my love, my life...my family: 2019

As I reflect back on the past year, I'm a bit sentimental. I realize more than ever that your "little kid" days are over. You are both transforming beautifully from kids into young ladies. There are so many things I want to tell you about the world (good and bad) but you are not quite ready. I will know when the time is right. One minute I feel like you can emotionally handle anything and the next minute I realize you are still so young and innocent. I secretly want to keep you that way forever but I have to stash those feelings aside and help prepare you to be confident, secure, informed women that can tackle anything you want in life.

I'm not going to lie, the teenage years scare me to death. But I know we will survive. We were built to battle through the tough times and success runs thick in our blood. I will push you, comfort you, nurture you, guide you, laugh with you, cry with you and most of all, love you unconditionally. I have no doubt you will do the same for me in time. Always know this my sweet baby girls …. there is nothing in the world you could do, big or small, that will keep me from loving you with every fiber of my existence until the end of time.

Here are just a few memories from when you were 12 years old and in the 6th grade:

Pretty sure this is the only family pic we took all year.

The year you fell in love with Escape Rooms.

Started back tennis after a year break.

Georgia loving our boat and the lake this year.

We love our weekend lake getaways to Pickwick.

First sleep away camp and dorm living. Arkansas State Volleyball Camp.

Panama City Beach, FL - First girls only beach trip

Many summer days spent enjoying our backyard.

First Grandparents getaway week with Grandpa and G-lo

4th of July celebration (HC is still wet from the pool)

Elaina, Quinn, Annslynn, Josie, Elaina and Hassie Clare - Bowling

1st day of 6th grade

HC got glasses and the neighbors horses came for an unexpected visit.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND GETAWAY TO SMITH LAKE

I hope you always retreat to our bed for comfort and snuggles.

School volleyball team praying with Sister Margaret Sue before a home match.

6th grade school ball - undefeated season and PAA Champions!

Honor Roll besties - AKA "Chicken Nuggets" with their homeroom teacher - Mr. Miller.

Tennis Champs!

Halloween 4v4 tourney Champs!

Georgia enjoying the pond in front of our church.

Annual tradition - visiting Paw Paw at the Church Pumpkin Patch.

Marshall's Steak House after a volleyball tourney.

6th grade besties - HC, Cecilia Marie, Reese, Quinn and Ella

Cousin love at Thanksgiving (Josie - 18 years old)

Cirque Du Soleil @ the Grand Ole Opry

Quinn getting inducted in the National Beta Club

Ice Skating with BFF's

Never too old for pics with Santa - even though he still creeps Quinn out.

Decorating Christmas cookies with Maema

HC got braces for the first, Quinn for the second time. Some day you will thank us!

Volunteer work - Warm Weather Drive in downtown Memphis

Doing a photo shoot with their 1st cell phones they all got for Christmas.

Snuggles at Uncle Dave's house.

Hassie Clare got 1st place in the school science fair in Plant Science.

RANDOM VOLLEYBALL PICS FROM AN AMAZING 13u CLUB SEASON

We traveled to tournaments in Pigeon Forge (TN), Tunica (MS), St. Louis (MO),

Memphis (TN), New Orleans (LA) twice, Pensacola, (FL), Nashville (TN), Atlanta (GA) and heading to Indianapolis (IN) in a few months to play in the US Nationals! We made it to gold bracket at every tournament and won 1st or 2nd at every tourney except 1!