The Bradley's

Douglas Lake, East TN

2010-08-01T09:07:00.006-06:00

Our little Cowgirl turned 4!!!

2010-06-02T06:40:00.018-06:00

On Saturady we celebrated Rachel Grace's 4th Birthday Cowgirl style turned...water party.....the kiddo's had much FUN! The water slide was a bigger hit then the Moonwalk.
Thank you Elisha!
We had a great memorial day weekend!

Rachel holding her MTCS picture book of her.

Janna & Duncan...and little Olivia..that is coming September

Rachel in Mid AIR!

After the Easter Egg Hunt!

2010-05-03T06:50:00.004-06:00

Earl showed up...:)

Easter Egg Hunt

2010-05-03T06:36:00.011-06:00

Ella spotting the GOLDEN EGG!

Jay helping the kiddo's

Easter Weekend & The Twins Birthday

2010-04-12T06:04:00.009-06:00

Rachel's Spring Program at MTCS

2010-03-22T08:15:00.009-06:00

They did such a wonderful job! The pk-3 kids sang first and then the pk-4 sang. They all wore their BJ's.
If you haven't picked her out yet..:) She is the one in the green & yellow with the green bow!

Did I mention....

2010-02-11T11:16:00.002-07:00

I'm also trying to lose 20 pounds.....now that is a goal in itself! I can't get this baby weight to go away.....and now I'm counting points. I didn't realize that a bowl of fiber cereal & lowfat milk is 5 POINTS!! And I only get 22 a day...come on...I guess I can eat broccoli and carrots...they have no points....:)))))))))))) And a glass of wine or Jack & diet...is 2 points...and that is 80z of Wine. Really who drinks 8oz of wine.

By the way I'm eating broccoli right now, while I paint my chair. But the good part is later I get my glass of wine!! :)

Jay's 40th Birthday Roast or Toast!

2010-01-25T14:57:00.032-07:00

Jay was surprised Saturday night by his family and friends. We gave him a roast. It turned out better than I could imagine. Thank you for coming and being part of Jay's big day. Byron, Monte, Stephaine, Blair and Matt...thank you, thank you!!! You did such a wonderful job roasting him.......he talked about it all weekend. This will be a day we never forget. What a fabulous NIGHT!!!

Christmas Morning

2009-12-30T10:14:00.013-07:00

Christmas Eve at Nana and Grandaddy's House

2009-12-30T10:05:00.013-07:00

Rusty Bradley 1996-2009

2009-12-06T07:01:00.008-07:00

Good Bye Dear friend....we will sure miss you. I'm going to miss that smile that you always had, but I know you are not in pain now. I don't know how Berkley is going to make it without you.

The fire pit will not be the same without you......

Fall Pictures 3 by Jay.....

2009-11-29T08:37:00.005-07:00

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Fall Pictures 2

2009-11-29T08:21:00.006-07:00

Fall Pictures...by Jay

2009-11-29T07:36:00.015-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving!!

2009-11-28T06:54:00.009-07:00

We had Thankgiving and Jay's aunt house. We had such a nice time. Good food and company! Later that night Jody & Earl came into town. So we got to hang out with Maggie and Ella in the morning!!! So much to be thankful for!!!

Rachel's Thanksgiving Performace at MTCS

2009-11-21T06:44:00.011-07:00

Rachel with her friend Marley

The kids performing! My flashing didn't work

Grandaddy the indian!

Will the Indian!

My little Indian Girl!

Nana & Grandaddy

Halloween Down Main Street

2009-11-21T06:26:00.008-07:00

Pumpkin Time!

2009-10-27T17:43:00.008-06:00

Rachel's is the 1st one, Jay's the hands, Mine and than Will's is last one.

Cannonsburg!

2009-10-27T17:37:00.006-06:00

I don't think Will ever in his life has hugged her this much. I think he was really felling bad for her. You can see in the last picture with the hug she is thinking okay now brother...I'm really okay! heheh

We went to go on a walk on the Greenway Sunday and Rachel fell and hurt both knees, but she was a real trooper and we got to take a few pic. at cannonsburg..poor thing hung in there.

Cool adirondack Chairs!

2009-10-18T16:10:00.002-06:00

http://dockchairs.com/

http://www.floridaadirondackchairs.com/custom_adirondack_chair.html

There is a mermaid!!!!!!! in the second one.... ;)

SGI Lighthouse

2009-10-18T06:37:00.006-06:00

If your afraid of heights do not climb in through the small hole that gets you into the top. But if you do go up the ladder the view is amazing!!! You are surrounded by glass as you can see below. All around you is the island. The lighthouse fell into the ocean a few years ago. SGI locals got together and cleaned each brick and used the bricks to rebuild the lighthouse.Took them 3 years and it reopend this year April 4m 2009!!

Picture to the left is their Annual Osyter Spat! Good food and music and the beach is the back drop! (looking from the top of the lighthouse)

stairs inside the lighthouse...pretty cool...there are 95 steps. Will counted each one on theway down.

St. George Island 2009

2009-10-18T06:31:00.013-06:00

SGI sunrise!

Kids at the Oyster Spat Festival!

Our one vacation of the year is to SGI. We sure love that place! Week long at the beach! I'm already ready for next year!

My Jeep!! :(

2009-10-18T06:22:00.003-06:00

A lady pulled out in front of me and I t-boned her. I would have to say it shook me up quite a bit! The air bag hit me and I thought my chest and face was smashed in. They are suppose to save you but now I wonder if it is really for people who do not wear a setbelt...and yes I had mine on. I am so thankful the kids were not with me! I had lost my cell phone and I was on my way to get a knew one....lol There was such a nice lady who saw the whole thing and she came over and she called my husband for me and stayed until all was over..... Maybe she was my angel!

The Gruffalo!

2009-09-19T05:11:00.004-06:00

The kids new favorite book. I think the are ready for Halloween just like mom! This is our nightly ritual....the kids love books!

The Island is finished!!

2009-09-19T05:02:00.007-06:00

The Wine Fridg. actually lights up when turned on. Power is now to the wine fridg. Sorry you can't see the glow. The plumbing is now going the sink...we have water!! Janna brought over two stools.....looks great mom and dad! Job is complete!!!

Fishing!

2009-09-19T04:47:00.003-06:00

Will and Rachel's first time fishing!

Labor Day Weekend

2009-09-07T06:31:00.008-06:00

We have had a fun filled weekend. Saturday we went to the Chattanooga Aquarium and Sunday we went canoeing down the Stones River and the kiddos tried their first time fishing. Though I think Jay and I pulled the canoe most of the way it was still fun. Sorry I took pictures with my phone so as of right now I can't download them. But you can still check out the Aquarium!

Mom & Dad NEW Kitchen island!

2009-08-26T13:02:00.007-06:00

TODAY...... almost done. Still need to put in faucet and wire the Wine cooler!!!!

Will was help showing it off!

Will's 5th Birthday!

2009-08-23T06:32:00.015-06:00

Grandaddy and Will playing ;)

all 4 kids in their BEN 10 masks!

Jay had a mask on trying to scare Will

Will getting ready to make a wish!

Rachel on the Duck River!

2009-08-20T07:26:00.004-06:00

Duncan's Baptism

2009-08-18T06:33:00.007-06:00

Holly and I and Jay and I...after the baptism

Will, Brandon & Rach after the baptism

Will 1st Day Kindergarten & Rachel's 1st day Prk-3

2009-08-18T06:31:00.004-06:00

Dad's 58th Birthday

2009-08-18T06:26:00.003-06:00

Holly, Dad, Seth, Rach,and Will

Zoo with the Patterson's

2009-08-18T06:22:00.003-06:00

Ashli & Seth

Brandon & Rach

Tracey's Graduation with Masters

2009-06-10T07:11:00.011-06:00

Rachel's Sonshine school Performance

2009-06-10T07:06:00.007-06:00

Rachel's 3rd Birthday

2009-06-10T07:01:00.005-06:00

Princess day at Sonshine School

2009-03-29T08:39:00.003-06:00

Christmas Day

2009-03-29T08:30:00.008-06:00

Making cookies wiht Grandpa

2009-03-29T08:28:00.003-06:00

Christmas Eve at Nana and Grandaddy's house

2009-03-29T08:21:00.009-06:00

Grandparents Day at MTCS

2009-03-29T08:17:00.005-06:00

Nana, took Willand Rachel to grandparents day. This was the week I was East TN, my grandmother and uncle passed away the same weekend. Was pretty sad christmas. was really thankful for all of Nana's help and Jay's during this time.

Jay's Big Red Fish!!

2008-11-19T13:14:00.008-07:00

We went to SGi for 8 days....here are a few pictures

Cowgirl day at Rachel's school

2008-11-19T13:08:00.006-07:00

She did let me put pontytails in!!!! Will had to dress up too, but is was on fall break and we spent the day together while Rachel was at Sonshine school......;-)

Face Painting with Janna & Ashli

2008-11-12T15:29:00.007-07:00

Janna and I running in our first 1/2 marathon!!

2008-11-12T15:23:00.005-07:00

At 500 in the morning

That is me from the newspaper...Jay found it on their website...LOL

The other picture were it is dark is Janna and I right before the GUN!!!

WOW I would have to say that was the hardest thing next to child birth......and I think Janna and I have forgot the pain just like child birth and are thinking about doing the Music City 1/2 marathhon in April....we will see ;-)

Fall Festival MTCS

2008-11-12T15:19:00.004-07:00

Will & Rachel feeding the farm animals

Happy 4th Birthday William David!!!

2008-08-25T07:28:00.010-06:00

Rachel got herself a phone from Nana and Grandaddy...isn't so cute!!

We had just a little get together this year, but I think he had a wonderful time! As you can see in the pictures. He also went to school that day and we had made bone cookies for his pirate theme, and then Rachel and I picked him up at 1100 for lunch at Chucky Cheese....and then at dinner time Nana and Grandaddy came over for dinner had cake and ice cream. Out little man is now 4 years old. The both are growing up so quick!!!

Will's frist day at PK4

2008-08-16T07:17:00.005-06:00

I can't believe Will is going to PK4 now. He goes Monday-Friday! This was his first full week and he loved it! But I sure missed him. He is in a wonderful program at the christian school. I felt so sad leaving him but I know he was happy and excited to be there. Our little boy is growing so fast!!

Happy Birthday to Tracey!!! (July 31st)

2008-08-07T21:02:00.015-06:00

WOW...I can not believe I am 35 years old.......well I still feel 18..well most of the time. I had a wonderful birthday....my WHOLE family was here to celebrate!~ Here are few pictures from the party at Jay's parents house.

Our Five Year Anniversary (July 26th)

2008-08-05T14:18:00.003-06:00

Jay and I went on the Ocoee whitewater rafting!!!!! and Yes I did fall out.....but we had a great time. We also went to 2 winery's. The Ocoee Winery and Monteagle Winery (Yummy!!!)

Jay got me this beautiful mermaid wine stopper!!

Thank you for five wonderful years my love!

http://www.monteaglewinery.com/

http://www.ocoee-outdoors.com/

4TH of JULY day!

2008-07-05T07:24:00.007-06:00

I tried to get them all to look at me for the group picture.....and well you see.....that was the best I could do. Left to Right...Brandon,Seth,Will Rachel and Audrey!

Holly is HERE!!

2008-07-04T07:27:00.009-06:00

Weekend in East TN

2008-06-23T07:14:00.012-06:00

We went to East TN to Jody and her family and then Jody and I took the kids and went to Lafollette to see the rest of the family and we also celebrated my grandma's birthday. These are just a few of the pictures. The kids and I had a great time. It was great to see everyone and the weather was perfect!!!!

The Zoo....

2008-06-19T07:31:00.005-06:00

Bradley Reunion

2008-06-12T13:32:00.005-06:00

We had the Bradley Reunion actually on Rachel's birthday ( MAY 31). Jay got some great shots of the kids.

Jay has a photography website NOW!!!

2008-06-03T14:04:00.004-06:00

Hello all,

Jay has started taking photography more serious these days......and started a website called what else, J. W. Bradley Photography

check out the link below

http://www.jwbradley.com/

A lot of his friends are letting him take pictures of them and their families, so soon there will be many pictures to post!!

Memorial Day/ Rachel's Birthday

2008-05-28T07:41:00.009-06:00

Rachel's motorcycle for Grandaddy and Nana, her favorite gift! She can ride with brother now!

Last Sat. we celebrated Rachel's birthday earlier with Memorial Day weekend. We all had a great time. The weather was perfect!! We even had "bounce of fun" for the kiddo's! Rachel's birthday was Strawberry Shortcake Theme......so we had strawberry cup cakes, strawberry cookies, strawberry salsa, chocolate fondue with strawberry marshmellow's and strawberries...okay I think you get the picture...hehe We had hamburgers and hotdogs too, can't forget those for Memorial Day.

More Sonshine School Graduation School Pics

2008-05-11T15:09:00.000-06:00

Happy Mother's Day MOM!!

2008-05-11T14:50:00.001-06:00

Mom I love you very much Happy Mother's Day. Thank you for everything you have done for me!! I am who I am because of you!

May 8th was Will and Rachel's Sonshine School Graduation

2008-05-09T11:34:00.001-06:00

Feeding the horses in the back yard

2008-05-07T13:13:00.000-06:00

Jazz Fest

2008-05-05T13:22:00.000-06:00

Well the Jazz Fest has come and gone...I have not been to the Jazz fest since we had Will......it sure has grown! I'm sorry we forgot the camera, but we did get a couple shots of Rachel at our friends little girl's birthday party. So I have to post ......actually we had many pictures from the party but we can't seem to find them on the computer and now they have been deleted from the camera...sorry. We have 2 good shots of Rachel...sorry Will.

2008-05-01T14:57:00.000-06:00

To some she was the crazy mermaid with the blonde hair, but the beach accepted........ her completely and unconditionally. The beach didn't care she was a bit excentric and somewhat outrageous. Instead it gave her sunshine to dance and a moon to dream. The beach never judge the questions of her heart but instead gave her the gift of clarity...soothing her soul and balancing her mind. It gave her a place to wrap herself around her thoughts and trust that tides would always keep them secret. The beach allowed her freedom to be herself......graceful, free-spirited, excited and passionate. It is no wonder she gave her heart to the beach.....

by: Wendy

http://www.wendyprentice.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=3010&AKey=ACRTB3M7

Pilot not Diva...hehe

2008-04-30T14:32:00.001-06:00

The Great Tennessee Air Show

2008-04-30T06:33:00.001-06:00

old mermaids

2007-10-20T11:32:00.000-06:00

As I was looking for a picture of a mermaid in a tea cup, I found this blog, it is pretty cool. The woman is working on a book, and the blog is about her book.

http://oldmermaids.blogspot.com/

Every since I was little girl I have always had a thing for mermaids, I don't know why, but there is something magical about them. I guess I'm still a kid at heart....dreaming.

Drink a cup of TEA!

2007-10-20T11:14:00.000-06:00

Virtual Tea Party
Join us in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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"Tea that helps our head and heart. Tea medicates most every part. Tea rejuvenates the very old. Tea warms the hands of those who're cold."- J. Jonker, Amsterdam, circa 1670
Instructions for joining the Tea Party

We ask that you forward this information to friends, family members and colleagues and invite them to get involved. In fact, you may choose to “host” an actual tea party at that time, either in the office, at home or in a café.
TEA!Brew your favorite kind of tea on Friday, October 26th, 3:00PM (ET), then find a special spot and share with us, in honor of the millions affected by this disease. If the date doesn’t work for you, or if you don’t choose to join the online chat, please take a quiet moment to relax with your cup of tea any time during this month of Breast Cancer Awareness.

If you are not able to join the Virtual Tea Party, you can still make an online donation to breastcancer.org to honor and educate those affected by breast cancer.

This is for all the ladies in my life who have been effected by breast cancer and who are still fighting it. I love you all very much!! One day we will find a cure, so our daughters will not have to suffer as you do. I will be drinking a cup to honor you all.

I had the beach on my mind......

2007-10-11T20:01:00.000-06:00

Me dreaming.......

with the loves of my life...plus the one taking the picture

I'm back!!

2007-10-09T10:40:00.001-06:00

We came back late Sunday night from the beach. Even though I'm a little depressed because I left my old friend ( the sea) it is good to be home too! I never thought I would miss the boro...ehehhe It is good to get the kids back on their routine, and get life back to normal. The kids seem to function so much better when life it back to the same schedule. But we did have such a wonderful time at the beach. Rachel, my daughter, which I too think may just have her mommie's soul for the ocean.....I couldn't keep her out of the water. She cried every time we went in. I call her my water baby, I even did a painting for her called water baby...of course it is of a baby mermaid. ;-) But then again maybe I put all those thoughts into her head since her whole room is beach theme...heheheheh

My son had great time too, but this time he was a little afraid of the water, maybe it has soemthing to do with beign 3, I don't know. Well I guess it is back to the books again, have to wait another year to go. One thing that cheers me up it is FALL!!!!!!!!

SGI Bound!

2007-09-26T20:54:00.000-06:00

We will be going to the beach in 3 days.....oh how I have missed that beautiful sea! I have missed my old friend very much. I can't wait to look up into the night sky and feel the water run through my toes. i do not know ho wto explain it but I just fell so connected when I finally reach the shore line. There is something about the ocean that calms me to my soul. I miss it very much when I'm away. It makes me think of that Fleetwood Mac song Crystal:

And I have changed, oh, but you, you remain ageless. Like the love that finally found me Then I knew in the crystaline knowledge of you. Drove me through the mountains. Through the crystal like and clear water fountain. Drove me like a magnet. To the sea.. To the sea

..........I'm coming my dear friend.

What a long weekend!

2007-09-24T07:10:00.000-06:00

The weekend started with my 15 month having a fever of a 104.3. Poor baby!! She is much better now. But I do beleive it is from the shots they give them at their check ups. We always go with a healthy baby and the next day they are sick. While this is going I have been trying to study for the Praxis I tests...yep still have to take them too. So many tests. Actually I have never been a good test taker. Speaking of tests I also for the first time took the IQ test for my neighbor is working on a Masters is school phsy. Wow I did better then I ever thought I was a 115.....I can not beleive that.

wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!

2007-09-19T17:24:00.000-06:00

This is my 3rd year making wine....this year I'm doing Merlot and Riesling Yummy! We make a batch every year and give it away at christmas. We call our little winery Fox Opposum Winery. Kind of a joke between my husband and I.....we call it a fauxpas (fo pa') of wine. I thought this was picture was so pretty. I was cleaning the bottles and the sun was coming through the window.

Autumn

2007-09-18T06:49:00.000-06:00

Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.

A good weekend!

2007-09-17T18:42:00.000-06:00

This weekend was beautiful! I heard the best news about my sister, they finally took her off the breathing tube. She is making such great progress! My kids and I went to the Greenway Art Festival to get my mind off of things and to spend time with my kids and we had a wonderful time. The kids played in the river, fed the fish popcorn, though I had to pull my son away from that one. We ate ice cream and looked at everyones beautiful art. I even bought a piece. The weather was perfect! I wish weekends like that would never end.

My first post

2007-09-13T10:23:00.000-06:00

What a week......actually this is not my first blog. I do have a website too, it is a family website. Back to my week, where should I begin, My sister had twins on Monday morning in Seoul, Korea, she is a teacher for the Department of Defense..DoDDS, my parents are there too, my dad is a principal...I think teaching may run through our blood. But back to my sister, everything was fine until she had the second baby (a boy) and she went into cardiac arrest which was cause by so much blood loss, they worked on her for 5 minutes and brought her back, They finally got her stabilized and she was on a breathing machine and they moved her the next night to a Korean Hospital, because the Army hospital could do know more. Her organs started not working (kidney, liver) and they the hospital found they the base hospital left some type of surgical material in her...can you believe that....I have many stories to tell about military Dr but we won't go there right now. Anyway they had to make sure her organs could take another surgery because they had a hard time stopping the bleeding the night before which they did have to remove her uterus to stop the massive hemorrhaging. They did the surgery last night and right now she is stable an on a breathing machine. I have one sister that flew over on Tuesday and I had plans too and so did my 4 sister, but as of now my parents said she is stable and to hold off ( but I am packed to go). So I have been the person calling and emailing all family members with updates. So if anyone does read this please pray for her, she has a long road a head for here. Oh yeah the babies are doing great and are going home tomorrow. I'm sorry to post something sad but it seems to be the only thing I can think about.