bad luck if you have your Christmas decorations up on New Years day, I'm not sure if this is true or just an old wives tale. Truth is, I'm not taking any chances. 2007 was a rough year in many ways, I want as much luck going into 2008 as possible!

Christmas 2007

2007-12-31T23:28:00.000-05:00

We were good this year and on Christmas morning, Santa left some really great presents. Cooper got a firetruck, Suzy got an Ipod and producers tickets, Danny got Van Halen tickets and I got a treadmill.

Suzy trying out Cooper's firetruck

Can you see the chocolate around Coop's mouth. He was in heaven with all the "candy corn" Santa left him

Suzy got Danny a UGA watch and he got her beautiful blue topaz earrings

Suzy enjoying her bounty

Cooper testing out the fireman equipment Grandma gave him

Last present, it was a popup firehouse

I hope everyone had as a wonderful and joyous Christmas as we did

Christmas Eve at the Farmers

2007-12-31T22:56:00.000-05:00

The annual Christmas Eve oyster stew dinner was held for the first time at Brad's house this year. I thought it was going to be really strange with Grandma's funeral being only a few days before but we ended up having a wonderful time in Dalton. Shana and Brad were both wonderful hosts and Brad's pork roast and grilled mackerel was amazing. Danny locked his keys in the truck so added to the excitement of the evening. Throughout the dinner I felt Grandma looking down on us enjoying a tradition that has been carried on since her mother (my great grandmother) started it many years ago.

Bryce and Coops playing before dinner

Sara Kate can't wait to open presents

Suzy showing off her artistic skills to us all. Though no one could quite draw Holly right.

Dad making his famous sauce
Oh my goodness, the kids were excited

Fried oysters anyone?

Suzy and Coops at the kid's table

Dad and Mom

Opening gifts, isn't Suzy's hat the best?

Dad, Mom and the grandchildren

The Farmers and a few McEvers thrown in.

After dinner, we opened gifts. I am still not .sure what Brad liked more, the Wii or the ceramic worm I got him. Ok seriously, his eyes were like saucers when he saw the Wii. Mom was quite sneaky this year and surprised me with a Garmin Navigator. She had been calling me the last few weeks under the guise of getting one for herself. When we were opening gifts, at first I thought I had opened hers by mistake and started trying to rewrap it. She finally let on that it was for me. Very sly mom! I love my Garmin, Suzy and I have been having a ball playing with it.

Santapooloza 2007

2007-12-31T22:26:00.000-05:00

This year we were lucky enough to have Santa to visit us for Cooper's 2nd Birthday party, that combined with Suzy's annual Christmas party made for one heck of a party.

Santa arriving, Cooper is not sure what to think of it all

Suzy and her festive friends...Lauren, Elise and John

Emma passing the Christmas Grapefruit to Dan

Emma was not having any luck giving the grapefruit away

s Santa reading "The Night Before Christmas" to all the kids, Carter was really enjoying the bounty of candy canes.

Danny with the spread of goodies

Bryce, Sara Kate & Cooper testing out his table Grandma Sheryl and Papa Farmer gave him

Cooper just wasn't too comfortable around Santa

Sara Kate could not wait to sit in Santa's lap

Bryce telling Santa about the doggie he hoped to get. Cute story about the reindeer Santa is holding, as soon as Santa came in and sat down, Cooper ran in the other room and grabbed the reindeer to give to Santa. He knew that Santa was supposed to have reindeer

Suzy and Coops playing horsey

Goofballs!!

Amy Bullard and Mitchell were able to make it to the party

And.. Janet and Spencer

Santa wishing everyone a very merry Christmas

12/20/2007

2007-12-30T22:06:00.000-05:00

Cooper's 2nd Birthday, what an event... here are some photos from the big day.

We were greeted by this cute banner in the Dogwood room. They make sure everyone's birthday is special.

Alex, Lucy and Xiamara are celebrating with cupcakes. (Coops had just awakened from a nap, so he spent most of the party in mom's lap being extra clingy)

The rest of the Dogwood Crew. Michael, Stella, Sanglia, Isabel & Andrew

Cutest picture ever, he had to ring these jingle bells every afternoon when we left school. Followed by his rendition of "Jingle bells...Jingle bells....Jingle all the way"

Cooper's birthday present was an aquarium. It was pure torture having to wait two days until we could put our fish in there.

The newest members of the McEver clan. Tiger barbs. They have actually been quite entertaining to watch. They like to school and chase after one another. We decided on smaller fish because the fish guy told us that goldfish were just plain messy fish. who knew?

Cooper had pizza and cupcakes for his birthday. Lately, pizza has become his favorite food. He likes lots of cheese and a few beef crumbles on his pizza.

Look Mom, I'm green!!

Cooper's 2 year old pictures

2007-12-30T20:28:00.000-05:00

This past Thursday, we took a trip to Toccoa to have Cooper's 2 year old photos done. In the past he has been a happy, smiley guy; but this time the terrible two monster took over for him.
Despite all the crying and having to hide myself in the closet so he could not see me, we did get a few cute shots. Enjoy!

Finally after all was said and done, we finally got him to smile with Grandma, Papa and Suzy.

Hayworth Family 1918

2007-12-20T11:18:00.000-05:00

I was looking fo photos on my computer today and found this one of my Great Grandfather and Grandmother, and just a few of their 12 children. Grandma Louise is to the far right. I thought Suzy looked a lot like her in this picture but I keep looking at the eyes and Cooper's look exactly like that.

Cooper's 2!!

2007-12-20T10:35:00.000-05:00

He is one happy guy this morning, he KNOWS it's his big day!

Cooper today at the Clifton School

and one year ago

We woke up this morning to Cooper with a big grin on his face. He knew it was his special day. The ladies at The Clifton School sang to him as soon as they saw him walking down the hall, and boy was he strutting his stuff this morning. I brought in cupcakes for Coops to share with all his friends. Tonight we are going to pick our his new fish (who he has already named Ricardo), and eat Pizza (which at this moment is his very favorite food). If the rain lets up we want to go see the live nativity scene at the church. Cooper's big party of course is on Saturday, so please be sure to come share in the fun. 2:30PM!!

I LOVE you very much Grandma Louise

2007-12-15T20:20:00.000-05:00

Grandma Louise died this evening. I am sad beyond words but find great comfort in the fact that we were able to visit her this afternoon.
Grandma you were my shining star, if I can ever be half the woman you were then I will have a completely fulfilled life.

With all my love,
Amy

It's a McEver Christmas

2007-12-12T13:23:00.000-05:00

Here we are scoping out Christmas Trees at the local lot. It's really hard to pick out a Christmas tree when it's at least 70 degrees outside.

Cooper was very reluctant to sit in Santa's lap this year. He did warm up a little bit as long as I was in close proximity to him and the big guy.

Suzy, on the other hand, knows how to schmooze with Santa

She is still smiling with her braces off!

Mandatory Christmas tree shot

Cooper learning how to undecorate the tree.

Spencer and Cooper

2007-12-12T13:18:00.000-05:00

I had the great pleasure of watching Spencer right before Thanksgiving. Spencer is Janet and Al Horn's son.

It was an absolute fun day. Coops learned the first-hand joy of playing with play doh and I got to see what Coops would be in to 10 months from now. Spencer was quite a little guy, he already knows his numbers and colors. It blew me away, how he could tell me the number of any page we went to in his counting book. I think Cooper really looked up to Spencer, he followed him around like a puppy the entire time.

I am really sorry it took a death in the family to get together with this little guy, but it was such a fun time. I'm inviting him to Cooper's birthday party, hopefully he will be able to attend

Cross Country Banquet

2007-11-13T22:52:00.001-05:00

Suzy receiving her award

Cooper trying his best to be good

Suzy got her braces OFF :)

2007-11-13T22:48:00.000-05:00

9:30 am this morning

11:30 AM

Suzy got her braces off today! Her teeth look so great, and I know she sure is happy to get rid of the heavy metal.

UGA vs. Auburn - BLACKOUT

2007-11-13T22:38:00.000-05:00

Suzy and Danny watching UGA kick Auburn's butt

The entire stadium wore black. It was the coolest game I've ever been to

Suzy and her friend

Wow, what a game! UGA beat Auburn !!!! Whoo hoo! We had originally decided not to go but Suzy and the Youngs convinced us we didn't want to miss out. I haven't seen that many People in Athens in quite a while. There were war eaglets everywhere. We got to the stadium and got to watch the Dawgs come out in their awesome black jerseys. They played Back and Black by AC/DC and the stadium rocked. Although the Dawgs sputtered a little bit it was a really solid win. The crowd was insane, our section did not sit down the entire game. Go Dawgs!!!

US Half Marathon 2007

2007-11-06T11:26:00.000-05:00

6:30 AM The Start

Suzy wasn't quite as nervous as I was. In fact I think she was ready to go. Unfortunately, she forgot both her timing chip and watch so was totally unaware of how long she had been running. I think that might have been to her advantage in the long run. I decided to go without my ipod, it was rough but much more fun to be able to talk to the people around you.

Not sure who this guy is, but he sures seems to be enjoying his bagel

Ready to go 13.1 miles!

We ran way over there!

Suzy post race. She did the half marathon in 2:30 and looks ready to do another half!

So freaking happy to be finished. Just under 3 hours.

The race was awesome. It's taken a couple of days to be really excited about what we did. We came off practically no training ( we had only run 5 miles previously) and finished the half- marathon. The weather was amazing and the views off the Golden Gate bridge were simply breathtaking. We ran through the Presidio, across the Golden Gate and then back to Fisherman's Wharf. I met quite few inspiring people along the way and was amazed at how fast the race walkers actually walk. (A few left me in the dust). After the soreness and achey feet heal I know this is one race I'll never forget. Suzy is all ready to tackle a marathon, and I want to do one before I'm 40, so next stop 26.2 miles.

San Francisco 2007

2007-11-06T10:48:00.000-05:00

Suzy and Casimer manning our booth at the convention

Suzy at the Piers

Our, very cool, Hotel room

Mandatory old hotel "The shining" picture

Alcatraz island in the background

Nice pointy eyebrow Suzy!!

Suzy and I had a wonderful time in San Francisco. We left early friday morning (ATL time) and landed in SF around noon. Although the BART system was a little confusing and very packed we finally made it to Union Square. We found our hotel and also discovered the guy checking us in was from Marietta. 5 minutes of reminiscing later, he hooked us up with probably the best hotel room we've ever stayed in. It was actually hard to leave the hotel room, we loved it so much. We finally pried ourselves away from the hotel and spent the rest of the day at the convention center. I think it was a fairly poor turnout this year so we spent alot of time just speaking to the other people manning the booths around us. When the show was over we went down to Fisherman's wharf to pick up our race packets and eat. We at a place called Ipolitos and shared a dungeness crab/ avacado salad and risotto. It was really, really good. After a wild goose chase to find flip-flops (our feet hurt so bad), we caught one of several trolley rides (probably the only one Suzy enjoyed).

Saturday was mainly spent at the convention center, though we did do a bit of shopping before and after show times. We ate carbs served by a very surly waiter and then I had to go to a reception and editor's dinner. Suzy stayed at the hotel and watched all the folks going to the Irish Founder's ball. They were having quite a good time.

Sunday was the day of the half marathon. We got up early and actually had to wake up a very peeved taxi driver to take us to the pier. The race was very challenging, but well worth it. I am super proud of Suzy and how well she did. Once we had cooled down from the race we spent about an hour walking around trying to find a taxi to the hotel (the trolley was down), we were not happy campers. Did you know Taxi cabs replace their brakes every month in SF? After showers and propping our feet up for a bit we went to the convention center for the last very dead day of the conference. We hopped on a trolley with the meanest driver every and went to the Washington Park area. Although Suzy did not get to see the Father she had met on our last trip we did get to the see the church. We then sat down to the best Italian food EVER. I had gemelli and Suzy had tortellini. We tried our best to stay awake after dinner, even stopping to buy coffee, but we couldn't make it anymore and ended up passing out in our room around 9 PM.

Monday we went out for a very long walk to the financial district and had an amazing California breakfast. Before we knew it is was time to say goodbye to the city by the bay. I have to say, of all the trips I have taken with Suzy, this is my all time favorite.

Things I miss already:

The Trolley bells

The Delicious lady staring at us

Double headed showers

Surly Servers

Crowds of People everywhere you went

Risotto

Mr. Square Head

Avacado on everything

Sea Lions

Fancy Schmancy stores

all the hills

and spending time with Suzy

Halloween 2007

2007-11-01T17:16:00.000-04:00

Carving the Pumpkin

Jack o latern

Riding the pumpkin

Is this jackolatern lit?

Carter and Cooper Going for the pose

Cooper had to get some help starting

Suzy serenading us all

The Lindhs plus Monkey

BARBARA!

Going home with the loot!!

Cooper's first haircut 10/20/2007

2007-10-23T15:36:00.000-04:00

BEFORE

and........

AFTER

Pumpkin Patch 2007

2007-10-15T12:51:00.000-04:00

Last Year
This year!

Sit on it!

Suzy and the great pumpkin

I can't quite figure out what is going on over her shoulder, it looks like there were police involoved though

Carter hugging the pumpkins

Coops and Carter had to pick up every one of the pumpkins before we left the pumpkin patch

Clifton School Harvest Festival

2007-10-15T12:41:00.000-04:00

Cooper is very, very excited to go to the Harvest Festival

Danny and Suzy help Cooper with his tambourine

Running as fast as he can to the next activity

Until he saw the fish activity and it was all over! One of the classes had set up a activity where the kids could "catch and release" goldfish with nets. Needless to say, the fish were not too happy about it. In fact, there were more than a few floaters in the tank. Cooper thought it was the coolest thing ever, he scooped fish, touched fish and basically was elbow deep in water. We kept trying to pull him over to other activites but as soon as we let go of his hand he was running back to the fish. It was precious.

Suzy and her pimped out Ghost

We were making a squirrel here.

Cobb County Cross Country Regionals

2007-10-10T12:03:00.001-04:00

And they are off!

Cooper had fun cheering on his sister and running around

This pooch caught his eye, notice the saddle and little man riding on his back

Here's Suzy running with her teammate Shannon

She did it, 3.1 miles in under 30 minutes!

Way to Go Suzu!

First Day back at School

2007-08-16T09:11:00.000-04:00

Here's a picture of Suzy's first day back at school as a JUNIOR!
This semester she is taking AP English/History, Orchestra, Algebra II, and Latin 2.
Needless to say our little girl is going to be studying!

I can still remember sending her to her first day of kindergarten at Britt Elementary. Time Flies

reunion cont...

2007-07-23T11:23:00.000-04:00

Myself, Janet, Ems and Mark Harrison

Group shot

SCHS....20 years later

2007-07-23T11:06:00.000-04:00

This was my *new improved* look for the reunion

Janet and I acting goofy pre-party

The stunning Ms. Emily Westerfield

Does Janet ever take a bad picture?

Emily and I after a couple of margaritas. I haven't laughed so hard in such a long time

Dan and I in front of the Club

Emily and Eric Brown

After this picture I sort of lost interest in using my camera and set it down for the night

It was really a nice night and great to see everyone again. It was incredible to see how much some people had changed while some stayed exactly the same. My favorite part was being able to spend time with my two favorite friends in the world, Emily and Janet. Hopefully our little get togethers will not continue to be so spread apart.

New Smyrna Beach pics

2007-07-16T10:20:00.000-04:00

Coops enjoying the sand on the first day there

Sunrise from our patio

A very tan Suzy Q

Coops trying to bury Suzy in the Sand

Suzy and Emma on the Manatee Cruise

They kept promising Manatee but we never saw any

.... Well except this one on the side of the Road

Dolphin or Shark??

Coops in training to become a captian

Cooper with this Captian's certificate

and his hat!!

There are alot more pictures from the beach, but most are on Suzy's camera. I'll try to get her to post her pictures soon. Today sucks! I want to be back at the beach.

4th of July

2007-07-05T13:22:00.000-04:00

We have a very low key 4th this year.

Suzy wasn't here with us, so it didn't seem quite as festive.

We did, however, go to the Marietta parade with the Lindhs, here are some pics.

isn't this the most patriotic picture ever?

Danny and Coops waiting on the parade

Here it comes...

Cooper and Carter loved the parade

This is for Suzy

Enjoying some post parade goodies

Picnic with a special guest at Amicalola falls

2007-07-02T09:54:00.000-04:00

Dad's 65th birthday picnic at the falls

The Farmers and the McEvers got together on Saturday to help Papa celebrate his 65th birthday, picnic style.

We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day or prettier spot to picnic. Unfortunately our special guest, in the form of a water snake, had me a bit jumpy the rest of the day.

Suzy and her melon

Grandma & Suzy

Cooper trying to get a cupcake out of Papa

mission accomplished

Bryce and Grandma enjoying a delicious picnic that included Grandma's famous pimento cheese

Sara Kate, Shana, Bryce, Suzy and Coops checking out the water

Climbing Coops

Gramma and her kids

Happy Birthday

2007-06-27T19:53:00.000-04:00

Happy

65th

Papa Farmer

We love you!!!!

Who is messier?

2007-06-06T10:51:00.001-04:00

Coops?

Or Carter?

A nice dip in the pool is much better than a bath!!

Pictures from June 1

2007-06-06T10:43:00.001-04:00

7 AM, 6 pies in the face

5 beautiful girls

At our destination, The Imperial Fez

Hot tea toast to 16

Grandma and Jimmy

The Princess and her entourage

The girls thought this waiter was Hot...Hot...Hot

More pictures from Suzy's birthday cookout

2007-06-06T10:37:00.000-04:00

Because you never grow tired of pictures from the festivities.......

Suzy posing, Cooper splashing

Suzy and her favorite Flamingo

Uncle Ben and Suzy

Sorry I cut you out Mom, I was trying to be stealth and get a picture of Grandma

Sarah, Cooper and Suzy winding down the day

Sweet 16

2007-06-04T14:09:00.000-04:00

Suzy is Sixteen!!

I've got several more photos to upload but wanted to go ahead and get some up. Check back again tomorrow.

Suzy and Papa's special Red Velvet Cake

Lauren, Suz, Elise, Samar & Emma before we went to the Imperial Fez

Suzy and Uncle Ben, we cooked out on Saturday after her birthday

Suzy got pied in the face, the morning of her birthday.

What a great way to start off the day!!!

Trucker Cooper

2007-06-04T14:00:00.000-04:00

breaker! breaker! I just passed another Kojack with a Kodak, this place is crawling with bears, where the heck are you

Suzy's Spring Solo Recital

2007-06-04T13:47:00.000-04:00

May 26, 2007

Suzy had her Spring Recital at Pebblebrook High School last Saturday. She played very well, even if the pianist did keep messing up the song. We were all so very proud of her

Danny and Cooper getting ready to hear Suzy play

Elise and Emma were there to support Suzy

Suzy waiting to play

OH NO, I got kicked out of the concert for being a loud boy

Proud Daddy

The McEver/Cantrell Crew

Suzy's violin teacher, Cindy Rennick

Cooper wants to know when he can start playing

Cooper hearts cupcakes

2007-06-04T13:34:00.000-04:00

May 25, 2007

Cooper's infant class had a big party on the last day in the infant rooms before graduating to Toddlers. We had pizzas, drinks, and CUPCAKES.

Cooper was only interested in one thing, the cupcakes. He wouldn't play with the other kids, he simply stood by the table and guarded the cupcakes. I've never seen the little guy so committed.

Coops at the table, the cupcakes are in the blue tupperware

Eating pizza...still watching the cupcakes

Is it time now? Please give me a cupcake!

May 19th

2007-06-04T13:24:00.000-04:00

We went to Cooper's Spring Fling at the Clifton School

It was alot of fun. The group that were singing, "The Flying Pizzas", are actually Danny's clients. It was nice to finally put a face with a name.

Danny and Suz checking everything out

Cooper had a ball in the jumpy thing. He didn't actually know how to jump,

but had a good time falling down.

Bubbles! Coops had both hands full with bubble makers

New playthings

2007-05-09T11:28:00.000-04:00

Coops recently got a couple toys to play outside. The sandbox didn't go over as well as we'd expected but the slide was a hit. He still hasn't figure out how to slide correctly, he goes down backward on his belly every time.

Pefect day to be outside

2007-04-23T10:57:00.000-04:00

Cooper playing with golf balls

The beautiful blue bird we saw in our bird bath.
He was hitting on the lady bird

No, Mrs. Kitty.....leave the Birds alone

Suzy with her big yellow ball

Danny retrieving the ball from the ivy

(watch out for snakes!)

Clifton School Auction

2007-04-23T10:36:00.000-04:00

Danny and I went to an auction held at the CDC for Coops' school on Saturday. It was a really fun time. They had both a real auction and a silent auction. The food, drinks and prizes were all wonderful.
I went specifically to bid on the step stool the children in Cooper's class created. Someone else in the audience drove up the price a little but I was able to win the stool. I did have to hid our bidding number from Danny a couple of times because he really got into the spirit of the auction.
We ended up with a couple of gift baskets we won in the silent auction and the stool.
Suzy had a great time trying to keep Cooper out of her tuna salad at home.
It was a really nice evening to get out.

Chuck E Cheese

2007-04-19T10:14:00.000-04:00

We went to Chuck E Cheese's on Sunday to help Ansley Young celebrate her second birthday.

I'll have to upload the video later. I don't even have a picture of the birthday girl only a shot of the pizza rat. I think Suzy and Danny had a much better time than anyone there. You couldn't pull them away from Skeeball. Cooper was interested in the slide but could care less about all the little kiddie rides they had. We had a great time , Thanks for inviting us Ansley.

Ghost town?

2007-04-19T10:11:00.000-04:00

I took this picture about a month ago. It's downtown Toccoa minus the canopy. Looks really strange doesn't it? I'm not sure I like it this way but I was never really into change . Hopefully it will help revitalize downtown. Somehow I think that might be a lost cause.

Coops in a tub

2007-04-18T21:51:00.000-04:00

Per request, I give you coops and bubbles

News from the home front

2007-04-09T22:06:00.000-04:00

It's springtime and life has been pretty crazy....
I hope to post more in the next couple of weeks.
Aims

Easter Egg Hunt

2007-04-09T21:56:00.000-04:00

We went to Big Canoe for an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday

Here is the field....

and the contenders....

Cooper looking for eggs

and putting them in the basket

Suzy and a prize bunny

(thank goodness it wasn't real!)

Danny and Danette

(who knew it would be 30 degrees on Easter?)

Ben, Jessica and Suzy

SPAMALOT

2007-02-26T09:49:00.000-05:00

We went to see SPAMALOT at the Fox theatre Sunday night. It is a musical based on the movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I think it won a Tony award in 2006. Going in, I wasn't expecting too much but I was more than pleasantly surprised. We laughed and laughed the entire evening.

A night at the Fox is always a great treat, But seeing such a fun show made it a wonderful experience.

Trip to see Grandma Louise

2007-02-26T09:43:00.000-05:00

Suzy driving Papa's car

Suzy's AWESOME parking job

Putting together a kitty puzzle

Cooper played maracas for us

The Birthday girl (94 years old!) and her Great Grandchildren

We had a great visit with Grandma Louise on Saturday. We stopped at skins for hot dogs and then headed to the nursing home. Grandma seemed very happy to see us. We celebrated her birthday with a fruit tart from Harry's. I think everyone enjoyed it.

Happy Anniversary to US

2007-02-23T11:01:00.000-05:00

I tried to post this yesterday but the website wouldn't allow me....

Happy Anniversary to my very awesome Danny.
I don't know what I'd do without you.

Love Always! Aims

Renal Weigh in Week 2

2007-02-16T13:50:00.000-05:00

I lost 5.1lbs this week!
Go ME!!!!!!

That brings my weight loss to a total of 9.6 lbs
Right now I have a nice lead over everyone else.
I think it's the hour of cardio everyday that is really doing the trick