~ T-ball ~

This was at Hudson's first t-ball game. He did a great job. It is such a joy to watch him.

Harper and Hudson, we are going to have many of these pictures. They will probably do everything together.

My sweet t-ball player.

After the game.

He is down and ready. The only problem we have is Hudson wants to tackle anyone who is going for the ball. It is quite funny actually. Though, I am pretty sure other parents are not in agreement with me, especially if their child is the one being tackled. :)

It is so fun to watch him play. I am so thankful God blessed me with a son who can run, play, smile, laugh, and love.


Shaina

~ Weekend Fun ~

Terral and I at our beautiful hotel.

This was the view where we were sitting during the wedding. Beautiful! You can see the tents off to the left. That is where the reception was held. Can you see the lake in the distance?

This is Terral and his frat brother, Jody. They are great friends. It was good to see the two of them together again.

Terral, Matt Hartsfield, another Sig Tau, and Jody.

Jody, Jay and Terral. The three amigos! Jay was the one whose wedding we were attending. These two guys were in our wedding ten years ago. It was great to see them. Both of them are finishing medical school. Jody is an orthopedic surgeon and Jay is specializing in pediatric oncology. They all pledged together and played football together at UCA.

Terral and I had a great weekend. We went to Little Rock for a wedding. The wedding was actually in Scott, AR at Marlsgate Plantation. It was outside and very nice. The weather was crazy, but it did not rain during the ceremony. We were able to get away without the children. Terral's parents were kind enough to watch them while we went. It was so nice to get away. In March, Terral and I celebrated our ten year anniversary, but we did not really get to do anything special. So, this was our little celebration. On our way to Little Rock, we stopped in Conway. The sweet thing was Conway was where we met, T and I. So, it was great to be there and see some places where we started our journey together. They just happened to be having Toad Suck Daze so we stopped in and ventured through. Then it was off to our hotel. When Terral and I had our first "real" date 11 years ago it was to "White Rose", the Sig Tau formal. Well, the hotel we stayed at was where it was held. So, the whole weekend was so sentimental. With the hotel, and seeing our old stomping grounds of Conway, and then seeing all the people we used to hang out with then, and the guys who were in our wedding. It just brought back so many memories and the feeling of that "young love". It really made me fall in love all over again. It was all so precious!! I just love Terral so much. God brought us together and I am so thankful He did. He is a wonderful Father and husband.

Bon Voyage!! We do not set sail until July 2011, but it is definitely something to look forward too!!
Look out, the Meekers are on their way!!! WooHoo!!!

Much love,
Shaina

~ Happy Friday ~

Sweet store

Playing in the store. They had fun!!

Really love this arrangement! Love the feathers!

Today was a great day.

Running around with a wonderful friend, who offered her "motherly" advice to me for the fit thrower in my family. I will take any advice I can get. I really need the book, "The Strong Willed Child". Any one have it? :)

Our day started at the G Kids sale. It was not bad. We went for the "re-load" of toys. Not many people there, mainly workers, who seemed to be doing nothing but standing around. They were not very helpful at all!! Very disappointing.
(TC- I am not referring to you in any way. You were with someone when we needed help!)

Then we headed to the great city of Van Buren. Down town is so sweet with their sweet antique shops, photography studios, and apparel shops. I really enjoyed Olee O's and the kids had a great time playing in there. The owner was so nice and she made the shopping experience pleasant, allowing the boys to play with her daughter. Yesterdaze antiques was a neat little place. They had a great window display.

A few purchases were made. Did not spend a lot of money, which is good. Mr. Meeker will think so too!!

It was a fun day. A day with a great friend. Good company. Good talk.

Much love,
Shaina

~ Frustration ~

Friends-

I need a little prayer!

Feeling a little frustrated.

Having a little trouble with child #2!!

Have a great rest of the week!!

Much love,

Shaina

~ Night With Friends ~

Saturday evening I had the opportunity to have dinner and see a movie with these sweet ladies! We had such a great time and many good laughs and cries!! I think it is so important for us to be able to get together with friends and other mothers just to have some "kid free" conversation. Don't get me wrong, I love to talk to my kids, but you know what I mean! :)

We started at Olive Garden, then to the movies to see The Last Song, then to Marble Slab.
The movie was excellent!! It was such a tear jerker!! I could not help but think of the Burton family while I was watching it. It is definitely a must see. I really would like to read the book. We will see if that happens! HA!

For those of you who know me, know I LOVE ice cream!! You just can't go wrong with Marble Slab. I loaded up with some sweet cream with cookie dough and oreos. It was delicious!! Its making me want some right now!

Overall it was a fun night. Thanks to Mr. Meeker who watched the children! I love these ladies. Each of them are precious and it was great hanging with you all!

~ Easter Fun ~

Jasper with his basket of goodies from the wonderful, Mrs. Donna!
I just love that smile!

Lauren and Hudson dying their eggs. What fun!

Hudson Easter morning with his basket.

Lauren with her basket.

T and J.

This picture is funny! Hud is saying "The sun is in my eyes!" Lauren's hand expression, "Why are you making us take a picture?" Jasper closed his eyes all together, and Dad is just trying to be a good sport. Needless to say, we did not get a family Easter picture.

I wanted to get a picture of T and I with baby J since it was his first Easter. I think he had a fun day overall!

The boys!

I like this picture! J was hopping around with that egg in his hand. Trying to get him to sit still was almost impossible!!

It looks like Lauren has him trapped.

Hunting those eggs!

J's first egg hunt.

All the cousins!! The family has grown!!

Bear and J!

Can't forget the Easter pinata!

The pinata has been broken!! Candy!!!!

It was a fun day. Of course we started with church. The service was great. I am glad the children's choir was a part. They did a great job. After church, we headed to T's parents for lunch complete with fried deer tenderloin ( I think), grilled chicken, green beans with bacon, corn on the cob, homemade french fries, deviled eggs, potato casserole, and homemade carrot cake with cream cheese icing. It was so yummy!! I ate way too much!! It is such a joy to watch the children together. They have such sweet personalities and they love each other so much. I am thankful we all get together and have family time. It really is a blessing!! The weather was so great. I am glad it did not rain. It did start clouding up there for a little bit, but it was so nice.

Don't think I forgot the real meaning of Easter. We talked about it with the kids and it did not leave my mind. What Christ did for us was amazing!!!

Much love to all!!

Shaina