First Haircut for Mallory Kate!

Today we had Mallory Kate's first haircut. We went to Jelly Beans and had her penny haircut! Mallory Kate was well behaved...she was just a little curious as to what was going on! The lady cut almost 2 inches off...and I was holding my breath the whole time, wondering what was going to happen to her curls! AND THE CURLS STAYED...YEAH! They bounced right back up! Enjoy the pics and check out Mallory Kate's facial expressions! :)

Before...

Getting ready...

"I'm not so sure about this!"

After...(with a little chocolate milk stain!)

First Day of 1st Grade...

Graham started first grade last week. Mrs. Saunders, a good friend of mine, is his teacher this year. But let me tell you what Graham had to say when his daddy asked how his first day of school went. When Greg asked if he stayed on green card, Graham replies..."Well, I had to flip to yellow today because my teacher wrestled me up against the lamp, but it wasn't my fault." Of course, we both fell in the floor rolling with laughter! Graham then busts out with laughter, too and said "I was just kidding!" (I see Greg's sense of humor coming out more and more in Graham!) We are really looking forward to a great first grade year!

Supper Club Lake Trip

Our Supper Club went to the Poe's Lake House (on Keowee) this weekend...no kids allowed this time! What fun! We went out on the boats, tubed, skied, relaxed on floats, and a few of the men, including Greg, jumped from the rock! We had a great dinner Saturday night- Low Country Boil..mmmmm...good! I can't wait to do this again next year! :)

Last minute summer flings...

Lake Trip

We went last Sunday to the lake for the day with the Columbias'- Shella, Scott, Meredith, and Will. We rode on the boat and even grilled hamburgers the old-fashion way over an open fire in foil (b/c someone forgot the propane)! But actually, those were the best burgers I've had in a long time! We went tubing on this monsterous tube- which I might add Shella and I almost went overboard! The boys especially liked tubing.

Braves Game

This past weekend, we went to Atlanta to see a Braves Game. Our family (minus Mallory Kate- she stayed with my sister-in-law) went with Daryl and the girls on Friday night. It was blazing hot until the sun went down- but we had a fantastic time! Can I just say ball parks have the best junk food ever? I love it!! Well, the Braves didn't do so hot against the Brewers, but we enjoyed the major league atmosphere!

Melissa's Wedding

This past weekend, Melissa and Spencer got married at Holly Tree Country Club. The wedding was beautiful- and everything was perfect! Melissa looked gorgeous and her dress was so pretty. We had a blast at the reception...I haven't danced that much in years! :)

Me and Shella

MRE Family...Chappell, Shella, Kelly, and me

Yes, that's a hole in Greg's pants from a "Grand Entrance" on the dance floor!

Trip to Alabama

Cool in the pool...Graham and Zoe!

Last weekend I took the kids to Alabama to visit Aunt Mari and Uncle Ralph. We left Thursday morning and stopped in Atlanta to have lunch with Daryl. We ate at a good restaurant in downtown Atlanta called The Spaghetti Factory. The stop was nice to visit with Daryl and to stretch our legs! Then we headed on to Alabama- the kids were great in the car! We had a great weekend with Aunt Mari, Uncle Ralph, and of course...Zoe the dog! The kids swam in the pool- along with Zoe I might add! Mari is a fantastic cook so we ate super good- hats off to you Auntie! We can't wait for them to come our way in December! Check out our pics of our trip...

4th of July

Our family enjoyed the 4th of July with the Teagues. The kids played in a blow up pool in their backyard and threw water balloons at one another. Then Mark dumped the container filled with water on Riley, but the overflow soaked Mallory Kate...whoops! She survived, and actually it probably cooled her off some! How could we have a holiday and no accidents or sickness? Well, we didn't get quite that lucky...Mallory Kate took a tumble down 5 wooden deck stairs! She had a few bruises, but she can't keep that porcelain doll face for more than one day! Graham had a great time and stayed up late to watch the fireworks and ended up spending the night. We enjoyed celebrating the 4th with family! Enjoy the pics!