HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

We got back from the beach just in time for the 4th with a group of old friends. We all gathered at the Powells super fun pool and the only pics I took were of Kate eating a cookie!!!! I have got to buy a smaller camera that just fits in my pocket so that I can carry it around anywhere. Well, at least it is a cute picture.

THE JASPERS LOVE THE BEACH

To say that we love the beach is a huge understatement...we love everything about it (except for the fact that I am still not thin, when i vowed that i would be while we were here last year...oh, well, maybe 2010 will be better!)...Kate's swimming lessons definitely paid off...she is swimming up a storm...in fact, we couldn't even go down to the beach but once, because she just wanted to swim!!! People kept stopping us at the pool to remark at what a good swimmer she was to be so little. She jumped in the deep end, which is of course over my head before i could tell her NO!!! she didn't seem to mind that we both almost drowned as i huffed and puffed to get us both to the side...(i can swim, but i quit lifesaving lessons on the first day because i dropped the weight we were passing around in a circle and refused to swim to the bottom of the deep end to hoist it back to the surface...no thank you, i worked at the bank that summer instead of sitting in a cute chair working on my tan at the pool!) Our sweet friends, the Powells were at the beach while we were so we were glad to get to go to dinner and hang out with them at Cobalt. I think our favorite part of the trip this year was ordering in from Louisiana Lagniappe and eating dinner on the balcony...nothing like family time!

SWIMMING LESSONS

DAY 1: LOOK AT THAT FACE!!! POOR THING!

DAY 2: STILL SAD

WEEK 2 AND THE EXCITEMENT HAPPENS!

AND THEN A SMILE!

GETTING READY TO HOLD HER BREATH!

Kate started swimming lessons last week and things seemed very bleak for the first 3 days. I thought day 1 would consist of getting her used to the water since this was her first time at lessons...WRONG!!! Literally the teacher demonstrated how to hold her breath and then under she went!!! The only time she was not crying for the first 3 days was when she was under the water holding her breath! Poor Ms. Kay...I do not covet her job!!! Week 2 has been much better...she has actually been excited about going and loves jumping off the side and swimming to her teacher. We leave for the beach in a couple of weeks, so we are hoping the lessons will pay off!

SUMMER'S A SPLASH

What would summertime be without a good ole plastic backyard pool if you can't have the real thing??? Kate loves the water and is starting swimming lessons for the first time tomorrow...I will be saying lots of prayers for Kay Crotwell tonight!!!

School's Out and Kate Gets a Pet

Today was the last day of school and since it was a half day, my precious headmaster let Kate come to school with me since only a few of my students were coming for the last day! It was such a treat for Kate...she thought she was such a big girl! It's so funny how she thinks school is big fun...of course, her idea of school is coming to work with me in my classroom when no kids are there and I clean or do plans and she watches dvds...I'm wondering how her thoughts will change once she is actually in K3 in August!!

My precious friend, Jillian, who Kate adores, asked Kate if she would like to have her class pet (a beta fish) to take home for the summer...Kate was happy to help her out...She named her fish Dorothy (after Elmo's fish, of course!)...Scott was not as excited about the fish as Kate was!! I must say I am not thrilled knowing I will be the one to clean out the nasty fish bowl; however, Kate's face was enough to make it worth doing...

So glad to see that summer is here, even though I LOVED my sweet class this year and will miss seeing them this summer! Thank you, Lord for summer!

SUPER BULLDOG WEEKEND

She had just woken up from a little snooze.
Look at that face!

I still cannot believe she got this close...

We took Kate to Starkville for her first Super Bulldog Weekend and she had a blast! We went to the spring game and to the baseball game. She loved wearing her cheerleader suit.

HAPPY EASTER!

THANK YOU EASTER BUNNY!

SCOTT, KATE AND POPPA D

THE THREE OF US

Kate loved checking out her Easter basket this year! Today was a big day because our church did not have children's activities and Kate had to sit through the entire church service. We were amazed, because she only got antsy one time. She was blown away everytime the music would start.