Happy Birthday, Mammaw Lou!

Mammaw Lou turned 84 on July 5, and she waited to celebrate until this week, as Jeff, Madilyn and I had an opportunity to come up for a visit.

We had a lot of family in town, including my cousin Tessa and her husband Spencer, who live in Michigan, my cousin Denny and Alonna’s kids who live in Nashville.

Most of my aunts and uncles and cousins and grandkids were there to celebrate with an early evening finger-food fest. We had a relaxing time outside and the kids played so hard in the spacious yard. It brought back a lot of memories of when my cousins and I used to do the same thing!

Twelve great-grandchildren there ages 1-11 (with one turning 12 and another (Madilyn) turning 2 this weekend). One for each age! How unique is that?

A beautiful and fun bunch.

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Mammaw Lou's 84th Birthday

Get Well Soon, Drew

Madilyn’s cousin Drew took a nasty spill off of his pool’s slide steps (about five steps up). He got a deep gash in his forehead and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. He has nine stitches and is having to take it easy for a while. Here’s Madilyn making a get-well card for her cousin “Boo.”