School Daze

Today was John Parker's first day of school. Can you believe he is a 1st grader?? He was so excited and wanted to make sure that John Bret and I walked him to class. I know that won't last very long!! It was such a peaceful, Spirit-filled atmosphere. I know this is going to be a great year!!

Go Eagles!

Today was the Dedication of John Parker's new school--St. Anthony. It started with a wonderful Mass with the Bishop and ended with an afternoon at the school with Meet the Teacher. We got to see Fr. Cosgrove, who was our priest when John Bret and I married nearly nine years ago. It's amazing to see how fast time flies and that our baby boy is in first grade. I'm so grateful for the new school and the chance for our children to grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. What a blessing our church family is, and I'm glad our families got to come today and share in such a special event!

The Bug Easy

We went to New Orleans this weekend and stayed with Joseph and Jessie. We visited the Insectarium--which the boys loved. It was really neat. We ate LOTS of great food and went to Mass at St. Louis the King Cathedral--the oldest Cathedral Basilica in the U.S. We all had such a good time. It's amazing to see the cultural differences just 3 hours south! Thanks Uncle Joseph and Aunt Jessie for the fun trip to NOLA!

Fishing with Papa

John Parker and Avery spent last week with my parents and had a great time. John Parker loves anything outdoors--especially hunting for "buck deer" and fishing. Here are a couple of shots of the "big catch" on his fishing trip with Papa. He wanted to make sure everyone knew that he caught the big one!

Krafty Kidz

I took off yesterday to stay at home with the kids. I can't believe that school starts in just a few weeks! I bought some craft supplies and we had a great time (and made a big mess)! Afterwards, we went to Pizza Inn. It was a really fun day.

My Girl

I was behind on ordering prints for the photo albums, so I have been playing catch-up this week with over 500 prints starting with Christmas. Last night I saw one of Avery from this past Christmas and we laughed at how much it looked like me. I went through some old pics at my parents last week and brought a few home. This one is from me at Christmas--I'm guessing about 1976? Too, too funny!

July 4th

We had a great July 4th long weekend! Friday, I took the kids to my parents and John Parker got to take a look at the garden and hunt for bugs. Saturday, we went to Weezie and Gumps for Will Hayden's birthday and went swimming and boat riding. John Parker has just become a little fish this summer. He loves the water. That night we met the Wrights at the Braves game. The kids had a blast and the fireworks were awesome. Sunday, Avery and I went to Ryleigh's birthday party and John Parker and John Bret went fishing. John Parker caught a catfish and a 1.5 lb. bass. He was so excited!