Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Just too cute!

May 18 - Purlie just never stops being cute! It's just natural!

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Shellie's Birthday

May 14 - A day full of fun family activities as we celebrated Shellie's birthday! Here is the morning session of some pressies being opened in Deron's room, starting with a loving embrace from Jasen! Purlie didn't miss a beat but had to explore the opened bags!
Precious moment with Prestin!
WATCH OUT Purlie! Shellie's got a knife! That sticky tape can sure be tough!
Deron & Shellie - and didn't I say it was morning?!
Shellie & Steve. You've got to love the glow!
After dropping Grandma at Ken & Pam's for the afternoon, we headed off to the movies. Opening day for Robin Hood, and it was a good hood!
Really Prestin is a normal child!We all converged back at Ken & Pam's for the parrrrty! Just so you know, Pam has not shrunk. It is either an optical illusion or she is sitting in a chair or something of that manner. Anyways, here are the ladies ready to party.
Asian feast ready to be devoured!
Apparently this is the kids table!
Another angle of the "kids table". Of course Steve getting into the picture and Prestin is trying to get out of it!
Shellie's truffle cake (Pam's master-piece)
Yummy!
I think the point of this picture is Pam taking a picture of the truffle cake. Did I mention it was yummy?
Jimmy & Stef
Scott & Jenny. I know it is kind of a natural pose, totally candid. We'll just call it the jigsaw look!
Deron & Camille
Shellie with all her new treasures!
Haley & Jonah One of those kodak moments that only lasted a few seconds. You can see Haley just about ready to give in because of the extreme weight upon her. Jonah has his mind on the Piston Cup while Hunter wants to get back to the bus.
Simply chill'n!
Haley
Grandma
Ken & Pam celebrate their 34th anniversary (day after Shellie's birthday)

Mother's Day 2010

May 09 - We had a huge day of celebration. We started the day with all of us converging on The Vine. That's the church (in Braselton) which Ken, Pam, Stef, Jimmy, Scott & Jenny are a part of. Let me say, it is a awesome place of God's working grace and we joined in celebrating their third birthday!!! We finally arrived at Ken & Pam's (in Flowery Branch) for Mother's Day lunch and a fun time of pressies for the ladies! Here's Shellie starting us off! Grandma getting her love notes from her children.
Pam and her children - Stef & Scott. Arent they just beautiful?!
Jasen with all the mums! You can almost see the cheeky look on Jasen's face!
Back at our place (in Athens). Here is Shellie with her boys and Purlie - of course!
While Shellie opened a few more gifts, the boys engaged in a wrapping war!
Shellie scored big time with some new clothes!
Prestin... chill'n! Jasen loves parties!
Purlie always right in the middle of everything!
Deron getting ready to attack...
...the ice cream. By the way, this Blue Bell stuff is the most amazing treat!

May 08 - We celebrated with Matt, his graduation from UGA. Matt is a friend of ours from the American Black Belt Academy. He is an awesome martial artist who loves the Lord!!! Congrat's Matt!Matt & Luna (his very special friend!)

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Visitors from the West

April 30 - Friends from Flipside stopped in for a few hours. They actually came out to visit Pam & Stef, but made time to journey down to Athens for lunch with Shellie. Of course, this was after two days in Savannah. Here are (l to r) Mindi, Shellie, Pam Jeannie and Debbie. Even grandma got into the fun!

Stef's Birthday Party

April 25 - Another excuse to party. This time it was at the Vande's as Stef turned 32! Here is Shellie & Haley getting their yummy Mexican delicacies! Mexican fiesta! The cupcakes with the butterfly deco were part of the desert!
Candles always stir things up!Ken & Pam watch attentively!Grandma just chilling as Stef begins to open the pressiesOpening pressies is always an attraction for the lil ones!Jenny tossing a wad of wrapping paper with Haley.Stef surprised by the hidden chocolate treats.
Playing Bocce - Involves throwing weighted balls down the yard to see who can get eth closest to the slightly smaller ball that was thrown first!
Missed it by that much!
Another close call as Steve measures to see who gets the points.
After an amazing come back attempt by Prestin & Jasen...
Deron & Camille won!