Mimi's 97th birthday bash!

I wish all  my cousins/ friends/Judy's friends/Dean's friends/Fred's friends and all the grandkids friends and well, EVERYONE who knows Mimi could've been at her b'day party Aug. 14th! As it was, our OWN FAMILY filled up Judy's house---every room! We would've loved to have had everyone come celebrate but space wouldn't allow it! (and Judy's house is big!)! As it was, we had to take turns , almost, to get time to get our pix made family by family with Queen Mimi! HAHA!! I didn't get everyone's family, but I think Beth might have gotten those I missed. Time went way too fast and by the time we all got to hug/talk to everyone it was time to go home! It was a BLAST and just made me realize that we are going to have to find somewhere to have a big ole space so our family can do this more often! Our kids/grands love to see each other and it seems almost a crime to wait a year to do it again. Soooo, between the BRAINS in the family( me and Judy , haha) we are trying to figure out  how we can maybe make the magic happen again, maybe even by Christmas. As far as the QUEEN?? She loved every minute! She came in making us laugh (see the pix) and throughout the whole party!!! Terry and I took her home and she just went on and on about how much fun it was and how she enjoyed it all. Wow, that little woman has quite a bit of offspring!!! Hahahaha...here are a few pix  of the day. I try to add captions but they never work! (help, anyone????). Anyway, see if you can figure out who is who. Not easy with such a huge family!!! It was a blast and we are so blessed to have our little Queen still making us laugh, at 97 years old!!!! We love our Mimi and we love our big family!!!! We laughed/giggled/acted silly/played beauty parlor/ate/vied for Mimi's attention and just had a grand ole time!!!!!OH! And lest I forget, the highlight for Mimi was seeing Patrick, Kelley and baby RYDER when he SKYPED us!!!!! It was a beautiful moment!  

aB

Just August....

 We have enjoyed the summer!!!!! For the baby boys---they are both growing by leaps and bounds!!! I hadn't seen Carter since the beach so it was great having them for part of last week thro Mimi's birthday party(pix to come of that SOON!!!!!!!!!). I love it that Kelley rings me up on SKYPE so often to see Ryder!!!! Sometimes it looks like he is staring into the computer looking at me! I like to THINK he knows me via the computer! HA HA! The pictures you see are shot off of the computer via Skype which is why they aren't as clear as the others, of course. But, it won't be long till I will be making pix of my little man , IN PERSON! Kelley and Ryder are coming VERY SOON!!!!!!!.....  Had a fun August and , as I mentioned in the last post, lots of birthdays! Katie's b'day is SUNDAY!!! MY BABY IS GOING TO BE 26 YEARS OLD!!!  How can THAT be?!....Kemp and Lily are back in school and both are very excited and love their teachers! WOW, the summer FLEW by! Kemp called and asked me for some Beach Photos to take to school today for "show and tell". I took by a bunch and Natalie laughed and said "I think he only needs one"! LOL! The pictures of the round baby animals (haha) are from the NURSING ROOM at BuyBuyBaby Store. It's a perfect place for us to run and let Katie nurse Carter when we are out running around!!!! See the shopping never stops! Who says you can't take a baby shopping?! HAHAHAHA....Those pix of  NAT? I made those as she was walking out the door as  she went on a "BIG BROTHER" casting call! LOL!!! Can't you just see her now on that show???  Of course, there were many others but , who KNOWS maybe she will make it and have a shot at winning $250, 000!!!!  Katie and I both get dibs on the $ b/c we gave her some fake interviews and tips! HAHAHAHA!....Mimi's b'day party was amazing. Well, Mimi is pretty amazing! 97 years old and she still keeps everyone laughing and even my FB friends are enamored with her (and most have never met her!)! I have to wait a few days for some reason, for all my pictures to get to where I can load them to Blogger (don't know why!!!!). So, until those pix get in the right place, I'll post some random ones of us having fun this summer! But, stay tuned! You'll want to see my big HUGE family. I believe the best looking family in Alabama! Wait a minute! In the WORLD!!! hahahahaha

Prayers for children going back to school.....

I must say, our church did the most awesome thing last Sunday! After the service, our minister, Steve, had all the names of the students from Lakeview UMC , on the altar. He asked for every family to pray for a student this coming school year. I think that is AWESOME!!!! I got Lily Strange!!!! She is going to be a 5th grader. Granted, she's the preacher's kid so she's probably already getting a lot of prayers (haha) but add mine to her family's! I just love this idea and I'm going to add my Kemp and Lily to the those for Lily Strange as well!!!! I tied the name to a cross by my bed and plan on praying for her each morning and evening. Love that idea!!!! If you like this idea, pass it along to your church!
*(here are my grands that are going back to school! Lily: going to 2nd grade and Kemp going to first grade!) Also the name of the little girl I am praying for this coming year! Another Lily! Easy name for me to remember now that I'm an old lady! LOL)! I put Lily's name around a cross by my bed so that I see it first thing in the morning and before I go to sleep as a reminder.....!

Please, pray for a student this year!


Blessings and joy!