Reunion time

Tis the season for the family reunion. The kids and I drove up to north Mississippi for the annual Hodges reunion. I have been going just about my entire life. My Mammaw (my mother's mother) comes from a family of nine kids. Every year all nine of them would come and bring their families. Over the years, three of them have passed away. The reunions seem to get smaller and smaller. This year, Mammaw's kids, grandkids and great grandkids made up the majority. Despite the heat and extreme humidity, we had a blast riding on the boat and chatting with the relatives.

My 90 year old Mammaw--I just love her!


Riding the boat





Tubing


Playing at the beach


Wakeboarding (Oh yes I did!)

Look at my handsome, show-off brother!


Is my dad awesome or what--how many 63 year olds do you know that can do that?


The cutest boy fixing the lawn mower.


My Harvard bound neice

Kindergarten Graduation

It's official, I have a first grader now. It is hard to believe how fast the school year went by. Avery rode the bus everyday to and from school. She learned how to read and always came home with fun facts about bugs, dinosaurs and the solar system. Her report cards were always great with the exception of a few behavior problems. For some reason, whenever the teacher assigned her to sit by boys, she wasn't able to control the bad behavior. One things we quickly found out is that she hates to write. Some of her assignments would be to describe a picture or tell a story. These were her least favorite. Oh well, here's to a fun summer.

Mosquito Bite!

Believe it or not Spencer's eye nearly swelled shut when a mosquito stung him right below his eye. Weird Huh?

Withdrawals

Since school ended in May, I have been experiencing withdrawals. In all my free time the last few moneths, I was studying or fulfilling assignments. Now, I don't know what to do with my free time these day. What's that? Clean, cook, care for my children.... Those are all good suggestions buuuuuut I think I'll take up reading until classes start again. Does anyone have any good book suggestions?