Womens Banquet

For many years our church holds a Womens Banquet. Each lady decorates a table in any way she wishes. The night was very successful this year. The christian comedian from Charlotte kept us all laughing. And the salads were yummy. Everyone was joking that they couldn't figure out which table was mine(hint:the 8 x 10 photo of Scottie in his uniform). There were many different themes around the fellowship hall. I have to say a BIG thank you to Melissa for selling my tickets for me and also to the Army Recruiting office for helping me with my party favors. My table was decorated with camo wrapped boxes that held a pair of Scotties combat boots which I used as a vase and filled with flowers. Another box held my build a bear that Scottie made
before deploying. I even found Camo Hersey's kisses for each of my guest!

Mothers Day tradition

The Mothers Day hat made it in our luggage from Germany. Once again Kynsley tried on our Mothers Day hat. It was cute watching her play around with it and trying it on, "all my myself", " I do it". She is so beautiful!

The Starbuck wedding

Tie a ribbon 'round the old oak tree

Tradition has it that when you tie a yellow ribbon around your tree you are welcoming a loved one home. We tied a yellow ribbon around the tree in our front yard as we eagerly wait from Scottie's "homecoming".

its Springtime

We spent the afternoon at Tinas house. Kynsley loved running around her backyard and we even spotted a few butterflies in her flowers.

Golf Tournament

The men in our church held a golf tournament. I enjoyed getting to see my daddy play one of his favorite hobbies. You gotta love his Disney Golf bag with all the "character" accessories!

Kiawah Island, SC

I was invited by my other favorite family to join them on their spring break to Kiawah Island, in SC. The entire week was filled with eating GREAT, touring the town of Charleston and riding bikes. Our last day was spent laying by the pool and Suzanne and I walked the beach looking for seashells. Although some of the prettiest ones we found still were homes to lil' sea creatures. They even spoiled me and gave me the master suite upstairs with my own private screened in patio. I love the Phillips and they've blessed my life in the biggest way, I can honestly count on them for anything...thank you all for a relaxing and fun filled week.

Happy Birthday Lanny

My cousins birthday was celebrated at their home the other Saturday night. We enjoyed the company of many family and friends and lots of food. The kids ran around and played while the adults played the card game "wisk". One of Lanny's buddies got him a b-day card in Spanish so we all spent time trying to figure out what it said. Thank you Emily and Lanny for inviting us to the party!