"You is pretty; you is smart; you is important."

My two best friends and their moms along with my mom and I had a girl's night out last Saturday night. We ate at Boure' and watched THE HELP. It was such fun, and the movie was the best I've seen in a while. We had all 6 read the book so we were really anticipating watching the movie. I can't wait for our next girl's night out!

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On your mark, get set, go!

So this past Friday night I ran my FIRST ever 5k. It was the Rowan Oak 5k that is put on by The University. I have been training for the past 8 weeks with a few girls from work, and we were planning on our first race being in November, but I heard about this one and thought we should give it a shot. I finished it in 35 minutes...3 minutes shy of my goal so I was pretty happy. I was number 10 in my age group so for my first race I'd say I did quite well, right? I am looking forward to my next race. A year ago of you'd told me I would be running a 5k I would've laughed....but here I am running for fun and not just because I'm being chased.

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The Calhoun County fair

As a kid I remember spending my summers playing outside until dark, staying up late gossiping with friends, and ending the summer by going to the fair. I have many fond memories as a child that I hope to pass down to Lawson and Liam. Tonight my mom and I took them to their first fair in Pittsboro. I got so much enjoyment from watching Lawson smile and laugh while riding the rides and playing games. Liam is a bit too young to enjoy the fair, but he did get to ride the merry-go-round and enjoyed every minute of it! I hope to take them back next year and help create lifelong memories for them to cherish just as I do!

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A little of this and a lot of that.

Well the family of four has been super busy lately. We had a great family vacation to Destin back in June and lots of 4th of July festivities to follow. Things seem to have
finally settled down a bit so I have time to blog. The boys are as sweet as ever and are growing too fast! Liam is starting to talk more and is doing the cutest things. Lawson has boundless energy as usual and wakes up running! Life is grand. I cannot believe that August will be here in a few short weeks, and school starts back. I will leave you with a few recent pictures of the boys before daycare.

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God Bless America!

We celebrated this 4th of July with but what else....parades and fireworks. It all started Friday with the 3rd annual CLC 4th of July parade at the daycare. Lawson and Liam's classes were in it. Lawson rode his big bike that was decked out in red, white, and blue, while Liam strolled in the quad stroller waving his mini American flag. Both were a sweet site to see! We spent Sunday afternoon in Calhoun Co with Andy's grandparents and visited with Monie. We got up Monday morning and headed to the square for the annual 4th of July parade that Oxford has. Lawson and Andy rode in the Northeast power truck as Liam and I watched on from the sidelines. Both boys had a blast! We ended the weekend with the fireworks show at the U of MS baseball field. It was a very memorable weekend and an awesome 4th of July! Here are a few pics to prove it.

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Life is a beach.

If only we had a month to stay in Destin. We are having a great time and are enjoying some fantastic food! We have to go back to reality tomorrow.

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Hello from the beach!

We are enjoying our family vacation in Destin, FL! We got here Tuesday afternoon and will leave Sunday. We are having a blast and could stay here forever....well minus the sleepless night we had last night. The ocean is beautiful from our condo.

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