FEELS LIKE HOME TO ME: July 2009

Dr. Lett

Meet Cousin Hunter.

He is Drew's first cousin on his mother's side. He's truly a character: funny, smart and a good time to be around.

He just so happens to love Libby. And she loves him back.

Hunter is currently working on his medical residency. He goes for months at a time to work in hospitals around the country. He was home {his home is Auburn} and wanted to spend time with Libby. We met at Sara's* house.

Hunter got his wish. (and Libby enjoyed herself, too!)

We love you, Hunter boy! Keep up the good work and remember, Libby will be waiting back home to play with you!

*Drew and Hunter's grandmother, Libby's great grandmother.

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Girls Weekend

This weekend I was lucky enough to have a great weekend with two old friends. Thanks to all of our schedules finally lining up and my sweet husband for agreeing to be on baby duty, we were able to hit the beach and spend a long weekend together.

Ahh, aren't you feeling more relaxed already?

Kathryn and I headed down Thursday after work. We spent all day on the beach, then navigated our way to the Panama City/Bay County airport. We picked Angel up Friday night and our fun continued.

To say the airport was small would be an understatement. We were waiting with about 15 other people for the passengers to unload. We thought it would be entertaining to make a special sign for Angel's arrival. We got several looks and a few laughs. But most all, Angel was surprised...and probably embarrassed!

"Over here, Angel!"

Kathryn doing her best impression of a limo driver.

Our time together was well spent: talking, eating, relaxing on the beach and laughing about college memories. We all live in different cities now and Angel is expecting a little boy in October. Our lives are always changing, so it's great to catch up.

It was such a fun weekend. I hope we can do this every summer. Good friends are a blessing from God...and so is the beach! :)

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I survived!

Last week I chaperoned 14 college students on a 3-day leadership conference. One of my jobs at the college is to sponsor the Student Ambassador Team. Students apply for the team and go through a competitive interview process. This year I started with 60 applications and had to choose the top 10 students. It was a tough job! Those selected are awarded a scholarship to help me recruit, give tours and help out where ever they are needed around campus. They are great kids and I have a good time molding them into outstanding leaders -- some need more molding than others -- each year's an adventure!

We left Phenix City Wednesday afternoon headed for Bevill State Community College in Jasper, AL. The students had a good time at the conference and got along with each other so well. (They graduated from different high schools and didn't know each other. I love forcing students out of their comfort zone...it builds character, right?)

On our way to eat the first night. Jordan, Jake and Stacy

The first day of the conference there was a roll call. Each college had to perform a chant/cheer/song in front of the whole audience (over 300 people!). I must say our performance brought down the house. The students performed a CVCC song to the tune of the Jackson 5's "ABC, 123". It was a huge hit and the Ambassadors were so proud!

The student's tribute to MJ! (The picture doesn't show how they were swaying...funny!)

Thursday night there was a dinner and dance. Me with Lynnlee and Eric.

The theme of the night was Rolling out the Red Carpet. So we had to WORK the red carpet!

They kept me laughing the whole time and I look forward to working with this group of students.

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Sunny Outlook

The sunflowers have bloomed at Arrowhead Farm and they are beautiful!

We took Libby to the farm for a photo shoot with the big, yellow flowers. However, it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. There were lots of obstacles - it was hot, even at 7 pm, gnats were pestering us and two dogs from the farm wanted to participate in the photo shoot. Even with these issues, I still got some cute shots.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Hope you enjoyed the flowers as much as we did.

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Children of the Corn

The corn is ready, anyone hungry?

Libby was and she got her fill of delicious Silver Queen corn this weekend. She really enjoyed the corn - she even ate it off the cob...with her own hands. Here's how it all went down...

First Daddy let Libby taste the corn. Mmmm, really good!

Then she decided she could handle it on her own...

A good, buttery ear of corn can get slippery. But Libby utilized a new technique, pinning the cob down to her tray so she could eat all the kernels!

The results are in:

"I love corn!" (translated from a high-pitched squeal)

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How to Catch a Squirrel

So you want to catch a squirrel?

Step 1: Tell your Mom or Dad about your plans.

Step 2: Search high and low to locate the perfect squirrel.

Step 3: Gently coax him out...

Step 4: Enjoy spending time with your furry, little friend.

*Note: No squirrels were injured in this blog posting -- possibly a little frightened by an excited 14-month-old, but nothing more.

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1st Boat Ride

I mentioned in my last post that Libby took her first boat ride last weekend. If I haven't stressed it enough, her father loves the water and loves to fish. So we wanted to get the girl on the boat as soon as we could.

Some of the family before the inaugural boat ride

After dinner we suited the Princess up. She tolerated the life jacket, but she was a little confused why she had to wear a bulky vest with lots of buckles. We tried to explain to her it was for her own good - I'm not sure if she bought it. However, once we eased out of the channel, she was warming up to this adventure.

Headed out to the bay

Then Libby spotted something...

It was the Paparazzi! (a.k.a. excited family members taking pictures)

Once Libby posed for the cameras, we were off...

We rode a while and took a few breaks to let Drew fish. Libby enjoyed the ride and loved cruising around the boat when we stopped. I'm sure this is the first of many boat rides for the Libster.

I promise she had fun - although her face in this picture is telling a different story!

Bon Voyage!

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Fourth of July Trip

Happy Belated Independence Day! I hope you had a good holiday and a fun weekend. We packed up Thursday after work and headed to Apalachicola, FL. We arrived to the fish camp (just didn't want you to be jealous that I was going to a lavish beach-front resort!) late Thursday night.

I don't know about "World Famous" but my husband sure does love this place!

Friday the guys did some fishing in the Bay and Libby and I stayed around the camp. Drew and I took a boat ride and did some fishing ourselves Friday afternoon. Then after dinner, Libby got to take her first boat ride. She was a good sport! {More on this later.}

Friday afternoon we walked down to the dock and let her check out her Daddy's boat. She really liked it, there was lots to explore!

A cooler full of fish that Drew and Adam caught that morning.

Libby walked around and checked the whole place out.

She even ran into some friends...

Tillery and Taylor Johnson

We enjoyed our weekend. It was relaxing, okay, and extremely hot, but it was a change of pace to be out of town and away from our daily duties.

Miss Priss

Libby & Grandaddy Dave

Drew and I realize just how lucky we are to have a happy and content traveler. Miss Libby cooperates so well that we don't hesitate to hop in the car and make a quick trip. This is why I am afraid to have any other children, surely we can't be that lucky again, right?

We enjoyed our long weekend and hope to make a few more trips before the summer is over.

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