Mississippi Trip Part One ~

To say I worn out, would be a HUGE understatement, but boy did we have fun! I wanted to post my pics, but blogger is SO SLOW today! :( So....I decided to do a few today and more later on this week! Since I already wrote about our week, I will briefly caption these pics and then share some funnies that happened along the way! :) (tree house fun~ they spent HOURS in the tree house! MD showing her card for aunt tasha!)

**As we were driving along I20, I was getting the kids to read the signs to me. Jackson said, "Mommy! Please let's go to the "love stuff" store and get Livi something!" ha! Mary Dalton said, "The sign said that they have videoes, too and you promised us a new movie!" They just could not "get" why we could not stop! ha! Reading can be dangerous!

(mail box they made)

**We went to visit my great aunt winnie (willena is her real name) ~ I told the kids where we were and asked them if they remembered her....MDD said, "I bet she love hotdogs!"

(bowling fun ~ she was smiling bc she had not tried to bowl yet....)
** "If you can see in your own ear...that's REAL talent, huh, mama?" ~ JDD

(JDD was AWESOME at bowling! mama and I was cracking up! Every roll was a strike or spare!)

Nana and Mary Dalton ~ As you can see from the picture below, she was LESS than amused!

Going for a spare!!!

Even if Mary Dalton had a crummy time ~ we still had fun! :)

It makes me SO SAD that we live so far from Reagan! They had the BEST time together and I know if we were closer, they would be the very best of friends just like JJ and I are! At least, we got to spend the day with her! :) Those 2 are gonna break some hearts with those baby blue eyes!

Playing water games!

We enjoyed a picnic at the creek ~ nothing like a fresh tomato sandwich!

They played and played....tried to catch fish with a cup.....key word TRIED! ran and raced....

and tried again to catch a fish...no luck!

MDD was looking at pics and was VERY impressed that I used to wear my hair curly ~ my mom would roll it on bobby pins. Nana did her hair! You roll it wet and then sleep on it ~

and Tah-Dah!!!!

CURLS galore! This was taken right after we took the rollers out ~ they loosened up! ;) She was LOVING it though ~ looking in every mirror she passed! ;)

Headed home we were loaded to the BRIM!!!!! And let me say, it was the PITS unloading and putting all this stuff away, but I have worked ALL day and it is DONE! Woohoo...time to play and enjoy summer!!!!

**Last story ~

On the way, JDD asked me why someone had a "fake daddy" ~ although Dalton does do some divorce work, they have never asked about it, nor have we talked about it. I went on to explain VERY carefully that sometimes people do not the best choices and that causes parents not to stay married. I then went on to explain that their Daddy and I made a promise not only to each other, but to God that we would stay married until one of us died. I also added that Nana and Suz both prayed for each of us to find a good, Christian husband/wife and that God made me for Daddy and Daddy for me. They never said a word as I talked a good 4-5 mins and then I said,

"I pray for both of you, that one day you will find a spouse that loves you SO much, but loves God more. I pray that he/she is being raised by Christian parents and that God will bless your marriage and give you children."

SILENCE ~ ~ ~ ~

Jackson says, "Well Mama, I can tell you now, you just go ahead and give all my prayers to Sissy...I don't need them. I already found me a GREAT wife ~ she is beautiful, kind, she loves God, and she loves me...so just give Sissy mine because she needs them more!" :)