SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 - PICNIC IN THE GROVE

The weather was so gorgeous this weekend we had to be outside. After church we decided to take Caroline on her first picnic in the Grove. This was move-in weekend at Ole Miss so it was quite busy, but not too bad actually, and kind of exciting. We strolled all around campus. I'm trying to get Nicky more acquainted with the campus so that he can get back and forth from the stadium on his own. We did that route and even went up into the stadium and found our seats. It was pretty cool as they were putting the new turf on the field.

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BENJAMIN AND EVELYN'S PARTY - AUGUST 22, 2009

THE MAGNOLIAS, ABERDEN, MISSISSIPPI

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AUGUST 22, 2009

We had such a busy weekend! On Saturday Caroline and I rode over to Batesville to do a little shopping. Actually we ran in and out of one store looking for something in particular, which we did not find. It was a bit difficult as I had to time it just right so that no other customers were in the store. The flu outbreak is so bad that we will barely let anyone look at her that hasn't been Germ-X'd from head to toe. God help 'em if they try and touch her!

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DIVINE MISS CAROLINE SUNSHINE - ONE MONTH OLD

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Caroline turned one month old this week. On one hand it's hard to believe she's been here for a month already. On the other it's hard to believe we've ever been without her. She's truly the light of my life right now. I haven't missed a day seeing her and don't plan on missing one if I can help it. She changes everyday. One day I couldn't tell whether she could actually see me. The next day I knew she was looking right at me.

I'm amazed at how we go stupid when we're with a baby we love (and some of us with a baby we don't even know). We say words we wouldn't dare let come out of our mouths any other time, in silly voices, and don't care who hears. Also, one tiny smile, whether it's intentional or just gas, will make us just giddy. Then we argue over exactly who made her smile.

Other Grandmothers have told me that being a Grandmother is a feeling that's hard to describe, and that is so true. We love our children and enjoyed them as babies, but were usually so busy and tired that we couldn't step back and really enjoy them. With a Grandchild we aren't responsible for them 24 hours a day. We can go to their house and keep them while thier parents go out. We can sit and hold them for 4 hours straight, just so we can love on, kiss, smell and stare at them. We don't have to worry whether or not what we are doing might be spoiling them because that's our job. And then we can hand them back over and go home, crawl in our beds and sleep through the night. It's awesome.

CAROLINE - AUGUST 17, 2009

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AUGUST 11, 2009

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HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY BAKER! AUGUST 10, 2009 -

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BAKER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AUGUST 8, 2009

Baker's 25th birthday is August 10th but we celebrated on Saturday the 8th. The whole family was there, with the exception of Eden, who was working. We had great food, lots of visiting and a really good time, but got no pictures of anyone other than Caroline (and me, but I'm just a prop). She sat in the garden and then went swimming with her GiGi.


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AUGUST 4, 2009

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CAROLINE 8-2-09 HER FIRST WALK

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PHOTOS FROM MY GARDEN - 8/2/09

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