The New School Year
So, my husband has been on me for some time to pick up blogging again. He says I'll look back one day and wish I had continued for SM. She already likes to look at older posts of when she was a baby,...
View ArticleDisney - July 2014
Early in the summer Reagan told me he had an opportunity to attend a pharmacy conference in Orlando. The conference was in late July. I jumped on that opportunity to make it a family vacation. We...
View ArticleThe Serpentarium
After we finished our visit to Disney in late July, we checked out of our "fancy-smancy" hotel and traveled to nearby DeLand to spend some time with our friends, The Glenns.We arrived just in time for...
View ArticleCollege Friends Weekend 2014
Each year we try to get together for a weekend with two of Reagan's college roommates and their families. We usually spend the weekend at the Douglas home and do a few fun activities in the Jackson...
View ArticleCamp-What-AFamily 2014
The last weekend in September was our annual family retreat with church friends, Camp-What-A-Family. We travel to Lake Forest Ranch and spend a couple days taking it easy and chasing SM around the...
View ArticleMS State Fair 2014
The State Fair comes to town every October. We planned to take SM the first weekend of the Fair but her behavior caused us to rethink that. So, the second weekend of the Fair we decided to go play.She...
View ArticlePics with baby cousin, Amandah
One of my sisters and her daughter spent a couple nights with us last week. I had the bright idea that I'd take her daughter and SM out Saturday morning and take a few Christmas-themed photos with...
View ArticlePumpkin Patch 2014
Sometimes I think we are making headway as parents, and figuring out a few things, and even maybe, we're doing a pretty good job for a few days with our little girl. Then, we have days like Saturday...
View ArticleFall Photos 2014
A few weeks ago we met a photographer friend of mine from church and she shot our Fall family photos. Earlier this week I downloaded a few of the edited images. I love this one of Reagan and SM. He...
View ArticleFirst Grade Thanksgiving Feast
At Sara Madalin's school there are several traditions that the students look forward to in each grade. One thing that is tradition for First Graders is the Annual Thanksgiving Feast. The children and...
View ArticleChristmas Season 2014
We have been full of activity this month in preparation of the Christmas season. And on top of all the activity, this girl decided NOW would be a good time to start getting up every hour to hour and a...
View ArticleDecember 2014
I have missed blogging. Life just seemed to take away most of my free time since I last sat down to blog. Reagan has reminded me again and again this year how much I was missing by not recording our...
View ArticleJanuary 2015
We decided to start our new year off right, with my husband breaking his finger just 3 days into 2015. He was at work. He was facing the computer and turned around quickly to grab a basket holding a...
View ArticleFebruary 2015
February was full of school activity at school. First there was Patriotic Day. Here is SM with two of her friends, Mia and Jack V. We were able to attend the Mardi Gras parade in Hattiesburg again this...
View ArticleMarch 2015
In March, there was more Children's Choir, which there were more theme nights. One night was Cowboy/Cowgirl night. Yee haw, partner!SM also got a trim with Mrs. Lauren right before Spring Break. It was...
View ArticleApril 2015
"April showers, bring May flowers." And Silly Spring Hats.It's a school tradition for 1st graders to decorate at hat at the beginning of Spring and parade around the school for all to see. As you can...
View ArticleMay 2015
As the school year ended, our activities seemed to grow in number. We had quite a bit going on in May and even more throughout the Summer. The 1st grade program was held in May. Sara Madalin had two...
View ArticleJune 2015 - VBS and Camp
The first weekend of June we traveled to north MS for cousin Amandah's birthday party. The girls woke at 8 a.m. that Saturday, and played in the water and the pool until right before we left around 1...
View ArticleJune 2015 - Father's Day
For Father's Day this year we met Reagan's dad at Porches in Wesson. It is pretty there in the Spring/early Summer. And the food is so delicious. Mitch and SueSue joined us. DaeDae was with his parents...
View ArticleJune 2015 - San Diego
At the end of June Reagan had a pharmacy conference in San Diego. Sara Madalin and I tagged along to see what kind of fun we could find. Every time we travel our girl is more independent. It's becoming...
View ArticleAugust 2015
Each year we try to get together with a group of Reagan's friends from college for the weekend to just hang-out, catch up, and relax. In the past, we've spent time at each others' homes. Last year we...
View ArticleJuly 2015
July was HOT in MS. We went swimming quite a bit, and stayed in the air conditioning if we weren't swimming. A few days before Independence Day I took Sara Madalin to the downtown area in the small...
View ArticleSeptember 2015
We love to eat with SueSue and DaeDae after church on Sundays. One of our favorite places to eat is Keifer's. Here's my sweet 2nd grader. She's such a big kid now. I have the sweetest friends. Here I...
View ArticleOctober 2015 - The MS State Fair
Every October the MS State Fair is set-up at the Fairgrounds in Jackson. We try to go at least once. This year we were able to play with friends and family twice. Our first visit was on Sunday...
View ArticleOctober 2015 - JA Carnival
We had a fun time at the carnival this year. I had a shift that started at 5:30, so we got there fairly early. Here is my little Spidergirl before heading to the football field. Every year prior to...
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