Gina's Bridal Shower

We are SO thrilled for Brian's cousin Gina at her recent engagement!

We couldn't wait to throw her a bridal shower brunch and celebrate what the Lord has done in her life with all of Brian's cousins and aunts.

Gina was one of my bridesmaids when we got married and her mother gave me a bridal shower, so it was so fun to get to return the blessing for her!

I found the most adorable and DELICIOUS cake at Sam's bakery of all places. Their buttercream cakes are unbelievable!
Aunt Patsy brought the flowers right from her own garden.
Aren't they just lovely?
And best of all, they came with a heritage story.
These are rooted from the same plants that grew in her parent's yard.
Aunt Patsy used these beautiful flowers to decorate her own wedding many years ago.

Uncle Chuck and Aunt Patsy greeting the guests on the front porch.

Time for a blessing for our food and their marriage.

Everyone insisted on bringing something to help with the brunch.

It made it the EASIEST shower I have ever thrown!

I love Abigail's new "CHEESE" smile for the camera with her grandma and great grandma.

Lots of good food and sweet fellowship.

We had a little fun with the toilet paper bridal gown competition.

Savanna even snagged her a diamond to authenticate her costume!

Aren't they lovely?

I was so thankful for mom being there to help me!

She was fantabulous about helping and I couldn't have done it without her!!

And you know that no good Brown Family get together would ever be complete without some singing.

Gina, Kim, Uncle Chuck, and Aunt Sandra~ what a precious family!

Gina~ we are so thankful for what the Lord is doing in your life and that we are getting to be a part of it!

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?

Well, this is a first for the Calhoun Clan!

We have lived and breathed baseball every spring and even a few fall ball sessions since Micah was only 3 years old, but football is literally a brand new ball game!

The jury is still out on how I feel about contact sports, especially since one of the boys on Micah's team has already broken his arm.

But like I have said before, if for no other reason, I truly believe the Lord sends us kids just to enhance our prayer life.

The great thing about football is that Savanna gets to cheer!

I am the living breathing advertisement for the 'one stop shopping mom' who likes to 'kill two birds with one stone' so to speak. So the idea that both kids have an activity that they enjoy at the SAME time at the SAME place is two thumbs up in my book.

Although I did CRINGE at the initial cost of the sports, after I saw them in full uniform looking too cute for words, I decided it was worth every penny.

Saturday was our Jamboree which meant ALL DAY games for all ages in the RAIN no less!

Here's Micah with a few of his favorite friends on his team.

Don't you love Brandon's 'game face?'

Savanna and her sweet friend Hadley

A few last minute 'pointers' from Coach Ronnie

I made sure Brian read RULE #3 on the parent's info sheet several times

that clearly stated there was to be

NO COACHING FROM THE SIDELINES FROM ANY PARENTS!

Whew! That's gonna be a tough one!

Definitely a good exercise in self control!

The cheerleaders helped raise money with yummy treats at their bake sale.

How could you possibly say 'NO' to those sweet faces?

Micah loved the water breaks!

Final Score ~ Eagles WIN!

Hiding from the rain or making a fort?

Love our enthuiastic little mascots!

Kristopher and Austin really worked up a sweat! Actually, some of it is just plain rain.

It rained ALL DAY!

Those are some funky feet!

Actually it didn't bother me a bit.

I figured with all that mud, the feet would be easier to get clean than the shoes!

I think the boys had more fun playing football in the mud after their real game was over than they did during the actual game.