A Little Rosie News...

Haven't spotlighted Rosie lately...

She got 7 inches cut off her hair~ VERY cute~

She made varsity football cheer leading this year

and has had camp all this week~

She also has a summer job keeping my nephew's boys

but since she had camp this week, they stayed with us.

We swam every morning and the fav~ Popsicles!

A cute one of SJ~

Rosie also kept the littles last night

while we went out for our anniversary.

Here they are watching us drive away~

I tried to persuade Scott we didn't need to spend the money on dinner

but he said, "It's our 25th anniversary~

there are just some things you HAVE to do!"

Rosie shot these photos of us before we left.

I love this B&W one~

We had a great dinner away reminiscing over the first 25 years

and praying over the next 25-50 years. :)

We're shooting for our 75th anniversary!!!

Think I'll still be blogging??? LOL

The passage read at our wedding~

Ruth 1:16-17

But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.”

Black and White Wednesday~

The Big Girls~

Amelia and Rosemary both brought friends with them to the beach~

Brooke and Leah.

What have they been up to?

Lots of laying out on the beach~

Helping EK ride her boogie board~

Making SJ a mermaid~

Playing ball~

Flipping~

Dressing up at night~

So we could go out to eat~

Or do a little outlet shopping~

Or make a stop at the hot sign~

No matter what they are doing~

you can be sure there is plenty of laughing going on...

They are having a ball too!!!

The College Girls~

The Sophomores ~

The Sisters~

They LOVE the beach!!!

2011 Tennis Banquet/Awards Day

Last Monday evening, Amelia and Rosemary

had their tennis banquet.

It was a wonderful evening of celebrating

their great accomplishments...

This was Rosemary's first year on the high school team

and she received a team award

along with 4 other freshman friends~

Rosemary and Betsy~

This was Amelia's fourth year on the team

and as a graduating senior,

she was awarded several great things~

Coach Burch had such sweet things to say about her~

Senior girls with the coach~

Captain pin~

All the awards she received~

Thought this plaque was especially nice

recording all her HS sports accomplishments~

One of the sweetest things Amelia said about her coach~

"He's my hero"...

that's the best compliment I can think of~

Beautiful girls~

Couldn't be more proud of our senior!

Later on in the week on Thursday morning,

Scott and I attended the HS awards banquet.

Amelia and Brooke~

Rosemary received the Highest GPA in College Prep World History~

Rosemary and Emily~

Hard to believe Amelia is coming to the end of her senior year

and Rosemary her freshman year~

time sure flies!!!

SO SO SO proud of our sweet girls!!!

Kelly Minter

Tonight we were SO excited to hear Kelly Minter

@ First Baptist Hartwell.

She was wonderful~

really brought the story of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel to life

and taught us how everyday idols interfere

with our relationship with Christ.

It was the sweetest night just because my sweet bigs

were right there with me!!!

If you're looking for a great bible study,

you will love Kelly's studies! :)

Ephesians 2:4-5

Because of His great love for us,

God, Who is rich in mercy,

made us alive in Christ.

A 'Sun'ny Day!

Or should I say~

A Hartwell 'Sun'ny Day!

Our local paper came today and all three bigs were in it!

Savannah and Josh's engagement announcement~

Amelia and Rosemary's tennis team~

AND earlier this week Amelia

brought her graduation photos home~

taken by Lifetouch.

Couldn't be prouder of three beautiful and talented girls!!!

James 1:17

Tennis Finale

Amelia and Rosemary had their last tennis match yesterday

in the first round of the state tournament.

To quote my sweet friend Lori~

"When you give it your all....

regardless of the outcome..you are never a loser!!"

The team played hard to the end.

Amelia and Sarah were the last to walk off the court

and I fought hard to hold back the tears...

until I caught sight of Amelia's glistening eyes.

There was no holding back then...

Amelia and Sarah have been doubles partners for four years

and to know that was the last match they would probably play

was a little overwhelming.

It seems like yesterday when we had just moved to Hartwell

and Amelia asked if she might take tennis lessons

and go out for the high school tennis team.

Rosemary is following right in her sister's footsteps...

first year on HS team with her sweet friends

and watching Amelia makes me realize

just how fast the next three years will go.

After the match,

Coach Burch took the girls to our local Mexican place

to celebrate a great season.

A wonderful group of girls!!!

Coach Burch with seniors~

Amelia, Nicole, and Sarah.

Amelia's biggest fan, her dad~

US too!

And my sweet friend Cyrise with her daughter Sarah...

It is SO bittersweet for it all to come to an end

but most things do to make way for bigger and better. :)

That's what I'm telling myself anyway.

SO thankful our girls are part of such an amazing group

blessed over and over by friendship!!!