This is what I saw when I came downstairs after sleeping in this morning. (James was up at 6:30, even after he stayed up until almost 10 last night because of the movie.)
This is what James got me for Mother’s Day. Thank you, Angel face.
James was too busy using this stick to get a spider web to pose for a picture for me. Oh well.
Thank you very much James and Jim. I had a great day!
Last night we took James to see an outdoor movie. They were showing The Bee Movie at the ampitheater here in our neighborhood.
We got there about 7:00 but the movie didn’t start until about 8:30. By 9:00 we were all ready to go. From what we saw we really liked it so I think we’ll end up buying it.
He did it! He got his hair cut! Can you believe it? We almost didn’t, but we were there to witness it.
This has been going on for months now. He’s been terrified to get his hair cut. And I have no idea why. But he has been. I was able to cut some of it a few weeks ago with my little sewing scissors. We figured out then that it was some sort of fear of the big scissors, but I wasn’t able to do anything to the back. And finally it was just getting so long that it was in his eyes. When he was in the shower he’d get really upset cause he couldn’t see. So for a week we talked about it. He knew that he was going to go this weekend and he was excited about it.
Here he is waiting patiently for Ms. Keisha.
She is so good with him. She’s the one that we have been going to the past few months. She was just as shocked as we were!
He even did a great job when she buzzed him.
Look at my handsome boy. He was so proud of himself. And we were equally as proud!
When we got home on Sunday my boys were tired. James was tired from playing hard all weekend with his friends. And Jim was tired from playing all weekend with his friends while Mommy and James were gone.
TJay went fishing with his Uncle Kenny and Grandpa. He caught the biggest fish in the gulf!
It was also Summer’s 4th birthday while we were there. James found this really pretty dress and t-shirt for her.
It was difficult to keep James entertained during the graduation ceremony, but with the help of a few books, some snacks, and Granddaddy, we were able to do it.
He loves to eat apples cut up in little cubes. I know that I can get a full apple in his belly if I cut it up like this.
One of the great thing about all of the traveling that Jim does is his Marriott points. He was able to get us a room at the TownePlace Suites in Pensacola using just points. And it was cheap, too! We were really surprised at how few points it cost to rent a two bedroom suite for the weekend.
We spent Friday night at the pool. We ordered some pizza and the kids had a great time swimming with Uncle Kenny.
James was having no part of the pool at first. He just happily enjoyed his pizza while the other kids were swimming.
Summer is a pro with her water wings on.
And TJay is a pro even without them!
James finally warmed up some and got on the steps.
And then he even took his shirt off and would walk up and down the steps. But he never got in.
After a bit the cold air got to him. At least the pool was heated.
I am not sure where Matthew was during any of these shots. He was a blast in the pool!
Last week James and I drove down to Pensacola to visit with my best friend from high school, Kelli, for the weekend. Her brother Kenny, who I also went to high school with, was graduating from college and a lot of the Riggs family was coming in town. Since I hadn’t seen Kelli since Tiffiny’s (part 3 of the trio of best friends) wedding, it was a great chance for us to meet up and spend some quality time together.
This is the one and only picture of Kelli and me the whole weekend. How sad!
Today is my day. And my mom’s day. And all the other mom’s out there, whether with their children or not. And it’s a kid’s day, too. A day to reflect on their mom, whether or not they are still here with them or not. And I hope that everyone out there, kid and mom, had as wonderful of a day as I did.
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