Jack's New Obsession

If only it really worked...

Anna's First Trophy

Anna's first soccer season came to an end on Saturday and she is so sad!  She LOVED soccer and can't wait to start again in the fall.  The team had an end of season party with a huge bounce house and lots of snacks.  Anna was most excited about getting her very first trophy!

Loving the bounce house slide!

Daddy got to give her the special trophy
with Coach Russell and Coach Kishon looking on.

I'm so sad that this photo is blurry, but I had to include it!

Charlie and Anna digging in to all the yummy goodies.
Gotta love cupcakes at 9:30 in the morning!

Preschool EOY Party

First Day of 3 Year Old Preschool

I can't believe this year is almost over!!  Last Friday, Anna's class had their EOY party at a local park.  It was a gorgeous, cooler day and the kids had a great time. 

Anna and BFF Chloe

Ready for water balloons!

Happy summer birthdays to Mia and Chloe!

Anna and Amelia doing the spider swing.

Thanks for a great year Mrs. Long and Ms. Sawyer!

Play Date

Our good friends Julie and Tiffany both have girls the same age as Anna and little ones around Jack's age.  We decided to have a little play date last week and everyone came over to our house this time.  The kids had a blast!  The girls had a princess fashion show and took turns trying on dresses and parading around the house.  The little ones played and watched the parade.

Audrey, Madi, and Anna

The babies: Madi, Jack, and Hunter

Madi wanted to dress up like a big girl too!

Big Madi as a blushing bride...watch out Wilson!

The whole clan, even Murphy

Mother's Day Weekend in Wilmington

Anna and I made a special "mother bird" necklace
for Mom for Mother's Day that had five different colored "eggs" to represent all her grandchildren.

My birthday was on the Friday of Mother's Day weekend this year.  When Will asked me what I wanted for my birthday, my first thought was to spend my birthday and Mother's Day with my mom.  He quickly obliged and so we headed down to Wilmington on Friday.  We had dinner at our normal Friday night spot, Krazy's, with Jeffro and Greg and families.  Then Saturday afternoon, everyone came back to the house for a cookout for Mother's Day.  The kids played in the pool in the backyard while the adults relaxed and played corn hole.  Then Anna and Nia and Nellie did a fashion show of old dresses that Sarah and I used to wear that Mom has kept in the closet.  It was so cute watching them prance and twirl around.  I was so glad we went home because Daddy/Papa had a big shutdown at work and so was barely home the whole weekend.  I'm glad we were there to keep Mom from being by herself for the weekend.

Just Playing Around

New Outfits!

Back in February, I went on a girls trip up to the Old Edwards Inn in Highlands, NC.  It was quite a trek to get there (it's only an hour from Atlanta and through mountain roads) but well worth it.  We had a blast talking and getting massages and relaxing in the spa.  We also did a little shopping and I found the cutest matching outfits at a children's boutique.  I just couldn't not get them...

Julie, Blair, Keira, and me

The kids wore them for the first time this past Sunday and were absolutely adorable.  Will says that Jack is going to kill me for putting him in such outfits, but I think it's precious.  I will continue until the day he tells me he doesn't want to wear them because that day will come soon enough!

All dolled up!