My Little Lineman

TJ's work had a picnic today for their members. Since Mom & Dad are members, we all got to go today. TJ was working the little lineman pole where kids could gear up and get their picture taken on a pole. We tried to get Brock to do it, but I think he'll like it better next year. On the other hand, he LOVED the bounce house. Jillian enjoyed it too, from her stroller.

Deer in the Headlights

Ok, so I know these aren't the most flattering pictures of my sweet Jillian, but as I was going through some of my pictures, I couldn't help but laugh when I saw these. So...I thought ya all might get a good giggle out of them, too.

My Tootin' Princess

I must start by saying....I AM SOOOOO SICK OF STINKIN' SEVERE WEATHER!!!!!!!! We had crappy weather ALL week this past week! They said on the news that we are half way through tornado season and already we've had more warnings than all of last season. What's up with that??!!! And not having a basement or some place safe to go really makes me nervous, especially since every time it's bad out, TJ's out on call which leaves me home with two babies and Buddy. I'm lucky I have nice neighbors who let us stay with them in their basement. But anyways, with all this bad weather and flooding, TJ got called out yesterday morning to work, and then him and some other guys he works with had to go down to Paris, IL to help them out because they had it worse than us. So, I now have a deeper appreciation for single mothers! We survived yesterday and we even made it to church this morning. I just wanted to see if I could handle going by myself, and everything went SUPER. As soon as we got there, the nursery was already open and taking babies, so in goes the Brockster. Jillian was still asleep from the car ride, not the entire car ride, considering once I exited the interstate I had to hop out and plug back in the pacifier. Then she was out. So, she did great for me in church...with the few exceptions of the toots she let! And of course it couldn't be during any songs, oh no! She tooted during communion and then again during the sermon. It seemed as though each toot got louder, too! My whole row was cracking up, then after church, this older lady who was sitting behind us, tells me she thinks we need to get this girl some Bean-o. I was like oh, my goodness, you could hear her? And she was like, oh yes! How embarrassing!!!! She takes after her father... And I totally love how it looks like she's already giving her mama attitude in this picture up top!

What's New With Us, You Ask?

Well, folks, it's going to be yet another summer of MOVING! The weekend before Memorial Day, we went down to Harrisburg and when we got home the lady on the corner of our block, who is selling her house by owner, was having an open house. I've always thought it was a cute house, she has it decorated really cute on the outside, so I wanted to see what it was like inside. Well, we go over and check it out, and although it was a cute house, it wouldn't have worked for us, so we just got to visiting with the owner and telling her how eventually we are going to be needing a bigger house because we are just so cramped right now as it is with the four of us in a two bedroom house. She says, "Oh I know the perfect lady who would be interested in your house!" So, she gives us this lady's phone number and tells us we should call her. Well, LONG story short and two days of MASSIVE cleaning, we call her, she does a drive-by to see if she would even be interested, sure enough, she was! She came and checked it out, TWICE, had it inspected, and made us an offer! We accepted, got a GREAT deal, and now must be out by the 30th. We picked the 30th just to avoid another mortgage payment, but now where are we going to live you ask??? Oh, that is a great question, one I'll have to get back to you on! So, good-bye little house... This picture really doesn't do it justice, but I just realized I'd never shared pictures of where we've lived....for not even a full year!

Sweet Baby Girl

I guess lately Brock has been the blog-hog, so I figured I best get some cute shots of Jillian posted. I can't believe she's going to be 5 months old next week! WOW! How time flies! She's growing like a little weed. We haven't rolled over yet, but she's getting there. I don't think it will be much longer. She LOVES putting things in her mouth, as you can see her fist practically fits inside her mouth. She really is the best baby. We have slept through the night before, but last night she slept in her bed until 7:00 am and then I put her paci back in her mouth and she slept until 8:30! I couldn't believe it! She cracks up quite often at her big brother. He was running around last night chasing Buddy, and she just thought it was hysterical. I can't wait until they can play nicely together! (or maybe I can...)

We are SOOO Mean

After church today we headed over to the Olive Garden for lunch. Whenever we get lemons with our meals or drinks, Brock is like a hawk spotting them. He loves sucking on them even though they make his little face twitch. TJ caught it on video today at lunch so here's a little 80 second clip of Brock tasting a lemon. Aren't we mean parents???

Car Seat Time

Oh, what a difference a week makes! Here's Brock in his car seat last Sunday and then just this afternoon. In the sleeping picture he was sitting out in the car with TJ while I was in Walgreens waiting on his prescription. The next one is of the little cheese-ball on our way to Kayla and Chris' birthday party. I'm thinking he's feeling back to his ole' ornery self!

My Little Puppy Dog

I guess the next thing that comes after eating dog bones is of course playing in a dog kennel. Here's Brock in my aunt's dog's kennel. He even found a bone that Riggs had missed and ate it right up! I really think he's part dog.

Memorial Day Weekend

Surprise, surprise!!! We are at another holiday, and have a sick little boy!!! I should have known that he would have to go and get sick this weekend when we are here in Indiana at my aunt's house. Brock was just a wheezing and having the worst time breathing last night. Then this morning he woke up with a fever. We took him into an urgent care facility and what do you know, the Dr. can't hear anything wrong with his breathing. Just my luck! BUT-she did find an ear infection in one ear so we did get some meds for the boy. But it's so typical that he would get sick considering it is a holiday. Just like clock-work. We got here Sat. afternoon and hopped right into the pool, which Joe had heated up for us! Brock enjoyed the swimming and Jillian got her first swim in, too. They were both so stinkin' cute in their little swimming attire. We've had a great time, but man, I'm about exhausted after today's festivities.

Hold on a Second...

I thought if you lowered the crib, they weren't supposed to be able to get out...

Weekend in Harrisburg

This weekend we went down to Harrisburg, Illinois, to visit TJ's grandma and great grandpa. We had a great time visiting and here are some cute shots of the kiddos.

Mother's Day

I must say that this Mother's Day definitely tops last year! Last year TJ spent the whole stinkin' day in bed sick, so even though the weather outside is extremely cruddy today, I couldn't ask for a better day with my two sweet peas and hubby! TJ really made up for last year because this year I got out of the shower to find a pair of diamond earrings waiting for me by little Miss Jillian. So sweet! I love them!!!!! I have the best little family ever.

My Jilly Bean

Sailor Girl

Here's Little Miss all ready for church this morning. We even had to whip out the red patent leather shoes!

Are You Sure You Aren't From Arkansas???

Brock busted out the camo and car harts a few weeks ago. He's definitely looking red-neck with the outfit and then the mullet to top it all off!

Playin' Outside

Brock LOVES playing outside! He's getting to be as bad as Buddy is when he can tell we're getting ready to leave. I'll get my keys and he's at the door ready and waiting. It was pretty nice out yesterday so we went for a walk in the double stroller, or as TJ calls it, the limo. That thing was a BEAR to push, let me tell ya. Then I took him out and let him play on the little play set that Moi and Papaw brought over. He loved it! His legs are a little too long for the swing, but he just loved playing with the steering wheel. He's going to be just like his daddy, an outdoorsy type.