Sweet Granddaughter Emma

Innocent little angel

Emma and Grandma MySpace photo op

Grandy and Emma with Collin sneaking puppy kisses

Hallmark Moment... smell the candle, Sarah

Hmmm.....

"Cheese!"

A little ham...

Hi, Grandma! 

Silly little girl

Online Shopping

Christmas shopping this year is being done online at our house.  No driving to multiple stores, maneuvering crowds, or circling parking lots in search of the perfect parking spot.  Now the hallway is filling up with boxes delivered by the big brown truck.  Only way to go!

Happy Thanksgiving

Poteet Pirate Band!!!

Photo Shoot pictures

It occurred to me in the last day or so that i didn't post the pictures from the photo shoot in June.  Big oversight on my part.


For Mother's Day in May, local awesome photographer, Sara Barnes, held a contest.  Mothers were nominated and the winner determined by which mom had the most votes.  I am greatly honored and humbled to have won the competition.  So many wonderful comments and votes were made... THANK YOU to all who voted and to my wonderful children for making me a mother and for the phenomenal things they submitted to the contest.


My family had never had professional family portraits before.  My children graciously endure thousands of informal family photos.  These are our first professional ones.


Sara, the Wallflower Photographer, is fabulous, fun, and talented.

Stars and Stripes Forever

Heavenly Hibiscus

Once the inferno temperatures went down and 5 tornadoes blew through Texas, the hibiscus are flowering unbelievably beautiful flowers.  The most we've seen is 6 blooms on one plant in a day.  Hibiscus bloom for one day and are gone.  We have four bushes, one red, one orange, and two peach.  They have grown so much they have almost earned a permanent spot in the yard to get out of their planters.  :)