Friday Photo and Week In Review

This week we.....

got both Bo's car and our old computer back, which are now both good as new....or at least, as good as they were before they broke!

went on a work field trip with Bo that took us into the deep backwoods

had our final meeting before VBS next week. We're very excited about the fun things planned, but a little exhausted just thinking about it!

went for our 14-week checkup for the baby. We didn't get to see, but the Doctor made a gender prediction. We can't wait until next month to see if she was right!

moved furniture around in our living room, some of which we ended up moving right back where it started.

visited the Grandparents' house, where Hampton learned all about cake. His reaction was "yummy!" and now he won't quit asking for it!

How Does Your Garden Grow?

We planted a garden again this year, which has turned out pretty well considering the heat! The squash didn't make it, but since everyone else seemed to have the same problem, we weren't too upset. We have enjoyed several tomatoes and red peppers, and we're waiting on zucchini and eggplant to arrive. Hopefully we'll get some rain, though, or else we're going to have to sell our tomatoes for $15 each to recoup some of our watering expenses!

Hampton running around the yard with a freshly picked pepper, which he lovingly called an apple.

Birmingham Weekend

This weekend, we headed to Birmingham for our nephew Henry's christening. We were excited that Hampton was going to get to play with Jack, and we were looking forward to meeting baby Henry for the first time (not that we hadn't planned on doing it earlier, but things kept getting in the way of our plans!). We had lots of fun watching the boys play and catching up with John & Amy. We also loved the rain they got, especially since we're in a huge drought here. It's so bad that Bo even suggested that we catch some of it in a jar and take it home!

Jack & Hampton taking a play break to watch a little tv

Thomas the Train

Back in April, we had the fun experience of going to the Day Out With Thomas event at a local railroad. This annual event travels across the country to a few select railways, and we are lucky enough to be near one of the two places in Alabama that host it. Unfortunately, Tanner's brother and his family weren't able to make it at the last minute, so since we already had the tickets, we invited some friends to tag along. We had a great time riding the full-sized Thomas, seeing Sir Topham Hatt, playing with the MegaBloks and train tables, and even taking a break at the playground. We really think Hampton will like it even more next year...there was so much to do that we didn't get to it all!

What A Week!

Ok, so you know how bad things come in threes? Well, we've definitely had our share of kooky stuff this week!

The first of last week, Bo's go-to watch died. He bought a new one Tuesday that made it all the way to Friday before breaking. Then, the GPS in Bo's car died, of course, that mattered way less than when his car died on Friday! Add in the fact that our computer that holds all of our pictures & important documents kicked the bucket Wednesday, and it's been a week to remember (or not, depending how you look at it).

We're in the process of salvaging our documents and getting the car worked on. However, who knows how soon we'll be able to get our act together! Hopefully, we'll get access to some new photos to share with you soon, or you'll be stuck looking at whatever we can steal from our Facebook page, like the photo below!

Making Faces

While we were at Paul & Jan's on Sunday, Hampton discovered a new play toy. The sliding glass doors made a fun place to make faces at us. We're not sure who was having more fun, us laughing at him or Hamp getting a kick out of us. Unfortunately, we weren't quick enough to snap pics of his funniest faces, but at least you get the idea of his silliness!

Buried Alive

While we were at the beach this weekend, Hampton discovered the joys of digging in the sand. Bo dug a hole and he jumped right in! So we decided we'd cover him up and see what he thought. He loved watching his toes wiggle from under the pile and patting on the sand. Of course, we couldn't resist snapping some photos!