Hard To Believe It's Been So Long!!!

Man, have I become a real "slacker", when it comes to blogging! I don't know where the time goes! Well, at least we've been having fun during the "slacker time"! I'm going to dedicate this post to catching up on just what we've been up to. Since it's been so long since I posted, I forgot that Blogger posts pictures backward from the way you enter them. SO.......I will start with the more recent pictures, and go backward. SO.... here we go! The above picture is from this past Thursday, when Amy, Pressley and I had a Mother/ Daughter/ Grandmother Day at the neighborhood Nail salon. Pressley was so precious! She finished way before Amy and I did, so she had a little wait. Amy let her use her iPhone---so, here she is multi-tasking! She played a little iPhone game while she let her fingernails and toenails dry.

Will's birthday was March 25th, and he was able to celebrate twice. This picture is from his family party. He also had a party with his friends, and took them to see a movie--and came back to his house for pizza! At this celebration, Will's "birthday cake" was a cheesecake with a "9" candle on it.

We are beginning a new tradition this year. We are going to take each of our "grands" shopping on their special day, and let them pick out their own birthday gift from us. On Will's actual birthday, we checked him out of school at 1:00, and went straight to the Legacy Station. It is a train store and has lots of neat model trains. He chose two train cars--one box car and one tank car. Here he is, showing off his cars!

Abby's birthday was one week before Will's, March 18th. We also checked her out of school early and took her shopping. She chose to go to the Mall of Georgia! We looked at the Croc store, let her ride the carousel, and ended up at the "Build-a-Bear store. She had a ball there--and spent all of her money there--in one place! Below, she is opening her make-up train case from her Mom and Dad.

In this next picture, she is blowing out her "7" candle at her family party. Abby also had a kids' party, where she and her friends celebrated with a sleepover. There were 6 girls-- and they all had a wonderful time! Beth and David may never be the same again, however!

Below, Abby is so thrilled to ride the carousel! Actually, this was the second time she rode it that day!

Near St. Patrick's Day, this was our craft! We learned about how the shamrock represents the three parts of the Holy Trinity.

In March, we celebrated my birthday. You can't guess my age from this cake Amy made--thank goodness!

Also in March, Will's class had a musical performance! Even though his Mom is his music teacher, Will doesn't really get into music. He says he says the words in his head, but doesn't like to sing. Below, is Will with some of his classmates.

The name of the musical was " School House Rock"!

Back in February, Evan and Pressley helped me make and decorate these heart-shaped brownies. They loved putting on the sprinkles!

Below, Abby is swinging in her own backyard. Look at that sweet smile!

And, here's Abby again. She, along with all three of the others, is SO special! We just love spending time with each of them! Since Ralph retired, we have been able to spend more time with them---and we LOVE it!

My next post should be pictures of the Briarlake Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Day. Ralph took a lot of cute pictures today( Saturday), and we look forward to taking a lot more tomorrow!

This has been a really long post. Hope I haven't worn you out!