Her last ever school picture!

 Mark it down.

Her LAST ever school picture............

right here!

There Senior shirt and her Senior jeans she made! So cute!

Gosh, it has flown. Excited for her next chapter!

Mother's Day and the rest of the weekend!

 We had a low-key but great weekend! Filled with being outside and cooking out to end for my Mother's Day!

This is the only picture I got......of Sam Parker's Graduation party. The food was so good and glad we went and celebrated him!

Then Lily and I enjoyed the school's theater performance of Frozen! Seeing Pearson and Calleigh was my favorite!

We found her at the end so had to take a picture! She looked beautiful on stage and did so good!

My Mother's Day treats!

And snagged this gem once we got home from Church! Thankful to be her and Alexis' Mom.........even on the hard days! :)

As this was being taken......................she is literally saying........yeah, I am way taller than you! ugh! :)

Her LAST DD event ever!

 Alexis officially had her last DD event on Friday night and I would say by the pictures, they made the most of it!

DD pick up night is always a blast and this time around, MY gracious at all the confetti and silly string and shaving cream!

I know one thing.

When Lily does it next year................

there will be NO shaving cream let into my house! FACTS!

Sweet Littles and Bigs!

She loves these girls!

Last memory!

And the confetti! 

Senior things winding down!

 Alexis' final day of school (full day) was yesterday and it was 'Wear your College plans' day!

So, I got this picture of her supporting and wearing her JAX State gear!

Then last night, the Senior class did their Senior Prank which consisted of rolling the trees and moving furniture within the school (not sure how they gained access to inside the school. I may not want to know too) so when I was taking Lily to school this morning....

I got to see some of their work!

Supporting our friend!

 Nick and Parker had a big moment the other day and the girl's and I were happy to support them as they had their signing to play baseball at Talladega College!

What I get with these two!

 So, we had a girl's dinner since Tyler had to work and had other dinner plans.

They both sit across from me.

They both are mean to me.

They both dont cooperate with anything I tell them.

This is what I have to deal with.

But, yeah I have to feed them....and pay for their meal....and drive them....and all the things! :)

One day................maybe they will be nice to me! :)

Etiquette lunch for the Seniors!

 All the Senior things are happening and one was the Senior Etiquette lunch that the community helps host for them.

Misty sent me this picture since she helped and it made my heart happy! I love that she loves Alexis like her own as do I with Cassell and Calhoun!

A STATE Track meet in the books!

 Whew, we are flying into May and it is already the 5th! Gracious it can slow down. And to think of all that I have coming up, whew, makes my head spin but its all fun and many memories to make!

Lily had her first Track meet as a Varsity track star and she loved every minute of it!

The team went down Wednesday and stayed together. Boys had a condo and girls had a condo. The place they stayed at (Phoenix II) and it was SO nice! Huge indoor pool with hot tub. Outdoor pool with hot tub and huge water slide and a lazy river, right on the beach.

So, she was with them the whole time and had to ride back with them because of all the day's events on Saturday. So, she didnt get home until 11:00 that night which made for a long church morning for her. She pushed through, with me having to bump her a couple of times, then took a long nap that afternoon. :)

I went down Thursday afternoon. Got there around 7:45 and checked out Lily's condo and hung with them for a bit before I got over kids. WHEW, there were a lot of kids! ha! That place had several teams staying there and there were clumps of kids everywhere! ha! So then Friday, I had all intentions of making the most of being close to the beach and finding me a spot but it was so cold and raining and dark that I just went to watch Lily and then ended up heading back home. It was a whirlwind but glad I was able to see her shine and watch her do what she loves!

So nice! I sat in this spot for about an hour before leaving to head to my hotel. So peaceful!

UP and READY! These three (and Willa Kate, though we couldnt find her during this picture) were a good team with each other!

Lily snagged her a STATE shirt!

Opening line up and spike check. Willa Kate ran first, then Ella, then MacKenzie and then Lily finished them off!

The field area and Gulf Shores High school was super nice!

She blew past this girl! She did great!

Despite the chill and the rain, this girl gave it her all. I was proud of her!

There she goes!

Wordless Wednesday!

 

STATE bound!

 And she is off!

Ella and her are ready to RIDE in a 'very nice' van per them! ha!

I know they are going to have the best time with the team!

STATE bound!

 Lily is SO pumped! Like, she's on cloud 9 about being qualified to go to STATE!

So proud and happy for her!

The team leaves tomorrow morning and are like royalty and how they all get to ride and stay together! I am excited for her!

A turkey!

 So, once a season or so I try and go hunting with Tyler. I know he loves it and I enjoy doing things with him that he loves.

Turkey hunting isnt for the weak!

I mean, I was up at 4:00am to be out before 4:30am to hike up half a mountain, through a creek and then back around......................

to catch a turkey! :)

But, once Tyler and I heard that gobble and then tracked where it was...................I know the thrill!

We set up shop two times...........and kept inching closer and then waited. 

It was so peaceful!

It had rained so the raindrops were hitting the leaves (but we werent getting wet) and then seeing the sunrise....it was just so nice!

Every time that Tyler would call that turkey, he would call back.

Every time!

BUT....he would NOT come off the roost. 

Well, two deer got spooked and made noises which then made him fly...............and was done.

He wouldnt gobble anymore.

It was SO COOL to see him fly right over us though! I have never seen that!

He was HUGE too!

So, Tyler will get him. I have a feeling!

Worth it to get to see this!

I was ready............well not really! ha! When Tyler realized that he was literally probably going to get the turkey...he asked me and wanted me to take the shot..........

I was then like...........nope, not ready! ha! I wanted him to do it anyways and so bummed he wasnt able to!

Do you see him! The turkey didnt! He tracked him well. The bird was right on up in the trees from him!

I love this picture!

Sectionals Track!

 Lily has made it FAR this season! She qualified for County, which she did not last year.........then made it on over to SECTIONALS where she got a PR in the 800 and her team (WK, MaKenzie, her and Ella) made it to STATE for their 4X800!

Just awesome for her!

So, her and I are packing up and heading to Gulf Shores in a couple of days..........and I am NOT mad about it! :)

It was a long Friday and Saturday in Lincoln, but she loved it all!

Her out there, yeah, dont know how she does it. Its hard and I know, I have tried! ha!

Whoo hoo!! Sectionals CHAMPS! The boy's team were champs too!

The ones that were still around! Yeah, we left. It was a long day so she didnt make the picture. About half of them didnt either but still so proud of them all!

Plaque or it didnt happen! :)

My birthday!

 44!

Yeah, goodness, 44 years old. I had a great day filled with the same Wednesday happenings of work, church, and all the things! The girls always eat at church and Tyler and I eat at the caf.............he asked me if I wanted to go somewhere different to celebrate because it was my birthday...and I was like, no, why would I. Caf is fine! ha!

It was low-key and a great day! :)

Feeling the love!

Senior Pinnacle Project day!

 Alexis had a big day, yesterday, as a Senior showing off her Pinnacle Project that they have worked on all year. I absolutely love this idea and think it is so great to help the students understand what they may want to be once they are out of high school.

I had the privilege of going to the school to hear them speak on their topics since I helped do their mock interviews. Hearing all of the ones I spoke to tell me that they decided what they had originally chosen was not for them and then how what they did was. I actually was really glad to hear some of them say that what they thought they wanted to do, they have decided against. The last thing you want to do is go into college and take a lot of classes, etc and decide, late, that the path isnt for you so knowing sooner is beneficial!

Her board looked super cute, of course! She is so creative! 

Proud of my girl! And, enjoyed it on my birthday!

Wordless Wednesday!

 

A memory throwback to past Aprils

 I always planned Aubie's birthday in April, around mine and Tylers, just so I could remember it. (I did a calculation of when we got him based on when I thought he was born.............and April stuck! ha!

So, WOW how the time has flown....but look how sweet!

(And, Lily had just had ear surgery so she was dazed and confused in the picture...which makes it even more funny!) :)

This absolutely CRACKS me up!

HE rules our house!

 This cat..........

lives his best life.

Hands down. No question. 

He does whatever he wants............gets Tyler AND Lily to fight over him............

He is the golden child and all the things! :)

Tyler's birthday fun!

 We did our routine of Church but then headed to lunch to celebrate Tyler and his big day!

We enjoyed Texas Roadhouse! YUM!

We surprised him with his favorite ice cream and cards!

Not sure if you can see Lily's card well in the picture but she did one that was SPOT on! She made it like a fork and had all the ways a steak should be cooked........... and it pointed to RARE...for him. She was so creative! 

And Alexis lead off 'Happy Birthday' in Spanish...so Lily and I tried to sing it like that too. It was pretty funny!

Then he blew out his candle!

And...as he was reading the cards....I pointed and he blew out his candle again................and then two more times before he realized I had bought a magic relighting candle! Bahahaha! The goal was for him to blow it out 44 times.................

yeah, he wasnt having that! ha! TOO funny!

Then, highlight of the day!....................they totally embarrassed him by wanting him to get up on the saddle! He goes, 'NO way am I doing that!' ha! So, they got him to stand beside it while they yelled! ha!

And then made him wave the napkin! IT was A BIG highlight! He was so embarrassed and it was great! :)

A belated Easter!

 We didnt get to have Easter due to my girls having their Elite Night dances.......... so we made up for it Saturday and it was a perfection of a day to enjoy being out!

Maggie loved wheeling around everywhere with all the cousins!

These two! My hope is that they are as close as Brandon and I were at their age! They had so muhc fun playing together!

Boat ride time! It was a little chilly and overcast but it was nice to be out! Reese drove the boat and Maggie loved riding!

Our view!