Mommy and Daughter Day

mommy, daughter day

oh how i love these days! we don't get many of them but when we do we have fun.

Off to crabtree valley mall we went! Ava got her first pedicure and she loved it. We ate at our favorite Cheesecake Factory and we shopped until we dropped! i love these days and i love my little girl!

Ethan is 6!!!

HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY ETHAN!!!!

Wow I can't believe he is 6. My heart is sad because he is growing up to fast. Nerf guns, baseball, football, Star Wars, Legos, friends, etc. are just a few things he loves doing these days. It was an awesome birthday party, friends and family about 60 people were here. We grilled brats and hotdogs, we had a game of baseball going and lots of fun! Happy birthday to my sweet, sweet,

E-man I love you!

Happy 4th of July!

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Happy 4th!

Nathan got us a box suite for the game at the Mudcats we invited friends and had a wonderful time. Todd and Lisa Humble, Caroline, Jens, Triston and Ella Grace Bussemas, Mike and Laura Wilson

Riverwood Rays Swim Team

GO RIVERWOOD RAY'S!

Ava is on the Riverwood swim team again this year and she has done amazing. Her best swim is her breast stroke. We are so proud of her! She got a lot of ribbons this year and swam her best!

Ocean Isle Family Beach Trip

Annual Ocean Isle Beach Trip

6.2011

50 years of the Stallings Family Tradition going to the beach together.

We had a wonderful week. William and John M. taught Ethan how to skin board and talk to girls! Ava walked and walked with her cousins up and down the beach and talked and talked. Ethan played Rook with Papa, Cullen played and played- We played Win Lose or Draw, read books, relaxed, played at the pool, putt-putt, ice-cream and enjoyed being with our family. We are so blessed to be able to spend time together!

It's Garden Time

Garden Time

Well it's that time of year again where we take our flip flops off and get in the dirt!

Digging potatoes, shucking corn, picking peas etc. A good ol' time with family under the big acorn tree!
Ethan's got to get on the tractor with Papa, Cullen is catching frogs and Ava is chatting with her cousins!

The end of First Grade!

FIRST GRADE IS COMPLETE!!!!

Ava's last day of school was so exciting. Signing her yearbook, having a party and enjoying her friends. Ava has had a wonderful year at school. We are so proud of her accomplishments. Her reading is wonderful. She is on a 3rd grade level! She so smart and loves school. Mrs. Smoak was a wonderful teacher and Ava learned so much this year. On the last day of school Mrs. Amy York, Mrs. Caroline Bussemas, Mrs. Lisa Humble and myself decided to surprise the kids when they got off the bus with a huge water slide and snow cones. The kids were so excited when the bus came around the corner! What a good way to end a school year!