{June} Visitors!

Nana, Papa and Maddie came the first week in June

Backyard camping!

And humid-sticky-sweaty reading:

Gran Gran and Pepa came during a super busy week (bball camps, VBS, tball/softball that ended up rained out, and Halle's birthday party!)

Our friends, the Henrys, got to come and stay for a few days with us too!

 

 

 

Awesome photo bomb:

(Timer picture)

{June} #coacheskid

Recruiting is hard work.

{June} Softball (Halle)

{June} One last birthday "yes" for Cate:

She asked for earrings for an entire year.

We couldn't think of a very good reason to continue saying "no."

 

Our rules:

1- She has to remind me to clean them.  Every day.  (She does.)

2- She can only wear parent-approved earrings.  (This means TINY ones!)

3- Any whining/complaining/pouting about anything ear related = bye-bye earrings.  :)

{May} It's been ten years. An entire decade!

 This picture makes me so happy.

SO happy.

And so does this one:

JD surprised me with an anniversary date at a dinner theater in Little Rock.  It was one of the most fun dates we have ever been on.  (My instagram hashtag was #heknowsme Ha!)

 

 

We've lived a lot of life in 10 years.

 

5 addresses.

4 children.

3 dogs.

2 states.

1 purpose...

 

"May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."  (Romans 5:5-6)

{May} Last day of preschool

If you're going to do preschool at home, why not do it outside? In your pajamas??

This was the last day with one of my girls home with me during a school day:

I might be in denial about that still...

{May} Random Pictures

Halle found two 4 leaf clovers in the yard... she thought it was beyond cool.  :)

I became obsessed with making a backpack (for a friend- Isaac was just modeling so I could gauge the size!) 

Our deep freezer became unplugged somehow (it was me.  Oops.)   

GROSSEST thing I have EVER dealt with.  And I have four kids... 

Boy, we wish Halle's teacher could just move on up with her to second grade next year.  Love her. 

Isaac, our wild man, turned 20 months old.

That one always sneaks up on me.

The pool opened!

 

{May} We love (and will miss) our seniors!

Jarvis, Corbin and DeVante are the first of JD's four year recruits to graduate.  These are the guys that we hope our sons turn out like.   I'm teary now, thinking about them being gone...

{May} Baller, Shot Caller

Cone-Stealer:

{May} End of the year church stuff-

Kids' Choir:

(You'll have to take my word for it that Ty hammed it up- thumbs ups, attempted winks, and weird dance moves...)

Halle's choir group did the cutest baseball musical.  Cate and her friends played the "outfield dandelions" for one of the songs.  :)

Ruth Ann and Hannah were awesome teachers.

(Hannah was also the student intern in Halle's 1st grade room!)

 

Our Princess and Warrior Classes had an end-of-the-year Veggie Tales party: 

 

And finally, the big party at the "Red Barn":

 

 

We love our Wednesday nights at First Baptist, but WHEW! it has been nice to have that night free for the summer!! 

 

We ARE alive!

And I will try to catch up...  no promises, though.

 

(It has been a FUN summer!)