Rainy Day in NWA

Missy, Audry, and I made it to Fayetteville last night in spite of the bad weather. Our Ozark Race for the Cure team met at the James' for a pasta party on Friday night. Thanks again, Amy! We passed out our official Chemo Sabe uniform: hot pink cowboy hats, black masks, and team T-shirts.

Front row: Me, Angie, Heather, Amy, Jessica, Audry

On stairs: Emily and Missy

Lydia Ennis

Unfortunately, we woke up this morning to the sound of thunder. The race was delayed, but we still met early for some group pictures. Jessica is scheduled for her last major chemo treatment on Monday and did not want to risk getting sick from being out in the elements. So instead of "Race for the Cure", we had "Breakfast for the Cure" at Atlanta Bread Co. We made plans to do the actual race next year.

Jessica and Jeremy

Little Rock girls (past and present)

Missy and Audry

Since our wonderful husbands are taking care of the kids this weekend, we are enjoying a girls' weekend in Fayetteville. (My feet are soaking in the pedicure tub as I type.) Thanks guys! You're the best!

It's a Girl!

There's a new addition to the Adams Family. Her name is Lucy, and she's a 10-week old Chesapeake retriever. Jeff picked her up last night and surprised the kids. We have been talking about getting another dog for quite sometime now. It's been 2 years since we lost Jake, and we were finally ready. She's going to be an outdoor dog, but she ended up in the bed with Jeff last night.

Birdwatching

We have all become quite fascinated with the bird's nest that is inside our grill. The momma bird is a relentless worm-gather and very protective of her babies. She has not been aggressive with us but gave our rouge cat a piece of her mind when he got too close. I wish I had a picture of her; she's tiny and very cute. Dad identified the species as a Carolina wren. I guess we need to get a bird house in case she comes back next year. I wonder if they make any that are grill-shaped?

On Easter Sunday when we discovered them

One week later: looking for some dinner!

Today: they barely fit the nest.

Cafe Du Monde

Ashley got "The Princess and the Frog" DVD for her birthday. Both of the kids love it, but for different reasons. To Ashley, it's another Disney princess to adore. Nathan, however, loves the crude but endearing lightning bug whose famous lines include, "Don't make me light my butt!" In spite of a few choice phrases (see previous statement) and some slightly scary black magic scenes, it's a really good movie.

The main character is a waitress aspiring to own her own restaurant and is famous for her "man catching beignets". If you have never been to New Orleans, you might not be familiar with these tasty treats. They are basically a square doughnut with no hole covered in powdered sugar. We made them on Saturday, and they were delicious! Of course, in my opinion, you can never go wrong with fried dough that is covered in sugar. ; )

Mmmm...

Nathan's frog impersonation

Johnson Family Pic

Since I have given up on Renee ever posting anything on the blog, here's a picture of her family that Aaron texted me on Easter. Don't they look cute?

more adventures in FL

Mom caught this baby black-tipped shark off the Pier at Ft. Myers beach. The nice old man in the background was fishing and asked mom if she wanted to reel it in. She loved every minute of it !

This is the smallest operating post office in the U.S. It serves part of three counties and two Indian reservations. People come from all over to have letters post marked here. We saw it on a Sunday so it was closed.

some pictures

Up close with the wild life in the everglades.

Easter Sunrise at the beach

Brandon in the SS Otter Spotter
Papa loved sleeping in the Princess bed

Spring Break with Papa and Fisch

Mom and Dad came to spend part of spring break with us and we have been on many adventures. On Friday we went to watch the sun set on Ft.Myers Beach . Saturday we went to a big Easter Egg hunt, to get picture with the Easter Bunny, fishing, then canoeing on the Estero River. Sunday we went to a sunrise service on Bonita Beach then drove through the everglades over to Miami. Monday the girls went shopping while the boys planted a small garden in our backyard. Tuesday Josh and I had to work so fisch, papa, and the kids hung out out the house. And Tomorrow morning(Wednesday) mom and dad are headed to Georgia for a trapping convention. Just thought I would give a brief update and a few pictures. Enjoy!

Papa and "Vacation Ken" wearing matching outfits

Easter with the Adams Family

We had Jeff's family over for lunch today. I made all the usual Easter foods (ham, vegetables, Jell-O eggs, etc.) and have LOTS of leftovers. If anyone wants to invite themselves over for dinner this week to help us finish it off, please feel free!

It was supposed to be 80 degrees here today, but the clouds rolled in and it stayed overcast most of the day. We were still able to have a big Easter egg hunt. I think the final count was 181 eggs. Divided by 5 kids (Sean left early), that's a pretty good haul.

While hiding the eggs, Jeff and/or Karen discovered that we had a nest with newly hatched baby birds inside of our grill! Obviously, we haven't used it this winter. I took this picture, but it is actually kind of gross to look at.

Easter Morning

We got up early - way too early - this morning to quickly see and sample what the Easter Bunny left, and then we made it to the early service at church. Jeff had to be there at 7:15 because he was ushering in all three services, so the kids and I went at 8:00.

Nice hair, Nate. Nice hair.

Starting the day with a nutritious breakfast (followed by donuts at church, cheesecake after lunch and candy ALL day!)

They clean up nicely. I just wish they could stay that way!

Annual Dyeing of the Eggs