joseph, johnathan & jayne elizabeth

Monday, September 24, 2012

Class field trip: The Stables

The school took a fall field trip to the Stables. This was right up our kids area of expertise, lol. All the kids enjoyed feeding/riding the horses, equine 101, hay rides, and roasting marshmellows. I think Johnathan, Joseph and Titus enjoyed climbing one of the large trees the most! It seemed as though that was the highlight of the day for the boys! Jayne Elizabeth enjoyed her friends the most, she was very happy to talk about ALL she did!

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Uncle Ross & Uncle Kent

It was a great weekend! Uncle Ross and Uncle Kent came up from Auburn to spend the weekend with us! They were able to go to the boys soccer game, and I know this made Johnathan and Joseph feel extra special. I wish the Uncles lived closer, I am sure that they could teach our boys more soccer skills! Johnathan and Joseph wanted to play soccer with their Uncles after playing an entire soccer game! At night all three kids enjoyed a favorite pastime with the Uncles, reading books!!! It is so nice to see the kids run and grab several books and curl up with Uncle Ross and Uncle Kent to read! Makes this Mommy smile!

Go Gators!!!

We had a GREAT time at the Florida vs Tennessee football game with Ross and Kent. Our good friends Dale and Tina were amazing tail gate hosts! It is so nice to leave with the win #8 in a row!! We had such a nice game day, and the win topped it off!!

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Daddy, our superhero!

Lacey's dog Jubal is definitely a special dog to our family. Jubal has watched our kids grow, and is such a good boy!!! Jubal is now 12 years old. :Lacey came home from college one weekend and when she arrived home she found Jubal very sick! It was a miracle that she came home at that perfect time AND that Lacey has worked at the veterinary clinic and recognized the urgency!!! After arriving at the vet clinic Anthony quickly determined Jubal had a "twisted stomach." A life threatening, emergency. Lacey's family decided to give Jubal a chance, and proceed on with the surgery. Needless to say when we received the phone call, the kids wanted to go the veterinary clinic to see Jubal!! The surgery was a success and Jubal is a very happy and healthy boy! Way to go Daddy, our superhero this day for sure!

Monday, August 27, 2012

Cinderella has passed away

The pony at the farm was VERY old, and recently became very sick. Cinderella, was one of Jayne Elizabeth's favorite friends at the farm. We were very concerned Jayne Elizabeth would be heart broken at the news of her death. All three kids have prayed consistently for the pony, and their teachers have said Cinderella even made the prayer lists at school. So when she passed away, Papa wanted to wait until he prepared a "grave" for Cinderella, so that our kids would better handle the situation. Papa did a great job. I took the kids to the farm after school, and let Papa and Granna handle the news. Papa took Jayne Elizabeth to the grave side first, and calmly explained all that happened. Granna brought the boys later, and all three kids handled it very well. It is very sad, but their first pony, and Jayne Elizabeth's birthday party pony will always be a wonderful memory.

After Jayne Elizabeth got up from Papa's lap, she picked grass to put on Cinderella's grave.

Papa helped with the grass.......

the boys helped too.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Soccer, a tournament!

Best Friends Veterinary Hospital began its second soccer season with a tournament! The kids played five shortened games in two days! Our team did outstanding! If scores were official, then we won the tournament. The most important thing is that despite the heat and long day, the kids had a great time!! The boys wanted to play more after the last game, amazing the energy that these kids have! It was really fun, and the fellowship with the kids and parents made the weekend.

Jayne Elizabeth's class mate and friend Tucker plays on the 4 year old "pink" team. Jayne Elizabeth is still only three, so she wore her brothers jersey from last year , sweet!