Mr. and Mrs. Keith Russell

Marianna and Keith got married on June 19th and I don't have ONE picture!!! I'm so mad at myself. It was just such a hectic day with Matt and I both in the wedding, trying to get Myers dressed and chasing him around everywhere!!! Allison Rodgers was her photographer and she is amazing. She posted a sneak peek of the wedding pics on her blog. You can see them by clicking on this link. There is an adorable picture of Myers. It was a really fun weekend. The ceremony was really sweet and the reception was a blast. Congrats Keith and Marianna.

The Gang's All Here!

It's very rare that the Ginns, Tuminellos, Adairs and Smiths can all get together at the same time. With the Adairs living in Zambia and only coming home once every three years, the Smiths playing ball and living in Colorado from February to October, and Scott either working or playing golf all the time, it's hard to get everyone together. But this past week we were all able to hang out for a who afternoon. Seth was home for the allstar break and the Adairs were in Jackson for the last time until they leave for Africa on the 27th. We had a great time. Please pray for James and MM as they make the long journey back to Africa and continue to have such great faith to raise their family so far away in a culture that is so different than ours. Here are some pics of the kids.

Hutch(almost 3), Taelyn(2), Myers(15 mos.), Sienna(15 mos.), Lulie(16 mos.)

Myers and Sienna at 15 months

Destin 2010

We just got back from the beach with the Tuminellos. We had a great time. We spent most of our time at the pool. Myers LOVES the water. We stayed in Baytowne, and the pool there is great for kids. It's a walk-in pool, so Myers was able to sit and play in the shallow end. Also, I wasn't worried about him stepping off the edge of the pool since he has absolutely no fear.

On the 4th we grilled out some huge hamburgers at our condo then walked to the Village to ride the carosel, dance to the band, get some balloon animals made and watch the fireworks.

Quick story about this balloon man... no offense to anyone who has a balloon man in their family, but most people who want to stand on stilts and make balloon animals for hours probably aren't "normal". We knew this when we decided to wait in line for over an hour for Taelyn to get him to make Donut (her daschund). We get to the front and tell him what we want, and he says, "Oh, I love to eat donuts, but that would be weird because I would be eating your dog." Who says that to a 2 year old???!!! I'm sure Taelyn had lovely dreams of the balloon man eating her dog.

We finally made it to the beach on our last morning there for about oohhh 20 minutes until we realized the pool was much more convenient. But we are glad we went.

Big News!

I guess it's not really new news anymore, but we are so excited to announce that Myers is going to be a big brother! I am almost 13 weeks along which meanse we are due around January 4th, 2011. This means that Myers and the baby will be 21 months apart. Sometimes I get a little anxious about if I can actually do this huge task, but I just keep telling myself that people do it everyday. I have felt great with the exception of a little nausea and a few headaches. I was sick everyday for 3 months when I was pregnant with Myers, so this is a huge relief!! I could eat about 10 tomatos a day. I literally eat at least 1 bacon and tomato sandwich everyday. Other than that I feel pretty much the same. We will be finding out the gender at the beginning of August! Here are some pics!

What Big Boys Do

Eat Corn on the Cob

Play in the Water Spouts

Eat Popcicles in the Swing

What's in your bag?

I've apparently been "tagged" by Jordan to show what's in my bag. Matt is probably having a heart attack while reading this because he won't dare stick his hand in my bag. So here goes.

This is my bag. I'm embarrassed to tell how long I've been carrying it. I actually borrowed it from my sister "for the summer" two summers ago, but I keep getting compliments on it, so I don't return it.

(yes, that's a tunnel in the background)

Here's everything, well almost everything, that's in my bag. I figured ya'll didn't want to see a bunch of papers, receipts, and crumbs.

Section 1:

1. A couple of recipes

2. Our wedding announcement- I'm glad I found this. Someone gave it to me a while back.

3. Happy Birthday Love, Myers cards

4. 2 flash drives

5. A daily report from Myers' school. I think the date on this one is 4/19

6. Notecards

7. Thank you notes from Myers' birthday party that I haven't finished writing.

Section 2

1. Women's One A Day vitamans- I never take them.

2. Orbit gum

3. chapstick, softlips, juicy tube

4. Chick-Fil-A gift card-I'm glad I found this.

5. A beautiful bracelet given to me by one of my students for Christmas. I should have taken a close-up of this one.

6. A pair of gold earrings

Section 3

1. A pack of peanut butter crackers

2. Granola bar- I really love the chocolate dipped ones!

3. Wiki Sticks- they are for ages 3 and up but my child is advanced

4. Precious clip

5. Shout wipes

I would like to thank Jordan for forcing me to clean out my bag. I found some things I had forgotten about. I would like to tag the following people:

Jamie-because I know she will do it

Niki-because I want to see how many things I would hav guessed right that she has

Kendall-because Jordan tagged her and she hasn't done it and I'm really curious about her bag

Mary Margaret-because I want to see some intresting African things

Kristen Lindley-because I think her explanations would be funny

Chasing Charlie Designs

Our friend Jordan has started a new business selling her handmade outifts she makes. When she first created her website, I saw this adorable green jon jon with an "M" on it. I knew Myers' birthday was coming up, and I was secretly hoping that "M" stood for Myers. I was so excited when she gave it to him for his birthday. It's adorable. And as most of you moms would probably agree, I don't want any clothing that isn't good quality for my rough one year old (especially since I have a boy). I don't want anything that's going to unravel in the dryer come out really wrinkled to where I have to iron it. I can honestly say this outfit has been great! The next thing I'm getting is this adorable pair of kangaroo shorts. I love them. If you need a baby gift, I would highly recommend Chasing Charlie Designs.