awards

we are so proud of august.
he has loved his first year of school,
and learned to much.
he loves reading and science.
is quite quick with his math skills.
and he has formed many new friendships.
couldn't be more proud of him and his citizenship award!

soccer

this boy loves to run.
so soccer was right up his alley.
his baseball coach was coaching soccer,
so he had the same coach and some of the same teammates.
friendships grew stronger and teamwork improved.
we loved watching him play.
and his excitement when his team scored melted this mama's heart.

april from the iphone

putting on mascara

 officially a soccer mom

putting together the green machine

baby blue birds

the end of that first lesson

loving these quilt fabrics

first soccer game, first goals, and first lost tooth

cuteness all ready for bible study

got glue?

aprons

august's school asked if i could make something for teacher appreciation week.
i thought these aprons would be fun thing for our teachers that work so hard.

easter

we celebrated the season with egg dying,
egg hunting,
easter bunny visiting,
church worshiping,
and family gathering.

and a note for the bunny next year:
m&m's are about all you need to drop off!

swim lessons for tatum

she cried the entire time.
but learning how to swim isn't an option,
so it doesn't bother this mama one bit.
i don't think she's ever called for me this much in her entire life.

ms. pat is a angel.
she just keeps going right through the crying.
and these babies just keep doing what she asks.

happy to report that after a few lessons there are no more tears,
and this girl is making great progress!

march from the iphone

not exactly the picture taking month,
but a busy one none the less.

moments like this are numbered,
so i'm cherishing each one i can get.

enjoying a night off from the ball fields and more daylight.

the shelf incident.
it was as painful as it looks,
but fortunately was not broken and healed well.

my girl in pigtails called for some selfie action.

baseball trophy and party time!

my grandmama

not even sure where to really begin,
but my dear sweet grandmama jo passed away.

there are so many things i want to say.
since i'm not the greatest writer, a simple list will have to do.

she was a loving wife, mama, grandmama, and great grandmama.
a teacher with a degree in social work.
an avid florida state fan and alumni.
(football was her favorite.)
a very good cook and the best at black-eyed peas.
member of the first babtist church.
a cowbelle.

some of the things i remember the most:
like her picking me up from school and taking me to get ice cream at the freeze king.
our mondays spent together in the summer while mama worked at the market.
her pedal hat she wore while hunting.
she was a lover of sweets, especially chocolate.
running around at family dinners making sure everything was just so,
and no one was in need of anything.
going to an aerobics class together (we talking jane fonda stuff here.).
taking deserts to the cowbells for the county fair.
snoring at the bed and breakfast, making august sit up and laugh in the middle of the night.
her love of dr. pepper
(which august always called spicy coke. ironic, because she did NOT like spicy food.)
taking me over the fence on the stairs out to feed the dogs.
hours spent at the neighbors pool and her never getting her face wet.
weekends at little gasparilla with with whole family, mrs. betty and the pace crew.
her stories from florida state of going to the sweet shop, swim class at the indoor pool (same place i took swimming), passing out in the bathroom from sickness, and living in the attic at landis.
losing her wedding and engagement rings at a freezing cold florida-florida state game to be found in the bathroom by a security guard.
and many, many more.

grandmama,
you are loved, missed, and thought about everyday.
thank you for being everything that you were and are.
love you, erin