Nana and Pops with their 3 daughters and families

The whole family (except my poor brother Carter, Jr., who had to stay in Atlanta). Mom and Dad in front, and the three daughters: Shannon (with Joel, Jonah, Isaac and Zeke), Lindsey (with Todd and the precious granddaughter Hannah), and Carrie (with Jason-- precious dog Mollie wasn't invited, I guess!) We really missed having Uncle Carter there with his now fiancee Heather!!!

Our favorite beach activities

Jonah's favorite thing was riding his boogie board!

Our favorite beach activities

Zeke's favorite activity was finding treasures.

Our favorite beach activities

Isaac's favorite beach activity was digging in the sand. He dug amazing tunnels and built incredible sandcastle fortresses. I think he enjoyed the sand more than the water!!!

Isaac, Mommy and Jonah

Me and my baby!

Isn't Zeke awesome!! He was so brave at the beach, but wise enough to stay close by (most of the time).

Me and my daddy in July

I finally got our Santa Rosa Beach pictures transferred from Joel's laptop to our family desktop. Sorry for the delay. Here are my favorite beach pictures.

Mark and Rachel Memmelaar

Here are our sweet friends, Mark and Rachel Memmelaar (with daughter Sophie), who moved here from California two years ago so that Mark could be the first-ever Principal of Covenant Christian School. We are so sad to learn that he won't be leading the school this year. Their son Jacob is one of Zeke's best friends, and Rachel is one of mine. We are so thankful for the way the Memmelaars have poured out their lives for our children over the last two years, and will miss them terribly at CCS.

First Day of Kindergarten

My sweet, energetic, and cute Isaac took a two-hour nap after his first day of school. . . Mrs. Roberts must have really worn him out!! Here he is before school.

This backpack is so full of school supplies that the flagpole is holding me up!!

Zeke's first day of school (EVER!!)

First Day of School

Here's a shot of our three precious ones, Jonah, Isaac and Zeke. It was the first day of Kindergarten for Isaac, and the first day of Little Pelicans (3 year old preschool) for Zeke. Jonah and I spent the morning doing Language Arts at McDonald's and had a great time!

Like I said, we stink at keeping friends updated

Hathaway Beach Reunion, Ocean Isle, NC (July 2007)

The Hathaway Cousins include the Kansas Hathaways, the Mississippi Hathaways, the Missouri Hathaways, and the North Carolina Petersons. From Left to Right, Cousins Katie and Ben (KS), Joel's Dad "Grandpop", then the front row includes Jonah, Zeke, Isaac (MO) and Cousin Farel (MS). The back row includes Cousins Logan (KS), Cooper (MS), Joel's Mom "Grandmom" and Cousin Caleb (NC), who is expecting a baby sister any day now. That many kids in one beach house was very crowded and noisy, but so fun! They all enjoy playing together, even though it's so infrequently. The beach was beautiful and the favorite activity was riding the waves on boogie boards.