Random shots of late summer

The girls Lola came to visit, and we went to the aquarium. It was good to spend time together.
Okay, this was actually early summer. The kids were in a drama camp and this was part of their performance. They were all so CUTE, if I do say so myself.
They had a TON of fun tubing with Megan...until the boat broke :(

Ellie, my water lover. She loves to be outside. She loves to get wet and swim.
My four girls.
As you can see from this, Hannah also loves the water and any chance to get wet. She screamed so loud when we got her out.
In the shark cage. I would NEVER get into one of these in the ocean. Too scary!

Oops! I accidently downloaded this one twice. Oh well, enjoy it again :)

A Sad Day

This is a picture for a bunny funeral we had not too long ago. One night we saw a little bunny in our garage, and tried for a very long time to get it out. The next morning when Andy pulled out of the garage it was there on the ground, barely breathing. The girls were DEVASTATED!! They would not let Andy put it out of its misery, because they were convinced it could be saved. Luckily for the baby bunny, it passed quickly. The girls spent the rest of the morning dealing with the tradegy of the situation.

Canoe on the Duck

Ethan and the girls after a fun ride down the Duck River.
My water babies.


These girls love to be outside despite being oh so girly. They had a wonderful day on the river with their dad and Jim and Ethan.

The Whole Family (Jen's side)

My girls LOVE their Aunt Beth!
My Mom and Dad with all the grandkids, two of which were NOT happy about it.
AHH...
My how we've grown...out and old :)
Hannah in her reunion T-shirt. Love the ghetto pose.

We had the opportunity to get together as a family and celebrate my Dad's 60th Birthday. Part of the activities was to get much needed family photos done. Hope you enjoyed this small sampling.

Fort Morgan, AL

Ethan and the girls. Lucky man.
I love this pic of Hannah and her Pop. She loves her Pop.

Andy and I call this "the beach babysitter". She seems happy. :)
Jumpin' the waves!
My Sweetheart.

Daddy and Hannah.
My darling Ellie. It is a task to get her to slow down enough to take her picture.
Beach beauties.

We had a TON of fun with my family and the Bickmore's. I'll post more pics with all of the gang soon. Now its time to go feed my clan. Actually, I think I left me, my mom, and Julie out of the pics on purpose. Don't want anyone mad at me. lol :}

We love the Beach!!!!!!

Rumors

For all of you who have been wondering what I have been up to the last 7 weeks, here it is. I have been directing the play Rumors by Neil Simon. It has been a challenge, but a fun one. The cast is so much fun, and they have been so much help. My family has really helped too with the girls, and then of course Andy, he has been very patient (so have my kids) . I am grateful for thier support in allowing me to do this thing I love so much. It has been good.

Fun with Grandpa & Paula

Rachel and Hannah in the shark tunnel at the aquarium.
The girls and grandpa being goofy.
Sorry, I don't know how to rotate the picture, but look at those cheeks!
The Penquins at the aquarium. They were so cute.

Hannah outside the TN Aquarium, getting thise cute toys wet.

Hanging out at the of the incline railway. Super Fun!

We had such a fun visit with Andy's parants. We went to Chatanooga, did a ton of shopping, ate out, and went to the Franklin Main Street Festival. It was a great visit. I am grateful they made the effort to come visit with us. The girls already miss them.

SPRING IS HERE...

Spring is here! I love the Spring. I love the weather, flowers, birds, and all the plants and animals that are awakening from the winter. It makes me ready to start over, and try to be better at the things I do.This is our Magnolia tree. It is so pretty. It smells so good. It is one of my favorite plants in our yard.

I'll post more "spring" pics from our yard when I can get the uploading to work.

The Kids Have the Camera

My girls have discovered the joy of photograghy. They love to take random samplings of their world and record it in picture. Here are some examples of this budding talent.




Our stairway, and gate. Inside a book on weather. Maybe its a favorite page?

Ellie with some light bedtime reading.

Ollie hanging out on the Pooh Bear Chair.

Family day at the TN Aquarium

Touching the sting rays.
Ruining our pants by sliding down this concrete wall.
Hannah is not so sure she likes to have a butterfly on her.
I have no idea why I added this picture?
This is what it would look like if we could raise our girls in a fishbowl. I don't think they would be this happy about it...neither would I.