Biking

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!!

Biking

Kenny is so brave - we just took the wheels off and he is keeping up with the others :)

Biking

Biking

Biking

Biking

Biking

Biking

Biking

All the heavy rains made a gread mud bogging track for the kids to play in.

Kenny

This past weekend we took the training wheels off of Kenny's bike. And away he goes :)

Ricky's New Glasses

Well, after finding out Jessie had a vision problem we had the boys checked. Ricky actually needs glasses for reading. Isn't he cute :)

Pregnancy

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 gets glasses :)

Jessie wanted everyone to see her pretty pink glasses with little pink rinestones on the sides.

Jessie gets glasses :)

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.

She just got her new glasses - isn't she pretty!

Lowe's fun days

Lowe's fun days

Lowe's fun days

Lowe's fun days

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 - Top Reader in Class!

Ricky also made Top Reader in his class the semester before Jessie. Way to go Ricky!

Jessie's Award

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.

Nibbles

Here is a better picture of Nibbles.

Jessie caught the Easter Bunny!

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!

Pregnancy

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.

Chicks

The chicks are getting big! Here is Kenny cuddling with one :)

Chicks

Kenny has not named his chick yet, but he likes to hold him. :)

Chicks

Here is Jessie with her baby "Pecker", well now she changed the chicks name to "Jessica".

Chicks

Ricky named his chick "Sweeper"

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 :)

Easter chicks

Here chick, chick, chick!

Easter chicks

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.

When I was growing up in New England I remember a commercial we heard all the time. Their jingle was "brown eggs are local eggs, and local eggs are fresh!"

However, my kids think they are chocolate eggs!

Easter chicks

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!

Easter chicks

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!

Not to mention they make very affectionate pets who come running when they see you. The kids are so happy :)

Baby things

And I found a neat vibrating bouncy chair too. This one has a removeable chair pad so I can wash it too.

Baby things

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!!!

Baby things

Here is the pretty basinett! It is like new, she only used it a few times then packed it away.

Tennessee Countryside

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 :)

Ice Storm

Ice Storm

Ice Storm

Ice Storm

Pine trees have the most trouble. They are down in the road all over town.

Ice Storm

This is a pretty tree at the kids school.

Ice Storm

Saturday morning we woke up to a beautiful ice storm. It looked so pretty - like all the trees were made of glass!

Fred

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 :)

Kenny was the only one who did not really get it. He asked to feed Fred this morning - like he asks every day. Well, we reminded him Fred was gone. So, Kenny asked "Where did he go?"

(This would be the same boy that carried him out in his little box to be buried last night!)

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!

You have to love a hatchet, they get the job done!

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???

This is a closer view of the fence. Our house is on the right - not in the picture.

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.