Awards Day

Savannah had her third grade Awards Day today! I knew that she would be getting two of the awards, but I was surprised when she was called for the Citizenship Award!! It is no surprise that she would receive it because she is a great kid, I just did not know that they were giving it out.

Zach's school did not give out awards, and Morgan missed having A-B honor roll by one C! We are really proud of her though. She has worked really hard this year!



Perfect Attendance






A-B Honor Roll





Citizenship Award

UPDATES

The pictures above are from a few things that we have done over the last few months. The kids went to my brother and sister-in-laws and spent the night with them. They had a great time. Todd and I went to the Auburn A-day game. There are a few pics of Zach playing ball.


Well, we have fianlly finished Spring semester and not a moment too soon. This semester seemed to be so much busier than normal. We are still waiting on grades, but I am so happy to say that I found out yesterday that I was accepted to the school of Education!! I am so excited and scared! I am going to be taking 18 credit hours in the fall! Several of my classes are easy classes, so I should be ok.

Well, enough about me. Morgan got to go on a field trip to the beach with the club that she is a member of at school. They were gone for 3 days and she had a wonderful time. She did come home sunburnt, but she had a great time and developed new friendships. I know that it is a trip that she will remember for a long time. She has also gotten her paper work for Junior High. I have been putting off filling it out, because I cannot believe that she is going to be in Jr. High. She is excited and nervous, but I think that she will be fine. Sometimes change is good and we have heard very good things about the Jr. High School.

Savannah is continuing her quest to have perfect attendance. So far so good, with only 2 weeks left. I am having a hard time believeing that she is about to be int he fourth grade. Little Savannah!!

Zachary, has been reading, reading, reading!! He is a reading machine. I cannot believe that my little first grader is reading on a 3rd grade level. He is doing really well in school. He is also doing well in baseball, despite not having a great coach. Over that last few weeks,he has hit his first homerun, hit 2 more homeruns and made a TRIPLE PLAY! He is loving baseball. He has given up playing catcher and has been playing 2nd baase. It is really a lot of fun to watch the boys play!

Todd, is now back to working FULL TIME!! He is so glad to be finished with school this semester. He had a class about teaching Reading and boy was it a lot of work.
We are both very happy it is over, but the fact that I still have to take it, is still looming in the background. We are waiting on his grades to post, but I am sure that he is going to do fine. He always does. We are both looking forward to summmer break. Well, that is pretty much the update on the Thayer Family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZACHARY

I absolutely cannot believe that my little boy is SEVEN years old today. I am so thankful that we were blessed with him. Zachary Bryan Russell Thayer was born on May 6, 2002. He is the smitten image of his Daddy!

He is a great baseball player (2 home runs last night!), he loves Lego's, and enjoys playing football. He is in the first grade and reads on a 3rd grade level. He LOVES the Army and against my plans for him, aspires to join when he is of age. He is a great little boy and our lives would not be complete without him.

There is something about a mother's love for her son, I can't explain it, but I am so very proud of my son and I can't believe that my baby is 7 today!!

Happy Birthday, Zach!! Daddy and I love you very much!!

Proud Mom

Well, I have a lot that I want to post, but I don't have the time. Today is th last day of my classes and then it is studying for finals, which start next week. Todd and I will be so glad to see this semester end. It seems like it has been a little harder than normal.

Well, I must take a minute and brag on my baseball playing son!! Within that last week he has made his first homerun and last night he made a TRIPLE PLAY!! He got all three outs in one play, by himself!! I can't even begin to tell you how great it was. He was the star of the night!!
Here is a video of him getting the game ball. I can't wait until his next game.

We Are Still Here

Well, I know that it has been a long time since I have made a post, but we are so busy. In a few weeks when Todd and I get finished with last minute projects and finals, we will be able to breathe a little better and have time to make some post.

I want to upload pictures of Zach playing ball, and the A-Day game in Auburn, and tell you all about the field trips that the kids have been going on and about their Spring Break, but you will have to wait a few more weeks. (Oh I know that their are so many of you that can't wait!!)

Thanks for your patience

Keep the Prayers Coming

Please continue to pray for my Mom and our family. My Granddaddy passed away Sunday night.

This is his obituary from the Montgomery Advertiser.

YORK, Charles Edward, Sr., 86, a resident of Millbrook, AL, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2009. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Leak-Memory Chapel with Rev. Rhon Carleton officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM on Thursday. Mr. York graduated from the University of Alabama with a BS degree in Civil Engineering and was the founder and President of York Engineering Company. He was also Past Master of Oak Park Lodge F & AM 864 and Past Potentate of Alcazar Shrine Temple in 1970. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar Agnew York and Fannie Hurst York. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Hardeman York; daughters, Candace Vaughan of Elba, AL, Barbara Dunkin of Pike Road, AL, Brenda Terry of Atlanta, GA, Lisa Russell of Clanton, AL, Valerie Painter of Trussville, AL; son, Charles York, Jr. of Cecil, AL; stepdaughter, Jennifer McClendon; sister, Margaret York Holloway of Pike Road, AL; fourteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers will be his grandsons, Reid Terry, David Finch, Jr., Lane Finch, Loren Russell, Cody Russell, and Rett Russell. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be sent to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33607. Leak-Memory Chapel Directing

Prayers for My Family

I would like for you to remember my family and keep them in your prayers, espically my Mom. My Granddad is in the hospital and is not doing well. He is at the point where we pray that he is comfortable. I can't imangine how hard it is on my Mom and my Aunts and Uncle, and Patti (his wife). For this reason, I ask that you please add the York Family to your prayer list and pray that they may find some kind of peace and comfort during this hard time.

A Wonderful GiveAway!!

My friend Becky is hosting a wonderful give away. Head on over to her blog and check it out!!

Menu Monday!

Monday
Brown Sugar Chicken
rice
broccoli

Tuesday
Lasagna
salad

Wednesday
tater tot casserole
green beans

Thursday
London Broil
mashed potatoes

Friday
Make your pizza

Well, if Todd and I can make it through this week, we will have Spring Break next week. With Spring Break, comes the chance to catch up on school work, do observations and start on a 12 page research paper. Not much of a break, but Todd willbe able to work full time and we won't have to go to AUM, and we should not have any new assignments.

Better Late Than Never

Much to my surprise we woke up to snow Sunday morning. Actually part of the surprise came when the phone was ringing at the crack of dawn. Alicia was calling to tell me to get up and look at the snow. I was really surprised by the amount that we had gotten during the night! I was also surprised by how there can be tornadoes one day and then snow the next. Well, we had decided to visit a different church that morning, but after seeing the amount of snow and hearing that the some of bridges were iced over, we decided to stay home.

We had a great time enjoying the snow. Todd and Ben had a brilliant idea to get on the roof and make snow angels. Well, long story short. Todd jumped off the ladder while coming down and twisted his knee. I guess boys will ALWAYS be boys.

Well, we spent most of the morning playing in the snow and coming in to warm up and drinking hot chocolate.

Well, it did not take long for the snow to start melting, so we decided to venture out and get breakfast. We ended up at Cracker Barrel and in our true fashion we ALL met there, Christy and Brad minus their kids (they were with their Grandma) and Ben and Alica and family. We of course had a great time and at this point thought that the snow had stopped and was melting.

Well, boy were we wrong. After an hour after we got home this is what we saw. Needless to say, we did not get back out on the rodes again. We just went out in the backyard and had snowball fights.

We ended our fun day at Pri-Med for Todd's knee. He basically just sprained it really bad. The doctor gave him three different meds. He missed school on Monday and work on Tuesday because the meds knock him OUT. I hope that this is lesson learned, but I am sure there will be another story next time.

There has not been any other events worth noting. Todd and I are trying to survive our school work and juggle family life and activities. If I do not post much over the next few weeks, it is because I have an 8-10 page research paper and a 4 page research paper in another class. This goes along with all the other regular assignments that I have.

I just keep telling myself that it will all be worth it one day, right?