Fun at the zoo

Lainey & I went to the zoo last week with Aunt Kari, Eli, & Isaac. I somehow lucked out and got a picture of all 3 kids. Here, Lainey and Eli are petting a shark. Isaac's head is poking out from underneath Kari's baby sling

Here, you can see Isaac's head better

The seals/sea lions were absolutely crazy - they were a lot of fun to watch

Lainey & Eli looking for the polar bear

I would love to know what Lainey is telling Eli here

Meerkats!

The only way I could get these two to look at me in this picture was to have them make a funny face. Hey, I'll take what I can get

Isaac had fun too - too cute!

Okay, seriously, enough with the pictures already!

Eli practicing his GQ poses for me

Updated Pool Pics

We had lots of help a couple weeks ago putting up the fence around the pool (thanks to both sets of parents!). The fence is 99% done, the patio pavers are 90% done, and we're really close to opening the pool.

Grammy & Papaw making sure everything is in line

Memaw (and Lainey) had the very important job of putting on the post caps

Lainey gave out stickers based on how hard you were working. Pepaw got a lot of stickers!

Somehow Ryan took a picture of me the one time I was actually using the post hole digger. Hey, at least it makes it look like I was working hard! Ryan & Pepaw were the real post hole digging masters.

Our progress so far...

Random pics

2 monkeys in a tree...

Alyssa in her softball gear looking tough:

New Purchases

We have been spending a lot of money over the last couple of years repairing our old tractor. Ryan finally got fed up (and we weren't sure how much longer the bungee cord would hold it all together), so we bought a john deere. Let's just say I don't have to make Ryan mow the grass - instead I have to make him stop!

Also, our big screen tv has been struggling for a while now. When watching sporting events, we had to make sure not to yell too loud because it made the screen have problems. A few weeks ago, everything started looking green. It really wasn't too bad - you kinda got used to it. Well, we got a new tv, and let's just say there's no comparison. Here they are next to each other on the same channel.

Easter Pic

Here's a picture of the girls Easter morning. One is a little happier than the other. To Lainey's credit, it was cold and she wasn't feeling well.