One cool 1st grader...

I totally underestimated how hard it would be to send the little man off to 1st grade. The night before as I was laying out his clothes I thought about the 7 years I have had with him and I wished I would have spent more time loving and hugging him. I seriously questioned everything. It was so hard.. am I crazy? Just say no so I feel better :)
I did not sleep that night .. just so worried that I was losing him.. I know he is 7!! I am totally out of control. When I dropped him off I thought ok so I just leave now and you take care of my son for 7 hours.. I am so not ok with this!! I tried really hard to stay calm and pretend like I was not battling with myself, I must have done a really bad job because he said '"Mom, am I ready for this? I don't think I am ready for this yet!!" I felt horrible!! I said "You are totally ready .. you are going to learn so many cool new things and make so many friends.. they are so lucky to have you in there class. I am just sad because I will miss you. but I guess now we will just have to cram more fun things into the time we have together after school!"
I love him beyond words..it's so hard to let him go but pretty cool to watch who he is becoming.

Here he is.. he really wanted to wear these sunglasses on his first day.. me and Chance tried to explain to him that they are SAFETY glasses not SUN glasses but he was not having any of that..


Mrs. Williams


Counting down..


being silly with Elley...

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So try to forget that I deleted my blog - I have learned my lesson and was SOOOO happy to see that I could restore it!! It wont happen again - carry on :)

Turning 7...

Yep.. it's happened. My son is 7!!
Here are some funny thing about Mr. Parker:
He loves girls.. he has started telling me when he thinks a girl is sexy... I am very disturbed by this.
He loves to swim.. and he is so good at it. He freaks his Aunt Loren out when he dives under and hold his breath.
He loves Wrestle mania.. he tries to wrestle anyone who will go for it
He is becoming such a good reader and is super good at math
He is obsessed with Michael Jackson music.. his favorite song is "Beat it"
He is a very passionate kid.. he cries when he hears about animals being hurt or people who don't have homes- he has passed this trait on to his sister.. when those sad commercials come on about homeless animals they both ball there eyes out.
He is a great big brother.. bossy but great!! He loves to be the one to teach Elley how to do something new.. but if she doesn't do it the way he told her then we have a BIG fight on our hands.
He is very observant.. he will be the first person to notice if you do your hair different or change the rug in your house
He is such a lover.. he loves his family so much and makes sure that you know it everyday!!!
He may be 7 but he will always be my little man..

Our summer so far....

Lots of swimming.....



Our back yard campground- this was super fun!!


Elley started dance class.. she looked so cute in her leotard.. lets hope we can make it through the whole class next time with out a melt down :) Parker starts hip hop class next week - I will post pictures it is going to be awesome!!

3 years ago TODAY.....

I said" I DO" to my best friend!! It was totally the best decision I ever made :) I love our crazy little life and I am excited to see what the next 3 years will bring!!
Here are some fun pics from our wedding day !!!

three little monkeys....

These 2 are T-R-O-U-B-L-E!!!! They love each other so much -but they are so super competitive... its so fun to watch them grow into little ladies...
I was talking on the phone with Brantley the other night and she said this ," Linny - I need to tell you something really serious.. you need to get your stuff and come here now!!" When I told her I couldn't do that she said " Oh man I can't do this anymore !!" lol- I swear there is a little 16 year old trapped inside that body of hers!!


My little stud!! He loves to teach the girls how to do thins.. but he is a boy so chasing them is usually how it ends up!! He has a very big crush on this girl in his class.. he said its hard to decide who to play with at recess - his friends or this girl.. he told me it would be easier if girls "didn't talk so much and just played more!!"


Sassy Ms. Elley Belly!! She is too funny- but man is she feisty!! When she wants something she says"_ Mom its me your elley belly - I am your favorite girl.. remember ?! "

Totally cute....

Our awesome friend Amy took the cutest pics of our crazy little family.., she posted some on her blog - go check them out!!!
Amy Hess Photography