Spring 2011

We have lots to report- I've been MIA with blogging. I should get better, but I seem to get worse at it. Maybe a sticky note will help. Our picture slideshow is a quick recap of the past two months. Russ and I went to Turks & Caicos for 5 days which was an amazing experience. Only 3 hours from Atlanta on Delta, gotta love that! Check out www.amanyara.com to see where we stayed for part of our trip. Aunt Laura babysat while we were on our much needed vacation. We are so lucky to have family willing to babysit Jacey-Kate. She has a blast and learned about her new friend, ELMO, while we were gone. Jacey-Kate has also gotten to visit with Lulu and Dee a few times over the last two months. Dee even taught her how to draw fun animals on her chalkboard. When I walked upstairs and saw the chalkboard full of my dad's drawings, it reminded me of the old days when he used to draw for me. Great memories!

Jacey-Kate has had lots of fun play dates recently. We went to see Lily's new home in Alpharetta and we've had lots of fun Fridays in Serenbe with our neighborhood friends since the weather has been so lovely. Easter weekend was so much fun this year. We kicked it off by buying 6 baby chicks for the Easter Egg Hunt. They lived with us for about 5 days and then Russ decided it was time to get rid of them. Jacey-Kate loved the "bock bocks" and would sit down and say, "hold bock bocks" every time she saw them. She wasn't into finding Easter Eggs this year, maybe next year. Easter lunch was delicious, we enjoyed it with our neighbors, Meghan and Patrick, and then went to a pig roast.

Pop pop and Nee Nee flew down and babysat while we were in Highlands, NC for a weekend. They had so much fun with Jacey-Kate and even got her to eat a healthy snack! That didn't last long, so they may need to come visit more often. :-) Jacey-Kate loves playing with her daddy's ipad and she knows exactly how to work it. She has a folder of games and she can unlock it, open the folder and open all of the games. It's crazy to think how her little mind can grasp technology at such an early age.

We found out last Friday that we're definitely having a boy! We're all thrilled and Jacey-Kate says, "baby brotha" whenever she sees my belly or the ultrasound pictures. We know she's going to be a GREAT big sister because we babysat my niece for 5 days and all Jacey-Kate wanted to do was play with "baby Anne". The minute that kid woke up, all she asked for was baby Anne. It was so much fun seeing her interact with her cousin and watching her be a little mommy. We can't wait until September 30th! Don't ask about a name because we haven't been able to agree on anything yet. I'm hoping Russ will give in if I hold out long enough. Ha, Ha- Just Kidding!

Mother's Day should have been a GREAT day, but my little one had a 105 degree fever and ended up with Hand, Mouth, Foot virus. That is no fun at all, but it's the life of a toddler. We've been very fortunate that she hasn't been that sick, so I guess a little bumpy rash will have to do.

Our slideshow concludes with pics from Woodward's Graduation. We weren't able to get pictures with all of the kids that have been a blessing in our lives over the past four years, but the few we got are so precious to us. I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to teach at WA and to get to know such amazing students and families. I'm going to miss seeing these faces weekly at FCA, but I'm so excited to see where the next chapter in their lives lead them.