MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas everyone! We aren't sending out cards this year, so everyone can just read all about the Eye's on the blog. After several "failed" attemps to get a great Christmas picture of the boys, we decided to give up.
We already celebrated Christmas with our family here in Georgia. It was a beautiful warm day. We were able to eat on the deck at my Aunt Linda's townhome in Suwanee. Everyone brought something to share. Afterwards, we opened gifts. The boys got new backpacks! Preston wears his everywhere, even though he has it so loaded down with HotWheels cars he can barely lift it.
We wish everyone a safe and relaxing Christmas and New Year!
Love,
Tracy

Jacob

Jacob's welcome home shower was yesterday at the winery in Red Bud, IL. Unfortunately we weren't able to attend. Our friend's Chris and Carrie plan to officially adopt Jacob sometime in December or January. They are just waiting for the end of the paperwork process...they've already been to visit him. Preston attended the shower with Nana and we heard they had a theme of airplaines, since Chris is a pilot. I'll try to attach a few pictures that they emailed to us. Please pray for Chris and Carrie as they wait for their precious son to come home with them!

Preston Goes to the Barber

Preston is staying with his Nana and Papa in Illinois. He went to the barber in town and got a little boy hair cut. Jeremiah and I have been waiting to see his new hair cut. We tried to see him last night on the webcam, but Nana had the old version on yahoo mesenger so we couldn't use it. She emailed us the new pictures today. We think he looks so handsome.

Peek-A-Boo

We had so much fun playing Peek-A-Boo with Parker tonight. He is attached to his "lovies". One of them is his yellow taggie blanket that his Nana made for him and the other is his puppy dog lovey that we received as a gift before he was born. He sleeps with both of them each night.

He was getting restless sitting in his highchair, so we got his lovies out and started to play Peek-A-Boo with him. He was laughing hysterically and we all had so much fun together. We tried to get some pictures of him playing, but everytime we get the camera out he gets so close to it, that it is hard to get a good shot.

Trick-or-Treat

Preston had his friend Audrey over for Trick-or-Treating in our neighborhood. They had a great time together. She was dressed as Spiderman, Preston was Dash from the Incredibles and Parker was a little Lamb. We left a big bowl of candy at our front door because we all wanted to go out Trick-or-Treating. When we got back there were 3 pieces left. Luckily we had one more bag of candy because our doorbell rang even after we turned the lights out. *Thanks Sara and Jeff for bringing some extra candy!

Preston and Audrey walked a long way, but Parker fell asleep in the stroller. We saw lots of pirates this year. Preston and Parker even got some special order candy from our neighbors, John and Sandy (racecar pez).

Happy Halloween,
Tracy

The Tractor Show

Gavin and Nicole invited us to go with them to the Tractor Show in Hoschton. They met us at our house and rode together. It was a beautiful sunny day and the boys loved looking at all of the tractors. There was even a pink one and the boys sat on it so we could get their pictures. They got to play some games and we entered a drawing for a little John Deere pedal tractor. Then, we visited Dixie's Pet Shop to get Gavin's little dog a Halloween costume. They found the perfect one...a little pirate to match Jeremy and Nicole's costumes. We headed to Chick-fil-A for lunch and our friends, Lesley, Austin and Jason met us there.

Jaemor Apple Farm

Yesterday, we took a drive to Jaemor Apple Farm. Preston had a blast doing the Apple Slingshot with his daddy. Then, the two of them went through the corn maze while I got the honor of changing Parker's diaper.

We had some fried pies and frozen apple cider - delicous! We bought some goodies to bring home with us and of course a bag of apples. I'll try to upload some of the pictures, but we are still having internet problems. I'll cross my fingers.

On another note, please pray for our friends Chris and Carrie who are traveling to Moscow on Tuesday to meet a baby for possible adoption! They are scheduled to leave Tuesday. I'm sure this is an exciting, yet nervous time for them.

Tracy

Guitar 101

Preston has taken to playing the guitar at Katelyn's house. Angie, Katelyn's mom, said he is a natural and acts like he knows what he is doing. Preston loves to sing and listen to music. He likes to sing "Hey Diddle Diddle" and now he changes the words to, "the cow jumped over the sun"!

Preston and his best friend Brock get to have game day/movie day at Ms. Crystal's each Friday. Since they are the oldest they get to play games or watch a movie in the movie theater! It looks like so much fun. I asked Preston if I could stay and play instead of going to work and he said it was just for kids and not for adults.

Parker is getting around so well now. I had to run into Kroger after work and for the first time the boys sat side by side in the little racecar buggy (that's what they call grocery carts in the south)! It was so cute. They both had their own steering wheel and Parker has evened picked up on how to make the racecare noise with his mouth like his big brother.

Love,
Tracy

Life with a 1 year old

I haven't been able to post as often as I would like. We've had a lot of problems with our internet service. I can log in on Jeremiah's account, but I can't upload pictures right now. Each time I try to add a new post, something happens. When I just logged on, Parker smacked his head on the corner of the computer desk...0uch.

Life is changing quickly now that Parker turned a year old. He is walking and running around constantly. Therefore, he is bumping into everything and falling constantly. Let the fun begin. Did I mention that he likes to climb?

We spent the evening with Preston's God-parents, the DiMuzio's, last night. After dinner all four of the kids were playing together and we looked over to find Parker standing on top of the bench for the Little Tykes table. He gets into everything. We're praying that he won't figure out how to get out of his crib anytime soon, but we know that is coming in the near future.

On Friday, Jeremiah took both of the boys to see Dr. Dolores. Parker had his 1 year check up along with four shots! Preston got just the flu shot. They both cried, of course, but daddy took them to McDonald's and to JungleJump to make up for the painful morning.

Tracy

Parker's First Birthday

What a surprise we got when we opened the door at Parker's first birthday party! Nana, my mom, flew to Atlanta for the big occasion. We had no idea. Right before everyone starting arriving I was looking through Parker's baptism album and his scrapbook and I couldn't help feeling sad that our family wasn't with us to celebrate such a special day. What a blessing that my mom had frequent flyer miles saved up!
Parker was taking a quick nap, but we woke him so Nana could hold him. He snuggled up to her right away. We had planned to have the party in our back yard, but it stormed all evening so we had a house full of kids and adults. It was great!
On Saturday, we went to Jungle Jump. I got a great work out chasing and climbing with the boys. It's one of Preston's favorite places to go.
Saturday evening we went to a Japanese steak restaraunt. Jeremiah and I had been there once before, but this was the first time for the boys and my mom. We all had so much fun. Parker was amazed by the smoke from the fire. The chef kept entertaining Preston. He threw sesame seeds all over him, pretended to sprinkle salt on his head, made a mess of the food and then squirted him with a fake ketchup bottle. It was so much fun.
We can't believe Parker is already a year old. He's trying to walk all over the place. The boys love playing together.
We are so blessed,
Tracy

Parker opens his first birthday present!

Parker got his very first birthday present in the mail today! I put the box on the floor and he couldn't wait to rip it open. I had to cut it with scissors since it had been shipped to us. It was from his God-mother, "Auntie" Jen. She always wraps things in the most beautiful paper. He had fun playing with the tissue paper and we put one of the outfits on him, after he had a bath of course!

I have Curriculum Night tomorrow night, so I won't be able to post anything on the blog. My friend Sharon uses Thursdays as a day to share something she is thankful for so tonight I'd like to share some things I' m thankful for.

First, I'm thankful for my healthy boys. They are so happy that they make us happy. I'm also thankful for the children in my classroom. Each morning I pray that I will be a blessing in their lives. I have seen such positive change in my little ones since they came to me on the first day of school. I must say, that I really feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be and that I am making a difference in their lives. When they come into the classroom in the morning, many of them say, "Did you miss me last night?" I always respond with, "I missed you soooo much and I'm so glad that you came to school again today!" I don't know of any other job where you can get hugs all day and be told by 5 and 6 year olds that they love you!

Two more days until Parker turns 1!
Love,
Tracy

Parker takes his first steps!

What a wonderful week we've had watching Parker learn to walk. Our babysitter, Ms. Crystal, had what she called a proud a moment when Parker took three steps on Monday. I must admit I was so sad that I missed it, but he must have known how much I yearned to see him learning to walk. He's been showing me his moves all week! Preston claims that he taught him.

We spent time this weekend with our friends, Matt and Amy Tinnell. They bought a house and moved closer to us! They have two children, Alex and Laura, and Preston adores them. When they come over to visit, Preston assumes that they should all spend the night. He doesn't care that they now only live 5 minutes away. Matt played the drums this morning at church, so we visited their church.

We spent the afternoon buying the final things for Parker's first birthday at Party City. We've been in search of a Curious George figurine for the top of his cake and we finally found one today. We hope that it won't be so hot by the end of the week.

Preston starts gymnastics tomorrow. We had to plan ahead and pack his clothes so he can change at Ms. Crystals house. This will be his first time to take gymnastics at the YMCA. He took gymnastics before at Spivey, but we are going to try to Y. He is really looking forward to it.

Some of you may know that a Publix grocery store is being developed behind our subdivision. Preston loves watching all of the large equipment and it's the highlight of his day to see what they are doing. Saturday morning Jeremiah took him behind our property see what was going on. They got a little cut up by the thorns, but a few band-aids later, Preston was ready to tell me all about the tractors and bulldozers. We can usually see all of the tractors and bulldozers from our breakfast room, but he wanted a close-up. We are excited to finally have a grocery story closer, but we are getting a bit nervous as the development spreads closer to our house.

Until next time,
Tracy

School Started

School started Monday, so as you can imagine, I haven't had time to journal on our blog. So here's a quick attempt to get everyone caught up. I love my new school in Braselton, West Jackson Primary. I'm teaching 1st grade again and I love my 19 little students. I started out with a lot of boys in my class, but one boy moved and then I got several new students, so it's evened out now. They are so sweet - some of them are still five-years-old. It's hard to imagine that they are so close in age to Preston. They all have their unique personalities and make going to work each day such a joy. Although, I must admit I'm ready for bed when I get home!

Preston and Parker love going to Ms. Crystal's house. Preston has become best friends with Brock, her oldest son, who is four-years-old. Parker has a little friend named Micheal. Crystal is so loving with them. She takes them outside to play, reads books to them, feeds them healthy meals, holds them and loves them. We are so thankful for her. She keeps a daily journal for each of the boys and we love to read them at pick-up time. One day she wrote, "Preston, I mean Dale, Jr., had fun looking out the window with Brock. They were watching the squirrels play." Preston tells everyone that he is going to be Dale, Jr. when he grows up.

Parker will be turning a year old on August 24! We can't believe it. He is so loving and brings so much joy to our lives. He still has just two teeth, but some others are trying to come through which is causing lots of tears. He isn't walking yet. He loves to wrestle with his big brother. Parker will eat just about anything. Ms. Crystal is just amazed. The boy loves food! If Preston won't eat something, we can just give it to Parker! His favorite thing to do is play with the doctor's kit.

Jeremiah is still working at the YMCA. He still needs two more classes to complete his personal training courses, but they haven't been offerred yet. We are leaving in a moment to go work-out and swim (and say hi to daddy). Keep in touch. If we haven't heard from you in a while, send us an email at mrandmrseye@yahoo.com

Love,
Tracy

Find-My-Glass

"Mommy, where is my Find-My-Glass?" I had given Preston and Parker a box of dinosaurs to play with and a magnifying glass. They played a long time together examing the different dinosaurs. I must admit that I don't know the names of the dinosaurs and often find myself just saying a dinosaur name, even though it probably isn't the correct one. So, if anyone is reading this, we need a dinosaur book for Parker's 1st birthday so we can learn the correct names. Preston referred to the magnifying glass as a Find-My-Glass and it took us a while to figure out that he meant the magnifying glass.

We ate lunch out today. Behind me, I saw a beautiful girl sitting in a wheel chair with a blank look on her face. She had her church clothes on, a white blanket over her lap and a perfectly placed bow in her hair. I couldn't help but think how much work it must be for her parents to take care of her. I immediately prayed, "Thank you, Jesus, for my healthy children". As we left Preston asked me what was wrong with her and I explained to him that her arms and legs don't work so she she sits in a wheel chair. "But why is she sitting in the wheel chair?" I once again explained that her arms and legs don't work and she wanted to eat lunch with her mom and dad so she had to sit in the wheelchair. As I glanced back through the window I saw her mom and dad bow their heads to prayer before their meal. They will never know, but they inspired me today to be more thankful. So today I was reminded to be especially thankful for my boys who are able to walk, who are able to feed themselves, who are developing "normally" and yes, for the mess they make when they eat :)

Love,
Tracy

Back to School

This week I attended the New Teacher Orientation for Jackson County Schools. The boys attended their first day at Ms. Crystal's house. We are all a bit tired and trying to get into our new schedule. The boys did great at Ms. Crystals. I know they both enjoy playing with the other kids. Preston informed us that Ms. Crystal is a "nice boss".

Norah Jones

For those of you that know me well, you know that I love Norah Jones. In fact, Norah's music can often be heard in Parker's nursery when he is resting. Tonight I heard Preston singing at the kitchen table. When I questioned him as to what song he was singing he replied, "It's a new Norah Jones song. I made up the words."

So here it goes - the newest release from Norah Jones (although she doesn't know it). "It's really dangerous, you might cry because saws cut you. You do cry, but it's okay to cry. That's why it's really dangerous. " That's my song...by Preston Eye.

Back Home

We are back from our trip. We spent the day catching up, doing laundry, paying bills, etc. The boys are happy to be home and have spent most of their day playing together in the play room. I'm going to try to post some of the pictures that were taken at West City Park while we were in Festus, MO with Jeremiah's family.
Love,
Tracy

Vacation Week

This week we have managed to swim at Nana and Papa's pond, visit with friends and family, go to Grant's Farm, have family pictures taken, celebrate Grandma Jan's birthday at the Morgan Street Brewery and best of all...we met our nephew Seth!

Tomorrow we will leave Illinois to drive to Ohio for a family reunion. We plan to visit with a lot of relatives. On Saturday Jeremiah will be playing golf, while Preston and I go horse back riding!

July 13, 2007

We are going home tonight! We are leaving around 9:30pm when Jeremiah gets home from work. I've been cleaning the house all day and I attempted to get all of the laundry done so that we can be ready for me to head back to teaching when we return. I'll have two days at home before I have to attend the Jackson County teacher orientation.

I was just trying to catch up on my emails so I popped popcorn for Jordyn and Preston. They are watching Stuart Little 2. Parker Reese kept bugging them for popcorn, but he can't have it yet so I gave him a little bowl of Cheerios. I just went to check on him and he is sleeping beside the couch with his hand in the empty bowl! There is nothing sweeter than the site of sleeping babies. We are so blessed to have our boys. I wish I could post a picture of him right now, but I already packed the camera.

We have a busy week ahead of us. We'll be spending time with both of our families in Red Bud, IL and Festus, MO. On Friday we are driving to Ohio for a family reunion. We are really looking forward to this time to relax with the boys and especially to meet our nephew, Seth. Seth is Josh and Angie's son. They've been stationed in Japan so we have never met him! We have seen him on the webcam, but this will be the first time we will get to truly meet him.

Love,Tracy

Today I wanted to spend the day with Jordyn. We went to see Bianca to have our hair done. Jordyn and I both got short hair styles. Then, we went to Beaners Coffee. Jordyn looks so grown up with her new sassy hair do. She was in heaven ordering at the Coffee shop. I think she enjoyed the time alone with me. We had to run to Wal-mart after that to get some bottled water and snacks for our trip home next weekend.

Parker is still running a fever. We spoke with his pediatrician today and she is going to meet us at her office tomorrow if he is still running such a high fever. We love her so much. She is so caring and doesn't want us to have to go to the ER over the weekend. We are giving him Motrin and she is waiting for us to call her back in the morning.

Normally on Fridays we have Family Movie Night. Tonight Jeremiah is working from 7-9pm so we just brought home Subway and Preston is watching Pete's Dragon, my favorite movie when I was his age. Jordyn is next door showing off her new hair cut to Chas and Nancy. Parker is already sleeping.

Love,Tracy

July 5, 2007

We spent a couple of hours at the JumpZone in Buford today. Jeremiah went with us and he had just as much fun as the kids! Our neighbors daughter, Katelyn, and her grandma, Becki, followed us there. Katelyn's mom is have a baby today so we were trying to keep Katelyn busy!

We spent the 4th doing all sorts of fun activities. We started off the day at the Braselton parade and then went to the little festival that was in town. We came home for lunch and then went to the Mixon's to swim. While we were there we met the sweetest family and the kids all had a great time playing together. In the evening we parked at Progessive Lighting and set up camp in the field to watch the fireworks from Chateu Elan. It was a little too far away to see them very well, but Preston still enjoyed them so much.

Parker Reese is running a fever tonight so say a little prayer for him. He has been running fevers on and off. We think it is just his teeth, but he doesn't want a moment without his mommy. Jeremiah and Jordyn try to help out with him, but he wants to cuddle with his mommy. Hopefully a day of rest tomorrow will help him to feel better.

Love,
Tracy

July 1, 2007

Last night we were invited to go to a Fourth of July party by our neighbors Lesley and Jason. We had our boys, Jordyn and our neighbor Alexis with us. They all fit right in. There were tons of kids and they had a blast. There was a bounce house, water guns and water balloons. Jordyn got soaked so we didn't stay for the fireworks.

On Saturday Jordyn took a CPR and babysitting certification class. She had such a great time and came home ready to babysit. She is always good at quickly making new friends. She has been begging Jeremiah and I to go out so she can watch the boys. She's been helping out more with Parker's diapers and playing with Preston.

After church this morning, I took Jordyn, Preston and Parker Reese to Commerce. Jeremiah had to work so we went to the Tanger Outlet since Jordyn had birthday money to spend. We visited all of her favorite stores. While I was watching moms shop with their daughters I thought to myself that God knew exactly what he was doing when he blessed me with two sons! We left just in time to avoid getting drenched by the afternoon storm. However, it was raining so bad on the way home that we had to pull into a neighborhood for a while because we couldn't see the road. We made it home safe and now both of the boys are napping. Jordyn is spending time with our neighbor, Alexis, because they are leaving for Florida in the morning.

I'm so thankful for the special time that I have off work to spend with the boys, Jeremiah and Jordyn. I don't know what this week will bring, but I'm sure we will fill up our time with fun activities. I'll be sure to post our outings on the blog. If you want to keep in touch with us our email address is mrandmrseye@yahoo.com

Love
Tracy

Jordyn travels First Class

I wanted to add a little bit about Jordyn first airplane ride. The captain moved her to First Class because it was her birthday! He announced that it was her birthday over the intercom and everyone sang to her. Then as they were getting off the plane she had to remain seated since she was traveling alone and she is only 12. The pilot announced what seat she was sitting in so that everyone passing by could wish her Happy Birthday as they got off the plane. This will be a birthday that she'll always remember. She said after everyone got off the plane, the Captain escorted her to the desk and waited there with her until he had to go for his next flight.

June 26, 2007

Happy Birthday to my sister, Jordyn and to my brother, Travis! We went to the airport today to pick up Jordyn. Her flight landed early and we were just getting to the airport when she had landed. Luckily, she had her cell phone with her and she called us. Parker was screaming in the car because he's been sick and not feeling well. We couldn't find a place a to park, so I took Parker and off I went to locate Jordyn. I had to check in at AirTran and get a boarding pass. Then I headed to security. The lines were so long. It took me about 1 1/2 hours to get through security and then I rode the train to C concourse and made the hike to gate 10. Can you just imagine me running down the hall with fussy Parker in search of Jordyn? I got to the gate C10 and the agent told me that they didn't have any flights from St. Louis that I must be at the wrong gate. I politely explained that her flight arrived at 1:00 and I had already checked with the AirTran agent and that I was to pick up Jordyn at gate C10 because she was a minor. I finally located her in the holding room. She was watching The Cate in the Hat with a ton of other kids that were waiting.

Jordyn was so sweet and held Parker most of the way back to baggage claim. We got on the train and Parker took to her right away. I forgot to mention that I had to leave Jeremiah and Preston to find a parking spot and we only have one cell phone so we were a little nervous about how we were going to meet up again. Jordyn, Parker and I got of the train and came up the escalator to claim her baggage we saw Jeremiah and Preston standing right there. What a sense of relieve. Jeremiah had already picked up Jordyn's luggage.

We stopped at Publix on the way home to let Jordyn pick out her favorite ice cream to go with her cake. She picked Chocolate Frozen Yogurt. Then we got her some balloons. I made lasagna, salad a baked bread. I made her a special breadstick in the shape of the letter J. After dinner she opened her card to find out that we were having a pool party for her at our friends, the Mixon's. Jordyn went next door to pick up her friend Alexis and then we headed out to the Mixon's to swim. Jordyn, Alexis, Avery, Audrey, Preston, Jeff and Jeremiah had a blast swimming. We sang Happy Birthday and served the Strawberry Shortcake Birthday cake that Jeremiah and I made for her.

Everyone swam for a little bit after they had cake, but then it started to rain! We rushed the kids inside and everyone changed into dry clothes. We headed home and Alexis spent the night with us. What a special day. We are so glad that we got to spend this special day with Jordyn.

Love,
Tracy

Happy 6th Anniversary June 24, 2007

We celebrated 6 years of marriage today! The four of us went to our new church in Hamilton Mill, Crossroads. Preston and Parker went to Kids Co and they both had a great time. Preston learned about Solomon and Parker played with balls.

After church we drove to Duluth to take the boys to Nannie's house. They stayed with Nannie while we went to lunch at Bahama Breeze. We both ordered Salmon and it was delicious. We did a little shopping for the boys at Old Navy and then had dessert at Baskin Robins.

We headed back to Nannie's and took the boys swimming. They had so much fun. Parker just laughed the whole time while splashing water in his face. Preston is so brave and doesn't want anyone near him in the water. Near the end, he did swim around and Jeremiah's back.

When we got home we gave the boys a bath. Parker was so exhausted that he went right to bed. Preston had to eat again and he watched one of his letter video's. Jeremiah is putting him to bed now.

On Tuesday we are going to Hartsfield Jackson to pick up Jordyn. We are so excited that she is coming to stay with us. It's also a very special day for her since she will be turning 12. It will be her first time to fly by herself. We are looking forward to spending time with her and doing fun things.

Love,
Tracy

June 23, 2007

My boys are always amazing me. This morning Preston and I went for our morning walk together. It's so fun watching Preston "gear-up" to go exercise. He has to have on his big dirt shoes. He no longer wants to sit in the stroller. He really doesn't have a walking pace. He either runs or plays in the dirt. He introduces himself to everyone in the neighborhood each day. As if they wouldn't remember who he is from the previous 300 or so introductions. We made it back just in time for Jeremiah to head to work.

For those of you who don't know, he is completing courses to become a personal trainer. He works in the fitness room at the YMCA, but would like to do some personal training. His class is in Alpharetta today from 9-1. It's pretty far from our house so he wanted to leave early.

Parker is talking up a storm. He is playing beside me while I type. He found a beaded bookmark that one of my students gave me and he is having a blast slinging it around and around. It's amazing that the boys have gobs of toys, but they always find mommy and daddy's things more interesting. He's a bit warm this morning, but doesn't have a fever. His bottom two teeth finally came through with a lot of tears and pain.

One of Preston's best friends is the little girl that lives across the street from us, Katelyn. Katelyn has informed her mom that she wants to marry Preston. When Ms. Angie asked Katelyn how much this wedding is going to cost her, she didn't really know what her mommy was talking about. So Angie explained that after the wedding they would have to eat food. Katelyn responded with, "We'll have tomatoes and water. Oh, and juice for the kids!" Angie is expecting another baby girl on July 5th. She doesn't know it yet, but we are having a surprise baby shower for her today. Jeremiah and I made her a beautiful pink fondant covered cake, with my Granny's strawberry jam for the center filling. We cut out little baby feet and miniature hearts and placed them all over the cake. It's the cutest baby shower cake I've ever seen. I'll try to post a picture of it sometime this week.

Tomorrow will be our 6th Wedding Anniversary! We don't have any plans...yet. I'm going to try to find a sitter for the boys today. More on that later. Parker needs my attention.

Love,
Tracy

June 2007

I decided to create a blog since our friends and family are widespread. I hope you enjoy reading about what the boys are up to. It's 9:40 pm and this is the first quiet moment I've had today.

The four of us spent the day hauling things to West Jackson Primary School. We attempted to set-up my classroom. Ha! I don't know what we were thinking. Preston looks at my classroom as a miniature version of Toys R' Us, but he can just dump out of the cool things without buying them. Parker Reese, instantly wants to be held when we walk through the doors. He has special sensors that tell him that his mommy really needs to accomplish a lot of work in a short amount of time, so he requires extra cuddling. At the end of the day, I must thank my wonderful husband, Jeremiah, he moved and re-arranged...and moved and re-arranged (many times through-out the day) so I could have the classroom looking wonderful for my little first graders.

We headed home and Jeremiah had to shower before heading to work at the YMCA in Winder. He has a short shift tonight (7-10pm). One of the things that we look forward to each day is enjoying dinner together. Tonight we were blessed to enjoy a Smoked Boston Butt that our neighbor, Mr. Charles, so kindly prepared for us. It was delicious and both of the boys ate it! We also had cooked carrots and fresh strawberries. Yum, thank you Mr. Charles.

After dinner we all drove to the Y. Jeremiah went to work in the fitness center, I went to Yoga and the boys to child watch. This was only their second time and they did great. When we got home it was time for bed.