Check out Jacob's Ford Toyota Tundra (long story:-)...Ol' Besse

hannah praying

Hannah's new way of praying...not quite sure where she came up with this...she just used her cute little imagination I guess and made it up :-) Whenever it's her turn to pray though, this is now how she does it...dinner table, you name it!!!

F.Y.I grandma & grammy (0:

If you scroll down to the music playlist...just push the pause button in order to hear the videos.

Hannah's "show"

Fan Appreciation Day

Hannah with the USC Gamecock cheerleaders

...and Cocky!!!

...and Big Spur!!!

Coach Spurrier:

The boys getting the players signatures:

The boys are so excited for football season!!! Go Gamecocks! :-)

Back to school

Josh driving to school for the first time (making fun of me of course for taking his pic:-)...and Jacob and Nate (6th and 7th grade) ... Nate's first day of middle school:

Fan Appreciation Day

We are true South Carolinians now...we were in the State newspaper!!! (0:

Josh's new car

Josh is having a BLAST "fixing" up his new "toy"! It was considered a "project car" and he has already bought seat covers, fixed and spray painted a couple dents, put in a new antenna, and is actually in the garage as I type this working on his dashboard. With school getting ready to start, his life will now consist of God (church & youth group), family, friends, school, Gamecocks and his new "toy"...which he's calling his "Silver Bullet" :-) You see, his grandma has a thing with naming all cars and this is the name she and grandpa came up with. He is still looking for a job...worked a lot with his dad over the summer...and says he will spend his $ on Gamecocks (football, etc. tickets) and his car!!! He is LOVING it!!!!

Crossing a new milestone

O.K...so I am officially "FREAKING OUT" right now...my 'baby' (Josh, that is, who is 16) is taking his class today so he can get his driver's license. Next week he will begin his 6 hours of Behind the Wheel and then takes his test. I am so NOT READY for this...I much prefer dealing with the toddler trauma. I know it will come in handy, and he is so responsible...BUT I also know I will be calling him and wanting to know where he is all time too. Is that bad??? He is ONLY 16...I don't know how much I can "let go" yet. I can see it right now, "Hold on guys, my 'mommy' is calling to check on me."...really! I know I can't do that... but how do you let your baby just go off in the world by himself??? I think I'm going to cry...

Goofin' off at Carowinds

Carolina girls!

Hannah enjoying a summer afternoon with some of her best friends.

Picking blueberries with my Lindy Loo...

...and eating a yummy homemade blueberry popsicle:

Nate's 11 birthday at the lake

The toilet paper tower

This is a pic of my sweet little girl who was suppose to be in bed...but instead, I walk into my bedroom to see a tower she made of toilet paper!!! The things this child thinks of when she's stalling just cracks us up...which of course only encourages her more. And then of course I have to take a picture of it: