Uncle Jason's Church Clothes

My mother gave me one of Jason's outfits when he was a little boy. Buddy wore it to Church today and looked almost as handsome as Uncle Jason did when he was a baby! I had the cutest, cutest little brother (you are still pretty cute, Jason). If you knew me then, you know I took such good care of my baby brother. I prayed and prayed for a brother - not a sister. Every star I wished on was for a brother. God gave us Jason on May 9, 1988. I can't believe it has been twenty years! It was a Monday at 10:30 in the morning. Mom checked me out of school and when we got home, he was waiting on the porch. I had to go back to school after we ate lunch, so I took the polaroid picture of us to show my teachers my new little brother. That afternoon, we went to Williams Brothers and bought Jason two new pairs of shoes. I rocked him to sleep that night while we all watched a Rocky movie and he slept in the port-a-crib outside my bedroom door. Seeing this old picture just brought back memories of little Jason. I love you, Jason!

Playing with Cousins

Thursday, the Carters came to spend the night with us. Fran came up from Brookhaven with the children. Everyone had so much fun playing together! We can't wait to see the Massengills again soon!

Bo's End of the Year Program

Bo had his program at JA on Thursday. He did not sing AT ALL! For someone with so much personality, it was not really what I expected. I guess he takes after me, not Will. You know Will loves to be the center of attention!

Friday Night Bowling

Friday night we went with the Anesthesia Department from UMC to the Larwil Lanes Bowling Alley. The boys had a great time. I had fun watching them. It took nearly two hours for our boys and two other little girls bowl one game. Bo even bowled a strike or two! We dined on burgers and chicken wings!

Sunday Clothes

I didn't get any good pictures of the boys on Easter. These outfits came in from Daisies and Doodlebugs this week. I love them! Bo has had some tantrums about wearing "Church" clothes. I told him that Sundays were my day and he would wear church clothes and shoes. He didn't argue with me today. I know it won't be too long until he wears a Polo and khakis. For now, he is still my little boy. Buddy's outfit is one of my favorites - ever - from Daisies. Who says boys' clothes are no fun? We didn't get home from Church today until 12:30, so the boys weren't too into pictures. This was the best I could do! Fake smiles and all!

This is Bo's spiderman football he got today at Walgreens. Last night during dinner, I told (bribed) him to eat his vegetables. If he ate one stem of broccoli, one carrot, one water chestnut, and one green bean, he could get anything he wanted. Poor boy. He was up to the challenge. I immediately left the room knowing what was going to happen next. He started eating the carrot. Chew. Chew. Gag. Gag some more. He threw up - not his whole supper, just a little. Enough for us not to make him try any more vegetables. So he got a Walgreens toy for trying!

Another Maniacs Game

Saturday, Bo had his second T-Ball game. He is rather social on the field - especially towards the end of the game. I think he would rather talk to his friends or throw his hat around than play ball. He had a great time!

Miss. State vs. Ole Miss

Tuesday night, we took the boys to the Governor's Cup at Trustmark park. Miss. State won and we all had fun. The boys weren't that interested in the game. Bo liked the jumpolines and Buddy just liked watching Bo jump.

Picnic in the Park

Last Sunday night, we went to Picnic in the Park at Laurel Park. It was so much fun, just one of the many things I love about our neighborhood. There was a two man band (bluegrass) and Pizza Shack Pizza. For dessert, Basil's iced cookies. The band even played a song written by Bo Carter, the blues singer. Here are some pictures from that night. We were the last people to leave the park.

Going Private

I have decided to set my blog to private this week. I just read another mother's blog (http://reformedgrits.typepad.com/reformed_grits/2008/04/im-a-safety-gir.html) and I decided to be proactive in this. I do post a lot of my boys pictures with their names. I have also posted pictures of friends, so I just want to be safe since we are not sure who all out there can read this blog. Please give me your email address so that I can add you to my list before I set this to private. Thanks!!

T-Ball, Birthday Party, Soccer . . . then BED!!

Whew! What a day! Will is in New Orleans this weekend. He said he had a meeting, but everytime I talk to him, I hear Bourbon Street in the background! That's okay. We had a great day today! Bo had his first T-ball game today. Both the Maniacs and whoever we played won! From there, we went to Jake's birthday party at Pump it Up. Happy Birthday Jake. I don't have any pictures from the party, but hopefully I can steal some from Scarlett. We ran home for a quick 30 minute nap and then on to our last soccer game of the season. I talked the the boys into renting Enchanted tonight. So we were all in our pajamas by 5 o'clock. Dinner (blueberry pancakes) was finished by 5:45 and the movie started immediately. I think all three of us wanted to go to sleep during the movie. The boys were asleep by 7:30 and so here I am blogging. Enjoy the pictures!

Playing at Belhaven

We went to the fountain at Belhaven College on day this week with a couple of our friends. These are pictures from our outing!