Last Hoorah at the Lake

We went to the lake this past weekend with the Sosebees and had a great time. We did lots of tubing and boat-riding! Here are some photos.

Briley is growing up!

Well, this weekend, we had success on the bike! Although Doug has tried a few times in the last year, getting Briley to bike without training wheels just never took. She wasn't that interested. So yesterday, we gave it another shot and she did it like she had been doing it for months! Of course Braden wanted to try too, but he is going to need a little more practice. She never really liked riding her bike, and we tried to convince her she would like it better once she could really ride it. The training wheels made her go too slow and they actually made her feel off-balanced. Of course, she did it in HER time, as with most things, and afterwards, her remarks were,"I love it! It is so easy and I didn't like the way those training wheels made all those clicking noises. That's why I didn't like to do it". Ah, my sweet, dramatic little girl!

Our Summer Happenings

This summer is going so fast. After Briley's kindergarten graduation, we had a week home before heading to the lakehouse for a week with just our family. It was very relaxing. We took boat rides each evening and did a lot of swimming and reading. Then after that we came home for a week or so and left again for 12 days to Searcy, Arkansas for a college teacher's 50th anniversary celebration. Dr. Bill and Neva White were instrumental in our college years both in our music study and our spiritual growth and it was so neat to share with them in their anniversary. After that, the kids and I went to Nashville, TN to my parents for a few days. Renee and her kids met us there and we all headed to North Carolina to see my other sister, Robin and her family in their beautiful new home. We had a great trip all in all and at the conclusion, Briley got her ears pierced by her Uncle Jeff. Great job Jeff!
Blake went and got a hat from Doug's suitcase after he had gone to bed and put it on. He fell asleep and this is how we found him!Doug and I tried to help Robin out the last day we were there by cleaning up. Doug did the kitchen clean-up. In case you want to know, this is what happens when you fill the dishwasher with dawn instead of cascade. I have no idea what he was thinking- it was a mess of bubbles requiring a shop vac and several rinse cycles!!!



Briley got her ears pierced by Dr. (Uncle) Jeff! He did a great job and she was so brave, she just smiled from "ear to ear"! She loves her new "bling"

Briley Waddill, 1st Grader!!

Well, Briley has officially graduated from Kindergarten! It was an exciting and even a little bit of an emotional day. The teachers had prepared such a cute program and they all did so well singing and remembering their lines. We are so proud of Briley. She did such a great job this year and I can't wait to see what first grade has in store for her. What a big girl she is!


"All I want for Independence Day is my two front teeth, my two front teeth, yes my two front teeth!"