Friday, May 29, 2015

Babbie

Today we will celebrate my grandmother Alice LeClaire Palmer Mitchell "Babbie". She was an incredible wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a self-less, hard-working lady who was loyal, kind, honest and had a wonderful wit. She will be deeply missed, especially by me. She wrote me letters for as long as I can remember. No matter where I was, she wrote letters from home and postcards from her trips around the world with her husband, my grandfather, of 65 years, Ian "Mitch" Mitchell. I loved them both dearly. Our daughter is named after a wonderful woman.

Mitch and Babbie in the 1940's

Babbie and Mitch and me

When I was in college

Out to lunch a few years ago

Alice and Alice

Alice and Alice, just a few weeks ago

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

April & May... what's been happening

What a fun and eventful past few months we have had! As we prepare for our mission trip this summer, we reflect on (wow!) everything the Lord has blessed us with.

Playin' in the backyard
 
Easter Sunday
 
Easter lunch

Alice loves flowers
 
At the park with friend, Josiah
 
And the greatest news....
Lilla Noland is here!!!
 
Alice liked meeting her new friend
 
Lilla's wonderful parents!... and their nurse
 
Book time!
 
My campaigner Bible study group... love these girls!
 
 Red Birds game

We love baseball games
 
Mama and Mama-to-be night out!
 
 
Fun night out at Juke Joint
 
Juke Joint Festival train ride!
 
Oh, hello
 
Alice loves her cousin Greenie
 
And her friend Noah
 
Family photo
 
On the train with Chad
 
 
Uncle Charles and Dad at cousin Laura's wedding 
 
Group selfie... Rainer, Charlotte, Charles, Lauren, Dad 
 
The beautiful bride and lucky groom
  
Charles and Laura have a dance 

The aquarium!
 
What is that Dada?!
 
Watching the sting rays
 
 
Playing in the puddles
 
Ready for the wedding!
 
Family! Laura, Brooks, mom, dad
 and lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins!
 
On the art museum roof top 
 
Lunch with mom and dad in Chattanooga
 
My cousin Charlotte...
technically my half sister!
 
This is where my parents met many years ago
 
Alice and Alice
 
 
Just catching up 
 
Mimi and Poppi!

The last YoungLife Club... FOOD CLUB!
 
WyldLife Club
 
Rainer's group at Griot after school program
 
Alice and me with the girls at scavenger hunt Club
 
 
Fish fry at the Noland's lake house

A quick trip to the White River in Arkansas
 
Rainer took the youth for a work project
 
Harper's baptism
 
Mamas and daughters
 
Family selfie
 
Look what I can do!
 
 
JJ and Papa and the girls
 
On the swing with neighbor Janet
 
Mark and Rainer fishing

Balloon game at Club
 
Cooking hams to help get kids to YL camp!
 
Posing

At the soda shoppe
 
Cousin Harper!
 
Alice loves her Harper

Happy birthday grandmother Shirley!
 
Pete's famous blender game!
 
Spring is here!
 
Talking loaves and fishes
 
Rainer speaking to the entire Lee Academy
student body about Royal Servants
 
We are cheering him on!
 
 
....AND stuff on Alice's head