Happy 12th Birthday my sweet, Aspen! 💛
I can't believe you are TWELVE! This is your last year before you are a teenager. What a great start to the year you've had!
We started the end of December ice skating at The Avalon. We came here around Thanksgiving and y'all had been wanting to come back. We lucked up and came on a really beautiful and warm day. You are really good at ice skating!
It didn't take long before your jacket was off and you were racing around the rink!
We've had a lot of fun with the Wii that Dee Dee and Pops got for Christmas!
We love playing games!
You are silly and I LOVE it! 🥰
Happy New Years Eve 2024! I'm so grateful that we were able to bring in the New Year with all of you!
We did our own fireworks and played games in the basement!
You love to be in charge of the sparkling apple juice!
You found a bird that had been injured!
Some times you can be a little cray cray! LOL
But you are my buddy and my bobpsie and I love it so much! 💛
You two can have so much fun together OR you can pester B to death! One way or the other! 😂
I take you to Wednesday night youth group most Wednesday nights. I love taking you and watching you have fun! 🤩 You always ask to stay late if anyone is hanging around playing games! You don't mind playing with the older kids! You are so confident and I am really proud of you! 🧡
You love to shoot birds and squirrels! You are an awesome shot!
We got snow TWICE this year! SO exciting. We finally got to use our sleds!
And have a snowball fight!
It snowed so much that your Daddy didn't have to go to work!
We were pretty excited! 😊
Y'all made this cute snowman! Such a great job!
I love this picture! ❄️
Yay! We've had these sleds for a couple of years and finally got to use them!
Dee Dee even took a ride down the hill! LOL
Your season continued in basketball! 🏀
You both loved your hoodies from Costco! They came in handy! I love when y'all come up!
Look at you being aggressive! I love watching you play!
Your Mama got some great clothes for you two in Alabama!
Nelly and Co-Chri came to a game!
You hold a lot of the records on the Wii! YOU GO!
You crack me UP!!!! 😆
You can be a little persuasive! haha!
Welcome Dexter! You had to wear him for 10 days! The results came back good! PRAISE!
I.LOVE.YOU! 🩵
I'm so thankful you have 10 acres to roam around on.
Bennett is leaving for his double digits birthday trip! He wanted you to miss him! 😅
Church Bingo night!
I wanted you to have proof that once upon a time I had a dog and held him! haha!
I couldn't help but compare pictures from last year! Your face has filled in SO much! You were pretty thin last year!
You two are always into something! LOL
You love a good haircut and you like Mrs Jean to cut it from the barber shop!
SO HANDOME!
You came up around 10pm one night to show us a paper bird you had made. I LOVE LOVE when you come to show us things!
Welcome to the family Duke Smith Hawkins!
Your Mama and Daddy went to Mrs Katie's to get Duke and came in the basement with him. You were super excited!
Looking SO handsome! Cutie! 🥰
You three went hunting at Charlie Elliott!
I gave y'all these magnifying glass for Christmas! I didn't realize what I was starting! ha
I love this picture! 💙
You are the Ambassador for the ATO fraternity at UGA again this year! You really like going and the guys (Peyton and Sabastian) are so good with you! You spoke like a champ! I used to take you with ME to speak to groups! Look at you now - you do SO great!
Peyton and Sebastian! You are all three heroes! Last year they raised over 1 million for the CFF!
They asked you your favorite Super Hero and you said you weren't really into that kind of thing so they asked you who your hero was. You said DEE DEE! Oh my heart. That completely made my day! 💜 SO proud of you and love you SO!
Look at you speaking to this group of guys!
You went to a Nerf gun birthday party! SO fun! 🥳
OOPS! I can't get this picture to move but it's a great group photo!
Doing a little bit of Summit work with me!
Making a raccoon!
I LOVE when you come up at lunch and sometimes we do a math lesson! I love beautiful days!
Your Mama took you to a new pediatrician in Athens!
I love how well-rounded you are! You love to make things! You are making a bow!
You have a way of being able to see the camera when I go to take a picture! You sometimes hang with them and watch the I-pad!
My buddy! ✴️ 🤍
You went to clinic and did so great! You were almost in the 80th percentile for your height. SO thankful. You were in the green with your weight too! You've finally hit the big 9-0! They did a bone scan and lots of images of your stomach!
I bought you some new Crocs! You were excited!
And guess what size they were? Women's 9 - Men's 7 but they are the SAME size as me! WHOA!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that y'all welcomed me home for my birthday! Flowers and a signed you had made! And Hawkins Hash! Perfection! 🥰
Means more than you will ever know! LOVED it and I will keep it forever! 💛
I love that you make me cards! SO sweet!
Your Mama is the best! What a beautiful day we had to sit on the porch and eat!
Happy 61 to ME! Y'all went with me to eat in Athens!
And to Mountain Crossings to hike Blood Mountain! We were supposed to go to Peaches to Beaches - 200 mile yard sale but the weather was awful! We had so much fun though!
Your drawings mean SO much to me. I've going to frame it!
You love going to Home Depot to make things! The day after my birthday we start celebrating YOU! 🌟
These silly pictures that won't move! I couldn't not post this though! We were the first ones to make it to the top! You love to book it like Dee Dee does too! We're not racing... we just like to go! I LOVE that you are willing to hike with me and love it!
Sweet memories!
We stopped at Mellow Mushroom on the way home! FUN!
You and me and Pops at the GEO marker on the top of Blood Mountain! Your hiking boots have gotten too small on your feet!
We love to find heart rocks! We wanted to take this one with us but it was a tad big! LOL🧡
SO thankful we didn't get rained on and we were able to hike Blood!
This about sums you two up! 😂 You're at the top ready to go and take in the views and B is whipped! SO SO glad you all climbed the mountain with me! It's my favorite!
I casually mentioned that this new park had a bike trail and the next thing we knew... you were riding your Dad's bike all through the yard and Bennett soon was on your Mama's bike! Y'all have had so much fun with them! 🚲
Duke got his first bath! 🛀
You've been wanting a 4-wheeler for a couple/few years and happened to mention it again and we decided NOW was the time! We wanted you to have one - and 12 seemed like the perfect age. We pray that you will respect it and treat it like the strong ride that it is! You're doing great so far!
You went with us to Homer to check him out so you named him Homer T. I love that!
You were pretty excited!
Happy birthday day to YOU! I still can't believe you are 12. You are riding in the front seat of Jewel and the Bronco! You're driving a 4-wheeler all alone and almost as tall as I am. WHAT? 🤪
We went by the 4-wheeler store in Athens and you picked out this helmet. Your Mama bought it for part of your birthday! 🎉
Bennett loves to ride Homer T too! We don't feel like he's quite ready to drive it alone - kinda like we didn't think you were ready at 10. But you've been great to take him on rides.
You've given us all a ride!
Great Strides 2025 is May 17th! We need to get an updated picture. This is from last year. I am SO excited for this years walk. You have designed the entire shirt and I can't wait to see it printed!
We took you to this new park in Watkinsville. It had a creek and a couple of lakes and a bike trail! You were a fan!
You are driving Homer T very responsibly and I'm really proud of you! 💛
Keep making good choices! We pray every night for your choices and the friends you will make. We pray for your future wife and school and all the things! Praying you will follow the Lord and seek Him in ALL your ways!
Psalm 121: 1I lift up my eyes to the mountains-- where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Numbers 6:24-26
24“ ‘ “The Lord bless you
and keep you;
25the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
26the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.” ’
24“ ‘ “The Lord bless you
and keep you;
25the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
26the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.” ’
My prayer and verses for you! Trust in the Lord in ALL your ways! He will direct your steps! I love you, Aspen!
We went to Top Golf for your birthday! You had so much fun! You wanted a golf ball so I let you get one with a token!
It was a beautiful day to play! ⛳️
You wanted to go to Fish Tales by Lake Lanier and to fish afterwards! We had so much fun! 🤩
You wanted some doughnuts with chocolate and raspberry filling and liked the raspberry best!
We had a blizzard after dinner!
Oops! But I almost forgot the picture of you fishing by Fish Tales! What a beautiful night it was!
Happy 12th, Aspen!
Your Dee Dee couldn't love you more! 💛
You love all things outdoors!
Hunting - all the birds and squirrels in our yard
Hunting - deer and birds and you're wanting to hunt duck this season! You hunt crows and dove and more!
Fishing - you love to go to Scott's and hunt for fish and beaver!
Or... The Tallulah up near Clayton!
You also like to go to your Dad's friend Scott's house close by...
OR! To Hard Labor Creek State Park... You went looking for pigeon on your birthday but didn't find any.
Bike riding - you can whiz up and down the hill. You want to take your new bike to some bike trails!
4-Wheeling - You are loving Homer T!
Taxidermy - You've got mad talent! You've done your own squirrel!
You love the beach and collecting sea shells.
You love hiking and are so good at it!
You love exploring in the yard and looking for arrowheads and SO much more!
You are determined and smart. You are funny and sarcastic - in a good way. 😉
You are a people person and aren't afraid of talking!
You would MUCH rather be outside but you like a good movie at times. You love Friday night movie night. You have a new friend, Joshua, that you've done quite a bit with lately. You love going to church.
You are well-rounded and love your Dee Dee and I'm so grateful. You come up every day to say HEY! 😊 It's the highlight of my day. ☀️
We both love sunrises. And late daylight hours. We love mountain tops and pushing the limits of heights a little too much at times! 😜 We are adventurous and our mouths can get us in trouble. 😂
You are a JOY and I am grateful for your life.
You are prayed for.
You are adored.
You are loved!
Happy 12th! May this be an amazing year for you!💛
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