Dollywood Season Opener

Well, we did it! The kids and I braved it to Dollywood today. Rain and all!! I actually didn't think it was supposed to rain until tonight, but I was wrong. As soon as we got there it started raining. Eli and I had wet jeans from mid-calf down the rest of the day. We met up with some friends when we got there, rode the bumper cars and then headed to eat. Shortly after lunch our friends left but I hated to leave after Eli only getting to ride one ride. So, we hopped on the train and just played the rest of the day by ear. We didn't get back into the van until 5:15. Both kids were troopers and Jenny did remarkably well!! Enjoy these pics I managed to get.

On the train.

Jenny's 10 minute nap. Sorry it's not right-side up. It didn't save right.

Playing in the train store!

Riding the old fashioned cars. I was so happy Jenny was able to ride, too. Otherwise, no cars for us!

Carousel! I wasn't allowed to stand holding Jenny, so I had to put her on a horse. She wasn't so sure about it!

Here she is while the carousel is moving. Don't worry, I was holding on tight to her.

I, obviously, couldn't take Jenny on this little roller coaster, but Eli was tall enough to ride it alone. Surprisingly, he wanted to. He rode it three times!!

We took a break from rides to eat a funnel cake!! YUMMY!!

Even Jenny liked it! I know!! I'm a horrible mom!!

Back to the roller coaster before heading home!

We ended up having a great time! We started off waiting in lots of lines and getting very wet, but we rode it out and had a fun little family outing! Eli can't wait to take Daddy!!

Jenny's 9 Month Photos

My sister took these pics of Jenny on Valentine's Day and I am just now getting around to posting them. Sorry I'm a little slow! They are super cute!!

More of lately....

Here are some more doings of the kiddos!!

We have been working on some projects around the house and Eli decided he wanted to help. He loves to climb the ladder!

"Fighting" over one of Jenny's toys.

Practicing walking!

Jenny hasn't been feeling well lately and just cuddled with John on Sunday before dinner. It was so sweet! She didn't fall asleep, just cuddled!

Every Thursday this month Chick-fil-a is offering a free breakfast item for every box top you bring in. Because Jenny is sick we didn't go to MOPS, so we went to Chick-fil-a instead!! Jenny took her first try at playing in the play area!

Eli loved having her in there with him!

Here she is waving "hi" to me! She has just started waving in the last week. If you say "hi" or "bye" to her she will start waving. So cute!

On another note, I am very thankful for my video monitor today. Since Jenny has been sick she has been fussy and restless over night. Usually, I'll check her in the monitor and just let her fuss. Early this morning she started fussing and I checked her in the monitor. It looked like her legs were under her sheet. This was weird since a crib sheet is a fitted sheet. It went in to check on her and she was completely wrapped up in her sheet. She looked like a mummy covered from head to toe. I immediately unwrapped her and picked her up. It didn't hit me right away but she probably could have suffocated if I hadn't checked her in the monitor. I am just thankful for God's intervention and for protecting my little girl.