Another Bird Day!

I swear I think the Memphis Zoo is getting better and BETTER every year!  This year they opened the Teton Trek Exhibit with the Brown Bears... they have the Northwest Passage with the Polar Bears... and even more to come!  Every Summer through Labor Day, they have the Birds Exhibit.  I am not a bird person at all... but I love this exhibit.  The kids love it too!  :)  It's definitely one of my favorites and I could stay in there for hours!  (Maybe it's one of my favorites because I come home with such cute pictures of my babies... Ha!!  If you know me well enough- you know that I am always up for some good photo sessions and these always make me smile!)

Hello Pencils... Hello Books...

Wow!  Another summer is gone and another school year is in session.  Where does the time go?  I swear every time I turn around, I feel another year has passed!  We sure had a great summer, and we are sad it see it go.  Good bye to pool days that turn into cook outs, staying out until it gets dark to catch lightning bugs, and having sleep overs on week nights... Hello to schedules, bedtimes, and homework!  I can't believe another school year has arrived.  I officially have a 4th Grader... a 1st Grader... and a PK3 child!!!  Parker has Mrs. Hynes this year.  She's a new teacher to Lakeland and we've heard wonderful things about her!  Ava has Mrs. Stevens.  She seems very sweet and Ava is so excited because her sweet friend Riley is in her class this year.  Riley and Ava went to MDO together at Trinity Baptist, and I am wonderful friends with her mom Lisa-so I think we were ALL very excited to be in the same class this year!  And Lily started at Immanuel Lutheran this year.  This is where I went to school from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade.  So many of the same faces are still there... and it feels like home.  Lily has Mrs. Brenda this year and it is so funny because I also had Mrs. Brenda when I went there.  Crazy I know!  I don't think she's changed at all since I've had her and I know Lily is in wonderful, caring hands!!! :)  It's going to be a great school year!!

On Lily's first day!  :)

I think it's safe to say... she's happy!

Such a big girl and SO excited about her new school!

Goodness... she's getting so big!

Not my "Little Man" any more... Growing up so fast!

My sweet Ava... all smiles and READY to go!

Ready to make the walk... but not ready to see them go!

Dad and his crew!  :) 

In case I fail to mention... Manley is such a GREAT daddy!  We are all blessed to have him!

Here's hoping for a great 2010-2011 School Year!!!!

Fun with Friends

I love all the fun things that go on during the summer time... pool days, summer concerts, patio dinners, and NO schedules of any kind!  Only time spent with our favorite people!

So many fun memories made during the summer time!

With my sweetie

fun time with neighbors

Botanic Gardens

Lisa and Michael

Beth and Chad

special friends!

Cook outs with the best of friends...

Ava and Brittain

Lily and Brittain

Ava and Isabella

Forever Friends!!!

Ava and her sweet friend Lindsey!  :)

I'm sure Parker will kill me one day for these next pictures... but I couldn't resist! 

It only shows what a FUN big brother he is!

Letting the girls dress him up and making it fun in the process!

Seriously... he is going to forever resent me for posting these pictures!!

ONE of my all time FAVORITES!!!

So many FUN times had by all! 

I LOVE the summer time... my only complaint is that it goes by too fast!!!!