WHEW!!! I'm caught up....

Ok - so I've been as bad as some of my friends that I pick on for not updating their blogs, BUT I am now COMPLETELY caught up including the use of some pics from today(the one of Richard playing with his computer while waiting in the traffic to get off of Pinelake's campus)!!!

I couldn't resist ending with a few pictures of things/people I love: my God, my sweet husband, my child, my job, and Ichiban's sushi (the last one is ALL Ty's fault!!!!)

I hope that each of you has a great week this week.

Michelle

P.S. The picture that I used to represent my job is a t-shirt a friend of mine made for me: check her blog out (she can mail the order to you if you aren't local). Ballpoint Designs.

Relay for Life 2009: Bluff Buddies

Relay for Life 2009. Although a serious cause – it was a fun filled event!!! The Bluff Buddies were out in full force. Many thanks to Stephanie Brown, Lisa Iannelli, and countless others for pouring hours of hard work into the evening. We had a great time walking the laps and checking out all of the other booths – it was especially great to see our friends from Flowood Elementary….they had hot pink shirts as well. I also saw my cuz Mary Ellen at the Ergon tent; Aunt Carolyn and Uncle Rodney at the Fannin Baptist tent; and a lot of my sweet students. Check out Pam M. "before" in her purple survivor shirt and "after" once she has been glammed up a bit by un-named friends! LOL It was great to see Mr. Henry there on his scooter - his has such a faith in our Lord and how HE has brought him through these last few years. Somehow, even though it was Kelsey that we were making fun of about FOOD - the newspaper guy somehow snapped a pic of me and Joanna scoping out the food situation...if only we had evidence that it was Kelsey NOT us - you were right about the creme on the sno cone - def the way to go! Richard and Ty came after a couple of hours and enjoyed the kiddie area. Richard was so sad that the “jumpy inflatable” got a “bo-bo” – they turned it off when they had the remembrance part of the ceremony and they never turned it back on

Dawgs and Rebels...

A few weeks ago, we went to the MSU vs. Ole Miss baseball game. NOT the outcome we desired, but we still had a lot of fun! Richard enjoyed watching everything around him – the sights and sounds must be fascinating from a three year old’s perspective. It was a bit cold at the end of the game and even Mr. Eric’s jacket wasn’t warm enough – thank goodness mommy packed our MSU throw. Better luck next year Dawgs.

Welcome....

Announcing Lillian Claire Pepper! Two sweet friends of ours’ recently became first time parents! Congratulations Aubrey and Jamie. I wanted to wait until their special arrival to make a special gift for them (they had not revealed what their little girl’s name would be). I made this little frame for her nursery – it matches her bedding. I am so excited for them as this has been an emotional journey for them and even delivery was difficult as Aubrey had to have an unexpected c-section because Lillian was in distress. I love you guys – all three of you!!!

MeMe and DD time....

I've had a couple of curriculum meetings recently that extend past the 3:30 pick up time has from his sitter, so MeMe and DD have allowed me to "twist" their arms so that they switched cars and picked Richard up and played together till I could get home. I am so thankful that daddy is now well enough to be around Richard. Richard LOVES playing "stickers" and MeMe and DD are always more than willing to oblige. Thanks mom and dad!

The Highlight to Start Each Week...

Richard absolutely LOVES library time. It is a great way to start the week. This past week, Mrs. June was not there (she went to see her new grand baby) so Mrs. Anne was there to fill in...Richard enjoyed the counting story and we had fun opening the pretend cookies afterwards to see what shapes were contained inside. I am so sad that this particular library day is going to be cancelled come summer - there just aren't enough children that attend; we quit going to the other afternoon because it was ALWAYS insanely overcrowded. :o(

Baseball: Day #2....

The next day, we headed to the ballpark again, but NOT quite as early this time. The weather was BEAUTIFUL!!!! Baseball was good and all that, but Richard reveled in the experiences of running back and forth to the restaurant to potty (ugh), eating roasted peanuts, coloring, playing cars, watching his tv, and oh yeah – watching cousin Joshua play ball. Even though his team lost, we were glad to be there to support him!
P.S. That is cousin Joshua in the background....

Cousin Joshua's Baseball Tournament...

Last weekend we headed to Baton Rouge: Cousin Joshua’s team was playing in a baseball tournament there. We headed to the complex a couple of hours early. Richard was dressed in team colors and ready to cheer. . . BUT after almost TWO HOURS of waiting patiently and entertaining himself it began to RAIN: a drizzle at first, but then steady and with lightning so the games were cancelled for the night. UGH!!!

Ducks. Cookies. Toys.

After egg hunting, we got the duck food and went to the lakes to feed the ducks. It is always so much fun to hear Richard’s belly laugh as he throws the food for them. I wish that I could just bottle up the joyous feeling that spreads and washes over me when Richard's laughter rumbles and erupts out - he just radiates innocence and happiness. We baked cookies for snack time and also plaid with toys in MeMe and DD’s sitting room upstairs. What a fun Easter weekend.

Smiles and Eggs - Plenty to Go Around...

After church there were the standard Easter portraits to be taken and then time to change into comfy clothes. We had a yummy lunch and then headed outside to hunt for eggs…the Easter Bunny apparently left some of his plastic carrots (which Richard had NO interest in) so we gave them to daddy.