Julissa with her "Hat" on

Julissa told me that she was wearing a hat. If you look closely you can see the cap of an acorn perched on her head.

Hot Air Balloon

A Hot Air Balloon we saw out our front door this evening. These things fascinate me but not enough to make me want to ride in one.

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.

Hummingbird

The Ruby Throated Hummingbird. I took this picture from our van window as I was getting ready to leave to take all five kids with me to the library. It was quite an evening.

Julissa

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

The Squirrel

As I was going outside to take a picture of the dam built by the kids, I saw this squirrel sitting in our backyard.

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.

Dirty Feet

Tonight we enjoyed visiting with our Pastor and family. Our kids thoroughly enjoyed playing down in the woods by the creek with the Wiford children. Here is a picture of Briana's feet after she was done playing. They don't look quite as bad in the picture as they did when she first came in the house. I think she got upstairs and tried to clean them off some before I got a chance to take the picture.

Daddy's Girl

Julissa sitting on her Daddy's lap.

Samuel's Catch

Samuel spent a lot of time this afteroon down at the creek catching these creatures.

Fishing Poles

Alex

Samuel

Curtis
The boys practicing casting in the backyard.
Briana thinks she needs a fishing pole too.

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.

Tonka Wheelchair

Alex wheeling himself around in two Tonka dump trucks.

Briana Up to Bat

Briana loves to have her Daddy pitch her the ball so she can bat. She does a fairly decent job of hitting the ball.

Flowers From My Children

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

Wildflowers

I haven't been able to figure out the names of these flowers but I thought they were pretty, especially the white ones. If anyone can identify one or both of these flowers, I would greatly appreciate it.

Lilacs

My lilacs are blooming once again. I absolutely love the smell of lilacs. They remind me of when I was young at Grandpa and Grandma's. They had a huge lilac bush in the front corner of their lawn.

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.