she's 16, she's beautiful, and she's ours

hey all we have been celebrating for a week now.
My mom and dad came to memphis on wed and took K and C out to eat.
They spent the weekend here. dinner here friday, then out to eat again on saturday and a party at a friends house.
I t is nice when they are able to connect with our memphis family.
As luck would have it I had to work late yesterday.
Thankfully I had the jambalaya 1/2  done and the cake ordered  so keith finished it up.

We are so blessed to have miss C with us.  she cracks me up with her corinne-isms.
I pray she enjoys this year and cannot wait to see the next phase of her life

gotta go... carpool run
c

School Days......

Hi All!

Hard to believe the Corinne and Kevin are already back to school and Grant follows Monday.  Carter and Emerson don't go back until the 20th, thank goodness.

Just wanted to post this photo from Carter's birthday.  It is pretty good of all the kids except Emerson so I posted a second one with him and Kevin to play fair.  :)

I never even saw Corinne with her cell phone that day.  Did it ever show up, Carole?

Carter has his driver's license although hasn't been driving much alone.  He said he doesn't see the point in buying a car since he figures Jim and I won't let him just hop in it and go anywhere he wants to go when he wants to plus since he doesn't have a job, he wouldn't have gas and insurance money.  Sounds like we raised a reasonable kid.  We'll see how this year goes.  I imagine it will be a bit frustrating for all of us.  I'd like him to drive so I don't have to so much, but I do still worry about him.  I don't see how he can work based on his crazy hard schedule and the possibility of getting in the plays again this year.  I sent an email giving all my new cellphone number.  Jim is obsessed with kids texting and driving (which I guess he should be given the statistics of fatalities) so asked Carter and me to switch phones since my old phone doesn't have the capability of texting.  

Just got back from visiting Jim's family in Virginia.  Had a really good time.  Jim flew back to save a vacation day so it was just me and boys on the way home.  Carter helped with the driving.  We did it in two days.  He said he feels pretty comfortable on interstates now.  We've always had him drive on our trips since he got his learner permit.  Jim's mom is having what sounds like a terrible surgery on Tuesday.  I really wish she wasn't having it.  She has been in constant neck pain for almost two years now.  Injections helped the first 6 months but after that never did nor did any of the other treatments.  She is having the same surgery she had on her back several years ago, but this time they are fusing her neck.  She will not be able to move her head.  I can't imagine the ramifications of that but do remember my great uncle having it done years and years ago.  We're guessing she won't be driving anymore.  I just feel like it sounds so extreme but then again, living with pain is awful, I know.  Since her husband is a retired physician, Jim feels like he has weighed the pros and cons with her and this is the best solution.  I wish I could feel the same way.

Off to get Carter up.  He is getting his wisdom teeth removed today.  The fun never stops.....

Brenda

water park

hey, here is somewhat of a picture....
o , BTW corinne lost her cell phone at the park.

we should have had the boys stand together.

c

helllllooooooo

where are you people?
trying to avoid me??

i'm sad for this
c

LSU! LSU!

Hey,
what a game. In case you haven't heard  LSU won the SEC title.
Sunday we drove all the way to Birmingham  (alabama) to see the final game.
Slow excitement.   that's baseball.


we also did some hiking in a pretty forested area of a state park.

BUT the best was the game...beats any grizzly game b/c these guys are not pro.
They play like the game is everything...not beating up on someone else or tempers flaring.
And once it is over....THE DOG PILE !!!!

The fans  are true purple and gold...cheering whether they are up or down.  Makes the opposition find another seat!  I love going to this series. My children think of it as a given...LSU makes it to the finals...we go.
There is nothing like the SEC....they just need to stop expanding it.

c

quirky humor

Kevin seems to enjoy silly humor..he will leave a door to a room ajar
 and place a tennis ball on top the door.
Never looking, the rest of us go into the room
 only to be assaulted by a falling tennis ball.

summer break is nearly here.  he wants to sleep...wake me for
Camp lake stephens, mud camp and choir camp.

he plans to run a little in the morning and a little in the afternoon...the in between time is spent  recovering from the exercise.

Corinne , on the other hand is deep in thought.   Apparently, the english teacher has them writing
an essay on rebellion...c chose gay marriage.  ???????

I need to find her some work....any ideas??
c

Welcome Angie and Kathryn!!

It was so nice seeing everyone at lunch on the 3rd.  Hope we can do it again before too long.  I sent invites to the blog to Angie and Kathryn since they said they were interested in taking a look.  Hopefully they will contribute as well.

We missed you Julie!  Hope all is well in Vermont.  Love to hear from you to find out what's going on.

Brenda