Not just a bunch of papers!

 Sometimes you look at a stack of papers....or just some papers on a counter and think...that's just trash or clutter....

well...........

not these pieces!

These pieces of paper hold strong memories for me when I played volleyball! These pieces of  paper is what Alexis has brought home to learn the sport of volleyball! The play calls....the 'inside tricks'....all of it that must be learned. She has some reviewing to do! I cant wait to watch her grow to love this! I am excited to watch her play....even if she may not play alot this year with it being her first year on the team to ever play the game. I still cant wait to see her out there!

THIS....I love THIS about Lillian Grace Law. She is soooooo thoughtful and puts her heart into making little moments....little sweet gestures! Almost every time we 'eat as a family around the table.' {not every time I cook that we sit around the table. Sometimes the girls eat at the island....sometimes we eat outside...this and that....

but almost always....when we sit around the kitchen table...Lily will come up with something 'special' to go along with our meal! Whatever random thought she has in her mind...she makes it happen. Sometimes it is simply putting a candle and lighting it. Others she has us write 'what we love' about whoever she selects for us. I had Tyler the other day and I had to write 'what I love most' about him and read it to everyone. Then we went around the table. Sometimes she just folds the forks into the napkins in a 'fancy' way. Sometimes she will have music playing in the background as we eat. Last night..she had a 'special' menu for us as we were having to pretend we were at PF Changs in Birmingham and not at home! :)

Her menu she made us is the red paper. We had to pass it around and read it and see what our specially prepared meal was for dinner! 

I just LOVE how she does this! It makes my heart smile! 

{Excuse her wet head....she didnt want to take a shower from swimming at camp before dinner because she wanted to go outside and play after she ate and then take a bath later} :) And...the edamame, that was the appetizer and it was put on a paper plate. :)

After dinner cleanup....Lex had another 13th birthday party to attend with alll the same group that has been going to 10,000 of them since the year started! :) They all had a blast!