I can't wait to meet London Paisley!

Hi everyone! I can get my crochet hooks out again and this time I get to use pink! I know it's hard to tell from a sonigram, but she looks like Carla! She definitely has her beautiful mouth! She will arrive around the first of October. I had dinner tonight with Carla, Daniel and Dylan. That's when they told me the news that my fourth grandchild will be a girl. My sister Dana was the last girl born in my mom and dad's family line; Carla was the last girl born in mine and Carl's family line; now here comes London!

Dylan is excited about his baby sister. Daniel and Carla took him to see the sonigram. I kept some of Carla's clothes that I had sewn for her, so it will be fun to play dress-up with London. Also, I will be getting out my ribbon and making bows of every color and size!

Keep them in your prayers for a healthy, happy baby girl and an easy delivery for Carla.

OK I Goofed

You've got to go to the bottom of these new blogs and read the entries from the bottom up. I composed the blogs in the order they happened, but they posted in reverse order...oh well!

The day ends at Jona and Donna's for a cookout

I didn't get any pictures of Jona cooking or of us eating because we were too busy enjoying each other's company. After a fantastic meal of grilled steaks (cooked by Jona on his new grill) and loaded baked potatoes, we ate Carla's DELICIOUS pineapple cream angel food cake topped with strawberries. She took most of the chef credit, but said Daniel helped a little. After the meal, the boys rocked out to Guitar Hero and then settled down for some serious gameplay. Ofcourse, Daniel was right in the middle of the game.

Oh, and I almost forgot the big surprise. Carla helped the boys paint a custom flower pot for me that highlighted the boys' handprints. And she left a spot on the pot for the baby's handprint after the arrival!

I can truly say, "I am blessed!" It was a very sweet Mother's Day weekend.

The IHOP traditions continues

Wyatt talked to MeMama and PawPaw Dan while we waited for the food. Dylan had to order exactly what Trey had. Then when his food came, he ate mine instead! By the time we left the place, they were on a definite sugar high!

The Next Morning

OK...Charlie and the boys tried to convince me that they were little angels and were still asleep. I knew that was wrong because Wyatt had already woken up at 3:30 that morning to play computer....yawn! So we goofed off awhile and then headed out again.

And the the Grammy fun begins

What could be more fun for the boys than an afternoon in the pool at my apartment. It took a lot of effort to get them to be still long enough to take this shot. Dylan and I had gone by the dollar store between games and picked up a BUNCH of pool toys. We swam for about an hour and played hard. When Carla got to my apartment after she got off work, she tried to talk Dylan into going home with her. But he would have no part of that. He was going to spend the night with his cousins and be in on all the fun.

After I was finally able to drag them out of the pool we ate pizza and headed to the movies to see Speed Racer. Dylan fell asleep as soon as the movie started, so I got in a lot of snuggle time with him.

Shots while the boys are waiting for the game to end

Dylan was so excited to be at Wyatt and Trey's games. And, ofcourse, they were equally excited to see him!

Jona's in on the action, too

Jona really seems to be enjoying working with Trey's team. He has great communication with the boys.

Wyatt's game was also on the agenda for the day

Wyatt has really improved his game. Here he is waiting for the pitch. Jona and Donna are very happy with his coach this year because he is taking time to teach Wyatt what he needs to improve his game. Also, the coach has spotted a strong potential for Wyatt to be a powerful leftie pitcher. He bats and catches right handed, but throws left. The coach has even had a former semi-pro to work with Wyatt on the basics of leftie pitching.

Trey at bat with Dad watching

This is Trey at bat. You can see his Dad, Jona, at third. He helps coach Trey's team. Here in Texas, Trey plays "Coach pitch" ball. Back in Mississippi he would be playing t-ball instead. The main thing is that he has fun. Trey didn't get a hit on this one, but last game he scored a run. It was really fun to watch him run the bases and then skip across home plate. He kept saying, "I got a home run!" (even though he was batted in)

I had THE most wonderful Mother's Day weekend with my family

I started off the weekend with Dylan spending the day with me while his mommy worked. I took him first to Trey's game in Anna...where Wyatt was already watching Trey play. The boys just chilled and ate sweets while Trey sweated out the game! Dylan decided right away that he wanted to play baseball!

This is the reason I moved to Texas!

I had a great day weekend before last with Dylan and his mommie and daddy! Dylan's daycare school hosted a festival and ofcourse he was the star of the show for their performance. I got there just in the nick of time to see his class sing. I snuck down front and sat on the floor right in front of the stage. When he looked up and saw me, he grinned really big and yelled, "Grammy!" Ofcourse that made me want to explode with happiness. After the show we had a fun time playing the games. Afterwards we went to a Chinese grill for lunch. Then, last weekend I was went to watch Trey play baseball. Jona is one of the coaches. Trey scored a run and was SO excited. I've gone to Wyatt's game too...his game is really improving. School is almost out for the summer. I guess I'll be back at Anna next year unless God opens the door for another high school computer position. I am really nervous about next year because I will have to teach Wyatt. That will be VERY different. He has already told me he will call me Ms. Grammy.