Monday, May 26, 2008

Sporting Events

While down South visiting our family we were able to see our nieces and nephews play Soccer, T-Ball, Baseball and Tennis. We hate the fact that we have missed so many games over the years so we were thrilled to be able to make up for lost time. We truly love being an Aunt and Uncle and love spending time with our nieces and nephews!!!
Below are a few shots I was able to get of Evan playing baseball. My Mom and Dad go to many of the games. They are so sad that the Beans are moving to Houston. Makes me sad to think about all that my parents will miss. However, on the other hand I am very excited for the Bean family to have a new fun city to explore! Mom and Dad will just have all sorts of places to go visit their children and grandchildren.


I was not able to get many pictures of Ansley playing Soccer, I think we were too busy with Annabel and trying to watch at the same time. Ansley certainly was happy to have Annabel there and happy to show her off to her teammates. Ansley is the goalie which I think is the coolest position!!


Here is Cooper playing T-Ball. He is so cute and has the best personality. He is all boy and loves his sports and working outside in yard with his Dad.

Ann Elizabeth attends Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga and is on the tennis team. The team qualified for the State Championship so Annabel and I went down to TN to see her play. It was so much fun to see her play. She was awesome and their team WON the State Championship!!



The GPS tennis team captured their third tennis state championship trophy in as many years with a win over Hutchison of Memphis on Wednesday, May 21. Claire Bartlett, Sarah Evans, Ann Elizabeth Holley, and Meredith Morrow each claimed singles wins. Only Holley and Morrow went to three sets. After Bartlett won 6-0, 6-3 and Evans breezed 6-2, 6-1, it was up to Holley and Morrow to win the event in singles without having to move to doubles play. A junior, Holley lost the first set but roared back with 6-1, 6-3 sets, leaving it to Morrow to clinch the championship. In the third set, she was down 4-3 before she decided to take her time with each point and frustrate her opponent. Her strategy worked, and she won the third set 6-4.
The Spring Fling win under Coach Sue Bartlett capped off an undefeated season (15-0) for the Bruisers, including a Region championship.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Showing off my Bunny Slippers

Annabel and Lily Patterson


We were so excited to have Amy and Lily come to visit us on Friday. We played on the floor for a little while and then went for a nice stroll and a visit to Whole Foods. Lily is very cute and sweet!! We look forward to a trip out to the burbs to visit again soon. Lily is about 5 months old and Annabel is 11 weeks in these pictures.

Mother's Day - 5/10/08



I had a wonderful first Mother's Day. Brodie and Annabel gave me a beautiful gift and we all spent the day together. It rained all day so we spent most of the day inside. The best part of the day was when Annabel finally reached out and grabbed her toy on her bouncer chair. Her parents are so proud of her we had to brag about it on the blog. Even Billy Dee was impressed. Now she does it all the time and we get to hear the song over and over. Starting around 6 weeks she started making baby noises. Now she is almost 12 weeks and she is always "talking" and over the past 4 weeks she has really been excited by her hands. Most of the time she has them in her mouth but when she is not sucking on them she is waving them all around and trying to figure out what more she can do with them.

Annabel meets William Jonah Ennis - 5/7/08


Jonah is the son of Morgan and Dee. He was 6 weeks old and Annabel was 10 weeks in this photo. Jonah is a few pounds heavier than Annabel. She has some catching up to do. We were so happy we got to visit with Jonah, Dee and sister, Mireyah. We hope to see Morgan next time.

Some Love for Billy Dee - 5/3/08


Our Spring Flowers


Brodie and I planted these bulbs last November. It has been so fun to watch our flowers grow this Spring. I personally have never grown my own flowers before. They are pretty but I do think I will do things a little different next year.

Annabel Meets the Harvey Twins- 5/2/08


Kate and Charlie belong to Stacey and Dan Harvey, Gage's sister. It is so amazing to see twins! They are so cute. I am so happy we were able to meet them and we look forward to playing together again soon. Kate and Charlie are 6 months old.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008