Halloween 2017, 6 months later...

The Combo

This year was exceptionally busy for us in the Spring.  I am grateful that all our people made time for an Easter gathering and celebration of Spencer turning 3.  Somehow those things happened in the SAME week and we got to gather and celebrate both our Risen Savior and this sassy pot.  She insisted on wearing her Elena dress for the celebration and egg hunt.

See below.

Grandma and most of her grand babies.

Clean children.

Spencer's Drama

Let's all observe Spencer's dramatic flair.

I really enjoy how much enthusiasm she wakes up with daily.

I love that she's about as positive as I AM!

Her smiley face lights up every single face.

I am often told that she is the happiest child in the world.

I am just SO grateful that she is MINE!

Halloween 2015

A couple of my favorite people in their favorite costumes.

Spiderman.

A fairy....

and Tinkerbelle.

No teeth... all CHEEEEEEEEEESE!

Future Golf Pro would make Papa so  PROUD!

Or maybe this kid will be the golf pro...

Halloween this year was awesome.  We attended the festival at Ephesus Baptist Church down the road and then spent the early evening of Halloween at our house with some cousins and our family friends.  It was an awesome evening and we had a BLAST!

Easter Throwbacks....Just because I can

I have been an emotional wreck this morning.

Good Friday.

I love Easter.

I love the colors and the fun.

I love my family and the food.

I love the reason for this holiday MORE than anything else.

I adore the courage of my Savior.

The purpose of THIS holiday means more to me than any others...

How precious to throw it back and look over the celebrations with MY children over the years?

I am so grateful that I have a Savior and that He chose to love me.

I cannot imagine being Mary and watching my son die, so that others may have life.

What a courageous heart she had...

A mother's love is nothing compared to my God and his love for me.

Easter 2010

Easter 2010

Easter 2010

Hayes was about 4 months old.

Easter 2011

Easter 2011

Hayes was about 16 months old.

I was about 5 months pregnant.

That is my FAVORITE maternity shirt.

I still have it....

Easter 2012

Hayes is 2 and Libby was about 8 months old.

So.  Much.  Joy.

Easter 2013

Hayes was 3 and Libby was 18 months old...

Easter 2014

Spencer was DAYS old...

Hayes is 4.

Libby is 2 and a half... going on 20.

Easter 2015.

Spencer is 1.

Hayes is 5.

Libby is 3.5, going on 16...

Easter 2016... to come.  

Pool Date

I am determined to catch up on life/blog this month.

Here's a cousin swim date this summer.

Love them!  

Hayes and Elizabeth both took ACTUAL swim lessons this summer and they both learned how to swim really well.  I was thrilled to see them progress and learn how to handle themselves in water.

My girls

Did I mention that as soon as we got back from North Carolina we ran real fast to my aunt's house for a giant family gathering with our cousins from far away?  

This diva took her time playing and enjoying a cold beverage.

Though, she takes her time doing pretty much everything.

And this diva is just TOO happy to function normally.

I tell people all the time that she's not a real baby.

She's not.

She is this happy about 90% of the time.

I love being their momma.

I love their spunk and their HAPPY.

V town

Clearly, summer isn't my prime time to blog.  I guess I'm too busy from May-August to actually sit and do this.  We are actually living and going and doing.  Sitting down to blog would require quiet time and nobody talking to me or needing me to be the referee or asking me for a snack.  

Not happening.  

So we visited Vidalia in April for The Onion Festival.

A good time was had by all.

Hayes searched for 'the mysterious red deer' while we were on our safari.

Libby enjoyed time with 'the girl cousins and Emma's mom' while we visited.

Spencer climbed stuff she wasn't supposed to and ate chalk.

The best thing about a 4 month delay on publishing these entries is that Spencer has SO much hair now!

Still working on my pirate face.

I'll get it before he turns 6...

Bikes and sleepover.

Forgive me...

I've done a picture purge on my phone, which means I'm documenting the millions of photos that I should have shared about 5 months ago.  

Like this...

Sean got a 'new to him bike' and drove it from Vidalia to D'ville.

He wrecked it less than 4 miles from our house.

Drove for 3 hours before he put it down.

After that, I picked Kendall up from the hospital and let Bethany give Sean the stink eye...

Poor Sean.  Except, not really.

Kendall apparently doesn't ever fall asleep.

Ever.

Everyone was shocked when she managed to pass out with Libby in her bunk bed without any assistance from any adults.  She sure did!  Granted, she took a bit longer than the Cochrans, but she made it asleep and I documented it for proof.  She's a sweet girl.  We were honored to have her and so grateful that Sean was okay.

Mysterious Red Deer

While in Vidalia,you visit the wild animals.

And no, I don't mean our relatives....

We spent the afternoon after the arts and crafts festival visiting some exotic wildlife.

Goats.

This really cool bird.

Some cows from Africa.

The females all have horns!

And this boy.

He was fascinated with the tour guide and how he referred to some of the deer on the property as the 'mysterious red deer' and he kept reminding us that we were on the lookout for those deer!