Matthew graduates!

My nephew, Matthew, graduated from King William High School on June 12th. We are all so proud of him. Dylan's girlfriend, Rachelle, also graduated. On Saturday, we all went to Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant to celebrate. We were also celebrating Michael's graduation from plumbing school. He is now a Licensed Plumber.

Today is my father in laws Birthday, so Mark, Dylan and JP(Dylan's friend) went to Mobjack Bay, which is in Matthew's County, and spent the day sailing on George's boat. They had a great time!

We had our Father's Day cook out after Church service today, which turned out very nice. I put Kaylee down for her nap when we got home and Peggy and I decided to get in the pool. We had fun talking and swimming around, and even laid out on the deck for a while.

Busy busy busy...

There has been a lot going on here lately. I spent most of last week baking cakes, tarts, and cookie pizza's for our Church Auction/Bake sale. It really turned out nice and we had great fellowship also.

Mark's sister, Lynne, gave him last year their old backpack that a child rides in. We pulled it out and Kaylee was scared of it at first, but it did not take long for her to realize that she could go wherever daddy went if she was in it. Thanks Lynne for sending it to us.

Dylan has been doing great in school. His last day was today. Things have changed around the house now. Dylan now has girlfriend. Her name is Rachelle and she has been spending a lot of time with her. I am happy he likes someone but, I am not liking the fact that they want to be together ALL THE TIME, I need prayers to help me get through this.

Kaylee and Dylan are just as close as ever. Kaylee is picking up words pretty quickly now, some we are not so happy about, like "stop" "mean" "no." She is our little "spicey girl" and we expect it though...lol.

We did get a surprise this afternoon. My ex husband Alex, (Dylan's dad) and his mom showed up at the house today with out calling!! This put me into a tailspin trying to get myself together and try and entertain them. It went well though. I also took some pictures and plan to give them to Alex, so he can take them to El Salvador on his next trip.

At our church, we also had the movie "FIREPROOF" and had popcorn and candy and drinks for everyone. We had a nice turnout and the movie was fantastic! I hear a lot of people say that they don't want to see it because it is about Christians. Now to me this is a rediculous and narrow minded statement. Not to mention, this movie is about how bad a marriage can get and the work and determination it takes to get your marriage back on track. I was so touched by this movie that I ordered the "Love Dare" book for myself.

Lots of repairs needed around our home right now. The washing machine has been flooding the floor, Dylan's shower is leaking, and I could go on...but I won't, we are just going to take a breath and try and get these things fixed asap.

This and that...

Kaylee's personality is really flourishing. She is a very independent young girl. She loves to play for hours with her magna-doodle, and also her dolls. Kaylee gives them kisses and feeds them so gently. This week, she has decided that she likes to get on the back of the sofa and lie down. 

Kaylee, Aunt Ya Ya , and I went to Virginia Beach to return Aunt Beeee's dog, Tobey, to her. She had been in Atlanta, Ga. with a couple of friends. Ya Ya and I decided to spend the night and have a  "sister night." We had a good time! 

Grandpa George came over Thursday and helped Mark finish building our new deck. It looks great! We plan on having a cookout in the next few weeks to celebrate.

Our next projects are- patio, front porch with swing, split rail fence in front yard.....I could keep going, lol.

We have a busy weekend coming up. Today, I going to do a little gardening, I am also going to clean the church with Trudy, and then we are going next door to the parsonage to organize the newest items for the auction we are having on June 6. 

Here are some pics of our new deck and patio furniture. I had to put the pics of Gus on here also. He sat right down next to my lilac bush and was begging to have his picture taken...lol

May is flying by...

I have been quite busy this month with helping my sister, Peggy pack and move in Virginia Beach.  Kaylee and I spent the better part of 2 weeks there helping pack, move, unpack and decorate. Peggy and I had great "sister time" even though, by the end of the day, we were very sore from all the work.Mother's Day was very nice, even though we could not celebrate it until the Wednesday evening after. Mark and Kaylee gave me a HUGE card that Mark made for me and also a beautiful Lilac bush. Dylan made me a wonderful card and gave me Barnes and Noble gift card. I also got a massage from Mark which was much needed!My good friend, Jennifer and her son Myles, came for a visit this week. Kaylee did not like Myles at first. She clung to me for dear life and screamed "mama" the ENTIRE way to town. Just so you know, it takes us about 35 minutes or so, to get there! She would only quiet down when I would sing. I DO NOT sing good, so I apologized to Jennifer, and kept right on singing. It was really nothing new to Jennifer, we worked together for almost 13 years, so she knows my singing "abilities" LOL. Kaylee was fine as soon as we got to Cracker Barrell and we ended up having a nice lunch.  Myles is so cute- He giggles over everything!Kaylee has really enjoyed spending time outside, but we are thinking she is very sensitive, possibly allergic to mosquitos. She has been bitten about five or six times on her legs and they were really swollen.  I bought some medicine and they seem to look better now. We have finshed our homestudy and the required meetings with the social worker. Now all we do is wait for them to call us with a baby/child, and then we go in to the office and look over the file and decide if that child will fit into our family. I will let everyone know when we get the call.Here are some pics to enjoy...