July 2016

River with Friends- Over one weekend, we had several friends come and stay with us at the river! The Pembroke's came on Thursday night and went on the boat Friday. The Smiths came Friday night and stayed for two nights! And Ross and Jennifer also came and stayed for two nights! We had a great time! It was a lot of fun having more space for people to stay and we enjoyed all the company!

3 year old pics- Courtney Smith took Arlee June's 3 year pictures at the River in front of the corn fields! They turned out precious!! We did a few pictures with Jace too!!! I love how they turned out!!!

July 4th- We spent the 4th at Poppy and GiGi's in the pool!! Lance and Cory cooked ribs and they were wonderful!!! We also went to the fireworks at Buckhead on the 3rd! They were amazing!! Jace and Arlee June both loved the fireworks!

Dairy Queen treat/summer days- We sure LOVE summertime when we have no schedule and can do whatever we want!! We went to Dairy Queen one afternoon for an ice cream treat and the kids loved it and ate every bite!! We had some great mommy/kid time!

Swim with mommy's teacher friends- We invited my teacher friends and their kids over to swim at Poppy and GiGi's house! All the

Painting- Gotta love summer projects!! We recently painted the kitchen and our master bedroom!! It looks great and I love it!!!

River day as a family- We spent a day at the river with just the four of us and Babe! We had a great day and enjoyed the boat! I love the family time we have on the boat! Lots of memories!! We swam, ate, rode the tube and napped!! The weather was great! We love being on the water! 

Lance's family to river- NayNay, Andy, Uncle Tony, Aunt Holly, Amber and Chris came to the river and spent the day on Saturday, July 9th. We had a nice day! The weather was good and everyone had a great time!! We skied, tubed and knee boarded! 

Arlee June's 1st dentist visit- She was such a big girl and did great!! She was proud to be like her brother and sit in the dentist chair!

8th Anniversary- We started the afternoon off with a massage and then went shopping for a little while. We went to eat at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse for dinner and then got a Jerry's Snow Cone. We stayed in a hotel and woke up the next morning and went to get a facial!! My man sure knows how to spoil me!! 

Swimming with the Smith boys- We met Carter and Cohen at their house and went swimming in their neighborhood pool! The kids had a blast!!! We sure love summertime and being with friends!

Putt Putt- We took the kids to Putt Putt for the first time and we had so much fun!!! We played golf, rode Go Carts, rode bumper boats and played a few indoor games. We had a great family night!! 

School supplies-Jace and Arlee June loved picking out their school supplies. It's hard to believe that Jace is old enough for Kindergarten and Arlee June for Mother's Day Out. My babies are growing so fast but I am SO blessed to be their mommy!!! They make me smile daily!

Mallory and Molly's party- We went to Birmingham for the weekend to celebrate Mallory and Molly!! We always have so much fun with them! The kids swam, played on the slip-n-slide and the big water slide! We spent the night and the kids enjoyed playing!! I wish we lived closer to each other so we could be together even more!!!

Cousin time- Knox, Rachel Grace and Ava Lynn came to spend the night!! We cooked dinner, played outside, played inside, ate popsicles and had a great time! The kids played great together! I love how they are so close in age! And I love watching their imaginations as they play and interact with each other! We are truly blessed! 

Setting up my classroom- My wonderful mom helped me set up my room and we worked hard and got it done in one day!!!! I am so thankful for her help and support!!! She always helps me so much and I am beyond blessed to have her!!!!

GiGi's Birthday- We celebrated GiGi's birthday by the pool!! We ate dinner and had cake and ice cream! It was a good day!

River with Al/Poppy and GiGi- One Friday Al came to the river with us and we had a good time!! Jace asked him to ride on the tube and he did it! I think Al really had a good time!! Then the next weekend, Poppy,GiGi, James and Judy came!!! They stayed the night and we went out on the water!! We had lots of fun!

Swimming with Kai and his sisters- We invited Jace's buddy, Kai, to come swimming over at GiGi and Poppy's with us! We had a great day! The kids played and played!! They swam ALL afternoon!!! 

Gymnastics- We went to a trail class at River City and Arlee June loved it!!! We signed her up to start in August!! She looks so precious in her leotard!!