Monday, February 27, 2017

We had a wonderful long weekend with mom and dad!!!









They arrived Thursday and left Sunday... We played games, watched movies, chilled on the deck (beautiful weather), shopped, grilled out, boys dropped by with their dogs... We packed in loads of fun!!!

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

My friend, Correen, my first tennis captain, moved to Fort Walton.

 



Unfortunately this is what she wakes up to and falls asleep to every morning and evening!
Bless her heart...

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Alex got a new love...



Luna and Remington





Luna is a golden doodle like Remi; she's actually a white one though. Golden doodles are quite an expensive breed. Breeders mix a golden retriever with a poodle. They are wonderful dogs and don't shed!!! They come in black, white, and brown. Drew and Hayley have a brown one. Alex was at work one day and a coworker said that he knew a lady that had a golden doodle, but since she has small kids, the dog wasn't working for her family. She actually gave it to Alex. She could have sold this dog for a lot of money, but it must have been meant for Alex. Remi and Luna are the same breed, the same age, but completely opposite... Remi is excited and playful, and Luna is calm and sweet. Sort of like Digs and Marge. Alex says she reminds him a lot of Buster... not just the face, but her loving personality!

Ellie signed up for recreational fast pitch softball again this spring!



Her coach just gave the girls their championship trophy's from last season! When we had our team party last year, the trophy's weren't quite ready...

Girls had a very special Valentine's Day!

Their grandparents always send them a sweet card and sweet treat! But this year...





A surprise was delivered to Ellie on Valentine's Day!



Emma also received a special Valentine from a boy"friend" in her class!

Monday, February 6, 2017

Father/Daughter Dance





Keith took Emma to the Father/Daughter dance on Friday and they danced the night away!!! They both had a ball! Emma was sooooo excited! 

Ellie met her friends at the skating rink. She's becoming the social butterfly. 

On Saturday morning, Emma performed in the ATMA piano festival at UGA and got a Superior rating!!! So proud of her! Ellie will perform later in the spring festival. 

Spring tennis season just started up and I won both my matches this weekend! Always a fun way to start off a  new season;)))

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Latest...

Natalie was awarded the top salesperson in her company at the national meeting!!! She won a trip to Canada!!! So proud of her!!! 

Jeannie also won a trip from her work... She is going on a cruise!!! My sisters are amazing!

Tyler's back in school working toward getting his teaching degree. Alex is still working at Jittery Joes and enjoys it. He recently joined a rock climbing club. Both boys are still playing occasionally at venues in Athens and Atlanta. Drew is still enjoying his welding job and being daddy to not-so-little Remington! 

Emma just got bumped up to a green ball this season in tennis (It goes... red, orange, green, yellow) Her strokes and serves are so fluid and beautiful! She's a natural!

Ellie is going to play senior league recreational softball again this year. Originally we said, no, because the schedule is so crazy... but her coaches and teammates said she was the heart of the team and begged us to sign her up. They offered to give her rides to and from games and practices when we couldn't! 

I just started working 2 days a week this year. I'm coaching the 10 and under kids at Tennis for Life. I love it! The kids are like sponges!!! My certification classes got canceled twice so far, so I have to wait until June to take the 2 day on court PTR Certification classes to get certified!

This weekend Emma has a Father/Daughter dance at school on Friday night and she's playing piano in the music festival on Saturday.

Ellie has plans to go skating with her friends on Friday night and then see a movie with another friend on Saturday.

Falcons will be in the Super Bowl, so I know what Keith and my boy's will be doing this weekend!!!

My spring tennis season starts this weekend, so I have matches on Saturday and Sunday!

Happy Birthday Ginger!!! Miss you like crazy!!!

Grama and Poppy came to visit!!!




























































 As usual, we had an ongoing Rummycube game at the kitchen table. We also managed to watch the entire first season of "Stranger Things" on Netflix (That's called binge watching!) Emma and Grama did origami art, while Poppy and the girls played Wii on the big screen and lots of games on their kindles. All the big kids came over for a Low Country Boil Saturday night (grama and poppy's treat) and we all played the Family Feud game. So much fun!!!