Lately

I haven't posted in a while...not much going on really with us. Sadly, we have had a lot of rain and storms recently which has caused flooding in our area as well as Jackson, TN and Nasvhille. I teach at Lucy Elementary in Millington at the beginning of the week and a lot of the families there lost everything. My heart goes out to them. Seeing those kids and wondering if they are in a shelter or not just breaks my heart. Thankfully, Shelby County Schools has organized a system-wide relief effort to help with this so hopefully they will get some help sooner than later.

On a happier note...I took a personal day yesterday to spend some time with my mom for Mother's Day. She came into town to babysit for me. We took Chase to the doctor on Tuesday afternoon for his 2 year visit. He got one shot and a finger prick and we all survived it. Since his stay in LeBonheur, we have had a horrible time going to the doctor. I am happy that Chase met all of the 2 year old milestones. He is 24lbs and 32.5 inches tall. Average is 28 lbs and 34 inches. But to have started out at 4.8 lbs and 16 inches, he is doing pretty good.

We took Chase to the Memphis Botantical Garden's Big Back Yard yesterday and he just loved it. I see us doing this often in the summer and fall. If you have not been, it is a great area for little ones to run, play, and explore.

The Big Backyard Tree House

Inside the dog house

Wormville!

Huge Tractor Tire Sandbox

Rose Garden

Jason has finished 5 classes of graduate school for a degree in Educational Leadership to hopefully one day be an administrator. I am not sure how he has managed to do baseball, homework, and be a great daddy to Chase, but he has handled it all like a champ. We have 2 full weeks of school left and are ready to be out to have some fun with Chase this summer! The countdown has begun!