Isn't our house adorable?....

...Know anyone who may want to buy it? We are moving (or trying to I should say!) back to the Charlotte area so Aaron can finish up the degree he started at UNCC! All we need is someone to buy our house! So, if you know anyone that may be interested send them to forsalebyowner.com. More on this later!

I am so excited about an awesome give away!

I am trying desperately to win a free session with an awesome photographer that I know and I thought I would be nice and give you all a chance to win too! She is the best photographer and an awesome person! Check out her blog (sorry I don't know how to make it a link...I am kind of lacking in the computer skills area...) As if most of you don't know exactly who I am talking about!
http://www.destineeblau.com

The month of May...backwards...

I love pictures...Here are just a few from the month of May. They are backwards and really not in order...sorry...One big thing that is left out is my 33rd birthday. I have absolutely no pictures from that day to post. I don't really like the sound of 33. It sounds much older than 32. I am calling a "do-over" on 32! I will stay 32 but gladly turn 34 next year! Or maybe I will like the sound of 33 and go with it! Problem solved. Anyway...here is May in a nutshell!

A picture of Emily taken by Jake. I love that her tongue is half way out. (we have been using Aaron's old work camera since I broke mine.)

The sweetest face in the world! I love Jake with his summer cut!

The snake skin Jake found hunting that he finally is throwing away!

Jake and Bella posing at Dolly's in Brevard on Memorial Day! Best ice cream in the south!

Aaron and Jake eating it!

Jake relaxing...

Me and Jake playing in the water at Pisgah!

Me, Jake, and Bella!

Aaron and Jake...still at Pisgah.

This how Sophia spent most of the afternoon!

Dean's bald spot! Aaron took this one.

Jake trying to pose with Bella but really just squashing her head into the tube.

Jake holding one of the Quail's that they hatched in his classroom. They also had chicks and tadpoles.


One of the few pictures I took this season of Jake playing soccer. I decided to enjoy the games this season!

Jake after throwing the ball in...The camera was to slow to catch it...

Right before the other picture...

Me and my mom treating each other to Mother's day pedicures, a few days early.

My mom's toes!

Putting in the garden...There is a picture of me that Jake took, but I was getting out a clump of dirt that fell down my shirt! I won't be posting that one...



Jake on a field trip to Pisgah that I didn't get to go on because I was babysitting. My mom drove up to go...What a good grandmother.



My mother's day breakfast in bed. The picture of me with my hair sticking up crazily, and no make up will never see the light of day.

Jake washing his first 2 wheeler bike that he out grew to sell it for $10 to his buddy Cody.

Jake and his good friend Kaili, relaxing and eating a snack after running through the sprinkler for the first time of the season!

I will post again...

...In case anyone has noticed I haven't blogged for a while! :-) Are you all as busy as I am? Wow! Time flies...2nd grade is almost over...I am going to sit down next week and do one of those posts that is all pic's and hardly any words...I love those actually! I am a picture person. I think Jake is the cutest boy ever so be ready for some (okay-lots!) of pictures of his cute mug! I am also going to explain some time in the near future why I have been sooo busy...

My broken camera is cramping my style...

Well, that isn't completely accurate. The charger for the re-chargeable battery, that goes in the broken camera is really the problem... I tried to download my pictures and my battery died on my camera! I can't find the charger any where (after your post Melissa, I may check under my bed!)and it is driving me crazy! There are only so many places it could be and it isn't in any of them! So, my pic's are all stuck on my camera that really doesn't work...Did you follow all that?

I am dreaming of a camera that will take pictures like a pro every time. One that can take pictures one right after the other and with out that digital camera hesitation..you know the one were the moment is over and then it takes the picture! Or people have stopped smiling and are starting to step away when it finally captures the moment! I also dream of a super duper lens that zooms in to take pictures from far, far, away! A girl can dream right....

Actually I would just like to find my charger!

Another Jake quote...

About a month ago we were in Sacrament meeting and a women giving a talk started to cry. Jake looked up from writing in his journal and said "All women cry up there." I tried not to laugh out loud as I explained how feeling the Spirit strongly sometimes makes you cry.

He never holds back! I gave a talk yesterday and was talking about our Nerf basketball hoop we have taped to the wall in the living room (very redneck, I know, but hey I am a cool mom), but by mistake I said football. Aaron said Jake very loudly corrected me...I didn't hear him...I wonder how many people did..

Where does the time go...and other random things.

I can't believe there are only 34 days of school left! Jake and I counted the other day and were both shocked. How can 2nd grade almost be over? It feels like it just started. I have been soooo busy lately with PTO, callings at church, babysitting, trying to work in Spring cleaning, soccer, homework...okay that is enough. I could go on forever! You all get the picture because you are all doing it too! I am preaching to the choir I know! I just had to update a few things that have been going on lately since I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks. (WARNING-this is one of the posts that is for me to remember what happened so when I make this into a book we won't wonder what happened in April because I was to slack to blog...)
-Blog girls I have been trying to upload the screaming NKOTB video that you requested but for whatever reason it just isn't working...Stay tuned I will get it up I promise and you will have yet another reason to laugh at me! :-)
-Easter was fun. We went to my parents and had a nice weekend visiting good old Monroe, NC. Jake got to stay for a few days after Aaron and I left. Spring break isn't a whole lot of fun when Mommy is babysitting 3 babies. The summer will be long but Jake will survive.
-Soccer is in full swing and for whatever reason they still felt the need to have a game during Spring break! CRAZY! Jake scored his first goal of the season during the game so I won't complain too much but, it was an early game so I didn't even get to sleep in..bummer, but worth it.
-Very random, but we all got new running shoes! It happens so infrequently that I had to mention it! Rack Room had one of it's awesome buy one get on 1/2 off sales and our shoes were looking very sad-so we shopped! Every time I get new shoes I declare that I will never again wait 3 years to get a new pair...and then I always do. I am not going to do it this time! I hate shoes and now I remember why. When you wear them out they are no longer comfortable...duh.
-I am pulling my hair out over Teacher Appreciation Week coming up at our school! I am on the PTO board and I am starting to find that there really aren't enough hours in the day to get it all done! Especially when I take 30 precious minutes to read everyone's blog and write on my own! Time well spent! Your blogs always make me smile..
-My niece Anika, who lives in Uraguay, just read Flat Stanley at school. She sent us her flat Anika and we only had her for the day because she was going to leave for Florida the next day. We decided to take her to Cracker Barrel! While taking pictures I dropped my camera and broke it! It no longer zooms in...wonderful.