McComb Family

The Kissingers got together for a family reunion and, of course, it was a great time!! We were just out of Placerville, up towards my parents' house, so we didn't have far to go. It was great weather to break in the new pool at my cousin's house (water was added Wednesday and we were swimming Friday!!). We forgot Adam's "swimmies" so Bret took him in the pool with him and before we knew it he was swimming on him own! We were quite surprised as we didn't even know he could do that!
He was very excited about it as you can tell by the huge smile on his face!!!Friday was also my birthday, along with my cousin Michele's. So we got cake and presents which was lots of fun. It was her 35th and my 25th (or maybe I have them backwards, I can't quite remember!!!).

Of course, while we were up in the area we had to hit a couple of the local wineries. Miraflores was our first stop and here is Mary, Michele, Ben, me, and Bret trying out one of their wines. It was our first time there, as they haven't been open for very long, and I would definitely go again. Let me know if anyone is interested (hint, hint).

And here are the girls at Holly's Hill.


A few shots of the crazy cousins.

A perfect spot for a perfect weekend. It was beautiful!!! You couldn't beat the view or the company. So, who's hosting it next year?!?

Posted in: on Saturday, September 01, 2007 at at 9:58 AM 1 comments  

Another year of school has started. Here are the kids on the first day. Briana finally has a new teacher this year after two years with Mrs. Liddicoat. Adam is back at Cool Care, and his friends were very excited to see him back after his long summer vacation. It's been tough getting back in the routine of things though. Hope it gets easier soon!!

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Last night for dinner Briana bit a fork and got a loose tooth on the bottom right. Then she was wiggling it for a long, long time. Then this morning it got even wigglier. She was so excited about her tooth. She really wants it to come out. Bret said, "Let's superglue her tooth back in her mouth." Briana does not want to do that. She wants it to come out instead. She is going to put it under her pillow so that the Tooth Fairy can give her money the next day, and Bret thinks it will be worth $1. Amy thinks it's worth a quarter, Adam thinks it's worth $5, and Briana thinks it's worth $2. We'll see what she gets. That's the exciting news about Briana's first loose tooth.

[This post was narrated by Briana.]

Posted in: on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at at 1:20 PM 2 comments  

I know everyone has seen batch after batch of chicks we've gotten, but I thought it would be nice to include a picture or two of them full grown. Yes, we've actually managed to keep these longer than any of the rest. We have 4 hens and one rooster. They are awfully spoiled living out in the garden. Chicken scratch just doesn't cut it in their book!!! Here are a few pics of them as well as the garden. I think the 12 tomato plants we planted are a bit much, but my tomato-loving family is in heaven!!!

Posted in: on Friday, August 10, 2007 at at 9:47 AM 3 comments  

Adam did really well the rest of the week at soccer camp. He had a good time even though it was quite hot!! Here is anothr picture of him after they had gotten their "treasure". Friday was their last day and they were supposed to have a good time by dressing their coach up in crazy clothes! Unfortunately, Adam's coach had a migraine and wasn't feeling so hot. He stuck it out, but had to go to the bathroom several times because he was sick. Poor guy!! By the end of the hour the migraine medicine he had taken earlier that morning was kicking in and he was starting to feel a little better, but I bet that felt like a really long day! Here he is with the stuff on that our kids brought as well as the next group. It was hilarious!! He also signed their soccer balls and gave them a little "evaluation".

Posted in: on Tuesday, August 07, 2007 at at 2:31 PM 0 comments  

Adam has soccer camp this week at Northside, so every morning from 9 - 10 we go sit in the blazing sun and watch him play!! Monday we got there and the coaches were checking the kids in. As more and more kids were checked in, one of the coaches took all of those kids and made a big circle out on the field. He went around and practiced catching the ball and heading it while everyone else got checked in. Adam joined right in and ended up between two 5th graders!!

When the coach threw Adam the ball he missed it and the kids kind of giggled. They just thought it was cute, but Adam thought they were all laughing at him and he started bawling!

That set the mood for the rest of the day. He cried, yelled, hit, kicked.......you name it, he probably did it!! It was absolutely horrendous. One of the longest hours of my life! When we got home he was in big trouble and we had a nice long talk about what was going to happen the next day, and it was NOTHING like what I had seen that day!! Tuesday we headed back (I'm a glutton for punishment) and he was perfect. He joined right in and did everything the coach asked him to do. He was a totally different kid -- I don't think his coach even recognized him!!! : ) Today my mom came to watch him and again he did a great job! There are only 5 kids in his group, which is made up of 3 and 4 year olds. Trust me, that's all their poor coach could possibly handle!!! Their coach is great. He's already taught them several things and they play lots of games. They get to be pirates and go get treasure. He even had them pick a superhero they wanted to be for one game, although no one could understand what he was asking them to do (parents included). Finally one of the 3 year olds figured out he was saying "superhero". They will probably all have a bit of an English accent by the end of the week!!! Only two more days to go. It's hilarious!

Posted in: on Wednesday, August 01, 2007 at at 12:17 PM 1 comments  

Posted in: on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at at 9:48 AM 1 comments  

The day has finally come......my parents' pool has water in it and you can actually swim in it!!!! I (and a lot of other people I'm sure) were starting to wonder if this day would ever come!! It looks great and was hopefully worth the wait. I think my mom is probably in it as I post this. The doctor gave her the okay this morning to go swimming, so she's wasting no time!! : ) Here's a few of the pictures I have of the process!

So when's the pool party?????

Posted in: on Thursday, July 26, 2007 at at 4:26 PM 6 comments  

After much fretting and Bret having to finally do the labor for the "installers" we finally have high-speed satellite internet. Yea!!!! I'm so excited. Now when I open my blog pictures actually pop up, not just boxes where pictures will eventually be in goodness-knows-how-many minutes! And if that weren't enough excitement.....Adam then went to the bathroom in the potty!!! #1 and #2!!!! Happy days!!!! I thought it would never happen. Not that he's happy to do a repeat performance anytime soon, but at least it's a step in the right direction. What a day! : )

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