Grandma's Visit

Grandma Puffer came to visit us these past 2 weeks and it was so GREAT!!! I haven't done any laundry, folding or dishes since she came (it was heaven). I was able to get so much ready for the baby and now I think I'm almost ready (but not quite - I'm still enjoying a full night's sleep). While she was here we all got sick so she also took care of us. Thank you so much Grandma. We miss you already!

Grandma had a birthday while she was here. She celebrated by going to Sam's soccer practice (what a trouper). Lexi and I stayed home and frosted cupcakes and got things ready for her "surprise" party. When she walked in the door she was greeted by silly string.

Grandma blowing out her candles with a little "help."

Ben took Grandma to the Syrup Sop in the nearby town of Loachapoka. Doesn't get anymore Southern authentic than this! =)

Of course we took her to a volleyball game. The game was against Alabama and we WON!!!!

Just had to put in a picture of Ben to show you how crazy he gets at the games. Don't you just love his hair?

Grandma made Dayne a quilt for his bed. He LOVES it so much - he calls it his Auburn Tigers blanket.

Who do you think is going to miss Grandma the most?

Volleyball

Last night we went to the college volleyball game. We've been trying to go to as many games as we can. There is a girl in our church congregation that is on the volleyball team so a lot of the members of the church try to go and support her. It's tons of fun and the kids LOVE it! They love doing all of the cheers (especially the war eagle cheer) and Ben of course has a lot of school spirit. Last night he was stomping on the bleachers so hard that his stomping could be distinguished on the other side of the auditorium. One of these days we're hoping to snag a free t-shirt for all of his efforts!

This is the mascot, Aubie. Dayne LOVES Aubie, but everytime he gets close, he get star-struck.

Lauren (the girl in our congregation) is the one blocking the ball. We found out a couple of months ago that her sister is married to my cousin. Small world!

The kids love this cheer because they like to sing along with it. It's the song "Battle Hymn of the Republic," but at the end where it supposed to say "our God is marching on" we sing "A-U-B-U-R-N." This was at the end of the game so a lot of the people there had left.