Howdy Partner...

We were invited to a sweet friend's birthday party and had so much fun!
It was a "Jessie" (from Toy Story) party and Avery got to dress in her cowgirl gear! C had 2 horses there as well, So Avery got to be a real cowgirl and ride one! :)
We had a great time and are so thankful for sweet friends that we can celebrate!

ADPi Delta Upsilon 50th Celebration

In April, I got to attend a reunion for my college sorority! and what a fun time we had :) It's amazing that we can all go years without talking, yet the minute we see each other, its just like old times! As I am surrounded by all (okay some..not everyone chose to attend :( I am reminded how blessed I am to have so many friends from college...Many of these women helped shape me into the person I am today! I loved my college days and it was mainly because of all my sisters! God certainly directed my path during those days of Rush and I couldn't be more grateful that He placed me exactly where I was supposed to be! :)





I had LOTS of pictures of the whole event...but don't have time to upload them all!

A star is born...

...well, a Gym Star that is!! For Avery's birthday, MiMi and Grandfather promised that they would pay for a semester of gymnastics for Avery! We finally got her signed up for the crickets class and she was SO excited...well after we calmed her down from an emotional meltdown!!
KeKe decided that she was going to take us up there (as KeKe is well known at the gym from all of her cheerleaders!) While I was signing all the papers, KeKe took Avery in the gym and started talking to two of the coaches, who happened to be men! I could tell that Avery was acting weird, but just thought that she was being shy! We get back to the car and Avery starts crying hysterically...so much so that I thought maybe she had gotten hurt! FINALLY after asking some question, we got out of her that she was devastated that she was going to have a boy coach..she really wanted one of KeKe's girl cheerleaders to be her coach!! OH THE D-R-A-M-A!!! KeKe explained to her that she would more than likely have a girl coach and then she was fine! Does somebody want to go ahead and sign up to take her from 13-18 years of age?? :)
She has gymnastics once a week and she LOVES it...Here are a few pics of my Sassy superstar!


Sorry the picture quality isn't good...its through a window! :)
And her favorite...a Hello Kitty stamp for doing so good!

Happy Spring...

I have always (ever since my girls have been on this earth) wanted to take Bren and Avery to a big field of daffodils and take lots of cute pictures! My momma LOVED "buttercups" and every year around this time, all of the blooming buttercups remind me of her and how much I miss her!...Well this year, now that they are 7 and 4,I FINALLY got around to doing it! :) I took off one afternoon from work while they were on Spring Break and went to Memphis Botanic Gardens..the flowers were BEAUTIFUL and my children were halfway cooperative (they were much more excited about "my big backyard than taking pictures) Out of the HUNDREDS of pictures that I took...these were the only decent ones we got...But, I'll take it!

Happy 7th Birthday sweet girl!

March 16th, 7 years ago was one of the greatest days of my life...I got to meet one of the greatest gifts God has ever given me! I can't believe that the time has passed so fast! You're growing up into the young lady that God has created you to be...but it doesn't mean that I don't miss those first few "baby" years I had with you! You are such a sweet and funny girl...one who LOVES basketball, soccer, and softball, riding bikes, bugs, video games, board games...you love to learn, you are reading like crazy and spelling words that even I don't spell very good :0) Your sense of humor makes us all laugh and you have the cutest gap in your mouth where you have lost your top 2 baby teeth! I love you more than words will allow me to express and want you to know how proud I am of who you are and what you are becoming! Hope your this 7th year of your little life is one of the best years yet! We had to wake up with birthday pancakes, because that is what you asked for :)

and what is a birthday without a present...although you have already had your party and we couldn't leave out Avery...she needed a little prize :) Just what you wanted...a stealth rider (tiny remote control car!) explaining exactly how it works then we met our cousins at the park for a picnic lunch Avery and Grace Brenly and Grace All the kiddos Ava came to join in on the fun Unfortunately, the day didn't end without a few boo-boos...SEVEN to be exact...how appropriate that your 7th birthday started with 7 boo-boos

We ended up at YoLo's for a little birthday treat Ava was over having her picture taken...she just wanted to eat her yogurt in peace Enjoying some yogurt goodness AND ANOTHER PRESENT...MiMi had sent you a package... a $50 dollar bill to buy you a new Kinnect Game and of course, Avery got a little something too! Happy Birthday Bren! We love you!