2008 Skyland Awards Banquet

We went to Zach's Awards Banquet this past Saturday. They have the awards banquet every year in January to give out awards to the firefighters for what they have accomplished through out the year. It starts off with us having a very nice dinner. After we have eat dinner they start giving out the awards. They give out awards for Fire Prevention Presentation, Honor Guard, Training award, Promotional award, Badge Pinning, Presidents Award, Years of Service, Ten year ring Presentation, Lifetime Achievement Award, and then the Firefighter of the year Award. This year Zach got awards for Fire Prevention, Training, and Promotional. Then the best Award was when he got 2008 Firefighter of the Year. When they started to give this award out they had two people stand up and say something about the person. Zach not only got a Plauq , a Fire Bell, but also they had a helmet that has a firefighter painted on it by one of the men he works with. I am so proud of Zach for getting this award.

Zach and Jon's Names

How the Banquet was set up.

2008 Fire Prevention Award

His Promotional Award

My Little Brother Jon.

Every one standing as Zach got Fire man of the Year.

Zach telling everyone thank you.

His Firefighter of the year award.

The bell he got for Firefighter of the Year.

His helmet that they gave the Firefighter of the Year.

This was hand painted.

Christmas 2008

Well, can you believe that another Christmas has passed, and it was Landon's second one. It just seems like yesterday that it was his first Christmas and he was so little. This year was so fun. He knew more of what was going this year then last year. He helped make cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve (sorry I did not take any pictures of us doing that. We got too in to it to take time to get one.) Then when we were putting out the cookies for Santa we had Landon do it and as he would pick up a cookie to put on Santa's plate he would take a bite out of it and then put it on the plate. Then on Christmas morning when we got up and looked at what Santa brought for him and if he had ate what we put out for him. There was only a bite of cookie left on the plate. As we started opening our presents Landon would go over to the plate and look at the piece of cookie that was still there. Finally he had had all that he could take and got the piece and ate it. Landon raked in on the toys. Here are the pictures that I took with the new camera that My loving and so sweet husband Zach got me for Christmas. He also got me a TomTom that I ask for. Landon got me the Book Multiple Bles8ings by Jon and Kate Gosselin. So I would say that Santa was good to Landon and me this Christmas. Hope everyone had a good Christmas.

The two sweet men in my life.

My so sweet husband Zach

Landon not liking his Dad playing with his new toy!

My Little man.

Landon's Room full of all his Christmas Toys!!!!

My little handy man

Holding his new basketball that goes with his Basketball goal.

Fall Fun

Well, We had a little Fall Fun on Friday October 31. This is Landon's first Halloween. We let him go pick out a pumpkin at the farmers market. We took it home and Dad had the job of cutting it open for us. Then Landon had the job of getting all the seeds out of it (with a little help.) Then Dad did the cutting to make the face. After we had all that done we then got Landon ready as our little Lion for his first time out going trick-or-treating. We only go to friends and family. So the first stop was at some friends from church, Sheila and Jamie's house, they had a pumpkin bucket full of candy for him. We then went to another friends house and he got a small bag there. Then it was time to go see the family. We went to Nana's, Mimi and Granddaddy's, Mike and Karen's and Charlotte's. He had a blast. By the time we got home and got his bath he was ready for bed and out for the night.

Landon looking at all the Pumpkins

Landon trying to find just the right one.

Let me see about this one.

Showing Dad one.

What do you think Dad?

See this one Grandma?

Let me see about this one!

Hey I can ride it.

This is fun!!!!!

Showing his mom how big he thanks he is.

See Grandma this one has paint on it.

Dad showing Landon one that would be just right.

See mom I have some leaves.

Such a big boy.

He was showing us the leaves.

My very good looking husband, Zach.

The big man trying to help his Dad get the pumpkin.

See I can help Dad.

Our little family.

Dad getting the pumpkin ready.

Landon cleaning out the seeds.

He could not do it sitting down.

Let me see how much more I need to get out.

Playing with the seeds.

Just thought it was pretty cool looking.

His little hand hard at work.

Look at him go to work.

Getting a little help form Mom.

Our Jake O Lantern.

Dad did a good job.

My Cut little Lion and me.

He did not know what to thank about it all.

Let me see what I have in here.