independence day.

yankee doodle daddy. visiting...
ok, you had to be there. but for the ones that were...this was so funny. steven had been sittin' in the recliner & he got up with an attached tail that he was oblivious to. we laughed and upon discovery, so did he...priceless. daddy's bbq, mama's potato salad +. so good.
comic relief+story tellin'...vicki style.
vicki & fred. groundhog watchin'...mr. groundhog climbed the wire troy installed for the cucumbers to climb and...so much for the cucumbers!
gail & jerry even managed to get the yard mowed+trimmed for daddy. it was a good weekend.
-holly

father's day.

"Any man can be a father but it takes someone special to be a Dad" and this is a fantastic Dad.

celebrating two great dads. daddy, mama, aunt nellie, brandon, troy, me, amy and robin. happy father's day daddy & troy!

-holly

birmingham.

mama, daddy, gail & i headed to bham to welcome the 10th greatgrandchild/great nephew, celebrate haley's birthday and mama arranged a stay at a b&b as a special treat.

tuesday. june 9, cobb lane b&b...

the rose...mama & daddy's room.

gail & i shared the camilla.

supper at macaroni grill celebrating haley's bday...

jerry & gail's son adam, & haley, barrett & baby jace (coming tomorrow).

jerry & gail's son heath, & andrea. we had a full, big table with jerry & gail, boys & families, gail, me, daddy & mama. barrett was the entertainment for the evening and gladly serenaded us with the birthday song and the abc song...more than once, so funny & sweet. he was very well behaved, by the way.

wednesday. june 10

introducing jace addison tipps 7lbs. 5oz. 19". proud parents, adam & haley tipps. proud grandparents, jerry & gail. just as proud...uncle heath, aunt andrea and all us "greats".

waiting to see jace & mommy with gee (granny gail)...

first look...
hmmmmm...this is alot to take in.

taking a break from big brothering to play with "great".

it was a happy, eventful couple of days.

--holly "great"

sentimental journey...

heart to heart...family in kentucky.

thursday evening...captain d's with aunt virginia, jon & bethany (tipps) bingham and their beautiful family, morgan, ethan, reagan and little autumn and #5 due in august. i am in awe of this family...bethany home schools all four and jon is so awesome! WOW! these are the most amazing kids! we enjoyed them so much!

friday morning...seeing uncle roland.

brother to brother...

sweethearts. alzheimers may creep in but the heart KNOWS.

no words needed...

friday evening...uncle lanson (rogers) and sue came to visit with us and aunt virginia, we walked over to subway for supper.

brothers...

bethany came with kids in tow...

all of us (gail took over camera duty)...left to right; aunt virginia, bethany, mama, uncle lanson, daddy, me, sue, morgan holding autumn, curly headed reagen and ethan.

saturday morning...leaving kentucky, headed to springfield, tennessee for a wedding shower cookout for will & casey.

important stop on the way back to tennessee...

uncle lanson and sue's little slice of heaven...built by their own hands, it is amazing! a sweet refuge where the pace is slow and peaceful...BEAUTIFUL!

in springfield...celebrating will and casey, wedding in july.

will belongs to ronnie (aunt christine (mama's sister) and uncle merky's son) and gail. a great party!
congratulations will and casey...see ya'll in july!

A GREAT WEEKEND...full of family...tipps/rogers and crabtree.

-holly

memorial day.

the griller of the hamburgers...

the eaters of the hamburgers.

fred (alfred), troy and "patton".

not just for water.

tomatoes, squash and peppers, oh my. mama & daddy's little garden spot....we'll see how she grows.

the graduate.

Ashlyn graduated with flying colors! She did awesome! We are all so proud.

Celebrating Ashlyn's accomplishment were Mama, Daddy, Jax, Grandma, Paw-Paw, GiGi, GiDa, Nana, Poppy, Jarrod, Blair, Noah, Grey and Great. Congratulations sweet girl, it is a pleasure watching you grow. You are so loved.