Kim Lawson Photos

This evening we continued out photo shoot with Kim. Here is a sneak peak from her blog. Yes, Samuel is wearing baseball pants but of course it will be cropped for a close up shot without seeing those in the photo. He had a game immediately following. She got some great shots and I can't wait to see the proofs!

Recent Pics

It has been a while since I have posted some pictures! Here are a couple.

2 Boys Playing

John Michael is so much fun right now. His favorite thing to do is just walk around the house with a horse and a cow in his little hands. His other favorite thing is a light saber that is his very own and he loves to let his brother know that it is HIS and he can't take it from him. He just roams from one room to the other not really bothering anything but sometimes getting underneath tables or climbing up into chairs or getting into the cabinets that aren't locked down. This past Saturday night Samuel and Joseph were playing a football game on the playstation3 (Alabama VS Arkansas just to see if we could beat them again). Samuel decided to take a break and play with John Michael. They were chasing each other around, laughing, and having so much fun that Samuel didn't even care to get back to the football game. It was sweet! And yes Alabama (Samuel) beat Arkansas (Joseph) again that night! A couple of Saturdays ago I took John Michael to Kim Lawson for his one year pictures. I had in mind exactly what I wanted. I wanted something similar to what I had done with Samuel with John Michael wearing the same outfit and everything. Well, John Michael had a different idea. There was blood, snot, & tears involved so I don't know if there will be a picture to hang next to Samuel's or not. Samuel's picture has an antique feel to it with an antique tricycle so Kim had these antiquish boxes which I loved. Well, the only problem was, so did John Michael! So much so that he wanted to carry them around all over the place! So as I'm dragging him back into place, after he has just walked off with the props, he is kicking and screaming. Actually, I think she got a couple of cute ones, much to my surprise, and we are continuing the photo shoot outside tomorrow evening. Hopefully she can just follow him around and let him do his thing. Kim did a great job with a very active, very determined little boy who actually ended up at the doctor that Monday with ear infections! Pictures always stress me out! Samuel has found a new love! Mystery books! He has been reading the A-Z mysteries and just loves them. He has reached the place that I so hoped he would. He is reading not just to get in his 20 minutes a day. He is reading to find out what happens next or to see who did it! I'm loving it! I have been reading some mysteries lately also just to add fuel to the fire. We are loving this time of year and looking forward to some time in Winfield with family this weekend for the annual Mule Day event. The kids love it! Next weekend we are expecting four families down from Kentucky for the Alabama/Kentucky game. We are really looking forward to that!

Lots Going On!

The Jennings household has been a little crazy lately with a major home improvement project, runny noses & fever viruses, baseball, and a very busy - on the go - one year old! One of the things Joseph & I wanted to do when we bought our house four years ago was replace the carpet in the family room with hardwood. We finally decided to undertake this project and do it ourselves. Well, about the time we get a good mess going John Michael gets sick. Then about the time he gets better, Samuel gets sick. And, in the midst of all of this, Fall baseball starts! But nevertheless, less than one week after ripping up the carpet, we moved furniture back onto a beautiful new hardwood floor (at 3AM to be exact). Still lots to do with cleaning up and putting things back but the major work is done. Joseph did an awesome job and I love it! I don't do well with projects such as this that require turning the entire house upside down. It stresses me out very quickly so I am glad to be getting back to normal. Go Owlz! Yes we are back to baseball and we are the Owlz. We haven't won a game yet but we are having fun! Samuel is #10 and learning to play 3rd base and shortstop. He is a little nervous about these new positions but it is good for him! School is going great for Samuel. He loves his teacher, his new school and his classmates. He is taking piano again this year. Although, he says he wants to learn to play the guitar next year and take a break from piano. Either way is fine with me. John Michael is walking walking and walking! He has two new things. One, he wants to dip his chips, or whatever he sees us eating, in dip, salsa or whatever we are having. We were eating one night and he kept pointing and grunting to my plate. I handed it to him and he dips a chip in the dip and eats it like a big boy. Now he loves chips and dip (just like his brother). Two, we hold hands while we say the prayer before eating. He will hold his hands out and hold our hands for the entire prayer with the cutest little grin on his face. This is one of those moments you would love to get on video! We are excited about our Family group this year with lots of great families. We are focusing on Bible memory work and Bible trivia with our kids and I think they are excited. We look forward to a great year of growing together! Alabama game tomorrow in T-town. Roll Tide!