3 months later....

Well, it has been a while, but better late than never for updating our blog. So much has happened....Shay and Ethan have changed tremendously since I last blogged, I don't even know where to begin. Shorthly after the new year, we visited Gainesville to eat a birthday lunch for my Dad's 50th! My sister, Becca, met us halfway (she lives in Tifton, Ga) and we were joined by my Uncle Drue (my Dad's brother) and Aunt Lisa (Drue's wife), as well as my Grandma B (my Dad's mom). Since we were in Gainesville, Shay insisted that we visit Albert the Alligator (Bonus: Albert was holding hands with Alberta!!)

In February, we had the opportunity to go to the Ocala Super Pull which is a modified tractor and truck show. Basically, high performance tractors pull a sled on a track. It was really awesome however it was also awesomely loud! We have been to hundreds of tractor pulls, but this was the first that was inside and I don't recommend taking a baby to that (poor Ethan cried the whole time and David and I had to take turns taking him outside). Shay thought it was great, though! Our friends Cassie and Jason, with their sons Dalton (who Shay says she is going to marry) and Landon, our friends Jason and Keith, David's sister Alicia, my cousin Tomi, David's brother TJ and his girlfriend Ashley, and my sister Becca all went with us. The best, and most 'redneck', part of the whole deal was they were using airboats as fans. Redneck ingenuity at its' best!

Ethan before the noise (looking mighty cute in his beanie):

At the end of February, David finally got weekends off! It is so exciting to get to do things as a family now! Now on Saturdays and Sundays every time David walks out the door Shay has to make sure he's not leaving her.

The Strawberry Festival began this last week and Shay (with her new-found interest in cows) got to participate in the Pee-Wee Showmanship contest. She got 4th place (out of 19)! I grew up showing cows so it makes me happy that she enjoys it. If she continues to show interest, we will get her her own calf to show in the years to come. For now, she borrowed a little holstein heifer calf from Myo (my mom) and named her Daisy.

 

I promise to not make it another 3 months before I update again.