Slideshows!

Posting these here too, just for fun and for easy access later:

Triston Michael, Senior 2026
Song = The Best is Yet to Come by Ben Rector

Kyndal Faith, 6th Grade Graduation
Song = Try Everything by Shakira

Jace Michael, Through the Years
Song = Bad by Michael Jackson (his current fav)

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The Mini Miss K

Our best girl had her 6th Grade Graduation ceremony this week!

My one and only niece is a Jesus-loving, courageous, athletic, funny, creative, fiercely competitive, popular, kindhearted, intuitive, feisty, smart, fashionable, decisive, beautiful, resilient, effervescent, one-of-a-kind sparkling gem of a person!  She's good at reading the room and has a gift for planning fun things and bringing people together, much like Chettles.  I adore her, and I am confident she will continue to shine and grow as life moves forward. ❤

She wanted it to be fun surprise for us that she (as newly-elected 7th Grade Chaplain) got to lead the Scripture reading and prayer... it definitely was!!  This = one of my infamous prayer pics, but it had to be done! lol

Walking the stage!  (And in less than 10 days, Triston will do the same for his Senior graduation, both happening during Josh Bullard's final year as CHA Headmaster!!)

Post-ceremony pics with the fam!!

The Jaceman surprised us choosing the purple suit last year, but it was perfect for him.  And Kyndal Faith surprised us going with a plain navy dress over something glittery, but she rocked it along with her sparkly boots and headband, and it was perfect too - I just love them both!!  It's so fun to watch them grow and learn and change!

Class of 2032 group pic! Fun fact: Much like myself, her school years move right along with the numbers... 7th grade in 2027, 8th in 2028, etc.  My 6th grade graduation was 1996, 7th grade in 1997, and so on.  So Lord willing, she'll walk that CHA stage as a Senior exactly 30 years after me!! =)

Coach Nikki came to celebrate Kyn and Aniston - she's the best!  The middle pic = Talon, Storey, Colin, Kyndal, and Ellery (four of her very favorite people in her class, to my knowledge, so I was happy to capture that moment).  And the bottom is a pic with her teachers!

Throwback to J's Graduation last year!  They've decided to call it a Promotion Ceremony instead of Graduation (whatever on that, but we don't love change)... and they put it oddly early in the year and moved it from a 6pm night event to a 1pm event I had to take off work for... worth it, but an annoying move on CHA's part!

Having said that, this change DID give me the extra time to write a card, order a last-minute cookiecake, and grab some perfume and lip gloss at the Sooner Mall for Kyndal before family dinner!!

For short notice, they did good on the cookiecake!

Family pic after our traditional spaghetti dinner (Kyndal's consistent favorite, even if the rest of us prefer more variety).   This was also T-man's last night before the Senior trip to Boston, so it was a fun dinner talking about all of the above!

A quickly-assembled-but-still-great slideshow!

Congrats, Mini-Miss K!!

"May the Lord bless you and protect you;
May the Lord be kind and gracious to you;

May the Lord show you favor and give you His peace!"

~Numbers 6:24-26

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Mother's Day 2025!

Happy Mother's Day to Mom and Rachael, and to ALL the moms and mother-figures I know and love and value... it is not a short list!! ❤

The Mini Miss K made Rach this lovely board for Mother's Day!!  Love it and love her!

This has been a major year in my personal life, full of big goals and hard conversations and big emotions and looming transitions, and I'm so grateful for Mom's love and support through it all!! ❤

The front of Rach's card to Mom. lol

Kyndal decorated this envelope for Rachael's card - the "Diet Coke" acrostic with O-mazing and E-asy to trick makes me pretty happy! lol

I've been listening to Ocean's 13 as I blog tonight.  I adore the scene where the 3-minute countdown starts and everyone in the casino is hitting jackpots and winning loads of money - so fun!!  Crazy that it was released way back in 2007 - I had this pic on my bulletin board for years. lol

Do I have some deeper thoughts on Mother's Day?  Of course I do.  Do I feel the need to focus on my feelings and unmet desires on a day that's meant to honor and celebrate the wonderful mothers who are making a difference in the world?  Not so much.  I'm confident in God's timing and love, and I'm grateful for all the Moms who have helped shape my life and for all the amazing kids I have the privilege of loving and supporting!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

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Eighteen

Happy 18th Birthday to my oldest nephew, Triston Michael! ❤  In some ways, it feels surprising that we’re already here!  In others, it feels like he’s been an adult for a while now.  He's resilient, intelligent, and mature for his age, and I'm confident he has a bright future ahead of him!!

This post will be 18 pics/collages as a tribute for this milestone birthday marking official adulthood.  (Above is our 12-15-24 dinner at Tucker's to celebrate him being on Christmas Break and my last day of class!)

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We first met back in 2010 when Josh and Rachael started dating -- he was 3 and Carter was 2.  This = him looking through the kid's Bible I got him + an adorable LifeChurch lobby pic + them coming to see me and visit the Jenks Aquarium!

So little and cute in their PJs - their first Christmas Eve with us!!

T&C enjoying some watermelon at the DeBusk get together -- that pic was framed in Jace's nursery room!  And I love his bright summer smile in the pic on the right (both of these are at JB's pool/hot tub)!

Rach and T after he lost his first tooth - major news!!

He's the oldest sibling on both sides of his family, and he's always been an awesome big brother (to Carter, Jace, Kyndal, Mason, Bryson, and Emberlee)!

I'm grateful we have a good connection and loads of good memories together!
These pics = After opening his first Macbook on Christmas Eve 2019, Mandalay Bay Beach at our Vegas trip summer 2022, and Serendipity 3 during our NYC trip this January!!

Just hanging out on the stage after the R&J wedding in 2011 + the hoverboard Christmas!

❤ Christmas Eve at Pelican's, surrrious brothers in glasses, dressed up for the CHA program, his baptism Sunday, our "brinner" Christmas 2011, monkey bars at Mom and Dad's, swing at Mom and Dad's, with Alan at Kristin's wedding, and a Parrish family fall photo shoot!

True story - he's the one we call with phone, TV, or computer questions!!

Three of my favorite pics of the four of them!!  (Two at JoBug's, one at 522).

The kids surprising me in the trunk of my car as I was getting ready to head back to Tulsa! lol

Brothers! ❤

Classic tree pic at Woodward Park in Tulsa.  Love them all!!

Timeline hop:  Kindergarten Graduation, candy bar sale in 6th grade, and flying an airplane at age 17!!

Spending quality time with the niece and nephews on the day before the Niagara trip with Mom and Dad!

Rach with T&C at Josh's apartment in 2010 + their rooftop photo shoot 2024!

And #18 = Our escape room adventure + Triston's GoPro swimming pic - love it!

T,

I see you.

I believe in you.

And I'm confident you will change the world!

You've been through a lot, and you have what it takes to keep moving forward.  God is always with you and for you, and as long as I'm around, I am here to support you in any way I can.  I'm excited for your Senior year at CHA ahead!  Praying for continued growth, healing, and strength as you step into the future with a strong foundation and a bright sense of hope and purpose!

Happy 18th Birthday!!

Love you! 
~Aunt Lindsey

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13 Years

Yesterday was Jace Michael's 13th birthday - so crazy that he's officially a TEENAGER now!!

In honor of that, here are a few throwback pics to celebrate the 13 years I've known and loved him, starting with this one from exactly 13 years ago today, the first time I held him in the hospital room and he wrapped his tiny hand around my finger! ❤

From the beginning, the Jaceman has had a lot of personality!!  He has the makings of a strong leader, and I believe God has great things in store for him!  He is adventurous and entertaining, a fun-loving outgoing extrovert who feels things passionately and cares about people deeply.  And he's a funny one, laughing here about "tricking" Rachael into sitting on a whoopie cushion, which he called "a fart machine!" lol

Much like his friend (and hopefully role model) Chettles, he loves his birthday!!  He's pretty comfortable being the center of attention, and this pic of his 5-year-old b-day makes me happy! =)

He loves his big brothers, Triston Michael and Carter Lee!

"Aww, I'm so handsome!" -his reaction at that age to seeing this picture =)

We all need an encourager like Jaceman in our lives!  This was him telling me I should write a book about eating pizza with lions. lolol  It was random enough that I remember it well!

He was the very cutest baby/toddler!

This = him sneaking up on this woman in his Hacker mask at Rick and Connie's wedding...  "She's gonna think I'm really actually the hacker!"  He laughed so hard at the big reveal taking off the mask. lol  He's the best!

Him disapproving of my prayer pic on Thanksgiving day. lol

Our first parking lot driving lesson! lol

Just wrapping a baby python around his neck, like you do!

Oooh, the hand signs phase. lol

Grinch mood under a festive Christmas hoodie! lol

After one of his early football games last year!

He loves Hawk from Kobra Cai and went all out with the red and purple look through the summer!

He also embraced the perm trend when it was all the rage. lol

High fiving his sister after she made her first goal!

So excited to get his first cast! lol

Our Spider-Man movie day... he was in this pose when the elevator doors opened, and it made me pretty happy!

"Hey, watch me do a backflip!!" (x10,000)  It is impressive, though - throwing yourself backwards takes extra courage!

Proudly befriending Triston's classmates at the high school games! lol

Posing it up with his favorite golf cart!

Making it rain! $$$$

The king of the world, obviously!

Not letting eye therapy get him down!

Hugging Grandad after his stroke - Jace is really great at connecting with older people and little kids... it's a gift of his, and I love seeing it!!

One of my fav summer pics of him doing a cannonball!

Fall photos at Woodward Park with his siblings!!

Looking extra mischievous when his coach was talking to him! lol

Laughing about how he was "SO MAGIC" because the cracker wrapper kept clinging to him. lolol

❤❤ A quiet Christmas Eve moment.

Summer swim for K-Faith's 4th birthday - love this pic of all of them!

Easter Sunday at Mama Roja's - piggyback ride with Grandpa!

And finally, this random cute pic of him happily playing in the grass in their old neighborhood!

Happy 13th Birthday, Jaceman!! ❤

May God bless and keep you always

May your wishes all come true

May you always do for others

And let others do for you

May you build a ladder to the stars

And climb on every rung

May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous

May you grow up to be true

May you always know the truth

And see the light surrounding you

May you always be courageous

Stand upright and be strong

And may you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy

May your feet always be swift

May you have a strong foundation

When the winds of changes shift

May your heart always be joyful

And may your song always be sung

May you stay forever young!

~Forever Young, Bob Dylan

(Parenthood theme song)