We bought a house!

Just want to let you all know that this week we closed on our first home. We are so excited and after months of looking, we feel like God brought the perfect house our way. It is ideal for our family and we will be moving at the end of September. Here is a pic of the home. We can't wait for Jack to have a yard to play in and tromp through.

Update on Jack's Ears

Hey all! Just a note to let you know that Jack is doing much better. His first few days after getting tubes were great and then he got a terrible ear infection in his left ear. It has been draining for almost 3 weeks. Yesterday we went to the doctor and it has finally cleared up. We went through three antibiotics and then low and behold this week he broke out in a rash all over his body. Poor little guy. We still don't know what caused the rash but we think it was from a high fever he ran over the weekend. Last night was the first night he really acted like himself. It was soooooooo good to see him feeling better. He has been quite a trooper.

Here is a recent pic from one of our treks to get the mail. I put him in the wagon and stroll to the apartment mailboxes.

Hope all is well!

Riding the Carousel at the Mobile Mall

We took Jack to the mall today to ride the carousel.



John looks really excited, doesn't he??? :)

We are about to move Jack to his "big boy" carseat. He is testing it out in the living room. I think he thought it was his own personal lounge chair.

More Pics at the Beach

Jack inspects the wheels on everything.

We love this place because Jack is able to sit and crawl in the water.

Jack and Daddy! Jack has gotten quite attached to his "da da." We try to get him to say "ma ma" and he looks and me and grins and usually says "da da." Jack and Mommy!

Out and About with Jack

We went to Wings with a couple from church and had a great time. We don't often have an extra person to take a family pic so we took advantage of the photo op.

Jack is all smiles! He looks more and more like a Blackmon each day.

On Sunday, we went down to Gulf Shores and visited a little area opposite the beach called West Pass where there is sand and calm water. Jack had a blast.

Wading in the water with Daddy.

Feeding the Geese

One one of recent trips to Bham, we went to feed the geese at a near by lake. We had hoped to find some ducks, but oh well.... Jack was very intrigued by the geese. We tried to get Jack to throw some of the bread but he ate it instead.

And Even More Recent Pics....

Four Generations of Blackmons
Jack and Aunt Anna Joy
Jack and Pop
Jack and Grammy
Jack and Grandma Jenny

More Recent Pics

Me and Grandma Sue!

Pushing my truck around Grammy's.

My first corn on the cob.

Playing with Crews Cole.

Time Flies

Where have the past few weeks gone? I can't believe we haven't had an entry since July. We have had a busy few weeks. We spent a week in Birmingham with Grammy, Pop, and Aunt Anna while John was out of town on business. We had a fun week visiting with family and friends.

Jack got his tubes last week. He is doing great and seems to be feeling much better. Thanks for all your prayers.

We also got to go back to Grammy and Pop's while John went deep sea fishing this past weekend. Grandma Sue from Statesboro got to come up for the weekend. We had a great time! Jack rode his first carousel. He loved it!

Recent Pics

Eating breakfast at Grammy and Pop's.
Hanging out in the food court at the Galleria.
Hanging out in Pop's lap.
Riding the "Cimba" machine with Mama.
Riding the Carousel with Pop at the Galleria.