Sunday, June 19, 2011

22 years....really!?!?!?

How can it be??  Twenty-two years ago on June 17.....we said "I DO".  We had a wonderful anniversary...Grandma kept our sweet daughter...and we had the evening to ourselves.  So, we enjoyed dinner at Connor's,  exchanged cards, looked thru our wedding album (and had a few laughs at the hairstyles and clothing of the late 1980's), and enjoyed a bit of tv time (what WE wanted to watch).  Of course Saturday was spent doing housework and yardwork and laundry.....but still...we enjoyed our evening and day together :)  Yep...we are pretty simple people.....but we are very grateful for the years God has given us together...the blessings and even the lessons He has taught us through the trials.  I think we would both honestly say..we love each other more today than we did on that steamy humid June day at Shiloh Baptist Church in LaFayette, Georgia :)  And....we are looking forward to the next 22 years!!!

PS--June 17 is a pretty special day in our family.  We chose to get married on my mom's 46th birthday..and six years later (on our 6th wedding anniversary and mom's 52nd birthday) my brother and sister in law got married :)  Needless to say, mom will never forget her children's wedding anniversaries--LOL!  Every now and then, Father's Day ALSO falls on June 17. 

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Mother's Day 2011



Every year, we take a picture of ourselves in front of this door..just to see how much Abigail is growing.  As you can see, she is getting pretty tall...she is now only about 1.5 inches shorter than I am, though it is a bit hard to tell in this photo since I am leaning in and  she is standing extremely tall (and up on her toes just a bit ).  Don't be shocked if she is as tall as I am when I post next year's photo!!

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Banana Car!

Each year, we end the AWANA year with a grand prix race.  Each child designs a car...whatever they choose..and with help from Mr. Richard and Mr. Steve..the creation become a reality.  This year, Abigail chose to make a banana!!  Her car won third place in the most creative category :)

putting the car on the track for a race...

Abigail and buddy, MacKenzie with her "scroll" car (it was an honorable mention)....

 part of the TNT group...MacKenzie, Julie, Abigail, Sarah, Andrew, Corey...at the awards ceremony