Things that made us happy this summer

getting mail from friends in Texas


catalog shopping


making new friends




GiGi ccoming to visit!


having fun at Lake Pickwick








Celebrating birthdays



taking a roadtrip with Nonna to Nashville


Posing at cheerleading camp

House pictures

I thought I show some pictures of the house. Before we moved in we had a lot of paint done in the house. After moving in we got some shutters on the windows and had a pergola built in the backyard. We absolutely love this house. The kids love the pool and playroom.


front before

front after, we changed the shutters from green to brown



entry



family room before

family room after, painted the rooms a neutral beige/brown color




Kitchen before (red and yellow)

kitchen after (now a neutral beige)

breakfast kitchen area after



dining room window before

Dining room after




Our bathroom before (lime green)

Our bathroom after (neutral beige)





guest bedroom before (yellow)

Guest bedroom after (beige/brown, still need to get something to go over the bed)





Court's bedroom before (green)

Court's bedroom after




We had a pergola built in the backyard for shade



Playroom


Addie's room



reading nook in hallway


Our bedroom



formal living

The baby girl turns 5!

I simple can not believe how fast the past five years have flown by. I can remember almost every detail of the day Addie was born. Addie has been such a blessing and joy to Mike and I, her brother, grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. She is such a sweet and tendered hearted little girl. She can get her feelings hurt very easily and doesn't like to upset people. She loves to be in charge and let everyone around know how it is. She can get very frustrated when other kids don't always follow a long. She has a very inquisitive mind. Always wanting to learn. Mike calls her his little engineer. This past year we have done many searches on the Internet to answer a question of "how does that work" from Addie. We are so proud of you Addie and look forward to the next 5 years. We love you.



For Addie's birthday, I took her to the Disney store to pick out her gift. This is what she picked...

Third time is a charm

We have had the kids birthday parties at My gym for three years now. We think we want to do something different every year but when we ask the kids what they want it's always a my gym party. The kids birthdays are three weeks apart so we have always just done a double birthday party. It's worked out great. This year it was a turning 3 and turning 5 party as well as a going away party.


Birthday girl and boy


Abby


Braeden


Addie, Chloe, Noah








the whole group






My favorite pic, both blowing their candle at the same time