Juke Joint Festival

We had the Juke Joint festival a couple of weeks ago here, and we all had a blast!! Two words--Petting Zoo!! Riley Kate absoutely loves ALL animals, and she had the time of her life with the animals!! We really enjoyed all the festivities!!

Coach Mullen Comes to Town

Today, Mississippi State's new Head Football Coach Dan Mullen made a stop by of as part of his Road Dawg's Tour. Over a period of about 3 weeks, he and other athletic department, Alumni Association, and Bulldog Club representatives are making stops in 16 Southeastern cities from Dallas to Birmingham to meet, greet, and speak about the university and the upcoming football season. Today, our local alumni chapter hosted Coach and his entourage at the country club. We had a good ol' Delta catfish and hush puppy luncheon and heard some great words of motivation and encouragement, not only about the university and the football team but about everyday life. You can't help but get excited after hearing what Coach Mullen has to say. Grayton and I went, and I have to say for a four year old, he did very well, especially with his table manners. He's still not a catfish fan but more than made up for it with the french fries. The little old ladies that meet for lunch and bridge couldn't get enough of the little man. He did get a bit restless toward the end and stepped outside to watch the guys on the driving range but came back before it was all over to get this picture with Coach Mullen. I asked him if he wanted me to be in the picture with him but he wanted to stand next to Coach all by himself. It's pretty neat to think just a few months ago Mullen was tutoring Heisman winner Tim Tebow and winning the national championship. Thanks Coach Mullen and Go Dawgs!!! We missed Mommy as the clinic was full of patients, even at noon. (Usually, Rachel takes care of the blog posting, but I couldn't help myself today.)

Attempting to get a Family Easter Picture

Well, this is a real-life shot!! Jason reasoning with Riley Kate trying to get her to cooperate and Grayton not even paying attention in the least!

That was good enough--I'll take it!! Not worth the struggle to try and get the perfect picture!!

The Easter Bunny hopped on over to our house!!

The Easter Bunny came to see us Saturday morning!!

Riley Kate knew it was Hawk, but was scared when he had his bunny ears on! I was so tired I did not even care! I had run 12 miles that morning and my legs were feeling a little like jello!!

And Riley Kate had a meltdown--shocking, I know-haha!!

Easter Bunny Cake #1

Both kids with eyes on the cake-haha-imagine that!

Brother was so proud of his cake!!

Brother enjoying his hard work of baking and decorating the bunny cake!!

The Easter Bunny cake we made at our house! And yes, I know a bunny's mouth doesn't look like that, but our bunny is very happy!! I am not an artist-and I mean really I was helping Grayton decorate the cake while trying to keep Riley Kate from eating our supplies!! I think it turned out cute!! AND it tasted sooo good!!!

True Delta Muddy Waters

Well, as you can see, we have a nice conglomeration of little mud puddles in our yard when it rains. The kids, especially Riley Kate, love to play in the water/mud!! They had so much fun, and Riley Kate was literally rolling in the mud and water and saying " I swim mama!" Her boots were full of water, but she didn't care-she was splashing in all of the puddles. Grayton was loving jumping in the puddles and making a big splash!! It is too cute-she tries to do everything he does!!

Beautiful Weather!!!

Riley Kate having a meltdown from too many pictures!!

We have had so much fun enjoying the beautiful weather!! I swear this whole family has SAD (seasonal affective disorder)-haha!! We love the spring and summer, and we are so thankful for these wonderful days!!