{June} Halle's 8th Birthday

Halle had a simple little party with a few friends and their dolls.  (Which I did not get a picture of...)

She requested Chocolate cake with buttercream frosting and red flowers...

My attempt:

(It tasted really good!)

 

 (Present opening interrupted their dress-up playing... if you wondered about that skirt.)

 

Her birthday present from us: 

Her real birthday day fell on a softball night.  She was granted her request for Mexican food afterward.  :)

{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...