Jake's Graduation...

On May 19th, Jake graduated from Brookhaven High School.  We were there last year for Reid's and right back this year for Jake's, and I just love the setting/atmosphere of their graduation.  It is such a fun night in the stadium celebrating with the ones you love most.

I totally missed him marching in because I assumed he would be half way back in the "Rs"...my bad, he was front and center because he graduated with honors!

Hard to believe I not only have one nephew in college but now two...

Big changes happening for all of them...Brad and Paula relocating to Waco, Texas for Brad's job and the boys will be together at Mississippi State.  So much for the condo in Starkville Brad bought for himself...the boys are taking it over!!!

Not sure you could find boys any better than these two...I know God has big plans for them, and they are going to do great going to school and living together in Starkville!!!

This is the perfect picture of what it is like when we are all together...Joey was supposed to be taking a picture.  Instead, he took a picture of "real life"...

One proud Aunt and Uncle...

Straight Outta Kindergarten...

On May 18th, our most favorite little boy graduated from kindergarten...

Before they got their certificates, they sang several songs...

It's official...he is "straight outta kindergarten"...

He LOVED everything "fun" related to school.  Now...when it came to the actual school work, not so much.  Part of that is because it doesn't come easy for him, and he has to work harder than most.  But...he worked hard and came so far, and we couldn't be more proud of him!

Jake's Eagle Scout Ceremony...

On May 7th, Jake had his Eagle Scout ceremony.  Every kid finds different things that they are passionate about and boy scouts happened to be one of Jake's "things".  And what an accomplishment to say you are an Eagle Scout!!!  We could not be more proud of him, and we were thankful we got to be a part of this special ceremony with him...

Your mom pins your Eagle Scout pin on you...

Then you pin your mom...

And your dad...

They also got to pin someone that had served as a mentor to them...Jake picked one of his high school teachers.

Pretty sure these boys have been together since probably oh...first grade...if not before.

Cooper loves, loves, loves him some Jake!!!

Yes, it felt like we were in Brookhaven more than Jackson during May, but we didn't want to miss anything.  Such a special time in Jake's life, and we are oh so proud to call him nephew/cousin!

The Struggle Is Real...

The struggle is REAL when it comes to keeping my blog up to date these days. For now, I'm going to try to blog the "big" things and use Instagram for the "little" things.  I do hope to get back to blogging more frequently, but right now, it's one of the things I need to put on the back burner in order to have time to do everything else I need to do/want to do.  However, I am going to attempt to get caught up on the "big" things because let me just say, May was full of BIG things!!!

Bently's Baptism...

If you want to feel good about yourself, go back to your home church.  My brother and his family go to church where we grew up so there are of course many new faces I do not recognize but there are LOTS of faces that I do recognize, and they were like you look so good, your kids are beautiful, etc, etc.  I walked into church feeling pretty good about myself...ha ha!!!  Anyway, that of course was not the "highlight" of the day.  The "highlight" was we were there to see Bently be baptized.  Such a good feeling to know not only are we family, but we are now sisters in Christ.  

Jake's Senior Party...

 For his senior party, Jake wanted a fish fry at Uncle Terry's and Aunt Pam's lake...

We tried our best to give him what he wanted, but the weather forced us to change to an indoor location at the last minute...

What happens when 4th grade Anna Lauren writes on the chalkboard instead of your friend, Leah...nobody noticed but me...I'm sure!

Dessert and gift table...

I can tell you what I want, but I cannot do it no matter how hard I try.  Thankfully, Nanna can and she did an amazing job with the centerpieces!  They were exactly what I had in mind and everyone commented on them...

Yes, we were in just a plain/boring recreation building and not on the lake, but I thought it looked great!

The food table, and I loved this arrangement too...



Jake asked for cupcakes for dessert...

Jake arriving with hostess presents...

This little boy LOVES Jake!!!

See what I mean?  He was not leaving his side...

Aunt Pam was right...they come, they eat, they leave...pretty much what they did.  But...it was a fun night honoring Jake!

The little girls having their own little party in the back of the room...