percussion competition and meeting with misty

Graham had an ISSMA percussion competition in Westfield this past Saturday and won gold!  They did an awesome job!

Graham and friends practicing out in the hallway

Here they are trying to get set up in a small classroom before the judging begins.  Graham played the snare drum for this competition.

Then it was off to Richmond to meet Misty!  This was half-way for both of us and worked out great.  We did a little shopping and ate dinner.  Afterward we tried to take some "facebook pix" and failed miserably!  In this one Misty said, "Here, give me the camera because I have longer arms and it won't make us look so UGGH, and show all of our wrinkles!"

We then took it outside in the freezing cold so we could shoot from up above and not straight at our wrinkles!

So, this one is the kicker...instead of looking sexy we look SIXTY!  Oh how I wish I could photo shop these but I don't know how!!  We were laughing so hard we couldn't breathe.  Teens we are not but we acted like it for a little while and it felt like old times!  See you in May Misty:)

happy birthday sophie kay!

Happy Birthday Sophie Kay (or peanut as Uncle Todd would say)!  This is Sophie in our backyard at Fripp Island.

Sophie (in green) with sister Sarah on their "float" (golf cart made to look like a diner for the theme 'music through the ages') last 4th of July Parade.

 Here we are making pizza's in the kitchen last summer!  I miss you both so much...have a happy day Sophie:)

happy birthday paps

Today would've been Paps birthday.  We miss him so much!  He was saved by God's grace and taken home to his heavenly father last fall.  Thinking of you and loving you always Dad...Todd, Holly, "Chucky", "Buddy" and Angel.

late wishes

This is a late happy birthday to my sweet niece Kiely!  We did go out for lunch on the 4th and had some wonderful dessert!  Kiely was born in 1984...my senior year in high school.  Yes, that was 26 yrs ago!  How time flies.  Love you my sweet girl!

(this picture was taken Christmas of this year at my sister's best friends house...Kiley is wearing the necklace and bracelet we got her for Christmas...so pretty!)