Our Little Swimmer

Luke is about half way through his swim lesson session and he is starting to swim on his own. We are so proud of him!!! Thanks to Papaw for paying for the private lessons.



Here are some pictures and a couple of videos. Unfortunately, I've done it again with the video and you have to put your left ear on your left shoulder to view them properly. I will try to get some better footage and post it soon!




Carson's new ride...

Mother's Day Weekend

Several weeks ago I started dropping hints about how I expected Mother's Day to be extra special this year. And by dropping hints I mean telling Todd, "I want Mother's Day to be extra special this year". Maybe it's the fact that I have two children this year or that I get to stay home with them more now, but I was really feeling the need to be "celebrated". Yep, I said it.

My sweet husband did not disappoint. He did special things for me all weekend like cleaning out my car and the drain in my bathroom sink :). On Sunday morning he let me sleep in, cooked breakfast, and gave me a sweet card with a picture of the boys on it and an IOU for the Wii game that I have been asking for--Wii Fit. After church we went out to lunch. We also went to the park and then did a little shopping for the new stroller that I've been wanting for Carson (and ME). It was a really great day. I feel very blessed to be married to such a caring man and my children just light up my world. By the end of the day I was exhausted, but filled with joy and thanksgiving for my family. I could not ask for more!

Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

Carson at the Buck Creek Festival on Saturday--he's wishing he could get in one of the inflatables...maybe next year!

Luke loved this inflatable--it was a little humid out, can you tell???

Higher Daddy!

Fun with the new stroller box...

Atlanta Weekend

We had fun in Atlanta last weekend. We went to the Georgia Aquarium on Saturday and to the Braves (vs. Reds) game on Sunday. Thank you Heather for getting us a perfect room at an awesome rate. I think Luke's favorite part was staying in the hotel!

We forgot our camera in the car at the aquarium (can you believe that???!!). Here is a picture of the boys with a map of the place...how sad!

Daddy and the boys. This was taken by the table at the restaurant where we ate lunch.

We were thankful for our shady seats!

Luke and Carson at their first major league baseball game.

The boys (especially Luke) enjoyed this part!

Carson and Me

Check out that parking spot. We only ignore one set of police barricades to get this close :)

And here is a little video of Carson playing on the drive home.

Young at Heart

On Wednesday night at church, Luke's class put together a little prayer book. They cut out pictures of things that they were thankful for. Apparently, Luke is thankful for Sophi (our neighbor dog) and his mother and father (although he sees us as SO much older than we really are!). Here is his project...

April Showers bring May Flowers

Spring is my favorite time of the year around here. We have been doing a lot of outside playing (and learning) the past few weeks. Luke asked to plant sunflowers, so we did along with pumpkin seeds [see above].

Luke's Spring soccer season just wrapped up. The Spiders, like the Dragonflies in the fall, had a bit of "Bad news Bears" syndrome but Luke really started to go after the ball by the end of the season. Jason, Stacey, and Hayley Belle came to watch his last game and I think he wanted to impress them. He almost scored a goal, but the referee got in the way and it ricocheted off her leg...what a bummer!!! I heard Luke talking to Drew a few days after the game and he said that "His Jason and Stacey came to watch him play". I thought that was sweet.

We put the ferns out on the front porch a few weeks ago and watched the finch family build their nest. They have carefully laid one new egg every day for the last four mornings. Noone has moved into our new birdhouse yet, but the birds and squirrels are constantly at the bird feeder. Another new addition is the patio furniture on our back deck. It's only taken us four years. Dinners on the deck have brought us lots of pleasure lately. An added bonus is not having to sweep and mop after every meal since the birds and squirrels take care of the "extra" that Luke and Carson generate.

Finch eggs

Our vacant birdhouse and occupied bird feeder

Patio furniture--what a great yardsale find!

Carson's first scraped knee :(

Another reason why the Odyssey rocks