Mississippi Weather = Tornadoes and Walks

Well this past weekend was eventful! On Saturday there were some terrible storms coming through our area, and if you heard on the news, many of the storms had tornadoes. We had gone out on a drive and noticed the sky looked pretty bad, so we turned on the radio to hear tornadoe warnings in our area. When we got home and turned the TV on, they announced that the storm was headed in our direction of town. Gary, Jake, and I sat in the closet while the rain, hail, and wind pounded outside. Luckily the tornadoe didn't touch down in our area, and the only damage we had was a dead tree fell down in our back yard and the power was out for less than an hour. We are grateful that nothing terrible happened and that we were safe.

The next day was beautiful weather, so that afternoon we went to a park near our house and walked around. It has many beautiful trees, and a gorgeous lake. It was nice to get out and enjoy our area!

Here is the tree that fell down. Luckily it broke in half and away from our house.

Now we have another project to do. We need to cut down the rest of the tree!


Daddy and Jake at the park!

We got Jake's feet wet, but he wasn't too sure about it. It was funny to see his reactions!

Both are SO handsome!!!

Happy 25th Birthday Gary!!!

Yesterday was Gary's 25th Birthday. It was a great day! Jake and I were able to go over to his work and eat lunch with him, then when he got home, we went to a restaurant (J. Broussard) for dinner. The food was a Louisiana style, and it was really good. Gary got the catfish, and it was cooked really well; I got spicy shrimp with grits. It was fun to try something different. I also made Gary a cake. It was a chocolate cake with chocolate chunks, the filling was raspberry-chocolate mousse, and the frosting was chocolate. It was really good, but very filling! Anyway, it was a great day; thanks to all those who were thinking about him. I love you Gary, and I hope you had a wonderful day!



The fam!


Gary blowing out his candles. (Notice Jake's hand).


I guess he wanted some too! (He looks so innocent)!


Here's the cake before.


Here's the "inside" view. (Yum, yum).

Six months old!

Jake is now six months old today! I can't believe how fast time goes by. We have been enjoying every minute of our sweet little guy. He is such a happy baby, and he brings so much joy to our lives. He loves to giggle and smile at everyone, (especially the ladies)! He also loves the tub, playing with his toys sitting up, on his back, or on his belly, and he loves his Daddy and Mommy! Here's a video that I thought everyone would enjoy. It was taken a little over a week ago, but it's close enough to his six month mark. (You'll need to pause my playlist in order to hear the video; enjoy!)

Easter and Termites.

Well, this past weekend was great. We were able to relax, be together as a family, and watch conference. The Easter Bunny also visited Jake! We have been so blessed and are so grateful for all that we have. We are so grateful for the Savior, for the atonement, and His resurrection. It's a wonderful blessing knowing that we will all be resurrected and be together forever! I truly love my family, especially Gary and Jake. They bring so much joy to my life.

Apart from the wonderful weekend, we have also found out that we have termites. Yep, "welcome to the south." They have taken residence in our computer room around the window. Hopefully we can get it taken care of soon before it becomes a big problem.

Here is Jake opening his Easter basket.

Gary and I colored eggs on Saturday night.

Here's the fam. (As you can see by Jake's face, he wasn't very cooperative).

On Friday, Jake started sitting by himself. We just had to take pictures of him sitting, even if he didn't like it!

He looks so cute in his Easter outfit. (I love his flip flops).

My "twins." Jake is like a mini Gary.

Jake loves to "stand" all the time.

I just love my baby!

If you can't tell by the picture, Jake was SO done.

Spring has Sprung!

The nice thing about Mississippi is that Spring starts early. We have been enjoying the nice weather here for the past few weeks. We also bought a new grill this past weekend, and have had a couple bbqs outside. Here are a few pictures of the past few weeks.

I found these sun glasses at the store the other day. When I put them on him, he kept smiling and laughing. He loves them!

He's such a cool dude.

Here is the after (Sorry, I uploaded them backwards).

Here is the grill before. The estimated time of assembly was 50 minutes, well 1 hr and 45 minutes later we were done.

My two favorite guys.


I love my boys so much.

This picture was taken a couple weeks ago. The leaves have now replaced the flowers. (Also, if you look closely, they have matching shoes!)