Date Night

Friday night we had a date night with our sweet friends. We went to dinner at Boxwood Bistro, which was so yummy. Later, we went to Sweet CeCe's for dessert( my favorite). Then off to Starbucks to learn a new card game called (-8). It was such a fun night!!!!

PlayDate

We were so excited to have Lainie Bug for the day! I took took Graham and Lainie to the library and then I took them to the mall to eat lunch....thinking that was a really good idea. Well....Graham had a major meltdown right in the middle of ordering food. I have not mastered the technique of handling more than one child so had to get a handle on that first! So.. I got us all settled at the table...Graham is still wailing at this point and Lainie and I are still trying to enjoy our Chinese Food! So, after about 20 minutes Graham decided to join us with a better mood. Thank goodness!

Lainie is such a sweet girl and Graham loves spending time with her!

Dinner with Friends

Last night we went to some friends house for dinner. We were in charge of bringing the fruit pizza! We had so much fun and are enjoying getting to know Jess and Aaron. They are such a sweet couple!

Graham and Brody having so much fun playing together!

What is Graham up to?

Graham, Reagan, and Kensley playing dress up!

Pirates in the making!!!

Graham trying to act like the man at the Rental Car place with a pen behind his ear.

Graham and his sweet friend Sophia riding the jeep. Graham and Sophia are a few months apart and have been playing together since they were babies!

A Pocket Full of Posies

I was out of town this weekend for a wedding in Knoxville. Franklin Graves, the son of a very dear friend of mine (Lorrie Graves). She and I taught together at Moore Elementary. She is a treasure of a person and a very good momma! She has brought those boys up right!!!!

The wedding was held at First Baptist Church which is absolutely beautiful! The reception was held at Club LaConte which has a breathtaking view of all downtown Knoxville. It was just a perfect setting. It was such a joyous occasion however, I just about lost it when it was time to do the Mother/Son dance. As I sat and watched the face of my sweet friend looking at this young man, knowing what a bittersweet feeling this must be. So many things you want them to know, and not the words to say,especially in the time of one dance. From giving birth to that bundle of joy, midnight feedings,crawling, walking, skinned knees,birthdays, tball, soccer,hugs, kisses, late night movies and snacks, school, cars, girlfriends, graduation and now Marriage. Entrusting another woman to love this precious gift you have been blessed to raise.

When I arrived home, Graham came running in reaching into his pockets saying "Momma, look what I got for you today." As I looked down, he was pulling flowers out of both pockets. He had picked flowers for quite some time and probably had about 20. He said, "I picked you flowers because I love you." Yes, that totally melted my heart! I know someday he will have a wife he will be giving flowers to, but as for now, I am going to treasure every minute of being the only gal in his life!

This is a picture of all the beautiful flowers.

July 4th celebration 2010

Fun in the sun on July 4, 2010.
Carosn and Graham hamming it up!Brian, Justin, Lee, Bryson, and Eric.
Heather, Laurie, and Merdith
My sweet familyHaving fun in the sun!
Heather and Bryson
Eric, Chrissy, and Anthem (too cute)
Carson and Graham lovin on each other. They are two peas in a pod!

We has such a fun Fourth of July! Well.......except for Lee backing into a car at church today! OOOPS! However, we went to the Nordoffs to swim and eat and had a wonderful time with friends. Our good friends the Bryans and also the Coons were there. Meredith and Justin met up with us later to go see fireworks in Franklin! The kiddos had so much fun and were exhausted by the end of all the festivities!

Graham's New Big Boy Room! May 2010

We finally turned the nursery into a big boy room for Graham! It was quite a project but turned out really cute!We changed out his bedroom and the playroom so that was a job in itself. We painted his new room red, white, and blue and decorated with a nautical theme.

Laurie's Birthday June 14, 2010

We all went to Arringon Vineyard's to celebrate all the June birthdays! Laurie, Eric,Bryson,Crissy,and Rich. Aunt Wendy and Samantha were in town to help celebrate. Graham and Samantha had so much fun catching lightning bugs!

Trip to Houston for Joe's Reception

Beach Trip 2010 to PCB

Beach