Girls Only Weekend

In July I had a Girls weekend. Yes, that is right!!!! No children and NO husbands (except mine had to work so I DID let him stay around). My dear friend Jaime Lott Gaston came from Benton (she had not been here since our move - it was past time!!!). She spent Friday and Saturday night with me. On Friday night we had a little past roommate and DZ sister reunion. Jo Ann, Jaime, and I were roommates in college (they by far were the BEST in the world). We met up with some of our DZ sisters ( Sara and Keri) for dinner. Then we headed for coffee and dessert. It was a terrific night catching up and reminiscing about our college days.

On Saturday Jaime, Jo Ann and I did some shopping!!! Then we met up with Brent for dinner (I know I broke the rule of GIRLS ONLY, but he paid.) Jaime and I had a great time just "talking." I know we both needed it!!

On Sunday before Jaime left, we went to have brunch. It was nice and fun for a change. Thanks Jaime for making the trip up to NWA. I had so much fun. We must do it again REALLY soon!

Summer Cowgirl

Summer cowgirl is what she was this evening in July. We went out to celebrate Uncle Allen's birthday. She made the choice to wear her new cowgirl boots. I told her, "whatever floats your boat girlfriend!"

Swimming Lessons

This summer Olivia Grace took swimming lessons at FAC (Fayetteville Athletic Club). The past 2 years we have always taken at Swim Ranch. I was really pleased with what OG learned. She was in the Jellyfish group (ages 4-6). Her lessons were 3 days a week (1 hour long) for 2 weeks. This was great because neither one of us got tired of going. Olivia Grace can now swim under water and go down the slide with no floats. She is becoming a BIG GIRL!! This week she even learned how to turn a front flip while we were at cousin Jordan's swimming pool. She loves to swim!

Swimming Pool

We spent many many hours at the pool this summer (after the cast was off). Olivia Grace is just a great little swimmer. She loves having friends at the pool to swim with her. Mommy does too! I don't have to "entertain!"

Silver Dollar City

Well, I guess it is time to play "catch-up" with our blog. I guess we have been really busy in July and the first part of August or it is that I have been lazy. Either way we have had a great summer.

Sometime in July we went to Silver Dollar City (one of those cool weekends). Mimi, Papaw, Aunt Kristen, Uncle Allen, Aunt Peggy, Teresa, and Rebekah joined us. As usual we had a great time. OG loves her some rides. We got to watch the Veggie Tales too.

Mamaw's 80th Birthday

July 7th we celebrated Mamaw's (my Grandmother) 80th birthday in Ft. Smith. Gigi made a terrific lunch and cake. We had a great day celebrating such a terrific woman. We wish her many more long years. We love you Mamaw!!

The Cast Is Off

We are so very excited that the cast is off!! We went to the Dr. on Tuesday. They first took the cast off. The nurse explained how she was going to take the cast off and that her machine (saw) would be really loud. I am sure most kids wig out because it is very loud. Not our OG!! She just smiled and watched. After the cast was off they took a couple of x-rays. Dr. Cocker came in and said her arm looked great. We will go back in 4 weeks for him to see how she is using it. Hopefully we will start back to gymnastics in 4 weeks too. Olivia Grace's first questions were: Can I go faster on the tube behind the boat?; Can I swim in the big swimming pool now?; and Can I go to gymnastics now? She sure was a little trooper. She never complained once that she had to wear the cast. To be honest, it never really SLOWED her down (imagine that)!!!

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July weekend. Colton, Chandlan, Uncle Shawn, and Aunt Amy came to stay with us. Mimi, Papaw, and Dustin stayed at Aunt Kristen's. So we were all here and went to the lake for 2 days. Olivia Grace loved being with her cousins. The kids loved being in the boat. They really prefer to go FAST!! Olivia Grace even got to ride in the tube with her cast on. It was a great family weekend.

Fireworks at the Crosses

A few weeks ago we had fireworks at our other church location (Church at Pinnacle Hills). This was the second year for them. It gets better every year. We had a picnic dinner (Mad Pizza) with our Connection Group. The kids got to run around and play before the fireworks started. The Young's also joined us again this year. It was a great family evening.