FOUR SISTERS

CELEBRATING 12 AMAZING YEARS!

2010-04-29T09:39:00.007-04:00

Jason and I celebrated our 12th Anniversary in Asheville, N.C. My parents graciously kept our girls so we could spend two amazing days away. We began our getaway with a PMH banquet in S.C. then off to Asheville. We spent all day Friday touring the Biltmore House and Gardens, such a lovely day, the weather was perfect and the crowds light. Then we went to an amazing dinner at "The Biltmore Inn...The Dining Room", they were able to accomodate us last minute and they treated us like royalty. We had a beautiful window table with a georgeous mountain view, an incredible waiter whose attention to detail was amazing, and then the food...I can't say enough, it was perfect. Saturday, we slept in, which hasn't happend for us in many, many years. Then back to the Biltmore for another incredible meal and shopping. We feel so blessed to have been able to spend this time together.

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Olivia's 8th Birthday!

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BRACES!!

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Hannah Grace received braces right after Easter and has done very well. She looks so grown up!

My "Spring" Cactus??

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I was so happy to see this cactus bloom, it has been dormant for 10 years. I've had it for 15 yrs. I did learn that they need at least 12 hours of darkness to bloom, and I guess this is just what it got with it's new location. Yeah!!

Performance Awards 2010

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We are so proud of Hannah, she did an outstanding job!

Hannah received a Silver Medal with distinction.

Easter 2010

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It's snowing!!! Feb. 2010

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Family Disney Trip 2010

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Making memories with cousins...

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Christmas 2009

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Christmas Eve with the Cunningham's!

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Annual Gingerbread House Party 2009

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Braselton Christmas Parade 2009

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Sweet Moments...Best Friends!

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Stone Mtn. Park, Nov. 2009

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Burt's Pumpkin Farm

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Fall 2009

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A recent photo shoot of the girls....thanks Tammy!
www.lastingmomentsbytammy.com

The Big 40!!

2009-10-20T14:32:00.005-04:00

SURPRISE!
We celebrated Jason's 40th birthday this year...October 8th.

I planned a surprise get-away for just the two of us...I surprised him with a Harley rental and an amazing ride through the North GA Mtns. to Highland, N.C. We stayed at the Wells gorgeous cabin, (who graciously offered it to us) and had a lovely dinner at Wild Thyme Cafe (highly recommend, excellent food). Saturday we met friends from church and Jason's work in Helen for a wonderful time of fellowship and lunch, took a ride together and then headed back to Marietta to return the bike. We put over 370 miles on the bike! It was awesome and I must say I'm hooked. Loved it!!

Little did Jason know that I still had one more surprise up my sleeve.......the following weekend I planned a surprise party at Sell's Mill Park with family and friends. I am still amazed at how oblivious he was to the whole thing. He thought I was getting my hair cut that Saturday and we were scheduled to have the girls pictures made (on a cold and wet day). Love it! He was definitely surprised and I am so grateful for all who came to celebrate this special day!
Blessings to you all!

Princess Party

2009-10-20T13:39:00.001-04:00

Abigail and Audrey celebrated their birthday together this year. Abigail turned 4 and Audrey turned 2. My little princesses are growing up!

Abigail and Audrey's Family Birthday Party

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Hannah's 1st Plane Ride

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This was a lot of first for Hannah....

1st Plane Ride
1st Business Trip out of state with Jason
1st Time to Kansas City

She got her wings!

Hannah busy doing school work while Jason was in meetings. I must say she looks like a young executive herself...notice the coffee! :-)

Slugg Party

2009-10-19T14:59:00.002-04:00

Hannah, Abigail, and Audrey made a dessert pizza with mom while Olivia was away with Jason at Camp Highland.
Making memories!

Their master piece!

Olivia and Jason at Camp Highland August 2009

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Olivia's first Father/Daughter Get Away to
Camp Highland!
What a special time they had one on one, lots of sweet memories with each other.

Camping at Lake Winfield Scott....Summer Fun!!

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Six Flags with the Sizemore's!

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Summer Fun at Lanier Water Park with the Dickinson Crew

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July 4th with the Savarence's and the Dickinson's

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Chateau Elan Swim Team Summer 2009

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Hannah's 9th Family Birthday Party

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My little girl is growing up!

Roller Skating with the girls!

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CMPC VBS 2009

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Olivia's donation to Locks of Love!

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Practice Swim Meet

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Go WAHOOS!

We have STRAWBERRIES and more....

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Yum!!

Zucchini!

Squash is almost ready!

Cauliflower...forgot I planted that one.

Hannah's Piano Recital!

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Hannah did an outstanding job at her recital!

Update On Garden

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Hannah and Olivia's American Girl Birthday Party

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Six Flags!!

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We had a wonderful time at Six Flags with our big girls. This was the girls first trip and it had been over 12 years since Jason and I had been.

Olivia driving.........a very bumpy ride. :-)

Hannah driving Jason.....they ran into us!

We all rode the Scream Machine together........not the girls favorite! Jason and I rode the Ninja and the Mind Bender...........the Mind Bender was exactly how I remembered it...AWESOME!!

Didn't make the cut for Superman!

The girls were too small for a lot of the big roller coaster rides and I think they were glad!!

The log ride.........we're about to get wet!

Hannah....Sleeping Beauty Ballet Recital 2009

2009-05-04T08:23:00.009-04:00

Hannah Grace...........the name says it all! She is indeed full of Grace. This was her 6th ballet recital and WOW, we are seeing the fruits of her labors. She is truly a beautiful ballerina.

A very proud daddy!

Hannah and Lilly....BFF!

Abigail...Sleeping Beauty Ballet Recital 2009

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Abigail Elizabeth, what a beautiful ballerina! This was Abigail's first year taking ballet and her first experience dancing on the big stage. She did an outstanding job. We are so proud of her!

Sweet ballerina's!

Catherine and Abigail.

Abigail and her ballet teacher Ms. Savannah.

We are so proud of you!

Abigail and Maw Maw

Sisters!

Classical Conversations End Of Year Party

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We are so blessed to be part of a wonderful homeschool group at CC. Hannah and Olivia had a terrific year and learned so much!

Olivia receiving her Certificate of Participation.

Hannah receiving her Certificate of Participation.

Our new additions....

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Joyce, our cat, recently had kittens!
5 new babies

So cute..........

They will be ready for a new home mid-June!

We've got bugs!!!!

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Our lettuce is covered with aphids and we may also have a dreadful predator.......the cut worm!

Dreadful Aphids...........never fear, I've been told a little dish soap with water in a spray bottle will get rid of them. (Don't worry this picture was taken off of Google images :-)

The cut worm........Cyndi, from the lazy b farm told me to get up before dawn to hunt for this worm. I haven't found him yet!

Raised Bed Gardening...

2009-05-01T08:22:00.008-04:00

"The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock-the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks." Deuteronomy 28:4

It all began by taking a Gardening class at the Lazy B Farm, it was a very informative class and I highly recommend taking it if you are not a gardener but would like to become one.

The adventure begins......

Jason building our 4X4 raised beds.

The girls getting into the action.

Some of our winter crop....we planted broccoli, green cabbage, bib lettuce, spinach, and carrots.

Next, was the wood trellis...

This turned out really nice!

The completed garden.
We had to put our garden in the front yard as there is not enough sun in the back.

We planted our spinach by seeds....they're coming in!

Everything is growing! Yeah!

This box is full of strawberries, we had to order them online. We planted Chandler Strawberries, the same that Washington Farms plants.

Our broccoli is coming in!!!

Our bush beans are already growing...

Our spinach is ready to harvest!

This has been a wonderful family project.

"Run for a Reason" 5K race

2009-04-30T23:51:00.005-04:00

Getting water ready for the runners at the half way mark.

Jason and the big girls volunteered to help out at the half way mark during the race while mom and Audrey entered the race.

Here we come on our last stretch of the race. Would you believe that I won 1st place in my division......crazy!

Audrey with her feet up.....she's all tuckered out! :-)

Mr. Mike!

The Youth’s recent “Run for a Reason” 5K race was a huge success. The youth at CMPC all worked hard and worked together to conduct a well-organized race that attracted more than 140 participants and raised $3,874.35 for the Glory Home, a home for unwed mothers that MTW missionaries Jeremy and Amanda Ross are starting in Lima, Peru.

Easter Egg Hunt at CMPC

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Look at all of those eggs...

Counting Easter Eggs!

Girls and Grandpa!

HE HAS RISEN!

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What a beautiful Easter Sunday!

The girls woke up to Easter treats.

We enjoyed a house full of family and friends this Easter cooking my traditional Easter lunch. We also celebrated Olivia's 7th Birthday!

Chocolate bunny cake for Olivia!

The girls enjoyed an Easter egg hunt at the house with their cousins.

Granny getting into the action.

What a blessed day indeed celebrating the Resurrection!

Surprise!!!

2009-04-30T21:21:00.005-04:00

We had a surprise party with family and friends at the Oasis Bowling Alley for Nene's (Nancy's mom) 60th birthday.

The girls had a blast bowling and Jason had the top score of a whopping 126! Later, we all went to dinner at Provino's Italian Restaurant.

SNOW IN GEORGIA!!!

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It's beginning to snow....

It snowed all day and the snowflakes were huge (as big as cotton balls).

Making snow angels.

Our snow friends......with a little help from mom.

A result of leaving Audrey alone upstairs with Olivia...

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Jason and his new work out thing!

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Buford School of Ballet Performance Awards

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This was Hannah's first year entering the Performance Awards. She did an outstanding job and received the Silver Award for her performance.

Receiving her medal!

We are so proud of you Hannah!

Caroline and Hannah,
they have been taking ballet together since they were 3 years old.

Valentine's Day!

2009-04-30T19:41:00.004-04:00

We had a wonderful time at the Saverance's making Valentine Cards and cookies.
Yummy!!

Sweet friends!

Helping mom make Yummy desserts for our family Valentine dinner.

Time to clean up!

Merry Christmas!!

2009-01-01T14:20:00.007-05:00

It was indeed a magical Christmas.

Jason and I stayed up late, wrapping, putting together, and finishing the last minute details to make Christmas morning magical for the girls.

I enjoyed making the girls their stockings this year.

Jason and his Irish hat!

Christmas Eve With The Cunningham's

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MawMaw, Granny, and the grandkids!

I just can't wait!!!

Look Mommy....

Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma's house

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Outing with the girls...

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We had a fun filled day at the American Girl Store. Nene and Jason met us there for lunch, then we took Josifina and Kirstin to have their hair done. We then had dessert with their dolls. It was so much fun and great to be out enjoying ourselves during this busy time of year.

Gingerbread House Party

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2008 Gingerbread House Decorating Party!!

We had a great turn out with our wonderful friends!

Abigail and her master piece...

The Saverance family!

The Peterson family!

The Patrick family!

The Carson family!

Hannah and Olivia busy at work...

Grandma and Ellie!

Audrey enjoying the sweets...

"Christmas in Reverse"

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2008 CMPC Christmas Musical

"Christmas in Reverse"

This was Olivia's first Christmas musical and she was so excited...

Hannah and Olivia singing a duet together.....so precious!

Abigail got to partake in the musical as a sheep.

Cunningham Clan

2009-01-01T10:47:00.005-05:00

The day after Thanksgiving we were able to get all of the Cunningham grandkids together for a photo shoot. This picture was given to the grandparents for Christmas. Looking at this picuture I am reminded of Psalm 112:1,2 which says...

"Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in his commands. His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed."

Josh's kids...

Jeff's kids....

Look at all of those Cunningham girls......

And the boys....

Rivers playing in the leaves.

Thanksgiving in Blue Ridge

2008-12-31T16:55:00.007-05:00

We had a special time in Blue Ridge with my parents for Thanksgiving. The girls were able to go up a few days early to spend time with Nene and Papa.

Turkey getting prepped.

Olivia and Nene working hard in the kitchen.

Sticky fingers!

Papa cooking the turkey.

I smell turkey...........

Waiting.....

It's ready!

Turkey, turkey, I smell turkey....

I'm an artist!

Carving the turkey....as you can see the turkey was the highlight of the day!

Mom always makes every occasion special.

Mary Anna's Birthday!

2008-12-31T16:26:00.005-05:00

Happy Birthday Mary Anna!

We had a great time at Mary Anna's Birthday party, the girls played dress up and the mom's had a chance to catch up!

Call to Dunkirk - Christians and Public Schools

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Olivia at Gymnastics!

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This is Olivia's first year taking Gymnastics and she is having a blast!

She's getting really good at the uneven bars.

Star of Wonder

2008-11-26T20:18:00.006-05:00

Hannah's 4th Christmas Ballet Performance!

This year she was a beautiful angel in one of the Nutcracker Excerpts.

Practice in the studio before the show.

This is Lilly, Lilly and Hannah have been best friends and have taken ballet together since they were 3 years old. What great memories they share.............

Back stage before the big show!

On the big stage......

This was such an exciting Ballet performance for Hannah as it is always an honor to be an angel in the Nutcracker, but best of all while they were on stage the Sugar Plum Fairy made her grand apperance. Though the girls tried to stand so still while the Sugar Plum Fairy danced you couldn't help but notice all of their eyes following her every move.

We are so proud of you Hannah!!

LEAVES AND MORE LEAVES!!!!

2008-11-26T19:51:00.004-05:00

What a blessing to have beautiful hard woods in our yard, but with most blessings comes mighty work. Here's Jason working hard.........

And here are the girls enjoying their dad's mighty work.....

The Braselton Parade

2008-11-26T14:59:00.002-05:00

Here comes the Mayfield Cow!

MawMaw and Granny were able to join us while Jason and his brothers went looking for land.

Granny enjoying the parade.

Fall Family Pictures

2008-11-18T16:03:00.006-05:00

Thanks to our dear friends the Dickinson family, who introduced us to a wonderful new photographer in the Hamilton Mill area.

Thanks Tammy for helping us create lasting memories!

www.lastingmomentsbytammy.com

It was a beautiful fall day!

Burt's Pumpkin Farm

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We had a fun time visting Papa and Nene. We made memories canning Apple Butter. They went with us to Burt's Pumpkin Farm on a very cold afternoon.

Slugg Party

2008-11-18T15:37:00.002-05:00

We had a "slugg party" while Jason and Hannah were away for the weekend. We watched a movie together and made a Pizza Cookie.

I'm not sure where "slugg party" came from, it started when Jason would go on business trips and me and the girls would pile up in the bed and watch a movie together. I think it was Olivia's way of saying slumber party. :-)

CMPC Fall Festival 2008

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This year we had a black and white cat, a butterfly fairy, and a Baa Baa sheep. Hannah did not get to come this year as she was away with Jason on a Father/Daughter retreat.

Go Fish!

Enjoying the warm sun.....it was cold out!

Olivia made sure she played all of the games at least twice so she would have extra candy for Hannah.

Audrey getting into the action.

Camp Highland, Ellijay

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Jason took Hannah to the Father/Daughter retreat this year. It was a very special time for the two of them.

It was cold and the cabin had no heat.

Audrey

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Audrey literally into everything!

Audrey Mae's 1st Birthday!

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My baby is ONE!!

I went with a butterfly theme...so much fun!

Yummy!!

Everyone was able to come except for Jeff's family....it was a house full.

This is Audrey playing with Sarah, the Sizemore's newly adopted little girl.

So sweet.....

Grandpa entertaining the girls.

The newest member to the Cunningham family, Ainsley is all tuckered out.

Abigail's 3rd Birthday!

2008-11-18T12:32:00.006-05:00

Look who's 3!

Celebrating Abigail's 3rd birthday with friends and family at the Atlanta Zoo!

Hannah was a great navigator!

Thanks to Aunt Stacie, the girls had matching monkey t-shirts to wear.

So, are you getting the theme? Monkey!!! We went with monkey's because of Abigail's love for Curious George.

Ask Abigail what an alligator says......tick tock, tick tock.

(from Peter Pan)

Abigail loves Kanga!

This was Abigail's family party, mom took a day off of baking and bought a M & M icecream cake!
Yumm!!!

Sweet love.....

Walt Disney World 2008

2008-11-18T10:16:00.007-05:00

What an awesome opportunity to go to Disney. Jason had a business trip in Orlando, so we decided last minute to make a family trip out of it. It was the girls first time to Disney and words can not express how excited they were. They are still talking about this trip.

Here we are!

And we're off!

It was hurricane season, but we were truly blessed with beautiful weather.

This picture means a lot to me as I have a similar picture of me riding Dumbo when I was a little girl.

Jason said it wouldn't be Disney without Mickey (in our case Minney) Mouse ears, he even had them monogrammed with their names on the back. Sooo cute!

A magical day indeed, we had dinner in the Castle with the Fairy Godmother and mice. Cinderella greeted us at the door and signed the girls autograph books, then welcomed a special picture with each of them. This was the highlight of the day!

They were still having a blast even after being at Disney for over 12 hours.

This was taken at Downtown Disney, another amazing place to explore.

Relaxing and cooling off at the hotel pool.

Sea World 2008

2008-11-18T07:58:00.011-05:00

What an awesome first trip to Sea World!

A little uncertain! But soon became known as the warm-up roller coaster.

The girls were prepared/hoping to be soaked.

Enjoying the show!

SOAKED!!!

The favorite ride of all "Atlantis", the girls just couldn't get enough!

2008-11-18T06:45:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I picked Hannah up from ballet while Nancy was running errands with the other three. We came home and fixed leftovers for dinner. When Nancy got home we all played on the floor for a few minutes before bed. At bedtime, Abigail and I had a dog show.

"Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, Rejoice." Philippians 4:4

2008-11-17T23:48:00.005-05:00