We have enjoyed (well, mostly) a fun weekend of baseball.  Webb and Jackson stayed one night in an RV with a teammate and his dad.  This was a first for Jackson. I'm sure that was a dream come true for him.  I remember when he was four or five and we were riding down the road and he told me that one day he wanted a house that is "kind of flat and everything is on one level".  Well, it took me a few minutes to figure out what he was saying.  I realized that he was talking about a trailer.  Needless to say, the RV experience was one that he'll never forget.  Webb said that the boys stayed up until midnight.  They had so much fun. 

We just finished up with our tutoring for the summer.  Ms. Lisa is taking some time off and we aren't complaining.  I know Jackson would like a break and I am glad that we will have two days of not rushing out the door.  Last week, Ms. Lisa told me that Jackson had made wonderful progress and was getting through his lessons at a great pace.  He's certainly overcome a lot of obstacles.  Just this year, we were talking about things that we could thank Jesus for and he said, "I want to thank him for my dyslexia because maybe there are some gifts that come with it."  He's come a long way!  I think that I have too.

Our sweet lab mix, Poppi, gave us a scare last week.  I got up on Sunday morning and went out to feed her but she wasn't anywhere to be found. The search began but it didn't end until Wednesday, when we finally got her home.  I spent hours online posting on various sites and spent quite some time making posters and laminating them so that we could hang them around neighborhoods in our area.  Long story short, a man saw one of my postings and sent me an email.  Poppi was in his neighborhood, less than a mile from our house.  I headed out there with the boys and joined another friend for the search.  I had to leave early to go get Sawyer down for a nap so Holly took over the search.  She prayed and within in a short time, there was Poppi standing at her van.  We were all so thankful.  We now refer to Holly as the "dog whisperer" because Poppi is the second dog that she's brought home safely.

Sawyer is all over the place these days but he's so much fun.  He now climbing and loves to climb on his Mega Blok table and on his infant/toddler chair.  He has the cutest look on his face once he's accomplished his goal.  He's still putting everything in his mouth but the doctor said that it could be helping him develop a strong immune system so I try not to stress over it too much.  He loves potting soil, mulch, pine bark, stones, and cat food!  Of course we try to discourage him from eating those things but still...he's eaten his share.  His new favorite song is "Who Let The Dogs Out" and he loves when Granddaddy plays it while his brother and  cousins dance.  He also loves to sing and hum right before going to sleep.  We usually can settle him easy at night with a song. 

We have another day of baseball and then we're off for a week.  I am so excited about getting to spend a lot of time together at home as a family.  It should be a good week.

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The underground dugouts at the stadium in Wilson

Even Sawyer is glad that Poppi is home again!

Playing in the dog's water bucket

Sawyer was talking about something when I took this picture.  I didn't know what he was saying but it was probably something about having to share the water hose with Davis last week.