A Stephens Family Reunion

Aren't Family Reunions Lovely!?

I think they are probably the most akward times I can remember, especially when your young and being drug around being introduced to people you don't know from Adam. Here are a few pics from our most recent family reunion, which wasn't so bad!

Layni and Brooks with Cupcake (the grand-dog).

These are the great grandchildren available, who knows where the other's where.

This is the grandchildren, at least the ones that were able to make it!

My Granny and Grandaddy! The most precious people in the hold world! An inspiration to all young married couples. They've been married 57 years and couldn't be happier. If you can see, they're even holding hands!!

This is the remaining siblings. From Left to Right.
Front: Great Uncle Perry and his wife Great Aunt Phyllis
Back: Great Aunt Uldene, Great Aunt Betty, Grandaddy and Granny

Dad and Layni posing for the 1st of many pics, I don't think Dad minded too much!
Mom holding Brooks while he dives into some cake!

Ky Lake Vacation May 09'

My husband just had the vacation he loves, fishing! Needless to say atleast a few a us had a wonderful vacation. Fishing is not my thing!! Both kids loved it along with several other of James family members, I just don't get what they see fun about it!

Kentucky Lake, Murray Kentucky

Brooks pretending to drive the boat, watch out!

Brooks posing for a picture, reluctantly! He hated his life jacket!

Layni loves to fish. She is reeling a fish in this picture while her daddy assists!

Layni and her cousin Madelyn sporting their new life jackets!

Graduating from Grad School 09'

So finally after 4 long years, 2 babies, renovating 2 houses and selling 1 house, I have officially graduated from Western Kentucky University. May 15th was the official date and very liberating. I now have a degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner and have plans to take boards this month. Now I need to decide where and when I'll start back for my doctoral degree! LOL!!

A HAPPY Graduate!!

Kids and Cheetos = A Mess

For anyone who knows me, they know I do not like messes, especially on my hands. So to let my kids eat cheetos is a stretch for me. My mom bought the kids a bag, so I thought let's give it a try! Here are the results.

This is Layni with one of her daddy's t-shirt sleeves on her head and a clean face!!
Cheetos and Hotdogs, appetizing huh?!

Brooks definitely loved the cheetos, in his hair, fingers and all over his face!

YEAH FOR CHEETOS!

Florida Vacation 09'

Life has been so crazy, I'm not even really sure what happened in the months of January and February. Again, finishing graduate school has kept life jumping. So...my one rescue was a break from it all and a well needed vaca in Florida!! We went with my parents, my brother and sister-in-law to Ft. Lauderdale, Weston and Jupiter Florida for St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training. It was ABSOLUTELY wonderful to get away for a week!

Brooks sitting on top of my mom. There apparently was no where else to sit!!

James and Layni playing in the ocean, it was hard to keep her away.

The first stop was Ft. Lauderdale where we spent a day at the beach! Layni and Brooks were extremely excited. Layni loved the sand and water. Brooks loved the water too much! We're thinking he thought it was a gigantic bathtub!!

Layni loved the sand. Loves visiting the beach!

Brooks was very excited to see the "big bath tub"! It was a full-time job keeping him from jumping in.

We stayed in Weston, Florida for the remainder of the vacation. My parent's have a time share and we were fortunate to go along for the ride! There was a lot of relaxing, sunning and laying by the pool for us. Florida evidently was experiencing a drought, but while we were there it rain everyday for awhile...I believe they are no longer in a drought!!!

Layni playing in the pool, with some other little kid's ball!

Brooks' happy face in the pool!

These are some of the other visitors at the resort, do you notice anything interesting about them?

St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training was fun. It was basically scaled down version of a major league ballpark with everything a major league game could offer! It was fun being so close to the field and players.

Layni at the Cardinals/Phillies Spring Training Game.


Brooks loves being outdoors and loves baseball, especially his St. Louis Cardinals.

My brother, Matt and my sister-in-law, Carrie

It's baseball season, YEAH!!