Happy Spring!

Yay! Today is the first day of Spring and I am so glad it is here! This winter has been unusually cold and snowy for Nashville so I am really looking forward to some sunny days and nice weather! In honor of the first day of Spring my hyacinths decided to bloom today!


I love coming home each day and seeing what new flowers are starting to peak through the ground. So far these are my only ones that have bloomed but I have lots of tulips, buttercups, a hydrangea, and some more hyacinths that are emerging! YAY! Hopefully this year I can become a better gardener....and I am going to give herb growing another try! I hope everyone enjoyed this beautiful first day of Spring!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Our cell has a tradition of having a St. Patrick's Day party and this year was no exception! We all dress in green and eat either traditional Irish food or green food. This year was lots of fun, and we were all so excited that the Tanner's were back in town for the party! It was great to have fun, food, and fellowship with everyone! The kids were WILD--it must have been all of the sugar! Here are some pics from the night...

Karen, Jessica, and Aunna sporting their green

Adam and Trev

The girls and Virgil--he is the ultimate Irishman! :)

Me and Court eating our mini-cupcakes...YUM!

Virgil....ahh, there are no words to describe him! :)

The whole gang!

It was a great time and I can't wait until next years St. Patty's Day party!! :)

JV Champions!

Saturday, the Lighthouse Boys JV basketball team played in the Championship Game--and WON! It was really exciting for both the players and coaches! They have some great talent on their team, and I am sure that in a few years they will be AWESOME!!! Here are some pics from the game.

The boys that were named to the All-Region Team. Lighthouse had 2 players plus the MVP of the tournament!

The team with their championship trophy!!! Good Job LCS!

Coach Castle and Coach Cudd

Another team pic!

The boys cutting a piece of the net! They were really funny to watch--next time we need to have some sharper scissors because some of them were having some difficulties!

The Coaches with the Napier twins--it was their birthday! What a great b-day present!

JV is done now....just a few more games to go and then B-ball will be over for the season!!!! (Can you tell I am excited to have my husband home at decent hours again!!!)

New Job

I have decided to become a 31 gifts consultant. For those of you who have never heard of this, it is a faith based company that is geared towards women. They sell products like purses, totes, wallets, stationary, and much more. I am really excited to start this business! If anyone is interested in hosting a party let me know!

Weekend with good friends!

This weekend we had some dear friends from Chicago come into town for her baby shower. Of course, the weekend they came was the one weekend that the weathermen were right and we actually got alot of snow. The shower was a bit smaller than expected, but it was still a great time with friends. We are so happy for them and we cant wait to meet their new baby in April!

Shana's new talent--balancing things on her belly!

Playing in the snow!

Shana making a preggo snow angel!

Our AWESOME snowman!

Saturday morning--the boys had to dig our way out so we could make the journey to Brentwood for the shower

Chad busy shoveling snow

Me, Shana, and Brittany at the shower

Shana opening surprise gifts from her mom in South Africa

Shana opening burp cloths made by Brittany!

The diaper cake made by yours truly :)

The cake--it may not have been the most beautiful cake, but it sure did taste good!

Vandy loving on Shana's belly

Chad and Vandy--they were long lost best friends. Vandy loved Chad!

We had a great time, and hope to see our friends again soon--next time with a sweet little baby!

SNOW DAY!!!

First of all, I must say that one of the perks of being a school nurse is getting a snow day. Now, from my experience, usually they call a snow day and it never quite pans out, but today was different! We have about 2 inches right now and they are predicting 6-10! WOW! I can't remember the last time that we had that much snow! The best news is that not only was I off, but since Trev is a teacher he was off too! So we had a whole day to play in the snow and relax! We took Vandy out, and he had lots of fun! He couldn't decide what to do in it..play or eat it! As I type he is knocking the blinds at the back door because I think he wants to go back out. Here are some pics from our time in the snow...

YUM! I love licking the snow :) As long as its not yellow snow!

Vandy running away from Trev throwing snow!


Ash and Vandy!

Having fun and enjoying the snow day!

Puppies first significant snow!

Happy Birthday Trevor!!!

So... this post is a little late (I had a little trouble with my camera) but I figured better late than never! :)

10 days ago (Jan 14th) we celebrated Trevor's 25th birthday! I love when his birthday rolls around because it means that we are the same age for a few months! :) We celebrated by going to Newk's and then came back to the house for some yummy homestyle cake! I can't believe that we are both halfway to 50 now....ugh! Here are some pics from our fun night...

Me and Trev :)

Jeremy, Hannah, and Becca--Trev's long times friends from LCS

Pa and Ma Castle :)

The Laurie Family--some of our friends from church!

Me, Court, and Mom (and don't worry, I didnt have a baby secretly....that's my friend Gloria's baby, Lily)

Phil and Gloria--another couple friend from church. Phil and Trev are b-ball coaches together.

Hannah and Jude being sweet!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TREV! I am so glad you were born 25 years ago! :) I love you!