The Other Odom's

Our trip to Utah would not have been nearly as fun if Dom, Brooke, and Diana didn't have their cousins to play with!

Tarin, Ember, Tyson and Jared were so much fun to have around! We miss them already!

Sisters Night out!

Caity and Shawn decided to host a night out and take us to one of their favorite downtown hang outs! Imagine my utter surprise when KACY BRYCE walked in the door! I haven't seen Kacy in the better part of a decade and it was such a treat for Caity to organize an impromptu reunion!!! Gotta give props to the little Sister! HOLLA! (LOL)

Betsey, Myself, Kacy!

Gardiner Village

My mom introduced me to this charming craft community when I visited last summer and I couldn't wait to share it with Ed. Dom and


Diana feeding the Ducks and the fish.

Dom ran up to me and said "Look Mom, how cute!! That other Duckie wants a ride!!"
Thank you nature, that was a fun conversation!

*** I was taking these pictures a good 20' away from the kids using my zoom, (My Duck-a-phobia in full swing) while I was snapping away I could hear Ed yelling "Leslie. Leslie! Leslie!!! LESLIE" I looked up and not a foot away was the BIGGEST duck of the bunch. Just staring at me with his ugly beady eyes.
Let me just say this: For a fat chick, I can still run! LOL ***

The Alpine Loop...Almost.

A few days after arriving in Saratoga Springs, my Dad wanted to show us around the Alpine Loop. A drive we'd done the previous summer without Ed and Dad knew he'd enjoy the scenery! Unfortunately, the loop was closed, I think there was still too much snow on the mountains. Oh well! We had a great time anyway!

Lake-ing.

Our favorite summer activity is finally in full swing:
Sunday's on the Lake!

Even though it was a bit overcast we loaded up the kids and spent the day enjoying the warm weather and the cool water!

It was so odd being on the water and not having Brooke with us!
She'll be in Utah until the first of August!

Graduation 3

Exiting "Barn C" as it was worded in the Graduation Instructions. (Only in TN)

Christina and her boyfriend David.

Graduation 2

Christina's graduation was held at the local Expo center (usually reserved for rodeo's, LOL). It was a much welcomed improvements over last year's ceremony. The only thing lacking was some air conditioning!

The lighting was just horrible and we were too far away to get any really good shots, so I circled the blob we believe to be Christina receiving her diploma!

John and Anthony.

Hat toss!

Graduation 1

Whoops!! Totally forgot to post these pictures!

Christina got an extra special treat for Graduation; her Uncle John (her Godfather) was able to visit us and attend her graduation!
It was such a pleasure to have him stay with us and I know Anthony & Christina cherished the time they were able to spend with him!

And the award for worst parent ever goes tooooo:

RANDOM LADY AT THE ATLANTA AIRPORT!

You REALLY need to quit smoking when you're so desperate for a few puffs that you leave your infant unattended outside of the smoking salon in the most crowded airport I've ever been in.

The kids and I were sitting just across the hall waiting on Ed to bring us some drinks when I watched this woman leave her infant and walk into the room with the sliding doors. I was sure she'd be back in a second, but to my surprise 2 minutes passed, then 3, then 5 minutes and after 7 minutes I went and found a police officer who promptly went into the room and found the absent Mother. I was secretly applauding as I watched the female officer chew the mom out!!

WHO DOES THAT??

Leaving on a jet plane!

We just got back from our 10 day visit to my parents who live in Saratoga Springs, Utah!

Oh, we had a great time! The kids loved spending time with their Grandparents and Ed and I were even able to steal away to Vegas for a few days! (Not that we don't love spending time with my parents too!)

I'll try and get all of the pictures I took up this week!


Waiting for our plane in Knoxville. We were delayed by bad weather.(Only in Tennessee would there be rocking chairs in the airport!)

Dom really loved watching the clouds roll by, and there were plenty to be had! The flight was very turbulent. While most kids would be cowering in their seats, Diana LOVED it! Once we'd found some nice steady air she looked over to me and asked "Can you make the Captain do the "up and down" thing again???"

Brooke and Dom entertaining themselves during our layover in Atlanta. I'm so glad Brooke remembered her iPod! It was a lifesaver for her!

The last flight was a doozy, but having the individual TV's was awesome! All of the kids picked a movie to rent and it made the 4 hour flight that much more tolerable! Brooke rented "Inkheart", Dom rented "Hotel for Dogs" and Diana chose "Bolt!".