1st Grade Grandparents Day program

This past Friday at school the 1st Graders put on a program of songs to celebrate Grandparents day. It was so sweet. Graci, was so blessed and excited to have her Annie, Pop, Nana, and Mattie Ruth come and watch her in the program. Thank you to Annie, Pop, Nana, and Papa for all you do for our girls!! We love you!!

Update pictures

We now have internet....so that means....

Adam and I have finally decided to get internet. My promise to him was that if he let us get internet I would keep the blog up. Well, it has been a month since our change to the 21st century of the internet and I am finally putting a new post. YAY!!!!
I don't know where to start...it has been so long since I have posted that I am not going to even try and catch you up. Let's just talk about now.
Graci, is in 1st grade. I know...it is hard to believe. She has lost her 2 bottom teeth. She is growing up so fast and is growing up to be a sweet and thoughtful little girl. She is definitely her on person. She and I clash when it comes to her clothes. She has her on style (not sure what it is yet) and it does not mix with mine. But, we have learned to pick out our clothes the night before and it makes our mornings go so much smoother. Graci, is also taking dance this year. She loves it and is making a ton of new friends.
Mattie Ruth (our wild child), has grown up so fast. She is 14 months and is full of energy. She wants so bad to be as big as Graci but she is not there yet. She has got a fun personalty and is always smiling. She and Graci have so much fun together. My favorite is when Graci makes Mattie laugh and neither on of them can stop. Moments like that are times I pray that they last. Mattie is walking and is fast. We say, "that she does not walk, she runs." She has got 8 teeth. She had to have tubes over the summer but did not miss a beat. Annie, (my mom) keeps Mattie everyday well the rest of us got to work. We are very thankful for that.
Adam and I are doing great. I am in my 3rd year of teaching 2nd grade at Joyner. So far the year has started of crazy but good. I would not know what to think if things were not crazy. :) Adam, on the other hand has had a lot of changes this year. At the end of last school year he was offered the position as assistance varsity boys basketball coach. With lots of prays he took the job of coaching which also meant he would have to go into the classroom. He was nervous about that part of the job. Well, 3 weeks into the job God brought another opportunity for him. He was offered a counseling position at the high school. His first question of course was, "can I still help coach basketball?" The answer was "yes". So, Adam is now a counselor and assistant basketball coach at the high school. Wow....God is amazing.
Well, I think that this brings you all up to speed.

What January brought us...

Well this year has been full of surprises so far. We left school last Friday being told that a winter storm was headed our way. We did not believe that we would get as much as we did. I have never seen snow like this before. We got between 6-8 inches. That is amazing for Tupelo,MS. Graci, had a ton of fun. She built a snowman named Flake and got to go sledding with some friends. Best part is that we were out of school for 3 days. I enjoyed the break from school but I am also a Mississippian and I want warm weather now. Snow, you were great and fun but it's time for you and the low temps. to leave. Bring on Spring!!

Mattie Ruth

Graci

A Busy Year

I realize that I do this all the time. I post on my blog and then go months without posting. I promise one day posting will become a regular task. This year has been full of so many blessings. There is never a dull moment in our household. With 2 girls there is always something going on.
Graci is in the middle of her Kindergarten year. Her teacher says that she is a "Leader" in the classroom. Adam and I are so proud of her. She has made some sweet friends this year. She loves to read and loves to draw. She is a perfectionist (not me at all) and always wants to do her best on her work. It has been hard going back to work and leaving Mattie Ruth but being able to go to school with Graci everyday has been the best!! On my rough days I will see her in the hall and she will get out of line and give me the biggest hug and smile. Nothing like a hug from your daughter to make a rough day at work better. We are praying that she continues to love school and build strong friendships.
Mattie Ruth will be 6 months old Jan. 1st. She is getting so big so fast. She has discovered her voices and loves to talk to us through screaming. She has the cutest laugh and laughs the hardest when her sister is being silly. She is rolling over and scoots on her back when she wants to get somewhere. We thing she will be crawling soon. She has just about figured out how to set-up. She can do it by herself for about 20secs. then looses her balance. But for those 20 secs she feels as big as Graci. We have been very blessed that Mattie is a happy baby. She does not fuss unless she is sleepy or hungry. We are looking forward to many years of watching both girls grow and and change.