EXTREEEEEEEEEMMMMMME Close-up!

Here comes trouble...

We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

Saturday the Tucks and Lindseys went to Zoo Atlanta for the day.






I took Sam back on Sunday so we could have some Mama/Sammy time. Okay, we wouldn't let him ride on the rides or play on Saturday because we were all too tired, so I promised to bring him back the next day so he could do whatever he wanted. So Sunday we hit the playgrounds, bouncy house, carousel, and even saw an elephant paint!


Sam took this picture of me; mostly I put it up here because you can see the lady in the background picking her nose!!

Another one bites the dust...

One of my great friends, Brooks, got married in late April (and I am just now blogging about it- shame on me!). She was a gorgeous bride and the wedding was beautiful. Brooks's family knows how to throw a party so you can imagine how much fun the whole weekend was! These are some pictures of the bridesmaids' luncheon, after rehearsal party, and reception. Congrats Brooks and Jeff!




Tara, Brooks, and Jennifer at the bridesmaids' luncheon.



Brooks and Jeff cut a rug at the after rehearsal party.



Fooling around with the bride and groom the night before their wedding

The Big Day!

Fresh breath is a must for every bride!



First dance.



The boys (Eric, Andy, Pat, William, and Todd) plot how to haze the new guy.



Lacy walks like an Eygptian.

Baby's First Oreo

What a good mom I am!!!

Guess who's back?

ELLIE!!!!!!!!!



Sam and his beloved baby, Ellie the Elephant, were reunited recently. For months, we thought Ellie got lost sometime during the move last fall. We tore through every single box looking for her with no luck. I felt terribly guilty about it. How could I let my son's best friend get lost? I would wake up in the middle of the night and think, "The sewing boxes! There must be one I didn't check yet!" or "The house in Montgomery! She must be hidden behind something! I will call the new tenant in the morning!" I even called the moving company months after the move begging them to look for her. But she never turned up. Sad :(

A few weeks ago, Andy got his golf clubs out and was going through the bag...and guess who he found shoved in there! Ellie looks very similar to Andy's golf club covers (a dirty Snoopy, which is so worn that Snoopy's brains are pouring out of his skull, and an old shark Andy loves because he got it on a trip to Shedd Aquarium). So we never noticed she was in there! The movers must have stuck her in there thinking she was golf club cover too. (Can you believe he just now got his golf clubs out after moving last year? I mean, we all know those young associates get to spend SO many hours on the golf course... ha!)

Sam was a little startled to see Ellie again. He didn't seem to know how to react. I am embarressed to tell you how emotional I became when I saw her again. I was excited and relieved and I actually cried a little. (I know, I know...) After a few minutes, he was happy to reintroduce Ellie to the rest of the gang, Lionel (the lion) and Monkey. I overheard Lionel saying, "Oh, Ellie! I am happy to see you again. I missed you!"
So Sam's whole entourage is back together again and, obviously, he is not the only one happy about it.