Sister!

Anyone who knows me knows that those females who are near and dear to me I affectionately call them "Sistah". Here is a picture of my sister and me with my mom and a picture of my mom and her sister, Ann. My mom is the youngest of 10 children. There were 9 girls and a brother right in the middle. My aunts were always involved in our lives. They spent holidays and special occasions with us. They showed us how special and important a sister relationship really is. They have always been there for each other. Luckily I was blessed with a sister myself. My sister is my best friend. I do not know what I would do without her. She has been there for me in both the good times and bad times. Her daughter Caroline and Analynn hopefully will share a sisterhood that we have shared. So if I call you "Sistah" you know you mean a lot to me.

We miss Caroline!!!!

This is a picture of my mom's three granddaughters. Caroline is the blonde and the oldest of the three. Analynn falls in the middle and Phoebe is the youngest. Caroline is my biggest fan. Anyone says anything bad about "her Nan" and Caroline takes up for me. When my sister was in preterm labor Caroline was with me every Wednesday. Since the storm they now live in Baton Rouge and we do not see them as much. We are hoping to see them next weekend. WE MISS CAROLINE! WE LOVE CAROLINE!

Just what I wanted

Yesterday we went on the Honey Island Swamp tour. I let both of the kids get a souvenir. This bug keeper is what Analynn picked out. In the evening we went to Family night at school. The kids caught this roach and decided to keep the in the keeper. Rob told Analynn she needed to let the roach go because she was not bringing it in the house. She said "I am not letting him go, it is the pet I always wanted." We are definitely pet retarded.

Awards Day

Today was Awards Day and the last full day of school for Analynn. We were very proud of her this year. She got Alpha Honor Roll, Christian Service award, Honor Roll medal and Participant in Presidential Physical Fitness award (not sure about this last one). After school we went to sign up for the Library Summer Reading Program. Both of the kids were excited to get some books to start reading.

Proud to be an AMERICAN

Today Analynn was able to wear red, white and blue to school instead of her uniform. I asked her on the way to school if she knew what today was? She said it was Memorial Day and today was the day we prayed for the soldiers who died in the war. I told her Uncle Freddie had been in WWII. Analynn says "I did not know Uncle Freddie was a movie star. I saw him in the war on TV." Analynn has been watching a little too much History channel with her dad. I told Uncle Freddie what she said and he enjoyed it and started laughing. Next time he sees Analynn he is going to tell her about WWII.

Let's Play Ball

Yesterday we spent some of the afternoon at the ball park. Analynn is starting to bat and field the ball much better. Timothy has a harder time watching every game. He wants to play so bad. Analynn is enjoying playing but does not like the heat. She does not like me yelling at her to "hustle onto the field" or "get ready".

Who's at our slumber party?

Last night Rob put the kids to bed. When I went to check on them before going to sleep this is what I found. Analynn loves to nest. She has her things nesting all over my house. She can even nest in her sleep.