July 31

Love seeing my girls share their hearts, talents and passions at EOJ 2012

July 30

Our Backyard makes me Happy

July 29

'Twas the Night Before Expressions of Joy....

July 28

My Saturday laundry agenda did not go as planned.

Thankful we discovered the source of some puddles in the basement.

Thankful that my man is a ridiculously talented Mr. Fix-it.

Thankful that we'll have clean clothes again after the new drainpipe arrives.

July 27

~Creative Young Ladies~

Preparing for Expressions of Joy

July 26

Good times at Cantler's...we were just a little thirsty!!

July 25

~Pirates and Mermaids Camp~

So much fun with Molly!!
(Isn't she brave? :)!!)

July 24

Beautiful discovery at today's Eco-Explorer Camp

July 23

Headed Home....

July 22

Bald River Falls

Tellico Plains, TN

Lovely afternoon with Rawli, Potch, Uncle Todd and the cousins!!

July 21

~Fun surprise~

After saying our sad good-byes and leaving the beach,

look who we spotted at our first stop driving north...

July 20

~Thank you, God ~

A beautiful gift this morning

July 19

So many photos to choose from our family shoot on the beach....

This one seems to sum up the special relationship between

my wonderful Dad and his granddaughters!!

July 18

Relaxing Day at the Gulf

July 17

~Just a little Family Fun~

July 16

Sunsets seem all the more beautiful when shared with loved ones

July 15

Settling in at the beach

Love that Florida sunshine!!

July 14

Happy Friends!!

Enjoying hearing stories from the first session

and looking forward to seeing Marjory when she returns!

July 13

Ballet Magnificat! Student Performance Gala

~A beautiful night of worship and dance~

Laying eyes on my girl after two weeks apart is pretty wonderful, too!!

July 12

A peaceful night at Windswept Farm

July 11

Hello, Pumpkin!

Even though this adorable 9 month old box turtle didn't accompany us today,

we had such a fun time sharing some other friends with preschoolers!

July 10

~A beautiful way to cap off a lovely day~

Thankful for lunch with a special friend,

then a spontaneous dinner meeting with another special friend,

running pre-vacation errands with my family,

and this glorious sunset!!

July 9

Having gift cards to spend made today's trip to the mall even more fun.

Thinking of my former students and very thankful for their generosity!!

July 8

It is hot.

Very, very hot.

Homemade Root Beer Floats are cool.

Very, very cool.

And yummy......

July 7

I'm loving my new job!!

Today we learned all about how 

Rainforests Rock!!

Here is one of our youngest explorers meeting Fuzzy Wuzzy...

Can you say, Fun! Fun! Fun!

July 6

A letter from "the missing 25%"~

Love it!!

July 5

It's been a long five days since we last talked with Bess....

She is having a wonderful time dancing in Mississippi!!
This is the first day the ballerinas could call home. 

I'm not sure who needs help with the "separating" more...

the ballerina or her MOM!! :)
Even though all I had was my phone,
I HAD to capture this sister conversation!

Her perfectly-timed phone call brought joy to all three of us!!!

July 4

~Happy Independence Day~

We had such a fun time at our parade with these adorable girls and their family!

I don't know which I enjoyed most...

the floats, seeing friends, 

or watching these two with their sister and cousins 

delight in waving their flags, chasing bubbles and catching candy.

July 3

Happy to be able to care for these beautiful daisies today!!

I can almost sense the relief my flowers have when the hose is turned on them.

July 2

Loving summer with my girl!!

July 1

~Love these smiles~

A fun afternoon celebrating sweet Rachel's second birthday