Jerry and Jessica

Every year, the dance team puts on 1 special half-time performance before the end of the basketball season. This year it was the daddy/daughter dance. Jerry and Jessica along with the other dancers and their dads performed on Tuesday night. It was definitely a night I won't forget. I don't think I have laughed that hard in a long time. I am still trying to download the video, but here are a couple pics.

Jessica

Well, in less than 4 months we are going to have another one of the kids graduating from High School..Where has the time gone? Jessica will graduate from Tuscola High School on May 22nd. She has been accepted to SIU in Carbondale, IL and she is going to major in Dentistry.

Dance Team

Congrats to the Warriorette Dance Team. They placed 1st at competition in Villa Grove. Their score was 79.4 they need 80.0 to go to STATE!!! You are so close girls...you can do it. 3 more tries!

Update on Jordan

Well, Jordan has been in Italy for almost 2 months now. He is really enjoying his time over there. He went with a few of the guys from the base and they went sight seeing. He emailed us some pictures and they were awesome. Lots of old statues. Jordan said while he is there his plans are to go deep sea fishing and snow boarding on Mount Etna. Jordan got his first tattoo while over there. Its on his back between his shoulder blades. Jerry said it was just a matter of time. But at least he got it somewhere that he can cover it up. I suggested something along the lines of "I Love Mom" but he just laughed at me and said maybe next time. I will hold him to that! HA HA!!!We asked Jordan what he would like to have shipped to him while he is over there. His one request was his guitar, so I packaged it up really good and mailed it to him. He is in heaven now!!! I also made him some cookies, brownies, banana bread and send some star burst and sour gummy lifesavers to him along with some toiletries. Oh the things we do to make our kids happy:) Jenny is doing a project at school. She read a book called Flat Stanley. To make a long story short, she made a flat Jenny ( she drew her body and put a picture of herself as the head)and mailed it to Jordan. He had to take Flat Jenny with him one day wherever he went (thank goodness it could be folded up and put in his pocket). Jordan took her around Italy and down to the farmers market. So he wrote about their trip and added some pics and he is mailing it back to Jenny. She will have to take it to school for a grade. I think Jenny's definitely traveled the farthest. Thank Goodness Jordan was a good sport about it and helped her out. We didn't know anything about it until one night we were video skyping with Jordan and he asked where Jenny was, when she came into the room, he held up her picture and showed her he got it. She just laughed and told him what he had to do with it. Jordan is going to be back in the stated in June. He will get to come home for 2 weeks and then he will go to his permanent base which will be in Jacksonville, FL. He said he will not be going back out on another tour until Dec 2011. Italy is 7 hours ahead of us so its really hard sometimes to catch him online. But thank goodness for Skype. It's free and a great way to communicate with loved ones and friends far away!

Warriorettes

Jessica is on the Tuscola High School dance team. They are in their competition part of their season. Every Saturday in Jan and Feb, we are traveling all over for their competitions. If they score high enough they will go to State in March. Their first performance was on Saturday in Charleston. Their theme is super hero's. They placed 2nd with a score of 77. The first place team was their rival Unity and their score was 77.4 so it was really close. The girls need to get a score of 80 to make it to state. So they are close and have 4 more competitions to make it.

Jenny playing Biddy Basketball

Jenny is playing basketball right now. She is on the 3rd & 4th grade girls biddy basketball team. She has been doing really well. First game she scored a basket and her 2nd one she was fouled and got to shoot 2 free throws. She made one of them. She is doing awesome. Her favorite part is stealing the ball from the other team, she likes to sneak behind them and smack the ball out of their hands.

Let it snow!

Well, Tuscola finally got some snow. We got about 6 inches of it. Jerry was super excited because he was able to get his snow blower out of the garage! I guess it's a guy thing, because it was not a big deal to me. Girls enjoyed the day in the snow with some friends, and the first thing Jenny did was go out and make a snow angel.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Knight family would like to wish all of our friends and family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We love all of you and are blessed to have you in our lives!

Remember That JESUS Is The Reason For The Season!!!!

Merry Christmas

Tis the Season!

Jenny is a member of the 4th grade K-Kids Club at school. They do service projects through out the year. In October they raked leaves for the Shut-in, November they collected money for a local Soldier that was wounded in Iraq. And today they are bell ringers for the Salvation Army outside our local post office. I love the fact that Jenny gets to do all this community service. Its a great thing for these kids to get involved in. Here are some pictures from the bell ringing this morning.

Merry Christmas!

Our Sailors!

Tuscola had done something special to recognize all the military that live here. They have made these beautiful signs and placed them on poles up and down Main St. I took pictures of the boys so everyone could see them. We are so proud of you Jordan, Russell and Sam!

My Little Sister!

I would like to give a shout out to my little sister! On Saturday Dec 6th she will be graduating with her RN degree. She has a pinning ceremony @ 1pm. She has been going to school for 3 years now. I am sure it has not been easy taking care of 3 kids, a husband, the house and going to school full-time. Kimmy, I am so proud of you and you are going to make an excellent Nurse!

November 29th

Well, Today is the day!!! Jordan is flying to Italy for a 6 month deployment with the Navy. He said he will have a layover in Ireland while they refuel. He is really excited but also a little nervous so please say a little prayer for him. Italy is 7 hours ahead of us so he is going to have to do some adjusting to the time difference. They gave all the guys Ambien so they will be able to sleep on the plane ride. Jordan said it's a 15 hour flight! Here is Jordans address if you want to write to him while he is gone. I am sure he would appreciate any mail he can get as he will probably really be missing home. Jordan is going to get back in the States in June and will be home for 2 weeks in July!


Jordan we love you and we are so very proud of the path you have taken with your life!


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What's up!!!

Hello Family and Friends,
I have neglected my blog and thought i would take a few minutes to catch everyone up on what is going on. Jordan graduated from his schooling in Pensacola,FL in October and came home for 2 weeks. We had a wonderful visit with him. We were sad when it was time for him to leave. Jordan is now stationed in Brunswick, Maine until Nov. 29th. On that day, Jordan is leaving for Sigonella, Italy. He is going to be stationed there for 6 months. He is super excited. This is one country he wanted to visit while he was in the Navy! When Jordan gets back he will be able to come home for a 2 week visit. He said sometime around 4th of July! Jerry and I told him that we are expecting some awesome Italian wine shipped home:) Jordan is now an Aviation Electrician and he works on P3 planes.
For those of you that know my sister Kim, she is graduating from Nursing school in Dec. I am so proud of her and I know she is going to be an awesome nurse. Early Congrats Kim!!!!
Nothing new with the Knight's. We have had a little break from sports. Jenny will be starting basketball soon and Jami is going to try out for the school Dance team. Prayers for Jami please. She really wants to make the team and I think she would be an awesome dancer.
Finally, Prayers are needed for my Aunt Elaine. She came off the steps wrong early one morning and really did a number on her knee. She has a High grade near complete or complete ACL tear, a complex meniscus tear, bone contusions, a Grade 4 displaced cartilage, and a large amount of joint effusion (fluid on the knee). I pray that she will have a speedy recovery. Love ya Aunt Elaine!!!!
Well, that's about all that is going on with the Knight's hope you are having a Happy Fall!!!

Shelley

Congratulations to the Stirrett's

Back in early September I asked friends and family to pray for our friend Megan who was pregnant and having lots of complications. We needed baby Stirrett to stay in mommy's tummy as long as possible. Well......after all the prayers, Baby Stirrett listened and waited until last night to enter the world. He was approx 4 days overdue. Megan gave birth to a healthy baby boy last night about 8:41pm. He was 7 lbs and 15 oz and 20 inches long. Mommy and baby are doing great. Mikie and Megan have not named him yet. But I have seen pictures and he is absolutely adorable. Congratulations to Mikie and Megan and also big brother Maddix. We love you all and we are so happy for you!

Love
Jenny and Shelley

If you would like to see Baby Stirrett, please click here: http://stirrettfamily.blogspot.com/

Jenny and Soccer

Here are pictures of Jenny playing soccer. She has finished another season. This year she scored 3 goals for her team. Her most memorable goal came when they were playing against Arcola. They were losing 6-0 and right before the 4th quarter was over, Jenny scored the only goal for her team. She was so happy. We are done with soccer until the spring!