THANKFUL THURSDAYS

THIS WEEK WAS MADDOX AND SAYLOR'S GRANDPARENTS DAY AT THEIR SCHOOL...THEIR SCHOOL DESIGNATES ABOUT THREE DAYS TO GRANDPARENTS DAY EACH YEAR FOR GRADES KINDERGARTEN THRU 5th GRADE...THEY SPREAD IT OUT AND HAVE A PROGRAM IN OUR GYM AND THEN AFTERWARDS THE KIDS GET TO EAT A LIL' SNACK WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS OR SPECIAL PERSON AND THEN THEY HAVE AN AREA FOR THEM TO HAVE PICTURES MADE WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS...PARENTS TYPICALLY AREN'T SUPPOSE TO ATTEND BUT SOME DO THAT VOLUNTEER TO HELP OUT..THIS YEAR I DIDN'T HELP OUT SO I DIDN'T GET TO GO..I'M VERY THANKFUL MY DAD RECENTLY GOT HIMSELF A DIGITAL CAMERA (GO STEVE-O!!!) SO HE COULD TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES TO SHARE WITH ME..SO NOW I CAN POST ABOUT THIS VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR THEM AND FOR MY KIDS...MADDOX AND SAYLOR, AS WELL AS OUR LONDON AND URBAN, ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE TWO SETS OF GRANDPARENTS THAT THINK THE SUN SETS AND RISES IN THEM...THEY ARE LOVED ALL THE WAY AROUND BY BOTH SETS..SOMETIMES THEY MAY GET SPOILED JUST A LIL' TOOOOO MUCH..BUT I ALWAYS KNOW THEY ARE LOVED!! AND HEY...THAT'S WHAT GRANDPARENTS ARE FOR :)

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THIS IS SAYLOR AND HER TEACHER MRS. EASOM...TO SAY WE LOVE MRS. EASOM IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!! MADDOX HAD HER LAST YEAR FOR FIRST GRADE AND WE WERE KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT SAYLOR WOULD GET HER THIS YEAR TOO...AND SHE DID...SHE  IS SOOOOO SWEET AND TENDERHEARTED...LAST YEAR AT AWARDS DAY SHE CRIED AND CRIED JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH SHE LOVED HER LIL' STUDENTS..NOW THAT WILL MELT A MAMA'S HEART FOR SURE....AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU...THAT AS A MAMA THAT WOULD LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING TO BE ABLE TO STAY HOME WITH MY BABIES AND TAKE THEM TO SCHOOL AND PICK THEM UP...IT'S JUST NOT THE WAY GOD SAW FIT FOR IT TO WORK OUT FOR ME..SO...OFF TO WORK I GO...BUT GOING TO WORK AND NEVER EVER WORRYING ABOUT YOUR CHILD DURING THE DAY BECAUSE YOU KNOW SHE HAS AN AWESOME TEACHER LOOKING AFTER HER...IS A GREAT GREAT FEELING!!!

                                      SAYLOR PRETENDING SHE'S SHY

                             PAPA...SAYLOR...NANA (SCOTT'S PARENTS)

GRAND-DADDY...SAYLOR....MIMI (MY PARENTS)

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THIS IS MADDOX WITH HIS 2nd GRADE TEACHER, MRS. FOSTER...THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD MRS. FOSTER AND WE LOVE HER TOO...SHE IS VERY SOFT SPOKEN AND SWEET AS WELL...BUT IS VERY STRUCTURED...WHICH IS A GREAT COMBINATION..SCOTT SAID THAT SHE TOLD HIM ON OPEN HOUSE NIGHT THAT SHE WAS TOLD SHE WAS BLESSED TO HAVE MADDOX AS A STUDENT..NOW THAT IS A PROUD MAMA/DADDY MOMENT!!

I'M THINKING THE LIL' PEOPLE AT THE TOP STAND FOR EACH GRANDPARENT..BUT I'LL HAVE TO ASK HIM :)

HAPPY GRANDPARENT'S DAY...MIMI...GRAND-DADDY...NANA...PAPA!! YOU ARE ALL LOVED BY YOUR GRANDBABIES AS MUCH AS YOU LOVE THEM!!!