Summer 09

We have had a great summer!  School started today so I figured I would atleast give a small summary in pictures of what we have been doing all summer. 

Our biggest project this summer has been:

It has been a huge headache, but will be worth it in the next few weeks.  I hope they are going to start on the concrete and fence on August 24....just in time for labor day!  We can finally swim in it, but you can imagine what a mess it makes with the kids in and out of it with all of the dirt and mud!

We went to the beach in June with Ricky and Ada - Mom and Mr. Gene kept the girls:

   needless to say...we had a blast!

We stayed the remainder of the week and spent our time with Wes' family:

 

We celebrated Big's birthday at our house with a little cookout:

 

We rested:

We celebrated 4th of July:

 

We went to Bible School.  I even taught the crafts classes at bible school with the much needed help of Bebe.  Maybe I have that backwards...Bebe taught the crafts classes with my help.  I love her!!!

We welcomed Levi Colin Butler into the world!  We are so excited for Ricky and Ada!

   

We went to Busch Gardens twice.  I only have pictures from the first time:

We celebrated Eddie and Elizabeth's Wedding!

The girls enjoyed the church picnic the day after the Wedding - Wes and I didn't make it:

We went to Raleigh to celebrate Ashby's 6th birthday:

The girls hung out at the beach with Gan and Mr. Gene and Poo and Uncle Ricky for a couple of days:

  We have had a busy summer, but it has been a blast!  I am sure I have left off lots of things, but this sums it up pretty good!

First day of School!

Swimming Lessons

 

Easter 09

 

 

Spring Time

We are so happy that Spring is finally here.  I have one last picture from the snow day this winter that I forgot to post.  This is a picture of Caroline after she came in from playing in the snow.  She sat down to eat her dinner and fell asleep at the table! After we woke her up and bathed her she hung out on the couch with Arianna and her Dad.

We had a few nice weekends after the big snow fall and Emerson came to town to play.

Mr. Gene and Gan kept the girls one night while Wes and I went out and this is how they entertained Caroline.

BeBe had a big birthday this year.  She turned the big 60!  We ate cupcakes with her on her actual birthday at our house and then had a big lunch to celebrate with friends and family at Dockside that Sunday.

Here we are waiting for the school bus on a rainy April morning.

Lastly,  we celebrated Grandparents day at school on Friday and I forgot the camera, but Caroline made the SA home page.  Go to www.southamptonacademy.org and you will see her on the stage singing with her class.  We are so proud!

I know, I know....I must do better taking pictures of my sweet Arianna.  I just don't have many pictures of her this time.  She absolutely hates a camera.