1st days of school

Smooby in the first grade & my Princess in Kindergarten makes for one quiet, lonley house. On the flip side....it did stay clean all day. They are both so SUPER excited. She can't believe she has her own PINK backpack. Could the world get any better?? Oh--how we love Mrs. Williamson. Whenever I say to anyone who Adyson has as a teacher this year the reply is always the same...."You are SOOO Lucky!"

Riley loves Mrs. McCarver too! He gets to dance every Friday. Again....can the world get any better??? Wait....apparently it can......there is a DISCO BALL in his room!!!!

4th of July

Well, honestly, this year - this day lasted FOREVER!! It was the greatest 4 or 5 days! We BBQ'ed every day. EVERY DAY!! For 5 days. You'd think we'd get tired of it, but nope!! We switched things out. Had a lobster bake! Steamers. And a little bit of beer. Cute shirts huh??

And of course our Bruiser had a fabulous time in his pool and hanging outside with us.

I am quite sure I took more pictures, I just can't seem to find them.

Happy Father's day!

This father's day Dave was out of town. When he came back we decided to make him one of those big cookies--the kind you get at the mall...less the chocolate chips. It was quite a hit--even cracked!! This is Bruiser having a dress rehearsal for the 4th of July. Alot of planning goes into the festivities here at the Keough's. Yes, even for the dog.

Black & Blue Festival

Blueberries that are the size of your thumb. Seriously....they are so huge and so sweet. Plus the manual labor that they actually seem to enjoy!!

This was Ms. Stacey & Jakes first trip. Bet they'll be going back next year!!

Happy Anniversary

Me and my darling husband have been married for eight glorious years. What? Why is he missing from the picture? Oh...still out of town. The kids and I got dressed up and they took me out to dinner. They were actually quite thrilled to be a part of it. Normally we line up a babysitter...or tie them up.

A quick trip to the Zoo.

Adyson said, "What Riley? I can't hear you." They are hysterical! What I learned this summer was to go to the zoo on Sunday mornings at 10am. Not crowded. Not hot. Very nice.

Happy Birthdy Shane!!

Happy Twentieth Brithday Sha-Sha. We spent the evening at Hooters (his choice). The highlight of the evening.....I got carded. I love when that happens.....and I have witnesses.

Yes, it is June and Riley is wearing a snow hat. Don't know why.

Citifest 2011

We built a little baseball game. Never very fun. Ever. This was Dave's first experience with the Home Depot projects. Apparently he has led a very sheltered parenthood. We have always known Dave is not a "handy-man". This kind-of cemented it in.

It was so hot & the kids were so miserable that we just left. Didn't play on anything. Didn't eat anything. Didn't have any fun at all. Then, we went back in the evening to see Vertical Horizon and I have decided that for all other Citifests that I attend - I will simply go in the evening. It was nice, better parking, not as crowded, not as hot, bands are playing, there is still food left, all the rides are still up.

Me and my man!

Cahaba Lillies

The lilys were barely blooming, but we have missed it for the past two years and decided to just hit it. It's all a little bit "natur-ey" for me, but my little girl loved it. Riley, of course, spent the whole day in the shade on a bench. Apparently the apple does not fall far from the tree.

Summer BBQ's

The essentials for summer BBQ's.

First....snow cones
Second...margaritas. Make that large margaritas.

Third...singing and dancing.

We don't even require food. That is all that is needed for our fabulous BBQ's. Maybe a horseshoe game, but that's about it.

Our ballerina

I don't think we could be any prouder of our little ballerina.

Sha-Sha bought her the biggest dozen of roses he could find.

She was one of the best little dancers up there - but I'll bet all the parents say that.

Then we went out for a fabulous lunch at Laundry's - and home for some pool time.

Great day for my princess. Great Day!

First Baptist - 4K

Of all the things she will miss the most from her year at 4K - I do believe it will be London & Ledger. She absolutely adored those two boys.
Her fabulous artwork says, "I love my family because......" and she wrote, "they let me cook with them."

And how she loved Ms. Missy. She would have traded me in for Ms. Missy if she had the opportunity.

Sure will miss my baby girl only going to school 3 days a week.

The hookey/zoo day

This is my first year in Kindergarten. There was clearly a learning curve of the rules that must be followed. After being called into the Principal's office with the threat of having the police called on me, I accepted the fact that he cannot have free days off of school. Unless of course, there is a DR note accompanying it. So, traveling down to B-ham on a Tuesday for a morning appointment meant a free day at the zoo for me and my babies. Yeah!!! Riley- not a big fan of the merry-go-round, so we normally will find the bench/seat thing and Adyson will always pick the animal right in front of us. Works out great - because I get to sit down.

Me and Smooby.

There is nothing more I love than these two holding hands. They are so sweet!!!!!

Baseball season is over :(

Here he is with his trophy. Proud as can be!

His final time at bat.

And of course, all my kids like the post-game snacks.

Beach weekend.

We have lived here for over 6 years and this was our second time at the beach. It was clearly one of the best weekends EVER!!!! Of course, she is a fish.
Me and my darling children.

Just a head. Must say, I'm very suprised he let us do this to him.

Even Sha-Sha had a great time.

Can't wait to go back!!

A quick snap-shot of the easter garden. I happen to think the cutest part is the fact that he is wearing her biker boots with her easter outfit. I love her!! And they are holding hands. I love them. And of course, phat boy slim. That's what we call him. Or Scooby Doo. Hardly ever Bruiser. Don't ask me why. He is one big happy dog. We love him.

Happy Easter

A little easter egg hunt in the backyard.

My little Princess

And yes, that is my little Smooby in a tie. He knew he looked good. Kept it on all day without one complaint.

BBQ's

Lounging around eating corn on the cob. Can it get any better than that? We are fully aware that we need a pool.

Sure, a sprinkler is fun and all. But still, we need a pool.

You know what I say.....any time they are close together and laughing together and it is caught on film is a succesful day!!

She is learning how to jump rope.

Ahhhh.......summer.