Grilling and Chilling

A group of us met at Leslie and Lee's on Sunday. It was a great time!!! Hope everyone has a great week :-)


A game of cornhole going on...nevermind the "A" we'll get much better ones w/ an "AU" lol


Jackson had a great time, even though he was short a nap....


Mary and Emma, who was watching birds fly overhead

We had such a great time guys!!! Can't wait to do it again :-)

Fun in the Country

Last night we went way out to the town of Springville - all the way to the country! We went to a place called Local Color Cafe and ate supper and listened to a couple of bands play. They were really good!!! And we had so much fun :-) It was a last minute thing that someone I work with brought up, and luckily Jackie was in town, so she stayed home with Jackson. The first band that played we just saw a little bit, and they were good, but not the real reason we came. The second group of people that played, we loved. It was Jason Bailey, Michelle Cone & Kelli Johnson who played. They are kinda bluegrass players on their guitars, and one Jason Bailey on a mandolin. Boy, could he play that thing! They played Allison Krauss, Ronnie Milsap, Guns n' Roses, and some great original stuff. I would highly recommend you check them out if they play anywhere near you. Other than that, it's same ole stuff around here. Jackson is doing great. He still does not want to sit up. He can sit when we help him up, but he just wants to stand - silly boy. So we put him in the exersaucer to let him stretch those legs out and stand (supported) on them. He loved it and was so funny in it :-) Here's a few pics




I LOVE this one!


He just sat and played. He tried to get him mouth on all the toys (big surprise) and it was so funny.


Close up. He's changing so much and we still can't tell exactly who he looks like...


At Local Color Cafe, hanging out and listening to the music.


The rest of the gang.

Happy Birthday

My love! 30 years ago you were born into this world...almost 25 years ago we met as little kids...15 years ago you came to Donoho...we became good friends, and the rest is history :-) Here's a few pics from the last 10 years or so (I didn't dig too deep, lol); hope you enjoy:







We were such babies in this one...this was right after Wes came back from basic my freshman year in college.





Right after we got engaged



Our first Christmas together married

Way back when in Auburn

At Tyler's wedding

Me and you 2 weeks before Jackson's arrival :-)

Proud Daddy on Jackson's first day!!!

At our fav place - the beach

Cape San Blas

At Noel Mark's wedding

Celebrating your return home from the Middle East

It's true what they say about men in uniform :-D

Riding in a Blackhawk, defending our freedom!

You're the best and Jackson and I LOVE YOU!!!! Here's to MANY more!!!

Happy Birthday

Joanna!!! Have a great day! Hopefully we'll be able to see y'all soon.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday Mom!!! Hope you have a great one!!!

We've had a great weekend! Speaking of birthdays, we had a little party for Wes last night to celebrate his upcoming birthday...the big 3-0. I would love to upload some pics, but blogger is not cooperating, so I will upload them later. We had some supper at the house, then we went out to Wine'd Down. It was a great place to go. We were able to sit and have a drink and talk to everyone. Thanks to everyone who came :-)

Saturday we woke up to SNOW!! Here's a few pics that I got to upload. We took Jackson outside for a few minutes to see the snow again. He'll probably be 5 or 6 before he sees it again, lol.



He's always, well almost always, smiling these days.


I love this one :-)

5 months

Time is flying by...what else can I say?

Weekend Away

We spent the weekend in Anniston, making the rounds. We spent a night at my parent's house, then a night at Wes' parents' house and saw some friends in between. It's great having family so close. I know everyone enjoys getting to see Jackson (and maybe Wes and me too, lol). I was really excited that we got to see Toni and Mark, and their children, Zoe and Cooper. Unfortunately, timing wasn't the greatest and all children were either sleepy or sleeping. Oh well, at least we got to catch up for a little bit, but no pictures to prove it. Next time! Other than that, things are the same around here. Work has been really busy lately. A couple of days last week I didn't even get to see Jackson all day, which I hate! But at least he's got his daddy with him all day. That is really working out well for us. Wes is doing well in school and only has a couple of weeks left in this term. Here are some pictures of what Jackson is doing these days:



Lots of tummy time - he rolls over so fast these days and pushes up on his arms all the time.


Grandma time...


This weekend the weather was so nice, so we spent a little time outside Saturday and Sunday.


Jackson's new favorite thing to put in his mouth - his toes. It's hilarious :-D


First time in the high chair at Grandma's house. Actually, first time ever in a high chair. We haven't put him in one here yet b/c we haven't started him on baby food yet. We are waiting about another month for that - look for pics of baby food everwhere soon to come ;-)


With Dianne


And with Cleo. He was so good when we went over to visit!


How could you not fall in love with this little guy?


Getting kisses from Daddy


Jackson is trying sooooo hard to sit up, but he's not there yet. So everyday he does his "ab work" and strengthens those muscles. I'm not sure why he wants to sit up so much because everytime we sit him up, he pushes off to stand up. The boy does not want to sit, he wants to stand. And he never really lost that stepping reflex; he still tries to "walk" when he's on his feet. It's too funny!


Now, look closely at this picture. "X" marks the spot where I left Jackson when I went into the kitchen to wash bottles (the never ending job!). Maybe 5 minutes later (maybe not even that long), I came back into the room and found Jackson about 7 feet away - watching basketball on tv. I have never seen him move that far, so I had to run and grab the camera to document it. Leesa has her little tumbleweed and we have our little roly poly!


Close up of him watching tv...


BUSTED!!!