We celebrated 3 friends' birthdays on Saturday. Here is Jacob waiting patiently for cake.

And Luke digging in...

Mother's Day

Jacob, Luke & my niece, Elle

Jacob's class & other pre-k kids had a special day at school... they got to show off their work in their class, sing for their mommies & daddies, then we had a Chik-Fil-A picnic lunch together! What a big smile!

A river runs through it!

By nothing short of a miracle, our basement is dry! Our area had 15-20 inches within a 36 hour period. Here are some pictures of our backyard. We were without electricity for almost a day, but have many friends who have been without for multiple days and counting, plus have lost all food in their fridge and of course the ability to cook anything. Praying for relief soon!

Young Life family camp

We had a blast at Sharp Top Cove last weekend. The Trones, Hodges & Purifoys mad the drive to Jasper, GA for our kids to experience YL camp first hand. We will definitely go back next year and we'd love for you to come too... April 15-17, 2011!

The electricity went out in camp Saturday night- guess it was getting us prepared for the next weekend at home! I learned that my kids can sleep without night lights & without their beloved blankets. That they can stay up until 11pm- oh my! and that they can go 3 hours 20 minutes in the car without stopping to potty, but not 3 hours 21 minutes.

house

A few people have asked to see pictures of our new house. To be honest, there is no room that is complete, so I haven't taken any except these few... (mostly of the outside).

probably 3 of our favorite things about the house...

1. the "big, open to the kitchen and overlooking the back porch" den

("custom drapes" that came with the house to be replaced soon, I hope)

*Bonus in this picture- Luke sporting his big boy underwear!*

2. the paved driveway for boys to play (including Michael as you can see by the basketball goal- and yes, I have beaten him in HORSE, but only once) & the garage!!
3. The screened in porch & wood deck. Love all this landscaping coming up too!

Come visit us & if you know any places to get great furniture for amazing prices, please do share!!

friends

a couple pics of friends visiting us lately...

Luke, Hazel & Celia Wright, Jacob

pizza on the porch with Trey, Tyler & Betsy

Tyler taking his first bite of sweet potatoes. He's not sure of it here, but he gobbled it down!

the last few days the boys have surprised me and thought I would share...

- Luke is potty trained! He went to school today & didn't have one accident while there! Once we got home, it was another story. He's doing great for day 5 though!
- Luke ate salad tonight for dinner & asked for more- what?
- The boys ate all their broccoli & carrots at dinner in order to have cheese for their "dessert/treat."
- The boys ate strawberry & rhubarb jam and even more surprising is that I made it homemade!