Emily's 4th Birthday

We had so much fun at Emily's birthday. Jennifer's blog details it so well.

Emily's cake was so pretty! Emily had gone with Jennifer to pick out what she wanted. Good job!

Emily and everyone enjoyed the bowling. Madison was there to help and encourage Emily.

Tyler and Carter enjoyed the boat ride with their Daddy and Mama.

Aren't these the sweetest grandbabies you every saw?

Emily poses so sweetly with her Mama and Daddy.

My Sweet Jennifer.

What a fun, fun birthday weekend.

Tyler's 4th birthday

Tyler is 4!

One of Tyler's favorite presents was a Tonka trash truck.

Carter's favorite was the light sabre.

The scramble for the candy from the pinata.

Taylor and Tyler as pirates. ARRRRRGG!

The "Hughes" great grandchildren. They all turn 4 within a 17 day period.

Taylor, Tyler and Emily.

More on our Getaway to Hot Springs

We went to the car show. This was one of Joe's favorites -

-and this one

-and this one.

We took a dinner cruise - dining and dancing.

We went to one of the bathhouses as it was in the 1940s.

multi-head showerstained glass ceiling

steam

podiatric (feet)
exercise equipment

dressing rooms

ladies' end of the parlor
men's end of parlorgym

water comes out of the spring at 143 degrees; known to have healing properties

marble walls and tile floors

Bathouse Row across the street.

So interesting!

Our Getaway

Joe and I enjoyed a weekend in Hot Springs.

We went up the mountain -

then we went up a little higher in the tower -
We loved Garvan Gardens.

Mother's Day presents

How do you like my Mother's Day present?
Aren't they precious?

And see Jennifer's blog for the most recent beautiful pictures of Sweet Emily - (Sweetly Springy post).

A Weekend with the family

Carter found a drawer that he loved to play in. The "crash" on the floor was as much fun as pulling everything out.

Carter and Granddaddy out on the carport for morning coffee.

Tyler had his box of tractors and Carter had his bag of play family pieces. Tyler caught his first fish - with his daddy's help.

The boys were having a good time.

Those little boys are growing so fast. And they always leave too soon.

Joe's vacation

We are without chickens at this time. And it was Joe's time to do something fun. We spent the weekend with Heather and Stephen.

These vintage cars were his favorite.
This sporting goods store was going out of business. We didn't know there were so many sporting goods stores in the area.This music store had fiddles. This was Joe's first time at the University of Arkansas stadium. This was the annual red & white scrimmage.Their names are on the walk. We're so proud of them.There were plenty of good places to eat. Stephen's a really good drummer. Great drum set!
Heather and Stephen run a really great bed and breakfast. We had lots of fun!