fun in the sun

mere and j have the coolest pool ever just right down the street from their house! brooke and scott had a ball with the slides, waterfalls and other toys. aside from the outdoor pool...there is an indoor pool as well. so, when it thundered one of the days that we were there, we just headed to the indoor pool. that was so nice!!! here are a few pics of the kiddos loving summertime...

so refreshing!

scott going in!

love lainie's face...too cute

scott going down the slide

she's always been a little water baby...not such a baby at all anymore!

birthday party fun!

we had so much fun visiting uncle j, aunt mere, lainie and emmie!!! there are SO many pictures to post. these are a few favorites from emmie's party. the kids had a great time. the party was outside and there were many water toys for the kids to enjoy. it was planned very well by mere and j....fun was had by all. we enjoyed some good southern bbq which made me so happy. there is nothing like it....the bbq in nc could never begin to compare. so add that to with being with my family, celebrating the first b'day of one of the sweetest girls ever and seeing the kids having so much fun....it was wonderful!!! thank you mere and j for all you have done for us. we really enjoyed seeing you and can't wait to see you again! love you all!!!

scott loving the slip-n-slide

making a big splash!

brookie's turn...getting a little help from uncle j

splishin and a splashin! :)

exhausted!!!

emmie is 1!

brookie, scott and i were so happy to be able to visit emmie for her first birthday! it was so much fun and as you can see, emmie thoroughly enjoyed her cake. this girl loves to eat!!! :) we love you emmie and are so glad that God blessed us with you!

brooke's awards day

getting the "princess award" from mrs. holt (we love mrs. holt!)
brooke and mrs. holt and the scrapbook that mrs. holt and mrs. west made for each student

drama award!

AR star award (for earning over 100 points)

brooke with her character medal

we are so blessed by the gift of our sweet brookie! she has done so well this past year and we are very proud of her. she received quite a few awards at "awards day" and i am going to try and highlight some of them. i think the "best" one was the character medal. she received the character medal for her class. it is only given to 2 kids in each class and brooke was one of them. what an honor! :) she also received the best handwriting award for her class, the most creative dance moves, and the drama award! she won the drama award last year....i think she is going to be our "artsy" girl. we have always thought that and i don't think she will prove us wrong. :) we took a few photos and i wanted to share them with you.....hope you enjoy them!

t-ball trophy!

a proud group!
coach pat and scott

mommy and her little man

scott and daddy

scott was so excited to get his t-ball trophy! this was his first official trophy and he was so proud, as were tyler, brookie and i. he had his end-of-the-season party at mcdonald's and coach pat presented him with a super-cool trophy, if i do say so myself! :) we are so proud of you, scott!

t-ball

with gramma, grampi and sasha

running to first base

good hit!

it's mine! click on this one (above) and enlarge it...check out his facial expression! :)

gramma and grampi came to watch scott in action...and he did not disappoint! he "caught" 4 balls and hit the ball without the tee everytime that he was up to bat. he's our little athelete. i have not found a sport yet that he does not like! :)

memorial day...glory days

daddy and his kiddos

db's flag (above)
tyler's flag (he did not sponsor himself...but his name got put on there somehow!) :)
between db's flag and tyler's flag

glory days is an amazing display of the patriotism that is felt here in fayetteville. each may, hundreds of flags are dedicated to individuals who have served and/or are serving our country. it is a humbling and breathtaking experience to stand amidst the flags. each flag has a tag attached to it and each represents a story, a life, a family... i will always hold a special place in my heart for our soldiers! :)

tyler and i were honored to dedicate a flag to db jameson, jr. he was an original blue angel pilot. i was not able to meet him in person, but he was a friend to my dad and was a huge contributor to "tyler's kids." he passed away this past year, but he touched many lives and was a wonderful christian man.

brooke, scott and i were very excited to dedicate a flag to tyler/daddy! we are especially proud of him and his service to our country. a sincere thank you to all of you who serve and who keep our country safe. it is something i appreciate more than words could ever express....what a blessing each and every one of you are! happy memorial day and again....thank you!