Jack fell down...

Some background information: Our house is about 80 plus years old and when they added the patio to the back of the house they ran drainage pipes from the down spouts under the patio. They end about five feet off the patio and have created a mud hole in the backyard. Harley (our dog) loves to play in the mud. Today after school we were all hanging out in the backyard and of course Harley was rolling around in the mud. Jackson got a little too close to Harley and the next thing we know Jackson falls into the puddle! Of course he starts screaming so being the wonderful parents we are we immediately comfort him and get him all cleaned up . . . yeah right! We grabbed the camera and took pictures of him in all his misery! Enjoy!

"Right there, Jillian, that's where I fell!"

"Okay Mom, put the camera up and put me in the bath!"

(*Jackson was not harmed in the making of this post!)

Lazy Days

One of the things we haven't been able to get over about moving to Tennessee is all the free time we seem to have now. Since we work at the same school we get out at the same time (3:00) and we get to hang out as a family the rest of the day. Lately it has been rainy and cold, however Friday and Saturday (today) have been perfect days to get the kids outside to play. Friday we got home from school and just sat outside and let the kids play on the swingset. We decided that it was so nice we would just grill and eat outside too! The next door neighbors grandkids came over to play with Jillian and Jackson, and we had such a good time. Today we went to see Austin, our nephew play baseball and then took the kids to a birthday party. I know that there aren't more hours in the day it just seems to be more time to sit around and do nothing. That will change once we decide on a church home and get more involved, but for now we'll enjoy the time together! Here are a couple of pictures from Easter! Hope everyone is having a wonderful spring!

Family Picture

Jackson picked me a flower, he's so sweet!

Jillian in her Easter dress

It was a beautiful Easter Sunday!

Spring is Here!

We have had so much fun since the weather has gotten warmer! We now have a huge back yard (this one actually has grass instead of just pine straw!) and there is a park within walking distance from the house! Of course with the warmer weather comes spring storms. Last week Jillian and I went to Home Depot to get some flowers to plant and by the time we got home there was a tornado in the county beside us! Jillian wanted to plant the flowers that day so of course we planted them in the middle of a wind storm and finished right before the rain started! Spring also brings Jackson's birthday. This year Jackson turns two! I can't believe that he's two! I am constantly reminded of God's greatness every time I look at Jackson, he is truly a miracle to us! Next week is Easter so I'm sure I'll have even more pictures then, but for now here are some of Jillian's flowers, Jackson's birthday and the kids just being silly!