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!

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!!!!!!

Yipppeeee........let the summer begin!!!!
:)

Our annual Bennett Family picnic---year 44

Here are some pics of the Bennett family picnic that we have had since I was not even one......every single year.....almost always in May. I've always been there...never missed a one. It's not one of those huge family reunions where you don't know half the people....it's just for my dad's brothers and sisters and their kids and their kids' kids. So 4 generations are there. It's held in McComb, Mississippi (near there) which is about halfway for most of us....some of us live in Louisiana, some MS. Anyway, it rained this year....a lot...but we were under a pavillion so it was okay. We just didn't get to hike or play horseshoes or volleyball like we usually do. But we did get to eat as always. Burgers and hot dogs and the works....and tons of junk food and desserts.
It was a wonderful day...and my granddaddy felt and look great! That was a huge blessing for us all.
Enjoy the pics!

Happy Birthday Steven!!! We love you!

Today is Steven's birthday! Ebeth, Em and I love him so much! He is a wonderful dad and an amazing hubby who makes us all laugh all the time! We hope he has a great day! The girls got him a new Wii game (Nascar) and some accessories for the Wii sport games---tennis racket, golf club, bat. They, (oops, i mean he) love them!
He also got a new Nike shirt...because we always always give him at least one shirt. It's just what we do.

oh, Skippy says happy birthday too.....skippy loves loves loves steven too!

Happy 42nd bday Steven/Daddy! (i know, i know...you might be 42 but you are STILL younger than me....I hear it all the time!)

with much love,
Arlene, Ebeth and Emily

Stomach bug :(

As I type this, poor ebeth is still suffering from a yucky stomach bug. I had it all day Friday (while at school......just stuck it out and had a garbage can nearby - didn't have to use it though---showed a movie all day----no subs to be found) and then half the day on Saturday. Friday night ebeth started feeling badly and still doesn't feel good...she's staying home from church. I hope she starts doing better soon....feeling nauseated is just the worst feeling!! Em has stayed away from the bug so far......Steven was sick a little friday night but is all better now.

So, the sutton household has been a sicky household this weekend. Skippy is doing okay too though.

I'm just going to leave you with a few pics --- just some random ones!
Then, Em and I are off the church!

Happy Sunday!