Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Weekend in Huntsville






We made our annual trip to Huntsville, Alabama, this past weekend to visit our dear friends, Jimmy and Elizabeth Sentell. They have two little boys, Matthew and Jack, who are 8 and 5. They used to live here in Jackson and Elizabeth and I worked together at that time and got to be great friends. We go to Huntsville to see them each spring and they come to Jackson to visit us each fall. We so look forward to our visits with them and the kids are all great friends too. Friday when we arrived, we played at their house, went out to eat for dinner, then drove to Grant, where we were spending the night at Jimmy's mom's house. She lives on top of a mountain, and the view from her back deck was just gorgeous. We took the kids to a park near her house where they have a brand new playground. That was a huge hit and we stayed til after dark. They had a ball and all went right to sleep. Saturday we went to the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. It was so beautiful there and we could've stayed all day. They had a big children's area and were having lots of children's activities that day. It was the opening day of the butterfly house and that was so fun. You could put a little bit of butterfly food on your arm and hold it out and hope that a butterfly would land on you. All the kids at some point had a butterfly on them. Addie had two land on her bow and she never knew it. That was so sweet. She was just sitting there with those butterflies on her head and she was completely unaware of it. After naps that afternoon, we went downtown to Panoply, which is a festival of the arts that Huntsville hosts each year on the last weekend of April. There was lots of music and ice cream and balloons and crafts for the kids to do. The night ended with a fireworks show that was so great. Thank you Jimmy and Elizabeth for a wonderful weekend!! Can't wait to see you again in B'ham this summer!!

Sunday, April 20, 2008

K5 Choir Sings in Worship Service





Today was the first day that our church's new Children's Minister was there. So this afternoon, there was a welcome party for her. The kids all brought snacks to fill her pantry at home and there were games and lots of fun. Then, during the worship service, the K5 choir opened the service by singing three songs. They were so precious and did a great job!! Our church loves the children so much. Anytime they do something in the service, the congregation stands for the children when they finish. This is so encouraging and affirming to the kids. After they sang, some of the kids presented bouquets of flowers to Kristy Hill, Lynn Melear, and Carolyn Smith for all of their hard work in the preschool ministry. Will gave flowers to Mrs. Carolyn.

Friday, April 18, 2008

T Ball 2008






Last night was Will's first tball game of the season. He hasn't played t ball since 2006, so we're having to get back in the swing of things...sorry, no pun intended :)
He looks so grown up in his uniform and had a great time playing. They get three pitches from the coach and if they don't hit the ball, they get to hit from the tee. Will hit the ball once but it was a foul so he wound up having to hit from the tee both times at bat. His team is the Brandon Dragons and they all did a great job! Way to go Will!! Addie and Wyatt had a great time watching their big brother play and Addie tried a couple of times to go on the field. When Randy told her that she couldn't go out there, she said, "But Daddy, I want to go give Will a hug." that's what it's all about....those precious moments that I wouldn't trade anything in the world for. The last picture is of Will and his best friend, Parker. They are on different teams, and they are both number 1. They were so excited to learn that they have the same number!

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Welcome Abby Grace






We went to spend the day in Collins today and had a wonderful time. My cousin Melinda and her new baby, Abby Grace, came to meet us there and spent the day with us. Abby Grace is three months old and this was our first time to meet her. She is absolutely beautiful; such a little doll. Thanks for coming up Melinda! We had a great time catching up and playing with the kids. My mom and dad were there also. We got Sonic for lunch and had a picnic in the park and then the kids got to play there.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

I'm Not Ready for This!!





When Wyatt woke up from his nap this afternoon, he decided to try a new trick...I'm so not ready for this!!! Both Will and Addie were two years and two months old when they started climbing out of the crib and we moved them to a bed. Wyatt is only 20 months old. He didn't make it all the way out, but he climbed up on the rail and sat there and looked so proud of himself!!! That's our little cowboy.....

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Our Little Football Player




Here comes Wyatt walking in this afternoon holding this helmet. I put it on him and you could tell that he was so excited. The neat thing is that this is his daddy's football helmet from when he was young.