3 YEARS OLD!!

Today is Sara Catherine's 3rd birthday!! I can't believe it has been 3 years since this precious little girl came into our lives. "Sister" has been waiting on this birthday for probably 6 months. She had a party at GO with several of her friends and they had so much fun. Then we came home and had more cupcakes so everyone could see her "special" present from Pawpaw and Nanny. Kevin's dad, who is a wonderful carpenter, made Sara Catherine a playhouse for the backyard. It is darling!! We even had a "closing" and Sara Catherine signed the deed to the property and they gave her the keys. She was so excited!! What a special memory of her 3rd birthday!! I'm sure we'll be spending plenty of time outside in the new house!!

My brother Ridge, who has been in Iraq, came home a couple of weeks ago!! He will be here for about a month. We were all so excited to see him back safe and sound! Thanks to everybody who has included him in prayer requests over the last several months. Jackson and Sara Catherine had so much fun going to the airport in Columbus to see Uncle Ridge get off the airplane! What a fun afternoon!

Jackson's Valentine's Party

I saw my friend Amber at the store yesterday and she reminded me that I needed to update my blog! I know it's been several weeks since my last post- it's been crazy over here!

Today was Jackson's V-day party at school. They all looked so cute in their party hats! They sang us several songs, including a hilarious version of the hokey pokey and their phonics song- very impressive!! Jackson loved handing out his valentines to all his friends. I had so much fun hanging out with the Circus Stars and especially my little Valentine!! ( He looked so cute in his pink shirt and jeans- my Grey's Anatomy name for him is " McStudly")

Jesus Loves Me

The kids made crowns in church today and they wanted their pictures made in them. I swear Sara Catherine's dress was clean and her hair was brushed when we left the house this morning, but we went to eat Mexican for lunch so you know how that goes!

Kevin's Big 3-0!

Friday was Kevin's 30th birthday!! Finally! Now he can't tease me anymore about being in my thirties. I had planned a surprise birthday dinner with family and friends at Vanelli's. It was a lot of fun! Kevin's parents came from Arkansas, my family came from Columbus, several of our friends from Tupelo, and Kevin's best friend David George and his family from Corinth. He was very surprised! While we were getting dressed, he kept thinking I had gotten tickets to Cirque de Soleil at the BancorpSouth center! He was really worried about that- although I do really want to see that show, he is not a fan. Happy Birthday honey! I love you!

Christmas pics

Happy New Year! This holiday season has been very busy and has gone by very fast! It's been filled with a move, strep throat, and trips to Arkansas and Columbus! I am glad to see 2009!
The kids had a great Christmas, as you can see from the pics. Jackson is obsessed with his Star Wars costume and mask, and Sara Catherine has been cooking up a storm with her new kitchen and pots and pans. We are either having a shootout with Star Wars dart guns or having our order taken at Sara Cate's Diner. In all the commotion this year, I didn't send out hardly any Christmas cards! So enjoy the pics, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Christmas lights

Every year we drive over to Fulton to see Christmas lights. There is a house there that has a great display of lights. They have Santa waving at the kids, Disney and other cartoon characters, a nativity scene, and much more. I tried to get a good picture of the kids by the Baby Jesus, but as you can see, I didn't try to find the right setting for my camera until we out of the car and freezing! I finally figured it out and got a decent one of Jackson but Sara Catherine was already back in the car. Oh well, we had fun!