He's Ten ya'll

My baby boy is TEN! 

Seriously, when did that happen? 

My boy loves sports. Any sport and he'll play. Baseball is his absolute favorite. 

At TEN Cooper likes:

Playing his xbox

Basketball 

Baseball

Staying home 

Clemson football

Wow. A whole decade. It's been the best 10 years for me kid. I can't thank God enough for giving me you. 

Can't wait to see where the next ten years take you. 

Cruising!

We took the kids on a FIVE night cruise to the Bahamas. Other than the room being way too small for the four of us, we had a great time. 

We stopped in Nassau and Freeport. We decided to snorkel in Nassau. It was wonderful! I suggest snorkeling to anyone going on a cruise. It's just that much fun. We did a private beach day in Freeport. The water was crystal clear. Nothing like what we see at the beach. 

Here's some pictures: 

We all look cheesy. We were ready to get off the boat and go snorkel. :) 

Kids at the grand staircase

So can't wait to go back!!!

Sweet summertime

Summer is here!!!!  

Hallelujah!!!!

Of course both kids passed.  I have a rising 7th grader and a rising 4th grader. Wait, what??? 

She's so grown it hurts. Literally. She and I fight. Girl drama. It's hit full force. But I love her more than anything. Oh the joys of the middle school years! :) 

Can he please stay my baby forever??? He's our little athlete - loves baseball. 

We have a lot planned this summer. Ball camps, wrestling camp, beach trips, and our first family cruise. So excited about that. 

Here's to school being out! 

Sammy

We have a new member of the family. 

Meet Sammy. 

He is seriously the sweetest puppy EVER. We are all in love with him already. 

Welcome to the jungle Sammy! I think you'll fit right in. :) 

My ball player

Cooper LOVES baseball. 

And that's putting it mildly. He eat, sleep, breathes baseball right now. 

I won't lie. I get tired of the late games, the endless practices, and washing his white uniform pants constantly. Ugh. 

But I love that he loves it. So, I guess I kinda love baseball too.  He's happiest playing second or third but as long as he's playing - he's a happy kid. 

Him in action: 

Looks like a natural right? :) 

O turned 12!

OGG turned 12 this past Saturday.

WOW.

She is growing up into such a wonderful little "woman" - she has left all that "being a kid" stuff behind her.  I'm not sure my heart is ready for this.  She is, of course.  :)

At TWELVE, Livvie likes:

Photography

Nana and Poppy gave her a really awesome digital camera to take pictures with.

iPhone

She can't live without it ya'll.

Friends

She's finally at that age where she's making friends that she will probably have for a while.  This excites and frightens me.  I want her to make good, solid choices, but also want her to take a chance on someone.  It's hard as parent to not try to influence your kids in the friends department.  So far, she's done a pretty good job.  I've interfered very little. 

Softball

This is new for Livvie but so far, it's a favorite.

She's been the absolute best time I've ever had for the last twelve years.  I can't believe these years have flown by so fast, but they have.  I pray every day that she and Cooper turn out to be 100 times better than I did (not that I turned out bad, but just because I want them to have an even better life than I have - you know what I mean!).

Love you forever Olivia Grace.  Thank you for being mine. 

Ball life

Seems like baseball and softball is our life these days. Cooper moved up to kid pitched baseball. It's been a learning experience to say the least. He loves ball though, so that makes me happy. 

Livvie is playing softball again. I was worried my girl wouldn't like it but so far.....so good! She's doing really well. I'm proud of her for trying something new. It's been awhile since she's played. 

So, since we eat/sleep/breathe baseball, we headed to Clemson to see a game. We had a blast! And saw a good game and our Tigers get the win. 

Cooper was in heaven. No lie.