Indian Warriors - May 1st

Caelyn and her buddy next door, Ashton, in their war paint!

Wedding in Tallahassee - April 18th

We traveled to Tallahassee for one of the prettiest weddings I've seen. It was in a garden setting on an old plantation. I think it is best described as simple elegance. It was stunning. Congratulations Stokes & Joanna! Here are a few pics of the girls with their Wallace family. It was the first we'd seen Aunt Kate since Christmas time. It was a beautiful day.


The other great part of the trip was that we got to stay with my best friend, Melissa (Aunt Melissa) and her husband, Tom (now known as "Puppy" - long story) for the weekend. We had a blast! We went to a art festival Saturday morning, enjoyed some great food, and had a really fun visit. Melissa spoils them - all of us really. Tom is a gifted musician. With a little effort, he had both girls...mostly McKinley (surprise)...playing a guitar kind of thing and singing on the microphone. It was so fun! I can't believe I forgot to take pictures of that. Next time...

Easter 2009

The girls were thrilled to discover that the Easter Bunny follows you where you go, and even delivers to the beach! We had a great, relaxing weekend in St. Augustine at Meme & Poppa's condo. We enjoyed good family time & good beach time. Sunday morning brought us a unique Easter service. Then it was back to the condo for the egg hunt. I must say...there is nothing like hunting eggs with the sound of the ocean in the background. And it would be nice if the girls thought coins were so awesome 5 years from now!

Grandaddy & The Girls

Grandaddy joined us for t-ball last night...

Happy Birthday Jay!

"Be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead"

-1 Peter 1:6

"That man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest"

-Henry David Thoreau

Today is Jay's 32nd birthday. He had a date with all three of his ladies tonight for Wine Wednesday at Bonefish! On his birthday, we're especially grateful for Jay. We pray God blesses him with much wisdom, success, and joy in this next year of life!

Admittedly not the best picture of the girls, but it was the best of Daddy and it was his day! :)

Belated Blog

TThis was a Mommy weekend back in February. Aunt Melissa came into town and Daddy was on "Super Duty". He took the kids camping about an hour away to River Ranch. I haven't been yet, but we plan to go back. They have a petting zoo, rodeo, and even a putt-putt course. Jay even forgave me for forgetting to pack Pull-ups...INCREDIBLE!!! It seems everyone had a great time. Mommy was slightly jealous when they got home and had made the PINK COWGIRL HAT purchase. But the girls had a BLAST! I'm so glad they had a great Daddy weekend!

Beach Day

We enjoyed a great day at Indian Rocks Beach on Saturday. The weather was awesome! The water was still a little cool for my taste, but the girls hardly noticed. We actually had to pull them out to defrost. McKinley had purple lips and chattering teeth. Caelyn, a.k.a. "White Girl" faired okay, less the slightly sunburned under eye circles. The number of kites was AMAZING! It was the perfect wind for it. It's incredible how cool it is just watching them play on the beach. They had such pure joy from just being there.