A Good Day~

Abbey and Haley squeezing in as much as they could together.

Jacob whacking away at Uncle Fred with a very loud pirate sword. By the end of the day, Fred was begging for mercy :)

Intermission in the baseball game~ Karly, Jackson and Jordan
The three beautiful girlies~

Karly and Abbey tried to smuggle Haley into the back seat when they were getting ready to leave. They weren't ready to part.

If only we could have more time, more visits and more fun. We had a really good day together and I'm thankful for the time we did have.

Fred, Jody, Dell and I went for coffee the next morning and had more great fellowship. We'll always cherish those times together and look forward to more down the road.

And the Order Went...

.... Jackson the mixer, Haley the chopper, Jordan the flipper and last but most important, Jacob the taster.....

The Kitchen Help

When we were in Southport, we got these apron sets at the dollar store. After arriving home I put off going to the store for a few days. These are pics from one of our "make whatcha got" suppers~ Peach pancakes. We had fun , needless to say , but we ate a little later than normal. (I'm gonna go out on a limb and say its b/c we had too many chefs in the kitchen:)
There's never a dull moment in our household! ( just the way I like it!)

The First Rain

The first rain after months of not seeing any, brought great excitement (and a quiet house)

on Monday. The kids played outside in the torrential downpour and we could hear them from inside laughing, shouting and a chorus of "Watch this guys!"

I used to love playing in the rain when I was a kid and if I hadn't been in the middle of several things, I would've joined them. Next time I will.

Jackson's Yacky Duck impersonation.

The Beauty of A Child's Faith

I had to stop everything I was doing to share with you just how amazed I am at this very moment.
The beautiful little girl the Lord has so graciously blessed me with, just blew me away with something she shared with me.
We had gone to a birthday party today, and she received a small diary with a lock. She has a notebook journal,(we use to write in for school) but she has never shared the desire to have a "real" diary and we have never bought one for her. She was so very excited about it! She has been in and out her room all day and has been writing in it.
I felt like I should remind her that the Lord sees,hears and knows everything and asked her to always remember that when she is thinking or writing in her diary. So we had a nice conversation and we both went about our business.
A little later, she came and told me that she wanted me to read what she wrote on the cover of her diary,( you know the inside of the hardback) but to" Please not to look at the pages.It's privacy." So I read what her innocent,beautiful heart wrote. (this is word for word including the spelling.)


" I am not perfec but the Lord God is evrything. I will never forgit that and one day I will go to heven."


That has touched my heart so deeply. I am overwhelmed with joy that she has loves the Lord with her heart and mind. I am humbled to know that we have such an awesome responsibility for molding this young, innocent little soul.
I love this little 7 1/2 year old girl so much and am proud to be her mother !!!!

" I'm One Today! "

Birthday breakfast~ scrambled eggs ! I was nervous to give him

them because of Jordan's allergies but he was fine and he loved them.
Where's Jacob ?
There he is!
Our finely set table by Jackson !
He loved the lasagna rolls !

Jacob, Jacob and More Jacob

More Zoo Pics

Some Of Our Favorite Animal Pics

" Hey Dell ! Is that Dad?!?! "

" We Love This Zoo !!!! "

The first of many things we had to pry Jordan away from.
They loved the dinosaur exhibit.
Jordan loved this turkey. I had to watch closely to make sure he

he didn't try to pluck him!
The little chirping bird....
.....and the squawking one !

Last Morning In The Keys

Good Morning Sunshine!
Jacob........I know you're in thar...please open up the screeen!

~Adapted from an actual statement made by my friend Angie's

brother, Stephen,years ago when we were kids. We had locked him out of a cabin

we were playing in. It was hilarious and I've never forgotten it~

(I know some of you will appreciate that short, reminiscent story:)

" Good Morning Mommy! Do you want to join us for cereal?"

"Sure ; But we've got to hurry! We've got more fun to make up the road!"

I told you......

....... This baby loves trying to eat the beach!!!
We turned taking shells away a game.
He gave up on the beach and decided to take everyone's water instead!

Another Day, Another Beach

The preventative measure I took so Jacob would not ingest any more sand!
The boat the boys insisted was, "a pirate ship!"
And he'll keep going....
....and going.....
...and going!!