catching up

we had a little girls night out over the weekend - tricia, nance, and em

Henry's favorite babysitter, Hope. Too cute! Let's hope Henry doesn't get any more frowny faces on his reports . . . some days he can be a little testy.
Mutt Strutt 2008 - H loved bouncing around in his stroller
and, yes, we took all four dogs and Henry to the Mutt Strutt 5k out at Keisel this past weekend. Gary walked three dogs, and I walked one and pushed the stroller. People looked at us like we were nuts (I guess they aren't really all that wrong . . . )

three months old!

our baby boy is three months old-where does the time go?! he is such a blessing and it is truly a privilege to be his mother. enjoy the video!

Lyrics to "Baby Mine" performed by Allison Krauss as used in the video:

Baby mine, don't you cry. Baby mine, dry your eyes.

Rest your head close to my heart, Never to part, Baby of mine.

Little one when you play, Don't you mind what they say.

Let those eyes sparkle and shine, Never a tear, Baby of mine.

If they knew sweet little you, They'd end up loving you too.

All those same people who scold you, What they'd give just for the right to hold you.

From your head down to your toes, You're not much, goodness knows.

But you're so precious to me, Sweet as can be, Baby of mine.

All of those people who scold you, what they'd give just for the right to hold you.

From your head down to your toes, You're not much, goodness knows.

But you're so precious to me, Sweet as can be, Baby of mine.

noise? I can make noise!

Henry discovered his voice this past weekend and is "talking" non stop the last couple of days. It is absolutely precious! We just can't get over how sweet and happy Henry is. We are so very thankful for this gift of life!

good times in Chattanooga

This past weekend we went to Chattanooga for Robbie and Emma's wedding. It was Henry's first vacation and he did wonderfully. We had a blast!

on Saturday we went to the aquarium

a leafy seadragon -what a wild creature!
gary petting a sturgeon

butterfly garden



blue hyacinth macaws

sea nettles
the penguin exhibit was a good one. they also had an exhibit featuring seahorses which was interesting as well.
Joel, Allison and Madeline went to the museum as well. Guess it wore them out!

Lunch with the Solomons and Allison's parents
how cute are they?!
Robbie and Emma at the reception. The wedding was beautiful-very simple and elegant. It was such a nice event!
Robbie and his mom
Papa and Henry

little guy on a BIG bed
he slept great in his pack and play - check out those cheeks. what does he hide in there?!
a few photos before getting H dressed for the wedding

happy boy!

Shelby's Big Day

this past Saturday we took Shelby to a herding clinic in Shorter, AL. the clinic was to test your animal's natural herding instincts and as well as to provide additional training for those animals already "working." shelby went into the pen about four times . . . she did pretty well on two of the four times. she has never seen sheep (that we know of) so it took a little time for her to realize they were there. once she saw some of the other well trained dogs herding the sheep, she was ready for another go at it. it was a lot of fun to see her reaction, behavior, and natural instincts. it was also very interesting to observe the other dogs that had undergone training-they are quite good at their jobs! there were border collies, australian shepherds, and heelers present. Shelby was the only sheltie. gary and I were really proud of our little one!

sheep are so cute! we never had sheep on our farm growing up, but we would definitely consider trying our hand at them once on the ponderosa.

the other dog in the pen is jasper; he belongs to the gentleman that was conducting the clinic. he was an old pro and very patient with the newbies.

henry wasn't all that interested in the day's activities. he was awake for some of it and looked around a bit, but mostly he snoozed.
shelby in action
go shelby!
one of the sheep stomped his hoof at shelby-as if to provoke her. it was hilarious!
rounding them up

a beautiful, breezy friday afternoon