HAPPY 4th OF JULY !!

We had a nice 4 day weekend for the 4th of July Holiday.
As you can tell....Blair loves watermelon !! She also got to come
up to Papa & LiLi's cabin for a couple of days and she had a blast
crawling around on the front porch and entertaining everyone !

WEST VIRGINIA IN JUNE

My cousin Darrell's Potting Shed at his garden
place the kids call....."Wood Hinge"

All the family out at my cousin Matt & Kim's home
for a cookout on Friday Night.

Ryan, Luke, Gracie, & Isabelle

Amy & Wyatt visiting one of the last remaining
covered bridges in that area of West Virginia

My Cousin Kelly & Amy's home in West Virginia where
we spent the weekend.  This house is beautiful inside and
out.....just like what you see in the movies ! 

Ryan & Wyatt with their chickens.....they took me for a
stroll one morning down to feed the chickens. They our
ran me and by the time I got there.....this is what I found !

The kids swimming in Matt & Kim's pond.

Cousin Kelly picking some wild Cherries off the tree.
I'm not a fan of Cherries but these were absolutely devine !

Front Row (r-l) Darrell, Todd, Sean
Back Row (r-l) Matt, Kelly, Seth, & Megan
sitting in order from oldest to youngest.

My family in West Virginia is due to my cousin Sue Rhoden.  She passed
away several years ago and this is her husband Darrell and their children.
She had 5 boys before she finally got that GIRL....Megan in whom
is so much like her mom. My mom and I had a wonderful trip out to see
them a couple of weeks ago and I'm ready to go again maybe in a couple
of years when I can drag DJ out there too !

Quick Trip To LA.....

Madalyn graduated from 8th Grade on Friday, so I
went w/ Uncle Charlie & Aunt Ruth to the ceremony

Everyone loves Blair.....here Madalyn is giving her
a fresh strawberry......

Can you tell she likes it ????

Ginger & Blair out on the Blanket in the yard having
a picnic !

Aunt Ruth pulling Blair around in the wagon....can you
say this little girl is SPOILED !!! 

This was Blair's & Blade's 1st trip to LA....they both liked it !

And that my friends.....is how you eat Crawfish
in Louisiana.....

Ashley & Madalyn clowning around over at the
Bayou Teche

Baby B

Blair driving in Papa's lap at Avery Island....
Home of TABASCO !!

Beautiful Live Oaks on Avery Island

Oh.....and there's live Alligators too !!

Papa giving Baby B a ride on his shoulders...

Ashley, Blair, & Blade at Avery Island

Blair & Mommy 

Blade & Blair

Just Fishing......

These are all fish that have been caught out of our pond in the last couple of weeks.  The bass in the 2nd picture was caught by my husband out of the boat one afternoon.  The kids went fishing on Mother's Day and caught about 25-30 brim & crappie.  All of them were really good size and the best part of it all was they were so excited and very competitive.....especially Sydney Kate ! I think she gets that from me.  If I'm ever fishing with Doy and I don't catch any, I'm usually pretty quiet. But If I do start catching them, I'm always gonna either catch more than him, or mine is always the biggest.....or at least that's what I say !  ha,ha  We're really enjoying the pond almost on a daily basis.  It's nice to be able to go and relax for a little while and catch a few and see how it's progressing in just a little over a year from when we stocked it.  Can't wait to the end of the summer when we have our family reunion weekend and we can have more kids to fish with !! 

MAY 2013

Blair fishing down at the Boat Dock in her little tricycle.

Papa feeding Blair McDonalds at Krazy Mike's Shrimp & Wings....
Notice the "Piggies" on the table.....ha,ha

Papa helping Blair ride her new Rocking Horse she got
for her birthday.  When she rides we all yell "Yee Haw" and
then she mocks us !! It's too cute.  Gotta get it on video.

Blair riding the tractor with Papa ! She loves anything that makes
noise and goes. 

Blair riding her little tricycle....We take turns pushing her
cause we get tired out......but she never does.

Here she is playing in the big box that her new swing set
come in that Papa and LiLi got her for her birthday.  Check out
that buck tooth pacie in her mouth !

Someone gave this baby CoolWhip and looks like she
liked it....can you tell ?? 

Papa & Blair.....

Still Fishing.....

Here she is in the carseat rocking those Zebra Print
rain boots she got for her birthday ! 

Ashley & Blair's 2nd Mother's Day !! 

Going to sleep in her swing down at the shed......

HAPPY 1st B-DAY BLAIR !!

Birthday Morning !! 

Blair, Ashley, Heather, & Todd

PRESENTS !!!

Decorations for a little Princess !!

Looking like a little Princess now ....

Give me that Cake LiLi ....

Time to Blow our your candle Blair !

Blair loves her cake icing.....

She really gets into her SMASH Cake....

Ready to go on her New Pink Ride !

Weeeeeee !!! 

She loves her Rocking Horse that Popsicle, Blade, & Papa
built for her.  

Blair's Birthday week was quite the week.  Started out that everyone in the family got sick with the stomach virus....including Baby B !! This was her first encounter of bring really sick....if you know what I mean. Anyways, just the whole week was rough on her little tummy. Lots of sleepless nights for everyone in the house.  Then around Thursday we were watching the weather and having to make the final decision to have to move the party on Saturday to the Church Gym instead of outside at our house.  Decorations were having to be modified and just a whole lot of changes to be made.  Who would have thought that May 4 we would be having record changes in weather.....40's for the high and SNOW in North Arkansas ?? But the show must go on .....There were 53 people at Blair's 1st Birthday Party....WOW !!! Lots of Family & Friends were there to wish our Precious little Heifer the Happiest of Birthdays and we LOVE each and everyone of them that were there and those that were unable to attend as well.  We're already looking forward to the next one.......