Yesterday was a pool playdate kinda day!

Caroline, Charlie, Reece, Sarah Ann, and Anna Claire
(Happy 500th post!)

Happy 1st Birthday to my twin loves today! These babies are super sweet and have added so much joy to my family's families! We love you sweet babies! We are so blessed to have you as part of our family!

Nicholas Reid and Nataleigh Ann!

I've said it once and I'll say again, I love church camp and it's the best place on Earth! I think this is the first time since I've been attending camp that I didn't stay for the whole week! I did miss the days that we weren't there but I had so much fun over the days that we were!

I just love hanging out with family and friends old and new after a good church service or two!  Eating goodies and watching the children play is so much fun on those hot nights on The Leviner cabin front porch!

Caroline and Anna enjoying some treats!

Getting the last scoops of her peach ice cream!

Getting some Granddaddy love!

Hanging out with Franklin! These two

love playing together! Franklin is so good to

Caroline!

A few weekends ago we celebrated Kelsey's Sweet 16 in Charleston! It was a lot of fun. The birthday girl was charming and had a blast!

Our first stop was the South Carolina Aquarium!

Kelsey's friends! Jessi, Kelsey, Lindsey, and Lauren

Miss C taking all the fish in!

Sam and prissy getting a close up look!

Beep! Beep! Look who's driving the jeep!

My little eaglet!

Having some SC fun!

Trying to see which animal she wants to hold!

A starfish!

Toys..at the aquarium!

Bon Voyage!

The girls!

Me with my girl!

Mama eagle with her eaglets!

It was hard not to sit by this frog...

and not do this!

Saturday was filled with lots of fun activities like...

bike riding through the battery!

 

She really wanted to ride with the

big kids!

Kelsey and  Caroline!

We shopped!

We went on a carriage ride!

We celebrated Kelsey's Sweet 16!

We fancied Kelsey in all things Sweet 16!

We are ready to go to Hyman's for some yum

birthday fun!

The birthday girl!

Ready to go with my princess!

Rhonda, Kelsey, and Courtney!

The friends!

Ha!

Playing, "Who Knows Kelsey the Best"!

The par-tay crowd!

June 7th, we headed to the Charlotte airport to get our Big C, who had been in Africa for 3 weeks telling the Kenyans about Jesus. She had an experience of a lifetime! While visiting, at her house after her return, we viewed over 1,000 photos and heard beautiful stories. Although, not all stories were happy (she was assigned to an orphanage where many of the 30 children had horrific life experiences...events that you and I will never experience). She touched those wonderful people's lives in as much as they touched hers! We are very proud of Courtney's work in Africa. She, for sure, had a life changing experience 7,000+ miles from home! We love you Big C!

Here's photos of her return!

Signs are made! Let's go get our girl!

Awaiting her arrival!

There's our girl, all smiles, even after a 24 hour flight!

The 2 Cs!

C has a big job!

 

This is one of the pics from C's trip!

Doesn't it tell so much!

June 3rd 2012 will be a day I'll always cherish and smile when I think about! It was the day that I was "Washed"! I grew up Presbyterian where the doctrine believes in infant baptisms. So pretty much I was baptized as a baby. As an adult, I believe that infants can't make their own free will decision so I chose to make this important public profession of faith... in a pond! Yes, the very one who is petrified of water that can't be seen through was baptized in a pond! My baptism was absolutely beautiful (minus the preanxiety before hand) and perfect and very special indeed! I am blessed to be His!

I am Washed!!

My former student, Josh, was also baptized!

I got to share this special moment with

my niece, Kelsey, too!

 Caroline loved playing in the pond afterwards...

good clothes and all!

C having fun with her friends big and small!

Miss Sassy girl!

My sweet family!

What a special day!