Mother turns 82 years young....

Mother turned 82 years young yesterday! All of "her girls" (daughters-Anita & Darlene, granddaughters-Krisha and Paige, and great-granddaughters-Chloe, Aubrey & Lainey) surprised her with a luncheon birthday party.

 The little girls were too busy playing for us to catch them for a photo.

Mother's Day 2012

Phone Photo Dump

On 02/12/2012 it officially happened....

Yep, it has happened.

AUBREY & LAINEY WROTE ON MOMA D's WALLS

Krisha was asleep in the recliner, Jim was watching golf on TV, and I was on the couch surfing the internet for news about Whitney Houston's death. (Dan was at work)

To us (the grown ups) we think the girls are just in their room playing with all of their  toys. However, suddenly Jim pops up straight on the other couch, looks at me and in a scared voice says, "They are writing on the wall!"  I jump up and  both of them are going at it while on Lainey's bed. Not leisurely with just one hand each, they have crayons in BOTH hands going at it! The wall never had a chance.

So, Krisha looks at me and says, "Those were washable crayons, right?" In my defense, it has been almost 30 years since I had a child with crayons.......seriously,  you can get washable crayons? We soon discovered, they were not washable crayons.

Krisha goes to purchase Mr. Clean's magical erasers and we go to work. Will the walls ever look normal again? Only time will tell after they have a chance to dry.

As we were getting in the car to go to Life Group, I looked at Krisha and said, "Well, I think that I handled that better than I did when you wrote on the walls as a child!" I am getting better! Ha. (Yes, it is true........our grandchildren can get away with A LOT more than our children ever thought about getting away with!)



Thanks Santa, We knew you wouldn't forget......

Homecoming Parade....

Jim and I went with Krisha and the girls to Alabama's Homecoming Parade on Saturday. Before the parade Krisha and I had to make a stop in "The Shirt Shop" for a new tee, then Jim treated us to lunch at Mugshots. Aubrey and Lainey enjoyed the parade, but Lainey is more outgoing and not as afraid to talk to people. She loved waving at the beautiful Queen and her court....while Aubrey had her head on Jim's shoulder peeking out with one eye!

Jim and Krisha went to the ballgame, but the girls and I stayed home and watched Shrek, Shrek II, Shrek Forever After and Scared Shrekless!!! (I got to get updated scores of the game as I changed movies!)

Jim, Ed and Krisha

Today when they came over, we (Aubrey, Lainey, Pop Pop, D, and Dan) had to pretend that we were having a parade in the backyard. One person held the baton, another played the drums, another threw out candy to the crowd, and the other person was the crowd! Over and over, and over again! They have a wonderful imagination.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend too!

Happy Birthday to my little girl...........

Happy 30th Krisha!!!

(Anyone see a resemblance to this picture and two other little girls I blog about???)

Missing our girls............

Krisha and the girls are at the beach this week and it has really, really been lonely without them. Even Eli has been missing them too. I found him yesterday morning lying at the door of Aubrey and Lainey's

room looking so sad.......

I also caught him lying on Aubrey's bed today, and that is something he does not do. He knows to leave their toys alone, just as they know that his are off limits to them. I think he was missing them so much he just wanted to be near their things.

 I probably will not tell them. Because if I do, Lainey will be upset that he didn't get on her bed too. It is a fact, if you do for one - you do the same for the other.

However, it is two more days before they will be back...... I may go in their room today or tomorrow to find him on Lainey's bed, or even having a tea party with all their dolls, bears, and puppy dogs while they are gone!

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We hope they are having a wonderful time, and from my conversations with Krisha they are having a blast, but we are ready for them to come home!!!!

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Below are a few more pictures of the girls taken recently by Kim Lawson. She is so patient with Aubrey and Lainey, and the portraits always capture their personalities.

And, we  miss Krisha too.

Great Mother's Day 2011

Family Smiles...and a few Tears!

Photos by Krisha

Beautiful Photo Shoot...........

Photos by Krisha!

 She is really beginning to be a pro at taking beautiful pictures. However, I also have to give credit to her precious models too!!