Where did September Go AND Why is it STILL Blazing Hot!!!!

The first Sunday of the September was the Evan's Family Break the Fast and we finally got to see Avery Lynne Brimley. And what a cutie she is!!!

Next was this big boy's birthday. He turned six and is now in Kindergarten. We had a fun celebration at the M & M's house.


What a treat birthday candles are! Love to taste that tiny bit of goodness mingled with the flavor of birthday candle wax.

Everyone enjoying brownies and ice cream!

The babies enjoying each other.

FUN TIMES AT GRANDMA'S

Reddin and the girls enjoying a snack and a movie.

Relaxing on a Sunday evening

FAMILY HOME EVENING @ THE M & M'S

Enjoying yummy Mexican food

Preparing for FHE

We also celebrated the September birthdays of Karen and Megan, but I could not download the pictures I took and Wayne didn't have his camera handy. For shame!!!

Happy August Birthdays!

The last Sunday in August we all got together to celebrate the August Birthdays. We had celebrated Kayda's earlier in the month with a yummy waffle dinner at her house. Here is Kayda decked out in her birthday finery.

It is always fun opening presents!

Marcus and Carrie share the month of August with their birthdays being nine days apart. Here is Marcus blowing out his candle on his birthday poozookie.

Here is Carrie pretending to blow out her candle since Abby already snatched the candle and left the picture.

Okay here we go with a better reenactment...and yes that is Matty standing with minimal help! We are so proud of him and the progress he is making to become a big boy in time to be the big brother.

Kayda enjoying her Poozookie...check out that chocolate mustache!

The other girls enjoying the desert.

A Man's Work

This is Neil Reece Evans and he is a funny little guy. Last night the M & M's came over to visit and the children wanted me to put on a movie in the family room. Ruth brought me a DVD case but when I opened it the DVD was not there so I was looking around on the entertainment center for it when Neil found a dead cockroach on the floor in the corner. He said very matter of fact, "This is man's work! You just pick it up with your bare hands and then flush it down the toilet." Which he proceeded to do! I love the things kids say.

Cutest Boy in NY

I don't get to see this little guy very often but when I do it is just so fun because as you can see he has the cutest little face ever and he is very expressive and fun to be around. He is my only brown eyed little cutie and I love him to pieces. I will be glad when he lives closer so I can hug and kiss his little face to my hearts content.

More Cool in Flagstaff

After Greer Wayne and I went to our timeshare in Flagstaff. This is always a fun place to end the summer. We have a few days to ourselves to recharge and relax and then the family who can come up to enjoy a last little bit of cool before school starts. Wayne and I checked in on Sunday and spent a quiet evening reading and relaxing. Monday morning dawned to rain and it rained pretty much all day. We took our time starting for the day and finally left to eat lunch and go to a movie since it was such a rainy day. On our way home we stopped and replenished our food supply since more family were coming the next day. Carrie and her children along with Aubrey came up Tuesday evening. Marcus and three of his children and Trevor came up on Wednesday. What fun we had just haning out, reading, playing, watching T.V. and of course going to the Activities Center to swim, play miniture golf, swing, and etc. Carrie and her girls, Aubrey, and I went for the annual getting ready for school shopping trip. That is always fun, especially with Abby!

This is the group on Saturday evening just before Marcus & fam and Carrie and fam went home

Just haning out

Resting and watching a movie

Playing

More just haing out and relaxing

Enjoying TV & snacks on grandma's bed while it is raining

Getting massages

Ruthie being sad

Decked out for the rain

Playing Little Mermaid Go Fish - a favorite

OOOH, HOW COOL. . .

in Greer! We had a Wayne and Paula Family Reunion in Greer the last week of July. All our children and grandchildren were with us at the Stephen Driggs' cabin. What a wonderful week we had all together for the first time since Christmas, with no other distractions.

The Cabin

The Family (-Matty who was napping)

We are ready for church!

The M & M's in their Sunday attire

Last minute touches

Are we excited to go to church?

Other activities included ...

Looking for mud puddles,

swinging,

walking, talking, and sucking,

more walking,

playing,

having fun on a merry-go-round,

more talking,

finding cool stuff,

learning about nature,

more swinging,

riding the zip-line,

fishing in a stream with cousins,

riding the quad,

hanging out in P.J.'s

having FHE,

playing Kan-Jam,

eating great food,

collecting sticks and whittling,

playing ipod games,

doing crafts,

taking naps,

riding bikes,

watching T.V. with a friend,

treasure hunts and waiting for the goodies,

hanging out in a hammock,

blowing bubbles,

going on a picnic,

hanging out,

more hanging out,

more crafts for the girls,

quad dates,

watching the rain from the porch,

fishing in the pond with the dads,

more quad riding,

running,

more crafts with the boys,

coloring on the porch,

playing with cousins,

having a wiennie roast,

and finding new friends

and peace and quiet.