catching up

It's been a LONG time since we've posted anything... sorry 'bout that.

Anyhoo- here are some pics of when Joe and I took the kids across the street to the school to play. It was very nice out. Abby decided to walk around, Isaac and Joe tossed the ball back and forth, and Andy decided that mulch is fabulous.

"This is the best EVER!" says Andy.

"I am too cute for words!" says Abby cheekily. (that's a word, right?)

"Just watch this..."

"Golf Ball, my new sport." says Isaac, the best ball player ever.

Turner Field Tour

Hey Guys! Isaac here, taking over the blog again because Mom and Dad won't update it. I wanted to share a few pictures today from a trip that Daddy and I took. Daddy, I think, is getting pretty tired of me asking if we were going to a baseball game everytime we went anywhere, so he took me to Turner Field today, the Home of the Braves.

The tour was pretty neat and I got pretty excited when we came to the ballpark. Baseball, finally! We went all over the stadium. From the luxury suites to the press box to the field. I really liked the field. The picture below is where we came out of the visitor's tunnel and onto the field. I was pretty impressed.



Of course Daddy said he had to get a picture of me in the dugout. This makes the third one I have been in. I know Daddy's planning on hitting a couple of more this summer. I guess you could say I have been in 10% of the MLB dugouts.



Daddy promises he will post some more pictures later on but for now, I just want to let you guys know who my favorite team is. Go Braves!

Mommy's Little Helpers

All the kids like to "help" me when I am working around the house. I can't wait until their "help" can be done through chores!

Isaac helping me take pictures for the blog.

The twins helping me take the laundry upstairs.

Abby helping me fold clothes. She likes when I put socks on her hands. It's a fun game. :)

Andy helping me by being cute. He is really good at that.

Dickson Thanksgiving

Yeah, I posted Christmas before Thanksgiving. Anyhoo- here are some cute pics.

This is a great one of Joe and the twins. This is at the Buttrey- Larkins family reunion. I think we reached 103 people this year.

We visited my Gommy Petty after the reunion. The adults ate dinner while the kids played. This is Abby after being caught playing with the kleenex. She's thinking, "Aw man. I had almost finished the box!"

"But think of the fun I created for Mommy to clean it up!"

This picture is for Uncle JD's benefit. Andy kept leaking out of his clothes, so we finally had to put him in Abby's extra onesie. So, JD, it's not a dress, so I kept my promise!

Here is Abby wearing her pretty new bonnet that Aunt Sandy made. It stayed on her head a full minute before Abby pulled it off. It was cute while it lasted!

School Christmas

We had our Christmas Sing-Along at school, complete with Santa! I was the MC of the sing-along, and I rocked the house! Each grade got to lead the school in a song, and Santa entered when we sang the song "Santa Clause is Coming to Town".

Of course the daycare came to the sing-along and I made sure they got their pictures made with Santa!

Abby was a little freaked out by the fat guy in the red suit. I was surprised since she is usually so social!

The boys did a great job by themselves!

Here are the twins enjoying their Christmas cookies. They had a small party at the daycare.

Isaac loved his cookies!

Abby was up to the challenge! We got a pic of Andy, but it was blurry and not good. (not even Grammy good)

Halloween!

I know this is almost a month late, but better late than never, right?

We celebrated this Halloween the same way we have for the past 2 (maybe 3?) years; with our neighbors Kayla and Travis. We have a cookout and give out candy while sitting in front of our fire pit. Well, we still had the cookout and fire pit, but we stayed on the porch since it decided to rain on and off all night.

Abby and Andy stayed in the pack-and-play on the porch while Isaac helped pass out candy.

Andy was Pooh and Abby was a pumpkin. I found the Tigger outfit a week too late. Oh well. They both stayed warm and played and slept the whole time.

Here is Abby with Uncle Travis. She likes showing off for him. :)

I am holding Andy. Notice how his pacifier matches his outfit? I totally worked that out.

Isaac really had a good time being our look-out. When kids started up our driveway, he would start yelling, "Here they come! Here they come!" and he would get candy ready to give them. We only had one incident when he decided to follow a kid dressed at Buzz Lightyear. Don't worry, he didn't get too far. :)

Isaac also loved the scary bowl of Joe's. He thought it was funny when the hand came down on his. One little girl trick-or-treater didn't feel the same way.

Here is a cute looking Andy just waiting for the fun to begin.

I hope the pictures were worth the wait!

Update on the blog - Finally

Hello out there. I know there has been a demand for some new pictures on the blog so here is an extended blog entry showing the latest adventures of the Delks.

Isaac went on to Chickamauga Battlefield with Daddy on 9/12 since we were not able to go to Washington DC and protest. Instead we explored a part of the park that Isaac has not seen before. On the southside of the park there is a tower monument to the Wilder Brigade. This is something you may have heard about in your history classes. The Lightning Brigade as they were called played a pivotal part in the battle and a monument was erected to honor their sacrifice. It was completed in 1904.

Isaac liked it on top, however, Daddy did have to worry about Isaac climbing up on it. Luckily this did not happen.

Afterward we hiked a short distance over to Glenn Field. Here there were cannons representing the locations of Union artillery. Isaac had a lot of fun playing on the cannons. He looked like he was ready to shoot one off. I also added an artsy picture of tree I took.

Also at this location there was a first for Isaac. He got to see....Grandma Pat turn away ... his first snake. It was a Eastern King Snake, not posionous. I thought it was funny that Isaac knew exactly what it was and proceed to say hello and good bye to the snake in quick fashion. It was fun though to be out on a pretty day, even if we did see a snake.

In an unplanned attempt to let Isaac see more nature, Daddy happened to come across a dangerous insect in the parking lot at Ingles the next day. Isaac was no where near this so .... once again Grandma Pat turn away. Daddy had a Black Widow crawl across his sandaled feet. This was in the parking lot. I had never seen one alive before so I did something stupid (?). I caught it in an empty water bottle. Closed the lid and let Isaac see his first spider. Once again I was very impressed that he knew what it was with no prompting.

The following weekend, Daddy promised Isaac that he would take him to see a waterfall. However, Isaac took an extra long nap and he did not get to go. So Daddy went and brought his camera to make sure he got pictures to show Isaac. Once there, Daddy was very glad that Isaac slept. The area is called Falling Water State Natural Area located in the Walden community about 10 minutes outside of downtown Chattanooga. It is a very beautiful place and there is an extremely short hiking trail that takes you to the waterfall. In fact it takes you to the very top of the waterfall and there is no overlook. You come out on top of the waterfall. The 110' drop would not have been good for Isaac or Daddy for that matter. Anyway pictures are below.

Last but not least. It is not the grand vista pictures of Isaac that are most remembered even if they are the ones that make it on the blog the most. It is the funny ones that you just happen to catch. Isaac was getting ready for his bath and just happened to have some Mr. Potato Head Easter Edition teeth with him. Why? He is 2, he does not need a reason. Anyway, he stuck them in his mouth and the picture below is what I got. Enjoy!