Dawson's 1st Football Game - Columbia Academy Bulldogs

Final Score

Saturday, August 28 was Dawson's 1st football game.  It was an awesome day!  He got to play a few series in the game and they put him in for the last series of the game.  The score was CA 18, Community 12.  Community had the opportunity to score at the goal line with 2.5 seconds left in the game.  Dawson was put in at free safety.  Dawson watched the ball and zoned in on the runner.  Dawson was the first to him at the goal line and stopped the runner!  A fellow teamate helped bring down the runner and the game was over with a CA victory!!!  Awesome Teamwork! We are so proud of our #3, Dawson Carter!  Go CA Dawgs!

Check out the videos of the Goal Line Stand from two views.  Watch for #3!

Such a Blessing!

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Landon Is a Teenager!

It doesn't seem possible that 13 years ago, I woke up at midnight and told Scott I thought it was time.  It was 3 1/2 weeks before my due date, but Landon was anxious to come into the world and meet us.  I'm glad he did because we were anxiously awaiting ourselves to meet him and become parents for the 1st time!  One of the most exciting 12 hours of our lives was waiting to finally to see his precious face.  And that it was....precious and perfect.  We were blessed with our 1st child 13 years ago and today we see a teenager....a wonderful and handsome young man! 

God blessed us 3 1/2 years later with our 2nd wonderful child, Dawson.  Our family is complete and life is wonderful! 

Happy 13th Birthday Landon Chase Carter!

Landon Serves

Landon read his 1st scripture during worship service this morning and served at the table for the Lord's supper for the 1st time. What a wonderful thing for parents to see in their child.  We are so blessed and are so proud to watch Landon grow into a young man. God is good and so is life!!
Our worship service is recorded and our wonderful friend that sits behind us 'somehow' got a picture of him :-)  We will now be able to remember this moment forever!  Watch and listen to the video. 

Dawson's 1st Football Practice

Dawson is playing football for Columbia Academy the first time this year!  He is one excited and happy little boy!  We are so excited for him and he just can't wait to get on the field and start playing.  His first practice was Thursday night.  He's so proud of his gear...he had to try it on!  Wish us luck!  :-) 

Go Dawgs!  Go Dawson!!! 

1st Day of School in 2010

Another 1st day of school has come and gone.  The boys are growing up fast and the years are flying by!  We are so proud of Landon and Dawson.  Today, we begin the journey of 7th grade at Columbia Academy and 4th grade, our last year at Woodard.  Life is good! 

Panama City Beach, FL 2010

We had a wonderful family vacation in Panama City Beach, FL this year.  We got to spend 10 wonderful days together as a family and enjoyed 'us' time and LOVED every minute of it!  God has truly blessed us and we are so thankful for the wonderful blessings that we continue to enjoy each and every day. 

We stayed at The Majestic Tower I on Front Beach Road.  It was one of the nicest condos that we have rented.  We sat on the beach a few nights, we hunted sand crabs (and set a Carter record of catching 42 of them one night!) and we watched fireworks from our 10th floor balcony, overlooking the ocean on July 4th!

This year was the year of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  We were fortunate to not see any signs of oil, other than workers walking around keeping an eye on things.  

The ocean was beautiful.  

We didn't want our family time to end, but we were glad to be 

Home Sweet Home once again.

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Slide Show Video

Vacation Bible School 2010

Scribner's Mill had another wonderful VBS this year!  The theme was "Armor of God".  Everyone did a great job getting prepared for VBS and we appreciate everyone that attended that helped make this year's VBS a huge success.  We set a Scribner's Mill record for attendance on the last night! 

Another 5K for Charity

Dawson and Scott ran another 5K today, 5 days after their last. This one was in Waynesboro, TN. It was in memory of Ryleigh Stegall, a 10 year old girl who died of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in September 2007. She was diagnosed when she was 3 1/2 years old. We thank God everyday that we have two healthy boys.

Dawson and Scott both got trophies! Dawson got 2nd in his age group and Scott got 3rd in his age group. In the picture of them running beside each other, Scott had finished and went back to run the last part of the race with Dawson. I love that picture. Two of the same imagines running side by side.

This was suppose to be a family run, but Landon just got home from church camp the night before and he was exhausted! He needed some rest and 5:30 AM came really early! Our entry fee was considered a donation for a great cause.

Memorial Day Cotton Row 5K

Happy Memorial Day


We dropped Landon off at Maury Christian Church camp Sunday. He will be be there until Friday. We missed him this Memorial Day and will miss him all week!! Can't wait to pick him up Friday.

5K

Scott, Dawson and I went to Huntsville, AL for the Cotton Row 5K. Scott and Dawson ran the 5K and they both did great. There were 1,975 runners and Scott took 85th place and Dawson took 746th. Maybe I'll join in next year. That's just a lot of runners!

Landon Graduates 6th Grade

Landon graduated 6th Grade at Columbia Academy last night. He received the Language/Arts award in his homeroom class and he got perfect attendance this year! I cannot believe he'll be a 7th grader next year.

Landon and Dawson are growing up so fast. "I'm gonna miss this."

Landon's Baptism

Yesterday, Landon was baptized. It was a wonderful day for us! Many tears of joy were shed and we are so thankful that God has blessed us in so many ways. We love Landon and Dawson with all our hearts! God blessed us with two healthy and wonderful boys.

We are so proud of Landon and for the decision he has made.

1st Family 5K!

Landon and I decided to join Scott and Dawson in the 5K adventure. We did the Relay for Life 5K today at the park. What a great family family adventure! This was Landon's 1st 5K ever and he did great!

Scott got 2nd place overall. We are so proud of him! I am so proud of all my family and I am looking forward to many more 5K's with them. Our next one as a family is in Waynesboro on June 5th.

Dawson's 9th Birthday Parties

Fun birthday parties for Dawson's 9th birthday! A movie party with friends and an eating party at O'Charley's with both sides of the family.

Happy Birthday Dawson!!!!

Dawson Turns 9!

Dawson's birthday is Friday, April 30th. 9 years ago, in 2001, God blessed us with a 2nd, perfect child. He continues to bless us with good health and a wonderful life.

Time flies by and it's so hard to believe that my 'baby boy' will be 9 years old. He's still the sweetest and he looks after his mom!

Landon and Dawson have blessed our lives and I'm so thankful to be a Mom. I am so proud to be their Mom. They are such good boys.

Happy 9th Birthday Dawson!!!! Love you, always have and always will!

Another 5K!

Scott and Dawson ran their 2nd 5K today in Rogersville, AL! They both beat their first times. Scott ran in 22:36 and Dawson in 30:13. Way to go! I am so proud of them. I had Ladies Day at church today, so I couldn't go with them, by maybe I'll do the next one.

Landon - CA Super Student

The 6th graders at Columbia Academy get to be the Super Student each week. Landon got his turn today. We had a great morning with the kids in his class and we got a chance to see how Landon has grown up and matured. He said an awesome prayer before lunch in the classroom. We are so proud of him! We love both our boys dearly. Dawson's first day back to school after Spring Break was today, so he could not make it. We missed him!

We decorated a board for Landon in the hallway at CA. Of course, it was the best looking board ever! Check out our theme.

Life is good. God is good all the time!

Mule Kick 5K

Last weekend, Scott and Dawson ran their first 5K! I was so happy for them. They both did great! Scott ran it in 23:23 and Dawson in 30:38.

Dawson's Jump Rope Performance at PTA, Columbia Academy & Giles Co Schools

It's been a busy week for the Woodard Jump Rope Team! They performed 4 routines in two days. They get better with each performance. Here are the highlights of Dawson and freinds!

Dawson's 1st Jump Rope Performance

Dawson is on the jump rope team at his school. They had their first performance Friday night. Here's a video of the highlights of his performance. He's on the left in the first two clips and on the right in the last clip. I think I was more nervous than he was. I'm really proud of him!

Winter Storm Video

Here is a video that shows some of the fun we had this weekend!!!!

Winter Storm - Day 3

It's been a great weekend! Had another fun day in the snow today with the family and our neighbors. Thank you God for the seasons and this beautiful snow!



It's slowly melting, but at night it freezes again. It's still really pretty!