Curious...

Jess and I are speaking at a camp for the young men this Friday. They asked me to talk about what I was looking for in a husband. I have been thinking about this for a bit, and I have come up with a few things, but I was wondering, What types of things are/were on your list of attributes for your mate? I am wondering how closely they mirror what I was looking for. I would love to hear your thoughts on this, and I think it would help me sort out what to say on Friday. Thanks

Kenny's Graduation!

We went up to Pensacola last weekend for my brother's graduation from U of West FL! My HS friend Maggie (& lots of family) met me there and we had a great weekend! Oddly enough I don't have a single picture of us together! Here's me and Grandaddy.
Summer watching the Grads file in.
Grammy and Angel baby.
Pedicure time!
"I'm so proud of Uncle Kenny!"

My Dad holding Matthew.
Her pedicure is done, now it's story time. Who knew you could accomplish so much during a graduation ceremony?!
Happy graduate! Right before the rain began to pour!
I'm so proud of my brother!
Summer wants my purse!

Baby Girl is 4!

On Saturday, May 4th Summer turned 4 years old! Grandpa Riggs gave her a princess butterfly net, and a bug observation jar. He is trying to help her be a "tom boy."
She loves them! Hugs for Grandpa Riggs.
& Grandaddy!
The kids with Grandpa.
Summer showing Grandaddy how the net works.

"Aunt Sweetie Pie" getting Summer's Barbie cake ready for decoration.
Summer's face sums up the entire decorating process!
The finished product. Sprinkles anyone?
Aunt Sweetie Pie got T Jay an adventure kit for summer's birthday. He loved the compass and the portable radio and headphones.
She can write her name!

Grad Poses

It was raining cats & dogs after Kenny's ceremony, so we didn't get any great pictures. We decided to make him pose at Aunt Sherry's so we could take pics!
Kenny & Katherine
"Show me the money!!"

Fun at Aunt Sweetie Pie"s

It was all we could do to keep Matthew from falling into this fountain! He loves to play in water!
Summer, not so much. At least at this point. She did warm up to the slip N slide after a while.
T Jay loved it!
Katelyn, my cousin was queen of the slip N slide!

Smelling the roses!
Katelyn and Summer enjoying girlie time!
Sitting in the "man chair" doing man things! (TV)
Matthew finally got new tennis shoes! I didn't realize how crunched his toes were until they were really crunched!

Disney

This is the only way to fly!!! It's an Ergo baby and it is the best baby carrier ever! It is small, simple and puts all of the baby's weight on your hips. I wore it all day and was not uncomfortable at all!
Jess thinks this is the happiest place on earth, too!
Making good use of their "line time." By the way, "fast passes" are the only way to go.

Matthew ran in circles for 20 minutes while we waited for Jess and T Jay at splash mountain. Run down the slide, around, up the ladder & down. Repeat!
Summer being silly while T. Jay is getting the bajeezies scared out of him on the Stitch ride! Seriously, if you go there with younger kids, think twice. T Jay, while I know he has a tendency to be easily frightened, was scared for at least 20 minutes after. We went to the Monster's Inc. Laugh floor to lighten the mood. He kept asking, "This is funny, right? Not scary."
T Jay and Buzz
Pretty Kool Kiddie Kats, eh?!!
Ahh the life of an 18 month old is grand. What I would have given to ride around with my feet up taking a nap! Now all he needs are some grapes and a fan!!

Turtle Fest 2008

We went to our favorite beach for their annual Turtle fest to raise money for the sea turtle rescue center. We had a fun time learning about sea turtles. This one's a little scary, though. He's got those shifty eyes.
One of the rescued Sea turtles being rehabilitated.
Enjoying an ice cold lemonade. One of the best I've had. Can't beat it on a hot day.
T Jay and his snow cone.
When Summer drinks, she never lets go of the straw. We don't share drinks with her! :)