Primary Mini Camp

This was Kalyn's first year to go to youth camp. I tried to get her to go last year but she did not want to go at all. This year was a different story. She was excited and looked forward to it for weeks. It was amazing to see the difference in her attitude. God is truly blessing us with a wonderful daughter. I am so glad that she had a great time. She had a hard time at bedtime for a couple of nights. I told her she would never have to go without me again. I felt terrible about that, but I know that her counselor, Ms. Christie did an awesome job with 8 girls in her cabin by herself. We were blessed to have her. These pictures were taken on Monday, the day I dropped Kalyn off, the first day of camp.

Red Sox vs Braves game

My family went to Atlanta to see the Red Sox and Braves play baseball. We are all Red Sox fans except my dad and mom. We had a great time! It was our first MLB game ever so we were excited. Here are some pics.

Father's Day 2009

Steven is the greatest dad in the world. Kalyn loves him dearly. Here she is, leading him with his eyes closed to his surprise gift in the living room. Kalyn picked it out all by herself. She wanted him to have a fire pit so they could roast hot dogs together. Such a sweet heart!

Fishing with Poppaw

One of our favorite past times is fishing with my dad. Kalyn and I love it. We really like to go out on the boat. A few days before these pictures were made, we went fishing from the boat and Kalyn caught the biggest fish. Of course, it never occurred to me to snap pictures. So here we are, a few days later, fishing from the bank at Jackson County Park. Kalyn was the only one who caught a fish! Even though we like to fish, we are still girly girls at heart. Daddy has to bait our hooks and take off the fish. Kalyn has just this year gotten brave enough to hand Dad the crickets out of the container.

Kalyn's Awards Day

Kalyn receiving her "All A's" award


These are the classmates that received "All A's"


Members of her class that received awards on Award's Day

Mrs. Manning did a great job teaching those kids this year. We have been very blessed with awesome teachers for Kalyn. It's hard to believe we now have a third grader! Third grade seems so much older and mature.

Kalyn at softball

This was the first year that Skyline had a girls 7-8 yr old softball team. Kalyn enjoyed playing with "just the girls". This photo is of her backside after she scored for the first time.

13th Anniversary

Steven and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary on May 3rd. WHEW!!!! We made it!!! Steven planned a special evening for us all by himself. He did a great job. We spent the night in Chattanooga at The Read House (Sheraton). It was beautiful. He even splurged on valet parking. You should have seen him when the young man asked if he could help with our luggage. Steven was the ultimate redneck; he got out of the car carrying a cooler in one hand and a pair of boots in the other. I couldn't help but laugh. I'm sure the men had a big laugh once we were out of earshot. We had dinner at the Murder Mystery Theatre. I have often talked of wanting to go. We had alot of fun. The setting was at a 20 year high school reunion so we fit right in. We even sat with another couple who were celebrating their 13th anniversary also. We enjoyed every minute of the trip. I am so proud of Steven for thinking enough of me to plan an entire trip.