Everyday Living

Happy 2 You !

~ Birthdays, Everyday Living, Faith, Family, Granddaughter

 “Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of children is their fathers.”
Proverbs 17:6

 Hello dear friends!  Last Saturday, May 12th we celebrated our precious granddaughter’s second birthday.  I have often said that grands are the reward for getting older.  Her sweet Mommy and Daddy planned a very special party for her.  Just to warn you, there are a few photos of our Ella Mae.  Be sure to scroll to the bottom to find the winner of Frank Stitt’s Southern Table cookbook.  I must explain the title before we dive in.  When it is someone’s birthday, Ella Mae says “happy to you”. She doesn’t find it necessary to include “birthday”!  Now for our girl’s Happy 2 You! 

  Ella Mae received the cutest little tea pot for Christmas that talks and makes a sound like you are pouring tea.  She loves to play with it and pours tea for everyone that visits. That is how her Mommy decided on the theme!

  I bought her this dress a couple of months ago, the girl loves clothes!READ MORE

This & That No. 5

~ Aerial Photogaphy, Everyday Living, Faith, Family, Granddaughter, This & That

 “When the cares of my heart are many,
    your consolations cheer my soul.“ 
Psalms 94:19

Happy Thursday dear friends!  I am so glad that you are here.  It is time to share another installment of the real day to day stuff at Everyday Living!  Warning:  there might be a few family photos! 

It is no secret that I am a fan of all Hoffman Media Publications and subscribe to most of them.   As Butch and I were leaving for dinner in Birmingham, we stopped by the mailbox.  The May/June issue of Southern Lady had arrived…

 … once on the interstate, I opened up the magazine to begin reading.  You can imagine my excitement to once again see one of my photos.  I know it is just a small little photo of a tablescape (bottom row, first photo on the left, page 13), but that does not diminish my excitement.  Thank you to so many sweet readers who saw it and emailed me.

  Our sweet girl had never spent a night separated from her mommy.  Seth and Allison took a trip in late March to Charleston and both sets of grandparents divided the time with our sweetie.  We took her to Chick-Fil-A for lunch, which is her favorite.  We loved spending so much time with her…making precious memories!READ MORE