A red letter day!!

Today, Laney accepted Jesus as her savior!!!!! Happy "spiritual birthday" Laneybird!!!!! We all had cupcakes tonight as part of our big celebration...it was a sweet, sweet day. Laney wrote this poem today, and I couldn't resist sharing it:
He is good!!!
By Laney Allen

Jesus Christ is good.
Jesus Christ is good.
His hands are filled with love.
Jesus Christ is good.
He is my savior.
He is my savior.
I love him forever.
He is my savior.
God is great.
God is great.
The ones who believe in him are safe with a gate.
God is great.


I think that pretty much sums it up...

Laney and Kit

Okay...I didn't ever think we would climb aboard the American Girl train, but it appears we have jumped on board!! Let me start by saying that Laney was invited to an American Girl birthday party - to which you were to bring your doll (you could bring another doll if you didn't have one). Well, Jay and I could hardly stand the thought of our baby not having a doll at the party, so we let Laney use some of the money she's been saving in her account to purchase Kit (which was a small fortune). Memaw and Peeps went with us to make the big purchase, and they insisted on buying Laney a matching outfit for her doll. Laney is totally smitten and has been permagrinned since yesterday with her look-a-like. It's been so fun to see the joy it's given her!!! So, the big party day is tomorrow, and I'm so glad she'll have a doll to take with her...

Runnin the Rock

We did the Rockwall Family Fun Run/ 5K Saturday...it was such a blast!!! Well, we started off just planning on doing the mile fun run together - I should also say that Laney is our runner (she is a member of the Rockwall Mustangs Track Club)- and Laney and Miller both got ribbons for completing the race. Well, then Laney and I decided to do the 5K as well, and I really didn't know what to expect as far as Laney being able to do it. Can I just say that she smoked me?? :) I was trying to keep up just so I could see her and make sure she knew where to run. Turns out that she actually won first place for her age group!!! We were so proud of her!!! And of Mil on the mile!! Oh...and Hadley and Jay were first place in the stroller division!

This is hands down one of my most favorite photos of Hadley Kate...aka Elton John. I bought these sunglasses for Laney when she was an infant, and Laney still carries them in her purse!!! We couldn't resist trying them on Had, and I'm so glad we did.

We love the Arboretum!!

One of our most favorite things in Dallas is the Arboretum...today was our first visit this spring, and we had such a great time on this beautiful sunny day!! Laney and Miller love to get their faces painted, and today was no exception! We took a picnic lunch and enjoyed all the gorgeous flowers. It was a great school fieldtrip for our garden unit we're doing right now!

Happy 75th Memaw!!

Memaw turned 75 last weekend, and we celebrated big! We went to McCormick and Shmick's, which was so, so yummy, and Memaw got her lobster she wanted for her big day. We told her she had just "rolled the triple quarter"... you'd have to know the story behind that to know why it's so funny to us. Jay and I, when we were first married and living near Atlanta, for some crazy reason used to frequent Ryan's. If you don't know what kind of restaurant that is, it's kind of like Golden Corral - you know, with the cheap buffet... Anyhoo, we were there one night when we overheard the birthday song being sung to a lady at a neighboring table. When a little boy at that table asked his granny how old she was, she responded with, "Son, this year Granny rolled the double nickel"... She was 55. Jay and I thought that was a hoot and have laughed about it since. So, it's not quite as funny as the double nickel, but we "coined" (no pun intended) the phrase "triple quarter" for Memaw's milestone. I'm on a "roll" here....ha, ha....okay I'll stop...

Just a swingin'

I cannot believe our sweet Hadley Kate is big enough to swing!! The kids had the best time ever all being together on the swings - with Had in the middle. Lane and Mil thought that was the best. That was all before our swingset couldn't take the weight of all three, and Miller's side snapped.... So, now we have two swings instead of three, but it was fun while it lasted!!!