My adopted family

Last weekend we traveled to Jackson for the Dickerson's surprise birthday party. Big D and Mrs. Cathy both turned 60 this year and it was so much fun to get to celebrate with them. When my family fell apart the Dickerson's took me in and kept me going and for that I will forever be grateful. Mr. Donnie, Mrs. Cathy, Brad and Meredith are pretty high on my list of favorite people and I have so many great memories with them. I have been truly blessed with people who aren't family but love me like I am and it has had such a huge impact on my life. I love you Mr. Donnie and Mrs. Cathy and Happy Birthday!

Fall is flying

Fall is here is flying by. I don't know what we've been doing but we have been busy, or so it seems. Wenn got moved up to Level 2 in gymnastics class. She is the youngest in her new class but has been brave and eager to learn. She practices all of the time and really enjoys it. Meg enjoys eating as you can tell and is always eager to help out with the clean up when I bake. It has been so dry around here that I've had to water my plants quite a bit to keep them going. The girls ended up playing with the hose and it was like it was summer all over again. Wenn's fifth birthday is the end of this month and I can not believe she will be 5!!
Where has the time gone?

Trip to the Big Easy

We took a little trip to New Orleans this weekend to go to Brad Dickerson's wedding. The whole family went, including mom. We stayed at a very fancy "shotel", the fanciest Wenn's ever stayed in, or so she said. Meg loved her first taste of beignets, once she finally quit eating the powdered sugar and actually tried the beignet. After our delicious breakfast we went to the insectarium. Wenn loved it, especially the butterfly garden. Meg was not a big fan. She woke up from her nap that afternoon screaming "No Bugs, No Bugs!". The girls favorite part was looking out the window of the "shotel" at the river and watching the boats. The wedding was beautiful and it was so fun catching up with some old friends. Congratulations Dr. Brad!

Birthdays, baptisms and more birthdays

Since school has started back, Wenn has been invited to 6 birthday parties. Four this weekend and two next weekend. We only made it to 2 of them this weekend because 3 were at the same time and two are next weekend. The first one was Mary Paxton's gymnastic party at the Y. Anyone who has been around Wenn for more than 5 minutes knows that she is obsessed with gymnastics right now. She has mastered a cartwheel and a backbend and is so eager to learn how to do a back handspring. This girls LOVES to tumble! She had a blast at the party and is ready to go to gymnastics class this week to learn more. The second party was this afternoon at the "beauty spa" as Wenn calls it. The girls got to get their fingernails, toenails and hair done plus make-up. What more could a room full of 4 and 5 year old girls want? She enjoyed all of the pampering and looked way too grown-up with her princess hair-do and sparkly make-up.
Happy Birthday to Mary Paxton and Suzi Paige!
We also got to share in the celebration of Sterlin Jackson Smith's baptism today. Sterlin is Cliff and Sarah Smith's precious gift from God that took 6 years to get here. It was an extra special day because Sterlin is such a blessing and we are so happy that we got to witness the beginning of his walk with Christ. Happy Baptism to one very special little boy!

Back to School

Sorry to be gone so long but I will try to catch everyone up. Wenn is back in school and is loving life in PK4. The week before school started they had mini cheer camp and she had a blast. They get to perform at Meet the Generals Tuesday night and she is so excited about cheering on the football field. I am praying that a random cold front moves through that day because it is miserable outside! Last Tuesday after registration we had all of the girls in the PK4 over to our house for lunch. It was so fun to start the school year off with all of the girls getting to know each other and I think it is something we will try to do every year. All but 1 showed up so the house was full with 15 girls and their moms and/or dads and I will try to post a group picture sometime soon. Meg is getting old enough to play with Wenn and they are so cute together. Have a good week!

Bet you laugh...

I hope these made you smile!

First Solo Flight

The girls and I went to Mandeville this weekend visit the Mills family. Big Sister Myrt was more than happy to introduce her little brother and share him with Wenn and Meg. The girls had a great time playing and Baker was so sweet. Meg kept pointing at him and saying "baby, baby" as you can see in the last photo. This was the first trip that I have gone on by myself with both girls and it was great, except for Meg almost jumping out of the crib at the boathouse and having to sleep in the bed with me and Wenn Friday night. We stayed in at the Dickerson's boathouse on Lake Caroline Friday night and then woke up Saturday morning and hit the road. After our visit to the Mills house I decided we would head back home but not without a quick stop in Vicksburg. I stopped at the park downtown and let the girls play in the water. They had so much fun and it was a great break from riding in the car. We made it home around 9:45 and everyone slept soundly in their own beds. Happy Sunday!