Henry and the spider

Henry's teacher called today for me to pick him up early because he had been bit by a spider. I actually wasn't very worried, but she said Henry was trembling & in pain & I think she was a little concerned. Being the overreacting parent I am, of course I took him straight to the Pediatrician's office. He's fine now, Thank You Lord, and I have learned lots about spiders. Dr. Bean said it was probably a wolf spider (see above), I would be trembling too!
He was well enough to play his baseball game tonight, but he still says his leg hurts and the marks are still there. By the way, this isn't the actual spider that bit Henry, he didn't kill it because he wanted it to live. This is just a picture of a wolf spider off the internet.

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Baseball Season

Monday night was Nate's first baseball game and it was loads of fun! He also had a game Tuesday night. Henry has his first tball game Thursday night and another one Friday night. Whew! Too bad I don't really like baseball, huh? Well, I do like anything my boys are participating in. Here are a few pics from Monday.

John Daddy & Dee Dee entertained Luke with an icee & tractors in the sand.

Henry showing off that first loose tooth! Yippee! Henry's gonna be a snaggle tooth before he goes to kindergarten.

Car Wash

Great Wolf Lodge

On Thursday we headed to Charlotte, NC for a fun overnight stay at the Great Wolf Lodge. Nate & Henry were thrilled that their friends, Griffin, Miller & Sarah were going, and Bryan and I were pretty excited that Sandy & Bobby, Ashley & Brad were going too. We all had a fun time and I can't wait to go again.

Love this picture of Henry and Sarah in the elevator!

Easter 2010

Easter morning was beautiful with a church service at Biggerstaff on Lake Keowee followed by an egg hunt. Luke was thrilled when he found an Easter egg filled with candy! Here is Stacie & James who are expecting baby Marlowe any day now!

Half Marathon

Happy Easter! What a wonderful and busy week we've had. We enjoyed a great visit from Silas, lots of sunny weather and I finished my half marathon! My knees are still in a great deal of pain, but I have no regrets about my training and I might even do it again one day. I finished in 2 hours 25 minutes, not great but I did run it all.

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Silas & Luke

Luke & Henry dancing

Food Inc.

Bryan and I watched a great movie Saturday night. Food, Inc. and it was so very interesting. If you would like to watch it, ask me. I just ordered my own copy from amazon. And I'll be glad to let you borrow it. So, it's inspired me to really pay attention to what I'm feeding my family, especially when it comes to meat. Just made this yummy organic veggie chili and thought I'd share the recipe:

Three-Bean Veggie Chili
In a big pot using 1 tablespoon olive oil, cook 1 chopped onion, 2 chopped cloves garlic. Cook 3 minutes.
Add 1 chopped zucchini and 1 chopped red bell pepper. Cook 5 minutes.
Add 3 tablespoons chili powder, 1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes (14.5oz), 1 can tomato sauce (8oz.), 1/4 cup ketchup, and 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano. Cook 8 minutes.
Drain, rinse and add beans: 1 can black beans, 1 can small white beans (I used cannellini), 1 can dark red kidney beans. Cook 3 minutes. Serve with grated cheese. YUM!
I'm enjoying my second bowl as I type.
Per cup 203 calories, 4 grams fat, 11 grams protein, 12 grams fiber & 0 cholesterol

Nate running the tiller

The Tiller Running Henry

Beach Pictures

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Luke Sneezing

Welcome Baby Ty!

Robin and JD have been blessed with her 4th beautiful baby! Ty Kelley Spires was born weighing 6 lbs. 13 oz.

We have just returned from a long weekend in Myrtle Beach. So much fun! I will share pictures as soon as I download them from my camera!

Good Luck Robin!

Please say a prayer for my dear friend Robin tomorrow (Monday). She is having baby #4 by c-section. She already has Trace who is 6, Tara, 4, Trent who is a month older than Luke and tomorrow she will meet Ty! She is a teacher, mom, and hero in my book. And, she doesn't read my blog, probably because she doesn't have time. Can't wait to hear all about this new little boy! I love you my friend.

Camera's charged & ready to go!

Finally a break in the rain! Boys have been outside all day long. I'm so glad to have my camera back, here are some pictures from the day.

I just attempted to run 14 miles this morning, emphasis on "attempted." Luckily I was running in Walhalla, and Powell Real Estate was just a phone call away. I made it for 2 hours, probably had 3 miles left then I got hungry. Really hungry. So Daddy picked me up on Fowler Road. Thanks Daddy, it's good to know that you are still always there to rescue me!

I'm a little frustrated with myself, but I will use this as a learning experience. I usually run later in the day, after lunch and my half marathon will be at 8am, so I'm glad to know that I need a big big breakfast on the day of the run.

Charging camera battery now, but in the meantime I thought I'd share a couple of pictures of the boys with their precious Grandfathers. Here is Henry with his Papa and Nate & Henry with their John Daddy.