Just Hangin' Out

This is a rosemary plant that is taking over our yard, and we actually have trimmed it back in the past. This rosemary plant has very special meaning to us. The Mrs. Reagler hosted a wedding shower for me and as a hostess gift I gave rosemary plants. She actually planted it, and 5 years later it is still alive and well. I guess Neall and I might need to worry if it starts to die!

Playing in the water is fun, but next time we'll put pants that fit on.
I wanted to take a picture of Solomon playing in the water, but that's not exactly what he had in mind. Now that I look at his pants about to fall down, I might understand his discomfort.
This night Solomon had a huge fit. He wanted to sit in his chair and watch Mickey Mouse "Hot Dog." We didn't let him- I know we are horrible parents, but we can take only so much of "hot dog."
We love to hear him say hammer, "haaaammmmmr"


The wonderful Eldridge Court. Solomon was amazed at the characters, but he wouldn't touch them.




This was a wonderful day at the park. Granny, Poppy, Nanna, Laura, Joy, Julia, Neall, and I enjoyed an afternoon in the beautiful weather.
This is where Solomon is the happiest. Sitting in the car. We can barely go on walks without him throwing a fit to sit in every car he sees. Solomon also loves his Mrs. Linda, we love her too.

Solomon demanded that Nanna wear the helmet, then sat in her lap to read.

Isn't that a precious family!?

These three little dorks went into the condo, all got a book, and sat down to read.

Precious Parker.

Caroline showing off her walking backwards skills.

One weekend in Memphis Solomon and I had a wonderful time together. We went to the mall and rode the carousel, shopped a little, then went to the play area in the mall.





This is a sweet little video of Solomon "reading" to Parker. It was obviously hilarious. We only caught the last few seconds of them playing. Catch the first few seconds.

It's A Girl!!

As if most people don't know already we're going to be having a little baby girl around August 1 this year! I'm going on 21 weeks now and feel great. The only difference between this pregnancy is I've had a few headaches and I've broken out a little. I guess it's the extra estrogen. Between all of us we've had 3 viruses since I found out I was pregnant. I don't know what all that is about. I guess I'm around kids a whole lot more. Maybe this baby will be immune to that many more by the time she gets here.
Neall and I can't wait to meet her. Solomon may not feel the same way when she arrives. He's such a momma's boy that I'm afraid he may be really upset. But at least he won't remember the good days before she arrives.
She's a very busy girl. I've felt her move for a month now and at my ultrasounds she has been in constant motion.
We're still working on names. We're thinking maybe Rose Ryan or Ruth Beal. We try to keep it in the family, and that isn't easy all the time. Can anyone suggest how to use Otha?
It is much more fun to buy for a girl! We've already found that out.

fun photos

He's a little confused on what sporting equipment goes with which sport.

His favorite thing to do is to ride the lawnmower. Good thing Pop pop loves it too.

Solomon loves his new room. He never did really play in his nursery, but now that he has a big boy room he pulls us in there to "play" at breakfast, lunch, and after work. His favorite activities are playing basket ball, stacking blocks and knocking them down, getting into his Apollo capsule, coloring, books, and he also tries to get into anything: if there is a toy car he'll stick his toe into to the door, I guess he's learning about size.

He's 17 months old and we're having the best time. He can say any word that he wants to. He says please, sorry, k (when he falls and is ok), eat, happy (my favorite), play, bak ball, apple, ollie, just to name a few of his favorites. We have to be very careful about what we say, he repeats everything.

We were impressed today when I asked him to sing his ABC's he sang, ABCDEEE. We were very excited and had him do it over and over.

The other night we went to watch Neall play basketball at the Church. When we walked in and all those boys were playing Solomon starting squealing with excitement and would holler Daddy and Yeah. He loves basketball, I just hope he is good at it someday. He will even watch it on TV. I'm going to have to get a video of him watching Neall play. I think Solomon is starting to realize that Neall is his hero. Sol likes to point to everyone and say their names, "Momma, Daddy, Ollie "ooyee", etc. Well, he was making his rounds and pointed to himself and said "Daddy" and laughed. I hope he always wants to be like Neall.

Happy Birthday Emmy!!

Precious Emmy wanted all Dora stickers in a pile on her chest. It was her birthday, so why not!


"baooon"
Anything Yo Gabba Gabba or Dora was a hit!

All Eyes on Emmy.


The Jackson Men.


Emmy was happy to get home to her daddy.

Evan and Solomon watching Yo Gabba Gabba
Julia loved the 4-wheeler. "See ya later boys"

Reading in the am. Taking it easy before the big party!


Wake up Emmy! Solomon waited as long as he could before waking Emmy up. She's a much better/ longer sleeper.


























Waiting patiently

Maybe a wet willie will work.












By the way, nothing worked; she didn't wake up for another hour.




Emmy actually wanted to take a bath. She crawled in with Solomon, so we went ahead and washed her hair. She loved looking silly getting all sudsed up.

For Emmy's second birthday Nanna took her to Playhouse Disney Live! She couldn't take her eyes off the stage. We had a blast. At the end Nanna bought her and Solomon a stuffed Mickey Mouse. Emmy kept saying "Mickey Mouse" and "Thank You!!" How sweet!

Cancun cont.

Solomon watching the horse show at Xcaret. As you can see he was wowed.

We were very worried that we wouldn't get to go on the river because we needed to put on life vests, but Solomon didn't care one bit! AMEN!
The best stroller in the world. I would have paid $200.00 if they would have let me bring it home. Solomon even loved it. We was happy not to be held constantly.

These creatures were everywhere. I know they are harmless, but I still was a little nervous.

solomon is so cute in a bathing suit. He actually loved his hat. I think it was an adult hat, but his big head fit it just right.

we took this ourselves at Xcaret while Solomon was asleep.
This is a view above the river that floated down.
The boys climbed Myan ruins at Xcaret.
This was a walkway across a reflection pool at the spa.

The kiddie pool advertised Senor Frogs. I guess its never too early to start partying.
Solomon enjoyed the kiddie pool the most. It was heated!
This is a photo of the teenage water slide. Very cool, it was too cold for us to try.

This is a not so good photo of the pirate ship slides for the little kids. Very cool too, but too cold.

Solomon loved riding on Neall's shoulders for the first time. I really loved it because it gave my hips a rest.