Winding down!

 Tyler ended up going turkey hunting on Sunday so he didnt make it to Church with us so us girls continued our girl time with lunch and then we picked up our favorite little guy for the afternoon!

We enjoyed just playing outside and then washing cars!

Meet Snowy Badgett. We made a Wal-Mart run and he found this stuffed dog and just had to have it. He said he wanted to be his Dad. So on the adoption papers, that is exactly what it said. He filled it out and I was the 'witness.' So, Snowy is officially adopted! :)

Then Alexis put everyone to work to help with her car. He didnt mind a bit!

Even Lily got in on scrubbing the wheels! And now, back in the groove of all real life! ha!

Home!

 Tyler always does SO great on our home and yard and just everything.

Seeing this and his hard work, just makes me smile and thankful for him!

No place beats our home!

A day in the sun!

 We got up and spent the entire day at the beach. Reese and Maggie were SO good and just played and played and played. My two played with them and then enjoyed lounging in the chairs to get a tan. 

It was a great day!

This picture is just the sweetest!

This girl was straight out of the 80's and I loved it! ha!

Playing and playing!

I mean..............................one is a Senior and one is in Kindergarten! WOW!

A late afternoon we got cleaned up and had a late dinner. Aunt Pam meet us to eat before heading home......we snagged a picture by the cutest hanging umbrellas! 

Dinner time, as we waited, they did pictures.

Came back and Mallory taught us this. Mahjong! yeah.....it was hard. I have heard how fun it is.........and I just didnt get it. The board and pieces were beautiful but Mal paid a pretty penny! I am glad I played but also glad that I played and now dont want to worry with buying it for myself! ha!

We made fun memories and had a great trip! We loaded up early and finally headed home the next morning!

So, our unplanned time!

 We got to Lana's late so the next morning, we were READY to hit the pool and have more sunshine and that is exactly what we did!

The girls did some biking and running while there!

Then this was what she did the rest of the day pretty much!

And this is what she did!

Then THIS crew got there and we spent the rest of the day doing this!

Then we had a late dinner and came back and did this until we all crashed!

The middle of the week!

 So here is when plans completely change! We literally had no idea what we would really be doing or anything with Pam so to see Brittney and everyone made for a extra treat. Well, Pam was supposed to ....or wanting to go to Georgia with Richard so she needed to keep Kennedy and get her to gym on Wednesday. Since I technically didnt have anything to do (except the planned going home....) I volunteered us to do Kennedy so Pam could leave.

Well, Pam ended up not actually leaving but Lana called Pam and realized we were down so she asked me since we were staying an extra day to help Pam (though she ended up not going) to come down and visit them since Mallory was bringing her girls and coming down. So, yeah makes your head spin..........but since we were already down....we said SURE. So I had to call Tyler and let him know that we were staying longer.....................had to re-wear clothes (but we didnt care) because we didnt pack for a longer trip....

but we had a great time and got to see more people!

So, since we staying an extra night, we did art! We have done this before in Destin and loved it and loved doing it with Aunt Pam this time!

This time around, they got to do their own pouring of the resin. (well, long story short, that was a bad idea and it didnt turn out correctly but it was a 'God thing' that we stayed longer because the sweetest lady with an awesome shop took Lily's and fixed it that is by Lana's house! She heard me talking about how Lily's didnt turn out correctly and she offered to fix it and it is perfect now!)

The crew. We had lunch while doing it and made a great memory!

Lily's and all of them were so pretty!

Then we went back and had a late afternoon walk and found the 'Mermaid Mailboxes!' That was an experience and we also almost had Richard walking home because he dropped Pam in the water because she didnt want to get her shoes wet! Too funny!

I LOVE this picture I took of the girls walking! So peaceful!

Then, we sat and enjoyed this until dark!

The last morning, we were up early and over to help Kennedy with school.............

And doing her hair! Alexis was so proud of herself to get that bun done correctly! :)

And off to gym class! We had lunch and went shopping before getting to Lana's late to spend some time with them! Alexis LOADED up on all the things for her dorm room so she was so happy we went shopping. She also got several dresses and things for her Senior trip. She was one extra happy girl!

Spring Break continued!

 We finished off our quick trip with Aunt Pam and Richard by soaking up some relaxing time and then an impromptu time with this little guy because he was out of school and Mitchell needed to sleep since he is now on nights. We spent the afternoon doing all the things Briggs wanted to do!

This picture cracks me up! Pam brought these flying things and they could not figure out how to make them work. Well, Briggs didnt want to wear shoes at first but then wanted to do them so he put my sandals on. They were so big for him but he didnt care....this was him dancing in them as he was walking. This boy cracks me up and you never know what he is going to say or do!

Then he wanted to play on his playground!

Then we went for a bike ride but had to stop to try and get snails!

Then we made a surprise visit to watch Kennedy and she was so happy to see us!

She was out there doing her thing! We ended up having Mexican dinner with Brittney and Mitchell (before he had to go to work) to cap off the night!

Our Spring break fun!

 We had all intentions of just visiting Pam for a couple of days. Staying until Tuesday.....

but then, out of nowhere, plans changed and it turned into the whole week and it was fabulous and we got to see all the people too!

We got down late Saturday and so we really only had time to walk the pier before it got dark. The water was amazing! I mean, just the most beautiful!

Whew, a little windy!

We headed back to Aunt Pams where she cooked a huge dinner for us. So delicious and everything we could think of!

The next day we slept in and then headed to Brittney's to meet their new dog and see these two! Goodness it has been about a year and a half since we have seen them! They have grown SO much! I asked Briggs if he remembered me.............................and he said, 'No.' Broke my heart.........but also, he was young..so understandable! 

It was good catching up with them! 

Aunt Pam wanted to try out their electric bikes.........which resulted in everyone trying them out. I just had to take a picture of this....because would you ever think to see a traffic jam going into a home! ha!

Then we hit the beach! It was such a beautiful afternoon! This boy was a pro at kayaking! And look at the girls in the back on the paddleboards! 

They had fun doing this too!

Alexis lived her best life................while Kennedy did all the work! ha! Kennedy didnt mind a bit!

We were wet and sweaty and full of sunshine but headed to eat dinner to finish off the afternoon. It was a great day!

Teamwork makes the dreamwork!

 I just had to take a picture because it was so funny to watch.

Sarah was trying to be super careful and still so Luanne could work on her hair................while she worked on mine! ha!

Luanne is having to do some certifications and practicing on someone counts for hours. Well, Sarah is the one and I didnt want them to have to end since I was there so I devised this plan and it worked perfectly! ha!

Team work makes the dream work for sure!

A last minute game change!

 So apparently there was a big fight that started with the Oneonta's head boy's soccer coach against our boys because he was mad that JHS won the game. I do not know all the details but because of that, the next game was decided to not be played by Varsity but by the JV since their season was cut short was all the game cancellations. 

So, on a Thursday afternoon, we got the notice that Lily was playing again the next day! Well, Tyler already had plans to work on a truck and I had my hair appointment so we had to miss some of it..........

and of COURSE it was when Lily made a goal!

She texted me (as the game was playing............and she should not have had her phone....) because she was SO excited she scored!

I hated to miss but made it to the game, later, and watch that only goal be the whole rest of the game! The other team scored right close to the end to tie the game, otherwise, her goal would have won it! BOO to that but very proud of her!

LOOK at that scoreboard! I got there right after it. 

Proud of this girl and now, officially, her season is now over. She ended on such a high note!

Walking the halls again!

 Went back to the old elementary school this morning to judge the Vocabulary Parade! I have judged ir a couple of years ago and enjoy going and helping. I especially love seeing kids that I know and them running up to me to give me a hug or life this morning, running up to me saying..........'Mrs. Amber, am I going to win?!'  :) 

It feels just like yesterday that my girls walked these halls and to think Alexis is a Senior now!

Just crazy!

There were a lot of really good words and very creative costumes! I was impressed!

They were told to sit down for a bit before the actual parade started and they all were being so good!

And FLASHBACK to look at this one in the 2nd grade!

She had decorated and cut that all by herself and was so proud!

And then, there she is walking those same halls and having fun!

Lily's last home track meet

 Lily had her last home track meet yesterday afternoon! We were hoping it would be warmer, and it was, but whew, it was still chilly! I am SO ready for warmer weather! We have seen glimpses of it so hopefully it will be coming to stay soon!

Lily got 3rd in the 1600! She finished with a 6.47 which last week she ran it in 6.36 but this time around, who she was running against, she finished out strong!

So, she ended on a high note for her home season. She still has a couple more away meets to still do but proud of her for her last home one!

Got the jewels!

Wordless on a Thursday!

 Yeah, I was super busy yesterday but wanted to still share my Wordless Wednesday...but now on a Thursday!

A beautiful weekend!

 I am getting lazy with taking pictures but we had a beautiful weekend! Kind of crazy how starting today, we will be in the 20's again! I am ready for it to be back sunny and beautiful!

We kept it low key over the weekend. We hung around the house on Saturday and then Sunday was full of Church, lunch to celebrate Pawpaw's birthday and then grabbed Greysyn and enjoyed a bike ride and park time!

I didnt get a picture of much of anything other than us riding bikes because it is and will always be one of my most favorite things to do!

I remember a time when I had to slow down so Alexis and Lily could keep up with me.....

well Lily and I rode from our house to the park to meet Greysyn and Tyler since they were in his truck (because that is a long trek for Grey's little legs)................ well, I had to tell Lily to slow down so I could keep up with her!

My goodness how fast time flies and changes to where I am the one behind now!

We checked out the COLD water! Alexis was too cool for school to come with us. She didnt want to sweat! :)

Such a beautiful day!

READY to go!

His little legs! He rode his bike so well! But....he was tired at the end! ha! We wore him out! ha!

My favorite view!