10 Years

Today is our 10th anniversary!! My how time flies. On one hand it seems like our wedding was just yesterday, and then again it seems like it has been forever ago. Ten years has brought many changes. There have been many ups as well as downs. Although, the ups have out weighed the downs!

Here is the most recent picture of the two of us that I have....at the end of a week at the fair!

Back in the Spring, we went on our 2nd honeymoon. We went on our 1st cruise to Cozumel and Progresso. I am so glad that we went in the Spring when things were slow because there is no way we would have time to go now!

Neal started a new job the first of August. He has been away from home alot in training, but he has a GREAT opportunity. I am so proud of him as he has started this chapter of life!

Neal, I love you more now that I did on our wedding day!! It has been a GREAT ten years and I can't wait to see what the next 10 have in store for us!! I love you!!

Wordless Wednesday

Helping Daddy work is tiring!!

Weekend Parties

The rest of our weekend was filled with birthday parties. We went to a 1st birthday party Saturday afternoon, a skating party Sunday after church, and Grandaddy's party right after that. Sunday was a busy day!

Granny had Grandaddy a birthday party at her house for all of the family. Lisa made a delicious coconut cake, Jean Jean made homemade butterfinger ice cream, and we had a birthday cake. Four cakes in two days is too much! By Sunday night the boys had a sugar high from all of the cake, ice cream, and mt. dew!!

Although it wasn't Neal's birthday, he got a nice surprise! My Granny is a quilter. There's no telling how many 100's of quilts she has made or had a hand in making. She has given all the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren quilts that she has made. (One day I'm going to do a post on all the one's she has made for me.) Well, there's some kind of tradition (not sure where it came from) that you get a quilt when you turn 21 years old. Five of six grandchildren have turned 21. She had 8 or 9 quilts for us to pick from. (We didn't get to pick from her entire collection!) When I picked mine out SEVERAL years ago, there was this purple quilt that Neal fell in love with. He begged me to pick it, but I just didn't think I would ever have anywhere to use the colors! Granny let Jenny go ahead and pick her quilt recently. When we went to Granny's house for the birthday party, she called Neal to the back part of the house and got out that purple quilt and told him it was his! He was thrilled....he said that it just made his day! It is a beautiful quilt! It's going to be perfect hanging on the wall in his office!!! I had one of mine hanging in there, but we will replace it with this one. We didn't get to bring it home because she's got to sew a hanger on the back so we can hang it. Neal can't wait to get it home!

Mexican and Bowling

We started the weekend off Friday night by meeting some friends for Mexican and bowling. It's always fun to get-together with good friends!!

Kellie and Hannah helped Judd bowl.

Blaine had such a good time!!!

Reagan's turn!

Blaine hit several strikes before the night was over!!

Waiting for the ball to come back

Neal helping Judd bowl...Judd had rather kick the ball than throw it!

uh-oh....gutter ball!!!! Judd did get a strike before the night was over!!!! He kicked it down there and luckily knocked all of the pins down!! He was so excited!!

My Blaine looks so grown up with his cap on!!

Judd and Reagan took turns pouting when they didn't get something they wanted! Judd is so funny. He won't say "Reagan" he calls her "my girlfriend".....so sweet!!

We had a great night with great company!!!

Happy Birthday, Grandaddy!

Today is Grandaddy's birthday!!


We celebrated with a steak supper last weekend! Jean Jean sure didn't disappoint! They were delicious!!
My boys love their Grandaddy just as much as he loves them!!

Grandaddy kept Judd for me Monday and even took him to the doctor in Jackson with him....he's braver than I am! When Judd realized where they were at, he got ready to leave really quick. He thought he was there to see the doctor! lol!!

Grandaddy, we hope you have a great birthday and hope ya'll enjoy your little trip this weekend!

A Look Back

I thought it would be fun to take a look back at Blaine on his first day of school in K4 and K5. He has sure grown up!


K4- I scanned this picture out of his scrapbook, so it's not the best quality.

K5-My sweet Blaine

1st grade- It's hard to believe how much he has grown in 2 years!


The backpacks have gotten bigger....

and bigger.....

and bigger!!

Wordless Wednesday-Homework Time!