Summer Days Gone and School Days Here

Believe it or not - we are back in school. I can't believe it. Here are a few pictures right before school started....

Gone are the days of hanging out with the neighborhood kids.....

Then the class list went on the doors of school....

Then we met our teacher, Mrs. Halbleib. Blaine is in Fourth Grade - Can you believe it???

Self Portrait - Blaine Carter

Electric, Fantastic, Playful, and Brillant

Looks like it is going to be a colorful and intriguing year!!!

Hope everyone has a good one.....

Fourth of July

Hey we had a great time with the cousins. It was a blast.

Where has the summer gone?

Busy, Busy, Busy - is how I would say this summer has been. Can you believe that it is almost July - Wow before you know it we will be back in school!! (Have I really left yet?) Anyway we started summer off right with a great trip to Costa Rica. Celebrating our 15th Anniversary with the Bishops and the Hamiltons. Great fun and a beautiful place.....

What we looked at everyday from our casa- what a view

The Villa we rented - came with a staff - cook, bartender and maid.

Our house - up on the hill....
Wonderful way to vacation....

Our pool at the casa

Monkey Tour - Holly and Cari loved the monos

Kevin lost enough weight to do the zip

line.

I was brave and tackled rafting - paid my guide well - we stayed in the raft the whole time... Not everyone else could say that....

The birthday girls... the staff decorated and made a cake.

Kevin and his food.... Lobster - the cook didn't even serve him veggies..

Adios Costa Rica....

While we were in Costa Rica - Blaine did Golf Camp here. His game is improving....

Watch out Tiger!!!

Then Blaine did Theater Camp which presented the Jungle Book...

He was the vulture - I helped do costumes and some computer stuff...

Great fun...

Then this week we had bible school. I was in charge of crafts. We had a great group of kids.....

In between, we have gone to the pool, golfed, and just enjoyed the summer.....

Next week Blaine goes to church camp - oh boy....

Hope your summer is going great!!!!

Busy Week

This week started off with a school holiday today but then the fun begins. Blaine has a game tomorrow night. Then on Wednesday I am flying to Corpus Christi to attend a conference - GT by the Sea!!!! A bunch of nerd teachers bonding together in a beautiful setting - what more can you ask for? We get back Friday night and that happens to be when Relay for Life is. To add more excitement - Red, White, and Blue Revue is this weekend. It is always fun to see how talented the high school kids are.....Then Kevin is going to California next week... Need we say - eat your wheaties - here's to a busy week!!!!

Our Relay's team logo .......

http://www.gt.esc2.net/conference/default.asp

Going to get better at blogging.....

Well, my New Year's resolution isn't holding up very well.... Things have been busy..... Blaine is playing baseball and recently he was in a play -Koobyrots (storybook spelled backwards). The play was written by a former La Mesa student, Todrick Hall that has hit it big on Broadway... He came back and did a week workshop and Blaine played a dwarf.... Blaine had a blast - Below is a picture of Blaine and Todrick and the other is Blaine, the lead actress from Dallas (she is on Barney!!) and Eden Grace. If I have time I will put a clip on his dance moves...oh my did he bust a move..

Hope things are well with everyone...

WOW it has been forever.... Literally

I can't believe I haven't touched this blog in over a year.... oh my!!! I am terrible blogger... Hopefully some of you are still faithful enough to check this blog. Well the Carters are still around and having a great time. New Year's resolution - Blog more!!! Hope you and yours are having a great 2008!!!! Alissa

Halloween

Meet the Human Torch (Justice League)

Long Time No Blog

Okay it has been forever since I have blogged. So lets see if I can catch you up. We really did leave Disney World.


Blaine survived First Grade. Here he is at the Awards Assembly with some friends.


We did Bible Schools, Baseball, Swimming Lessons, and Basketball Camp with Coach Thurman.


Did Golf Camp in Lubbock. Watch out Tiger!!!!!


The Gang is all here.... Brant, Zeke, Payton, and Blaine.


Celebrated the Fourth of July with friends and family.


Started Second Grade in Mrs. Patridge's Room. Having fun with Grayson.


Camped out on the deck of the garage with dad. They even brought the TV on the roof. Great fun.


We played a little flag football. We had a great season.


Before the game.....


Put me in coach........

Supported those Bulldogs................

G-daddie got a new puppy - Spike ....

He is so cute and sweet.


Kevin lived out his dream of going to Scotland to pay homeage to the Golf Gods.


This is my "Scotland"- a new laptop. Which explains the non-blogging. Have you ever tried to put all of you "old stuff" onto your new computer. Anyway - I love it.....


Blaine reached his AR goal for the first 6 weeks so he got to sit in the VIP section for our pep rally. All the Bulldogs came.... It was so fun....


All the VIPs.......


Even Spike showed up - WOW.....

Well I hope you have caught up on the Carters. We have been busy but love every moment of it. I will try to get better about posting again.... Have a super one.