Summer is Here

Summer is here! The Prathers were able to get a YMCA membership. We now can  swim every night through the summer. 

This summer might look different but it will be fun!

From yesterday Dad helped Caroline and Ali find rolly pollys.  We have a current bug haven in the backyard.  

Last Day of School

I got zero pictures of the last day of school.  I was busy at school all week getting all the IPADS and  books squared away.  Chris thankfully took this one of the girls enjoying their last official day of school.

Chris also played a FULL game of monopoly.  At the beginning of the game dad divided the properties up evenly to get the game going.  He is determined for his girls to love strategy games.  Ali actually won because everyone kept landing on her railroads.  

Ali and I have discovered Blue Sky milk shakes.  They are made with Blue Bell ice cream and so good! 

 This week because I was working so late every night getting everything wrapped up the girls stayed with Lolly and Grandad for 3 days.  It was so helpful and the girls loved it.  They played golf, and swam everyday.

Caroline took this picture.  She and I can talked through an app called Marco Polo this time.  It is like a video walky talky so I got lots of interesting videos of the girls having so much fun!

Caroline  was so excited because she got to go to the vet with grandad. Ali put her face in the water.    Knowing they were having fun and not having to worry about piecing together a babysitter was amazing.  

It was papaw's birthday so Ali made him a card.

Mother's Day

Mother's day this year was awesome! Chris gave me this card and let me pick out planters for the house.   Caroline and Ali made me cards- Caroline's is below- She airdropped to me. (kids these days)

Ali gave me a Starbucks gift card and Caroline a Disney gift card.  

I found this old picture of my mom.  She looks the same.  "Please God can I have her genes?" I think every time I see old pictures of my mom.  She is so beautiful inside and out.  

To know her is to love her!  

Here is a picture of mom with her dad.  I think she looks like Abby David.  Here that Abby you are going to look like Lolly!  Lucky Girl!

A few pictures from the weekend:

Creature at the Park

The first time I saw a horned toad was with my Grandad Carter.  It was behind his house close to the lake.  He made me hold its little squished body  while he went and got a cigar box.  I remember him telling me they eat mosquitos and other annoying bugs so he liked having them around.  We didn't keep it in box long because he said that horned lizard has business to attend to.  I thought he might be late for a date or meeting as it ran back woods.    

Ali and I run and bike in the morning. While at the park Ali almost ran over the horned toad with her bike and I side stepped the little guy thinking it was snake.  I picked it up like my grandad showed me and the girls weren't scared.  

Before we took it to the field behind the park I let the girls pet it and look at it.  They begged to keep him but I knew he had business to attend to so we took him to the field and let him go. Ali told him to stay out of the street.  

Sunday, May 3rd we had Nana's Social Distancing zoom birthday party and parade. Caroline designed the above background for our zoom party for her background.

It was a three car parade and we talked to nana and papaw on the porch.  

Chris grilled burgers and we picked up cake to eat at home  It was a really fun birthday party!

Our church had a social distance snow cone party.  The children's minister had all the bible studies for the month of May ready and they had a snow cone truck were we stood way away from our friends.  We get to go back to church in the building in 3 to 4  weeks and I can't wait!