Are baby shoes not the most precious things?? These shoes are tiny! A friend gave us the shoes on the left. When I pulled them out of the box all I could say was, "Awwwwwww!" Chould there be any other response?? It's hard to believe that in 17 short days two more little feet will be in this family...unless he decides to come early!!
Jack has always been my helper, but today he said something that just melted my heart. Fred moved the fridge for me so I could clean underneath it...I know, I think I might be nesting!?! There was a sticky spot under it so I had to pull out some cleaning products. Jack was right by my side saying his usual..."I wanna be you helper." I let him spray the cleaner. Sometimes I ask him if I can have a turn with the spray bottle and this is the conversation that occurred...
Me: Jack, can mommy have a turn? Jack: Sure Me: Thanks bud. I love you. Jack: That's okay mommy. You my girl. (said with the sweetest grin you have ever seen!)
I'm glad to know I'm his girl. I hope it lasts for a LONG time!
After missing the first two games of Upwards flag football we were super excited to see Clayton's skills on the football field. Mawmaw and Pawpaw even came for the game. Just before Mawmaw and Pawpaw arrived Clayton ran down the field for a touch down. He had lots of fun playing today and we can't wait until next week! Thanks Mr. Andy for being such a great coach! (In the above picture Clayton is the second to last little guy in line.)
Fred is serving this year as the president of West Tennessee Pastors' Conference. So what does the above picture have to do with that you may be asking?!? Well, Jerry Tidwell is the liaison for Union University to West Tennessee pastors. He and his wife, Kathy, served at my home church when I was in a teenager. Last week Union hosted a banquet for West Tennessee pastors and their wives and Mrs. Kathy (as we still call her) was there...see, full circle! You see, Kathy was our Sunday School teacher for several years. She and Jerry made such an impact on my life along with the group of girls I hung( still hang) out with. It was great seeing her again and just catching up! It was also a blessing on the way home to think over memories of our times together. Seeing her reminded me that God places specific people in our lives for specific reasons. It is not difficult to see why God chose to put her in my path!
Fred and I helped coordinate the Fall Cookout at Rhea again this year! We had the best time! Clayton's school has over 600 students, but on this day we had 1400 people!! We had many people helping, but among them were Mun, Mimi, Corey and Melody. The guys manned the grill while the girls were in the kitchen. Aunt Janice was home with Bennett and Jack, but later met up with us for the picnic. It was a great day! I have never seen so many pickles and bun and I don't think Fred is going to want to grill any burgers any time soon!!
In Paris there is a place called Covenant Ranch. They host camps, meetings and all other sorts of outdoor activities. The boys go with Fred once a month to a meeting for men called Ironman Fellowship. At the last meeting they went to Jon Paul, the facilitator of Covenant Ranch, let the little guys do the zip line. Clayton got to do it, but Jack was too young. Well, once a year the Covenant Ranch hosts the Western District pastors and families. Clayton asked for a week if he would get to ride the zip line. When we got there Jon Paul told him he could. They, including Jack, went down to the zip line. Much to Jack's surprise he got to ride it. Both boys were super excited! Don't their smiles tell it all?!?
