Big Project

Its that time of year again to open up our pool. Last year when we opened it, we discovered that the cover had holes in it and it caused the pool liner to practically be ruined. Last summer we didn't have the time or the money to replace the liner so we made do (and used a lot of chemicals). When it came time to close, we decided to use the same cover because the liner was already ruined and we didn't have to money to get a new cover.

So, this past week we bought the new liner so that we could open up the pool (we don't get alot of sun back there so it takes about a month to warm the water) This turned out to be a big project that took all day but we are really happy with the results! (Thanks to G-daddy for his help!)

Here are some before and after pics:

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Pirates Winning Streak

Dylan had a game against the Giants on Thursday night and a game against the Cardinals on Saturday morning. His team won both games! Go Pirates!

Here are some pics from Saturday's game:

Fun Night

Dylan had T-ball pictures and practice last night. After that we went to Barnes and Noble, where they were having a fundraiser night for Dylan's school. They had balloons, face painting, and door prises. Dylan even got to sit down and listen to his principal read a story about a singing cowgirl. A portion of the proceeds from all of the purchases that night went to BES and their playground fund.

After the book fair at B&N, we went across the street to eat at Chick-fil-a, where they were also having a fundraiser for the school.

It sure was fun supporting such a good cause :-)
BES does not have a playground so the PTA is trying to raise the money to have one built for the kids




Dylan is in the yellow shirt with the #2

Our Weekend

We had a great weekend!

Friday night, Dylan got to go to Lucy Elementary school's carnival with Meemaw.

Saturday morning, I had the big sale (see separate post on that). Dylan and Chris had a 8am T-ball game. Pirates did an awesome job and won again! Go Pirates! Late Saturday afternoon, we three went to visit "Aunt Rachel", "Uncle Tre", Grant and Tatum. We cooked out steaks and had a great time. We went over there to watch the race but it was rained out so we watched a movie instead.

Sunday, Dylan and Chris went four-wheelin' and I went to get my hair cut and colored (thank you again, mom!). Sunday night, I got to go downtown to MusicFest with my sister to see Daughtery (thanks Aunt Kim, Uncle Jim, and Dalton for the tickets!). We had a fun time.

Yard Sale Success!

We had our yard sale on Saturday and it was a huge success. We made lots of money towards our adoption- more than the first 3 sales combined. We were afraid it was going to rain but the weather turned out great- although it was very hot when it came time to pack up what we didn't sale.

Once we sale Chris' Jepp (anyone need a 94 Jeep Wrnagler???) we will be almost 2/3 of the way to our goal! I am very excited!

One of the main reasons this week's sale was such a success is the donation of items from Justice and John H., Lindsey G, my parents, and David A. Thank you so much!

Also, thank you to "Meemaw" for all her hard work and the use of her house once again. Thank you Justice and Elizabeth for you help as well. There's no way I could have pulled this off without any of you!

Prayer Rings

We are going to try to have another yard sale to raise money for our adoption this Saturday (hopefully it won't get rained out).

My Great Grandmother Bubba(95 years young) made some "Prayer Rings" for me to sell in our yard sale. For those of you who don't know, these rings are made to be put on your door knobs.

My Great Aunt Rita (mom's mom's sister)made little tags to go with the rings. The tag says "Put on your door knob, This little ring of LOVE, As we remeber CEDIE, Who watches us from Above."







I thought this was the sweetest contribution to our cause and just wanted to share with everyone.

WalkAmerica March of Dimes Walk

This past weekend was the WalkAmerica March of Dimes Walks. Two of our fellow CHARGE families did the walk in honor of their children and in memory of our Cedie Lynn. Eva's family walked in Illinois. (Click here to read about their day and watch an awesome video that has Cedie in it)
Eva's mom had shirts made and she sent us one.




Evan's team called Evan's CHARGErs walked in Washington. (Click here to read about their day and to see their great video where you can also see Cedie)

Chris and I were so touched that both of these families would honor our daughter's memory. It occurred to us on Monday that people on both sides of the US were seeing our Angel's picture and reading her name this past weekend!

Thank you to all of those who donated money to both of these teams in Cedie's memory. It really is a great cause.