Weekend Happenings...

Whirl wind of a weekend but had so much fun.  Friday night had a hot date with Mr. Masters!  Then Saturday morning we drove home to North GA to drop the girls off with my mom while we went to a wedding.  Thanks to Grandpa and Nana for taking Grey for the week and watching the kids on Saturday for us.  THANK YOU!!!

Congrats Brittany!

 Here is Lula shooting a paintball gun and I love her form.

 Phoebe was very serious but liked to shoot the cans....

 Even Grey wanted to shoot and was not half bad! We stayed the night with the Grandparents and stayed up late watching the meteor shower; which was just beautiful.  

 We took my father-n-law out to eat and fishing at the farm.  The girls caught the most fish too.

 We laid a fishing rod down to help the kids and a fish hooked it and took off with it in the lake.  It went right off the dock and disappeared in the water.  Mr. Masters hooked something about an hour later and it was the fishing rod we lost.  The fish was still hooked on it too!  Could not believe that out of that whole lake he fished the thing out.  Talk about lucky.  =)

 Phoebe wanted the fish to look at the camera.

There are all these beautiful flowers on the side of I75 and we decided to pull over and take some pics.  Unfortunately Greyson stepped on an fire ants nest and was bitten all over his little legs.  We do have a picture when it first happened with him crying but could not bring myself to post it.   Thankfully I had some sting care medicine in the truck and he was just fine.

We were so tired when we got home but had a lot of family fun!  God is amazing and enjoyed all His beauty this weekend with the meteor shower, fishing, the leaves changing, and all those beautiful flowers.  Praise Him!!

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above."

James 1:17a

Oconee Camping Weekend

"Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. As you sent Me into the world, so I have sent them into the world" 

John 17:17-18

We had another fun filled weekend camping in South Carolina!! The weather was wonderful and loving all the family time.

We went hiking around the lake.

 This was a neat detour of a train tunnel that was never finished.  It was scary and very dark but fun!

We made it to the end of the tunnel to nowhere.

 Baiting her own hook and loved fishing!

                                                                     Sporting our

  teeny tiny mouth bass...

Bike ride time!

 Silly /scary faces.....

September 2012

It is official Mr. Masters has returned home!  We are thankful and blessed!  Praise God!

We have started going to a new church that is closer to home and we took a family pic of us before our first visit.  

 Nana came early to help because we were hosting a family gathering/ birthdays for the kids.  Here they are decorating their piggy banks that Grandpa and Nana bought them for their b-days.

 The cousins came early to visit and help.  Here we are having a campfire with smores..... yummy!

 Here is a picture of the family that came to celebrate with us.  We are so blessed with so many wonderful people in our family!  THanks to everyone who came to celebrate and visit.

Present time...

We visited our wonderful friends the Harpers and as always had fun.  They are so wonderful to put up with us and we love them dearly!  Here is to more fun times!!!

 Our sweet Phoebe got her ears pierced and did not even cry.  She was so excited! She also left the training wheels behind and is riding like a pro.  She will be ready for that triathlon next year.

 Mr. Masters did his first triathlon in over 7 years....so proud of him.  He had a personal best time too!  Way to go Daddy.  This is his friend Chris (which was his first one) and he did great!

Can not believe that summer went by so quick and that fall is here.  The kids are doing great in school.  Lula lost her 2nd tooth last week.  Greyson is still potty training!!! Until next time.....

Beach time

We headed to Myrtle beach for a week!  We went crabbing at night, body surfing, lots of beach time, and water park fun.  Greyson is liking the beach more and the girls were catching some serious waves.  The crabs were teeny tiny but fun none the less.  We had great weather and enjoyed spending time with Daddy.  Mr. Masters surprised me with an 1.5 massage while he took the kids to the beach.  I loved being spoiled but my favorite part was spending time as a whole family.  =)

He officially comes home in a week!

August 2012

Phoebe starts Kindergarten!  Her teacher is Mr. Crowder.

 Lula starts 2nd grade and her teacher is Mrs. Waldorf.

 They were excited to start school!

Got my new do!

 For my Birthday my husband spoiled me and her is a pic with my good friend Kara at a fantastic restaurant called Pampas.  We went dancing later that night.  My hubby brought flowers and cake home and showered me with presents.  I am one blessed woman with an amazing hubby.

Greyson got his first haircut.  He cried until they gave him a lollipop and then he was fine.  He looks like a big boy with his new haircut.

 We are still missing daddy terribly but he comes home next month for good.  We are so thankful for the time we have with him on every other weekend he can come to town.  We try to make the most of it then!

The girls did their first triathlon and did great.  It was in our neighborhood and Phoebe placed 2nd in her age group.  Once she crossed the finish line she ran with a friend the entire course again to encourage her.  I was so proud of them!!   They had fun and want to do it again next year!  Since Mr. Masters was out of town Nana and Grandpa came into town to help and cheer the girls on.  A big thank you to Grandma, Nana, and Grandpa!!!

July 2012

Lula Turned 7!  Can't believe my baby is so big.  She is a blessing with her compassion, her mothering, and her love of life!  She brings so much joy to our lives.....

We spent the 4th with Grandpa and Nana!  

Mr. Masters is still on his rotation in D.C. and we miss him terribly but looking forward to driving up to see him for 2 weeks very soon.  Can't wait! In the mean time we are hanging out at the pool with friends and the girls are going to stay with Nana and Grandpa while I head to Alabama to visit family.  Did I mention my folks moved to TN which is about 2 hours away....so excited to have them so close.  

 Marki and Grey had a blast!  We went fishing and Grey caught his first fish.  I enjoyed staying up late with the family visiting and it goes by too fast.  Looking forward to the next one.

Alabama was so much fun as always!!  

On our way to see daddy in D.C. we stayed with dear friends on the way in North Carolina.  

We are so thankful for this sweet family and got to spend time on the way up and the way back from D.C.

We were excited to spend time with daddy!  We went explored downtown D.C. and went to Ocean City, Maryland for a weekend. We saw a real cannon get fired, and saw How to Train your Dragon Live.