Snapshots of the Kids

Curtis playing basketball with his Dad.

Sam after he lost the game.

Alex on his little sister's tricycle.

Briana on Alex's old tricycle.

Julissa playing with an old workbench.

Another Niece Has Arrived!

Congratulations to Jodi (my sister) and James on the arrival of their new little girl. Jesherlah Joy was born at 1:29 p.m. today. She weighed 6 lbs. and 4.8 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. They now have one boy and three girls and my parents now have fourteen grandkids - seven boys and seven girls.

Boys Playing Catch with Dad

The three boys waiting for a ball.

Alex catching the ball!

Samuel with the ball in glove.

Curtis right after catching the ball. It is difficult to get an actual shot of the catch.

The Handsome Pitcher!

Fun in the Pool

Curtis and Julissa

Samuel with Flipper.

Alex trying to swim.

Briana splashing.

Julissa getting in the pool.

Curtis getting drenched.

Jeff decided it was warm enough to get out their small backyard pool. The kids enjoyed splashing and playing in it for most of the afternoon.

Julissa

Julissa sitting in the baby doll high chair holding her baby doll.

Sprinkler Fun!

The kids having fun getting wet today. It was a pretty warm day. A good way for the kids to have fun and get some of the lawn watered.

Sam's Prize

Sam with his prize that he got yesterday in Junior Church. This was the last Sunday of a five week theme.

Lincoln Log Fort

The boys spent late last evening creating this fort. They have named it Fort Lee. How could one do any less when they have a mother named Dixie Lee.

Flowers From My Children

Briana and I sitting by the flowers the kids gave me for Mother's Day.

To My Beautiful Mother!

Happy Mother's Day - Mom!

M is for Memories precious   

O is for Outstanding Character

T is for her Tenderness      

H is for her Heart of Gold   

E is for Ever Giving         

R is for Resolute            

Love Your Daughter,

~Dixie Lee~

To My Grandmother!

Happy Mother's Day - Grandma!

And Grandma's Too

by: Author Unknown

"While we honor all our mothers

with words of love and praise.

While we tell about their goodness

and their kind and loving ways.

We should also think of Grandma,

she's a mother too, you see....

For she mothered my dear mother

as my mother mothers me."

Feverish Frenzy

I've been checking temps, giving Tylenol, and trying to keep kids hyrdrated. Alex was sick over the weekend and is now feeling better but the other four kids are now sick. They have been running a temp and coughing. With Alex the fever lasted three days and the cough is still lingering. I imagine we have at least one more day of feverish kids. Last night around 1 AM Curtis came into the room to tell me he was hot. So I took his temp and decided he needed some Tylenol, so we went downstairs to get him medicine and a drink. He sat down in the family room and then came to the kitchen while I was getting his stuff. To make a long story short he ended up passing out on me twice before he got his Tylenol and drink. Jeff then helped him back to bed where he slept fitfully. He is doing better today as long as I keep Tylenol in him. The other kids don't seem to have near the trouble with running a temp as he does. Tonight Julissa came to me and wanted me to take her "number" (temperature).

Curtis on the couch. The couch is where he spent the day.

Samuel on the loveseat. This is where Sam spent the day.

Alex feeling much better. He's been doing the boy's chores in the kitchen. He has done a great job!

Briana looking great even though she is running a temp of 100 degrees.

Julissa in Mama's chair.

My FTD Husband at Bat

The first game of the season. The way Jeff feels right now, he wishes it was the last.

Quote from Julissa

This morning when I had a breaking point in school with one of the boys, I went to check on Julissa. This is where I found her and when she saw me she said, "Go do school work, Mama, go do schoolwork." Obviously, she was quite content with her building blocks and didn't want to be interrupted by Mama.

Happy Birthday, Samuel!

Samuel waiting for his cake

The Cake!

Samuel with his fisherman cake.

Julissa thinks it is her birthday!


Eight years ago today, Samuel came rushing into the world. He came so fast his face was bruised. While still in the delivery room he drank a half ounce of formula. His sugar was low and he needed food. He still seems to have that problem on occasion. His younger brother was sleeping through the night before he was. He would get up in the night to drink a cup of milk and then go right back to sleep. Two months after he was born we packed up and moved several hours north. We are still there today. He has basically known no other house than this one. He is my child who loves to read books of the wild west, indians, cowboys, etc. It is hard to believe eight years have gone by since his birth.