Labor Day Weekend

I don't know how I didn't manage to take hardly any pictures while we were gone to see Uncle Poopy and Aunt Patty over Labor Day weekend.  I did manage to take some pictures at a local winery we visited for Patty's birthday.  Of course, they were with my iPhone, but at least I have some!

Bash & Dash

Zoe's PTO at school decided to have a huge fundraiser this year by having the Bash & Dash.  Each student had to get sponsors to see agree to pay money per lap they completed or just get a flat fee donation.  The goal was to raise $20,000.00 and they ended up raising around $22,000.00.  Do you know how huge that is for the school?  The money will go to buy technology for each teacher in the classroom and they totally deserve it.  Don't get me started on how I feel about the government and how they always look to cut funding for schools first.  It drives me insane!  If you have a great community with great schools, it will bring better jobs, people will buy houses in your district, etc.  Teachers are completely underpaid for what they do and we should be putting our money in our "future" rather than always looking to cut it.  I can think of many other ways where the government wastes money and it's not in the schools.  Okay, I digressed there a bit and will get off my soapbox right now.  

On another note, I was so glad Zoe's Daddy got to go to the Bash & Dash and spend the day with her.  She was beyond excited over it!  Here are a few pictures he got before the camera battery ran out.....

Thanks to Shannon to taking some pictures for me when Daddy's

camera battery ran out!

A Collection of iPhone Photos

I love my iPhone and think it takes awesome pics.  Anyway, I always try to capture pics even if I don't have my actual camera with me.  I want these on here so when I turn the year into a book, I'll have them!

My buddy Shannon Ivie was sweet enough to take her daughter, London, and some

of her friends out to get mani/pedis and yogurt.  How sweet was that?  And she

ALWAYS does stuff like this and doesn't think a thing about it.

She is completely selfless in that way and it's one of the qualities

I love most about her.  Thank you for always thinking of our girl, Shannon!

Zoe was just dressed too stinkin' cute for school!

The helmet here looks bigger than her!

On a side note, this was the night that Zoe smashed the ball!

She hit it further than any other girl in her league by hitting it

to the grass over the outfielders head!  Ha!

The Sanfords Come to the Game

Fall Ball - The Braves

We decided to sign Zoe up for Fall Ball because she loves it so much.  Plus, they don't keep score in Fall Ball so they can concentrate on teaching the fundamentals of the game.  I love it because I think they could all use the help.  Anyway, she's now on the Braves and she has a lot of the same girls on her team from when they played on the Orioles.  I can honestly tell you that I love, love, love going to the ball fields and watching my girl play.  I love it!

How stinkin' cute is this?

The twins coming to watch.  How did they get so big?!?

Mark loved them before, but he loves them even more now!

Check out that stance!

Her favorite position!

She won the game ball!

The traditional game ball pic with Daddy!

Kennedy wanted her picture taken with Zoe!

First Day of First Grade

Where has the time gone?  I simply can't believe it!  I can remember the day my Zoe girl was born like it was yesterday and now she's already starting the first grade!  She is growing up way too fast!  I will say that her Daddy and I couldn't me more proud of the little girl she has become.  She has great manners, a caring heart and she as beautiful on the inside and she is on the outside.  Zoe's fabulous Daddy got up and made waffles for his girl for her first day (tradition at our house) and she loved it!

Meet Bongo

This is the Riggs' son and he sure is a cutie!