Skip to main content

Happy Birthday MeMe!

We traveled to South Arkansas this weekend to help celebrate my Mother's birthday and for Steve to work on cleaning out deer stands.
Emily and Sarah Kate have discovered my Mother's make-up drawer.

Both girls have always been obsessed with shoes!
Emily with Meme on her birthday.
Sarah Kate sure enjoyed the birthday cake...I did too!
We took these after church.



Emily had Cowboy and Cowgirl day today at school.

Comments

Tara G. said…
Laurie, I love your posts because they're just real American life. Although I am so thankful and blessed by all God has given me and my family to experience, sometimes I long to just settle down and do "normal" things like these! The girls are so cute- such different looks/blends of each of you!
His Doorkeeper said…
Hope you have enjoyed home with your parents. I KNOW they have enjoyed all of you!!

Happy Birthday to your Mom! Your parents are precious people!!
Kim said…
Happy Birthday to you mom! She's great!
As always the girls look darling! I love that SK is a foodie like me!
Kelly said…
Happy Birthday Mary!!!!!
Emily looks precious as a cowgirl!
Lauren said…
Awwww, so cute!!! Precious pictures! :)
Jenny said…
I just think your girls are ADORABLE!!!! What a sweet cowgirl!

Popular posts from this blog

Something Good to Eat

Ever since Steve and I started dating, when we would go to Mississippi, his aunt would make the BEST ROAST IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!! Steve's Dad's side of the family gets together at his Granny's house for lunch every Sunday after church. The food is always sooo good!!!!!!!!!!!! I have always taken a liking to his Aunt Judy's roast. It really is the best roast I have ever had. When we were there on Labor Day weekend, my sister in law asked Aunt Judy for the recipe. Aunt Judy began naming all the ingredients. She said Ranch Dressing mix, and I bugged my eyes out and nearly chocked. I HATE RANCH DRESSING. I don't even like to be in the room with it. I had to focus on the word MIX....not the mayo and butter milk and sour cream that you add to it. Just typing those words makes me shudder. The recipe sounded awful as she rattled off the ingredients, but I promise, you have got to make this if you like a good roast. Trust me on this. Here it is: Get a tender chuck...

Complicated

Maybe I am wrong, but I don't remember life being so complicated when I was in middle school. Everything is so competitive now.  Maybe it was back then and I just didn't realize it. Sarah Kate started playing city league softball a couple of weeks ago.   We've been encouraged to get her private batting lessons. When I was in third grade I started playing softball and I just did it for fun!  No stress at all, as far as I can remember!  I just played.  I wasn't very good, but I liked it! Ha! Emily started band this year!  Before school started, I got a letter from the school district strongly encouraging "your band student to take instrument lessons."  WHAT?  I bought into it and got Emily private clarinet lessons (which she really enjoys)! But, what happened to learning as you go?  I never thought about taking private trumpet lessons when I started band. It seems like most parents are striving for their child to be THE BEST....

Life in Pictures!

Emily is enjoying her first year in band.  I am very impressed with her playing skill! Sarah Kate was recently awarded the empathy award at her school.  She is very deserving of this! Here we are before the Cotillion Holly Ball.