I really like this picture. Big brother Ricky is giving Jessie a ride. How sweet, these are the moments I really love about having a lot of children. They really do love each other and will have each other to lean on later in life :) God is good!! 
Well, I am 26 weeks pregnant and my little boy is growing very good. He is very active and loves to kick and roll. I decided to take the plunge for Mothers Day and get my hair cut! I feel light and free :)
Jessie wanted everyone to see her pretty pink glasses with little pink rinestones on the sides.
Recently we were all outside together and Jessie said "here comes Dalton" (our neighbor). Well, Chris looks over, and I look over and guess what - it was Ricky! So, we had Jessie's eyes checked and her left eye was not really seeing anything but being lazy. 
Every other Saturday at 9:45 am Lowes has a build and Grow workshop. They give the kids a fun free project to build and take home. Tomorrow the project will be for Mothers Day :)
Ricky also made Top Reader in his class the semester before Jessie. Way to go Ricky!
Jessie received the Top Reader in her class award - we are so proud :) Ricky received the same award last grading period. Jessie's teacher is on her left and the principal on her right.
Jessie got a new pet last week. It's name is Nibbles, we do not know if it is a boy or a girl yet. But it is very sweet!
Hello family :) My pregnancy is going good, Jessie took this picture of me yesterday. I am now 22 weeks pregnant - more than half way! My baby boy is due August 10th.
Kenny's teacher Mrs. Carroll made us some beautiful afgans! The colorful one on the left she made for Kenny and the other one for the baby. She even made a hat and booties - how cute :)
This is what they will look like when they grow up. They are a beautiful copper penny color. The breed is the Buff Orpington. They lay large brown eggs. 
Here they all are cuddled up under the heat lamp. Right now the only one that has a name is Jessie's little chick. and yes she can tell them apart! Her chicks name is "Pecker." Ha! Ha!
Our family decided to learn about chickens, and what better way than to get some! We love agriculture, and farm fresh eggs are the best!
And I found a neat vibrating bouncy chair too. This one has a removeable chair pad so I can wash it too.
Last week there was a really nice consignment sale here in town. I found this really neat high chair - it has a removeable tray that goes in the dishwasher! I love it!!!
Here is the pretty basinett! It is like new, she only used it a few times then packed it away.
Later in the day I took a ride into Livingston to pick up a baby bassinet / playpen. Some of the views here in TN are just beautiful :)
Last night our big goldfish died. Big Fat Fred was over 3 years old! The kids are very sad. We had a fish funeral and buried him last night. We love you Fred :)
The kids have been wanting me to make them a club house. So, for now I took a bunch of odds and ends and put them together to make a little secret hideout. Even our neighbors came over to play!
Here is the fence again. You can see our big roll in the back. I am standing near all the strawed area now with our house on my left. Mom - see the brown house? This is the house that was for sale last month. The kids wanted you to buy it so they could sing the song "over the river and through the woods to grandmothers house we go!" It is funny, because when the leaves come back out it will disappear!
Hey dad - here is my tree! It does not look so big after I stripped off all the branches. But it is as tall as our house is long! Love ya! Joe
Here I am standing in the same spot looking at the back of our home. Look how much land we have cleared!!!!! Remember the picture of our shed - how the woods were right behind it???
Here is another shot of the narrow strip. We have cleared all the brush and smaller trees away. Fenced it off (see the small poles in the distance) the straw is covering grass seed.
Our house is on the right of the pool here. We are fencing in the entire back yard. This shows how narrow the muddy back yard is.
Here is the little changing area that we set up near the livingroom. That way when I am up in the night I won't disturb the sleeping daddy bear. And yes he is a bear when you wake him up just ask the kids!
Here is more of a close up of the strange foamy mold. The doctor said his feet were so flat he should think about a career in finishing cement!
Last weekend in Cookeville there was a huge consignment sale - as you can see I found the prettiest pooh swing. Right now I am 17 weeks pregnant, they say the baby is now the size of a turnip :) It's a good thing people don't leave visible fingerprints, Kenny spends all of his time attached to my tummy kissing and hugging the baby. At LEAST 50+ per day!
Aren't these onesies cute too! I love baby things!!! Mom - these are some of the goodies cousin Sherri sent.
Hello! I wanted to thank all of my friends and relatives for all of the baby things! Here is our cute little crib - thank you cousin Sherri and Bob in Mass for the new baby mattress! Walmart said it would arrive soon. And of course a few more boxes of baby things :) You are so sweet :) I can't wait to see a picture of baby Ian - can I put him on my blog?
Thank you for all of your prayers this past wednesday, Ricky had his tonsils and adenoids out and is doing good. He is home and in a lot of pain (every 4 hours when the pain meds run out) but his spirits are good. He says thank you Grandma for the huge box of lollipops!
Hello! Everyone has been curious just how big am I getting. Yesterday was 14 weeks, and the baby is about the size of a lemon now. I am finally over the morning sickness - yeah! My clothes are no longer fitting - well except for all the sweatpants. 
Thursday January 8th was my first prenatal appointment. And I got to see the baby! The little one's head is on the right. The little rounds are the arms, with little fingers already. Then the big oval on the left of the head is the body and you can see the little rounds are the legs. Even the spine is well developed.
We have exciting news - I am pregnant!! We are so happy and excited as a family - especially the children. The bible says children are a blessing from the Lord. As you can see Kenny is kissing the baby already. It is amazing, the awe and wonder of a new baby. The smile on his face says it all!
Every year we have a lot of fun over Granny and Grandaddy's house. There is always good food and fun - and of course lots of presents!!
Here is Ricky's house. But what does every little boy dream about doing with their gingerbread houses????
