It's fun to have a girl!

Having a girl is so much fun! Callie has a new baby and she is a very good "mommy" Here she is feeding her baby green jello. Is it wrong that I am having as much fun as she is dressing up this doll and doing it's hair? Seriously, I actually sprayed the hair with detangler this morning and combed it--just like I do with Callie.

Lazy Days at Home

Now that we are finally done with our remodeling, we have been able to spend some fun time at home. I am enjoying both kids so much! Connor has been going to camp at the health club in the mornings, so Callie and I have some Mommy time together. She is just the cutest little girl in the whole wide world! She is full of personality, and she comes up with some new and goofy thing each day. Today she decided that two pacifiers was better than one.
Next week we are starting a kindermusik program. She loves music and dancing so much, so I know it will be just her thing.




While Callie naps in the afternoon, Connor and I have been working on different school skills. This afternoon, he played a computer game for a while, and then we did some drawing. This is the first picture of a face that he has ever drawn! After our hard work, we snuggled up for a little nap. Camp wears him out, so we have been napping a little bit in the afternoon. He starts school next week (mornings Mon-Thurs).





Each day, Connor picks out his clothes and dresses himself. As you can see, he is partial to tye-dye during the day. But at night, he is head-to-toe Spiderman. Notice the Spiderman picture in the backgroud, and the Spiderman lights on the headboard? When Grandma Judy was here, she bought him lots of Spiderman shirts, so he can keep his look up during the day. He especially likes to show people his Spiderman underwear!

Connor's hard at work

Last week we had a progress meeting at Connor's new school. His teachers were really helpful in telling us what we need to work on with Connor. So, we've spent some time gathering materials to help him learn. This afternoon, he was working on a special puzzle. Didn't he do a great job? This week we are going to set up a desk in his room and we'll be able to keep all his materials and computer programs together. That way, little sister can't get into everything, and Connor will have his very own place to work. Here's what Connor wanted to write to you: co.nn/;or00000000tfrrefesfs3ederqgedrw3d4fd

Connor's Last Day of School

Connor had his end-of-the-year picnic at Calvary Baptist today. Here he is with his teacher, Mrs. Garrison. She has been wonderful with him, and we feel so blessed that she was his teacher. He had a great experience in her classroom and he is much more confident than he was when he came in. We are going to miss her!

Big Matt shows his is bigger

Connor and his class playing in the magnolia tree

Connor and his friend Taylor. Notice Taylor's brother in the background--maybe this is why Taylor has a cast!

Our First Camping Trip

We had a great time on our first camping trip of the summer. We spent two nights in Myrtle Beach at Pirateland Campground. It was Harley Davidson bike week there, but the campground was very quiet. We rode our bikes around the campground checking things out. There is a great swimming area, a pond stocked with fish, and the beach is less than 50 feet away. We're looking forward to lots of fun this summer! And yes, for those of you who are die-hard campers, we know this is not "real camping", but it's as close as I will get!

It's a long weekend

Jason is working two 12 hour shifts this weekend. So that means I get to spend all day on Mother's Day with my wonderful children!

Today Connor had swim lessons, and then we went for a swim in our pool. Our neighbors came over and brought pizza, so we had a nice time. Jason is not working next week, and we have our first big camping trip planned. We are taking the camper to Myrtle Beach, where we will store it for the summer. Then we can camp all we want without having to take it back and forth. When we get back, Grandma Judy is coming for a visit. We love having her here, because Mommy gets out of the house!

We are finally, FINALLY, done with our renovations on the house. This was the first week since we moved here (a year ago!) that I felt like I could relax and not start working on the "next project" We're hoping for a nice, relaxing summer.

Spring Vacation

We had a great vacation! We began our trip at 3 a.m., hoping to make it most of the way while the kids were asleep. This was the first long trip for a potty-trained Connor, and it turned out to be interesting. He made sure to wait until about 5 minutes after each gas station stop to decide he had to go! And of course, he had to go immediately! We learned to force him to go at every stop, instead of asking him. Callie continued her routine of screaming every 30 seconds while we were on the road. First we headed to Sarasota and had a great visit with my Grandma, Dad, brothers Jason and Trent, and lots of cousins. We had a fun night out at the Melting Pot restaurant--one of my favorites.

Callie made sure to show off her FSU spirit for Jason and Liz.

Connor and Callie had fun with Grandpa Ritz at the beach and catching fish.

Then we headed to Marco for a visit with Grandma Williams. Jason and I went to Key West for an overnight trip--without the kids. I made sure to have a blue drink in honor of Eric Taylor, whose famous quote is "All I ever wanted was a blue drink!"

We had lots of fun playing in Grandma and Ed's pool. Connor is getting to be quite a swimmer!

We also spent time at the beach. The kids loved playing in the sand and collecting shells. We had great weather for flying kites too.

We even had some time to play at the park.

On our way home from Florida, we stopped off in Savannah for a few days. We spent a hellish 90 minutes on a tour trolley, while I wrestled Callie like an alligator. Jason probably had it worse though--Connor peed on him!! We had lunch at the Pirate House, a restaurant famous for being haunted by pirates.