Busy Blog Days of Summer

Finally a moment to sit and blog. Things have been just total chaos since the middle of May. We have had graduation, Ethans Birthday, Jakes birthday, MCT test with Gracie, my cousins High School Graduation, Gracie leaving to go camping with friends and last of all our garden.

May is a busy month anyway. It seems like all my family has birthdays in May. My Mawmaws is May 4th, my aunt and uncles is May 5th, Ethan (my nephew) is May 9th, my brothers is May 10th, my sister in laws in may 12th, my best friends is May 13th, Jakes is May 14th and last but not least my Pawpaws is May 22nd.

Not only did we have all these birthdays we also had a handful of family and friends graduating (meaning budget busting month) between gifts bought and money given, I feel like I needed to take a loan out just to get through all the birthdays and graduations. Its all good though and we have almost survived our busy Month of May. We are going to close it out with a fun trip to Texas to see my brother Eric (who has just had surgery). We are all excited about going out there for a few days and even more excited at the thought of my little niece coming home with us for a while.

 Just a few pictures from the last couple of weeks and all the fun, yet craziness that we have been living. We are blessed and loved - and thats all that matters

               First we had Jakes Gradution from preschool. Cannot believe that he is going to be in kindergarden/big school next year. He seems excited (at times anyway)

Jake graduated on a Thursday and on Friday he turned 6. We had a birthday party for him that Saturday at the house. Just family but we had a really good time. We had a fish fry and birthday cake, cant get better than that.

Sam and Pawpaw preparing our good southern fried catfish - mouth watering (YES MAM')

Jake and Gracie waiting on the party to start. Sam built this tree house all by himself (He is just a jack of all trades) You cant tell but its up off the ground and has a swing set and sand box built in it. Really pretty cool

Jake, Aunt Ann and Sophie waiting on the party to start

Nana and Sassy

Tator and all his presents

Missing In Action

If you noticed in my last blog we have been mostly MIA bc we have not taken any new pictures. I know I dont always have to post pictures of my kids, but they are cute kids so I want to post pictures of them.

Since Gracie so graciously decided that we didnt need any more pictures I have been wrecking my brain for a camera. Yeah I could probably go out and buy a new camera but that is just not me. I tend not to buy nice expensive things for myself (1. bc I dont like to spend money on things for me that I really dont have to have, 2. I usually end up spending money on my kids or my husband, 3. I dont want to spend the money bc I fear what my kids will do to it)

So in the need of a camera for this weeks activities (Jake is graduating Thursday from preschool and turning 6 Friday) my mom has been so kind to allow me to borrow her old camera so I may capture these moments - THANKS MOTHER.

Until then I have been practicing using her camera and trying to figure out all the buttons and zooms and lighting and what not. I did take a few of Sophie (which grows more and more every day) I promise if you dont take a picture of that child every few days you will miss her growing and changing.

She is like a Kudzu - she just keeps growing and growing.

She is so active now, she talks all the time, She love to be outside. Sam hung up her swing (Well it used to be Gracie's swing and then Jakes now Sophies - probably not to code anymore but we use it anyway.

Tonight when I gave her a bath I decided not to use the baby tub and just put her in the sink - SHE LOVED IT.

She has more rolls than WOnder Bread!!!

Well Ill try to post again before I have to give my moms camera back. Sophie my be gradutating High School before I break and go by a camera (maybe not that long).

Donations Please

It has been nearly two weeks since my last blog, it hasnt totally been bc I havent wanted too, been alot of I havent had time too. That and the fact that I havent had any new pictures to post. Why you ask? I am so glad that you ask me that.

Notice the picture below

No its not a piece of grass it is a flower that we transplanted from my grandmothers yard in Greenwood to our house in Holcomb. Even more signifcant than that it is the last photo taken with my brand new camera that I had been wanting for over a year and that I recieved for Christmas right before Sophie was born.

THE LAST PICTURE YOU ASK!

Yes the last picture, bc a split moment after this photo was taken my most precious eldest daughter (AKA GRACIE) decided to take a picture of the pool and dropped my brand new camera that I had been wanting for over a year and recieved for Christmas in the bottom of the pool.

Yes you read correctly. DROPPED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL!

Its ok, She is ok. I wanted to but I didnt. I didnt even go crazy. I kept my cool, went in and got the camera and was able to save my memory card of the the last few pictures I had taken of Sophie.

Now and I am happliy taking donations for a new camera. You can most gladly send all donations to

MOMMA CANT HAVE ANYTHING NICE BC THE KIDS TEAR IT UP

1234 I have almost lost my mind Street

Holcomb, MS 38940

donations excepted in cash, crazy pills, bottle of wine Oreos and Milk, or a free weekend and you can watch my kids. Im good with any of them.

Thanks ahead of time for all your support.