Vivi's 4 1/2 Birthday Pool Party!!

We had a fabulous time at Vivi's 4 1/2 Birthday Party!! Everyone winter Birthday kid's dream is to have a Birthday pool party (I know I was a Jan. Bday). There were over 40 kidos there! It was a great time for all the kids and Tyson! Tyson had an exhausting and wonderful time playing with the kids, throwing them around, playing basketball, and water guns! He was so great with everyone, awww... Vivi had a super cute 4 1/2 hat and such a cute Bday cake! Haley, Kepler, and Dax mad the trip up, along with all Vivi's cousins and grandparents! The weather turned out perfect, not too hot. Later we went back to the house for pizza and presents. Vivi loved everything and I was jealous of some super cute pool towels she got! Luke even came out to play after dinner, he wore his Lifeguard shirt to join in the spirit of the pool party :) It was great fun! Thanks Hilary and Steven for throwing a great party!!

Birmingham 7's Rugby Tourn.

Tyson played in the Birmingham 7's Rugby Tourn this weekend and it was HOT!!! WOW!! VERY HOT!! There were a lot of really great teams there: Orlando, Ole Miss, Alabama, a few Atlanta teams, Battleship (Mobile), Huntsville, Chattanooga, several girl teams and many more... Tyson, Danny, and Taylor played with Battleship and won one game and lost two by just points... They had a great time playing together again and just having fun! We saw a lot of old Bama Ruggers from all different teams and got to catch up. It was a great weekend with ruggers and friends. Luke had a great time watching his first rugby game. He was sporting his new bandanna that said "RRR... RUGBY" It was cute! Bless his heart it was so, so hot, but he had fun playing with the other dogs and puppies. We tried to give him a mohawk, but it didn't stay up real well....

Mid South Conference

The weekend before I attended the Mid South Reading and Writing Conference. Friday we had some good speakers and I really got some great ideas and book suggestions from some of the speakers. I also ran into teachers from my old private school, TA, teachers I had at UA, and friends I went to school with at UA, so that was really cool too. My principal and vice principal were there, along with two 3rd grade teachers, three 2nd grade teachers, including myself, and our reading interventionist. One of the sessions we went to on Friday was by a Shelby County teacher and she was AMAZING!! WOW!! She made me want to rush back to work! The lunch was great, All Around Town Catering, FYI. Mrs. Chesler and Mrs. Weismann got into it as one of the singers got us all up moving and dancing. Saturday was the big day, the Two Sister, who wrote the Daily 5 and the new book CAFE were going to be there to speak.... That's when the fun began, the Two Sisters had been delayed on their flight, there was NO power or AC at the school, the projectors continued to short out, did I mention NO AC!! IN JUNE!! WOW! Good news is we all got our books signed and they were so positive and great speakers!! We suffered through most of the day!

Happy Birthday Kepler & Dax!!

What a wonderful weekend and Birthday Party, even with the rain! Haley worked so hard and put together a fabulous party for Kepler and Dax! It was so cute! There was a little western town made outside, with horse rides, guns, cowboy hats, cowboy cupcakes and hay! The children all had a great time! The boys outfits were so cute!! Vivi was so excited she 'drove' a horse... Dax was very concentrated on his cupcake in the picture above :)

I thought this was a great picture from L-R
Uncle Roger, Tyson, Pop, and Steven

My Sweet Great Aunt!

My family is going through a special situation with my grandmother's sister. Any one's prayers would be greatly appreciated! My Great Aunt, Mrs. Ila Jay, is doing wonderful!! She is really thriving at an assisted living home. The nurses and staff there are unbelievable! They have been so kind and caring with Mrs. Ila Jay. AND Ila Jay has been a hoot! She's so funny and really enjoys the garden outside and bird sanctuary. On our last visit she was talking about my sunglasses and decided she wanted to try them on... I got some cute pictures and a wonderful picture of my grandmother and great aunt together (sisters). AGAIN, we are going to court Thursday and would appreciate EVERY PRAYER!!