First Tigers game of the season for the kids

First game of the season for the kids, and it was a loss. Oh well. Good thing there are about 148 more games.

We ran into David's cousin, Ben, at the game. Small world.

Real Life Farm

Jamie's preschool class had a field trip today to a farm.
We did the same trip last year with her class and Dawson's class, but the weather was cold, rainy and very muddy. This year was the opposite! It was a beautiful day and Jamie had a blast - riding a horse, feeding and holding lots of animals, milking a cow, going on a hayride and more...

new d&j photos

d&j had a little photo session this week with someone I know that takes fabulous pictures. Click on this post, to see her blog, for a sneak preview of some shots...

Silly Kids

Just some recent silly kid pictures....

More Jamie fashions

Dawson made this piñata pretty much by himself and got the girls of the neighborhood on a sugar high.

These grapefruit pictures are for Shontel, Joel, Nathan and Daniel....Dawson and Jamie challenge you to a grapefruit eating contest. They were sure they could beat what you ate, judging from your picture.

Lydia Visit on Easter

A visit from Lydia (and Joel, Grandpa & Grandma too) is always a highlight. They came for Easter weekend, and here are some pictures I just got around to posting.

Someone always has to be the smarty-pants and take a picture of the crazy people taking pictures.

Oh, gone are the days when the kids would sleep through a meal so we could enjoy it. So nice that Lydia still does it :)

Opening Day 2010

It was a cold Opening Day this year....but as always, lots of fun! Joel came with his friend Aaron, and Candace was my date. We tailgated with some friends of mine before the game, right next to the park, then went up to our cold, cold seats - for a great game. Yeaaaa for spring (sort of) and baseball again! Looking like it could be a good year for the Tigs.

Happy Easter!

"Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" John 1:29

Happy Easter!

Jamie's egg basket creation

Thank goodness we can play outside now!

Dawson feeling better and better everyday.....

Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy, Myringotomy and other tomys

Brave young Dawson went under the knife this week to get his tonsils and adenoids removed, and another ear tube placed in one of his ears because he was having a lot of infections again in one ear, and hearing on that side was almost gone. A lot of things to have done for such a little guy. He did pretty well considering what he had done.

This is still pre-surgery....post-op was a different look. I didn't take pictures of any of the after math, other than the next one.

Yes, this is totally gross, but kind of like an accident that you can't help look at. That is the giant tonsil that was causing all the worry. Worries be gone now.

Recovery is going better than anticipated, and it seems that he will be bouncing around again pretty quickly. For now, every 4-6 hours there is a minor meltdown, between doses of the narcotic. I'd have to say though, he is one tough guy! (all the ice cream and popsicles help with the bravery a little too.)