Summer is HERE and a Weekend of Birthdays

Summer has finally arrived!  We spent Memorial Day weekend at GiGi and G'Paul's place in Clifton at the Tennessee River.  We all had a great time playing in the sand and enjoying the water.  We were all sad to leave and come back to the reality of work!  Things really do not slow down too much during June and July for me at school, but I can take some time to do some fun things.  We are looking forward to spending some time with friends, lounging at the pool, and touring some of the local museums.  We LOVE summer! 

Dan and I both celebrate our birthdays at the beginning of summer.  My birthday is June 4 and Dan's is June 6.  For two days, we are the same age!  :) We celebrated this weekend by going to dinner at Kooky Kanuks with our great friends: Sabrina, Dustin, Rachael, and Chad! 

Time to hit the water and cool off!

Daddy Dan just chillin'!

GiGi and Becca doing a spin.

Here we are...celebrating our 18th and 19th birthdays!!! :) LOL....

Sabrina and Dustin

Rachael and Chad

Rachael, Sabrina, and Amanda

Dan trying out his birthday present.  His very own ScOoTeR! 

Lining up for a race.......

Emma is ready for Kindergarten!

Emma graduated from preschool on Thursday, May 19!  Look out Kindergarten....here we come! 

Happy Birthday, Becca!

Becca turned 3 on May 13.  We celebrated her birthday at Grandpopie and Grandmama's house.  It was too cold to swim, but she still had a great time!

The Flood of 2011 - 100 Year Flood

Saturday, May 7, 2011
Today the Mississippi River is at 46.8 feet.  The sights of the mighty Mississippi are amazing.  We are truly getting to witness history.  We drove to Tunica last Sunday afternoon to see if we could get a glimpse of the river.  Many of the casinos were closing due to the floods.  At this point, all of the casinos are closed and most are flooded.  We drove to Riverside Drive and walked the river walk across from Mud Island this afternoon.  It was amazing how many people were out looking at this awesome event.  We even saw a guy wind surfing....on the Mississippi River.  The river is expected to crest on Tuesday at 48 feet.  It was a gorgeous day to just take a walk and enjoy mother nature. 

Levee Road behind Harrah's in Tunica

Dan standing in front of Mud Island.

Mud Island

We were looking at the view from Confederate Park. 

Kite Flying

The Easter Bunny brought the girls kites in their baskets.  After flying  Emma and Maylee's kites one day, Dad had to have one to fly.  Becca hid her kite in the car after Daddy flew Emma's in the tree and Maylee's on top of Grandmama and Poppy's house.  Dan took after his Grandaddy's love of flying kites.  :)  Here are some pics from our kite flying days. 

First Swim of the Season

We celebrated Ma and Cowpa's 69th Birthdays on April 30th with a swimming party and crab/shrimp boil at Aunt Carrie's house.  Our very brave little girls  did mind the cold water and loved playing in the pool.  They would get out and just shiver, but then jump right back in for some more fun.  It did help that they could run over and get in the hot tub! Becca was a little more hesitant than Emma and Maylee.  She would just hang out near the steps.  :)  By the end of the day, Emma and Maylee were swimming without their floaties.  We had a great time visiting and celebrating.  Hurry up warmer weather....we are reading for some more pool days!

Who needs THREE beds?

Dan and I were looking through some of our pictures and found this precious picture of the girls.  We originally tried having the bunk beds in one room and the twin bed in another.  Well we ended up having to drag Maylee's mattress over to Emma and Becca's room each night.  One night after they were sound asleep, we went in to check on them and this is what we found! 

All three girls on the mattress in the floor!  :)  At this point, we decided to move all the beds in one room and to have a play room!