From My Heart

June 13, 2011 - June 14, 2011

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Bo and I are flying out on the 17th to go to Cooperstown, NY for the last baseball tournament of the season. It's going to be so much fun, but I have a lot to do to get ready to go. I have a hair appt, a dr appt, I need to go to the pool store, buy a father's day gift, show houses, turn in an offer for one of those houses, do all the laundry, get Sophie and Reed organized for the week, not to mention pack mine and Bo's suitcases. Sorry no pictures for these 2 days!

June 12, 2011

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Meme's 90th Birthday Partay!

We had a great day with Meme. Everyone came to church with her and she was beaming.

Meme and her Grandchildren

And more of my favorite pictures from the day

June 11, 2011

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The KenGens come in first place in their final tournament in GA.

We are so happy to have landed on this team and love all the families, coaches and players.

Now on to Cooperstown!

June 1, 2011 - June 10, 2011

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I haven't been in the mood to take pictures lately. These are the activities of early June...

-- Batting Practice for Bo
-- Baseball Practice for Bo
-- Pool Party for our Heart Group
-- Six Flags
-- Triple Crown State Tournament for Bo
-- Show houses
-- Send in Offers
-- More Six Flags
-- Painting Flower Pots for Meme's Birthday
-- Showing More houses
-- Sending in more offers
-- More Baseball for Bo

You get the picture. Get it... Picture...

May 31, 2011

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Happy Birthday to my Dad. He always makes me laugh!

May 30, 2011

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Happy Memorial Day!

Birthday Dinner for Dad!

May 29, 2011

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Sophie and Molly

Reed and Zac

Long Day for Reed

May 28, 2011

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Bo and McKayla on the Tube

May 27, 2011

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Last Day of School

Mr White was a great teacher!

Fifth Grade Party at Amanda's

May 26, 2011

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Here come the freckles!

May 25, 2011

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Haircuts!

May 24, 2011

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Reed is getting good!

May 23, 2011

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All Dogs go to Heaven... RIP Baby Peach.

May 22, 2011

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Sleepover friends!

May 21, 2011

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Braves Team Party! We loved this team!

May 20, 2011

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Heading to the school dance.

May 19, 2011

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Reed and Cassidy at their school party at Chuck E Cheese. I loved watching them play together.

He loves her so much and he is really going to miss her! I am so thankful we go to the same church.

May 18, 2011

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Reed's Preschool Graduation...

Break another little piece of my heart.

We love Mrs. Stacie.

Singing with his class.

May 17, 2011

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DARE graduation. Bo's essay was chosen from his class to be read aloud during the ceremony.

Good Job Buddy.

Afterwards, at the reception

May 16, 2011

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Bo went on his field trip to the middle school today. No pictures, but he had fun and is really excited about having a locker.

May 14 - 15

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I didn't take any pictures this weekend. Pretty sad about Peach being so sick. We played a lot of baseball!

May 13, 2011

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Peach isn't doing well. She has stopped eating. Meanwhile, Reed is having some kind of laughing fit in the background.

May 12, 2011

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Bo's Field Day. This is at the beginning of the water relays.

During the Water Relays

May 11, 2011

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The 5th graders were able to help with Field day for the other grades. They had to send in resumes and applications for this job.

May 10, 2011

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Sophie's Field Day was today. This is Ashley, Sophie, Cheyenne and Lindsey taking a popsicle break.

May 9, 2011

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He makes me happy!

May 8, 2011

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I had a fabulous Mother's Day! I woke up early because I couldn't sleep. I cleaned out the pool. I went for a jog. I came home to get ready for church and while I was in the shower, the kids and Michael set up my favorite breakfast out on the porch... coffee and donuts. Yum!

We went to church and my brother preached, which is always a treat. I just hate that our pastor has been so sick. After church we all came back over to the house and just sat out by the pool all day!

I love my kids!

I love my Mom!

Sophie and Meme

Reed and Nana. He makes up his own rules for corn hole.

Somehow, I have to stop this boy from growing up!

May 7, 2011

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Today was a busy day! Bo and I headed out to Roswell for his double header. They won both games, he played awesome and hit really good! Meanwhile, Michael took Reed and Sophie to Reed's game. He won his game too. We all met up in Smyrna so Nana and Grandaddy could keep the kids while Michael and I went to catch up with friends!

This is me and Michael with one of his best friends. Sean always keeps us laughing!

May 6, 2011

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Reed has several bible verses to memorize for school. The last one he needs to work on is John 3:16. I believe he's got it! I can't believe how precious he is.

May 5, 2011

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This is what happens when you say, "Reed, go get ready for bed."

(Batting helmet, Mario PJs, 1 sock, homemade stuffed animal)

May 4, 2011

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I went to Target today and this is what I saw in the parking lot! It just cracked me up so I had to take a picture to show the kids.

May 3, 2011

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Peach needs a bath!

May 2, 2011

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Bo had a rough time at the plate this weekend, so he is determined to work on his swing. When he got home from school today, he did his homework, put his laundry away, then immediately headed outside to "hit some balls." TWO HOURS later, I found him still outside hitting. I think we counted up that he hit about 350 balls. That's 10 buckets! I love his determination!

May 1, 2011

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There were no baseball games today, so Sophie and I picked up Cheyenne and headed to Taste of Marietta. We had so much fun just walking around looking at the people and the food. We even rode a trolly to and from the parking area. The main event was waiting in line for almost an hour to do the bungee jumps. This was a big deal for Sophie because she tends to be afraid of heights. She even braved a few flips toward the end of her time.

The grand finale was the snow cones!

April 30, 2011

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GO BRAVES!

Reed had his first sleepover with Wheeler yesterday. He went to the drive-in movies with them. When they woke up the next morning, they wanted Carey to practice ball with them before their game.

Meme came to watch the game today.

April 29, 2011

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The Royal Wedding!

Sophie and I got up bright and early to watch the wedding of Kate and Prince William. She wore her tiara and I wore my crown and we sipped tea from the fine china. I love my girl time with Sophie!

I also made scones. I need to work on these, they looked good but didn't taste very good.

April 28, 2011

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Mother's Day with Reed

Today I went to spend the day in Reed's class. He made me a flower corsage, a plant, a book about me and we got to play games together. It was so much fun and I enjoyed seeing Reed interact with the other kids in his class.

April 27, 2011

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Reed loves to play games. I have a closet full of his games and he loves them all!

April 26, 2011

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I love Spring!

Views from our backyard:

This is where I sit and read, so peaceful...

April 25, 2011

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Uh Oh!

I just found out that one of our project houses has a water spot. We aren't quite sure yet what the problem could be. There is a new roof on the house, so we are sending the roofer to the house to take a look.

April 24, 2011

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Easter part 2

What a great day! Getting Ready for the Easter Egg Hunt!

Egg Hunt in action

Watching from the porch

Reed, going through his candy and money

Sophie and Meme

Brandon, Tif, Lee and Madi on the front porch

Egg Toss

Bo and Finn, winners of the kid division

April 23, 2011

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Easter part 1

It was a great day full of coloring Easter Eggs, baseball, swimming, corn hole, an egg hunt, food and family.

Michael and his Pop

Bo and Granny

April 22, 2011

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Madi's 13th Birthday Party!

April 21, 2011

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Getting ready for Easter!

April 20, 2011

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Another one of Sophie's projects:

Apparently, someone was spotted in the woods behind the school.

April 19, 2011

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Today was another cleaning day. This time, I worked in the playroom and in the basement. I don't spend a lot of time down there, so sometimes it gets to be a huge mess. This is the finished product!

(picture to come)

April 18, 2011

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It's going to be a busy week for me. Today I cleaned out Sophie's and Reed's closets, packed away the winter clothes and pulled out summer. They are both growing so fast! I also spent a very long time cleaning up Sophie's room. It is such a chore!

Her room is so happy and bright when it's clean.

This is some of the artwork from Sophie's room. (Artist: Lisa Higdon)

April 17, 2011

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Michael is still in Columbus this morning! We left our house at 6:15 this morning to get Bo to the ballpark by 7:00! Bo was ready and I just threw Sophie and Reed in the car with their PJs on. I did stop by Dunkin Donuts for Coffee and breakfast on the way!

Peach had a rough week last week. We think she ate a bug or something that made her really sick. I almost took her to the emergency vet one night because she was shaking so bad and she wouldn't move. She finally was able to rest though. I was so worried... The next morning, I took her to our regular vet expecting to hear the worse. Surprisingly, he said that her levels had actually improved and he just gave her some fluids and sent her home. This dog...smh!

April 16, 2011

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Michael left for Columbus this morning and will be gone until Sunday night! It's not usually a problem for me during the week, but weekends are different! Luckily, Bo's 12:00 game was cancelled due to field conditions. We dropped Sophie off for a birthday party and made it easily to Reed's 1:30 game. After that, we went to pick up Sophie from the party, ran home for a minute, took Reed and Sophie to Wayne and Dianne's house, and went to Bo's first game with the Kennesaw Generals. It was a fun night watching Bo play baseball with a new team. He made several good plays at 3rd and got a hit with a couple of RBIs. Then we went over to Wayne and Dianne's for some good hamburgers. I made Wayne some Carrot Cake cupcakes, that's his favorite! No pictures... Too busy to even think about it.

Just so I can say I added a picture, here's one of my favorite pictures of me, Tiffany and Lee when we were teenagers. I looked for this one everywhere when it was Lee's birthday. I love the look on Tiffany's face, reminds me of Madi.

April 15, 2011

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Carson came over to play with Reed today!

Then we all went to Russ' baseball game and got soaking wet! Then we went to Taco Mac in the middle of a huge thunderstorm.

April 14, 2011

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Sophie plays with these girls almost everyday! Love them!

April 13, 2011

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After the baseball game! Coop wasn't very happy about this picture.

Heart Group was cancelled tonight so I went to the baseball game. It's so much fun to watch Reed play ball. He is learning so much.

April 12, 2011

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Getting ready for Spring with Reed and Peach.

April 11, 2011

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Poor Bo

This weekend was pretty rough for Bo. On Friday, he got his annual Spring Fever Blister on his nose. This was the worst everand he felt really sick, so I took him to the dermatologist today to be sure it was nothing to worry about. She gave him an antiviral medicene to take. He was already on an antibiotic from the dr visit on Saturday.

April 10, 2011

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Happy 13th Birthday Madison Hope Lockridge!

You are beautiful in every way. I couldn't be more proud of you!

then

now

April 9, 2011

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This is what happens when you tell Reed he can help make the biscuits then you walk away for a minute.

April 8, 2011

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Movie Night

This is a terrible picture (taken with my phone). We have been working out in the yard all day, meanwhile Sophie has been inside getting the movie theatre ready. She set up chairs and even gave us assigned seats. We rented a movie and ordered pizza. We had to come in the front door and give Sophie our Free Tickets because it was "Free Friday." When the pizza arrived, she served us all while we watched the movie. It was a fun night!

April 7, 2011

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Spring Break 2010

See how the kids have changed since last year

April 6, 2011

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Spring Break: day 3

Last Day on the beach! It was freezing but we all still managed to get a sunburn!

April 5, 2011

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Spring Break: Day 2

Started the day off at the hot tub, the pool was freezing!

Me and my beautiful children

Ended the night playing cards

April 4, 2011

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Spring Break at Fort Walton

Day 1: A very long drive with very good kids, swimming a little bit, going to dinner

After dinner, the big kids played on their phones

And the little kids played on their DSIs

April 3, 2011

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Before and After: This is my favorite house that we have done so far!

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before (Family Room)

After

Before (Sun Room)

After

Before (Upstairs Bedroom)

After

Before (Basement)

After

April 2, 2011

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Birthday Dinner at Mom and Dad's

My favorite springtime meal: Dad's pork chops on the grill with Mom's cranberry glaze

I love the savory taste of the pork chops with the sweet glaze. Mom also made a beautiful strawberry cake for me and I LOVED it! Don't know why I didn't take a picture of the cake other than I just haven't felt good all week. Maybe that's also why I chose to wear sweats to my birthday party instead of something a little more dressy like jeans... While we are on the subject of fashion, Yes, Reed is wearing his Christmas sweatshirt and Yes, Reed is wearing his hair in a mohawk. He is fascinated by mohawks right now and I'm trying to let him express himself.

Peach got to play with her dog cousin Luke today. He was a perfect gentleman. She was all drama!

April 1, 2011

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Happy Birthday to me!

I'll come back to this one later. it might be a long one...

March 31, 2011

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I took Peach to the Vet yesterday to get "fixed" but instead we found out that she is having some major kidney issues. We've put her on a special diet and meds in hopes that her kidneys won't have to work too hard. Poor baby.

March 30, 2011

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Heart Group on Wednesdays is becoming one of my favorite nights of the week. Not only do I get to spend some time with some of my favorite people on earth talking and learning about developing my relationship with God, but I also get a really good meal on Wednesdays. This week, we had BBQ (from Merle's), baked beans, slaw, chips and...

this yummy coconut cake. (Thank You Cody and Vivianne!)

Day 1 of my birthday celebration!!!

March 29, 2011

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It was an exciting morning here at the house as we all got ready for school. Sophie just looked too cute not to take a picture!

Reed got to wear his favorite pajamas to school today because it was... PAJAMA DAY!

And Bo dressed up like Emperor Hirohito of Japan today and had to do a presentation in the hallway of the school. We did the report, we did the power point slides, now it's time for dressing up. He made me promise I would not come to the school to take pictures and it almost killed me, but I refrained.

Do you see the resemblance?

March 28, 2011

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5 days and counting until I turn 40. It's not so bad I guess.

I happened to look at my nightstand the other day and then I asked myself, "when did I turn into my GRANDMOTHER?"

March 27, 2011

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I showed houses all day today. I really enjoy seeing houses with client's / friends but it can be so frustrating for everyone when the houses just don't work. We are going to find the right one eventually.

We all decided to head out to La Cocina for dinner, then we came home and everyone crashed.

On a side note, it's my sweet cousin Wayne's birthday today. I can always remember him being a part of my life. When we were little, he would play school with me and Tiffany. As we grew into young adults, he tried to set me up with a few of his friends. The last of his friends that he would have probably set me up with turned out to be my husband. Now our kids are growing up to be friends also. Happy Birthday Wayne. You are important to me.

This was taken 20 years ago!!!

March 26, 2011

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Bo's new team: The Timber Rattlers

March 25, 2011

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Run-A-Palooza

The kids were so excited to go to school and run! Bo and his buddies are so competitive. I think Bo ran 36 laps which equals out to be 5 miles in 45ish minutes. I can't believe he is in 5th grade. Can someone please slow down time?

My girl even runs pretty.

Mr Senecal is a nut and we love him!

March 24, 2011

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Sometimes, I just get in the mood for something sweet. I found this recipe on my favorite food blog (here) and I had everything on hand to make it. It turned out good. Bo really liked it.

March 23, 2011

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Wednesdays are becoming one of my favorite days of the week! Our Heart Group meets here every week and we always have such wonderful food. This week we had Mexican. I made empanadas and I let Reed make one for himself.

I love these little hands!

My empanadas turned out pretty good. I bought the dough in the freezer section at Publix. The brand is GOYA and I got the recipe from Paula Deen (here). I tried following the directions exactly and the filling seemed kind of bland to me. So I added a can of RoTel tomatoes, drained. Then before I BAKED the empanadas, I brushed melted butter on top and sprinkled them with Taco Seasoning. The recipe says to fry them, but I baked mine at 350 for about 10 minutes.

March 22, 2011

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My little baseball player.

March 21, 2011

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8:45 PM

I tuck Sophie in and then head downstairs to get Bo settled down. When I come back upstairs this is what I saw on my kitchen floor. Poor Reed just passed out on the floor. He was so tired.

March 20, 2011

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This was a story Sophie wrote today in the car. She has been such a trooper going to all of Reed's and Bo's baseball games. I love her so much!

I didn't copy the last page because I wanted to keep you all in suspense! I will give you a clue. There is talk of a kidnapper, a cop and a donut.

Today was Bo's last day with the Longhorns. Bo isn't having very much fun anymore, so we have decided to regroup and try make it fun for him again. But what a good way to end, we beat the Yard Dogs to win the Henry County Super NIT. This ensures the Longhorns a spot in the World Series. We are going to miss everyone so much, but Bo comes first. Here is a picture of the team with their trophies.

March 19, 2011

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My beautiful, talented, Godly niece Madison Hope Lockridge

She was in her school beauty pageant today. I had fun getting to play with her hair and makeup.

I love the way she carries herself.

Intermission was really long. We all stepped outside for some fresh air.

Lee and Madi after the pageant

I love this one!

March 18, 2011

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On Fridays, the kids can pay 50 cents to wear hats to school. This was taken right before they went to school. They really do look awake. Happy Friday!

March 17, 2011

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Happy Birthday Russ!

We had a good dinner at Chili's to celebrate Russ' birthday. I love him so much!

March 16, 2011

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Reed the Zebra

Today Reed had Zoo Day at school.

March 15, 2010

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Piedmont Hospital

We spent most of our day here today. Mom had one of her parathyroid glands removed. We are so thankful for Mom's doctors and nurses here. Everyone was so nice and caring. Dad, Tiffany, Lee and I had some sweet time with Mom before she went into her surgery and Lee prayed a comforting prayer with us. After she went back for the procedure, we all stayed in the waiting room together playing on our phones. Another source of comfort was having Mom's BFF, Lane there waiting with us. After only an hour and a half, the surgeon came out and said it was a success! He actually said it was "simple." It couldn't have gone any better. Prayers Answered and Mom should be feeling better soon.

March 14, 2011

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I need a vacation! Somewhere like Lake Tahoe would be nice! This was taken 3 years ago at Heavenly, Lake Tahoe. It was a great trip!

No pictures today! Sometimes I get so busy I just don't even think about it. You would think it would be a habit by now. I had Reed's conference this morning and Bo's conference at 2:00. In the meantime, I am really trying to get one of our houses ready to put on the market! We are close. Before and after pictures of that one coming soon.

March 13, 2011

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It started off being a great day at the ballpark! We packed our snacks and supplies to be here all day. Here is the team waiting on their turn to play. I thought it was really cool that we played at Adams Park in Atlanta and my dad played here as well, back in the day.

Bo and Michael

Sophie and Reed find a new friend.

Every game starts off with this cheer out in the outfield!

The end of the cheer...

Bo starts the game off pitching. I love to watch this kid play baseball!

At 2nd base, waiting on the sign from the coach.

We ended up losing our first game this morning, so we had to pack up and go home. What a bummer!

March 12, 2011

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Bo's game is at 12:30 and Reed's game is at 1:30 today. So we got to sleep in and start our weekend off right. I made Homemade Cinnamon Rolls for the first time and they were delicious. Michael and I really loved them but the kids would rather have the Pillsbury, from the can cinnamon rolls. I used this recipe, from The Pioneer Woman.

I didn't get to go to Reed's game today because I went to Bo's. We played the Yard Dogs, our arch rival. This is the team getting their pregame peptalk by the coach.

We ended up in a tie against the Yard Dogs, but it was a great game and fun to watch. If you would like to see a really cool highlight film of the game, go here.

March 11, 2011

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Sophie turned in her poster today for her How To project. She is so proud! When she came home from school today she said that one of the other 2nd teachers asked her to come show her poster to her class also.

March 10, 2011

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Bo just finished Book 2 of the 39 Clues Series. He has really enjoyed them so far. Now onto book 3!

March 9, 2011

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Reed wore this to school today. His preschool class had cap and gown pictures made. He looks so big!

March 8, 2011

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Sophie helped with dinner tonight. She has a "How To" project due on Friday and she chose to write about HOW TO MAKE HASHBROWN CASSEROLE.

It was delicious.

I made a King's Cake today in honor of Mardi Gras. I don't even know why it's called a King's cake. What is the relevence of hiding the baby inside? I have lot's of questions about this holiday that I will probably ask some of my NOLA friends. This cake was very pretty and fun to make, but...

It was not delicious. Won't make it again. :(

March 7, 2011

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Did you know...

the Red Power Ranger should "always have a mohawk?"

March 6, 2011

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Happy Birthday Carson! Reed has been looking forward to this day for a very long time!

We went to DAC kids. All the kids played in the sand, shot foam balls at each other and climbed up and down the forts.

Sophie turned the air gun on Tiffany and Brandon and she was so tickled with herself.

March 5, 2011

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We woke up to rainy weather today at the lake house. The 8:30 game got postponed to 10:00. Then they said wait until 1:00. Then they cancelled all games for the day. Then we were supposed to check back in after 5:00 for a Sunday playoff schedule. Waiting, waiting, waiting... they ended up cancelling the whole thing at about 7:00.

We are having such a lovely time with David, Missy and Maitlyn that we barely notice baseball got cancelled. We passed the time by going to see Rango. I didn't love it, but Michael and the kids did. I thought the characters were Ugly and the movie could have gone without the curse words. We also had fun playing with Maitlyn. She is almost walking! I know we got 4 steps out of her on several occasions!

David also brought his XBox and Kinect.

I am reading Water For Elephants. It's pretty good, but a little sad. I like it because it's about the old traveling circus. The characters travel on trains from city to city. It is intriguing to me.

March 4, 2011

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Bo is playing in an out of town tournament this weekend. The field is very close to David and Missy's lakehouse, so we invited ourselves up for the weekend! This is all of us out at dinner on Friday night.

March 3, 2011

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Going to the theatre

Sophie and her sweet friend Ashley went to the Dallas Theatre tonight to watch the play, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. She was so excited when Ashley's mom pulled into the driveway to pick her up!

March 2, 2011

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Reed had his first baseball game tonight. He looked so cute.

I didn't go to the baseball game because we had our first Heart Group here at the house.

We had a fun group and I am really looking forward to finding out what God has in store for us!

March 1, 2011

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--Project--

My life is revolving around getting this house ready to put on the market! There are a lot of little things left to do, but hopefully we will be ready by the end of the week!

February 28, 2011

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Good Morning Sunshine!

February 27, 2011

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Our table for the Connection Fair

It's not the best picture, but you get the idea. We had 7 silver platters around the table. Each platter represented a different spiritual gift. There was also a gift bag on each platter. So, when you walk up to our table, you draw a slip of paper with a spiritual gift on it. Then you walk around the table and decide which bag to put your paper in. Some of them were tricky, but it proved to be a lot of fun and definately made you think about Spiritual Gifts. If you got your question right, you won a cupcake. If you got yours wrong, the consolation prize was a cupcake. If you happened to be anywhere in the vicinity of our table, you got a cupcake! I only went home with a few left and those didn't last very long.

***Out of 16 hear groups, we won a $25 gift card for the best table! ***

February 26, 2011

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I spent all day doing what I love!

I made 4 different kinds of cupcakes. In all, I made over 100 cupcakes and they were all really good!

1. Cookie Dough Cupcakes (everyone's favorite!) Recipe

2. Key Lime Pie Cupcakes (my favorite!) Recipe

3. Strawberry Cupcakes (will post recipe when I find it)

4. Hummingbird Cupcakes (will post recipe when I find it)

We are having a Connection Fair at church and each heart group is responsible for decorating a table and a snack. Vivianne is working on the table decorations and I am working on the snacks.

February 25, 2011

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I am still extremely busy around the house and with work. And I didn't take any pictures today. And I am still feeling a little nostalgic...

Here's me and my mom. I was a senior in high school. I had just won basketball homecoming queen. My hair was so big, you can't even see my tiara in this picture!!! My mom is so special to me. There's not a time in my life that I can remember needing her and she wasn't there for me. Love you Mom!

February 24, 2011

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Life is pretty busy right now. I didn't take a picture today. But here is a picture I thought I would share of me and my Pop, my Dad's dad. I was 4 years old in this picture. I loved him so much and he loved me so much! I can still remember how he smells (old spice). I can still hear him singing in church. I used to love to watch him drink his coffee. Sometimes I get very nostalgic...