Where in the world are those stinking Myers'...

I am wondering if anyone ever even checks this anymore, however, I loved posting on it while Tennyson was in the NICU and following and used it as such a time to pour out my heart. I am thinking entering this season that I need that once again. This school year is already underway and not quite what I was expecting honelsely. I thought iw as going to be so much easier than last year since this is my second year, however, that I have found is not necessarily the case.

Travis is entering his second semester at Missouri Western State University studying something undecided at this time, though I think he's leaning towards Nursing...yeah!! I think he loves orthopedics and would do wonderfully with that. He is still working for Kenny Wells with Wells Farms full time which is going to be quite taxing for him I believe considering that he is doing that while he's also taking Spanish, Chemistry and Biology, YIKES!!

I am starting my second year of teaching business at Union Star R-II School. The schedule and things have changed greatly from one year to the next. The softball season is still off and running, and we're getting into the full swing of things. Yearbook sales are underway and the FBLA chapter is ramping up for their first big event of the year, the Union Star Fall Festival, where they entertain with a dunk tank, pie in the face booth,a ndd face painting booth. I am also taking eight hour of graduate credit throught NWMSU, actually I am sitting in class now, so if parts of this don't make sense, there's my excuse.

Tennyson is growing like a weed. Loving his life, spending as much time as possible with his nana and papa and granny and poppie. He spends his days with Lisa Guyer and the kiddos she watches, and they are teaching and learning tons from each other. We're working on opposites, days of the week, and of course the numbers and letters. He is also preparing for his third birthday and has decided he wants to have a Monster Truck party featuring "Grave Digger." I can't wait until it's all here and we're able to really celebrate! He's also doing great with potty training, he's been such a big boy in terms of the "potty" portion, have been for months, but we're still working on the other though he's getting better.

Ryan's football season is underway, and he's loving being a part of the team even though they haven't been overly successful thus far this year, but he sure loves the game. He hopes one day to attend NWMSU and study history education and coach football when he's older. I think that's such a great aspiration.

Stephanie is working as an Accountant for a firm in St. Joseph, and they love her and know they wouldn't be able to succeed without her. She and Chase and the boys are doing great. Brazon started Kindergarten at East Buchanan this school year and he's having a great time with the kiddos, though we're sad his Homecoming and ours are the same day so he'll miss our parade, we were going to have them participate on the FBLA float for the parade. I will post pictures when I have them.

Kelsey has started back to college at North Central Missouri College in Trenton, working on her gerneal studies and she hopes to take that to Missouri Western to study education later. Paxton is coming upon his first birthday party and everyone is so excited for his party this weekend. I hate that the US Softball tournament will be taking place at that time so I won't be able to attend. I will again post pictures when I have them.

Tyler and Jenny were back this past weekend for vacation, they had a whirlwind trip and Journey was totally off schedule, but as cute as a button. We had such a great time celebrating with them over this holiday weekend. We spent time out at the Savannah Lake Club at Grandma and Grandpa Newkirk's camper and Tennyson, Tyler and Ted were able to take in a turn in the kyaks on the water.

Trudy is a RA at Central Christian College of the Bible, having a blast hanging with the girls. She spent the summer traveling all over the country leading camps or trips for youth. She had a great time and built fabulous relationships.

We're so very, very blessed in all that the Lord has blessed us with, however, recently we were able to "adopt" a World Vision child Banji who was born September 3, 2007. He is from Zambia and is a Hope Child meaning his parents both suffer with AIDS. So please pray for us as we learn more about him and their family, and help us to know how and what to provide for their family.

So all in all everyone is great, we're keeping on...keeping on.

Love you all,
Travis, Lindsay & Tennyson

What's going on these days...

Sorry guys, I know it's been like a year, but things just keep getting away from me. I have finished my first year of teaching at Union Star R-II business/computer technology. I am the assistant softball coach, junior high girls basketball coach, FBLA advisor, yearbook editor and junior class sponsor. I will also be newspaper editor next year and the senior class sponsor. I truly loved it and have enjoyed it thoroughly. I am completing coursework though NorthWest Missouri State University in a graduate program in Educational Leadership.

Travis is still working for Wells Farms but is also attending Missouri Western State University full time. His major at this time is still undecided.

Tennyson is growing like a weed and we're loving this stage. He's talking so much, doing so many things and just so stinking cute, he's so fun. I will try and get new pictures posted out here and will again try and make my posts more frequent. We are playing with our new cousing Journey as Tyler and Jenny are in town just tonight and tomorrw and I will try and post pictures of both kiddos.

Love you guys-
Lindsay

Two weeks, whoo-hoo, I'm getting better...

It's amazing how many things have happened since the last post, and I have 238 photographs and twelve videos to prove it. No I didn't count them all I just downloaded and organized them onto our computer and deleted them from my memory stick which is why I can tell you how many...

So many things have happened since the last post and I had to re-read it to let you know where I left off...So Friday after posting Tennyson and I headed to Krug park and met up with Annie Paxton who we love, and had a picnic (thank you Subway) before playing in the park and feeding the geese. We had a fabulous time, you will notice the play equipment is not from the little children's park, because well I didn't know there was equipment for the younger children until Travis was reviewing the pictures and asked why we didn't take him there...

Annie brought bread to feed the geese/ducks, which was a lifesaver becasuse I didn't think of that and Tennyson had a great time tearing his bread into itty-bitty pieces and throwing them into the water. It was also great because he couldn't sit still long enough to eat lunch with me much and he munched on the bread quite a bit (he probably ate three or four pieces) he loved that stuff.

He is really getting into doing things himself and as you can see, he can swing in a big swing, and pump his legs all by his lonesome. He doesn't need any help from me any longer, dang I thought I would get to hold onto that one a little longer.

As you can see from the last picture from the lake, you're probably wondering what that is...well around the lake they have these sink-hole type things and well as you can guess Lindsay found one, and happened to snap a picture of Annie on the way down. Needless to say I was covered in mud to my thighs and my tennis shoes were lost. I then waded into the lake to wash off and Tennyson ran down to see what had happened, and also fell into the lake. After getting him out and walking for a bit to dry off, we parted ways and Tenny and I headed home, wet, without stopping at Wal-mart.

We had such a great time, and Annie thought of everything. We are planning to do it again soon, so hopefully there will be more photos in the future.

That evening in celebration of Tyler and Jenny's fourth anniversary (no they weren't with us) Ted, Connie, Trudy, Travis, Tennyson and I headed down to Cafe Italia on North Oak Trafficway. It is one of Connie & Ted's favorite places and since we hadn't ever been we thought this would be the perfect time. We had a wonderful evening of fellowship and the food is fantastic. Their homemade bread and they dip it in a cheese, oil, cracked pepper mix that is phenomenal. We have tried to recreate it at home to no avail.

Saturday morning found us waking bright and early and getting ready to party with Stephanie (my older, younger sister) whose boyfriends little boy was turning three. Blake's party had a spiderman theme and the little boys had a great time. We took down spinach salad, ice cream, chips, etc. and two lawn mowers from mom and dad's house which were a huge hit. The little boys were so enamored with the park and the dogs (they were having an obedience seminar in the city park in Gower the same day) that we played for a couple of hours before heading back home. The highlighted gift of the day was from Chase's (Blake's dad) sister Chancey. Blake had asked her for a pink baby doll, and not to deprive the boy, she got him one. He didn't put that down all afternoon, and if he did some other little boy would pick it up and carry it around. Who ever said little boys weren't nurturers???

Saturday evening we went to the home of Steve and Lisa Humphrey here in Union Star for a bbq/bonfire. We roasted hotdogs and had a great time. There were tons of people to catch up with and the little boys had such a time just playing together. They admired Lisa's horses, from a far of course and were all about trying to blow out the bonfire. When we were ready to leave, Kelsey and Gary took the boys home with them for a sleepover. They had such a great time, stayed up a little later than normal in the diapers, watching cartoons with Aunt Kelsey.

That Sunday I worked at the cafe in Fairport. We fried up twenty chickens, served with mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls, green beans, a full salad bar with fifteen options and ten pie options. It was a busy day, but I had a really good time.

I left there at one to run home and shower before picking mom up and driving to Paradise Park in Oregon, MO. My cousin Sydney Cameron was getting married to Clayton Silber and us girls were manning the reception tables, where they were bbqing. So mom and I went up early to get things organized and Kelsey joined us later with the little boys, both Parker and Tennyson were there. It made things intersting to be watching the little boys while serving the food, but all worked out. The guys (excluding Travis who was working) headed back early for Ryan's baseball game. We joined them later and watched the game before all heading home, exhausted.

The next week flew by however I have a few highlights in pictures.

Thursday night Trudy came over and hung out with us and spent the night to watch Tennyson on Friday while I worked at the cafe. They seemed to have a great time, playing outside, driving tractors and just hanging out. JJ was heading back into town that evening and drives right by the house so he stopped in to see how we were doing. JJ is a friend of Trudy's from school who is doing an intership in OH over the summer. He is back this week for high school camp at Flaming Spirit.

Friday night, Ted and Connie took Tennyson, Trudy, JJ and I out to dinner and we brought home all the leftovers for Travis (as it was our anniversary but he had to work). We went to Cheddars and Tennyson had a great time flirting with the little girls in the booth one over. He was seated on the inside of our booth as they were in theirs and they were so precious. After dinner we came home and watched Con-Air. Trudy then headed out and Tennyson and I tried to wait up for Travis but it was a late night for him. He had committed to working our anniversary late so that Saturday would be a partial day and Sunday he would have off.

Saturday morning we headed to Aunt Dixie and Uncle Gary's house to meet their new colt (who is not yet named), it sure is beautiful. Gentle Ben was onsite to offer himself to the children, he was the horse we all learned to ride on and Tennyson had no qualms learning to ride on Ben. He had a great time feeding the horse, riding them and walking underneath their tall bellies. He then proceeded on to chase the wild cats around the barn and ride the rocking horse. Aunt Dixie was so gracious and let them explore whatever they desired and those little boys had such a great time and were so brave. We were very proud of them.

After the horse riding we headed to mom and dad's for a lunch bbq and then went swimming. The water was 82 degrees, so plenty warm for the boys and Ryan however not so much for Kelsey or I though she was braver, I never actually committed to putting on my suit.

Saturday night Tennyson went the campground and stayed the night with granny and poppie, while mom and dad went out for their anniversary. It is sure hard to believe that we've been married five years, but we have...we went to dinner at Boudreaux and we're so lame, we couldn't even figure out what to do after that so we ended up coming home and watching some movies we had borrowed from mom (who really has every movie to ever come out). Two thumbs up for Taken...

Sunday we headed back to the campground and had a great time enjoying food and fellowship with Travis extended family. Connie, Ted, Grandma and Grandpa Newkirk were there along with Trudy (who was there briefly before heading to camp), Tim, Marilyn, Chelsea (and Bright), Hillary (and Kyle) Whelri and Keith, Jane, Hannah (and McKenna) McClurg. We had a great time and Ted learned tons of canoeing stuff from the neighbor. All and all it was a great weekend.

So that's about it, this week we haven't done much except try and get caught up from the weekend, Tennyson and I were down with a stomach bug a couple days, we worked at the high school boys basketball shoot out at the school one day and otherwise had been living a life of leisure.

Thanks for checking in, know you're loved-
Travis, Lindsay & Tennyson Myers

Tennyson's First Haircut

Let's just say, Aunt Kelsey did a great job, but Tennyson hated it. Someone had to hold him down, someone had to hold his head still and someone had to cut. Here are some photos for you to enjoy. He had fabulous curls however one night after picking four ticks out of it mama decided it was haircut time...

Daddy's Fun Equipment

Here are photos of some of the equipment Travis gets to work with. First is the sprayer which is kind of his baby...then the planter, harrah and discavater as well as the Peterbuilt Travis gets to drive.

Campground Fun

Here is a video showing you the camper and Granny and Tenny's newest game as well as a picture I just thought was super cute...

I can Dance...

Anytime there is music playing, Tennyson becomes a dancing machine, it's super precious.