"Hoppy Swimming"

John and I decided to get John Luke's frog pool out and see how he liked it. I was hesitant to let him swim since he has had a runny nose and cough for the past week but I gave in. It was plenty warm enough outside! I think the cold water just about took his breath away at first but he quickly got used to it and seemed to love it until... he saw a TRACTOR! (He calls everything a tractor. It was actually the backhoe). John had been using it for something this week and it was still parked in our yard so when John Luke turned around and spotted it, the swimming was over. He LOVES to ride on anything if its outside! So we all piled on the "tractor" and went for a ride. It is definitely not meant to have more than one person riding. I was hanging off the side, literally, and then John let me hold John Luke in the seat which was much more comfortable! But he had a great time and we had fun watching him steer and pull the bucket up and down. Isn't it strange how now everything your children do is funny and entertaining whereas before kids we would have thought it was boring?!! Boy, how life changes!!!

So Precious!

I think this picture is just adorable. We were looking out the window at the cows and the new baby donkey. He loves the animals and especially Jack the newest member of the donkey family. Anyway, have a wonderful weekend.

WE'RE BACK!!

I am finally back! It seems like it's been forever. My computer was totally ruined by viruses but thanks to someone who has much more computer knowledge than me, we are back in business. These are some pictures of things that the Colvin Family has been doing lately-starting with the most recent. Hopefully we will be good to go now and can keep in touch with everyone!
Montgomery Zoo
Apparently the giraffes were extremely funny!

Mother's Day. This was the only way I could get a picture with my son on Mother's Day. He wasn't going to slow down for such nonsense! We ate lunch at Open Pond with the family. (Yes, same dress-it's so comfortable and cool!) (I didn't realize my shirt was so low until I had this picture on here. Sorry!)

Please excuse granny's tooth. She has gotten it fixed now-Thank God! She looks like a true hillbilly!!!
This is Will (John's granny's husband ). He's not much bigger than a flea so he is the perfect size to get down on the floor with John Luke and play. He had a BLAST playing with Papa. When we left he fell asleep in less than 2 minutes. He was worn out!
One day I was in the kitchen cooking supper and John Luke had been in his favorite spot under the cabinet just playing as usual. I had walked into the laundry room to get some clothes and he came around the corner carrying this cake cover. The thing is about as big as he is. Now we say "Bring daddy a cake" and he will go get this and bring it to him.

John Luke's 1'st birthday party.
Enjoying his cake.
This is what we do most of the day when we're not outside riding in the wagon or swinging.
Looks just like John's face!
This was on John Luke's actual birthday. April 27th. I CANNOT believe it!!!

Just Let Me Go Outside!!

Yum... those leaves and that grass tasted pretty good.

I LOVE THIS WEATHER!!! Spring is here and I am soooo glad! This is my absolute favorite time of year. We have been hanging out outside as much as possible doing whatever we can find to do. John Luke is an outside boy. He goes to the back door first thing in the morning right behind his daddy and beats on the door all day long!! He points outside and yells. I'm assuming if I could speak his language he would be saying "Take me outside, please!"

Today, we went down to Open Pond to have a picnic. Kimberly is out for Spring Break and her birthday is Friday, so we had a little picnic with Aunt Kimberly and Nan. John Luke had his own menu of food which included dirt, grass, leaves and a few bites of Vanilla Wafers. I just let him go. Dirt and all! It was beautiful down there as it always is this time of year. Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful weather!

Thank God for Easter!

Today is a very special day as most everyone knows. It is the day we celebrate Christ's resurrection! To me, it is the most important day of the year!!!

This morning John went to Sunrise Service at church. I stayed home with John Luke since he was still snoozing but I got up and read my devotion and watched the beautiful sunrise from home. I think the older I get, the more I enjoy the peacefulness of early morning. At one time, I thought I would never say that! When John got home we gave John Luke his Easter basket. He was not interested in anything that was in it except the little truck. That's all he cares about right now; pushing trucks around. We then all went to Sunday School and Worship service. Grandmother Dean had fixed dinner for everyone so the family went there and I pigged out! We tryed to take some pictures but as you can see John Luke (Mr. Photogenic) (Ha! Ha!) would not cooperate. Stacey and Kady were home so it was nice to see them again. Kimberly was very sick and daddy stayed home to take care of her so they didn't make it.

When we got home John Luke was pooped so he went right to sleep and John and I played a little softball. John is playing softball with the church this year and he thinks he is supposed to hit like the pros so we have been practicing. If he had someone that could pitch it to him better he might be able to hit better! Anyway it's fun!

Then John's parents and his aunt, uncle, cousin, and a few of their friends from Chicago came over to visit. They all had fun on the Ranger riding around in the cow pasture! What a different world this is for them!

So... today was a great day. I am so thankful that Jesus died for me but even more thankful He arose!! What a wonderful hope we have in knowing Christ is Alive!!! I LOVE one of the hymns we sang in church this morning - "Because He lives I can face tomorrow, because He lives all fear is gone, because I know who holds the future, and life is worth the living just because He lives!" HAPPY EASTER!!!!

Weekend of Fun

The crew minus John and Brad. John had not made it down yet and Brad was taking the picture.

John Luke liked the rolls at O'Charley's as much as his Aunt Kimberly!

This weekend we all went to the "fish house" in Foley. We call it the "fish house" because it is on Fish River. Our sweet cousins in Atlanta hardly ever make it down there so they are always happy for us to use it. Anyway, usually when we go the guys go fishing and the girls ride around looking at houses and/or shopping. There are the most beautiful homes in Foley and all around that area. I think partly what makes them so pretty are the enormous live oaks and pecan trees. Then we either all go eat somewhere good or we decide what we want to cook at home. The picture of the yellow building is one of the places we went to eat. I had to show a picture of it because daddy had decided that day he wanted BBQ for supper so we drove around 1 1/2 hours looking for this particular place. He knew he had seen it somewhere and was determined to find it. When we FINALLY got there it was a yellow storage building. I must say it was good. I thought it would fit in perfectly with the storage building and the tin shed back at the trailer home!

We also played Catch Phrase one night. That was fun but I didn't make it too long because they waited until about 10:00 to start playing and that is WAY past my bedtime! And it was definitely too late for John. He had been snoring for at least an hour at that point.

The girls went to meet Stacey, Kady, Aunt Vickie, and Ashlie in Mobile for lunch at O'Charley's on Saturday. Kady is still beautiful and TINY. She is like a little baby doll. I couldn't believe how small she still is. She has the prettiest black hair and dark skin.

It is nice to just be able to get away and enjoy the family for a few days. We always have a good time!

"Mr. High Rise Pants"

This is how John Luke looks when he gets up from his nap. His hair is always sticking up and out in a thousand different directions and somehow this time he had his pants pulled up to his armpits. They all say I wear my pants pulled up high now that I'm a mama, so I guess he got this fashion statement from me.

These two pictures were taken yesterday. He turned 10 months old. I know I say this every month, but I cannot believe he is 10 months old ALREADY!!!