Throwback Time!

A few photos from the White House archives....  

Happy 8th Birthday!

Our little girl turned eight on August 31 and celebrated with a slumber party.  Yikes!  I brought three little girls home from school with us and settled down for a night of giggling and mayhem.  We ate pizza, decorated pillowcases, ate candy, made lava lamps, ate popcorn, watched a movie, ate more candy, told ghost stories, packed in a bit more candy, and finally settled down to sleep around midnight.  I apologized to their mothers for their sugar intake when they were picked up in the morning!  Overall, I couldn't have asked for three sweeter houseguests.  First slumber party = success!  By the way, y'all love my rockstar photoshopping, right? Gotta protect their identities - what happens at the slumber party stays at the slumber party!

Rise up, Falcons!

On team shirt day, Emily and I were proud to support our Falcons, even though they didn't exactly rise up against the Saints.  Better luck next time, Birds!

Welcome to third grade!

This year, I walked my little girl down the hallway to a third grade classroom and could hardly believe that I was doing it.  How in the world did she get so grownup so quickly?  She is in love with her teacher and having an excellent year so far.  She loves going to recorder club every morning, has set a goal of reading one million words over the course of the year, and has joined the Pay it Forward community service club.  We're so proud of what a conscientious and kind-hearted girl she is!

Happy 90th Birthday, Nanny!

On July 23rd, my sweet Nanny celebrated her 90th birthday in style with a big party at the Palmetto Train Depot.  Over 100 people came out to share the day with our family.  Thanks to everyone who helped pull off this big event!  Hope you enjoy the pictures.  

We arranged for some special transportation to the Train Depot.  What a great car!

Mayor Boddie presented Nanny with a proclamation that July 23rd is officially Susie Parrott Day in Palmetto.  Y'all remember to add that to your calendar!

Looks like she's telling Jace a secret.

This is what 150 cupcakes looks like.

Sweet Bobby, the newest chef at Bacchanalia in Atlanta, with Amy.  

Love this picture of Mimi with Nanny

Nanny and her four children

Beautiful flowers courtesy of my aunt Vickie and cousin Shea at Shamrock Florist

See the picture of Nanny in the center of the table?  She had that one made for Papa while they were dating.  It's signed "Your Susie" at the bottom.  So sweet!

The Train Depot is a beautiful venue.  There's also a museum housed inside with all kinds of interesting local artifacts.

Great grandchildren!

My sweet girl is looking way too tall here.

Just for fun

Here's another one from the archives.  This is what Emily's hair looks like in the morning if you don't braid it at night.  

Summertime Shenanigans

Just a few pictures from our adventures this summer!

Abby and Emily got to spend some quality time with Frank the Tank during a late July 4th celebration with the Blounts.

There's never a photo of the two of us.  We'll just have to settle for a selfie.

Taking shelter in the back of the Family Truckster while Donald shoots of bottle rockets and such.

Emily and I started volunteering with RescueCats this summer.  She's loving getting to spend quality time with her friends of the feline persuasion.

We were thinking of smuggling this guy home in my purse.  Thank heavens he got adopted!

Annual trip to the Callaway Circus, complete with an aftershow starring Emily White.

Our pool time has been limited due to the rainy weather this summer (check out the clouds in the background!), but we've still squeaked in enough trips for Emily to get super bronze.  As for me...meh.

Visiting the Margaret Mitchell House.  This is the door to Tara!

Posing for a new photo on our living room wall

Making a new friend during a trip to Serenbe

Soccer!

I love her hot pink shoes.  They help me find her on the field.  That's right - my vision is THAT bad.