My Little Darlings are Home for a Visit!

Britni, Braylee, & Belle finally arrived home today!  What a glorious day!  Many tears of joy!

Mama Dee was so happy to see Braylee!

The first thing Braylee did was play on her new playset!

One happy Mama Lou to finally get my hands on Anabelle!

Anabelle loved the swing..... at first:)

Braylee was so excited that she had a built-in picnic table!  The first thing that she said was, "Mama, I can have a tea party with my imaginary friends!"  Braylee hasn't met any friends in Virginia yet, but she has plenty of imaginary friends!

We've waited a long time to swing the GRANDS on their new playset!

Braylee is trying out the new steps to the trampoline.  Now, she doesn't have to wait for somebody to lift her up to jump on the trampoline!

Anabelle has a new chair!

Anabelle didn't like all of that stopping and starting that the driver was doing!  She bumped her head every time!

Braylee modeling her new MAXI dress.  

Braylee and Harrison were SO excited to see each other!

A BIG hug from Mama Kay

For the last 20 plus years, Britni and Adam have always played ball in the back yard and they still love it!  Two natural athletes!

Way to hit the ball Harrison!

Run Braylee!

Mama Lou playing on the trampoline.  Harrison wanted me to be a "mean horse" and throw them off (and I did just that!)





Britni, Braylee, and Belle

Three of my little ducklings are coming home from Virginia!  They have landed in Atlanta just fine and Rosemary was the lucky one that got to pick them up from the airport!  I'm so envious!  I can't wait to see the GRANDS (and Britni too)!!!!!

Braylee is all dressed up ready to get on that plane!

Anabelle is so excited to be coming home to see Mama Lou and Papa!  It appears that she already has her arms opened wide for us to pick her up!

They arrived and Rosemary got the first hugs!

Easter Preperations

Here are a few pictures of everyone working to for the Dekle Easter Celebration.  Thanks for all of your help!  Wesley took off from work and worked harder than ever in the yard!

Dekle Easter - 2011

Wow!  How wonderful to spend Easter with so many wonderful family members.  We had lunch and then three different egg hunts, one for the BIG KIDS, one for the medium size kids, and one for the little kids!  Lanier found the prize egg this year and well deserved it!

This was our 20th year anniversary with the Dekle Prize Egg.  How time has flown by!

The coveted PRIZE EGG!

Cookies by Mama Lou

The prize egg hunters!

And they're off!

Lanier - the 20th year prize egg winner!

THE DEKLE CLAN!

Easter 2011 - Virginia

My little GRANDS spent Easter in Virginia this year.  We were so sad not to spend this special holiday with them, but hope to see them very soon.

The Playset is COMPLETED!

Wesley has finally completed the four-level playset!  He only lacks putting up the steering wheel on the top level (the least bit of dark, and he quits!  I told him that I would hold the flashlight for him to see, but it's a little difficult for him to climb all the way to the top level in the dark). 

I put a small pink chair on the top level because once the little ones climb up that far, they may need to sit down and rest!

Can't wait until Braylee comes home to play on the playset.  Look Braylee Ryan!  Papa finished the playset!  Click on the pictures to see a larger view.

A tired, proud Papa!

Back View

Side View

Look Braylee!  A picnic table underneath!

Another view of the picnic table

THANKS PAPA!  GREAT JOB!