Kayleigh's "big girl" haircut

Well, my precious nine year old asked for a "big girl" haircut yesterday. After calling daddy and getting the "ok", we went through with it. He wasn't very excited at all. He loves his Kayleigh Bug's hair long!! I encouraged that it was just hair and could grow back out. So, here are some pics of our new do!! Excuse the jammies...we're being lazy while the boys are away!!

My baby is 13!!

Wow!! My baby is 13 today. It's so very hard to believe!! It just seems like yesterday we were learning to swim, playing t-ball. To all of my friends with little ones that don't seem like they'll ever get out of this stage where you have to watch them like a hawk at all times....CHERISH IT!! It goes by incredibly too fast!! I don't even want to think that in three short years he'll be driving!! Oh my...

Chandler has had so many opportunities to go and do things with his Dad. Paul keeps such a crazy schedule in the summer that this has been such a blessing for him to be able to travel with him. This week he is a part of an FCA leadership/golf camp. He is out of his comfort zone being a camper!! But...his dad assures me he is doing an awesome job!! Chandler was on the golf team at his school this year and really thinks this is something he would like to continue to pursue. So, this is a great thing for him to be a part of. I just called to sing "Happily Birthday" to him while he was on the van with his huddle group. "Oh mom.....you're on crack!!" is what he told me!!! But somewhere I have to believe that he loved it!!! :) Isn't it my job to embarass him in front of his peers??!! Well, Kayleigh and i are going to enjoy some girl time while the guys are away. We're off to the Studio Movie Grill with Gail and Megan to see Kung Fu Panda!! We are sad for Tamara and her family. Tamara's Mimi passed away Sunday evening at 7:25. They put her in ICU on Saturday and didn't expect her to make it so Hannah wasn't able to come home from camp with us. The girls are very sad but know we'll be able to get together later this summer. They had such a ball at camp!!!! I've loved to hear all of the stories!! Pray for the Sanders this week as Mimi's funeral is on Friday.

Student Life for Kids Camp

Whew!! We survived the final weeks of school and are off to enjoying our summer vacation!! Russell and Tamara called me several months ago and asked if Kayleigh could join Hannah at camp. Oh my word....what an awesome idea!! The girls have been best friends since they were three and terribly miss each other since we moved away from Shreveport two years ago. We still get them together to celebrate their birthdays (they're only two days apart) and try with our busy schedules to at least get them together during the summer. Yesterday was the big day!! We met them in Sherman, TX to drop off Kayleigh. To say the least, she was so very excited. I must say...it was very hard seeing them in their own dorm room!! I can just see them in a few years with this being the real thing!!!! Wow!!! So my precious little girl is away for a few days at Student Life for Kids camp in Sherman, TX. Pray for Russell and Tamara!! They are staying as camp counselors!! We get her back along with Hannah for a couple of days here and then Kayleigh, Hannah and I are off to Shreveport to hang out at her house!! I can't imagine the puddle Kayleigh will be when we have to say "good bye" for a little while.

You will see a picture of Paul and Mona Sanders. She is such an incredibly fun lady!! She and Paul worked together at the church. She is the pastor's secretary.

We stopped through McKinney on our way home and had dinner with Paul's parents at Saltgrass. We had a wonderful visit with them. They gave Chandler his birthday present as he is turning "13" next Tuesday. YIKES!!! I'm fixing to be the mother of a teenager!!!! It doesn't even seem possible!