Pillow Pets

Pillow Pets are all the craze at our house. Laura Ann got a new one today (thanks Big Daddy) & decided she would draw portraits of them. They are REALLY good! She's my little artist for sure! :-)

Kicking Off VBS!!

Daniel, Laura Ann & I kicked off VBS this morning! Looking forward to a fun filled week!!

Daniel's Family Party

The celebration continued today with our family. We had a cookout for lunch & enjoyed the absolutely beautiful weather......high 70s in June!! Daniel lived it up again being the center of attention. Birthdays are the best!

Water Wars

Daniel decided way back in January that he wanted to have a Water Wars birthday party with our waterslide & waterguns and he actually stuck with it! I was worried about the waterslide falling over with too many rowdy boys, but thanks to Payton (our extra chaperone), the waterslide made it just fine through the party. It turns out, that Daniel's party idea was the best one EVER!! The party started at 5:00 and ended up lasting until 9:00pm and mamas were dragging boys to their cars then. Those boys played and played and played and played!! They ran wild all over the yard playing football, hide n' seek, basketball, with the waterguns, and whatever else they could come up with. The water balloon fight was definitely a highlight. Those rowdy boys could've thrown balloons at each other all night, but unfortunately, Dan & I only managed to make 140 of them & they didn't last that long!! :-) And they did stop a few times to eat. Daniel had an absolute blast. I can't believe my baby boy is turning EIGHT!!

Who Needs a Maid?

Not me!!! These two cleaned almost the entire downstairs floor with spray bottles & towels. They even raced to see who could cover the most territory. The best part is that they came up with this all on their own......I didn't even ASK them to do it! I'm sure it will never happen again, but I'll take my clean floors for today!! :-)  
 

Sweet Sarah

Look what we got in the mail today!!  

The newest member of the James family surprised us all and arrived 6 weeks early! We are so thankful that she is home and is strong and healthy! We can hardly wait to meet you baby Sarah!!

Hello Gushing Geyser

We finally convinced Dan that it was time for the Gushing Geyser to be rescued from winter storage in the garage today. Oh, how we have missed you!

We Will Miss You Cournoyers!

Good buddies, Daniel, Jake & Joseph  

We are so sad that the Cournoyers are moving (but so excited for this opportunity for their family)!! We met them & the Filasiks today at Fox's pizza for the boys to have one last hoorah before their move. Thankfully, they are only going to Guntersville, so we will still get to visit with them often!

The Compton Clan's Annual Beach Trip

Another Compton Family beach trip is in the books and it was a blast! Daniel, Laura Ann & Kate lived up every minute together on the beach, in the pool & in the bay. The food was good & the weather was beautiful. It was a great visit and we are already looking forward to next year! THANK YOU GRAN & PAPA!!

Randoms from this week

Laura Ann has started eating her breakfast on this stool that Papaw made for us.  I used to eat my breakfast when I was little on one exactly like it that he made for me.  Flashback!!

Laura Ann picked our first squash this week!!  Woo Hoo!!



I so will NOT be missing these being in the laundry!!!!


8:00 a.m. and the driveway is in full swing!  Sweet Summer Time!!!

Daniel's Baseball Pics

Celebrating Summer AND a LOOSE TOOTH!

We went to Chuys for dinner tonight to celebrate the start of summer AND that Laura Ann has her first VERY loose tooth!!

Daniel's Last Day of First Grade

Daniel left this morning for his last day of 1st Grade!! The year has seriously flown by! He has had a fantastic year, mainly because he has had such a fantastic teacher. I will be forever grateful for Mrs. Johnson and the impact she has had in his life. She has been such a blessing! As great as this year has been, Daniel is pumped about summer and so am I. We are looking forward to lazy days and lots of outside fun!! Just a note: My little tough guy does have a sweet side. He runs down the sidewalk every morning, jumps in Dan's truck, immediately rolls down the window to wave & blow me kisses. He hangs out the window waving until they turn the curve up the street. It is the sweetest thing! Love him to pieces!

Meeting Anna Collins

We were so excited that the Karrs visited from West Virginia and we got to meet Anna Collins! She is a doll.....looks just like her mama! We are also excited that Aaron is looking at jobs in the B'ham area and that we may get to visit them more often!! :-)

Preschool Summer Celebration!

Laura Ann had some of her favorite friends over today to celebrate the start of summer. They had a picnic lunch, played in the sprinklers & ate popsicles. Such a fun group!