blocks, sleeping buddies, great weather, etc.

Jackson is loving blocks...he is very good and so proud of himself. He wants me to take his picture with his finished product.

At bedtime, Chris reads to the boys in Warner's bed. Then he calls me in the room and we say our prayers, and I usually take Jackson to his room. Jackson has been begging to sleep in WooWoo's room, so a few weeks ago on a Friday night we left him in there thinking this will never work...

and we never heard another peep. We let them go to sleep in the same bed and then we move Jackson to his crib.

We've been doing lots of homework around here. Reading!

and writing!

Kindergarten is hard work!!

We've had some beautiful, warm weather. Give these boys a screwdriver and some dirt and they're good to go.

I took a girl's trip to New Orleans this past weekend. I ran in a half-marathon relay (5.6 miles). The farthest I've ever run in a race! We had a great time!

me & my relay partner, Jennifer

the whole group- Jennifer, Kate, Lesley, me, Laura, Rachel, & Melissa

This weekend our whole graduate class will be participating in the Amanda Price Memorial 5K. These are the shirts we are wearing. I am so honored to have known this amazing woman, and I can't wait to run in her honor.

President's Day & Rodeo

Warner had red, white, & blue day at school on President's Day, and Jackson wanted to wear his red, white, & blue too!

B, they have loved these markers and paper...thank you!!

My little helpers in the kitchen. I still have memories of licking the beaters and bowl when my mom was baking!! I love making these memories with my two.

We heard there was a rodeo in Batesville and decided to check it out. Warner loves watching the rodeo on tv...especially bull riding. They both loved it!!

This is why mommy is never in a picture...

Valentine's & quick trip to Laurel

We got home from the LeBonheur emergency room at 12:30 the night before Valentines. I had planned on a Valentine's breakfast, but that just wasn't going to happen. I did make them a heart shaped cake...and that is always a big hit with all my boys!

Warner was out of school the end of the week, so we made a quick trip to Laurel to see their great grandmothers. My parents were in town for the funeral of our dear friend, Mitch Mauldin. I wasn't able to make in time for the funeral, but we did get to spend time with our family.
Meme's chair is always a big hit.

We had some beautiful weather.

And we all got haircuts!! My cousin, Jaime, is the best!

My dad's brother, Craig, and his family were in town the same weekend, so we got to spend time with them too.

Jackson, Sydney, B, Warner, and Cole playing play-dough.

So thankful for our families!!

tonsillitis & ER visit

Jackson did so well with his surgery. Everything was healing up nicely, and I never had to give him any pain medicine other than Tylenol. Thursday night he stopped eating and wouldn't even drink anything. When we tried to make him drink juice, he would cry out in pain every time he swallowed. Friday he got worse, and after a trip to the pediatrician and radiology at the hospital (for x-rays of his neck), he was diagnosed with tonsillitis. As soon as we started antibiotics, he was back to himself. Monday, I started noticing that he wasn't moving his neck very much. He just seemed stiff. When he would turn to look at something, instead of turning his neck, he would turn his whole body. I took a look at his incision site and it was red, swollen, and a knot had formed under the stitches. After a call to the surgeon's nurse and a trip to our pediatrician's office, we were instructed to go to the Le Bonheur ER!!

Finally getting him to eat Friday evening...YOGURT!!

At the ER, they started an iv to get a blood count and in case they needed it later (they didn't). He was so so good the whole time. He would hide his head in my shoulder when someone new came in the room, but he did whatever they wanted him to do. He never even whimpered with the iv, but he hated wearing all the tape and the bandage.

The doctors determined that the tonsillitis he had over the weekend had caused this infection, and they decided we could treat it at home with antibiotics. The knot under his incision was hard with just a small spot in the middle that was soft. We are still going back to the doctor every few days to make sure the center, soft spot does not become abscessed.

This was so scary, and our first time in the Le Bonheur ER. We saw so many scary things that night, and the whole time we just felt so thankful for our (basically) healthy children.

Super Bowl

We got a special treat on Super Bowl Sunday - a visit from Buddy & Kissy. They stopped through on their way back to TX and spent the night with us. My dad celebrated a birthday on the 3rd, so we surprised him with a new cooler. He was pretty excited! We had a great time at the Johnson's house watching football and eating.

life lately from my phone

during a bad storm last week...we moved to bathroom and watched movies on the iPad

We have a new restaurant in town..and they have yogurt!!
Jackson grabbed Warner's iPod one morning and said he wanted to play angy birds.

Warner's favorite thing to do.

It doesn't get any better than this!!

I love my boys!

Waiting to be called back for surgery. I could eat him with a spoon.

Sweet boy waking up from surgery. First words out of his mouth - take this off (talking about his iv) and cover me up. He may take these two blankets to college with him.

His surgery went great. He is healing great, and we are so thankful to have this behind us.

Falling asleep on daddy's chair one night.

This morning, while I was cleaning out closets, Jackson was reading books in Woo Woo's bed.

Jackson - 2 years, 4 months

Jackson, you are growing up too fast! I wanted to write down some things about you, so that I never forget. You are such a joy!! I love our days spent together.

You love to help mommy - throw things in the garbage, put clothes in the washing machine, clean up toys...daddy & I laugh at you because we think you are a little OCD about some things, Everything has to be just so! At night, you want all the lights off, one blanket on my shoulder & the other you want me to "cover me up".

You line your trains, cars, animals...whatever your playing with in such order.


You love an escalator...recently daddy dropped us off at the mall and the entire 30 minutes we were in there, we went up and down the escalator. I will never forget that smile on your face and how you would run around to the other side to get back on.

Mickey Mouse is your favorite!! You got all the characters for Christmas and I find you playing pretend with them all the time. You love to put then in the back of your dump truck and name each one as you put them in.

You love to watch movies in the car and just recently started using the head phones...you make the finniest faces trying to get them on!

Your are the most loving child!! You give kisses and hugs to whoever & whenever. You have to give everyone a kiss & hug before you go to bed or before they leave the house. You love to snuggle! Your latest thing is to rub our ear while you suck your thumb. You love that thumb!!

You are a little timid around strangers for the first 5 minutes, but you warm up quickly. You are having surgery on February 7 to repair a brachial cleft on your neck (mommy is not excited about it). We had to take you to the initial visit a couple of week ago, and you were the sweetest thing! You were such a big boy...and the nurse fell in love with you.

You are a little mischievous at times. You got into ice cream one morning...and then the very next day I found you at the kitchen sink with water EVERYWHERE! You pulled your stool right over to the sink. Your response - "I wash my hands."

You love your race car! The only problem is that you think it can go through water & mud, and you are constantly getting stuck. I love how you wear your helmet while riding it..safety first!

You love your brother, and get so excited when it's time to go pick him up from school. You love to see daddy's truck pull in the drive way, and you start to yell - "daddy home!" I would say that you are a mommy's boy though, and I will admit that I'm pretty attached to you too!! I'm so glad that God gave us you!