Crocks

Ok, so I am not a fan of these shoes at all, however, they are very easy for C's to put on and take off by himself, which makes things a lot easier on me these days. They are also great for photos. They are so colorful they look great if you just take a picture of a child's feet in them! Here is a picture of C's new crocks!

Blood: Water Mission

I was just doing some searching for different photography ideas and I came across this website about a guy in the Virginia Beach area who put together this benefit concert to raise money and awareness for people in Africa who need clean blood & drinking water......so I just thought I would spread it along as well, please take a look at the website! Thanks


http://hamptonroads.com/node/271401

Birthday!!

Yesterday was my 27th birthday! I can't believe I am almost 30. Its seems like I turned 21 not too long ago. I turned 21 right after I started dating my husband.......geez!

Here Kitty Kitty....

There is a stray cat that wonders through my In-Laws yard sometimes. I love cats and wonder over to them every time I see one. This one is very loving and will rub all over you if you just sit there and let it. I yelled for Carson to come outside and take a look at him and here was the result. Every time the cat would walk away he waved wave and say bye bye to it and then he would chase it. In one of the pictures you can see that the cat rubbed up against Carson's face and he thought it felt a little weird! Then at one point a butterfly flew past and Carson stood there and told the cat to go catch it. When the cat didn't move, Carson looked at him again and said very sternly.....Go catch it!! Still the cat never moved and they just continued to play.....

Learning to Swim

Well we took Carson up to the pool the other day and he is finally starting to get the hang of swimming. We haven't been able to teach him very much especially when he was younger because every time we would put him in the pool he would get an ear infection. Well we put tubes in his ears back at New Years and his ears have been great ever since. We have to put wax in his ears with tap water, but we were told chlorine water was ok without it. My mom got some floaties for him and the first time I tried to put them on him a month ago he freaked out and didn't want anything to do with them. We joined Stonegate this year and when we took him up there the other day he voluntarily gave me the floaties to put on his arms. **I think he saw some other kids with them on and that made him feel better about them.** My dad had been teaching him how to dig and kick a couple of nights before, so when we got in the big pool with the floaties this time he was ready to go. My Mother-in-Law got in with him and let him push off her legs to a ladder, while Pa showed him how to keep his chin up and pucker his lips so he didn't swallow any water. He did so good and I can't believe he didn't freak out while in the water unattached to a human being. Here are some pictures from this memorable day.....

Pool Fun

We had a cookout with my parents last night at their pool. We had hot dogs, cheeseburgers, & green beans, & banana pudding. It was so much fun. Here are a few pictures....(that's my brother going off the diving board)

Birthday party

Well we went to Blake's birthday party this weekend. He turned 3 years old! It seems like just last year we were there for his 2nd birthday! Every year we go over they have a new blow up toy! This year they have a blow up slide that sprayed water on you when you went down it. Carson was of course scared to death of it. I put him on it once kicking and screaming and he threw a fit and said he was mad at me. :-) Here are a few pictures...

More wedding photos of the kids

Spider

I also snapped some shots of this spider that was spinning a web on the dock. If anyone knows what kind it is also please let me know. Ugly little guy!

SNAKE!!

Here is a picture of a snake that was in Smith Mountain Lake this weekend. If anyone happens to know what kind it is let me know. I thought it was either a water moccasin or a banded water snake. Anywho it was a cool snake!

Jud & Ali are Married!!

Jud is Matt's best friend and has been for a long time. He married his fiance' Ali this weekend. It was a beautiful wedding that took place at Bernard's Landing at Smith Mountain Lake. Here are some pictures of the wedding......