the graduate... ;-)

meet one of my sweet nieces.. "a2".

she just graduated from kindergarten yesterday.

wow, kids grow up fast! way, too fast!!

remember a while back when i said something along the lines of, "pictures from the time my sister and her family came to visit us...well, they will pop up randomly in posts"? well, i meant that.

the above picture was taken during that weekend...a fun beach/pier day.

in fact...i will be playing catch-up on picture posting for awhile...Easter, the time my sister came to visit, the kid's first time at the pensacola navel air museum, and i think one other event, too.

i will be getting those and more up asap (just as soon as i finalize, and place in rocky's hands, the completed homeschool curriculum for the fall). seriously, rocky, i am almost done.   ;-)

anywhooo...

miss, a2.... i am so proud of you!!
sorry we couldn't be there during your big milestone.

love,
aunt kelly




linking up with:

black & white wednesday.

leafy vs. lizard

leafy loves to hunt for lizards. he hasn't caught one yet.
yesterday, though, he came very close...

 after being chased for awhile, mr. lizard grew suspicious of leafy...

leafy being sneaky

but, mr. lizard was just too quick.

leafy, i love your determination and down-right cuteness!! i love you!!!

love,
mommy

{linking with...life made lovely monday}

sweet slumber...

sweet boy.

sweet slumber.

i cherish their nightly slumber, as a break is always needed..both for them, as well as for me.

but, i also miss them terribly while they sleep.

i often go into their rooms and look at them sleeping and fight the urge to scoop them up into my arms.

so...on this occasion, i grabbed my camera.

a moment captured of sweet, peaceful rest.

photos in the park...

a few moments captured at the park yesterday....

what a blessing it is to be able to play at the park with these littles. really, i think i enjoy park play as much, if not more than they do. i'm a kid at heart, i suppose.

i love the little people in the photos, in case you didn't already know.

love their expressions here..

lily's observant stare and leafy's look of determination.

on the lookout? ;-)

have a wonderful, blessed weekend!
~kelly~

moments at the pond...

a last minute trip to tn/ga this past weekend.

we were able to spend time with grandma and grandpa aka mamaw and papaw.

also in town were the much loved cousins, "x" and "k" and of course their sweet mama (the world's best sister-in-law) tina.

there is a nice pond on the property complete with ducks. 

the kids had fun! leafy spent most of the time fishing with the neighbor girl so, pictures of him are few. he is always on the move and quickly. ;-)

he can be difficult to "catch".

glimpses from pond play...

not the best of photos, but the only one of leafy (i just had to include my boy).
he is flicking flowers here.

sweet cousin love.

the mood changed just as fast as the temp, i'd say. oh my, miss lily!

i love capturing lily deep in thought. ;-)

till next time...

blessings to you!

~kelly~

fort morgan happenings..

(this post includes a bit of time all bunched up as i have only been able to work on it for just a little bit at a time)

hello!

first off...it was rocky's birthday the 26th!

happy birthday to you, my snuggle bug! ;-)

i am SO thankful that you choose to spend your life your life with me! i truly am blessed to have you!

Also...we have had so many tornadoes touch down recently at home in tn, and many places in the south, for that matter.
my heart goes out to all those devastated by the storms.
please know that we are praying for you all.!!!!

so...

i came across this adorable video way back when (earlier in the week when i started this post)..not sure where it was taken, but thought it was too precious not to share.

it reminds me (i know this might sound strange) of my sweet hubby. really.

you see this past weekend we spent some time exploring fort morgan in alabama (very cool place, btw).
click here for history information on fort morgan

after visiting the fort we headed to the beach (with our friend jeremy and his son P who were visiting from back home for the weekend).

anywho..while on the beach rocky found lots of wildlife. i loved seeing the expressions on his face while he discovered all the creatures such as lots of crabs and the dolphins in the ocean, which were jumping out of the water almost like they were doing tricks just for us. rocky was like a child in a candy store. okay, maybe not quite as animated (rocky isn't that much so), but i know him...and i could see the joy in his eyes. i love that man! i love seeing him happy!
read on later in the post to discover some of God's creation we enjoyed on this fun day at the beach!

God is so awesome to have blessed us with that time on that beach that seemed to be our own little beach for the day.

i thank Him for allowing me to enjoy my husband's joy with it all.

like i said we saw lots of dolphins out in the ocean and dolphins are so adorable. the video also reminds me how much i

  miss our little cat, yoda.

glimpses from fort morgan.....

glimpses from fort morgan {the beach}

sandy faced :-)

lots of dolphin sightings!

a photo & a song

a simple post...

a photo. a song.

the picture... was taken this past weekend..the photos will be weaved through posts for awhile, i do believe..i took many.

the picture here shows me two things..

one: that i have much more to learn about taking pictures, editing, and everything there in between..but, i am enjoying every second of it.

and two: that i love the beach, especially when the sun begins to set.

the song... i heard this while at the gym this morning. it's a beautiful song.

jj heller has such a lovely voice and the words to her songs are just as lovely.

like i said...simply simple.

have a wonderful weekend!!

we are super excited because we have more company coming into town from back home this evening:

our friend jeremy and his little boy "P".

'P' is leafy's age and is his best bud.

the kids are thrilled!

love,
kelly