41. Icecream dates with Joy

42. Sweet to my soul visits with Sayward and Rebecca and Mrs. Austin

43. Sliced cheese

44. This place (I wrote about one visit here)

45. Pottery, as in the two new pieces I purchased on my weekend trip

46. A babe that slept the entire drive from Cleveland to Hattiesburg

47. An upcoming visit from Will

35. Having J.R. back at home

36. Generous friends with a pool

37. Rebekah knowing where her nose is

38. Courtney's list

39. A good walk and talk with JenGrissly and our dogs last night

40. Iphones

27. Rocking Rebekah to sleep

28. Sweet sharing between Rebekah and Barrett at camp

29. AIR CONDITIONING!!!

30. Good fellowship with Jenny during our run/walk yesterday

31. "Jibah Jibah Jibah"s

32. Gravy dog

33. Blogs with good ideas

34. House plants

21. Harper Ann's arrival

22. Sweet rest time with LaCory at camp

23. Walks with friends two nights in a row

24. Sleeping ALL night

25. Jellycat stuffed animals

26. A successful trial run with Rebekah's new sitter

Help me help my friends

Dear Family, In Real Life friends, and Momma's computer friends,

This is my second week of Summer Adventures camp. I love helping my Momma in her class. I like to play with the other kids and all the toys. We get to go swimming three days a week and to gymnastics one day a week too. It is so fun.

My friends from camp will be "kid"napped for a day of fun with the ARC. Their ransom is $100 or more a piece. I need your help in raising this money. Thanks, Rebekah

Donations can be sent to

The ARC

P.O. Box 18800

Hattiesburg, MS 39404-8800

The ARC is a United Way, non-profit organization solely devoted to serving individuals with mental disabilities and their families. Your contribution (tax deductible/your receipt is your canceled check) will make a great difference to these children and young adults with special needs.

This "kid"napping is one of ARC's major fundraisers. Their goal is to raise $20,000.

The ARC's other major fundraiser is a Golf Ball Drop. The drop will take place on Monday, August 3. The golf balls are $100 with the chance of winning $20,000. You could win $5000 a piece if four people buy one together. The ARC budget depends on these fundraisers.
Buy a Golf Ball

The ARC offers the following programs: Respite , Parent's Day Out ,After School ARC ,Seasonal Dances ,"Buddy" Program , and SummerAdventures .

Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to donate.

KeithAnn's Birthday

We got up early and drove to Poplarville for the Blueberry Jubilee.Our Little Miss en route to Poplarville.

I ran in the PTA Blueberry Run 5K.

It kicked my tail. It was very hot outside and the "slightly hilly" course was a little much for my out of shape body. I think it would have been easier for me to roll than run. My goal is always to finish in under 40 minutes, and I did. Go me.

After the Jubilee, we drove hope to recuperate before driving to Jackson.

We spent some time with my grandmother, my momma, and my seester.This was Rebekah's first visit to her Aunt Hayley's house. Rebekah was very interested in Hayley's dog. First from afar and then up close and personal.After visiting at Hayley's, we headed for Renaisance at Colony Park.

I wanted to browse Anthropolgie for some inspiration.

We left Anthropolgie with this and this.

J.R. was not really enjoying browsing Anthropolgie so he took Rebekah outside. We got a text to go to the right when we left the store. So we did and this is what we found!!!

A sopping wet girl.

And my mind immediately returned to this post by my friend Emily (Emily, I hope you don't mind the "friend" label), and I thought "why didn't I think of this?"
Of course, our tot enjoyed the fountains.She even made a new friend.

Enthralled.

Since we were planning on going to dinner, we stripped and dressed RG and headed on our way.
This is the only picture of my girl and me on my birthday.

She was still more interested in the fountain than me.

We had a great dinner at P.F. Chang's before heading back to the 'burg.

Thanks for a great day. I love my family.

16. Having the energy to "run"

17. Rebekah's "I'm being chased" laugh

18. Sweet time with Momma and Hayley

19. Dairy Queen's Brownie Batter Blizzard

20. Nice time on the porch this morning

11. early birthday dinner with a friend
12. a willing husband
13. a clingy half baby/half toddler
14. corn dog nuggets
15. my stolen ipod returned

6. Seeing two bunnies on my run last night

7. Cupcakes for Amaury's 3rd birthday

8. Cupcake smiles from my sweet babe and my camp babies

9. A "normal" child

10. Yoplait key lime pie yogurt

Precious Photos from my Phone

Meeting Cousin Will Hands full
Not sure what to think of Momma holding another baby

Squishy face Will

Tired of the car

A new favorite play spot

Noticing the tv.

Collapsed

Safety first...she likes to play in her bike helmet

THE END

Thank you very much.

Starting my list; I dare you to do it too.

One Thousand Gifts

1. Our baby girl's "sweet eyes" smile

2. Assistants' with just the right amount of initiative

3. J.R.'s text messages

4. Honey

5. Nap time

Its summer time!

Its summer time and that means that ARC Summer Adventures has started. This year I am working in the baby room. There are 7 campers. Rebekah is working too, she is my assistant. She has already made a few new friends.

Ready for our first day!Rebekah and Barrett conversing.Cole and Rebekah. He pushed her all over the room on that toy. Papa Dale and Rebekah before their ride.Papa Dale and Rebekah after their ride.

Papa Dale is a great asset to camp. He rides the fussy/tired babes around on his scooter until they are asleep or calmed. IT IS AWESOME. All the kids love him.

We have had a great two days at camp. We are going swimming for the first time tomorrow.

ARC is a great organization. This is a link to the national website, a link to ARC groups in MS, and a link to the ARC group we love.

Another visit with another cousin

My sister had a meeting in Hattiesburg yesterday. After her meeting, she and her daughter aka my niece aka Rebekah's cousin came over for a bit. These girls are too sweet. We need to get them together more often.

Sharing a little snack

Sharing some music Sharing some personal space

Sharing a toy