4th of July weekend

We had a great time at the lake this weekend. Lots of time for the kids to play together. They rode the four wheeler, scooters and skateboards, drew with chalk and went swimming too. I love this image of the flag. Mark's friend Jeff, helped the kids draw it.

Noah's Birthday Present

We had a few friends over for Noah's third birthday. The kids played in the little pool, jumped on the trampoline and splashed on the slip n slide. He got a really nice sandbox from Mimi and grandpa. He got money from Uncle Dean and Ivey and Mawmaw and Pawpaw. We took him shopping and after playing with a million toys, he left the store empty handed. Then for the next week all he could talk about is getting "that big fo wheela from the sto". He wanted on of the $200 powerwheels four wheelers. So, that weekend when we went to the lake, Dean and Matt went to the "sto" and got him "that big fo wheela"! They let it charge through the night and then the next day, we called Noah over to the garage and opened it up to reveal.......the big fo wheela.

Lily's Pool Party

Lily had a (belated birthday) swimming party at Ridgeway Country Club. She had 20 friends join in on the fun and everyone had a great time.

News! News! News!

Dean (Matt's brother) and Ivey got engaged today! He asked her in the Smokey Mountains and I hear that her sister was there taken pictures of the whole thing! I will definitely post as soon as I get the pics! Congrats to my bro and my new sista! Love you guys!!!

Mark on the jet ski

Many faces of Lily

Sadie!

Cupcake Bites

Kellie and I made these for a baby shower we are hosting this weekend. Yummy!

Places I have been

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Lily's wedding bouquet

Lily and Noah are always wanting to go across the street and talk to our neighbor "Miss Jodi". They adore her! Mostly because she plays games with them and helps them catch bugs and frogs. She is always working in her yard and the other day, she made this bouquet for Lily. She told Lily "okay, now your ready to get married" and Lily's face lit up like a lightbulb!

Bird Update!

I have been checking on the bird eggs daily and after a couple days I saw this......

and then a couple of hours later.......

I guess I have never been that close to a baby bird. They would lift up there heads and open their mouths wide for mama to bring them some food. They could only do it a couple of times and then they would have to take a little rest. So cute! I will continue to keep an eye on them. I can't wait until they get fuzzy!

For the birds

This is the second birds nest we have had in our trees near the garage. The last one I discovered after the birds had already hatched. I found this one yesterday and I'm hoping that I can catch them hatching this time.

Ducks in our yard!

Well, it rained so much in April that the Mallards must have mistaken our yard for their nearby watering hole. Of course we had to throw out some bread for them!

Sweet and Sassy

Lily went to her first Sweet and Sassy party. The girls had a blast and looked so cute in their dresses and glittered up hair.

A picture for Mawmaw.....by Lily

I love you Mawmaw!