It's A.....?????-----June 2010

 Keri and Andrew decided to have a party to reveal the big answer!!  Will their baby be a BOY or a GIRL!!??  Elizabeth made a cake to display the answer in a very creative way.  The Filling on the inside of this cake could be blue or pink, revealing the answer!!  You can see the kids were inspecting it closely for any clues!!!!!  :)

 Look at that anticipation on these sweet faces!!  They all helped CC--Keri's mom--cut the cake to see what the answer would be.

 The icing on the knife revealed it all---BLUE!!!  We knew before a slice was even removed!! 

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!

 Jack didn't care what color it was today---he just wanted cake!  So Amy cuddled up with him and helped him out!  Little does he know, this cake represents an instant friend!  Another little boy in Slayden!!

One happy daddy!!

 Looks like Elizabeth is trying to win  Jack's affection away from Amy!  Amy gave him cake, but Elizabeth is helping him eat cookies!!  What a good friend!!  :)

Lizzie and Anna's Baptisms-----May 2010

 Look at these three beautiful girls--all dressed in lovely white!  What a happy day this was!  Lizzie and Anna, along with two other girls from our church family, were baptized on Memorial Day weekend.  Here they are at our church being prayed for by our pastor, Jim Holland.

I was trying to just capture the crowd here during our "welcome time"---but I am so glad I got the sweet hug from Sally to Lizzie!  Isn't that so sweet!!??  

 Here is Lizzie taking her first communion!  What a sweet day!

 Now into the pool!  Jim says the sweetest words of blessing over each girl before and after baptism!  He is so good at making you feel the love of God and fall in love with Him all over again!

Jack was so patient in the hot, hot sun watching his "sisters" get in the water without him!  We were so thankful for his sweet, sweet heart on this long, yet happy, day!!

Afterward, we all went out to eat together to celebrate the happy occassion!  :)

The New Bird Exhibit at the Zoo!!----May 2010

 We met some friends at the zoo to see the brand new bird exhibit!  What a good choice this was!  We had an absolute fabulous time!  Jack was soooo excited to see all the birds, and then when Mama bought him the $1 stick with birdseed on it----and all the birds just landed on it----He was GIDDY with GLEE!!

Jack would say, "Whoa, Two Preddddy Birdies!"  

 I have to admit, it can be a bit unsettling in the bird house....especially when they all get spooked and fly in a flock right past you!  This is what had just happened when I snapped this picture of Teri, my sweet pastor's wife!  She decided to head on out soon thereafter.  :)

I'm going to get you, birdie!!!!!

 No-No, Jack!!!

Success!! 

Needless to say, Jack was DEVASTATED when we finally left after 45 minutes of torturing the birds.  :)  We visited again two more times during the summer, and our birdseed stick lasted through all three visits!  A good deal!  We just love our Memphis Zoo!!

Visiting Poppy and Grammy-----May 2010

 Every spring I have to go away to work on the Westminster Yearbook.  Since we don't have good internet at our home in Mississippi, it requires me to leave the state to ever get any work done!  So, on this particular week, Jack and I headed to Mt. Juliet to see Grammy and Poppy and to use their happy internet!!

Jack loves riding the tractor with Poppy.....and I love seeing all the gorgeous plants that Poppy has created--with Grammy's direction, of course!!  It is such a little paradise!!

This is just a funny picture.  At one point neither Jane nor I knew where Jack was...and we found him all cuddled up in the stuffed animal rubbermaid box!!  Doesn't he look sleepy??!!  What a cutie!!

Happy Birthday, Keri!!----May 2010

 It took us FOREVER to finally find a night where we could properly celebrate Keri's birthday!!  So, we celebrated almost a month late!  You see the girls above walking to the newly installed gate that Jonny and I found at the Junk Man's house.....It is a gate that separates our backyard from the field that touches their yard...So it is kind of like a secret passage way!

 The girls have known about the gate for a while---Jonny and I had begun working on this project back in February!!  Jonathan obviously did all the work---Clearning the brush, making the path, making tons of trips to get free wood chips from the Power Company, spreading the chips on the path so it wouldn't be muddy for the girls, putting up the posts, installing the very, very heavy iron gate....and then I painted it!  :)

We had a steak dinner with twice-baked potatoes!  Mmmmmm!

Here is tired Keri holding our joint Christmas and Birthday gift---the Cricut!!  Yay!

Our Community Group's Whist Party--May 2010

 Yes---Here are the champions!!  Andrew, Jay, Martha, and Will (who was a substitute!!)  I think they won EVERY ROUND!!   Unbelievable!!

Tricia and Sean seem happy about something---but they still lost like the rest of us!!  :)

If you have never played Whist, you really should!!  It is a complete BLAST!!  (Except when you lose so badly you want to cry!  See me in the background....Yes, there are tears in my laughter!! )

My 9th Grade Girls Visit-----May 2010

 It is the 9th Grade Girls' turn to spend the night at Mr. and Mrs. Davis's house!  Even the Smith girls got in on the fun this time!!  We had a whole house full of girls---and Jack was in HEAVEN with all the commotion!

 We went out late that night to jump on the Smiths' trampoline!  It was a blast!!

 We even had craft time....and then we watched "Wait Till Dark!"  What a thriller!!!