The Zoo

The kids and I went to the zoo today because it was the PERFECT day for it. Brayden is finally old enough to recognize and remember the animals (or so I thought). He thought that every animal he saw was a DOG! So we have some work to do. And oh...he didn't like posing in this first picture....can you tell?

Spring Break Day #2

Well today we worked in the yard from 8:00 am until about 5:00 raking leaves that were up to my knees! I am short so I know that doesn't say much but there were ALOT of them and we are still nowhere near finished! This is a picture of Karis and Brayden "helping" daddy run the lawnmower. Brayden thought he was so big getting to climb up there himself!

This is one of the many piles that Karis is helping with.It got old really fast though so I didn't have help for long.

Spring Break Day #1

Monday we went to see Jay's granddad "Pawpaw Lemonds". He (age 73) and his wife, Grace (age 75), live in Columbus, MS and have lived there for about 25 years. Jay is very close to his Pawpaw who is a Baptist preacher. Pawpaw is one of Jay's many spiritual influences in his life.

Jay and his Pawpaw (his dad's dad)

Grace, Jay, Pawpaw, Karis and Brayden

Karis and Brayden at Cracker Barrel

Snow Day #2

The kids enjoyed another snow day today! :)

Let it Snow!

Well today was a very fun day with the 5-6 inches of snow that we got here in Hernando, MS. I can't remember the last time that we got this much snow! The kids had a blast as you will see below. Brayden looks a little miserable, because he was! Karis had the time of her life eating the snow!

Ok, so Karis is saying some pretty funny things these days. Here are the top 3 for today saving the best one for last...

3. She got up from her nap and was looking at the snow and was concerned about the "eagles" getting cold. When I asked her what eagles do in the snow, she said, "They get all 'snowed' up mom!
2. When we came in from the snow, she said, "Mom, guess what my favorite part was?" I of course said "What Karis?" She replied, "My favorite 'snow part' was....eating it silly!"
1. And the best of all, she was sitting at the table eating a brownie, and being such the lady that she is (which she usually is, but not this time), she "tooted" LOUDLY. After excusing herself and Jay and I getting over the shock of it, she said, "Mom, that smelled like a teenager!"

Growing up...

"AWW MAN!"

Karis is now 3 1/2 and Brayden is 20 months and they are doing new fun stuff every day. Today...

Karis was singing one of her favorite songs this morning and she sand a word wrong that makes it really funny. She sand it as follows:

"God our Father, God our Father,
Once Again, Once Again,
We bow our heads and Thank You, We bow our Heads and Thank you,
AWW MAN, AWW MAN! (It is supposed to say 'A-men, A-men.')"

Brayden was standing at the window waving at his daddy as he was driving out of our driveway and said "Love you!" for the first time. It was precious...too bad his daddy didn't hear him!

Here are some random pics that I took this morning of Karis and Brayden playing this morning.


Pics with Daddy before he left for work

Playing and tickling each other

Brayden playing peek-a-boo