MY NEW SNAZZY BANGS!

(RIGHT OUT OF MY SALON)

(AFTER BEING OUTSIDE WITH THE KIDDOS!)

TODAY I DECIDED TO GO AND GET MY BANGS CUT. SINCE I AM GROWING OUT MY HAIR FOR LOCKS OF LOVE I KNEW I NEEDED A LITTLE TRIM AND BANGS - SINCE I AM NOT CUTTING MY HAIR FOR A LOOOOOONG TIME! I LOVE MY SALON AND MY GAL - SHE ROCKS. SHE GAVE ME SOME SNAZZY, HIP NEW BANGS!

JULIA AND HER SMORES!

JULIA JUST LOVED MAKING SMORES WITH HER DADDY - AS SHE WOULD SAY "YUMMY, YUMMY IN MY TUMMY! "

GOD'S BEAUTIFUL CREATION!

MARCUS WENT ON A HIKE WITH MEGAN AND THE REST OF THE GROUP. THEY ENDED UP AT THIS BREATHTAKING WATERFALL. MARCUS SAID IT WAS SIMPLY GORGEOUS!

OUR CAMPING ADVENTURE 2009

(THE GOOD OLE' GANG!)

(MY SWEET JULIA)

(MY BEAUTIFUL MEGAN)
(LOOKING FOR STONES AND CRAW FISH)

( ME AND MY GIRLS IN THE COLD CREEK)

(OUR CAMPSITE)

THIS WAS OUR FIRST FAMILY CAMPING TRIP- AND WOW WHAT AN ADVENTURE, TO SAY THE LEAST! THIS WAS OUR CAMPSITE WHICH WAS RIGHT NEXT TO A CREEK - BEAUTIFUL. THE WATER WAS COLD BUT THE GIRLS DID NOT CARE. AT ONE POINT WE WERE LOOKING FOR CRAW FISH. WE WENT WITH OUR FRIENDS AND TO CELEBRATE BRANTLY'S BIRTHDAY. IT WAS FUN BUT I PROBABLY WILL GO IN A CABIN NEXT TIME!

POOL, POOL, POOL!

( Julia with her friend Jany!)
(This sweet little butterfly kept landing on Juju's foot)

WENT TO THE POOL YESTERDAY WITH SOME FRIENDS - WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME. I NOW KNOW THAT I CANNOT LAY OUT - I AM SOOOOO SUNBURNED, OH WELL :( THIS CUTE LITTLE BUTTERFLY KEPT LANDING ON JUJU'S FOOT AND SHE JUST LOVED IT. IT IS FUN TO SEE HER WITH HER FRIENDS, WE LOVE THE GOOD OLE' GANG!!!

SIMPLE JOYS IN LIFE!

SWEET LITTLE FINGERS GIVING ME A MAKEOVER! I JUST LOVE HER :)

POOL TIME WITH FRIENDS

YESTERDAY JULIA AND I WENT TO THE POOL WITH OUR FRIENDS. HERE IS A PICTURE WITH HER BUDDY BRANTLY, THEY ARE SO CUTE!

LOCKS OF LOVE

AFTER MUCH THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO GROW MY HAIR OUT FOR LOCKS OF LOVE. IT PROBABLY WILL GET A LITTLE TOUGH SINCE AFTER A WHILE, I ALWAYS CHOP OFF MY HAIR :) BUT THIS IS A GREAT CAUSE - AND CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM IT. IF YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT DOING IT - GO FOR IT!~ I AM GOING TO DO HAIR UPDATES, HOPEFULLY IT WILL GROW FASTER THAN NORMAL :)

JULIA'S 1ST DAY OF SCHOOL!

(READY FOR HER CLASS TO START IN HER SEAT)

(COLORING SOME VEGGIE TALES)

( WAITING TO GO INTO HER CLASSROOM)

(PRECIOUS BABY GIRL)

( ALL READY TO GO)

(JULIA WITH HER BIG SIS MEGAN)

( DADDY WITH HIS GIRLS)

TODAY WAS JULIA'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. SHE WAS SOOOO EXCITED AND COULD NOT WAIT TO START - NOW ME ON THE OTHER HAND, A WRECK. I WAS GLAD TO SEE HOW HAPPY SHE WAS AND READY - HER COMMENT TO MARCUS AND ME THIS MORNING WAS "LET'S DO THIS!" :) ONCE WE GOT THERE SHE WENT TO HER SEAT AND THEN WENT TO COLOR. SHE WAS SO SWEET AND OF COURSE THE SMALLEST! THIS MORNING SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY AND I COULD NOT WAIT TO PICK HER UP. THE TEACHER SAID SHE DID AWESOME AND JULIA SAID SHE CANT WAIT TO GO BACK! WAY TO GO JUJU - WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

OK, SO NOW IT'S REALITY!

ONCE I PACKED BOTH LUNCHES TODAY - I ACTUALLY REALIZED THIS WAS IT :) BOTH OF MY SWEET GIRLS IN SCHOOL.

I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM!

ENJOYING A TRIP TO BEN AND JERRYS IN GOOD OLE DOWNTOWN ATHENS! YUMMY :)

OUR LITTLE HUMMINGBIRD!

OK SO ALL OF YOU THAT KNOW ME VERY WELL - KNOW THAT I AM TERRIFIED OF BEES AND WASPS! (TO SAY THE LEAST) WELL WE HAVE BEEN DYING TO GET A HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER FOR THE BIRDS BUT I WAS AFRAID THAT IT WOULD ALSO ATTRACT THE BEES AND WASPS. I BIT THE BULLET ON SATURDAY AND BOUGHT THE GIRLS ONE AND PUT IT AT THE END OF OUR HOUSE NEXT TO A WINDOW. WITHIN 30 MINUTES WE HAD 4 HUMMINGBIRDS. WE WERE SO EXCITED TO SEE THEM AND SEE HOW TINY THEY WERE. ALL WAS GOING GREAT - UNTIL.....YOU KNOW IT - THERE IT CAME A YELLOW JACKET! AUUUGGGGHHHHH. WELL AT LEAST IT IS AT THE END OF THE HOUSE. WE WILL JUST WAIT AND SEE HOW LONG IT WILL LAST.

OUR 2ND GRADER!!

MEGAN HAD HER FIRST DAY OF 2ND GRADE ON FRIDAY! WOW - WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE, IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY WE FOUND OUT WE WERE PREGNANT! MEGAN WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR :)

SPECIAL TIME WITH DAD!

(WHAT A PRO)

(THIS IS MY BETTER SIDE)

(HELLOOOOOO........UP THERE!)

(MARCUS PROPELLING OFF THE ROCK)

MARCUS HAD A SPECIAL DAY WITH MEGAN - BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED. THEY WENT TO FUNOPOLIS!!! THEY WENT ON THE BUMPER BOATS, GO KARTS, BUMPER CARS, MINI GOLFED, LASER TAG, SPIDER ZONE AND ROCK CLIMBED. MEGAN HAS BEEN WANTING TO DO IT - AND SHE DID A GREAT JOB, SO DID DAD. THEY HAD A BLAST :)

SPENDING TIME WITH MISS. MEREDITH!

TODAY WE WENT TO SEE MISS. MEREDITH - WE ALWAYS HAVE A BLAST WITH HER, ESPECIALLY ON THE ZIP-LINE AND BALL PIT! THIS MORNING THEY WERE TAKING PICTURES FOR THE PROMOTIONAL MARKETING PIECES - AND YES YOU GUESSED IT, JULIA WAS ONE OF THEM! THEY TOOK LOTS OF PICTURES OF HER AND MISS. MEREDITH. SO WHO KNOWS MAYBE SHE WILL BE IN THE MAGAZINE - I LOOK FORWARD TO FINDING OUT :) WE LOVE YA MISS. MEREDITH!

GOOD TIMES ALL OVER!

DORKS - BUT I GUESS "GREAT MINDS DO THINK ALIKE!!!"

THE GIRLS WITH MISS. SHARON AND MR. DANI!

OUR NEW ADOPTED GRANDPARENTS

THE GIRLS AND I JUST CHIT-CHATTING!

MEGAN WITH BELLA

AUNT ANGIE WITH MEGAN AND JULIA!

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, MY BESTIE! WE HAD A BLAST AND LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH! I CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN - ONLY 4 WEEKS! WOOOOO-HOOOO! I LOVE HAVING YOU GUYS CLOSE BY :)