Thank you......;o)

Just want to say "thank you" to my dear friend (although I'm not sure which one of you:) left the envelope on my counter yesterday. I think I have a pretty good idea, though;)......

I am so thankful to have such amazing friends and family. It makes me tear up thinking about how many people love and pray for our sweet baby A. Although none of us have held her in our arms, we all carry her in our hearts:).

Me

LOA and pictures all in the same day!!!!

No time to type a lot, but we received these adorable pics of Miss A. this morning! And, another huge surprise....our LOA was on our doorstep this am, too.....very exciting day at the McJ's.

Mr. Fix-it...

D' loves to work w/his daddy "fixin" stuff. It is pretty apparent from this picture that he is a great student! He was riding his NEWHOWLAND ride on toy today, and decided that it needed some minor adjustments. The next thing I knew he flipped it over on its side, grabbed a screw driver from the tool box, and implemented his own maintenance program. After he was done, he announced to me..."there, it all better now." What an imagination!

Wanna' move to Louisiana??

Miss M.'s latest project for school was to create a sandwich board encouraging others to have the desire to move to a state selected by the teacher. She really didn't want to do Louisiana, but after further research she thoroughly enjoyed herself! She found out a lot about her state (as did her mother;), and her board turned out great! Here she is, modeling her advertisement.....

D'.....pondering life:)

The other day I was frantically racing around the house trying to get Mr. J and Miss M. ready for school. Imagine chaos...backpacks flying, socks un-found, shoes being dug out from wherever they were last left, etc. I was calling for D' to come down and get ready to go, and as I passed the stairs, this is what I found.....He was obviously enjoying watching it all from his vantage point atop the stairs:).

D' has the funniest sense of humor, and there really is never a dull moment at our house.

Mater and Me...

I am really not keen on getting my picture taken, but Mr. J. asked if we could take one together the other day, and I couldn't say no. So, here we are...J-man and mom. He poses for pictures just like his Papa Tom:).

In his spare time....

I have SPRING FEVER! We all love being outdoors! I love to do yard work, and the kids can literally play from sun up to sun down (as long as it isn't too bitterly cold, of course) outside. The sun was shining last weekend (although it was slightly frigid), and we took advantage of it to the fullest. I donned my "yard work" clothes and headed outside to clean up debris, weed out flower beds, rake old leaves, and prune back plants. When Mr. J., Sr. arrived back at the house, he even got in on the action. He LOVES to prune trees (just ask his mom and dad:), and supposedly he has inherited his grandfathers love of the hobby. So, here he is...right before dark pruning our pear tree. Now, that's dedication:). I love my husband! Mr. J., Sr. on the pool ladder w/D'

D' assessing the situations