mouths of babes...

kinder 1:  "whatcha playin'?"

kinder 2:  "house"

kinder 1:  "can i be the giraffe?"

14 years ago...he asked and i said yes

i am so blessed

and oh so thankful

picture frames

so g$ came home with his 6th grade school photo -

and there is one picture frame that i always use for his school pictures -

i'm not sure why i always forget that i have stored all his school pics inside this frame -

- but -  and we all have a big but -

i am suprised once again this year

and of course i have to share the joy

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

7 years

8 years

9 years

10 years



big time 6th grader

yeah!!! it's the first day of school!!!!!! says the mother:-)

yesterday was the first day of school

yeah!!!!

- here are the boys -

bright eyed and bushy tailed - ready for the day

on the way to school

j.man ready for the 3rd grade

poor ms. s - she doesn't even know



and then off to middle school!!!

- don't bother to get out - i got this -





FLORIDA 2011

on the way there..

we have made this trip 4 times now & we have our preferred route our rr stops all mapped out

- but -

- and you know - everyone has a big but -

this time - i was on my own with the boys -

daddy had to stay home the first part of our trip so i was doing the driving

don't be too surprised when i say -

i was pretty amazing:-)

we left home around 4pm on friday

and passed through...

and

with virtually no incidents

-unless you count the entire chili's debacle-

which involves following a sign on the interstate and getting lost for about an hour and then finally saying SCREW THIS and eating at the sonic

i stopped in jackson mississippi for the night around 12:30 am - after having trouble getting off the freeway and onto the correct feeder road

- i can't get left -

the morning brought FREE BREAKFAST for kids under 12

guess what?

my kids are under 12!!!!!

SCORE

it's very possible that they changed their policy after we left:-)

then off to...

and into.........

we made it to the house around 5pm

and WOW WEE NONNIE!!!!!!

once again - non out does herself with an amazing house for all of us to stay in during or vacation!!!!

thank you non!!!!!

view from the abode...

so the fam showed up and it was vacation party central

we swam and played at the beach...



we swam and played at the 2 pools.........

and then.....

DADDY CAME!!!!!!!!!

and we did it all again - but better - cuz everything is better with daddy!!!!



lots of fun!!!!!

great family time and we are so thankful to nonnie for making it possible!

some new song lines that make me smile :-)

put a little gravel in your travel

shake it for the crickets and the critters and the squirrels

hittin easy street in mud tires

we like corn bread and biscuits and if it's broke around here we fix it

the only worry in the world - is the tide going to reach my chair

proud to be on the right side of the dirt

just adjust your attitude because you're just a man

...pics of florida coming soon...