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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The Twins 1 Year

Harper and Leighton are ONE! Hard to believe when I look back at pictures of when they were first born, so teeny and fragile. I had the privilege of taking some pictures and I had so much fun doing it!

Leighton on the left, Harper on the right

Their birthday party was at Nelson and Shirley's...

Look at the teeny pair of pants on the far left - one of the girls was wearing those in the hospital.

Leighton enjoyed her cake very much, Harper was a little more hesitant to dig in.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Grandaddy's 90th

Last Saturday, most of the family gathered to celebrate Grandaddy's 90th birthday. I spent a lot of time looking through old pictures a few days before the party and was amazed at how many I had never seen before, some are quite humorous. I have seen maybe a total of 5 pictures of my grandmother and it was very interesting looking at more, since she passed away before I was born and I never got to meet her. Here's some pictures from the evening.

Check out Dad's rockin' spectacles.

This was Aunt Jo's wedding (obviously), she looks like a kid. She WAS a kid.

This picture scares me a little, Aunt Jo looks positively evil.

Grandaddy in his element - a table full of chocolate.

The grandchildren.

The greatgrandchildren.

And the children with their spouses.

His grandchildren were requested to write down a memory of Grandaddy from younger years... so I shared about the only time I remember getting a spanking from Grandaddy...
I was about seven years old. Dad and Mom were out of town so Grandaddy and Mimi were babysitting us kids. Well, on my way home from school that day, I heard a kid on the bus use the word 'gay' for the first time and as we were walking up the driveway, I asked Roger what it meant. He wouldn't tell me, but he told me that it would be really funny if I called JoLynn gay. So, we all sit down to dinner and I promptly said in a singsong voice, "JoLynn is gay!". Grandaddy asked me what I had just said, so I repeated it for him and he gently took my hand, led me to Dad and Mom's room, spanked me soundly, and told me not to use words that I didn't know the meaning of.
Anyways, I do have many GOOD memories of Grandaddy as well, such as him blowing giant bubbles with Laura and I in their driveway, sneaking us candy right before dinner, taking us on walks... He is a big fan of walking, I never will forget him taking me to the mall to walk, me trying not to look like a nerd, and him trying to look the otherway, keeping me engrossed in conversation, and acting like we weren't passing a Victoria's Secret.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Beau's Birthday

I can't believe Beau is FIVEEEEE!

We had a fun birthday party at Derek and Jill's...

Yeah, that's antlers on the table. ANTLERS.

Otha Lee and Lee Monroe

Jack

Feliz Compleanos, Senor.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Aubrey's 24th

Yes, I know I have neglected my blog for weeks. But for the past TWO MONTHS, I have been working on planning a surprise birthday for Aubrey. And between that, and company, and school, and work, yeah... anyways.

Aubrey does not like surprises. So, to try to justify what I was doing, we start with a beautiful and relaxing setting...

Brad and Jo's patio

Mr. Egg Roll Maker. Eric did a LOT for this party. Planning, getting food, cooking. Oh man. If there was a way to describe the goodness of his eggrolls and his chips and guacamole on this blog, I would try.

Anxiously awaiting her arrival. It's slightly annoying that I didn't even get a picture of her coming in the door. Basically, I told her that some girls were going over to JoLynn's to swim and for dinner. Anyways, her surprise to having about forty people waiting in the living room was evident. OH! THE ICING ON THE CAKE - Marie came out! Two surprises in one, even better.