July 4th

We joined a cookout with some of our friends for the 4th of July.  After we all ate and visited, we piled up in cars, and went to see the fireworks show over the bay. It was a very fun evening, and it did not rain like last year! 

All the kiddos in our group

MV,  Elianna, and Aubrey Kate(photo bombing)

Lindsey and myself

Love their faces

Fun memories! 

Grilling and Dancing

Janey is Jim's grilling buddy. She loves to hangout with him when he grills. I captured this moment of them dancing, and being silly(notice Jim's tongue) the other night while they were grilling shrimp. 

More summer fun

Twin lakes

So excited and ready for their week at camp!!

Mary Varner and her cabin group

Janey with her cabin group.  I am very glad that Janey was able to participate in at least some of camp.  She came down with a high fever virus that caused her to miss one full day, and two half days!



Janey on the rope course

MV and her friend, Berkley

Janey and Mollie Grace after they got their faces painted

Mary V. with more friends at the pool

Father's Day and my Birthday

The girls and I headed to Mississippi on Father's Day this year because the girls were goin to Twin Lakes. We gave Jim his Father's Day gift the night before we left town.

We drove to Mississippi, and met up with Papa Doc, KK, and Brad and his family for supper that night. Brad and I share a birthday, and it landed on Father's Day this year so it was exciting for us all to be together to celebrate. 

Papa Doc with his grands

Ben, Mollie Grace, and Annie got to Jackson that day too. The older four were all going to Twin Lakes together. Grandaddy got to have all his grands at his house on Father's Day! 

Panama City Beach

We got a condo for the weekend in Panama City beach the second weekend of June. We had a great time just getting away from our normal " routine" for a couple of days. 

Janey LOVES for Jim to throw her in the pool. MV had fun photo bombing!

Janey doing some of her outrageous stretches in the condo one night before bed. 

Ready to ride some waves

MV riding a wave in

Janey got really close to falling asleep on this raft. 

Jim picking up Janey over his head and then throwing her in the ocean. 

Mary Varner's turn

Girl picture

Family shot

Mary Varner's castle

Trying to dig a hole

The water was so calm and beautiful! 

The Manship

Jim's department, Business Development, took a "team building" day, and spent a Friday on one of the co-workers( Mark Manship) boat. The spouses came along, and we all had fun hanging out on the boat, paddle boarding, and tubing behind a jet ski.

Catching up...

The first and last day of school!

  When I picked them up on the last day of school... 

Krispy crime give free donuts for A on report cards!

End of school and First week of Summer Break

Janey's end of the year party was an ice cream sundae party. The classes also signed each other's class shirts, and yearbooks. 

Getting her shirt signed

Enjoying their ice cream! 

Mary Varner's end of the year party consisted of eating snacks, a class cake, and playing games outside. Her group also had class awards. The teachers recognized the students with the highest yearly average in each of the subjects. Mary Varner received the award for Highest yearly average in Science, Social Studies, and Reading. The students also voted on awards for each other in things like," most Humerous, Most Friendly, Best  Helper etc. Mary Varner received " Best Helper" and "Cleanest Desk." Both girls had a great school year!!!

Playing musical towel

At the end of the games, MV's teachers brought out coolers full of water balloons and let the two classes have a water balloon fight! 

We went to the beach with the Christensen family on Memorial Day. The only picture I took was Jaidyn and Janey playing with Bugle chips like Monster claws. 

Janey still loves all her "children"! On this morning she was the choir director trying to teach them to sing. 

We bought a slip n slide the other day, and the girls have fun racing each other on it!