Awesome park

This place is very nice. There is a HUGE lake fed by the river. There's fishing, boating, beaches, playgrounds, etc. We will be back next weekend. After walking, Luke enjoyed the rest of his time in the shade, with momma and dadada

Jack ran around the beach, stealing other kids' buckets and shovels.

Washing his hands of the crimes

Grace had a very good time.

She kept to her own, creating a little world for the little cups full of water that she brought 2 by 2 from the lake.

Holloway Boys

After we left the park, we stopped to eat at Popeyes. Yes, we have one here now. They do a great job of bringing that great La. flavor to Tn. This was Luke's first time eating red beans. I didn't get to eat any more of them after he tasted it. He wolfed down about half that container in less than a minute.



Jack found a pair of Grace's scissors a day after we got his and her hair cut. He cut some of one of her doll's hair, then cut out a patch of his own. So I tried my hand at a high n tight. He loves it. His mommy is sad. He doesn't look like her little boy anymore.

Who stole my cookies?!!!

12 years today!

I wont bore you with mushy crap. The facts are, that woman has stuck with me for 12 years, and we have been through a lot together,as well as apart! What we have to show for it, are 3 great kids, and a great relationship. We finish each others sentences. I only have to grunt, and she knows what I mean, in great detail. Its really cool to be on the same page all the time. When Im bitching about the world, she always has the positive spin, and vice versa. Its very rare for both of us to be down at the same time. 12 years is not one of the famous, wow anniversaries, but it sure is a sweet spot. I love you Raegan!

Enough about us, you all are here for the kids. Ive been lazy about posting. Here are some clips. Contraptions are one of Jack's favorites. This toy is really cool.

Jack loves milk.

Jack teaching Luke how to shovel it in the right way! Luke is a big eater, too. He started eating meat this week. His mommy hates canned meat, and neither Jack or Grace ever ate it. Daddy is in charge of most of the feeding now, so Luke is in for it! I tried it, it tastes like roast, without the seasoning. Not bad. He seems to like it okay, but doesnt eat a whole jar. He really likes orange food the best, fruits and veggies. He does not like Green stuff at all. Its very bland. He will eat it if its warm, but lets you know he isnt happy about it. He is really good at finger food. He practices all day long, gripping things, and transfering from hand to hand. He can hold onto something all day now, even while sleeping.

Luke gets better every day at this. He has 2 gears. On his belly, he is in high gear. Grace likes coaching

Low gear is funny looking, but practical. He scoots on his but, dragging, and pushing with one leg, so he can resume sitting, when he gets there

My little boy is 6!

He picked this out at Baskin robins. Ice cream cakes are teh pwn!

We celebrated Jack's big day at Chucky Cheesy. As you can see, Grace had a blast! She really did have fun, she just doesnt like posing. Jack had a blast. He had a few friends from school show up. They really like Jack. Im not posting any of the pics of the other kids. I didnt talk to their parents about it, and dont want to cause problems.

Luke really had a great time. He LOVED the band. I thought he would be scared of them, but he really enjoyed the music. Every time they started up, he would go nuts with the jumping, and dancing. He loved the balloons, and ate a bit of each type of decoration, plates, napkins, etc.
Jack lost his second tooth this week. He was so proud. He lost it at school, while eating. They lost the tooth in the lunchroom. His teacher found it later, and sent it home with Grace. He refused to let anyone put it in a safe spot. He just had to carry it around all night, until he lost it again. He told me it doesnt matter, because the tooth fairy watches us all the time, and she knows she owed him money. Raegan and I were talking about it, and we dont remember Jack being a baby, at all. Seeing Luke grow, it just hit us that neither one of us has ANY memories of him being that little. He just started off as a toddler for some reason. Maybe its because his personallity is such a shock to the system.

Mama!

Luke's first word was confirmed! He calls for his mommy now, when she exits the room, and when he is upset. At 6 months, he beats his siblings. They both talked early, but I think this one may be too smart for them. Raegan is pretty excited. I havent got him to do it for the camera yet.

6 months

Poor Luke had his 6 month doctor visit yesterday. Shots, shots, and more shots. He was really good for the doctor and nurses, laughing, being ticklish. Me and Jack left him there with Mommy, to go get Grace from school. Im glad I missed the shots this time.

19.1 lbs / 96th percentile
28 inches long / 92 percentile
43.75 cm head / 50 percentile

Jack and Grace are doing good. They started their music lessons last week. Today is Jack's 2nd drum lesson. They go to piano on Tuesdays. They are really good about practicing. When each of them gets home from school, we sit down together and pound it out. Grace is putting both hands together already. The teacher didnt think Jack would learn as fast, so she stopped a couple lessons short of Grace. He practices probably 10 times a day, but will not go past the point the teacher told him to. I'll have to have a talk with her... After a couple months, we will see about alternating voice/piano. Grace isnt too excited about it, but we will see how she warms up to the teacher. So far, so good.

Fan boy / fresh ink

This one really likes to watch football. He stays interested for a very long time.

He proves it here, as the tired LSU fans leave the stadium.

Too bad LSU. Maybe next year.

Fresh ink! This isnt finished. We only had 2 1/2 hours to work on it. I'll be back there next month to finish it up. Tattoo by Marilan.

half sleeve outlined, and alot of shading in 2 1/2 hours is pretty quick work. She had nothing to go by, other than what I described to her. She drew it out on my arm, then went to mutilating it.

Its gonna be a hurricane, injecting lightning into my pick hand. True life story.