Paul and Michelle's Wedding

Paul & Michelle were married on Saturday. Sarah & her cousin Lauren were flower girls, & Luke was the ring bearer. Here are some pictures from the wedding..more later.

Here are some pics I took... I love the first few of Lauren, Luke & Sarah.

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Ya wonder what Luke is thinking...

Fun Run

Sarah's school had their yearly fundraiser yesterday morning. The students got pledges for the amount of laps they would run! It was a fun morning, with lots of music, cheering, and running.

Thanks to all who pledged money for Sarah. She ran 29 laps, which I think worked out to be 2 miles.

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Sarah's class entering the field

Getting the kids excited before the run begins
Sarah is in the middle...and look to the left - Mason has a

red head band on and doing some karate move--HAH!
...and they are off!
Luke cheering!
Luke with his girlfriends, Sophie & Kendall
Each lap they had to get their shirt marked
so they know how many laps they did!
Popsicle party after the run...they were tired!

Luke is Three!

Luke had two parties - one in Athens and one at home. Saturday we spent with the Smith side of the family, then Sunday the Ramsey's came over. This is the first year we haven't all been together at one time, but it just seemed to work out easier this way, this year, since the Smith's were going to be in Athens on Saturday. Luke didn't mind...two parties, two cakes, two days of opening gifts, and two days full of cousin!

A couple days before his birthday, Luke got a package in the mail from Laura! Boy, was he excited. Thank you Laura:)

Cake # 1
Card from Sarah
GUM from Tyler, Lauren and Mark!!!

Luke was happy to hold Mark

Cake #2

I can't believe he is THREE! Three years ago while I was in labor, Hurricane Katrina was hitting New Orleans, levees were breaking, and every minute another nurse would walk in and update me on the devastation, gas prices and I didnt believe most of it because it didn't seem real. So, now every year, I remember all the news coverage on the day Luke was born.

Happy Birthday little guy!

Gooooooo Dawgs!

We watched UGA win at the Chappell's house on Saturday!! During half time we celebrated Luke's 3rd birthday ( birthday post will come tomorrow )! Mom, Dad, Grammy and Gramma came from Hiawassee, and Andrew stopped by during his lunch break at work. Thanks for coming :)!

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Lauren, Sarah, Luke, Tyler

Tyler, Lauren, Sarah, Luke, Mark

Rain

Today it rained and poured - I loved it! We haven't had much rain all summer, and you can tell by looking at our grass and flowers. Today Tropical Storm Fay dropped some much needed rain on us! Luke and Kendall ran out in the front yard, and were drenched, but they had a great time.

They were much more wet than this after a few more trips out

Sarah has really been enjoying school. She is excited to go each morning, and comes home with so much new knowledge and exciting things to tell me about from her day. Last night was open house, so Brian and I got to sit in her classroom and listen to her teachers explain what they will do for the year. It was neat to look around and see her artwork, photographs taken of her, centers, all the fun stuff of Kindergarten! I have eaten lunch with her once a week, and she loves spending that 30 mins. eating with Luke and me.

Luke is doing much better without Sarah around. The first week he was bored crazy, and didnt want me to play with him at all. Now he is much easier to play with..he only asks 4 times a day "When is Sarah coming back" versus the 30 times the first week!

Sarah's First Day of Kindergarten!

Yesterday was the long awaited day - Sarah started Kindergarten. She wore one of her two new dresses that Grammy bought her for school...& picked out her hairbow to match.


We drove to the Wiley's & walked Sarah & Mason to school. They were so excited, laughing, & talking during our walk! They are not in the same class, but I am sure they'll see each other around school some.





It is crazy because I remember both of them being so little - Amber & I were new moms ... seems like yesterday - but now it has almost been 6 years since they were born!

Mason & Sarah

Feb. 2003

Amber made cute signs for Kendall & Luke to hold for Mason & Sarah when they got off the bus!! It was so sweet. They definitly enjoyed their first day of school. Sarah talked my ear off for about 45 mins. after we got home, all about her day. I am so proud of her!

They did it!!!