Manning First Baptist - 150th Anniversary

We went to Manning this weekend to go to church at First Baptist for the 150th anniversary of the church. We packed up the dogs and the motorcycles and made a big day of it! We also got to meet Mimi's new beau, Oneil. We had a great time and enjoyed spending some quality time together.

Group shot

Stacy, Michael, and Liam

Mimi and Oneil

Proud Mama

Proud Mimi

Tyler and Liam taking a rest from the lunch line

Tommy giving Dad's dirt bike a whirl

Tommy raring to go

Looks like a pro

Tyler getting ready to take a spin on Tommy's bike

Look, Mom - No Hands!

Floor shopping

Today Jamie and I picked out a new floor for our kitchen, sunroom, and "dog room". After evaluating our options for a whopping 15 minutes, we settled for the high grade vinyl in the picture below. With the dogs and the boys, this is the option that will work best for us right now. Also, it will be about half the price of tile, which was our second option. I am really excited to finally get started on getting the house in order!

Our new floor

Floor accessories that we may also need!

Whirlwind weekend

We had a whirlwind Labor Day weekend at the beach this past weekend. I left Friday morning with the dogs, and Jamie came down Friday night after the boys got out of school. We had a big crowd again, and the weather was great. It was really a wonderful way to bring the summer to a close! Check out Don and Wendy's blog for some more pictures

Papa J relaxing on the beach

Mama Rhette

Don and Wendy

Ryan, Shannon, and her new puppy Phebe

Tommy, Liam, and Tyler waiting for the big wave

Liam strikes a pose

Michael, Liam and Tommy catching a wave

Stacy and Tyler catching a wave

Michael and Jamie

Stacy and Michael

Liam does a victory dance

Tommy, Peco, and Don

Wendy, Peco, and Niko

Casey and Peco frolicking on the beach

Niko gives a good shake

Cyndi with Jerry posing for us

Sleeping beauty

The games are on!

Tyler, Liam, and Michael

Jerry giving Tyler and Liam some pointers

Tommy making ice cream

Mom says "cheese"

Everyone admiring the sand palace

Another view of the sand palace

Dad and Tyler

Bobo is happy to be home at last

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Back to School

Summer is over and school is back in full swing. I can't believe that Tommy is actually in high school! Both of them are going to new schools this year, so it is a new adventure. Tyler is also playing trumpet in the band. Here are some pictures of them waiting for the bus on the first day of school.

Tommy on the back of his future truck

Tommy and Emily

The bus is coming!

Tyler comes out to wait for his bus

Tyler looks apprehensive!

Waiting patiently at the end of the driveway

Last 39th Birthday Celebration

Today was the last official celebration of my birthday that I will have in my 30's. We went to Elgin to celebrate at Daddy's. Enjoy some of the pictures from the day.

An attempt to get a Christmas card picture for Daddy.

An attempt to get a picture of me with the boys.

The picture after threatening Tommy if he doesn't quit messing up my hair.

Classic Stephen face

Random picture of Tyler sleeping with Casey that was on the camera

Saxe Gotha End of Summer

Tonight was the end of summer program for parents for Saxe Gotha where Tyler goes to daycare. It was really bittersweet for us because this is Tyler's last summer there. We have really loved our kids going there, but Tyler will be going to a new school in a few weeks, and they will not be able to pick him up. The Son Force Special Agents really did a great job with the program for us.

Tyler with Ms. Joy

Tommy and Tyler with Ms. Ginny

Tyler with his first love from last summer, Megan