I Heart Faces~Dramatic B&W

This is my entry for this weeks i heart faces photo challenge. My daughter was baptized on March 7, 2010. What a glorious day for our family! "Whoever believes and is baptized shall be saved." Mark 16:16

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Happy 9th Birthday, Anna Reed!

May all your wishes come true!

Camera Fun

The kids and I, with the help of my photographer brother, decided to play around with the shutter speed and some fireworks! We used f8 and the shutter was open for 20 seconds. Pretty cool, huh?

Roman Candle

Roman Candle

Sparkler

The kids walking with sparkers~they look like ghosts!

What cool things have you captured with YOUR camera?

Happy 7th Birthday, Gates!

Happy Birthday Little Brother

Me at age 13 with my youngest brother, Blanton, who is 26 years old today!

Happy New Year...

...from our family to yours!

The Dramers

New Year's Day 2010

The children were nestled all snug in MY bed...

My Christmas Present...

...that I have waited three years for~an oil portrait of Anna Reed at age five.

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

I Heart Faces~Tooshies

This week's photo challenge at I Heart Faces is all about tooshies. I snapped this photo while we were at the Alabama vs. UTC game a couple of weeks ago. Behold, a few tooshies of the number 2 ranked team in the nation~The University of Alabama Crimson Tide!

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Fourteen Years Ago Today....

....I married my Prince Charming!

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October 21, 1995

I ♥ Faces~Bubbles

This weeks photo challenge at i heart faces is "bubbles". I knew immediately which photo I would be entering. This photo was taken of my son blowing bubbles in the backyard at his great-grandparents house last Easter.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words~Take Two

Second Day of School

Now there is my sweet boy's smile and his beautiful big sissy!

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

First Day of School

Gates~First Grade, Anna Reed~Third Grade

Wordfull Wednesday~Meet the Teacher

I cannot believe it is time to start school again. Didn't they just get out for the summer? How can I possibly have a first and third grader? I think times flies by faster and faster every year.

Gates is excited about his school supplies!

Gates and his awesome teacher, Ms. Washburn!

(we know she's awesome because Anna Reed had her too)

Check out the gum he didn't hide well enough!

Anna Reed trying out her desk. She has her "hurry up and take this pic so we can get some pancakes at McDonald's" smile on!

Anna Reed and Ms. McKinnis.

I ♥ Faces at the Beach

This week at i heart faces, the photo contest theme is the beach. I have followed this blog for a while now but this is the first time I have entered one of their contests. This was taken of Anna Reed in Panama City Beach, FL.

"Shadow Dancing"

Wordless Wednesday

"Therefore go ...

...and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Matthew 28:19

My husband, Chris, left today for a mission trip to Thailand. Team members from our church, Hunter Street Baptist Church, working in partnership with Shades Mountain Baptist Church will help serve alongside Michael and Hope Johnson and other Christians in the Chiang Rai area. Michael provides pastoral leadership for Baan Athitaan Church and overall direction for the Grace Language School.

The missions team will help assist with a conference for Christian leaders in the Chiang Rai area. The conference will provide training, encouragement, and refreshment for those in attendance. A Vacation Bible School will also be offered for children of the missionaries and those attending the conference.

The team will return July 17th.

Fourth of July

This fourth of July we were asked, along with two other families, to join the Oakmans at their lake house on Smith Lake. We all happen to be good friends which made it all the better! We arrived early to get out and have some fun before the lake got too crowed or too rough. We grilled hamburgers and hotdogs and had enough food to feed an army! It was all DELISH!

The Dramers

The Oakmans

The Freemans

The Ballintines

Anna Reed jumping off the pontoon boat!

Gates chillin!

Josh, Gates, Chris, and Brooks tubing.

Anna Reed on the ski platform~great job!

Even I've still got it!

We took an evening boat ride to watch the fireworks!

Anna Reed and her sparkler!

Gates with his sparkler!

And, of course, fourth of July is not complete without juicy watermelon!

A big "THANK YOU" to the Oakmans for a wonderful time!!