No more classrooms, no more books, no more teachers dirty looks...

School's out for Summer!!

Izabella's end of the year party was an ice cream sunday party! You know that was a hit. What a great year she had this year. She just LOVES Mrs. Williams and will be sad not to have her next year. What a great teacher! We've been very lucky so far throughout Izabella's education experience to have been surrounded by such nurturing teachers. We can't wait to see what's in store for us in the 2nd grade!

Izabella's project for the 1st grade program was to make a snake sock puppet. She could do whatever she wanted. So, she started with a green sock (brilliant!). Then she added googly eyes, (courtesy of Ms. Sandra!), then added a red button nose, (cause that's what snakes have, afterall.) Then Daddy added the tounge and we added the final colorful finishing touches and...

Vio-la! You have Viper! What a sweet girlie name :)

Very proud of herself!! As she should be! You may want to turn off the music at the bottom of the blog to hear this one....and the one below....ENJOY!

By the way, that's Chloe Izabella is fighting with on stage. They were in girl scouts together and I kept waiting for one of them to push the other one off the stage. UGH-girls!!

Part of the 1st grade program. Everyone got to play something, I think they did rather well!

Christina & Reagan

It's so hard for me to believe she's going into 2nd grade next year! Where does the time go?? Also, on her practice GCRTC tests, she exceeded in all areas and is going to continue the AIM program next year. We are very proud of her. Summer is here now and it's time to have some FUN!!

I am one lucky Momma!!

This morning when I came downstairs, I met Izabella at the bottom with a lovely breakfast try for me. On this morning's menu...glass of milk, mixed berry yogurt and a slice of whole wheat toasted with apple butter! YUMM--O!!

I saw no sign of anyone even being in the kitchen so not even a speck to clean up after her....not bad for a...........so close to 7 years old you can taste it!

I love you so much, my sweet sweet Izabella!!!

Will post this weekend....

So many changes this week, I will post over the weekend but...................

School is out next Friday, yeah!! I know Tay and Izabella are both excited about that. Don't know Tay's summer plans so far, but am hoping it is spent in GA with us!

check back soon!

Just another beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Can you believe they are still driving around in this thing!? She's had it since she was 3 years old. I finally changed the batteries in the radio so I'm sure you can see Ms. Christina singing along to something :) This is just a typical Saturday afternoon spent outside, everything blooming, kids playing, the only thing better would be a hammock for momma to nap in outside!

What a better way to end a beautiful Saturday afternoon? This is my favorite time of year...

Happy Mother's Day!

To all my loved family and friends...I wanted to share a couple of things with you on the Mother's Day, I hope you enjoy!



Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.



Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.



Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.



Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy, the love, the heartache,
the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,

Before I was a Mom .

This is a poem that has been "passed down" in our family and I've shared it with many others over the years and it's always worth reading again...


What Matters.....


My parents say they do not care
about the color of my hair,
Nor if my eyes are blue or brown,
Nor if my nose turns up or down.
It doesn't really matter.

And, my parents say they do not care
If I am dark or if I am fair,
Or if I am thin, or if I am fat.
They do not fret over things like that.
It doesn't really matter.


But, if I cheat or tell a lie,
Or say mean things to make folks cry,
Or if I am rude or impolite,
Then that does really matter.

It isn't looks that make one great,
But character that seals your fate.
It's what's within your heart, you see,
that makes or mars your destiny.

And.......that does really matter!

I wish you all a beautiful Mother's Day! I love, respect, admire and appreciate each and every one of you. And now for a scroll down Motherhood lane...