Fresh Blackberries

Cute shot of Everett eating some very fresh blackberries out behind my mom's house. He's getting so tall! We love summer around here. Looking forward to boating, camping and just spending a lot of time outside this summer!

Cave City, Kentucky

We went camping over the weekend in Cave City, KY. We saw some of Mammoth Cave (which was really cool), Abraham Lincoln's birthplace and boyhood home, and two different train museums. We also got to ride a real train which Everett thought was really cool. The first picture is outside of Sand Cave (aren't we cute?). Everett is showing us his caboose in the second. The third is Ev having a snack on the train. The last one is him throwing rocks in the creek beside Abe Lincoln's boyhood home near New Haven, KY. Just think...Honest Abe could have thrown those very rocks as a boy! To see all the pictures, go to http://www.kodakgallery.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?UV=246353525040_713613430603&collid=942895162103.326389330603.1209565991484&page=1&sort_order=0&navfolderid=2008&folderid=0&ownerid=0

"Ionna see da fish"

When I called Mom to check on Everett on Saturday, I heard him in the background saying "Ionna see da fish!" I guess he got to go! Thanks to Mom for watching the stink when Donnie and I have to work Saturdays.

Ev with his "cool" snake

It's nice to have a husband with a camera hobby. Isn't this a cool picture? I don't know if it's the perspective or the light or just the look in Ev's eyes. Something else that's nice...when your kid is thrilled with a toy that was $1. He loves this snake, he got it for being a very good boy at church last weekend. He told Donnie that it was a cool snake. When did he learn what "cool" is and how to use it in the proper context?

Makin' Cornbread

Here are some pictures of Ev (no...that day he was Superman...see the cape?) helping me make dinner. He said in one big word "Ionnahewp" (I wanna help). Notice the underwear...they were wet very shortly thereafter. The potty training is not going very well...Ah well, he'll get it eventually. He will, right? Be potty trained? Eventually? It will happen? Right?

Puddle Jumper

I guess I downloaded these in the wrong order. Anyway...in the first picture (which is supposed to be the last picture) Everett is saying "Oh no, I got we-et". Not sure how "wet" gets two syllables, but he does it!

Cute Cousins

Everett and Carlie spent a lot of time together last week. He spent one night and the better part of two days at Aunt Shelby's house while I was at work and Donnie's truck was in the shop. Everett loves staying with Aunt Shelby...no tearful goodbyes, just a "see you later" when I leave him there. Even better was that Griffin was home one of those days because school was out! They had a blast!

I went over for lunch the second day so I could see my little man before work. He said a brief "hi" when I came in and ran off to play again. He and Carlie were looking for a second Power Rangers outfit so they could both dress up. He was happy with just the red cape and they took off on an adventure. Kids' imaginations are wonderful things. It's so neat to watch how they get absorbed into the little worlds they create. They came back later (with the sunglasses on) and Shelby snapped this picture on her cell phone. Technology...cool, huh? I'm so impressed with myself that I figured out how to get the picture off the phone onto the computer!

Speaking of kids' imaginations...I met this guy last week who was the recipient of a kidney and pancreas transplant (I didn't even know they did pancreas transplants). Around the time of the transplant, his 5 year old daughter started playing with an imaginary friend...I can't remember the name...let's say it's "Henry". Her parents thought it was cute that she had this friend...yada yada. Anyway a year after the transplant, apparently you can ask to meet the donor's family. The family agreed and made contact. They were so pleased that their son, Henry (this is where you want to say "shut up") was able to save the lives of so many people. Crazy, right?