Hannah Slumber Party {{part 1}}

Just look at those faces. That's the look I get when I pull out the camera. :)

And then they remember how much they love each other, and forget I'm here...

What a sweetheart :)

Pancakes flipped- Check.




What better place is there for the butter-dish-top than on top of one's head?

I just love her!

And him. "Happy PLLLLllllate :)"

And the combination of the two of them is just about too cute to handle :)

Happy Birthday Nana!

With so many people we love in such close proximity, it seems like we're always celebrating someone's birthday-- but Benson loves a "SPECIAL DAY!" because he gets cake or candy or cookies or something similarly wonderful.. plus it give him a chance to sing "happy birthday to you ____, " Which he has really perfected as of late :)


We took lunch to the high school to surprise Nana for her birthday and we might as well have been at Disney World, he had so much fun! Pencil Sharpeners, Digital Chalkboard, big-wide-indoor halls to run in.. not to mention just getting to BE WITH Nana, in whom he delights, it was a "Special Day," indeed.


Uncle Jo stopped by to say hey!



Others cookies are always more appealing than your own...




When I was little, after school, I would ride the bus to the high school so I could ride home with my dad-- Mrs. J would let me color on her overhead and play teacher... to see Benson, playing on her "Flattron" which has replaced her old overhead projector was a little surreal for me...


He sharpened every pencil in her room!

Why walk when you can RUN in the halls?

I really think he thought they put that water fountain there just for him...

He climbed up to the landing area and said, "watch what I can do!" well, Mrs. J and I are standing there just staring at him, and he JUMPED OFF the top and cleared all four steps landing on the ground, and falling forward. I just about had a heart attack.

He found his daddy in the state championship picture in the commons area! (We saw Papa in his state championship tennis picture too, but it was too high to get a picture)

Ten Year State Championship Reunion

It's hard to believe it's been ten years since the LHS boys basketball team took home the state championship victory. We had a great time at the reunion, reminiscing, catching up with old team mates and watching highlight film...





Click here to see the enlarged image to look for yourself if you were in the student section that day!

They let the boys run out through the cheerleaders just like they did in highschool--

The team and trainers

I got to hold Ansley the whole game! She fell asleep on me and we got to cuddle through all four quarters! So sweet!

Refreshments and film watching

The sweet Gunters


Ten Years certainly changes things...


What sweet, sweet memories!

Happy 90th Birthday Granny

Aunt Sue, Zachariah, and Natasha came all the way from Iowa and Colorado- so of course, I had to take a million pictures :)



And here's all million pics :)

Second haircut

I really don't plan on cataloging every haircut of Benson's life... we've just waited SO long to actually HAVE HAIR to CUT, it feels like a monumental event when we do! This haircut was more than just a snip-snip-- Grandaddy really went to town this time.. and boy, let me just say... his hair "looks sharp!" (At least that's what he'd tell you :) )






(this face hand combo is usually accompanied by the phrase "but mama... why??..." )

See... I told you... Sharp! :)

Benson wasn't the only one who got a haircut...

This lil baby girl has gotten NO press on the blog lately-- we still love you Peaches :)-- here she is with her sporty new do!


Ok.. this one might be my favorite ever of the lil peachy poo

This is her favorite toy (and the one she was playing with that resulted in VERY EXPENSIVE corrective knee surgery!) I think when she carries it like this, she looks like she's got a big ole smile on her face! :)

Benson's Joke