Fun in the SUN and Chinaberry Farms

We have been having a great summer so far. Dawson has learned how to dive into the pool and then swim like a little fish all around. It is amazing to see the difference from last summer! We are so proud of him. He is doing great! Parker loves to go swimming too. He floats all over the pool trying to catch up with his big brother. I am so glad they like the water! It is a fun time for us all!

Dawson Diving!!

The boys have loved watching their garden grow outside. We have so many tomatoes this year! Dawson decided to eat one the other day, which really shocked me since he doesn't eat too many veggies. The basil is as tall as Parker. Dawson helps out by watering the garden everyday. He loves watching them grow and turn red!




Yay! Tomatoes!



Peppers

Oregano and Basil

We also got YARD OF THE MONTH. We are really excited! The boys love the sign. Thanks to Michael and the boys!



Cooling down after a hard day tending to the yard!

Dawson has been going to Briarcrest this summer for some different camp activities. He is really enjoying meeting new friends and getting to know the school for next year. He is really growing up so fast! I can't believe he will be starting Junior Kindergarten in a few weeks. It is very bittersweet for me. He keeps asking when he is going back to school, not too much longer now. Parker will go back to GBC next year. He is excited to meet his teachers and new friends too.

Dawson 4

Parker 2

Last weekend, we went down to Chinaberry Farms, our family farm in Mississippi. We had a great time. The boys LOVE it so much! The boys love riding the tractors, golf carts, horses, four wheelers, etc. They have such a good time when we go down there. Parker slept the entire way back to Memphis. Ha! We will be back soon! Callie and Greg opened up a horse farm, High Hopes in Madison just down the road from the farm.  Callie teaches lessons and boards horses. It is a resort for horses! =)  It is just beautiful! Dawson had a good time riding Peter Pan. Enjoy the pictures!

Bye, Bye until next time!

Fourth of July

We spent the fourth of July here this year. We tried to get away for a bit to Telluride, but it didn't work out. Parker has been battling an IGA immune deficiency so we have been in and out of different doctors offices. I thought it would be a good idea to stay here until we see our specialists. Michael spent the fourth in Geneva, Switzerland for work, so it was just the boys, me and my parents here. We had a great time! I know my parents really wanted to be in Telluride, hopefully, next year we will be there to see the beautiful fireworks overlooking the mountains. We went over to our good friends the Hunts for dinner, water sliding, and fireworks. It was a great time! I know the boys loved the fireworks.

Parker is 2...Can you believe it?

I can't believe I am about to blog about Parker turning 2 on June 3rd.  It seems like yesterday when we brought him home from the hospital to meet his family. Here are a few pictures from his birthday celebration with good friends. We had his birthday party at his favorite place "The Little Gym." We decided to do a "Fish" themed birthday party. It was fun finding lots of fish decor for his party. His cupcakes were so cute with fish gummies on top. We gave fish sand toys for party favors. We are so blessed to have wonderful friends that made Parker's birthday so much fun. Happy Birthday, Parker! We love you!

LOVE this pic. everyone was bouncing the parachute and he decided to have a rest!

Happy Memorial Day & Welcome Summer!

Praise the Lord for summers! I realized this winter when we had many snow days that I really love the summertime and being outdoors. It is so nice going outside without several layers of clothes on. I don't think I could live in a place with a colder climate. Of course, the boys don't care what the weather is doing outside hot, cold, rain or snow.  They would live outside if we would let them. They love and need fresh air! Some mornings we are outside by 7 am or sooner, which is nice in the summers. They love to play in dirt! Since we had so much rain this spring, we had many rain puddles. The boys loved putting on their rainboots and splashing around in the puddles. I think I did a extra set of laundry the entire month of May because of all the muddy clothes. Oh well, they were having fun and staying out of double- trouble, so who cares right!?

We had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend. Our friends Ben and Christy came out for a cookout. I say cookout, really I went to Germantown Commissionary and picked up some bbq and ribs. They were delicious, as always! Christy is a great cook! She made some delicious sides along a wonderful homemade apple pie and chocolate chip cookies. She made the crust from scratch,  too. I need to take some cooking lessons from her. It was so nice visiting with them and I am so glad they move here from Atlanta. I took some pictures of the boys' swimming in their new pool that Michael got them from Wal-Mart.  It has a SLIDE! The boys LOVE it! It definitely made our afternoon more fun and exciting!

Next post, Parker is 2! I can't believe Parker will be 2 on Friday. He is growing up too fast! He is full of energy and fun! He has blessed our lives in more ways than we can imagine. We love you Parker! Happy early Birthday! I will leave you with a few pictures of Parker..

Fun Day at Gtown Baptist

Dawson and Parker had Fun Day at school last week.  Dawson was so excited about eating snowcones and bouncing. Michael and Mimi came to watch them play on all the bouncers. Here are a few pictures-

Greatest two minutes in sports...

Michael and I went to a fun Kentucky Derby party hosted by our Sunday school class.  It was fun dressing up in festive attire for this fabulous event. I have never been to the actual Derby, but one day I really would like to go. I think it would be so fun see the horses, and most of all the fashion, while of course sipping on a mint julep. Maybe one day, I will get to go! Here are some pictures we took before the party.

Sick of Sick Days

Well, last week was a little rough at our house because everyone was SICK, and I mean SICK. Poor Mimi got really sick too from her visit. I felt really bad that she came to visit and then got sick from the boys.
Parker was really sick, and he was starting to worry Michael and me. We took him to the doctor 4 times. Each time they did a blood count, so they keep telling us he had a viral infection. Finally, after the 4th visit they decided to do sinus and chest xrays. We had to go to Baptist Hospital to do the xrays. We had to check in with admissions like we were going to spend the night there or something. It was really starting to freak me out! Finally, the doctors said he had a severe case of  bronchitis along with sinusitis. Then he got pink eye, too. I think it came from the doctors office.  He ran fever for 10 straight days.  I am so thankful he is feeling better. He really scared us to death. Hopefully, we are over sickness for awhile, or at least I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying too.  He is feeling much better, now. Praise the Lord!

We love you Parker, and glad you are feeling better!

Dawson's Spring Program and Mother's Day

We had so much watching Dawson perform in the Preschool Spring Musical on Friday night. He did great! He sang with all his might, literally! We could hear him sing from the church pews.  It was so exciting, his Mimi came up from Mississippi to see him perform. His Gigi and Popaw were there too. It was an exciting family night for us! Here are some photos to prove it!

We had a very special Mother's Day this year. Michael's mom and my mom were here to celebrate.   We were so honored to have them both in-town for a wonderful church service and fabulous lunch at Silver Caboose on the Collierville square. The boys made me beautiful cards and handprints from school. It was a great day! Here are some pictures-



Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms! Thanks to our Moms for everything!

We love you very much!