Whirlwind life=whirlwind catch up. Pics from July-October!

GULF 2012:

 cousin LEGO time.

 like father...

 ...like daughter.

 the ocean can fit in here?

 BRAVE!

 alfalfa in the sand.

 jumpin waves like a big guy.

 RTR!

 Daddy/Madeline sand castle cat.

 kids in a boat!

 The Wilkins grandkids.

 The grown up kids!

 bein crazy...

 more crazy...

and the craziest.:) We have fun!!

My littlest 'cat.'

Madeline has caught the theater bug-I am currently working on rehearsals for CATS at our theater,and she came out after school yesterday dressed like this. She then asked me to put on the music, and this is what followed. You can also hear Bray practicing in the background. Life as an entertaining family.:)

Ama & Ampa come to town!!

Hobbes 7th Birthday!

My Tenor

Just wanted to share a fantastic article about Bray, written by a very talented local journalist-so excited and encouraged by what God has brought us!!

http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20120624/LIFESTYLE/206220307

sweet summer.....

Summer has arrived!!! As you can see from the joyful looks on the kids' faces below, they are thrilled! They had a great end-of-year program at Geneva, and we were so proud! We have already begun our summer routine of reading, piano lessons and swimming at the pool! We are looking forward to a visit from my parents next week, and the kids keep thinking of different things they need to take them to do! (although it might be an adjustment coming down to this 95+degree weather!) anyways, we have much to update about, but for now, here's some summer fun!

Sneak peek into Wonderland

Hello All! This month is coming to a busy close, and we have managed to pack in a LOT! Next week is the end of the kiddos 1st school year, and this week I have the opening of The Drowsy Chaperone (hilarious show!) at the Strauss and Bray heads to Birmingham for a competition! This past weekend, though, we managed to fit in a dual birthday party for Madeline with my good friend Rachel Huber's daughter, Annabelle. Rachel is a talented cake maker (see pic below!) and wonderful party planner, and so we put together an Alice in Wonderland themed party. The only hitch: it began raining an hour before the party began! The kids still had a great time, even if they ended up soaked and muddy in the bouncy house, and we were able to get some fun shots. We ordered the dresses from Cali Girlz Creations, and plan to do another shoot of them on a sunny day! Anyhow here's just a few pics that Rachel took-I'll post more later!!

Easter morn.