Summer trippin'

Monday morning Emma and I loaded up and picked up my mom and headed to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.  My parents have a camper set up on a permanent site and so we always have a place to stay if need be!  It's a nice drive and we pass Carson-Newman, where I got my undergraduate degree. I started stopping by and taking Emma's picture in front of my old dorm and with the painted eagles that was started by some of my friends back in the late 90's.  Emma was not very cooperative but I have the 2013 pictures completed! I was also able to buy her first CN girl shirt, she has some unisex ones, but I was excited to get a girly one!!!

We headed to the campground and then did a little shopping.  Then E and I hit up the playground where we slid a thousand and one times until it was dark and hit up the swings too!

Tuesday morning I decided to take Emma to Dollywood, (I call it the White Trash theme park, because you see all kinds there!)  We waited FOREVER to get a season pass then I went to get Emma on the carousel and you would have thought I dropped in her a vat of hot oil! She clawed the life out of me.  I have cell phone pictures, but I have to load everything to flickr or photobucket and that's too much work tonight!  We left soon after and plan to try later.  She loved the pool and we spent the rest of the afternoon there and then hit the playground again.

We came home today and enjoyed some more time outside.  The weather calls for rain for the the next few days, so I'm glad we got some sunshine time in while we were gone!

Summer break!

It's time for summer break for Emma and myself!  I was hoping she would either be potty trained or wanting to be....  Neither happened, but I think we are slowly getting there....SLOWLY!

I have no plans for the summer yet, I'm just going to go with whatever comes up!

Look how my girl has grown....

Nothing at all

Let me just tell you, we haven't been very exciting at all!  I honestly don't remember my last post!

Emma loved Disney on ice she asks every day if it is time to go to "Disneywurld" yet!

She wanted to wear her crown the whole time.  I'm so glad I grabbed it on the way out of the door!

My oldest nephew went to his first prom.  I took a few pictures for them before the rain started.  His date looked so pretty and had on a cute pair silver TOMS!

I did a Mother's Day post, but that night we celebrated another nephew's 13th Birthday.  I thought it was pretty cool that he turned 13 on the 13th of May in 2013!

Below is a  picture with my Mamaw Kat, Mom, Me and Emma.  I love being able to get a four generation photo! (Emma's face cracks me up!)

And One of Mom and her Children.

This past Wednesday Emma has her Puggle Graduation.  She did great in that she got up on stage and didn't cry!  She even mouthed along to the songs! Here she is after church with my dad!

Mother's Day 2013

Back in 1980.

2013

2012 (Must have been a rough morning!)

2011 First Mother's Day (I had a kidney stone attack so It was a rough day!)

31 Months

She cracks me up! 

They see me rollin'

Monday has been awful, thank goodness I have this gal to cheer me up!

18 years ago

I became an aunt for the very first time. I was 17 years old and a junior in high school.  I remember it all so well, my then sister-in-law was due in July and had only gained a pound.  She went to the doctor for a check up and ended up in the hospital where they prepped her to travel to Roanoke where there was a good NICU unit.  Leighton was born at a heavyweight size of 1 lb. 9 oz.  He was tee tiny! When he reached 5 lbs. he was able to come home from the hospital that was in August.  No matter his size, he has had our hearts from the start!  His only health problem is asthma.  Today he is as tall as me and the sweetest nephew anyone could ask for!!

He came by this morning to visit and pose with Emma