Tennesee Memories...

A Snapper Discovered...

 

That looks like one mean little turtle!

Can they ever be serious?

Obviously not!!! 

The Latest Happenings...

Our children were thrilled when we went to the "Duck Dynasty" warehouse in Monroe, LA.  Who knew Nana and Papa lived so close to where the best show in the world is filmed?

We finally got to meet little Paris.  What a happy baby!  She even liked Tim!  We absolutely have to get to Idaho to see her again soon.  She recently started walking.

Our Christmas in the Bayou was fantastic!  It was so good to see everyone and be with those cute little Mangum kids.

Dallin got his braces off after 2 1/2 long years of wires and rubber bands.

The Big Day finally arrived!  Here we go...

Totally worth it!  He looks so handsome!

Taylor participated in a Quad Stake scripture chase.  Our ward did great! 

There were 3 rounds:  the first consisted of key words to the Scripture Mastery scriptures and the students had to locate the correct scripture.  The second round they had to write the Scripture Masteries, and the third round they were given real-life scenarios and had to locate a Scripture Mastery that would help them through that scenario.  Wonderful event!

And the Easter Bunny found us and sent us on a wild goose chase for our baskets and a cold egg hunt.  We can't wait for Spring to actually arrive so the temperatures will finally warm up and our trees start showing signs of life again. 

 

Love you all!

 

Prom 2013

Her first Prom was a night to remember.  When she returned home after, we asked what the best part was...guess what..."The best part was getting ready!"

 

Her friend did her make-up, she did get her nails done, and her hair, didn't she look beautiful?

After some painful, and mean painful alterations to make this sucker modest, it was perfect.  We had to add netting and sleeves to cover bare skin, but her friends commented on how they liked it better after the alterations...sweethearts!!!!

She attended Prom with 2 of her best friends Hailie and Kelly. 

Just gotta capture the shoes!

Not one of them wore sensible shoes, but who does?  It is all about the glamour and glitz.

Taylor and Brooke are often asked if they are sisters and sometimes twins. 

And Paige is one of Taylor's really great friends from our Stake.  She made the 45 minute drive from her house to see Taylor and wish her well at Prom.  These are two peas in a pod!

Needless to say it was a great night once the dress was altered!

YIKES...What a Slacker!

I can't believe it has been so long since I shared.  Time is just flying by.  We are heading to Louisiana for Christmas this year, so excited!!!  Three days of school this week, then 13 days off to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with loved ones.  So here are the happenings from the Busch Household lately:

 Homecoming Night, Tim was able to enjoy a dance with Taylor during the court introductions.  The families were invited to the dance for about 10 minutes, so Tim took full advantage of that time.

 Halloween with our littlest gypsy.  She is the only one who went trick-or-treating this year.  When did the other 2 get old enough to think they should stop?

 Cleopatra with Medusa's head.  This is the first year since I have been teaching that we were able to dress up.  The kids loved it!  We paraded around the school, really fun day.  One of my students dressed up as a "Red Box", and another was was the perfect old lady in her house coat, slippers, cane, and grey hair to match.

 Taylor was inducted into National Honor Society.  What an honor and achievement for her.

 We have to invent fun things to do in Ohio...so Tim introduced them to the leaf blower this fall.  We go from National Honor Society to driveway leaf blowing contests!

 And we now have a duck boat which our water-fowlers absolutely love!  This was the maiden voyage on Mosquito Lake.

More to come soon! 

Homecoming Weekend

 Well, she finally turned 16 and went to her first Homecoming.  What an event it was!  She was chosen by her classmates to be on Homecoming Court, what an honor.

 Finding the dress was another story...painful with many tears involved because there was nothing modest at all!  We bought this dress and added all the pink/black to lengthen and cover as much as we could without making it looked altered.  My plan for a sleeve just didn't turn out as expected, but I am so grateful for a mom who insisted I learn how to sew, boy did that skill come in handy!

 Tim's truck was the Junior Homecoming float, decked-out with the tropical theme of course. 

 Followed by the Junior Homecoming court.  She was thrilled to be riding in a Mustang (the very car of her dreams).

 Sorry, we stink at photography from far away, but this is the Junior Homecoming Court introductions.  Dallin is somewhere in the band behind her playing his saxophone.

 And finally the night of homecoming arrived.  Brennan took her with a group of 5 other couples. 

 The anticipation and fun before the dance was more fun than the actual event, but I'm sure she will want to do it again next year.  Hopefully I can convince her to go with her dad or with Dallin as her date. 

My girls!