We are really enjoying our pool this summer. Alex can swim by himself but he has to wear floaties when an adult is not in the pool with him. The water is over his head. They especially love it when mom and dad get in the pool with them.

Cooper has been with us for a week now.

We told Megan she had to wait until the summer before middle school to get earrings. She wanted to go the first weekend after she finished 5th grade.

Megan won several awards on the last day of school: Music Memory, Overall Music Achievement, Writing, and the Principal's Award, which is the highest award given to a 5th grade student. We're very proud!

More pictures of Cooper. Eyes open now and moving around.

The new deck and fence. Wonderful!

Alex and Megan during field day. Megan is singing the National Anthem. No pictures of Samantha yet. Might have some later.

Progress! Our backyard is beginning to look the way we imagined. We love the deck already!

Here is the newest addition to our family. He is a silver Pug and almost 2 weeks old. We will be getting him June 15th. The kids are so excited.

The pool is here! Cherish says, "It's so BIG!"

Preparations for the new pool! It should be installed tomorrow. The kids are standing atop "Mt. Reidmore".

The kids in their Easter outfits. Thanks, Grandma Fern!

Making Easter story cookies. They didn't really rise like they were supposed to, but it was fun nonetheless.

The annual dying of the eggs...poor eggs.

We're back from an amazingly relaxing weekend in Pigeon Forge. Our cabin was so quiet and peaceful. We kept a fire going in the fireplace and read books as we cozied up on the couch. We took a trip over to Gatlinburg and bought some caramel apples. We visited the outlet mall in Pigeon Forge and played three games of mini-golf at Old MacDonald's Farm. Now, we're back home to begin our week of Spring Break! Nice...

Today we shopped at CVS and Walgreens. We bought a total of $54.95 worth of stuff for $3.84. We also received $12 in "Register Rewards" and "Extra Care Bucks" to spend at the stores next week.

We bought all of this at CVS for $2.93. That's a $28.56 savings off the original prices. CVS-ing is pretty cool.

I had the great honor of keeping my 3 year old neice and 2 five month old nephews while my brother and sister-n-law went to Mexico for 4 days. Kendall is helping me do laundry. I truely loved having them here. I enjoyed James and Ashley being here also. It was a delight to have them in my home.

Kids' Christmas 2008

Megan is a member of the Lee University Children's Chorale. These are picture from their Christmas concert. Megan had a special part as a member of a quartet.