Hip, Hip, Hooray!

My brilliant, handsome and ever so talented hubby just completed his MASTER'S!

Reid and I (and of course all of our families) are extremely excited and proud of you, Josh! You never cease to make us honored to call you "our Josh."

However, now he says we are to address him as Master Edgin...yeah...I don't think so! :)







Congratulations, babe! We love you!

Introducing...

...Elam Dean Jones arriving 6 weeks early! Our good friends Eston and Courtney had a summer surprise as Elam decided he didn't want to wait any longer to make his debut. After a scary start, Elam arrived healthy and handsome!

4.5 lbs and 17 inches

He will have to camp out at UAMS-NICU for a week or two to ensure he remains strong, but the Jones' family is doing wonderful and thrilled beyond words with their little guy.

Is there anything cuter than baby toes?

The proud daddy...

Baby Elam

Congratulations, Courtney and Eston! He is a lucky little boy to have you two as Mommy and Daddy!

We're Back!

This heat isn't workin' for me. Especially after just experiencing the perfect summer weather. We just returned from the ideal climate. Highs in the mid 80's, lows in the 50's and ZERO HUMIDITY! It was bliss. We flew out to Denver where we met up with Josh's mom and sister and had a fabulous dinner. We then headed on to Laramie, Wyoming where we spent a few days relaxing and catching up with Josh's parents and sister. His sister, Erin, is in college at the University of Wyoming and is a cheerleader as well. We had two special celebrations while in Wyoming. First, Josh is almost complete (1 week away) from completeing his Master's and second, Erin turned 19 this past Sunday! We ate, talked, laughed and just enjoyed seeing the fam we rarely get to see.
Reid was probably most excited to ride on an airplane. As you know, he is obsessed with planes at the moment.

Reid and Erin on her birthday morning.

We spent a day in Fort Collins, Colorado and L-O-V-E-D it! Josh and I adored the downtown area and plan to go back soon. It truly is an awesome town with lots of shopping, restaurants and outdoor recreational activities. We ate at BeauJo's. It is Colorado style pizza and a HUGE hit with all of us. We sat on the patio downtown and people watched as we ate. You order the pizza by the pound and then save the crust to dip in honey for dessert....seriously? YUM!

We also had a blast at Fort Fun They have any and everything to entertain all ages. Action shot of us golfing.

Watch for this little man on the PGA Tour someday. Although he is going to have to work on his golf etiquette...he was quite animated and excitable throughout the game.

Another family pic at Fort Fun.

We also headed out to Vedauwoo, Wyoming to take some family pics. This was probably Josh's favorite part of the trip...NOT. But, he tolerated it and survived. :)
Erin took this pic of Reid. He is such a little man.

A family shot...Mimi, Papi, Erin, Lonnie (Josh's brother), Melanie (SIL) and us.

So, we are back and settling in to normal life again and the stifling heat of Arkansas. Football started July 5th, so our life will now be consumed with film, practices and game nights, but we couldn't be more excited!

Stay tuned...

We are off to Colorado and Wyoming for some much needed family vacation time. Pictures coming soon...

4th of July Weekend

We had a busy, but fun 4th of July weekend. We kicked it off Friday with a quick trip to Little Rock to see my parents and celebrate my dad's birthday a little early (it is actually today!). I forgot my camera, so you will just have to take my word for it that we had a great time. I love getting to just hang out with my parents. Happy Birthday, Dad...I couldn't ask for a better Daddy and friend.

Saturday, we headed up to Springdale to visit some of our good friends. The girls went shopping and the guys golfed in the rain. Then we all grilled out and headed over to the Elk's Lodge in Fayetteville for an AWESOME fireworks show. We have already made plans to go there again next year because we had such a great time.

Sunday was low key and capped the holiday weekend off with the local fireworks show and then of course, shooting off our own fireworks at home. Reid is a little daredevil, so he had a blast! He has come the the conclusion he likes "lighting things up" as he puts it. :)

Reid's bag of goodies that he picked out at the fireworks stand.



Being the parents of the year like we are, we allowed Reid to light his own fireworks.



It was a great weekend with family, friends, food and fireworks...Happy 4th!