Jekyll Island

Our recent trip to Jekyll Island...

Helping Mimi in the yeard

I took these a couple of weeks ago but never got around to posting them. Caroline was helping Mimi pick up pecans and pine straw in our yard. I don't know how much help she really was because she was taking the pecans out of the bucket as fast as Mimi could put them in.

A new job

Starting Monday Sean will once again be working in Brunswick. He just accepted a job with Tires Plus on Scranton Landing. We are excited about this new opportunity which should bring more money and insurance. Please pray for Sean as he starts his new job.

Good news...

For those of you that might not have heard... we should find out if Sean will get his job back with CSX in the next couple of months. They are going to make a decision on February 24th and we should hear something by April 1st. This means that one way or another the holding pattern that we have been in for the past year will be over. We will either get our lives back or be able to start over and hopefully move to a more lucrative area (like, maybe... Knoxville).

We greatly appreciate everyone's thought and prayers over the past year. God has definitely provided for us. It seems like just when we think we won't be able to pay a bill someone will call with a much needed auto repair.

I have to say that I am unsure as to which way I want this decision to go. On one hand, I would love to have our life back and everything return to the way it was. On the other hand, it would be nice to move from Waycross and be closer to my family. Sean would love to work for the railroad again and I think that would make him very happy, so maybe I should pray that it goes that way. My own selfishness would like to move home! I guess we should just pray that God puts us on the right path. Please continue to prayer for our little family!

Revelations 3:8
God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close.

When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go, only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly!

Our trip to Knoxville

We went to Knoxville for Christmas this year. It was hard as this was the first one without my Pops. Overall, our family did very well. My grandmother is an amazing woman. She has been an amazing source of strength for our entire family. I can't imagine losing a spouse after more than 50 years. But on a lighter note... Caroline got lots of great presents and had a lot of fun. She loved playing with Nana, Poppy and Aunt Kelly. She was also fascinated by my parent's dog Tasha. We all had a great time and enjoyed seeing everyone.

Three generations together!!

(sorry couldn't get this to rotate)

With Grandmom at Market Square

Playing in the "swimming tub" at Nana and Poppy's house

Playing in her highchair

Christmas morning

In the Christmas dress Aunt Kelly got her

I love my baby girl!!

Aren't I cute??!!

Playing with Aunt Kelly

Our next trip to Knoxville will probably be in May. My sister will graduate from The University of Tennessee College of Business with a degree in Finance. She will finish her years at UT in their new James A. Haslam Business Building. This new building is amazing!! You have to check out the pictures. I am so proud of my sister.

GO VOLS!!!!!!!

Pictures

Caroline had her one year pictures and Christmas pictures made on the same day. The Christams pictures turned out better than the one year pics but they are all good.

Happy Halloween!!

Caroline went as a lion for her 2nd Halloween. Last year she was only 4 weeks old so I put a cute little pumpkin shirt and hat on her and took her picture. This year she was a little older and could enjoy it a little more. She doesn't quite understand why I made her wear the costume or why I took like 947 pictures of her, but she seemed to enjoy the attention.

This was the last picture. Can you tell she is soooo over all of this???!!!

(and yes, I see the sticker on the pumpkin. Walmart put extra sticky stickers on their pumpkins this year and I couldn't get it all off. Needless to say, this side was covered up by the other pumpkins!)