Playing with Luke

Luke and Jake went to play on the playground after school. It's always fun when Luke's around!

If one was going up the other one was coming down. Couldn't get it straight to get a picture together. On their way up the slide.Jake jumping; Luke pivoting.Watching the train.

Happy Easter!

Easter Day was a crazy day this year with everything that was going on but we were able to still make it to Grandmama & Papa's house for lunch with the family.

We had to pack and leave the house so quickly on Friday and I was going to make sure Jake had his Easter basket even though he might not be at home Easter morning. We ended up taking Jake back to Chapin with us Saturday night and guess where the Easter basket was....still at Nana & Pop's house!! I couldn't believe it after all of that hard work but luckily Nana & Pop remembered to bring it with them to Grandmama & Papa's house. I don't think I will be able to get away with that after this year but it all worked out.

Wow....cars!

Sharing with Aunt Tonya.
Emily's new sunglasses from the Easter Bunny.
Pop rocking Emily after her bath.

Nana & Emily
Emily eating her chocolate bunny from Tara.
Aunt Suzanne and Nana.
Aunt Tonya, Emily, and Auggie Dogg.
It was a beautiful day to play outside and that's exactly what Jake and Emily wanted to do.

Can't go to Papa's house and not ride the tractor or lawn mower.

Loves the Window

Jake has never had a window that could be rolled down while he's riding. The explorer was a 2 door and back in 1991 power windows must have been a luxury :) I didn't really think about how Jake would like to ride with the wind in his face. Well, he loves it! Here are a few pictures from the other day...

Enjoying the fresh airAs I'm taking this picture I'm telling him to put it down...and of course I can't reach it.Could you have guessed? ...now it's gone.
A couple of turns later I looked back there and he had his shoe hanging out of the window. I didn't reach for the camera this time and just went ahead and pulled over. Now we move everything (even his shoes) out of his reach when he wants the window down.

In Memory Of

Sadly Jamie's Grandmama passed away last week. She was a wonderful lady and we will miss her very much!

Mary Jo Hawthorne
1929-2008

Easter Eggs

Yesterday Jake helped dye and decorate Easter Eggs. He didn't really know what was going on but once he found out that you can drop the egg on the counter and it would crack he was on board. We also didn't stick with the stickers that came with the dye. We pulled out the Mickey Mouse stickers!!

Picking out the stickerPicking out the eggDecorating! (That's chocolate under his nose)
Jake also got to play with Faith and Ryan after school. Thank goodness the weather is getting warmer!
Rare moment to see Ryan actually getting a turn. Way to go Ryan!Faith and Jake helping Gary unload the Bobcat.

Emily's Dedication Weekend

Emily was dedicated at her church last weekend. We all had a great time but really missed Nana and Pop. They were sick and unable to make it but I think we took enough pictures to make them feel like that were actually there.

Spring Break with Aunt Suzanne

Aunt Suzanne had Spring Break last week and decided to take Jake with her to Nana and Pop's house for a couple of days. It was a nice break for Jamie and I but we were very excited to get to see him again Friday night in Charlotte. Aunt Suzanne did a great job of taking pictures so we didn't feel like we missed a thing.

Our New Car...

Thanks Jamie...We love it!!

Toyota Sequoia

First trip to see the DENTIST

Jake went to the dentist for the first time today and did GREAT!!! I couldn't have asked for any better. The nurses and dentist are wonderful. We've been reading him a book about the dentist for a while and it seemed to have been a great help.

BEFORE the cleaning...


The cleaning...


AFTER the cleaning....he decided he better put on gloves like the nurse and clean the teeth again.

PlayHouse Disney LIVE

Mickey Mouse came to town and you could bet we were going to be there to see him. Thanks Gary and Michelle for letting us in on the 'secret' !

Weekend with Emily

Emily decided to have her first sleep over without her parents at our house last weekend. Aunt Suzanne was nice enough to give her a ride. Thanks Aunt Tonya and Auggie Dogg for letting Emily come over!!

Here are some pictures from the weekend...

Playing with the trains
Bath time
Still a little sleepy
Performing her new single

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Sitting in Pop's chair
Papa, Jake, Grandmama, and Emily
Aunt Suzanne and Uncle Brian
Jake and Papa telling jokes
Yummy

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