It had been too long.....

Since I had seen these two sweet friends of mine....



so the girls and I headed to Jackson, MS for a fun visit with libba, heather,and their little ones...we started by meeting Libba and John Camp at the Children's Museum of Natural History where John Camp could give us the full tour since he had just finished a camp there...




then on to a favorite spot I used to like to visit while in college Nandy's Candy for one of these...




...later we all met back at Heather and Andy's for a cookout and lots of playing with Addison, John Camp kept all the girls entertained....





we hit the pool the next day...and then Andy and John were SO very kind to watch all the kids so we could have a nice dinner with LOTS-o-LAUGHS...not sure what all they did but while we were there this was what was happening most of the time, so pretty sure it was a lot like this! the girls loved every minute of it!







Mary B. and Gray, I was SO proud of how sweet you were all week...you 2 are growing up and it still makes me sad, but the long car ride was more than worth it to see special friends and I am so glad we got to go!

Heather, Libba, and I had such a great time, and promised not to let the next time take as long to see each other!

Girls first wedding

Girls had the best time in their first wedding..Aunt Amy (Brad's sister) and now Uncle Mitch asked them both to be the flower girls, and they were BESIDE THEMSELVES!! Especially Mary B., she took it very serious! (notice the photo with her standing at the door..that is where we could find her when she was needed for a photo or to be reminded to potty, or most anything 1-2 hours before ceremony time!)

Since I was mainly the referee, I got NO good pics...plus the photographer was so kind to take lots, I refrained from snapping too many times ...in hopes she will share them soon so I can post! We are so happy for Amy and Mitch (sorry Uncle Mitch we hope to post a cute pic of you both soon!)thanks for letting them be a part of your special day...the girls did an excellent job, first time to attend a wedding...also, first time to be a part of the wedding! We all had a wonderful time at the reception too! 11 p.m. bedtime was a REAL treat for a 4 and 6 year old!

Camp at Mallard Stables

5 days straight (8a.m.-12 p.m.), mid JULY, very warm, but lots of horse fun!! Mary B. had her 4th birthday here, but summer camp was something even more fun!

Her counselors Caroline and Emily really made her week ...schedule included: horsin'around (which included a visit to the mini petting zoo..she loved the SMALL guinea pig, ha! and the new addition the rabbits), WATER fun, riding lessons, devotion, arts and crafts, snack, and group time (where they made their own cheer, flag, and group NAME -the SADDLE CLUB aka one of MB's favorite tv shows..wonder who helped come up with that one?

busy, busy, busy.....

That is exactly what we've been this past week....(I think I am enjoying the girls and our summer break from anything ROUTINE more than them)...we had nothing major we had to do so I did some investigating and we fit all this into just a few days...

We headed to kids movie Monday at Bridgestreet complete with face painting in the lobby, and then did a quick change into bathingsuits and headed off to the splash pad..


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Then after hearing and seeing this commercial 10000 times, I suprised them and ordered these....

..what's nice is they stick anywhere with no mess..Brad even got into them and whipped up the bike!


Later in the week my sweet niece Maury came to spend a few days while her mommy and daddy are moving to their new house...Mimi and I decided the Huntsville Botanical Gardens would be fun since the BIG bug exhibit was there, and it was...lots of bugs, water activities, and a huge butterfly/turtle building too...

love this, Maury doesn't know where it landed....





Friday night was a hit too...Morgan and I ventured to Athens with 5 little girls (Mary B., Gray, Maury, Caroline, and her cousin Mary Bibb) for a yummy meal at Village Pizza and then to the KIDDIE CARNIVAL...so so much fun, it's great for little ones..they all had a ball and we did too just watching them!










I love these times...and feel so fortunate and blessed to get to share all of this with you 2....many more to come!

Weekend of 4th of July FUN

We started our 4th of July fun at the bowling alley after lots of persuasion from Mary Bradford....

....first trip to bowl for Gray and she was not so sure at first.....

...but then really got the hang of it and asked if we could stay for one more game after lunch....


..then we woke up and headed to one of our favorite summer spots, the Wallers lake house...


sweet daddy decides to take both of you sweet girls on a ride (keeping in mind it was a bit rough due to it being the FOURTH OF JULY)....


Guess that is why this happened.....girls are " oooh daddy are you ok? can you get back on?"..glad it happened close to the dock so I could grab my camera!!


of course no going to bed before heading to the bridge with lots of other boats for the fireworks show...it was another fun weekend with our friends!