I Know it has been a long time

I have actually had a few people ask me about this blog. I really did not realize many people read it, but to my surprise there are some who do :)! Thank you! We had a busy 2007 like I am sure most of you did. So I thought I would give a score card update of the year for the Reeves Bunch. Here it goes:
Adoptions - Kristofer John - Ocotber
Aiden Casey by Alex July
Engagements - Alex and Angela in April
Kourtnee Renee' and Craig in December
Weddings - Alex and Angela October 13
Pregnancies - Kourtnee Renee' due Jan. 29, 2008 - it is a girl!!!
Awards, Acheivements, etc. - Marlee - Exceptional Kid Award - a brand new saddle
from Alamo Saddlery
Drae - won the supporting role in High School Musical 1 and 2 Remix
for his school theatre department
Alex Graduated High School
TJ and Kalee and Drae all have been on Honor Roll all year!
Marlee won a bike at the Christmas party
Marlee was given a new Horse - Mystic Rayne is her name
Marlee won Most Improved at the barrel Clinic and won a beautiful
Belt Buckle
Moved out of state - Alex and Angela Dec.
Accident settled - Mine!!!! It is finally over and I got a truck!!!

You know I think that pretty much covers the score card :)! There was so much that happened I thought that maybe doing it that way would make it easier, but guess what - it didn't! :)
We did have a busy but blessed year. Going into 2008 we now have 6 horses (4 horses and 2 ponies to be exact). We have returned to RCC permanently now. We miss Higher Call, but this was the right move for us! We love the people at both churches and will maintain relationships, but God has shown us where we are to be planted. The kids truly enjoy the Wednesday night classes at RCC and the youth group for Marlee and Drae is phenomonal! Larry did lose his job, but God is still blessing! The only bad thing is that he is getting used to being home and I am getting used to having him home! The honey do list keeps him busy! :) We have had some rough spots this year, but honestly not even enough to mention and I choose not to mention them. i do not see Larry losing his job as a bad thing, because I know that God is in control and He has a plan!
2007 brought a grandson - Aiden, into our lives and he is absolutely adorable! He is no longer living here, they moved to Virginia, but he is still our heart! Kristofer's adoption came through in October and his name is now legally Kristofer John Reeves - and he rides a pony named Superman! :) Get it - Kristofer Reeves on Superman!!! :) Love it! The kids are growing like weeds! Drae is taller than Marlee and as tall as me now. Kalee has passed TJ and Kristofer is getting very close to TJ! :) TJ will grow!!! We keep telling him that! We lost a pet - Kodee our Yellow Lab / Golden Ret. mix. But we were blessed because before he was killed he got Kenzee our Black Lab pregnant and we now have 10 little puppies!!! They are so cute and most of them already have homes waiting for them when they are old enough!!!
Storm, our little momma cat has given us about 7 kittens this past year. They all have homes! Larry tried raising turkeys and will try again next year - it is a trial and error thing and he made more errors lol!!! His chickens have stopped laying eggs (they only lay until they are about 2 years old) so he kept telling us that he was going to put them in the freezer and we would be eating them. Thank goodness he has not done that yet. I know, I know it would be much healthier to raise our own food, but it is really hard to do that for me. I have to see the little ladies as he calls them and then think of killing them. Just to hard!!! Maybe I will get over that! Our goat, Oreo, is doing well! He loves to play with the kids!! He has cleared a lot of our property. ALl of the horses are doing well! I have been riding lately quite a bit! I am so thankful that the wreck did not do anymore damage to my back then it did! I love riding my horse with the kids!!! Well I hope that I have given you something that you enjoyed reading! I will do better in 2008 with this blog especially now that I know that I have readers! Thanks to those who added their names to my reader's list, those who email me comments and even those who talk to me at church about the blog (wink, wink - you know who you are!) :) The Reeves Bunch came through 2007 Blessed and we plan to be great in 2008! Elevate in 2008! The number 8 is new beginnings! I will blog soon about some new things happening in our lives! Love to you all!

Saturday - Parade!

Today we were in the parade to represent Foster Care and Adoption. This is a yearly event. Doing something every year really helps you to see how your kids are growing. When we started the parade Alex, Kourtnee and Marlee all were old enough to walk beside the float giving out brochures, but Drae, TJ and Kalee all ahd to be in the float. Well last year Kourtnee was no there to ride the float she was there to watch the parade as she was an adult. Alex, Marlee and DRAE walked, but TJ and Kalee and now Kris all had to be in the float. Well this year was teh hardest! Kourtnee was watching with her fiance', Alex was not there at all, Marlee did not want to walk because she is not a "kid" and Drae, TJ and KALEE walked! Kalee handed out CiCi's Pizza coupons that Cici's will give a dollar to Foster Care when the coupon is used. As she passed out each one she gave a bright smile and a "Merry Christmas"! She looked and sounded so grown up and was just so sweet and beautiful! I was very proud, yet sad. we all talked about the fact that our kids are growing up! The parade went well and we had a great time as always and these are times and memories we will never forget! cherish the memories of your kids and every little cute thing they do! They are grown so fast!

Twofer Tuesday

Number one - kids say the funniest things: Tonight Larry and I went out to dinner - not a restaurant, but fast food and not alone with Shelby and Kristofer. Shelby is my 2 year old niece and of course Kristofer is our 4 year old son. Shelby said the funniest thing tonight. We were going to eat at Kentucky Fried Chicken / Taco Bell. You know the ones that have both together. Well, anyway, as we approached Shelby started yelling, "That's Chicken bell - it's chicken bell we are going to chicken bell". Larry and I were cracking up, but hey it really makes since! K.F. Chicken / Taco Bell - equals Chicken Bell! They so need to change their name!!!! Too cute!!!! Dinner was fun! Shelby is such a cute little riot!!!!
Number two - My morning was blessed with the arrival of Shelby as usual and then Keara - missed her so much over the Holiday weekend and then little miss Brianna came in. I was very happy to see her! When Stacey told me she was starting to get picked up today for school, I took it to mean that she was getting picked up by the bus at her daycare, but she meant she would be picked up here every morning! I was very happy about that. Now I get to see both girls for a while every morning and get to give a hug and kiss each morning! I truly love these girls just like they are already ours! i just pray that things work out that way!
Another nice thing - ok this is 3 I know! We had lunch with Kourtnee and Craig today! That was a nice little get together with just the 4 of us plus Shelby! All in all a nice day - weather wise, too. Oh and a big thing! we found out that a little country gas station and bait store less than 3 miles from our house sells HORSE FEED and a good feed, too, and a whole lot cheaper!!!! So we save on feed, and save tons on gas! we had been driving about 20 plus miles to get our feed!!!!! Pays to stop at little stores to get gas even if they are about 3 cents more than everyone else! :) Glad we did today and glad that Larry saw the feed sign!!! Cannot believe we have never noticed it before, but we usually just pass right by that store.
Hope you all had a great day and an wonderful night!

Kris is 4 years old!

Another blog about Kristofer! Today was his birthday! He was so excited! He woke up this morning and said, "Mom am I going to school?" I said, "do you want to?" He said, "No." So I asked him if he wanted to stay home with me that I only had a few things to do and errands to run and he could go with me. He said, "No I want to go to my Birthday." I said, "well it is your birthday right now!" He said, "no mom i mean I want to go to my party!!!" I said, "Your party is tonight after school." He said, "wellllll I want to party all day!" I cracked up laughing! I thought to myself we are going to have to watch this one close - he is only 4 and wants to party all day!!! LOL. he is so cute! We went to McDonald's and the kids played and ate and played some more and then we ate cake and opened presents. Everyone took a goody bag filled with candy and party favors. Everyone seemed to have a great time. If you have a myspace you can see the pictures if you are on my friends' list. If not send a request! I hope everyone is as blessed as I am! Blogs to come with more than Kristofer :)!! He is our baby boy though! The youngest! By the way, McDonald's in Zebulon was great! They do not do birthdays, but they let us decorate the outside play area and were very helpful and friendly! It was great! Have a great night and I will be back tomorrow with more on the adventures of the Reeves Family!
Here is a birthday party picture for you: