Busy, but boring!!!!!!!!!!

School is back in swing. Our break is over and Monday morning was SO hard to awaken to!!!! We have been busy doing our "thing", but not much to tell about. Currently, it is Tuesday night, and Albert is praying for snow. (Tomorrow is a North Whitfield day for him!!)I think that it is snowing in Nashville now. I just don't want to make it up in the summer when it is warm and sunny outside. I guess we will see in the morning!!!! Our friends Blake, Amy, Poxy (their dog) and unborn baby Weber will be coming for a visit this weekend. We will see what cool things we can do in the big "D" as we call it. That is about all!! Time to get ready for tomorrow!!

Lazy Saturday!!!!

Mallie resting in Dad's lap

I am enjoying the end to my week of freedom!!! It's back to work on Monday. We are having a GREAT lazy day at home. We are looking forward to dinner tonight at Mandy's favorite restaurant, Kanpai, with some great friends. We have spent the day watching movies and eating popcorn!! It is Mallie and Merritt's favorite treat!!! They know what it is when we take the plastic wrapper off before we put it in the microwave!! They are geniuses!!

Eating their popcorn treat!!!!

Dad and his babies!!!

Time Flies When You Are Having Fun!!

Blake, Amy and Poxy after they told us the big news. They are going to be a mom and dad!!!! How cool!! We are thrilled for them!!!
Albert and Aaron approving of the big news!!!

This week has been flying by!! I can't believe that our week is almost over!!! Though I enjoyed this week, I do look forward to getting back in the swing of things back at school. I know, I'm a nerd :)!!!!! However, the faster we go back, the faster Spring Break gets here!! We are looking forward to having some lovely visitors in the near future. Our friends Blake and Amy Weber (aka new parents to be) from Huntsville and Aaron and Ashley Briggs from Nashville will be coming to visit, the big D as we call it, in the next few weekends. We are so looking forward to their visit!!! I am going to post some of our pictures from our last visit to Huntsville when we all got together.

Why I Became A Teacher.....

Because of Winter Break!!!!! Just kidding!! I love my job, and I love my wonderful kids, but this week is awesome!! There are no holidays, no stress, just a lovely week to relax. Albert is working on a great new house on Lake Allatoona in Cobb County, so I have enjoyed going out to eat with friends and hanging out at home. Mallie and Merritt have been glad to have me home. They think sleeping until 9:00am is the norm......What I have to do for those dogs (HAHA)!! Will post more pictures later!!!

Answered Prayers!!!

All of the Valentine's cuties!!!!!

Many of you have been praying for Eric and Keyla's new baby, Cal. The doctors orginally thought that he had poly-cystic kidney disease. After many prayers, Keyla and Eric saw a specialist in Atlanta this morning, and she declared that Cal did NOT have poly-cystic kidney disease after all. He does have cysts on his kidney, and his left kidney is not functioning at all, but it will not have to be removed as orginally thought. Thanks for all of your prayers. Our family has been so blessed with God's love and faithfullness.

The New Addition!!!

Proud Dad and Big Sis Beckley!!

Cousin Harris waiting patiently.

Albert looks so good with a baby!!!!
He's finally here!!!!

On February 2, our family welcomed a new member!!! Mandy's cousin, Keyla, gave birth to a precious baby boy. Cal Richards Manning is as cute as can be. We love going to their house to hold baby Cal and play in the kitchen with Beckley, Eric and Keyla's little girl!! They are so wonderful!!! We thank God for all of these beautiful babies and for the joy that they bring to us.

Our babies!!!!!

Mallie in her favorite spot!!!!

Merritt and his favorite toy!!!

These are our wonderful children, Mallie and Merritt. We have had them since they were 6 weeks old. They are now almost four years old. Thier favorite activities are sleeping, eating and taking a nap. What a life!!!!!!!!!