Cousins

My sister Julie and her boys came down for the weekend, and I was able to take this picture of all the kids together. Even though Aubrey's not too happy, overall I think it turned out pretty good.

Especially considering how quickly things went downhill............

The kids had a great time playing together. We love you Tyler, Jake, and Luke! Hope to see you again soon!

Spring Break Part 2

After a fun time in Rome, we headed over to Scottsboro to Na-Na and Jimdaddy’s house. On Thursday, Laney and Aubrey got to visit with Na-Na while Shelby and Marlee went to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville with Cary and Jimdaddy. I spent the day with my great friend Karen shopping, visiting, and eating out. Aunt Carisa and Uncle Jimmy had their ultrasound that day and found out that they are expecting another girl in August! That makes SIX granddaughters for NaNa and Jimdaddy! Friday was spent with Aunt Carisa and Cousin Hope. We went to Huntsville to have pictures made of all the girls. That night Jimdaddy treated us to dinner at Buena Vista. Saturday morning was spent shopping at Unclaimed Baggage and afterwards, Uncle Jimmy helped the girls fly kites.

Sunday, we returned home. Thank you Na-Na and Jimdaddy for a great visit!

Spring Break Part 1

Spring Break for the girls this year was March 14 through 21. The first part of the week was spent visiting May May and Paw Paw. On Sunday, we celebrated cousin Tyler’s 7th Birthday. Monday consisted of an outing to the Mall where the girls rode the carousel and train (sorry, forgot my camera, so no pictures of that). On Tuesday, we went to the Tennessee Aquarium. The girls especially loved the River Otters and getting up close and personal with the fish. Thanks May May and Paw Paw for a wonderful time!

Shelby's D.A.R.E. Graduation

On Thursday, the 5th grade had their D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) graduation. Each student in the 5th grade completed a 10 week program and submitted an essay on what they learned. Shelby’s paper was chosen as one of the top 8, and she received a medal. We are very proud of her!

Feeling Better

We took Aubrey to the doctor on Monday and he said she had croup / stridor virus. She sounded like a seal barking and had a deep, throaty cough. The doctor prescribed a steroid prescription and she’s been taking that for the last few days. Tuesday and Wednesday were difficult. Although the steroid gave Aubrey a lot of energy, she was obviously uncomfortable and never could get quite content. She was very fussy and needed to be held almost constantly. However, she did take a break from fussing long enough on Wednesday to look at books for a little while with her big sister.


Happily, as of today, Aubrey is starting to act like herself again. She even let Laney push her around in the shopping cart for a little while this evening.

Upwards Basketball

Marlee and Shelby both participated in Upwards at Parkway this year - Marlee as a cheerleader and Shelby on a 4th through 6th grade basketball team called The Silver Stars. Both girls had a lot of fun.

Shelby’s team finished the season 1-6-1, but they had a great time and Shelby got better with each game. One game, she scored 6 of the teams 18 points and she received recognition at different times during the season for Best Offense, Best Defense, Most Christ like Attitude, and Best Effort.

After Shelby’s last game, the girls celebrated with their teammates as well as other teams from the league with an afternoon at Shakey’s Pizza. We were very proud of both girls and had a lot of fun watching them participate in the Upwards program this year.

Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and SNOW !!!

It was a very exciting weekend around the Odom household with strong thunderstorms on Friday, tornado warnings on Saturday, and several inches of snow on Sunday.

Saturday morning, we were awakened to the sound of emergency tornado sirens alerting us that there was a tornado warning for Lee County. There were several tornadoes that passed through the area. One passed to the north of us and did quite a bit of damage to areas along HWY 280 and the other passed to the south of us and destroyed several homes and part of a school in the town of Salem. Fortunately, we suffered no damage from the severe weather. However, the girls spent many minutes in the morning camped out in our bedroom closet telling ghost stories to one another. Most of the bad weather had moved out of the area by 9am.

Sunday morning was a rare occasion for all of us. After listening to newscasts about snow in the area for two days, we awoke to find that the reports were true. Being as far South as it is, Auburn rarely gets snow and the last time Auburn received any significant snowfall was about 8 years ago. We did get a few flurries last year but nothing like today. Thankfully, there were no accumulations or icing on the roads, but the snow in the yard provided a lot of excitement for the girls.

Unfortunately, the weekend was not very fun for little Aubrey. She has run a fever off and on and has had a very bad cough. Amy plans to take her to the doctor if she is not better tomorrow.