We're leaving.....on a jet plane.....(WED)

The girls and I have been busy packing (and I'm doing laundry too of course) for our trip to see Susan (nanny) and Petunia....We leave out of N.O. bright and early Wednesday a.m.

Ebeth will turn 11 on thursday while we are there. We'll do some fun things I'm sure on that day!!! (hey, everyday we are there will be FUN!).

We will be at nanny's for almost a week! Talk about a house full of nothing but GIRLS!!! :) See you soon Sue and 'ana!

Mssing Ebeth.....

Em made it back yesterday afternoon from camp....she had a GREAT time (hiking, playing in the creek (although she said that was way too dirty), horseback riding, swimming, sleeping in the top bunk...the fun goes on)....and Ebeth left yesterday a.m. and I am missing her a lot already. She stays tonight as well.....so she won't get home until tomorrow afternoon. Em even said this a.m. that she missed her sissy. I am so glad my two love each other so much even though they don't always show it (most of the time they get along very well).
Again, I thank God every single day for these two precious girls. They are just the best and bring Steven and I soooooooooooooooo much joy!

the boy in the pic with Ebeth is my brother's son, Zane....he and Emily are the same age (except a school grade difference b/c he was born one day after the cut off to be in the same grade). This was at a restaurant after ebeth and em's dance recital in May....we all went to eat sushi and hibachi grilled things.

Missing Emily

Emily left yesterday for church camp....and she will soon be back. Just an overnight trip. I'm just here waiting for the clock to strike 4:30 p.m. so I can go get her. She's riding in the van as I type. Ebeth left today and I'm already missing her. she'll be back thursday afternoon. I love my girls so much!!!! God blessed me sooooo much by allowing me to raise E and E.
Em, you'll be home soon!

Splish Splash they were taking a bath...I mean "swim" in the whirlpool!

Happy Birthday Daddy/Paw Paw

Today is my dad's 69th birthday!!! Happy Birthday Daddy!!! We love you dearly!
The pics are of Connor (my nephew) and Paw Paw and then Ebeth and Paw Paw. We will celebrate his bday this weekend, along with Father's Day!

We are loving our summer!

Our summer is going by quickly......but we are loving every minute. The pics are of VBS at our church 2 weeks ago....I was Em's teacher. The theme was Boomerang Express (Australian theme). The kids all seemed to have a good time. Then last week they went out to my parents' house and did their VBS at their church (same theme so Em knew all the answers and Bible verses!). This week Em is taking Acro classes at her dance studio...she has already learned how to do a backbend correctly and she's just had one night there. Ebeth is running a half-mile tomorrow night in a local race. she is pumped about that. We've been doing summer movies and swimming and playing with friends and eating out. And I've been doing some summer cleaning and organizing (that's no fun, but needed). Next week the girls will go to church camp a couple of days and nights. They'll get to go horseback riding among other fun things. They are excited. They go on separate days/nights. Then the week of July 1 we will be heading to Nashville to see Nanny and Lily Ana....for Ebeth's birthday which is July 2. We'll stay till July 7th. We can't wait.
Summer needs to slow down....or maybe we do. Enjoy the pics! sorry i haven't posted in a while. I must do better!