Paint Rock

Playing in the hotel pool. Even John was able to join us. That made us all happy!


She is a diva. It's in her eyes.


The kids all ready for bed.


Cuddling with her daddy.


I told him to stop smiling b/c it looked so painful. Now he just looks sullen.



Dancing with daddy at church.



Xavier and his buddy Tuck. They love playing together.



Addie and Zachariah playing together.



My two beautiful kids.




Dallas, Anna Grace, and Addie playing in the fountain outside the church. It didn't take long before they were all in it.





Playing in the fountain. It was the perfect little "pool" for all the little kids on a super super hot day.



The family took a quick trip over to Paint Rock, AL for the Appalachian Association meetings. It was great to see friends from West Virginia, Ohio, and Alabama. The temperature was close to 100 degrees, but we had a great time anyway. Xavier told us on the way home that he wished we could have stayed 3-4 days in Alabama.

Summer Fun

Enrollment for my school's summer camp is down this year, so everyone is being asked to take extra time off. Usually this would be a sweet deal except that between John and I we are taking a great deal of the summer off and not getting paid. That puts a strain on our family. God has been gracious and has allowed me the opportunity to watch some children on a few of the weeks I am off this summer. It brings in some money and some is better than none. Plus I get to be at home with my own children. So, far it hasn't been that bad. We are trying to enjoy the beautiful weather and the huge yard we have.
Above are pictures of my kids and the kids I have been watching. They are all getting along and Xavier enjoys having kids his age over to play. (There is only so much fun a 5yr old can have with a 17month old.)

After this week is over, I work 2 more weeks and then we leave for Pennsylvania for conference. John will be flying up to Harrisburg, PA on July 22nd. I am off for 3 weeks, so the kids and I are going to drive up and visit some friends and family along the way. When we get back, we will have lots of pictures and stories to share.

Huntsville Space and Rocket Center

Alabama Trip 2009

2 very tired kids on the way home.



Me and Emily.


Addie and Micah at the McWane Center.


Addie and Aunt Meme.


Addie and Micah diffing for dinosaur bones.


Emily, Addie, Xavier, Micah, and Grammie Nell driving race cars at the McWane center.


Micah's way of showing Addie he liked her. She was not impressed.




A really good picture of all 3 of them, a 5yr old, a 1 yr old, and a 2 yr old, on the first try. :)


Our good friends Emily and her son Micah were in Birmingham, AL visiting family for a few weeks and so we decided to drive over and spend Memorial Day weekend in AL. (me and the kids that is, Daddy had to work. :(
Here are a few pics of the time we spent with Emily and Micah. I will post the other pictures from the Space and Rocket Center tomorrow.
We had a really nice time, although traveling with the 2 of them is not easy.

Braves Game

My school's PTO organized an outing to the Braves on Saturday night. We got 2 free tickets and then my friend gave me her 2 tickets, so it was a nice outing for the family. Although John forgot and he had to close the store and couldn't come. We had a good time anyway.

Chattanooga Zoo

A couple weeks ago, while John was out of town, we headed up to Chattanooga for an afternoon. We are members of the NC zoo and therefore get in free to a bunch of other zoos. Xavier loves zoos and so we try and go to as many as we can. Addison has been to the Birmingham Zoo when she was 5 months old, but she was too little to get into being there. In April we sent to the NC zoo and she LOVED it. They even had a petting zoo and Addison was delighted to be able to touch goats, donkeys, and miniature horses. So, we are officially zoo junkies in our house. This trip makes this Xavier's 8th zoo and Addie's 3rd.
It was a small zoo, but very clean and nice. We had a nice afternoon and then stopped at Applebees on the way home.(gotta love gift cards!)