Barretville!!

Momma and I drove around some historic places around Atoka TN.  

One where a Civil War site was!

Barretville!  

Not far from our house!

It felt like I had transported back into time, a small small town that I just wanted to nestle up in!!

We Are Going Great Places!

Mrs Davis's spring decorations!  

She loves camping and I LOVE THIS!

:) 

Proud Moment!!!

Pierce took Reid's training wheels off and practiced!

It was all just such a sweet sweet moment that I am glad I caught on video!

The boys may fight but they do love each other!

:)

Paris GIRL Reunion!!!

3/24/17-3/26/17

Goodness!  What a fun filled weekend!

Even though, Julie said it right, we didn't really get to have a meaningful conversation, but we at least got to hug on one another a lot and each others babies!  :) and we did laugh a lot!!  :)

Us 4 girls got out for about an hour, ALONE, to get us food for the evening one evening!  It was fun!!!

 Baby David, AKA:  Little David.  I felt bad for calling him Baby David!  But as his Dad, David said "heck, some of my cousins STILL call ME Baby David", because HIS Dad was the 1st David!  HA!!!

 Graham spent the night with us Friday Night!

 Uncle Joe and Pierce talking Pokemon!  ha!

 If I could be a fly on the wall to see what they were talking about!  ha!!

 Sleeping arrangements!  First night of NO SLEEP!!  :) 

 David and Reid playing sticky blocks!!

 CUTEST unicorn I ever did see!!!

 Tornado machine!

Reid was really good to Baby David!  So sweet!!  

 Snack!!

 Then Elle's crew showed up!  

Jackson!

 We ate lunch!  Brooklyn came!  Let me tell you, she was so good and motherly, being the ONLY girl with 6 boys!!! :) 

 Buck being shy with me!  Tucking his head!!!

 US!!!!!!

I love that this is US!!!!!!! 

 Headed to Amy's!  I got the big girls help!!! 

 Razor fun!!!

 CHARLIE!!!!!!

 Reid vacuumed of COURSE!!

 :) 

 THE GROUP!!!!!!!!!!!! and a vacuum! 

 :) 

 :) 

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 David's FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 SWEET BOY!

 THEN Pierce spent the night with Graham!!!

 Reid joined in a minute!

 Waiting on Uncle Joe to pick a movie!

 We played kitchen!!

 Pierce, bless him, like me, could NOT fall asleep at someone else's house!  That was me.  I was the last one always asleep, and usually a tad bit frightened because it was a different house!  

 Laughing and tired!  ha!

 NEXT MORNING BED HEADS!!!!!!!!!!!

 THE BOYS! and girl!

Jackson (2), Buck (1), Reid (4), Graham (5), Pierce (6), Brooklyn (8) and David (1)

 BUCK FINALLY CHEESED FOR ME!!!

 more riding!!

 off you go!

 Then we went home and found worms in our backyard!  :)  

 My Dog Woods are blooming!!

 and ate some grilled artichoke!!

and then close to crashing for the weekend!!

LOVE YOU GIRLS SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Momma Pulled Her First Tooth!

Pierce had been DYING to pull this tooth. 

Brian was out of town.

Usually he is the Tooth Extractor, but it was my turn!

The first one and it is his 7th tooth!!  :)

I felt like the lady at my elementary school, Juanita Sparks, that used to pull teeth any chance she could get!!!

HA!

America Ninja Warrior - Pierce Style!

Silly!

Spring Break 2017!!!

The boys were SOOOOOOO excited to not go to school for ~9 days!

That is ALL they talked about a week before!

They spent a few days at home with Brian and I and then a few days in Paris!

I joined them toward the end of the week too!  so, I made myself have a Spring Break too!  :) 

 Bath with Jets!  and his water to cool off!  ha!! 3/12/17

 Got to have Chick Fil A with Daddy and then mall shopping afterwards!!  3/13/17

Then off to Paris!  ha!! 

 Dairy Delight with Uncle John, Papa and Nona! 

 then delivering hay with Uncle John! 

 Kitty decided he wanted to love on Pierce!  ha!

Then I got to go to the new Hog Barns with Uncle John on Thursday (3/16/17)

 All the pictures are blurry because THEY DO NOT STAND STILL!  ha!!!

 buttercups!  my favorite!!

 Then helping feed Martha and Jack!!! 

 Jack and Martha!  :) 

 playing in the mud!!

 Pig Whisperers!  ha! 

 Then trying to catch one!  ha!!

 :) 

 I also got to attend the UTMartin Symposium.  I got some credit hours and got to see a few colleagues.   And this sculpture was in the middle of their quad.... I was told it was solar power for cell phone towers and something either.... I thought it was so pretty!!  I got to watch it the whole time!  

 of course the last day was BEAUTIFUL!  They are picking flowers (aka: weeds in most cases) way up on the hill!  ha!!

 I thought the bouquet was pretty!!

 going home! ha!

Then 3/18/17, GARNER's BIRTHDAY PARTY!  Reid couldn't wait.... can you tell he loves her??  

 sweet! 

and ALLLLL of Garners Family Members was like "OHHHHHH, that Reid, he loves vacuums!"  I'm telling you what.... the boy is KNOWN!  ha!!!!  Everyone loved him!  ha!!

 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND he found the vacuum in the joint!  HA!!!

 Friends from school, Luke and Austin!  :) 

 Reids gift... he was so excited to give it to her!! 

 SHE LOVED IT!  She looked at her daddy and said "I HAVE EARRINGS NOW!" ha!!!

 and I found about 50 of these pictures on my camera roll! 

 PARK TIME FUN 3/19/17

 WARREN came to visit, he is one of our neighbors dogs!  SOOOO cute!!!  LOOK AT HIS FEET!  I'm in love!!!

 JUMP JUMP JUMP at Miss Adrian's house!!! :) 

Crazy! :)  

Whew!  what a week!  THANK YOU PAPA and NONA for keeping the boys as long as you did and having me!  The time FLEW by of course and I hate that!  I wish it didn't go by so fast!!!  

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!