Fun-filled weekend!

Well, it's official...I'm the mother of a teen-ager! YIKES! Priscilla turned 13 today. That does not even seem possible. Where did my baby girl go? Time flies. They sure don't stay little long enough. We celebrated yesterday and went to Holiday World and she will be having her sleepover this Friday. Hoiday World was fun. We spent most of our day at the water park because it was so hot. By the time we made it to the amusement park rides, it started raining so we didn't get to ride as much as we would have liked. Jay Jay got to ride the carousel and the train. On Sunday, we got to meet baby Asher! He is a doll. I love his cheeks and all his hair! I'm sure he and Jay Jay will be good buddies as they get older. While we were there visiting, Priscilla, Jason, and Jay Jay swam in their pool for awhile. We had a really good family visit. Here are some photos...

Asher Zadock...

My Little Man...

Playing in the pool...

This is the life!

Welcome Baby Asher!

Our new nephew was just born today!!! We just got the call a few minutes ago that he had arrived. We're so excited and can't wait to meet the little guy! :-) It will have to be a couple of days though because Jay Jay is running a fever today. It may just be due to teething, but just to be safe we'll wait awhile before visiting baby Asher.

Update on Us...

Thought I'd post a quick update to let y'all know we're still alive and kicking! :) I just recently took a babysitting job to bring in some extra money so that is keeping me busy. I'm watching a 2 1/2 year old boy Monday through Friday. He sure keeps us on our toes! He's a lot of fun.
Priscilla is excited about her upcoming birthday and planning her birthday sleepover. I used to have so much fun planning and throwing her birthday parties, but now that she is turning 13, I don't think she wants an elaborate theme party like we've done in the past. I think we're going to take her to Holiday World the day before her bday also. She's been itching to get to the pool or waterpark. She recently got her hair cut short for summer. It looks cute! We attended a homeschool book swap at the park a few weeks ago and had a lot of fun there. We got some good deals on books for next year too. We're going to continue homeschooling (and attending co-op) for her 8th grade year since it worked out so well for us this year. Beyond that, I'm not sure yet. We'll pray and see how God leads.
Jay Jay is doing awesome. He is on the verge of crawling. He will get up on his knees and rock back and forth. He's also pulling up on stuff to his knees. He can go from laying down to sitting up on his own too. His most recent new foods are cauliflower, baby yogurt, and whole grain pasta...and he loves them all! This kid hasn't tasted anything he didn't like. I'm so glad and hope he keeps it up because I am such a picky eater myself. He still says "hi" all the time and "da da" and "tsi tsi" (sissy). Sometimes he will say "ma ma". His newest word is "nuh nuh" which is what he says when he wants to nurse. It is different from the way he says "na na" which means he wants a banana! LOL He is very vocal!
We're awaiting the arrival of a new nephew any day now. Jason's sister is due on Priscilla's birthday, but we're thinking the little guy will come sooner than that. Pray for a smooth and easy delivery!
We had a yard sale at mom's last weekend. We didn't do as well as we'd hoped, but we had fun nonetheless. I brought some leftovers back home and will probably do a yard sale here next Saturday. We did really well with the one we had at our house last year.
I think that's it for now. I had better get some stuff done before Jay Jay wakes up from his nap! Today is supposed to be my "catch up" day. Blessings...

This is why I scrapbook...

About a week ago, I (along with my mom and two aunts) went down to my grandmother's house for the first time since she passed away. It was really strange walking into the house without hearing her yell "Y'all come in!". I went there to go through the boxes of old photos she kept under her bed so that I could bring some of them home with me and scan them and make copies. As we were sorting through the old pictures, newspaper clippings, cards, and letters, we shared many stories, laughter, and held back tears. My heart sank when I realized there were so many photos of people that none of us recognized and there was nothing written on the pictures to let us know who they could have been. If only those photos could talk. I know they each have a story behind them and there must have been a reason my grandmother kept them for so many years. They were special to her. If she were here, she probably would have been able to recall a great number of them. Now I suppose we'll never know.
A few years ago, scrapbooking became my favorite hobby. It started out as just something fun and creative to do, but it has grown to mean a lot more to me than that. I cherish my albums filled with memories. And I hope one day my grandchildren and great grandchildren will be able to look through those albums and know who their ancestors were and what they were like.
Here are a few photos I took that day. And yes, I am going to scrapbook them.