More Celebrating...

After naps on Sunday, we headed down to Destin Commons for the girls to ride the train. In the 4 years we have lived here we have not ever been on the train! It was alot of fun, and now every time we pass by Janey says, "ride train". When we got home from the train ride, we celebrated my birthday! Jim grilled some hot dogs, and we had the cupcakes that Jim and Mary Varner bought on their way home from church. I opened my cards and presents that everyone had sent. Jim and I went out to eat on Saturday night, and I got some flowers from the girls. It was a GREAT birthday and weekend of celebrating!!

Weekend of Celebrations

We had a fun weekend celebrating Father's Day and my birthday! We had a big roast Sunday lunch with veggies for our Father's Day lunch celebrations. Jim opened his cards and gifts. Mary Varner gave him a painted hand crab picture she had made in school, and he also got a picture of me and the girls to take to work. As you can see in the pictures, Janey was very fussy. I took her to the doctor on Monday because I thought she was wheezing from her cold she has had, and it turned out that she had two really bad ear infections.

Mississippi Cont..

Here are a few more pictures I took in Mississippi last week!

Janey and B'B'


Aunt Judy with Allie and Mary Varner


Maw Maw with her 3 great-grandaughters


Grandaddy reading to Janey


Nana and the girls...tried to get a picture of MV with Nana on their first day of VBS but Janey got jealous and wanted in the picture too!



Janey loves her Nana!!


Allie and Mary Varner got to play alot in the afternoons together while Janey napped. This is when they played in the sprinkler. They giggled the entire time!!





The night before we left to come back, we went out to eat with Papa Doc. Mary Varner really wanted Allie to come eat with us. When Brad and Jennifer dropped Allie off at the restaurant, on their way to one of Hayden's ballgame, Allie asked if she could spend the night with Mary Varner. Both girls have been asking since last summer to spend the night with each other, but I did not know if Mary Varner could hang yet. Well, we decided to give it a try. Other than not falling asleep until about 10:00, it went great. This was first thing the next morning when they got up. I have a feeling that this will happen many, many more times as these two grow up!

Mississippi

We(the girls and I) spent last week in Mississippi! This trip was planned so that Mary Varner could go to VBS with Nana again this year like she did last year! On our way to Jackson, we stopped in at John and Rena's for Mollie's first birthday party! We were very glad that it worked out that we were able to be there to celebrate!


Sweet Birthday Girl


Enjoying the cupcakes


Janey singing on the picnic table


Mary Varner enjoying one of Mollie's new toys


Janey riding Mollie's new pink pony toy (thanks Mollie for sharing)


Having some pizza


Janey and Mollie (Mollie looks a little worried about what Janey is doing to her)




Playing tickle time with Nana...look at those grinning faces!!

More Family Visits

John, Rena, and kiddos left Monday soon after lunch. Papa Doc and K'K' were driving through later that afternoon from a weekend trip they had been on, and stopped in to have supper and spend the night! They got here right as the girls were getting up from naps. We had a very low key night just playing and visiting! Mary Varner really got into playing "beauty shop" with K'K'. She brushed her hair first, and then she and Janey put as many bows as they could in K'K's hair. A little blush and lip gloss was also used during this playtime. After we ate supper, Mary Varner decided she wanted K'K' to "fix" her hair with all the bows, and put makeup on her too. We all went to bed pretty early, and Papa Doc and K'K' left mid morning on Tuesday. We LOVE having family come to stay, and seeing our girls surrounded by their loving family members!!

Mary Varner, Janey, and Papa Doc


Beauty Shop Time!!






Papa Doc and his Elder girls

Tooth Fairy

After eating her supper Saturday night, Mary Varner started whining and complaining about her tooth. I thought it was just bothering her a little bit because it has been loose for about a month. Well, I looked in her mouth, and it was very loose and bleeding. She got upset because she just did not know what to expect even though we talked about it when the dentist told us it was getting loose about 6 weeks ago. After confirmation from Jim, John, Rena and myself about how we all had lost our teeth, and how cool it is to have the tooth fairy come, she let me put a wet paper towel in her mouth. At first I thought that I would just move it a little and see what happened, but as soon as I move it just a little it came out. Mary Varner went from crying to being vey excited within a few minutes. She called all the grandparents to tell them about this big milestone. The tooth fairy brought 2 dollars since it was her first tooth ($1 for rest), and the money had "fairy dust" on it! I am still trying to get used to seeing her with a missing tooth...she looks so much older now!

Holding up her tooth right after it came out!!


All smiles!!


Putting tooth under her pillow


Showing off her tooth fairy money and the fairy dust on the table!!

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a ton of fun activity at our house this Memorial Day Weekend. John, Rena, Ben, and Mollie came to visit for the long weekend. We had so much fun going to the beach, playing in the backyard, and just watching the kids (ages 4,3,2,1) all play together. All the children played so well together, and really had a great time! Mary Varner and Ben enjoyed the water at the beach even more this year(could hardly keep them out), and Janey and Mollie played mostly in the sand. This was Mollie's first trip to the beach(she was one week away from birth last year!),and she wins the prize for most enjoyment at beach for a 1st timer! She would get down in her crawling postition and just go for it. She LOVED it!! Everyone had a wonderful weekend and made lots of great memories!


Play, Play, Play






Ben decided he needed to go potty while playing outside. John is standing in front of him to block him from the others. Notice Mary Varner covering her face behind him!









FUN AT THE BEACH

Mary Varner and Ben flying their kites at the beach.







The Jim Elder Family


The John Elder Family