Katina's Birthday #32

After we left 'Arlington in April', Kara, Madison, Skylar, and I made a quick stop to John's parents' house to see the puppies and then headed to Nashville for the night. The church that has been helping Kara invited us to their baby dedication service for Skylar to be dedicated. After church we went to The Cheesecake Factory for my birthday lunch....YUM!!!!! Daddy, Kathy, and Ken drove over from Knoxville for the day. Mom gave me some new clothes and some money, daddy gave me a Tiffany necklace I saw in the window at the mall when we were waiting on our table at The Cheesecake Factory (HA!), John gave me a tanning package, the kids gave me a shirt and 2 new pairs of flip flops, John's parents gave me a VISA gift card, and I gave me a new laptop and purse! I'd say I had a pretty good birthday. :) We had a great time!

Arlington in April

Today Madison's cheerleading squad did a small tumbling/cheer demonstration at Arlington in April. It was really hot out! We didn't walk around very long since the heat was beginning to get to Kara (all of us really). Here are a few pics.

Wreck

Today I had my first ever wreck with another vehicle (can't say as much for a mailbox or 2 in my early driving years...hahahaha)! Luckily it wasn't my fault! Mom and I were out shopping and we were sitting at a red light minding our own business when we were rear-ended. We didn't know what hit us....literally! Thankfully there were no kids in the car with us. Kara didn't feel like getting out so we left Skylar with her. The guy (who was on the phone not paying attention) was very apologetic (and I was very ticked)! We called the police and it took them over 30 minutes to get there! We were at a very busy intersection and I was totally embarrased. The impact did more damage to his truck than mine. Looks like there is a new bumper in my future!

Easter Sunday

Today we started off our Easter Sunday by taking pictures outside. I'm glad we did because the rest of the afternoon after church was rainy and dreary! We changed clothes after church and then headed up to John's parents' house for some lunch and family time. John and Jason helped the boys dye Easter eggs (I think they were more into it than the boys were....hahahah). We spent the afternoon eating, visiting, and napping!

Easter Egg Hunt at Church

Today we took the kids to the church Easter egg hunt. They separate the kids into age groups and let them run to find eggs. They also had a jumping castle and train (Carter loves that). Harrison had a soccer game before the hunt and he got there just in time for the last hunt with Madison's age group. They all had fun!

Puppies

For the past few weeks I've been helping John's dad with his puppy business. He raises several different breeds of dogs and I've been handling the internet side of things. I take the pictures of the puppies, post them to several different websites, answer inquiries from customers, and do the paperwork involved with shipping a puppy to different parts of the country. I started out doing it temporarily to make a little extra money for vacation but I've found myself enjoying it alot! I like staying home with my kids and handling household duties but I've found that I enjoy having something of purpose to do with my time rather than worry if the house is clean enough and the laundry is caught up. Carter just goes with me so that has been great. Anyway, I wanted to post some of the cute pictures I've taken over the past few weeks of the puppies.

I almost stepped on him yesterday!