There's something about Maddie.

Well, maybe it's her hair. This cat is always in Maddie's hair. Most of the time JB will just bite Maddie's head, but this morning it was this scenario.

Butterflies at Lewis Ginter.

We were pleasantly surprised by the number of butterflies we were able to observe in the Lewis Ginter conservatory. They were everywhere. We learned that the butterflies with the tattered wings are the older butterflies and the ragged wings are a sign of old age.

Where in Virginia is Hippey?

The answer can be found here.

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

Remember you're her favorite and all it took was some pop.

These first two pictures from last weekend are two of my favorites. I love these next two because of good 'ol memories they stir up.

I am so grateful to have reconnected with you after all of those years. I love that my kids look forward to visiting you. I only wish we lived closer so we could enjoy those visits more often! Hope you had a great day today with all of your "kids"!

Elliott Yamin & JDRF

What a cool guy!! Elliott Yamin was at the Short Pump Chick-Fil-A this afternoon raising money for the JDRF and meeting his fans. After receiving this info from the JDRF and having heard so much about Elliott Yamin of American Idol's Season 5, I decided to check out his Myspace page (since we only started watching AI this season). He lived in Richmond for many years and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 16. We decided to go and meet him and I am so glad we did. He is such a great guy! As soon as he found out Jordan was a diabetic and on a pump he wanted to take a picture of the two of them and their pumps. Jordan is smitten with him. We'll be adding a new artist to our iPod.

Happy Birthday, Rachel!

Happy 41st Birthday, to my sister!! The first picture appears to be Rachel's 10th birthday (at least that's how many candles I counted). Don't you love the Andy Gibb t-shirt!! I love looking at the details of these older photos (like the lovely chartreuse shade of Louie's sweater). The second photo is during the time of Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, OMD, etc. If I remember correctly, I think we were on our way out to one of those concerts.

Rachel: I hope you have a wonderful birthday despite the fact that you are knee-deep in preprations for Shelby's high school graduation and seeing her off to college in the fall!

Barefoot in the grass.

We are really enjoying the ability to play in the yard without the worry of fire ants! Jordan and Madison don't wear shoes after school now that it's nice outside. We opted not to put in a pool at this new house, but it's still too warm here not to get wet. Maddie talked me into buying this cute little kiddie pool a couple of weeks ago and they sure do have fun with it.