Leigh & Pressley Visit

Leigh, my SIL, and my niece Pressley came on Tuesday and left on Friday night... we will get to see them some more though in the next few weeks because they will be just 40 minutes away at the beach with Leigh's family for about 3 weeks. Jackson & Brent are coming tomorrow and will be in Myrtle Beach for a baseball tournament for Jackson. So, Leigh and Pres will be back watching a few games and we plan to go see them and Leighs family at least once. Anyway, we had a great time having them around. Karoline & Anderson loved them being around so much to play.

Karoline & Pressley pretty much played with Gandaddy all week. He took them all over and finished with a bang on Friday. They played putt- putt & Gandaddy treated them to ice cream after and got them a few trinkets... it was SO cute to see my dad just enjoy so much time with his granddaughters.

Tuesday night when they arrived Susan & Steve Philips came to eat dinner with us too. They have stayed a week in North Myrtle Beach for 30 years and it was so fun seeing them. They are some of our great friends from Atlanta.

Pretty princesses... they were so excited to be together and playing dress up.

BEACH TIME

POOL TIME




Watching Baby Einstein with cousin Pressley... he was SO relaxed!

Trying to stay cool...

Don't Leave Me Out Please

I don't want these pictures to feel left out... they were taken closer to the beginning of June and I didn't want to forget to add them so they will be in my blog book...

Karoline & Anderson play upstairs by themselves a lot for a good length of time. They usually don't do anything to get them into trouble but one day after about 30 minutes or so Karoline came down stairs and said that Anderson's mouth was blue. I went upstairs and yes, someone, I don't know who, colored his face. This has not been attempted since... I think they figured it out that mommy was not happy about the face artwork :)

Anderson LOVES to "read"...

and swing...

Karoline LOVES her "soft blanket"

Anderson found a new way to watch TV...

Before church one day...

Faith & Sara's Visit

Faith and Sara were two of my best friends at Auburn. Faith and I lived together for three years and I met Sara through Faith. I have not seen Sara is probably 6 years and I have not seen Faith since Karoline was like 8 months old. It was SO wonderful spending time with them and having a little girls weekend... through TJ came along most of the time + kids were in the mix too :) Karoline called them "my friends"... "Mommy, where are my friends?" "Are my friends coming?" "What are my friends names again?"... so cute!

Friday they arrived and we stayed up for a LONG time just talking, looking at Sara's wedding pictures, Faith's brothers wedding pics and her sweet new nephew, and catching up. It was so fun... I really missed them! Saturday we played at the beach and the pool a little then went to our favorite beach restaurant, Bummz! We drove around Myrtle Beach a little then came home and watched my all time favorite movie, Shag (I finally got it on DVD!). Sunday before they left to head back to Atlanta they joined us for our Father's Day breakfast. It was sad to say goodbye but we plan on making it a yearly trip for sure. They are just amazing friends who love the Lord so much and are such a blessing! Here are some pictures from the weekend...

Happy Father's Day to TJ, Gandaddy, & PopPop!

Well, you know I am going to say it and it is the truth... TJ is the BEST Daddy in the WORLD!!! He really is just amazing and I am SO blessed to have him as a husband and a father to my children. He is the most giving, selfless, understanding, godly man that I know. Karoline and Anderson just adore him completely and they just LOVE him so much!

TJ and I both were raised my amazing fathers. My dad and TJ's dad, Kerry (AKA PopPop), are both wonderful grandfathers! Karoline and Anderson just love spending time with them and we really cannot wait to see PopPop in just a few weeks! We love yall so much!

For Father's Day we went to Sea Captain's House for breakfast. We had so wait a little bit for our table but it was a great opportunity for pictures :) My dad was playing golf and he came to join us when he finished. Faith and Sara were there too and I think we would all agree that it was a WONDERFUL breakfast! It's my new top breakfast place! The kids eat free and you can't beat that the the prices were very good! Plus you have a perfect view of the beach! What more could you ask for!? But it was fun. Before we went to breakfast TJ opened his gift which was a Cleveland Indians hat that he has been wanting for over a year now and a movie.

After breakfast and having to say goodbye to Faith and Sara we played at the pool and tried to stay cool until nap time... now we are relaxing :)



Karoline was like a sad little puppy looking at the pool while we were waiting to be seated!
Wild Man- This is Anderson... MOST of the day he's like this.... except when he is sleeping... LOTS of energy :)





We wish we could celebrate with you PopPop but we will see you SOON! We love you!


Two of my best friends from Auburn, Sara and Faith, came to visit this weekend! We had a BLAST and I will probably post those pictures tomorrow... for now I am going to watch golf with my hubby and BEST dad in the world!

Gymnastics

Today was Karoline's first day of GYMNASTICS! She has a GREAT time. We got there early and watched their competition cheer squad practice and she just LOVED it. Then when it was time for her class she just ran into the gym so fast. She is probably the youngest in the class but she did great. Her teachers said she did a great job and was so willing to try everything. I as a parent really enjoyed watching her learn new things and just enjoy herself. I got to meet some new mom's too and that was fun. I am thankful that Karoline will have this opportunity this summer and hopefully again in the fall. She is our little gymnast.

Wacky Girls Night Out

A few of our friends coordinated a Wacky Girls Night Out- Bridesmaid Bowling. I didn't have a bridesmaids dress but my sweet friend Shannon gave me a prom dress to borrow. We had a BLAST! Some of the bridesmaids dresses that people had to wear were SOOOOO bad! There was one with a small bow right on the BUTT and it was SO horrible! There was another who's train was longer than my wedding dress train, which made it hard to bowl but oh it was funny! It was a ton of fun I am SO thankful for the group of friends God has blessed me with here. Here are some pictures so hope you get a good laugh!

Amanda and I

Danielle, Amanda, Me, Jessica, and Shannon
Jessica, Amanda, Me and Kathleen
Julie and Kathleen
My lucky ball... 8 lbs.