Saturday, June 28. Today I volunteered at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital with an organization called Saving Little Hearts. It's an organization for children who are born with congenital heart defects. Basically, what we did was babysit abotu 25 small children in one room while their parents were in a seminar. It was quite interesting! But I got to spend it with friends like Holly...
and Nicki! I love these girls!
Sunday, June 29. Lazy baby Sophie lounging on the couch. She loves to lay on her Sesame Street pillow.
And Sydni loves to lay in my spot on the couch. She didn't want me to take her picture so she tried to hide her head behind the pillow. Today we went to my Granny's and my cousin who lives in CA was there visiting. His little boy has gotten so big! We played some baseball in the back yard, looked at the cows, and just visited. Of course, I didn't take my camera with me! So I didn't get a picture, but it was great to see them. Afterward, my dad and I went to the river where we are going for the 4th of July. Somehow, in the short distance we walked in some grass, I was attached by seed ticks. Not fun! I am still scratching the fire out of my legs from where they bit me!
Monday, June 30. So, Keri and I have been planning to have dinner for my mom's 50th birthday tonight because Keri is getting her wisdom teeth out on mom's actually birthday. We decided to surprise her and have her friends meet us at the restaurant. I figured I would make a cake to celebrate. So I got to bust out awesome mixer and mix the batter for the carrot cake and....

the icing. I love cream cheese icing!Yum!We took the cake in the restaurant. I wasn't sure if they would let us actually eat it, but the place we went was a little mom and pop type place, we were the only people left in the restaurant and we bribed the waiters with a slice of cake. The birthday princess on her almost 50th birthday!

All of us girls celebrating my mom's half century bdayMom and her crazy friends. I'm so used to saying, "ok, now make a silly face." This is what we got.She may be 50, but she acts every bit of a 20 year old.Tuesday, July 1. My mom and I spent the day together. We did some shopping and had lunch. Then she decided that she wanted to take her dogs up to the Y to see her friends. She dressed them up in these super cute dresses. Don't let that cuteness fool ya. She has trained them to only like certain people. hehe.Me and my mom on her 50th year on Earth. Yay! I love you Mom!
Wednesday, July 2. I went to school today and actually got a lot of little things done. I cleaned the boards that I plan on painting, I organized my posters for the year and laid out what I'm going to hang up for the beginning of the year. I also spent a good chunk of time laminating posters and folder centers that I'm going to use for the year. I brought it home to cut out while I watch tv. It may take me until next year (just kidding) but I will get it done!