Memorial Weekend

We had a nice trip to the beach to stay with Jonathan's parents. Of course Lilly was quick to make friends with all the neighbors, calling them by name before bedtime on Friday. Her spirit for life warms my heart. At the pool she kept asking one little girl (about 25 times) "What's your name?" The little girl would not answer her and I just wanted to say "Hey tell her your name and she will leave you alone or leave, but don't just ignore her!" Of course years as a teacher and a good example from my own Mother, told me to just sit back and say nothing. Of course Lilly blurted out "Mom, this girl won't talk to me." Overall we had fun, Lilly went to bed tired each night. The little man was not so great with riding....crying about an hour each way and last night he was up 12-1 and up again at 4-5 and up for good at 6. We were VERY glad to get back to Gran and Grandaddy and all their help. May God bless our troops and the USA!

Catching Up

I love reading blogs, but sadly only have time to update about once a week. Lilly sang with her preschool Sunday morning and did a fabulous job. I was uneasy about leaving Jackson in a strange nursery, but he won over the lady there, he was the only baby, and he was great. (also have a video, but no pics..guess I will have to learn to post videos) Of course Lilly and her friend Emerald were the two out of about 12 that had to walk in with the teacher and sit on either side of her....wander why????

We have two turtles living in our pond and everyday when I come home they are on the dam, when I get out there with Lilly and my camera they jump in the water so we are constantly on a turtle hunt here. Lilly, aka...Elly May does love any type of animal. If we ever get pictures, I will post.

Finally the little fellow has cut a tooth. I was beginning to think he would be bald and toothless at one. He is so sweet and happy....makes the thought of having more seem not so bad. But then I remember being pregnant and I change my mind quickly. We are thankful to be blessed with two healthy and active children.

Weekend

We had a wonderfully busy weekend. Jonathan had a birthday and I spent most of the day cooking for him and some for Mother's Day. Lilly helped with the cake. She loved putting on the icing. We also went to pick strawberries and she kept saying "these are so big and juicy!" Mother's Day was nice, Jackson had his baby dedication and we had lunch with all our family!

Feelings

As a Mom it is very hard when your little one has their feelings hurt. I will be the first to tell you Lilly is stubborn, difficult and simply not perfect. That doesn't mean my heart doesn't hurt when her feelings are hurt. Twice last week she had her feelings hurt by others. Once at school and once at a birthday party. I knew Lilly's feelings were hurt because she wouldn't talk about it. Those who know Lilly know this is unusual for her. She is the youngest in her class at school and among her cousins she plays with, which leaves for her being left out. I realize this, but it is hard to explain to Lilly why people don't always want to play with her. Oh the Joys of growing up. It really saddened me to realize this is just the beginning for her! SO much to learn at such an expense.

On a brighter note, when she was left out at the party she was off alone and Jonathan went to ask her what she was doing. "Looking for Charlotte" was her response. She does love Charlotte's Web. I think we have a total of about ten pigs and they are lined up on her bed. She loves each of those Wilbur's!

Also: If anyone can tell me how to change the font color of this blog please let me know. The tool for that has disappeared from by tool bar!

Jackson 6 months

It is hard to beleive my little fellow is six months old. I think his size has kept him from reaching some of the milestones that Lilly did earlier. He is wearing 9-12month clothes. He just is getting the knack of sitting alone. He isn't crawling, but will scoot and roll where ever he wants to be. He loves being outside with Granddddy and his little face just lights up when Jonathan talks to him. He also takes notice of Lilly and Shelby and laughs out loud at them both. He is truly a blessing, as is Lilly, and the joy of my life!