FAGIN FAMILY

POWER LAB!

We are enjoying a week of Vaction Bible School this week.  The theme this year is POWER LAB! The kids are learning the POWER of GOD...thankfulness, bravery, helpfulness, and there are 2 others that we have not done yet!  Lance LOVES VBS and looks forward to it each year.  This year they are hovering just under the 200 kid mark each night.  It is so great to see so many kids excited about the word! 

We have only been camping about 4 times so far this year but we have been so busy.  We have not even got to use the pool to much this summer.  This has been such a rainy year.  We did have a last minute cookout with friends and neighbors last weekend and swam until the rain came then sat in the garage to watch the NASCAR race.  We had a great time.

I will try and post pics soon,  Lance has grown alot even over the summer and I cannot beleive how big he is getting.  He went to tumbling yesterday and they were taping a commercial for the gym, we will have to keep you posted if he ends up being in the commercial or not.  He is doing so good at tumbling it is so amazing.  Travis and I are still trying to figure out who he gets that from because neither of us could do any of what he does.  He is begging Travis for a Trampoline but Travis still says "NO". 

Catch Up!!

I am finally making headway at work and starting to get a few moments so I thought I would update my blog.  I did not realize that I had not done a post since FEBRUARY!!  We have been very busy and I rarely get on the computer at home anymore.  Lance is still busy doing his tumbling (2 nights / week from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm).  We rush home, fix a quick dinner, do homework, change clothes and are back out the door until we get home and then it is a quick snack for Lance and a shower and then it is bedtime.  I ask him often if he is ready to quit but he always says NO! He had a competion last weekend and again was the only one in his level and age division.  To me it is a waste of time and money but he LOVES it so...(the things we do as parents!)  He is also doing cub scouts (every Monday night) and recently graduated from the Tiger Cub to the Wolfe's.  He really enjoys being a part of the cub scout group.  And now..we have baseball.  Lance said he did not want to play but I know deep down he enjoys it. Travis helps coach the team.  We rarely have a free minute and we havn't even started camping.  Travis will be going to his B.O.W. camp this weekend and hopefully we can sneak away next week end as  a family.  I havn't even opened the doors of the camper to get it cleaned up from being in storage all winter.

We bought a new mower so Travis will have the chore of mowing this year.  We have always paid someone to mow in the past. 

My mom had a knee replacment 2 weeks ago and is doing well.  We all hope this will get rid of the horrible pain she has had for so long.  It is great watching my dad have to take care of her!!

Well gotta go for now but I will try to do better at updating this blog!!

BURRRRR!

IT'S COLD!!! I know its February and suppose to be cold but I am OVER IT!! I am ready for warmer weather.  My parents have been spending alot of their time in Florida this winter and I am so jealous.  I cannot wait for the nice weather to return.  Travis and I have alot we want to do this spring/ summer to the house and of course we both have different ideas of what to do first.  Wouldn't it be great to have an unlimited amount of money where we could do everything we both want to do and not have to wait. 

Even though the weather has been awful, we have managed to stay busy.  Last weekend Lance went and spent the night with Aunt Angie and the girls and went to Build a Bear on Saturday.  Travis and I went on a "date" on Friday night.  Saturday we hung out around the house all day and that evening I went to pick up Lance, drop him off to Travis and they went to a race party and I went to party.  Sunday was just as busy.  Lance and I got up and went to Church, left church to go to a baby shower and then left the baby shower to go to a bridal shower.  I hope this weekend is not as busy.  So far our only plans are to watch the "Daytona 500" on Sunday.  We are keeping our fingers crossed that Tony Stewart wins!

New Pics!

Be sure to check out the new pics from Florida!  I know it has been a month but I finally got them published!  We have been busy as usual but did take time to go to the "Monster Jam" last weekend in Indy.  Lance had a GREAT time!

Here he is in front of his favorite "Grave Digger"  notice the shirt...we HAD to buy one so he could have the drivers sign it but the lines were so long that he only got one signature. 

The other little boy is my 4 yr old newphew Brett.  He also had a great time.  Lance thought this was the greatest thing ever and can't wait to go again. 

Update!

Okay, so it has been like over ONE MONTH since I last blogged but you don't know how busy I have been!!  Let me back up...each weekend in December was filled up and January has not slowed down.  We had a birthday party for Lance at the new miniture golf complex behind the mall on December the 8th.  The next weekend we celebrated Christmas with Travis's mom's side of the family since we would be gone on Christmas.  We had a great time and Lance got the guitar he asked for.  (You know he has music jeans in him!) 

We left for Florida at 4:00 am on Saturday Dec 22 and was in Florida until Sunday December 30th.  My whole family...brother, sisters and their families and my parents spent a week in Florida for Christmas.  We all stayed in a house together and there was a pool out our back door.  The kids swam the entire trip.  We all had a GREAT time.  I think everyone was a little nervous about this trip since we would be all together for such a long time but it was to everyone's surprise that we all got along GREAT. Christmas was different but it was fun because after the kids opened presents we got ready and hung out at the beach. 

Everyone else left by Friday afternoon but Travis, Lance and I deceided to stay until Sunday morning.  We did not have to be out of the house until Saturday morning so then we went and stayed with my parents in their Camper at the park they are staying at.

I wanted to be home by New Year's Eve since we have spent it with our friends for so long, I did not want to break tradition.  It was just small group this year but we still had a good time.  We had to return to work on Jan 2nd and we had a hard time getting back into the swing of things.  The following weekend we spent at home getting everything unpacked and Christmas decorations put away. 

This past weekend, I had to desprately get my hair done and then Lance and I went to a friends birthday party.  Travis spent the day getting his stuff ready for his annual "Winter Campout".  (I know...he's NUTS!!) THen on Sunday we had to go to Indy for a tumbling comp.  Lance did well and he was excited because his cousin's Mackenzie and Michaela were also competing.  They do not compete against each other but it was still fun for them to be at a competion together.  My parents and older sister Tammy came and watched. 

Sorry it has been such a long time since my last post but with dial up at home it makes it hard to get online.  Work has been busy with being off for Christmas and then coming back to play catch up.

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Happy Belated Birthday!!! 3+4=7

Yesterday was my husband and baby (OK so..not so much a baby anymore!!) Lance's birthday.  Travis turned 34 and Lance turned 7.  The cool thing...when Lance turned 2, Travis turned 29 (last year in his 20's), then when Lance turned 3 a unique thing happened!! (At least I think it is neat)...Travis turned 30 and Lance turned 3.  3+0=3.  When Lance turned 4 Travis was 31...3+1=4.  Have you figured it out...I can take Travis's age digits and add together and that tells me how old Lance is.  When I told Travis that a couple of years ago, he told me I had WAY too much time on my hands that I was able to figure that out and anyway it is useless information.  I agree but it is still kind of neat!   This will only work while Travis is still in his 30's.  However, when Travis turns 40, Lance will also share an important birthday...he will become a TEENAGER!! OH NO!!

Sorry I did not blog yesterday but it was a busy day.  Lance had his school Christmas program last night.  We had to eat dinner and had get to Maryland Community Church for the program because the place fills up FAST.  We got there at 6:00 pm and the program did not start until 6:30 and we had to sit in the nose bleed section.  We of course also had to squeeze in opening presents!!

Today, I took cupcakes for Lance to share with his class.  He insisted that he had Colt's cupcakes.  Those poor kids had blue from the icing all over their face and hands.  I'm sure the teacher was so glad I brought such messy cupcakes.  Lance then had to go to the dentist for his 6 month check up and we were happy to hear, there were NO cavities.  He is starting to get his molars in and he did not even know it. 

Tomorrow night is the big birthday party.  Lance wanted to have it at the new golf complex behind the mall.  There is black light miniature golf and the kids love it.  He decided that he wanted to invite all of his cousins and a couple of friends.  I know he is going to have a great time. 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND BLACK FRIDAY!!

We enjoyed a great Thanksgiving with Travis' family.  His entire family went to Mt. Pleasant Church and celebrated together.  We all have so much to be thankful for.  When I started to look back and think about what I am thankful for, I did not know where to begin since I have SO much to be thankful for!!  Of course we ate way too much so when we got home I did NOTHING!!  I got rested up to go with my mom and sister Angie to participate in BLACK FRIDAY!!

I woke up at 3:45 and was ready to go by 4:15.  I laugh at the fact that I cannot drag my butt out of bed at 6:30-7:00 on a work day but if there is shopping involved I can get up at an ungodly hour.  We started at Toys R Us and fought the crowd.  We then went to the mall and finished up at Wal-Mart.  We made it home at about 11:30.  I started wrapping gifts while Travis and Lance went deer hunting.  Lance is begging to unwrap one of his!!

We are going to enjoy the rest of the weekend and try to relax before things get too crazy.  The countdown is on for Christamas.  We are going to Florida with my whole family so I am trying to get everything done early so I am not so stressed before we leave.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!

My Little Stinker!!

  As you can tell, Lance was a Whoopi Cushion.  He is such a little fart anyway, why not dress like one!!  He had so much fun trick or treating and got WAY too much candy.  He did not go to very many places but he didn't care because he got so much candy.  On the way home Travis' cousin Mark was following us and unfortunately hit a deer.  We were with him and his 2 boys until the Sherriff came and took care of the deer.  His truck was messed up pretty bad.  I am sorry it happened to him but thankful it did not happen to me.  I have made an album of pics from Talledega! 

Dega Bound!!

Well as most of you know, we went to Talladega, AL to see the NASCAR race.  Travis,Lance and I went with our friends Kevin, Sarah and Logan. Our other friends, Matt and Poe joined us Friday.  We were in the infield in turn one.  I have never saw so many campers in one place!  Not only were there tons of campers in the infield but all around the track were campgrounds full of campers.  The kids had a great time and of course Lance was rooting for #20 Tony Stewart and our friends are #8 Dale Jr. fans.  We had a great time giving each other a hard time as to who was going to win the race.  Unfortunately, niether one won the race.  Jeff Gordon.. the one who everyone likes to root against won and his team mate Jimmy Johnson got 2nd.

There was so much for the kids to do and they had the best time ever!!  I have lots of pics to post but the dial up service at home is not working for downloads!!  I will post pic later. 

We got home late Monday and hit the ground running.  I took Tuesday off work and got everything cleaned up and laundry.  The rest of the week we were busy at work and trying to get everything caught up from being gone.  Travis started working 12 hour shifts and does not get home until after 7:00 pm.

I cannot believe that fall is already here.  Travis is going camping next weekend and then we have one more weekend planned before we start thinking about putting the camper in storage for the winter.  We did not get to camp as much this year as we would have liked but we were so busy moving and trying to get setteled in the new house. 

2nd lost tooth

Lance has lost his 2nd tooth.  He lost it at school on Tuesday.  Tuesday night he put it under his pillow and at 4:30 Wed. morning he came running to my room to tell me that the tooth fairy took his tooth and did not leave him any money.  I reassured him that there was money under his pillow and it probably fell off his bed.  That morning he looked again and found that the tooth fairy had left him 5 quarters.  This tooth fairy job is hard work.  I never have cash on me and so I have to find loose change lying on the counters to leave.  Luckily he is still young enough that quantity of coins means more than worth of all of those coins.  He has been learning more about money at school and the worth of money but they have only got to the penny and nickle so far!

I had to go to Indy yesterday with my bosses for a meeting and thought I was going to be home at a decent time.  WRONG!! We were stopped in traffic, there was a horrible wreck on I-70 and they had the interstate closed.  We had to get off at the Greencastle exit along with the other 100,000 people that were on the interstate.  It took us almost 3 hours to get home last night.  Travis was working in Danville yesterday and was not sure if he would be home in time to get Lance from daycare and I was stuck in traffic and knew I would not make it home.  Thank goodness for Grandma Carla!! She picked him up in plenty of time and took him to Wal-Mart.  There are perks to living close to your family!!