Silver Dollar City

Noah and Abby on the rollercoaster

My mom, sister and the kids took a couple days off and went to Branson. We took the kiddos to SDC and they absolutely loved it! Noah and Ally both rode many of the rollercoasters. I was very impressed that Noah got on some of them. He is usually very cautious towards things like that. It was a hot day but the kids didn't seem to notice. Thank goodness for many rides that have water on them and for many of the kids area that have water toys. We went to eat at a place where the waiters sing while you eat. Our waiter had been on American Idol and Alexis and Abby (her friend) thought that was the neatest thing. He sang a song to them. It was fun to get to spend time with my mom and sister and we don't get to do that as often as I would like to.

You reap what you sow.....

This is my first pickin' out of my garden. It was actually a couple of wks ago. The squash has not done well since then, but I am still getting some cucumbers and we are starting to get some ripe tomatoes as well. It has been so much fun eating them and teaching the kiddos where their food is coming from. Their is nothing like a good tomatoe on a BLT!!

Wizard of Oz

My sis and I took the kids to see the play Wizard of Oz this past wk! It was totally worth it and we all loved singing along to all the songs(even mom). It kept their attention for the whole time. They didn't allow pictures to be taken, so I didn't get any pics of the actual play. The actors were incredible and the singing was amazing. For all you Wizard of Oz fans, the play Wicked is coming in November to LR and I highly recommend going to see it.

Ally and her friends!

Ally and Ashley

Ally and Jenna

Emery(white puppy), Emma(white pony), Emma 2(green pony)
baby Ally, Toto(brown puppy)

Ally loves her friends! She also loves all of her stuffed animals and babies. She names them all and carries all of them around at the same time. I had to take a picture of this so I don't forget! She makes me smile and I don't want her to ever stop playing like she does!

Ally's first dance recital!!

Ally had her first dance recital this past Friday night! It was just the cutest thing ever. Ms. Laura, one of my makeup diva friends, came over and dolled up my little diva! She was so excited to put on some makeup and getted all dressed up. Her dance routine was to the song Diamonds are a girls best friend. They wore really big diamond rings (from the Dollar Store) and neclace. All the girls did a great job and got a huge applause. They were the littliest ones out there and it was precious!

Laura and Ally

Noah's Pre-K4 class

Fun pics!

Noah and Mrs. Pinkett, his pre-K4 teacher!

Andrew and Paige's wedding!

The Johnson twins--Shannon and Heather
(they will always be the Johnson
twins to me even though Shannon is now married).

My longtime girlfriend, Paige, just got married a few weeks ago at Garvin Gardens to a sweetheart named Andrew. It was a beautiful wedding and as usual I cried, as I do at all weddings. I guess it really hit me hard this time because Paige and Andrew are moving to San Diego for 4 years for Andrew's residency. So sad to not have Paige here but I know this will be a great time for both them. Can't wait to visit San Diego now!!!

Golf 101

Getting ready.....

taking a backswing.....

bout to hit the ball!

Lil sis wants a turn!

We have officially became a golfing family! We have hit the neighborhood golf course a few times lately since it has been so nice out lately in the evenings. Noah and Ally love to hit golf balls. Travis is so excited to be able to take Noah out there on the course with him and teach him his favorite pasttime. Noah does really well listening to Travis and enjoys being out there (maybe also cause Papaw is out there giving him candy). Ally also likes to take her turn. The club is almost as big as she is so she can't really take a full swing, but she sure tries hard. They both enjoy putting the ball. Ally will take her ball and set it right up next to hole and hit it in! She thinks she is so good! It is to cute. It is a fun family activity for us and Trav and I enjoy every minute of it with them!!