Pool Party

My brother and his family came to see our new house this weekend!  We were so excited to have them.  Gram and Chief came over and we celebrated Payton's 13th bday!  We had lots of yummy snacks and Jeff grilled chicken wings that were so good!  I watched everyone having fun by the pool and told Jeff it was exactly what I pictured when we bought this house.  I want it to be a fun place for family and friends- God blessed us with it and we want to share it!

Norm's Lake

Today we got together with lots of friends for a fun day on the lake!  The Coheleys, Hembrees, Schuberts and our family planned to get together at Norm's Lake to celebrate lot's of birthdays; Payton, Jadyn, Marcus, Norm and Jason.  We had 2 boats, 9 kids, 2 inner tubes, 10 noodles 1 cookie cake, and lots of snacks.  The kids had a blast, everyone rode the tubes except Mark, but he was a little fish playing in the water all day, except when he was "driving" the boat.  The weather was great and we are blessed to have such awesome friends and family.  

First Day of School

The boys started their first days of Kindergarten and Second Grade at Rock Spring Elementary today.  Both boys were a little nervous but did great.  I walked them in to their rooms and they were ready to go.  Mark did not want to leave and couldn't understand why brothers weren't coming home with us.  We're looking forward to a great year!

Mountain Trip

We had a weekend getaway to Big Canoe, GA with my brother's family and Gram and Chief.  The house we stayed in had amazing views and the weather was great!  There was a small lake just down the road we visited each day to let the kids swim.  We played games, relaxed and ate a lot!  It was nice to get away and spend time with family.  

New home

We found out Ty did not get accepted into Rocky Creek mid-May.  We put in new floors and listed our house the next week and a buyer came along in 10 days.  Shortly after, we found our new house and here we are a month later moving.  It happened so fast, but it just confirms God's plan for us.  We bought this house in August of 2008 when AJ was 6 months old and only the Lord knew we would bring home 2 more baby boys.  We have loved this home and we have made so many wonderful memories, including all of our boys' first steps and first words, sleepless nights rocking babies, starting school, job changes, many UGA game parties, birthdays and holidays and so many days playing in the front yard and riding bikes in the cul-de-sac.  This is a place I will never forget and I am so grateful to have called it home for the past 7 years.  

Closing day at our new home!  It's officially ours!

Cows

Of course we will dress like cows for Cow Appreciation day at Chick-fil-A.  The CFA cow at the restaurant wanted to give all the boys high-fives, but Mark ran and hid from him.  Dinner was great!

Moving

I feel like I've been packing for months- I started when we listed the house, and there's nothing like packing to make you realize how much junk you really have.  I've made numerous Goodwill donations, but the garage is almost full.

Moving day was hot, but we had a lot of help.  The whole Hembree family, my parents and Cale all came out to help.  The boys were working hard too.

Taking a water break.

The moving truck we ordered wasn't available, we had a smaller truck and it took more loads than we anticipated, we worked way past sunset, but we managed to move it all and set up some beds so we could all go to sleep.  Whew- moving is fun!