Back from the beach...

Here is our week in pictures. We had an interesting ride home that included Ryan wrecking his motorcycle while I watched in my rear view mirror and him having a broken elbow. We like to end our vacations on a POSITIVE note I guess! :-)

More July 4th photos

Wanted to add some more pics from the 4th. We are busy getting ready for our beach trip, can't wait for sand and sun for a week!

Is it July already?

Where has June gone? This summer is flying by already! This past weekend we made a quick trip to SC to visit our friends Zach and Marie. We had fun swimming, eating, and relaxing. Landon finally got into the swimming thing and actually likes it. Lexi is swimming great, now if she would just get some confidence.

Here are some pics from the weekend:

Remembering Cohen...

I love my kids!!

My kids are hilarious these days! Landon talks all the time, and loves to put on a show. He loves to dance, and sing, and play monster. Lexi talks non-stop about her boyfriend Ray, who she says she is going to marry. (Poor Ray doesn't even get an opinion on this one!)

This week has been busy, but fun so far. Friday we are headed to SC to visit friends and spend the 4th at Parris Island. I love spending the 4th there!! My hubby was a Marine that was trained at PI, so it is cool for our kids to see what he went through in boot camp.

Happy everyone has a Happy and Safe 4th!

Summer Time Fun

Part of the Payne family with my Grandmother- Grace Lyon Payne

Handsome Lan Man

My beautiful Alexas!

Just a few pics from our family reunion at the lake this past weekend. We all had a great time!

Life is a highway...

I wanted to join in on Show us your Life over at Kelly's Korner, and today's theme was how you got engaged.

Ryan and I met in April 2000 a few days before his mom was in a terrible accident involving a drunk driver. At the time Ryan was in Marines and stationed 4 hours away, but when the accident happened he was given a Hardship Transfer to come help with his 4 younger siblings. During the first few months of our time together we went through a lot helping his family.

On Father's Day weekend in June 2000, Ryan and I went to my family reunion in Lake Park, GA. On the way home from the reunion Ryan stopped on the side of I-75 (it was dark), and asked me to get out of the truck and dance with him. The song God Gave Me You by Bryan White was playing. I thought he was insane, but did it anyway. So we slow danced on the side of I-75 as semis flew past us. As the song was ending, he told me to sit down in the truck, and he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Before I told him yes, I said "GIVE ME MY RING!". Then of course I said YES!!!

So here we are 10 years later, heading to the same family reunion tomorrow for the first time in 10 years! Our lives have changed so much since then, and we have been blessed with 2 sweet miracles!