15th Anniversary & Baseball

What do baseball and our 15th anniversary have in common?  A lot!  The West Raleigh Baseball draft was last night and Webb wouldn't have missed it.  I can't blame him.  According to the coaches, the draft is pretty exciting.  The talk of who is going to pick who goes on for a few weeks.  I guess it's kind of like watching a thriller on the big screen or reading a suspense novel.  It's funny how little it bothered me that I was sharing a big day with the coaches and kids of West Raleigh.  That's what Jackson and Sawyer have done for me!  They've completely changed the way I view EVERYTHING!  I think I would've been very happy last night eating a Chick-fil-A sandwich.   Instead, I cooked an easy dinner and headed out to the park.  However, I'm expecting a really nice and quiet meal on Friday evening and one that doesn't include me cooking or cleaning up afterward.

This week, we've spent a lot of time outside playing.  The weather has been awesome!  We also have enjoyed a few really fun play dates.  My sweet kindergarten through high school friend, Desiree, invited us over for lunch on Tuesday.  It was such a treat since we rarely get to each lunch together and rarely do our kids get to see one another.  Rylei and Sawyer are less than a year apart and Jackson is about 15 months older than Halei (and they were together in preschool).  The meal that Desiree prepared was so delicious and it really was fun to see the kids interact.  Today, we met up at the park with all of the cousins, minus Anderson, and even cousins Leah and Davis.  It was very busy and the toddlers were on the move so I only have one picture to share.

Jackson's tutoring sessions are going well.  It's been a good week of school.  Webb enjoyed the baseball draft last night.  Everyone is healthy.  We've been blessed with 15 (mostly) wonderful years of marriage.  I'm thankful!  

Halei and Jackson

Rylei, imitating her daddy, I think.

Cole

Addison playing without a cast!

Andrew

Jackson enjoying the outdoors

Davis and Sawyer

Can you find Jackson in this picture? 

Thanks to Uncle Christopher, Sawyer got to sit on top of the big rock at the park. 

Feeling as big as his cousins now.

It's February 19th and Webb said that I needed to update the White House blog so that's what I am doing.  I have a lot of pictures from the past few weeks and at this moment, I'd rather post them than try to think about what to type.  I'm so tired.  Yesterday was absolutely beautiful and we spent the day outside.  Today is just the opposite. It's cold and rainy and Webb and I spent the day trying to find things to keep Sawyer busy inside.  As I am typing, Jackson and Webb are shooting hoops (on Sawyer's indoor goal) and Sawyer is standing on top of his rocking horse.  But hey, everybody is healthy once again!  We can deal with the rain.   

One of the highlights of last week was Jackson's Civil War trip to Virginia with Granddaddy.  He had a great time and learned a lot.  That's all for now.  Enjoy the pictures.

Trip to Virginia

Not sure what this look was about

Sawyer's newest trick

Watercolor project

Painting like big brother

Finished product

He found Cole's belly button!

Addison, Sawyer, and Cole