VICTORY!

 Pax recently had a very exciting game and Adam's reaction is proof of the excitement.  Adam picked up the ballplayer that made the winning run at the plate!

Dance Awards

 Braylee and Anabelle had their end of the season dance awards.  They both had solo dances this past year, along with LOTS of other group dances.

Braylee was awarded "Most Captivating Dancer" and they got that right!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Braylee and Lark

Braylee and Wynn

Braylee and Britt Miller

Gracie's Three Year-Old Preschool Graduation

 Gracie graduated from preschool and it was a happy and sad event all in one.  We are all so excited that she graduated and will go to Norman Park Elementary Pre-K with her mama and Pax next year.

I have kept Gracie for four years and now I will no longer be keeping her since she will go to "big" school next year.  I don't know what I am going to do without her.  

Gracie is the ONLY grandchild that I have ever kept full-time because I have always worked, but I quit work and helped take my mama to the Mayo Clinic for her chemo treatments and stayed with her full-time the last two weeks of her life.  Gracie was born six months later and I have been keeping her ever since.

This coming week is my last week with Gracie.  She has brought so much joy and happiness to my life and has fulfilled my life in ways that she will never know.  I love all of my grandchildren dearly, but Gracie was just what I needed after my mama's death.

Happy Graduation and I pray that I have been a great influence in your life and helped to nurture you and help you grow in the ways of the Lord.

Last Dance Recital Of The Year

 Papa and I did not get to go to Anabelle and Braylee's last dance recital because Papa had COVID.  Wish we could have been there!

Dad/Papa's Cancer Bands

 The children presented to Dad some prostate cancer bands for all of the family to wear in support of him during this season of life.  Britni ordered the bands with the FSU emblem and the Bible verse from Isaiah 41:10 ("Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand").

This was such a special and emotional moment.  Adam prayed for Dad and prayed stating that we have all grown up leaning on Dad and now it is his turn to lean on us.  It was the sweetest prayer.

Our Family

 We took some family pictures while we were all together for Rosemary's 40th birthday.  I love my family!  We are the best ever!

Happy 40th Birthday Rosemary!

 Rosemary Ryan is 40 years old!  Her birthday is May 21st.......every year:).

We had a surprise birthday party for Rosebud a day early.  Her birthday was on Saturday, but we had a family only birthday party on Friday night to celebrate her turning 40.  We pulled off the surprise!  She just thought that Britni was keeping Mary Aaron and John for Bryce to take her out to dinner and that we were having a family birthday party on Saturday night for her, but we reversed that idea and surprised her instead!