hooping it up

Before...

and After...

(well, after waiting several days for the utilities to be marked, finding out the gas line was right where the hole needed to be, carefully digging around the gas line, blisters, very sore muscles, 5 trips to Home Depot, 6 bags of concrete, a little swearing, and almost smashing the glass 3 times, that is...)

capturing a moment of the grumps

I know, kid. Life's rough sometimes.

Having to push your little sister in the swing so I can take pictures is so not fair...

But whatever you do, don't smile...

No, really...

it's the big swings now...

When Ainsley wanted to swing the other day, I started to lift her and put her in her "baby" swing. She very quickly let me know that she wanted to swing in the big swing. And then she kept asking me to push her higher. I told her I didn't want her to go too high, to which she replied, "I can go higher. I'm not a baby anymore, Mama. I'm an Ainsley!"

(The messy face is for you, Auntie Nancy!)

i think he may be a little too "plugged in"

I'm reading a book to Jackson and he says, "Um, can you pause this? I need to go to the bathroom!"

lunch with the birthday boy

Ainsley and I volunteer in Jackson's class every Wednesday. (Well, I help with Math and she sits at the back table, looking cute and soaking up everything!) She's kind of a rock star with the class...we usually stay for lunch and everyone wants to sit by her. But on Jack's birthday? I got to sit next to both rock stars. It was awesome!

on being 6

I asked Jackson, "What's the best thing about being 6?"

"Well, opening presents, I think."

"Anything else?"

"Oh, yeah! And eating cake!"

Well said, my son.

way better than olan mills

The week before leaving on our Spring Break trip, I contacted a friend from high school, who happens to be a fantastic photographer, and asked her to meet us in Danville to take some pictures of the kids. You can click here to see some of the photos on her blog. They are wonderful and I'm having a hard time deciding which ones to order!! Thanks, Jessica!