Cadie Turns 1!!!

This past Saturday Adam, Graci, and I loaded up and joined the rest of his family in celebrating Cadie's 1st birthday. Cadie is Adam's niece. We had cupcake's and ice cream sunday's. It was a great afternoon filled with a sugar overload. Happy Birthday Cadie I am so glad we got to share this special day with you!!!

Our Black-eye & 1st Dentist Trip

Last Thursday our day did not start out the smoothest. Graci is in a routine now where she likes to get up at 6:30 or sometimes a little before....I am thinking about moving her to the Brashier house since they are all great early risers. Its hard for some reason for me to get up 7. I just can't seem to pop out of the bed if the clock is saying 6:30. So, Graci got out of the bed and BOOM, BANG, AHHHH, MOMA!!!! I shot out of the bed. Graci, had trip over her rocking horse and fell on her piano and hit her eye. Well, my first thought was "I hope she is ok" and "great we are going to the dentist this is going to look real good."
After we calmed down from our fall we made it through the rest of the morning and went to the dentist. I will be honest I have not looked forward to taking Graci to the dentist at all and that is probably why I have put it off as long as possible. I decided that we would Dr. Ritter in Saltillo. He is a relative of Sarah's so I figured he must be a good doctor and he was. I was very pleased with Dr. Ritter and his staff. They were great...Graci was not so great. It was a disaster needless to say. I am so sorry to the sweet nurse who tried to clean Gracis' teeth. She tried to bribe Graci with everything to get her to open her mouth for a cleaning and she would not. I had to take her in the bathroom and she got disciplined and that still didn't work. I know that when I left they probably thought I gave Graci that black-eye and were calling DHS because we were not doing good at all. After the dentist I thought it would be a great idea to give Graci and I time to ourselves. I dropped her off and mothers day out and came home to a quite house. I was only able to get one picture that day and yes Graci is smiling in it but please don't let that smile foul you because it was taken before we left foe the dentist. Maybe next go around will be better...I hope.

Wal-Mart Trip With Graci

This morning I needed to run and get a few things from Wal-Mart so Graci and I loaded up in the car and went. I let Graci set in the big part of the grocery cart because I did not have much to get and that is her favorite thing when I let her set there. I was pushing through Wal-Mart not paying much attention to what Graci was doing but I know I heard her carrying on a conversation with someone. I looked down and yes to my surprise she had a 8oz package of Philadelphia Cream Cheese up to her ear talking on the phone. I that point I realized...you know what she can keep talking on that cream cheese phone of hers as long as it gets us through Wal-Mart peacefully, and it did.

Visit with the McRaes & Supper with Sheena & Jarod

Yesterday was a busy day but a great one. Sarah and her 2 kids picked Graci and I up at 7:30 yesterday morning for a fun road trip to visit or good friends the McRaes whom live in the BIG town of Winona. We did not leave Tupelo without a GRANDE white chocolate mocha from the best place ever....Starbucks (thank Adam for your gift cards you gave me). We arrived at Amanda's new house around 10. I will say that there is not much to Winona but the town is full of beautiful old houses and Amanda's house is one of these beautiful houses. It is very old but it has so much character about and the McRaes have added their on touches to it and have made even more beautiful. The kids have not seen each other in over a month that as soon as we walked in Graci and Janey Beth tackled each other on the bed with the biggest hugs ever. Like always Collins was the only boy but he is always such a trooper. It was so refreshing to get to see our friends, let the kids play and catch up on what is going on in each others little lives. Thank you McRae's for letting us invade your house for a day. We had so mcug fun and can't wait to visit again.
We got home from Winona around 5 and Adam and I went out to eat with my newly engaged friends Sheena and Jarod. Jarod has been serving in Iraq since last November. Sheena is my dearest friend who got the best surprise ever when Jarod came home 2 Fridays ago. Her dream came true...Jarod got off his long plane ride and in the middle of the airport proposed. Sheena has been on cloud 9 ever since. Since Jarod has been away the 4 of us have not been able to go out to eat and so this was the perfect time. We ate at Boondocks Grill and shared lots of laughs and had a great time. Jarod will be going back to Iraq next Wednesday and will serve until his leave at the end of November. Please keep him in your prayers as he is serving our Country and his sweet bride to be as she will be anticipating his arrival home. Love you bunches Sheena and Jarod.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Birthday Supper

Last night my sweet friends took me out to eat for my birthday! We had so much fun and as always shared lots of laughs and ate lots of food. We ate at Old Venice and shared 4 individual size pizza's and managed to only have on piece for someone to carry home. Thank you to all of my friends....Amanda we missed you last night!!! Love you all!!

Family Vacation

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Miscellaneous Summer Time Fun

Make a Smilebox postcard

These are a few pictures from Graci at swimming lessons and from a cook out Pop and Annie had a couple of weeks ago. Graci loved her swimming lessons teacher Mrs. Haley but she did not love the lessons themselves. She was a great sport. She was excited to go everyday and was excited when her hour of lessons was over. She was not very excited during the lessons. She did not like going under the water and having to swim to the ladder. Her teach was very patient with Graci and the other 5 kids that was taking at the same time. Thank you Mrs. Haley.
My parents (Pop & Annie) added on to the house last year and when summer time rolls around they love to have friends over to cookout. So a couple of weeks ago they had the McRaes, Brashiers, Sam and Misty, and Coach over to eat. We had a lot of good food and laughs.