Addi the elephantJake and Addi (and the giraffes but they somehow didn't make it into the picture!)
Jake and the eagles...
Williams Family (of 4 for now)...
Friday, March 21, 2008
It was a "Good Friday" for the zoo...
Addi the elephantJake and Addi (and the giraffes but they somehow didn't make it into the picture!)
Jake and the eagles...
Williams Family (of 4 for now)...
Softball
Addison is going to be playing softball this spring and summer. She is very excited about everything except as you can see...she's not too big on the helmet...oh well, she must get that from me...I've always been a little picky about my hats too!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Jake's B-day/Easter Weekend and baby update
This is going to be a busy, fun weekend for us. Jake turns 2 on Monday...I can't believe it! Since it's also Easter weekend this year (you know it won't be the same weekend again for a long time if you got my informative email forward about the early Easter thing this year!) we plan to celebrate the two together. We'll be having Easter dinner at Mom and Dad's Saturday night and some of the family will be coming in from Hart County and we'll have a Mickey Mouse cake too. Then on Sunday afternoon we'll be going over to Harlan and Karen's for the Williams family Easter dinner and the Elmo cake will be there. This is actually working out pretty nicely for me because I don't have to worry about cleaning my house for a party - I'm usually such the party planner/hostess, but I just haven't been as into lately...maybe I'll get back into it one of these days, but for now thanks so much Mom and Karen! :)
Baby update...I am now 13 weeks and go back to the doctor in Louisville April 2nd for a regular visit and have the big ultrasound on April 25th. We will find out whether it's a boy or girl at that visit, but most importantly we are praying that everything looks okay and that there are no worries about the placenta or anything else this time around.
So I guess we'll have birthday and Easter pictures next week sometime.
Baby update...I am now 13 weeks and go back to the doctor in Louisville April 2nd for a regular visit and have the big ultrasound on April 25th. We will find out whether it's a boy or girl at that visit, but most importantly we are praying that everything looks okay and that there are no worries about the placenta or anything else this time around.
So I guess we'll have birthday and Easter pictures next week sometime.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Addi the pancake maker
Here's Addi's picture from last Thursday morning making pancakes with Grammy. She spends every Wednesday night there and they bake pancakes every Thursday morning. The cute apron was a gift from one of mom's friends from church.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
7 Things - (from CF Husband's Blog)
Just for fun, here are 7 Things You May Not Know About Me - Amanda Williams...
From CF Husband Blog
cfhusband.blogspot.com/2008/03/7-things.html
1) When I was born, I had 5 grandmothers. My mom's mom ~ Granny, my dad's mom ~ Nanny, my mom's 2 grandmothers, and my mom's great grandmother. From my great-grandmothers I am left only with memories of some really great family holidays, especially Christmas at Granny A's and Easter at Grandmother G's, and some really beautiful handmade quilts and afghans. And from my own two grandmothers...Granny has taught me how to do lots of things in the kitchen...make a great peach cobbler, put up fresh corn in the summer, and unfortunately the cooking of her really good green beans has yet to work for me. Nanny taught me lots of about arranging flowers when I was a little kid (or at least let me spend lots of time playing with the leftover buds and stems while she was working at the florist), gave me her recipe for chocolate pies which I can somewhat accomplish but they're still never exactly the same, and she has also taught me that going on a trip to California or New York with her can take only a little while on a sunny afternoon and a car ride out in the country (I won't add too much about the part where she has occasionally dropped me and my cousins off for a few minutes before returning to pick us up from our "trip".) :) Most of all I'm thankful to have come from a long line of Christian women who loved God and their families and were and still are faithful servants in their churches.
2) I played tennis and golf in high school...wouldn't really say I excelled in either, but I always enjoyed playing and especially liked the cute little outfits we got to wear! :)
3) I have only spent time in the hospital a few times as a patient - once overnight when pregnant with Addi from getting dehydrated from being so sick, 2 nights after having Addison, 3 nights after having Jake...let's not go for 4 nights this time around! I've never had any broken bones and thankfully aside from Jake's first 35 days spent in hospitals neither of my kids have had to be hospitalized overnight.
4) My family is extremely musical. Mom and Dad sang/played in a gospel band in college - the Gospel Voices - and wore some really funky outfits and large crosses around their necks, then when I was little they sang/played in a country band - Southwest - and wore some other really funky outfits, but no crosses :) My younger brother is a really great guitarist, singer, songwriter, and is the worship leader at our church firstchristianonline.com. My whole family is involved in that too...dad runs sound and sings occasionally, mom sings in a worship team, and I am the piano player in the worship band. It's pretty cool that we can all do this together now. Mark also recorded a CD in 2002 with some really great musicians (Bela Fleck, Curtis Burch from the "O Brother Where Art Thou" Soundtrack and others) and has had some really cool experiences playing at various venues/events like the Wild Horse Saloon and Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. He wrote and recorded a song/music video that was played on the jumbo tron before all of Western Kentucky University's Men's Basketball games called "High on a Hilltop" and featured Larnell Harris -markmelloan.com. I am by far the least talented musically in my family, but my daughter Addison is 4 and has taken violin lessons for the past 2 years so maybe she'll end up to be the most skilled musician in the family someday! :)
5) I am not what I would call a strong person by any means. I have had experiences in my life that have helped me grow into a much stronger person than I probably would've been had they not happened, but I am quite thankful for my husband James who is and always will be my rock - especially in scary and/or uncertain situations. He has faith like I can hardly believe and says that it comes from a difficult time in his own life, when his mom passed away from cancer at the fairly early age of 58.
6) I average 10 haircuts per year and my hairstyle has not changed much at all throughout my life. The main thing people always seem to be shocked by is the fact that my hair is naturally blonde and aside from the one time I had highlights put into my hair last spring (6 foils and no one could even notice that they were there) I have never colored/bleached my hair.
7) My favorite restaurants are... ~ in town - Back Home, Texas Roadhouse, Panera, O'Charley's, ~out of town, but still close by...Outback and W.W. Cousins (the best hamburgers ever!), ~for me and James to go to without kids...The Whistle Stop, Ruth's Chris (only on special occasions, but it is by far my favorite meal of all time), and J. Alexander's, ~ way out of town...Cheesecake Factory (the lower level of the Hancock Building on Michigan Ave. in Chicago), Maggiano's - also a Chicago place, Bandera's - yes, it's also in Chicago, on Michigan Ave. across from the Marriott. We take a shopping/eating girls only trip to Chicago each year so that's where I've found these spots that we have visited and I feel sure will continue to visit each and every year we go!
So, Nora you did it, now I've done it, Stacia...it's your turn!
From CF Husband Blog
cfhusband.blogspot.com/2008/03/7-things.html
1) When I was born, I had 5 grandmothers. My mom's mom ~ Granny, my dad's mom ~ Nanny, my mom's 2 grandmothers, and my mom's great grandmother. From my great-grandmothers I am left only with memories of some really great family holidays, especially Christmas at Granny A's and Easter at Grandmother G's, and some really beautiful handmade quilts and afghans. And from my own two grandmothers...Granny has taught me how to do lots of things in the kitchen...make a great peach cobbler, put up fresh corn in the summer, and unfortunately the cooking of her really good green beans has yet to work for me. Nanny taught me lots of about arranging flowers when I was a little kid (or at least let me spend lots of time playing with the leftover buds and stems while she was working at the florist), gave me her recipe for chocolate pies which I can somewhat accomplish but they're still never exactly the same, and she has also taught me that going on a trip to California or New York with her can take only a little while on a sunny afternoon and a car ride out in the country (I won't add too much about the part where she has occasionally dropped me and my cousins off for a few minutes before returning to pick us up from our "trip".) :) Most of all I'm thankful to have come from a long line of Christian women who loved God and their families and were and still are faithful servants in their churches.
2) I played tennis and golf in high school...wouldn't really say I excelled in either, but I always enjoyed playing and especially liked the cute little outfits we got to wear! :)
3) I have only spent time in the hospital a few times as a patient - once overnight when pregnant with Addi from getting dehydrated from being so sick, 2 nights after having Addison, 3 nights after having Jake...let's not go for 4 nights this time around! I've never had any broken bones and thankfully aside from Jake's first 35 days spent in hospitals neither of my kids have had to be hospitalized overnight.
4) My family is extremely musical. Mom and Dad sang/played in a gospel band in college - the Gospel Voices - and wore some really funky outfits and large crosses around their necks, then when I was little they sang/played in a country band - Southwest - and wore some other really funky outfits, but no crosses :) My younger brother is a really great guitarist, singer, songwriter, and is the worship leader at our church firstchristianonline.com. My whole family is involved in that too...dad runs sound and sings occasionally, mom sings in a worship team, and I am the piano player in the worship band. It's pretty cool that we can all do this together now. Mark also recorded a CD in 2002 with some really great musicians (Bela Fleck, Curtis Burch from the "O Brother Where Art Thou" Soundtrack and others) and has had some really cool experiences playing at various venues/events like the Wild Horse Saloon and Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. He wrote and recorded a song/music video that was played on the jumbo tron before all of Western Kentucky University's Men's Basketball games called "High on a Hilltop" and featured Larnell Harris -markmelloan.com. I am by far the least talented musically in my family, but my daughter Addison is 4 and has taken violin lessons for the past 2 years so maybe she'll end up to be the most skilled musician in the family someday! :)
5) I am not what I would call a strong person by any means. I have had experiences in my life that have helped me grow into a much stronger person than I probably would've been had they not happened, but I am quite thankful for my husband James who is and always will be my rock - especially in scary and/or uncertain situations. He has faith like I can hardly believe and says that it comes from a difficult time in his own life, when his mom passed away from cancer at the fairly early age of 58.
6) I average 10 haircuts per year and my hairstyle has not changed much at all throughout my life. The main thing people always seem to be shocked by is the fact that my hair is naturally blonde and aside from the one time I had highlights put into my hair last spring (6 foils and no one could even notice that they were there) I have never colored/bleached my hair.
7) My favorite restaurants are... ~ in town - Back Home, Texas Roadhouse, Panera, O'Charley's, ~out of town, but still close by...Outback and W.W. Cousins (the best hamburgers ever!), ~for me and James to go to without kids...The Whistle Stop, Ruth's Chris (only on special occasions, but it is by far my favorite meal of all time), and J. Alexander's, ~ way out of town...Cheesecake Factory (the lower level of the Hancock Building on Michigan Ave. in Chicago), Maggiano's - also a Chicago place, Bandera's - yes, it's also in Chicago, on Michigan Ave. across from the Marriott. We take a shopping/eating girls only trip to Chicago each year so that's where I've found these spots that we have visited and I feel sure will continue to visit each and every year we go!
So, Nora you did it, now I've done it, Stacia...it's your turn!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Jon and Kate - from the TLC reality show Jon and Kate Plus 8
Yes, Jon and Kate Gosselin (the parents of 2 sets of multiples - 7 year old twins and 3 year old sextuplets) are coming...March 7th and 8th, 2009...to First Christian Church. We are very excited and hope that this will not only be a really cool event, but also a way to reach out to families in our area and even in surrounding states. The Gosselins share their story and their faith in churches all over the country and this will be their first speaking engagement in the state of KY so we are hoping for a great turnout. If you're not familiar with this family you can check them out at www.sixgosselins.com or http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/jon-and-kate/jon-and-kate.html.
Short-lived Snowman
Addi, Hillary, and Mallory built a great snowman and put it right out the kitchen window so Jake could look at it while he eats breakfast, but unfortunately it was a little top-heavy and it didn't make it until then. Oh well...it's the thought that counts!
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Snow, snow, and more snow...
Well the warm weather didn't last for long, but it's been pretty cool to get one last (hopefully) really good snow...it's about a foot or more at our house so it's a really big snow for us. Grammy called all over town yesterday looking for a sled (Addi has outgrown her little red one and passed in on to Jake) but no luck...they are sold out everywhere! If only we had a truck full of them...I could sit out in Kroger parking lot and sell them all day long... Anyway, with no sled she and Mallory just played outside in it for a while yesterday and then made snowcones (which were really good). Then this morning Granddad called and we went out to their house for a fun afternoon out in the snow. He pulled all the kids on an inner tube tied to the back of his 4 wheeler and everyone had a ball (well most everyone had a ball - Aunt Cyndi got a little bit run over by the 4 wheeler when Granddad was trying to get unstuck and didn't see her behind him - oops, but she's okay thankfully :) )
Here's the photo shoot from the day...
Jake (aka Randy from "A Christmas Story" - I'm sure you can see the resemblance)...at least he could put his arms down... :)
James and Jake and Addi on Granddad's snow tubing contraption...in case you were wondering, the plywood apparently acts a shield to protect the riders from flying snow... (like that's your worst danger when you're out on that thing! :)
Granddad gearing up to take the girls for a ride...watch out Aunt Cyndi! :)
Addison Kate...our little snow angel...
Granddad, Bama, Addi, and Jake...
Here's the photo shoot from the day...
Jake (aka Randy from "A Christmas Story" - I'm sure you can see the resemblance)...at least he could put his arms down... :)
James and Jake and Addi on Granddad's snow tubing contraption...in case you were wondering, the plywood apparently acts a shield to protect the riders from flying snow... (like that's your worst danger when you're out on that thing! :)
Granddad gearing up to take the girls for a ride...watch out Aunt Cyndi! :)
Addison Kate...our little snow angel...
Granddad, Bama, Addi, and Jake...
Earlier in the week when the weather was nice and warm...
Jake had a great time playing baseball and throwing rocks from our landscaping into the flower pots (whatever keeps him occupied) and Addi was so glad to be able to get out and ride her bike again. 
Birthday Party at the Gym
Addi and Presley the birthday girl...
Addi on the balance beam...she's a little better at it now than she was back when she was 2 and taking gymnastics!
March of Dimes Kickoff Photos
Addi drawing the names for the door prizes...
Jake and James following my speech (and after the little ice choking incident). As you can see Jake was unaffected... :)
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