Back to school!

Well, if you haven't heard yet, our family is making some big changes. Frank and I have decided that this is a time in our lives when we want to make sure we put our family first. And the Lord has presented me with the perfect opportunity to do so. I have quit my full-time job to teach part-time at Holmes Community College two days a week. This is going to give me lots of time to spend with my precious boys. I can't wait to start this journey! God is so good!


This little man loves ducks! But he was a little frightened at first by the "real" duck. You can see, though, that he has warmed up enough to give the ducky some night sugar. He is so loving!

Speaking of love, he loves his "dip," aka ketchup. He eats it on food, dips his fingers in it, and uses it as hair gel when needed!

What mother wouldn't love this! Every time we come in the door, Ian picks up the broom and gets to work. Maybe he's trying to tell me something........

Way behind!

It has been a wild month! Ian is trying to repeat everything you say and do. He had his first haircut and his first popsicle. His new hobbies include sweeping, dusting, and trying to jump off of things! Here are a few pictures of what he has been up to lately.

Here he is with his first popsicle. He didn't really like it, but he wanted to play with it.

This is his "after" picture from his haircut. He looks like such a little man now.

This is his first haircut. Miss Pam did a great job with him!

This is before his haircut. Look at that hair!

This is my Dad participating in the state MDOT Roadeo. He won first place in his district, so we all went to Gulfport to watch him compete at the state competition.

Ian loved the swimming pool at our condo on the coast. The Sea Breeze condominiums were great. The pool was right outside our room, so Ian really enjoyed that.

Ian looks so serious in this pic. This was before the oil made it to Biloxi.

Look at those curls!

He got really excited when his feet hit the water. I think he was scared and excited at the same time.

Memorial Day Weekend

We had such a fun Memorial Day weekend. Frank's brother was here from Houston, so we spent a lot of time in Madison. The guys did some fishing, and then we took Ian to the pool Monday at Lake Caroline before we left. He had a great time! He was pretty happy all weekend, thank goodness. Here are a few pictures of our activities.

Ian is going to be a water baby! He really loves to play in the pool.

This was when he first got in the pool. It didn't take him long to get wound up.

He loved splashing in the water.....

and splashing some more......

and splashing some more! He was so funny.

Look how happy!

His Daddy took him down the slide at the play area before we left the pool.

I think he liked that too!

Oh yeah!

Here are some of the fish from the guys' catch Monday morning.

Harlan brought his cat with him, and Ian searched for him the whole time we were there. He kept yelling "kitty cat" and laying down to look under the bed where the cat hides. Poor kitty - but at least it gave Brittany (the dog) a break.

These are a few older pictures. It has been a while since I posted, and I wanted to make sure to get these in.

Frank took these after church one Sunday while Ian was running around our back yard.

I just love this one. I don't have a clue what he was looking at - maybe admiring the sky?

Isn't this sweet! He was loving his puppy.

Taking the remote control from Daddy. He knows he rules this house.

Ian had croup a few weeks ago. Because he was so good at the doctor's office, we got him his first golf set.

Frank was very proud of his little golfer. Great first lesson!

You think he likes pizza?

Ian loves to run around with stuff on his head. This is his laundry basket....

And these are his shorts! Such a funny fellow!

The River

Warm weather on the Green hill can only mean one thing - it's time to go to the River! And that's just what the Whittington crew of 3 did this weekend. We had so much fun. Ian ate some sand and played in the water. Here are a few pictures of our little man on the "beach."

Happy Easter

Happy Easter! The Easter bunny did come to Durant. And he left Ian too much candy! We had a great Easter weekend. We got to visit with lots of family, had beautiful weather, and hunted a couple dozen eggs! This time of year makes you reflect on your blessings - and we have been blessed so richly. Ian makes everything have so much more meaning. He really had fun hunting eggs - and everything else in the yard he could get his hands on. Needless to say, we had to come home and give him a bath when we got finished playing outside. Here are a few pictures from this weekend.

Ian got his picture taken with the Easter bunny for the first time. Believe it or not, but, he didn't cry! He loved the bunny!

Here he is getting into his basket of goodies. He was trying to eat them before I had time to open them!

You think he liked the Peeps?!?

Ian looked so cute in his Easter outfit. I ordered it from a friend who sells children's clothes. Thanks, Chanda.

Here is our little family on Easter morning.

My two favorite fellows! Aren't they handsome?

And here is the proud Mommy with a happy little man.

Ian was Mr. Photogenic this Sunday morning!

The dog was coming up close to him so he was getting quite excited.

And the hunt is on.....

He finally figured out that he was supposed to put the eggs in the basket when he picked them up.

He was very interested in everything on the ground! He even taste tested some leaves.

Tossing another egg in the basket.

I thought this was cute. He found his reflection in the gazing ball in Nanny's front yard.

He wanted to touch every animal in Bass Pro.

This was fun. You can tell from his expression that he has done something wrong. If you will look at his hand you will see that he has pulled the gate down from the wall! Finally, a way to escape!

This is his big boy chair. He really does more climbing on it than sitting in it, but he likes to drink his "juice" here.