Madelyn's Graduation

My sister,Madelyn, graduated from high school last weekend. We are so proud of her! She was the salutatorian of her class and graduated with honors. She is headed to UGA this summer. Yep, she is off to bigger and better things. Madelyn, we are so proud of you! May God bless you as you embark on your college journey! We love you!


Before graduation!



After graduation with my Nanny and Papa. What a transformation!

Brian's 3rd Marathon

Brian ran a his third marathon on May 19th. It was a trail marathon up a mountain for 26 miles! Mary Kate and I accompanied him to Sloppy Floyd State Park to hang out while he ran. Luke, Becky, Patrick, and Ben joined us for some fun while we waited.

Once again, I tried to capture Brian running across the finish line, but I just don't think I am fast enough to capture his true speed on camera. This will have to do. :)

Here is a sweet picture of Mary Kate and Ben eating lunch or dropping food for the bugs.

Big Girl Hair

Mary Kate is now able to sport some cute hair!

Mother's Day Weekend '07

Mary Kate and I went to visit my parents this weekend and we got to see my brother Jarred. Mary Kate hasn't seen him very much so I took this opportunity to snap a picture. She just looks frightened because my brother is the biggest guy she has ever seen! (Ha Ha, Jarred!)



Mary Kate got to go swimming twice(yes, it was freezing). She loved the pool! She got to visit with her "Mimi" and her "Granddaddy" which is always fun.

On Sunday, Nana came over for lunch but Pops was MIA. No really, he had to work unexpectedly. Personally, I think he was afraid I might make him eat something green or like a vegetable or something, so he stayed away just in case. Anyway, he was missed!

I meant to post this yesterday, but this is my prayer for all of you mothers out there in blogger-land.

My Prayer for Mothers

For all of you mothers at home with little kids may God bless you with extra patience, love, understanding, and grace.

For all of you mothers that have an empty nest (or an almost empty nest) may God bless you with peace and trust in Him.

For all of you mothers that have lost a child through miscarriage, sickness, or tragedy may God grant you extra peace and comfort.

For all of you mothers who are pregnant unexpectedly may God grant you peace of mind and a sense of humor.

For all of you who desperately want to be mothers, may God bless you with hope, perseverance, and endurance and may he answer your prayers for a child.

I hope all of you mothers had a great Mother's Day!

Brian and Jenny: Animal Rescue Rangers

Sunday night as we were getting into the car to go to church a bird had flown into our garage and couldn't find its way back out again. Brian got all heroic and tried to get the bird to fly out of the garage. It was determined to go out the closed window. The bird kept getting all upset and wouldn't go the right way, so Brian had to catch it gently and take it outside. He finally caught it and let it go outside. I was worried that it had a broken wing, but it flew away just fine.

Well, the next day as I was leaving for the grocery store and thinking about the bird, I saw our neighbor's cat pawing at a chipmunk. I stopped the car in the middle of the street and went running and screaming over towards the cat to leave the poor chipmunk alone. The cat grabbed the chipmunk and started running away! I grabbed a little kid-sized broom and started chasing the cat with it. It finally let go of the chipmunk and went running into the woods. I couldn't find the chipmunk after that, so I am hoping that it survived!

If you need any help rescuing animals, just let us know!