A stop to visit Papa in Moreland

On the way back home we stopped to visit Papa in Moreland. It was a nice visit and the boys loved it when I told them, "Strip down! You're going to play in the sprinkler in your underwear!"

What a difference a (school) year makes!

First day of pre-K!


Last day of pre-K!

A picture is worth a thousand words...

...so pictures will have to tell most of the story of what we've been up to lately. In addition to work, school, parenthood and just life in general, this is the fun stuff!



During Week of the Young Child, Brice's class had fun with tacky day.

We had a really fun day at the lake with our friends, the Camps, a few weeks ago. Believe it or not, the bigger boys DID get in the water. Yes, they froze!

A few weeks ago parents were invited to come to Sam's school and read the Governor's pre-K book selection to their child. Each child in Georgia's pre-K program was given this book with a message inside from our Governor, Sonny Perdue.

These just made me smile as I drove up my parent's driveway.

Sam's (almost) last tee ball game followed by a fun team pool party!

Mother's Day

Presentation of trophies. The coach presented each boy with a team ball and said something significant about the contribution they each made to the team throughout the season. He also gave each of them a "sporty" name...like Sam "Slammin' Sammy" Whitley. I don't think we could've asked for a better first experience in organized sports. We all had so much fun and felt sad to have the season end...

L-R...Miss Tracey, Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Wilson. These are Sam's AWESOME pre-K teachers. I took this picture last Friday at the Parent Picnic. Now, we're off to kindergarten!!!!

We had a NICE weekend. The hi-lights were different for each of us but in no particvular order they are....an awesome tee-ball game for Sam with an icy for Brice (and buddy Will) followed by a "coaches treat" visit to DQ, packing up the winter clothes, getting the big boat out of the backyard and back to the lakehouse - which included a sunset boat ride, supper at Aunt B's and lots of fun playing with cousins (for which I have no pictures), church, Waffle House, Friday night movie in the bed with Mommy, wonderful weather...but now it's over. They're running around the house, fighting and getting into trouble like lunatics and I've got to go get the wooden spoon. How's that for reality?! Have a good week everyone!

hippity hopitty Easter's...gone away....

We had a GREAT Easter weekend. As you can see from the pictures we... dyed eggs... Brice's class had an egg hunt where he mastered the "mad dash"...Sam spent a couple days at his (normally) afterschool program where they also had an egg hunt and he gulped down a box of Nerds candy...still sleepy, discovering Easter baskets Sunday morning...giggles galore inside this huge blow-up bubble ball at Gmama and Papa's...another Easter egg hunt at Pine Hill Farm...pause for a photo for Momma....and an impromptu horseback ride thanks to our sweet (Pine Hill) neighbor, Maria.

eeny meeny miny mo!

Sam does "eeny meeny miny mo" when chosing between ANYthing. And now, Brice has caught on but it's not quite the same. Funny though! In this video he was selecting the popsicle he wanted in the bathtub. That's a big decision when you're a little kid!

Jr. Ranger Whitley at your service

Sam is on Spring Break this week so he's spent some time with my mother, G-mama. Yesterday they went to the Ocmulgee Indian Mounds (here in Macon). Sam had a great time! He took his first ever test and was awarded the status of Jr. Ranger!