Things I have learned while vacationing at the beach -
1. No matter how many clothes and towels you pack, you will spend at least one evening in the hotel guest laundry room trying to get the sand out of all your clothes and towels.
2. You think you can go to the beach and not get covered in sand and only get wet up to your ankles but you will get soaked completely head to toe, and you will find sand in places you didn't even know you could get sand!
3. Even if you think you have covered you and your lived ones in enough sun screen, you haven't.
4. There are not enough washers and dryers in the hotel guest laundry room.
5. It's hot in hotel guest laundry rooms, and their pretty lonely places.
I'm sure I will think of more life lessons that I learn at the beach, and I will share them with you as I learn them.
TTFN! I've got laundry to fold!

Oh My! It's Been Almost a Month

I can't believe that it has been almost a month since I posted to this dear little blog of mine! Where has the time gone? Well, I guess we have been busy!

We have been doing a bit of this,

some of this,

quite a bit of this,

and not nearly enough of this.
We've caught a few of these,
and had another one of these

that got us this.
We have spent a lot of time with these people
(but not enough for me!),
and she caught one of these!
We taught Mattie May to do this,

and have started doing some of this.
So, I'm sorry if I haven't had a lot of time to keep up this blog, but I'm still visiting all of yours and I promise to post again when we get back from this!

Vacation 2009

I love this Scripture

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears
the Lord is to be praised.
-- Proverbs 31:30

What's Wrong With This Picture

Last night, we went to the movie.

Katie, Mattie May, Makaley, Kauy, and me.

It was great fun.

Before the movie, we ate at Burger King, you know, fill the tummy a bit so we don't eat to much popcorn.

We had a great time.

I snapped this picture of Mattie May while she was eating.

As cute as she is, there is something wrong with this picture.

Do you see what it is?

If you've known my family or read this blog for a while, I am sure you will notice as soon as you look.

Figured it out yet?

It's there, right before your eyes!

Give up?

Are you ready?


That is my Mattie May, even though I don 't necessarily recognize her!

She didn't want dog ears!

She said she is a big girl now and wanted to wear a headband!

I guess now I have to call her my granddaughter
and not my grand baby any more!

Does she really have to grow up?

I'm Nervous

I am so nervous!

Today, someone very dear to me asked me to do some family portraits for his family!

Oh My!

I just point and shoot!

I don't do this very well!

I just get lucky alot!

Mattie May doesn't always cooperate!

Oh, what am I going to do?!

She's Turning Us Green

This is Earth Week.

They are learning about being "GREEN" at school.

Last night Frank was in mowing when we left for the grocery store.

As we headed out the door, she stopped and yelled "WAIT!" and
and ran to the back room.

We heard the TV cut off.

"if your not in a room turn off the lights and TV so you don't waste energy!"

Yep!

We are learning to be green!

Pixie Dust

She's four, which means she is into all things Princess and Fairies.

She almost always wears a tiara or wings.

Sometimes both!

She and Katie went on a short trip Saturday.

They past a field almost full of Bluebonnets.

"Look Mommie! Blue Pixie Dust!"You just have to love that imagination!