Happy Father's Day!

I speak for all my five children - We have an AWESOME DAD!  What a role.  I sometime forget what a responsibility it is to be a Dad.  It is a 24/7 job.  I was so excited today when I picked the girls up from camp and Annabel was so sad her Daddy wasn't there. Skip has been traveling.  I rejoice not because she was sad, but because he has such an important role in her life and he is usually there for everything big -  like coming home from her first camp adventure.  Do not feel sad that you weren't there Skip - be happy that she missed you.  Happy Father's Day!

Happy Birthday Annabel!

Annabel had a great birthday party!  We are so blessed with such a wonderful group of friends.  

Dante's Down the Hatch

This is a restaurant Skip and I went to when we dated.  There are real alligators swiming underneath these bridges INSIDE the restaurant.  The girls loved it.  They had fondu for the first time.  During dinner Annabel had some sweet birthday wishes via cell phone.  What a great weekend together!

Happy 8th Birthday Annabel!

  What an awesome trip.  We headed to the Big City with the 3 older girls and had a great time at the Georgia Aquarium.  Millions of Fish!  It was right up Annabel's alley.  We even spent the night in a great hotel and got to go to a restaurant floating above ALLIGATORS!  Wow it's great to be 8!

We love to bake cakes and even more we LOVE A CELEBRATON!  Olivia and Annabel had an awesome year this year!  Annabel graduated from 2nd grade and Olivia graduated from 3rd grade.  The girls are especially awesome because despite the big changes in their lives, they continued to make GREAT GRADES!  We are so proud of them!

What a blessing and adventure it is to have such a large family.  I cannot believe I survived being an only child.  Life was so boring compared to all the chaos around here.  Our latest addition is BEAR a 4 month old black cocka-poo.   He was Skip's surprise birthday present, his birthday is in December.  (Had to justify adding on to the family with out discussing it first.)  I really think I threw our daughter Bel for a loop - she is a huge dog lover!  Bel has a birthday fundraiser every year for PAWS, our local dog shelter.  She has been praying every night for a long time for another dog.   The thrill in her heart when I said, "please get that dog ready to go home with us," was such a huge moment in her life.  We already own Bailey another cocka-poo.  

Anyway, we marched into a pet store and rescued this precious and clumsy dog.  TO suprise Skip we ran into the house and asked him to get the groceries - Bear was just sitting there next to his accident in the seat!  Skip was SHOCKED and so thrilled -  Bel is sure that dreams really come true and God listens to prayer.  He must because I cannot believe I bought a dog.  It was quite low on my priority list.

I cannot believe we have a BLOG SPOT!  My little brother and neices and nephews will be so impressed!

God has blessed us with many Sparkling Gems - These are the brightest in our lives: Lu (9), Bel (7), BecG (4), Buddy (3) and ML (1).

There is a Huge World Out There

It's our very own BLOG!  My the Perkins clan has come along ways!