Day 128 ~ Capture Life

This is a picture of the necklace that came in the mail for me on Saturday.  I showed Mark a picture of a necklace like this on Etsy last week and told him I wanted this for Mother's Day.  He said, "Order it."  So, I did and it came while we were in Georgia on Saturday.  When we got home Sunday, Mark checked the mail and I saw that he had a small package in his hand.  I asked if that was for me and he said yes.  I grabbed it from his hand, ripped the package open, and immediately put my necklace on. He laughed at me.  Then, he laughed again when I put it on this morning before heading out to school/work.  I cannot express how much I love this necklace!!  It wasn't even $20 and that just goes to show that it's not the price of the gift that counts....it's the connection you have with it.  I do try to "capture life" and plan to continue to do so!!  

Day 127 (Sunday 5/6/12) ~ Chicks Dig...

 Everyone loves a good t-shirt.  The Bulldogs team "G" and Paw Paw bought each player on the team these t-shirts on Sunday.  The team agreed on this design and each player got to put their field position on his t-shirt.  Will, Zach, and Colin are showing off their's.  This team makes me laugh!  I love it!

Day 126 (Saturday May 5, 2012) ~ Thinking...

The Bulldogs started this year's season with 2 wins in pool play on Saturday.  I caught my Bulldog in the dugout doing some heavy concentrating during the 2nd game.

I cannot get over how grown up he looks in this picture. He is a young man now.  :(

Day 125 (Friday May 4 ,2012) ~ Target Baseball

On Friday, we were on our way to a baseball tournament in Douglasville, GA.  We had Will's friends and team mates Colin and Zach with us.  After we stopped and ate dinner, we stepped into Target for some candy for the rest of the ride.  This is what I caught the boys doing on aisle E33... 

Day 123 ~ The Cindys

Everyone in this picture is a "Cindy".  All four of us are experiencing the graduation of our first child and were all at Senior Awards Night last night. Our kids, Maci, Dom, Erin, and Evan, have been friends for a long time and they all were in the same prom "group" this year.  Maci and Evan are going to Auburn next year.  Erin and Dom are going to Alabama.  Hopefully, there will be a "Cindy" dinner really soon!  We can make it through graduation, girls!!  =)  

Day 122 ~ Senior Awards Night

Tonight was the Thompson High School Class of 2012 Senior Awards Night.  Each senior that received a college scholarship or was a part of any honor society was honored and given their cords, medals, and stoles that they will wear at graduation.  It was a very nice ceremony and I could not help but think of all the kids that were in Erin's kindergarten class or even 3-k class as they walked across the stage.  This senior class has so far earned a total of more than $3.6 million in scholarships!
Lots of pictures were taken and I will post those later but this is by far my favorite of the night...

This is my mom with Erin and Will.  She is wearing Erin's NHS stole, her valedictorian medal, and her honor society cords.  We love our Mamaw!!  And she loves her Erin and Will!

Day 119 (Saturday 4/28/12) ~ Walk for Autism

Today, my family and I participated in the Walk for Autism at Veteran's Park.  We were a part of "Noah's Wingmen" team.  Noah is the brother of one of my students and this family is amazing!
Of course, I had my camera around my neck the whole time we were there and there were lots of photo opportunities.

 Erin and Will

 HAHA!

 We were told this tortoise makes an appearance every year.  The kids loved him!

 Lots of walkers brought their dogs.  Roxy would have been going crazy!

 I had to take a break from walking long enough to change my lens and try to get some shots of the baby geese with their parents. 

It was a great morning!  I will be returning next year!