Happy 60th Birthday Dad!

I can't believe it, my Dad turned 60 on Saturday.  That just doesn't seem possible.  Saying that my parents were in their 50's just wasn't as hard.  It just seems so unreal.  We had a cookout and cupcakes and made a fuss over him.  We had a really good afternoon. 

I love my Dad to pieces.  He's always been very encouraging and has always been there whenever I've needed anything at all.  He's a great grandpa, too.  After lunch, we had a rousing game of baseball (see the painted bases on the ground).  This was after the basketball shooting contest.   

Dalton is rounding third as Olivia watches from the pitchers' mound

Happy Birthday Pa!!  We love you!

Just Being Kids

Boys just have to be better husbands and dads if they have little sisters.  I came downstairs last night and found this going on...

I would say a boy that knows how to apply just the right amount of lip gloss (and not to himself) to his little sister is going to be a good guy.  Look at the concentration, he wants to get it just right.  Anyway, just thought it was cute!!  I do love when they play nice.

     

To be a kid again..

Yesterday was such a beautiful day.  The kids played outside all afternoon and it was nice. I just sat and watched them.  This was the scene for over two hours (can you imagine riding a bike nonstop for 2 hours?  Ouch).  It's finally paying off having two children 20 months apart.  They really like to play together, usually with a few disagreements, but yesterday they were angels.  It was a wonderful day!! 

Okay, I did get run over by a training wheel, but I got lots of kisses for it, so it all works out!

Takes so little to make them happy sometimes!

Hope you are having a great summer!

Fab 5 Friday Obsessions

Okay, I'm going to try this.  This is my first obsession lately to get my water in.  I love the propel water.  I usually buy the small packets and take them with me to work.  I take one water bottle, add a packet and then reuse the bottle with a new packet later on.  I like to get my water in, but I'm not a fan of plain water.

My second obession is matching jewerly.  I love to have a piece of jewelry that matches my clothes.  I mostly buy the jewelry that catches my eye and then coordinate an outfit to go with it.  Sometime I do buy a new top and think of the jewelry I have to match.  It's just my obsession.  You gotta have something.

My third obsession is self tanner.  I love to have color, but just don't care for laying out in the sun or going to tanning beds.  I've saw the effects of too many hours of sun damage and the wrinkles it causes and that just motivated me to find an alternative.  

My fourth obsession is e-mail.  While I'm at work, I check it every few minutes.  I have a company cell phone and I even check it on my lunch hour.  I would much rather e-mail or text than talk on the phone.  I know that is so bad.  I know you can't e-mail or text everyone, but it would be nice. 

My fifth obsession is having my pantry and refridgerator stocked.  I feel at peace with the world if I open the pantry doors or refrigerator and there is variety of things.  If I run out of something, I feel like I'm not doing my job properly.  I'm good about writing shopping lists, but then I never get them back out when I get to the grocery.  So, sometimes things are forgotten.  I should really have an obsession about planning meals and only buying the ingredients I need, but life is never that predictable around my house.

Class of 2022

Class of 2022, is that possible??  I can't believe it.  I was okay until Lesley read the poem at the end and I cried.  I couldn't help it.  Olivia has had the sweetest class.  She has learned so much. 

Lesley said that they tried to think of the thing that stood out with each student and gave an award accordingly.  They hit the nail on the head when they gave Olivia the "Best on the Monkey Bars Award".  She does the same thing at home and has the callouses to prove it.  I think she has stolen Dalton's baseball hitting gloves so she can improve her technique. 

Olivia just loved Mrs. Lesley.  She always came in talking about Sawyer and Griffin.  I felt like I knew them personally and wanted to tell them Hi when I saw them in the hallways.  Maybe we'll see you again in third grade Mrs. Lesley.

Olivia made some really good friends this year (Emma Grace and Lilly).  The little girls were dressed so pretty today. 

Olivia is looking forward to a new year with some of the same kids next year in Mrs. Monica's class.  Dalton had Mrs. Monica this year and loved her.  Hopefully it will be another great year.   

I'm Thankful

Twelve years ago today I was so scared at starting this incredible journey in my life.  Being married has been incredible.  I have two healthy children and a wonderful husband, a good job and a church family that is always there for me.  I know that I'm truly blessed and I thank God for that.  He's the only one that I can thank.  I know that my life is good because of him.  I was feeling all bad because I had to leave today to go to Nashville for a training class that starts tomorrow morning, but I decided that I shouldn't dwell on having to leave.  I should focus on the fact that I have a family that loves me and I love them and this sadness is because I don't want to miss a minute in my family's life;  I want to be at the heart of it.  So, I'm thankful to be a mommy and a wife and I feel there are a lot of mothers out there that feel the same way.  The more years that go by, the more I appreciate all the things my mother did for me.  One of the most important things she did for me was making sure I knew the Lord and leading me down a path toward salvation.  So, I'm thankful for so many things today.  Happy Mother's Day.   

Take me out to the Ballgame..

Well, having two kids playing ball is insane. It seems like we have practices or games every night, even practices on Wednesdays (which I boycott because of prayer meeting). I thought that was an unspoken rule in Edmonson Co. Anyway, they seem to really enjoy it. Dalton moved up a league and it is very different than T-Ball. Oh how I miss T-ball. Wait a minute, I don't have to miss it, Olivia's playing that. Anyway, I don't know how you parents do it that have kids that are involved in sports year around. It would take a lot of getting used to. Even if the smile below seems to be worth all of it.