An Ordinary Saturday

It started off like a typical Saturday.

Cloudy.

Busy.

Soccer.

Kids.

Grant came to help out Hannah's soccer team

Hannah showed off her mad soccer skills

Hannah and Grant posed for the camera

Hannah showed how you can catch a ball better if your eyes are open

Samuel drove around in his pickup

and gave GiGi a ride around the driveway

Zarina spied from the pantry

Some beautiful rosebuds

developed

and teased

us with their

wonderful colors

I sent Susan this image and told her i thought these buds

would simply refuse to bloom until she and Jacob returned

but these just couldn't wait

Algae, the sign of a balanced ecosystem

Tickling your sister

Wonder what she was up to?

I was not kicking the ball in the house. Grin.

More posing

Lynsey and Matt came over for supper

and the Alabama Ole Miss game

With Ole Miss alum Mama Martha in the house

they kept their "Roll Tides" on the down low

Then I got the text message I had been waiting for.

It asked: "Are you super bored?"

Surely the sender knew better...

Mechanicsville Friday Night

Corn Field at Dusk

Luke: Pool Party by the Cornfield!

Samuel

Sophie

Delicious Chinese Dinner, courtesy of Melissa Schmutte

Carlee Is Here!

The much anticipated arrival of Carlee Smith is now a reality. She flew into Norfolk from Nashville Monday afternoon and arrived here Monday night. The children were very excited to see her, especially the girls. Her presence here is truly a blessing for our entire family.

Springtime in Mechanicsville

A Tale of Two Cities: Mechanicsville, VA

The news here in Virginia:

I received sad news from home in Alabama that my Uncle David passed away. He was my only uncle, my dad's brother, and my heart goes out to his sweet wife, Wannah. May God bring her comfort.

James helped Matt move from his previous apartment in Norfolk to on campus housing at EVMS.

I went to work and read lots of CT scans.

The older kids cared for the younger ones while I was away. Grace likes Samuel.

Noah played in a soccer tournament and he looked fierce.

We had pizza for dinner.

I did some laundry.

Sophie said "I love you" without an accent.

Lynsey attended weddings and rehearsal dinners.