M's first day of preschool, 2009

Here she is, my silly, party girl M, on her first day of preschool. She loves her teachers Toni and Debbie and is such a social butterfly at school. I get the privilege of being her teacher for music, and she really does great in my class.

E's Grandparent's day

Our local elementary school does a great job of honoring grandparents. A few weeks ago E was so pumped to have her Mimi and Nana at her school! Mimi and Nana loved seeing E's bright, fun school! They said it's a far cry from what their schools looked like! I'd agree the same thing about mine!

Hmmmm.....this is supposed to be E....didn't know she had her ears pierced!

How hilarious is this? And how typical is this view of a grandparent! They get to spoil them, I have to discipline them. Makes me excited about being a grandmom one day.

Happy Birthday Sis!

My sister Nancy turned the big 4-0 this year! (shhhh, don't tell!) The grandparents kept the kids and we went with several other couples to a posh hotel and celebrated the big event. I feel so blessed that not only is she my sister, she's my best friend. And I'll guarantee you I wouldn't have dreamed that to be true about 25 years ago when she aggravated me to death and called me "Jaggaba," and "Skeeter." Ohhh, how she tortured me. I love you sis!

Early Fall pics, 2009

I had to post these pictures, knowing they wouldn't be of interest to anyone else, but I wanted record of the fact that I had a successful landscaping experience this year. Last summer, I planted some begonias, impatients, etc, etc. They all got covered up with weeds an looked terribly puny in my flower bed. This year, I got some help at a local gardening store here, and planted what they recommended to me. I have no idea what these flowers and plants are called, but it ended up so darn pretty! This is late in the summer, so the purple flowers weren't as vibrant as they had been earlier, but you still get the idea!

And these last two pictures are just some favorites of early Autumn. We went to Nashville for the Ole Miss Vandy game and stayed with our Uncle James and Aunt Nina. We had a fabulous time, especially with their sweet dog!

Go Rebs!!!

More Birthday Pics

Had to share just a couple more pics from the birthday weekend. How cool is this cake? Cakes by Rita, for all you Tupelo folks.

I stole this idea from my awesomely creative friend Traci. We sent E on a hunt for her birthday gifts by guiding her through the house with yarn. It went very well!

Here she is opening one of her gifts. O was lovin' it and can't wait to experience the birthday yarn next year!

And....yet another child wanting margaritas on her birthday. I kid, I kid! Just another breakfast ice cream float! E prefers strawberries on her pancakes, though!

E the singer/songwriter

Happy 6th Birthday E! (exactly 1 month and 2 days late!)

Well, hello my 1 or 2 blog readers that may be possibly left. I won't spend much of this blog harping on this, but let's just say, life is good, life is busy, and life is moving along at a rapid pace. So sorry for my absence!
Here's my little 6 year old on her birthday! We went to A Cook's Place and made homemade pizzas and lemonade. Yummmm!! It was so much fun! My camera ran out of juice, so I got almost no pictures of the day. Excuse the low quality of these. I love my flour-coated girl, though. E loves to cook, and I even love to have her in my kitchen, mess and all! Happy Birthday, E!!!