will post more tomorrow!

What a great day, and I have pictures!!  I'll post them tomorrow -- I hope your day was great, too!

Love,

Jamie

Ahhhh...

Well, LJ and I have finally found our chair.  It's our night-time ritual to unwind, cuddling in our little armchair, and we got here a little late tonight.  He's drinking his milk next to me, and my burrito from whole foods is warming in the oven for dinner.  We went to work out tonight and I did this awesome class.  It is called H.I.T. (High Intensity Training) - serious cardio to warm up with , (sprints, mountain climbers, high kicks, frog jumps, quick walking lunges, shuffling), then a strength/cardio circuit for 40 minutes.  It was "intense", as the class describes, and afterward, my wobbly legs carried LJ and I to Barnes and Noble to get a book.  I have books I'm enjoying for my quiet time, but I needed a night-time novel.  I love Barnes and Noble, and so does LJ -- he's sold on the train set, I'm sold on books as far as the eye can see!!  

We had a great morning with Lance here.  It's still a little surprising to wake up and him be here, and we are loving it!  We ate breakfast together - smoothies, sausage and cereal, (weird combo), then went to the pool till lunch.  LJ got some "water wings" and enjoyed some freedom in the pool for the first time.  It was a great day -- not too hot, beautiful skies...one to remember.  Tomorrow, Lance has an off day, (YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), so we're looking forward to a day like that again!  LJ's "buddy", Andrew, is coming to keep him for an hour around bedtime so Lance and I can share a shushi roll at Ra Sushi downstairs. It's a little birthday celebration for Lance.

Sorry about the lack of pictures today - maybe I'll have some tomorrow :)  I hope you get a great night's sleep!

Love,

Jamie

Happy Birthday, Lance!!

feeding the ducks with dad

Happy Birthday 28th Birthday, Lance!

mmmm...cake!

Such a sad face...he's looking at Lance get his bag ready to leave

...but he quickly decided he was o.k., gave him a kiss goodbye and said, "bye, daddy!"

Well, what a great day!  LJ wanted to stay up late and wait on Lance last night - I don't think he believed me that he was coming home, so we all laid in bed together until 11:30.  Because of that, LJ slept in, (YAY!), and Lance and I were able to get some good rest as well.  

After waking up, we went to walk Rookie with some bread to feed the ducks.  Well, the ducks must have known that it was Lance's birthday because there were 22 of them!  They came to wish him well, and I think they were a little upset because we only had 3 slices of bread!  

After the ducks, we came in, had breakfast and Lance opened up his birthday gifts then headed to the pool.  LJ swam better than he ever has today.  Between Lance and I, there was like 6+ feet of pool, and he swam back and forth with no problem.  So fun! 

 

When LJ was tired and saying, "home...home", we headed back, gave him a bath then walked to the local Mexican place to grab lunch.  It was a great lunch, but we made sure to save some room for birthday cake.  It is from Safeway, but it is so good!  We have to get this thing out of our house so we don't go after it with just a fork!  Tell me LJ isn't my kid...we were in the middle of eating cake and LJ decided to stop, clasp his hands and pray to bless the cake, all on his own.  We all stopped and said our thanks - If you can't bless cake, you've got a problem!  :)

After Lance left, LJ took a bit of a late nap.  When he woke, we walked Rookie then played inside before dinner.  He had some pasta with chicken and apple sauce on the side.  Then, we went to work out -- LJ is usually the only one there at night (like private babysitting for an hour!), so we went there for a bit.  He is totally over his stomach bug, but I would like to wait just a bit longer before letting him hug on other little people - stomach bugs are no fun!  He had a blast, and I got a good work out in.

So, now it's the end of the day.  We got to watch Lance throw, and LJ is infatuated with seeing his face.  He goes and grabs a glove and ball, mimicking him, then sitting in my lap and singing, "charge, daddy!".  We'll head to a game later this week -- he enjoys it a lot, but I think he enjoys watching it in the chair with me even more.

I hope your day was great -- we miss and love you lots!

Love,

Jamie

We made it!

So sorry I haven't posted...our internet connection was down.  I just wanted to let y'all know we made it safe and sound to Baltimore.  It was a long day, but went relatively smoothly.  It's Lance's birthday today, so expect a few birthday pics later.  I hope you are well!!

Love,

Jamie

A home visit winding down

Well, it's just two days before LJ, Rookie and I head back north, and I wanted to take a break from the cleaning and organizing to type a quick entry in case I forget.  It's so fun to go through each room, rummage through each drawer and set these little places up for our long-awaited arrival home.  The t.v. trays are easily accessible, right by the laundry-room door.  Lance and I love to have a late grilled chicken or steak and watch a tivo'd show after LJ goes down.  All of my vases are stacked and cleaned neatly, waiting for their chance to hold flowers all over the house.  The little pilgrims and santa salt shakers are cleaned and ready for fun holiday meals, as is the Santa Claus face ice cream tray.   With about five weeks left in the season, we will be headed home to these "creature comforts" soon, and I want them readily available for us.  We wait anxiously each year for this time, and though we are so thankful for baseball and its blessing to our lives, the fall is by far our favorite time of year!  

LJ and I just sat on the kitchen floor and colored a piece of unfinished wood.  I'm thinking I will seal that side so that I can always have it.  We are both suffering with a little stomach problem, so we've been slow-moving like this all day.  It's kind of nice.  

I hope your day has been as wonderful as ours, (minus the icky stuff we are battling - yuck)!  We are feeling well enough to look at each other, laugh and enjoy this time, though.  Soon enough, we'll be here for a few months and can enjoy special times in our home every day!!!

Have a great night!

Love,

Jamie

These are a few of my favorite things

The walkway to the football stadium with plaques for every SEC and national championship

Hallowed ground :)

Denny Chimes

LJ placing his hand in one of the handprints of a former team captain at the walk of fame on the base of Denny Chimes

Standing at the foot of Denny Chimes looking at the President's Mansion

Well, these are just a FEW of the many pictures LJ and I took during our beautiful evening walk around the university.  I'm sure I will post more later.  From 6-7 p.m., Denny Chimes was playing beautiful music as we walked.  What a wonderful evening!!!  Lance, we missed you!

Love,

Jamie

snack time with a new friend

LJ and his bird tatoo 

quiet time with the crepe myrtles

he shoots..he scores!

What a wonderful visit!  for the past two days, my friend Rachel Allen and her son, Jackson have been here.  Her son is just three months younger than LJ and they had a blast!!!!  It was a short visit, but a wonderful one!  I hope you enjoy the pics :)