Pictures to Share!

I took G for her 12 month pictures (although she was actually 14 months...oops!) a couple of weeks ago and they turned out fantastic!! Juanita and Leslie (Sister's Photography) do a great job! Click on the link and enjoy! Let me know which picture you think I should have made into a 16X20!!

http://lburton1.photobiz.com/cart/gallery.cfm

Ginger's First Day of "School"

Ginger started "school" yesterday. Sniff, sniff!! My time at home with her flew by!! She is doing great, and I know she will learn so much. I also went back to school. I'm teaching 8th grade at Lee Middle School in Columbus and love it. I worked there two years ago before we moved to the Delta and was able to get my position back, so I'm on the same teaching team and have the same classroom as well. So awesome!! I ask that you pray for Ginger and me (and Hutson because he has to "put up" with me) as we adjust to this new lifestyle. It will take some getting used to, but we will survive :)

"...if anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ..." 1 Peter 4:11 (This verse has gotten me through this very, very strenuous week!!)

Snack Time!

Me: Who wants a snack?

G: Me! Me! Me!

I hate to brag, but she is going to be every teacher's dream with her arm-raising abilities!

Hollywood in Mississippi

Have you read The Help?? It is a MUST read!! It is set in Jackson during the 1960s and focuses on recent college-graduate, Skeeter Phelan, and her desire to give a voice to the black maids who work in the white households of Jackson, MS. She wants to publish their stories in order to shed light on the unjust race relations. It is funny, sad, and thought-provoking!! Please read it!!

I am telling you about this book because I am so excited!! A sweet friend of mine got me a ticket to meet Kathryn Stockett, the author, and the cast of the up-coming movie, which is being filmed in Greenwood. I am pumped to say the least!!! I believe the night entails a reading from the author and a chance to meet the cast. Here are a few people that I will be rubbing elbows with:

Bryce Dallas Howard- Ron Howard's daughter and the new Victoria from Eclipse. I might be most excited about this encounter :) Howard will be playing the rich, snobby Hilly Holbrook.

Viola Davis- She has been in movies such as Doubt and Law Abiding Citizen. I cannot wait to see her as Aibileen.

Emma Stone- She is known most for her roles in Superbad and House Bunny- obviously not the deepest movies, but I really think she will make an excellent Skeeter!!

What's In a Smile?

I've been thumbing through some of my pictures lately, and I can't help but concentrate on a couple of things I've noticed with Ginger B lately. Please allow me to list them, for I do love a list.

1. Silliness!! When did my child become such a funny, beautiful, strange face-maker?? Seriously!! It does totally match her little personality, and I do hope she holds on to it as she gets older. However, I would prefer a little more serious facial expressions for Christmas cards, senior portraits, and wedding pictures.

2. Gap! As in the big one in her front two teeth. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought that a gap could be so precious!! Obviously, she loves it too because she's constantly showing it off.

Smile on, sistah!!

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July from the Fords!!

Fun in the Sun!

It is H-O-T outside!!! We Ford gals are very delicate, so we like to stay in the air conditioning. However, we do love anything that has to do with water and staying cool, so we filled up Ginger's sprinkler mat and she had a ball!! Well, at first she resembled a cat being put in a bathtub, but once she realized the tall sprinkles wouldn't hurt her, she enjoyed it. Hope you are enjoying your summer! It's slowly creeping away :( Sniff, sniff!

I'm beginning to think I'm on the phone too much! She loves carrying her little cell around and holding it up to her ear.

Stayin' cool!!

Sweet!!!