Sunday and Monday, May 24 and 25

First, good job everyone with your personal blogs!  I really loved reading about your lives and seeing some pictures.  So much fun!  And I think it's a great way to stay a little more connected with each other.

 

Instead of taking turns each week, I think it would be easier to just assign everyone a specific Sunday--that makes it easier to remember (since sometimes there's a fifth Sunday, like today, which would throw things off).  So, here's the plan:

First Sunday:  Mom and Dad

Second Sunday:  Michelle and Ty

Third Sunday:  Josh and Elizabeth

Fourth Sunday:  Jayna

 

But since today is a fifth Sunday, I thought I would go ahead and finish up my blog with our last two days in Mississippi.

 

 

These pictures were taken of Kathryn on Saturday night.  It wasn't her first bath--but I realized I hadn't gotten any bath pictures yet.  She's getting all clean and pretty for her blessing day tomorrow!

 

 

Sunday morning Ty gave Kathryn a beautiful blessing.

Afton wanted to go up and help.

And let's just say, the rest of sacrament meeting was a little chaotic!  I think Eliza got taken out three or four times.  Afton went out once.  And I think Kathryn went out a couple times.  Either way, the last time Michelle went out, she turned to us and said, "This is my circus, and these are my monkeys!" 

 

Michelle had planned on going home after sacrament meeting, but Kathryn was a little fussy and she wanted to get her calmed down before getting back in the car.

 

Sunday afternoon naps . . . which were much needed!

(I think Ty's lasted about 3 minutes.)

 

We had planned on getting pictures of the girls together today--but it just didn't happen.  So Sunday evening we tried to get a few pictures of Kathryn in her blessing dress.  It was the same dress Eliza, Afton, and Michelle wore for their blessings.

 

 

 

The girls weren't too thrilled with our steak on Sunday evening, so Ty gave Afton some left over macaroni and cheese.  Eliza climbed up on the table, leaned over to Afton, and screamed, "SHARE!"  So Afton would give some mac and cheese to Eliza, and you would hear a cute little "Thank you," following by "SHARE!"  This went on for quite some time--it was hysterical!

 

 

 

And if that wasn't enough, when Afton was done, Eliza got down and ate any mac and cheese that had fallen on the floor . . . until she heard Michelle playing the piano.  Listen for how she says "Welcome Mommy" after giving Michelle her phone.  So cute!

 

 

 

Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th

 

There are many stories about how Memorial Day originated, but one of them states that it started in Columbus, Mississippi.  So we decided to go visit the cemetery there.  On April 25, 1866, four women came to this cemetery and laid flowers on the graves of about 2,500 Confederate and soldiers--as well as 32 Union soldiers.  

 

There were so many grave markers like this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found this old tombstone and was drawn to it.

At the very bottom it says, "Mother."

And right above that it says, "Faithful in all things."

 

That afternoon, before we left to come home, we tried to get a picture of us with the girls.  This was the best we could do.  Pa, ha!