the ak family

A few weeks ago Chris's family came to visit for Eli's Baby dedication. We had lots of fun hanging out at the cabin. Chris's dad and I both fished a little. I didn't catch anything and he caught one little horny head. (the is the name of the fish...believe me, unless Lance and Chris just made that name up. which i wouldn't put it past them!) Eli had so much fun hanging with his grandparents and Aunt Kate. We love you guys. Hope you had as much fun as we did!

Eli checking out the fish.

Kate and Eli taking a walk.

Eli playing patty cake.

Sorry the lighting is bad Mr. Drew! You can't see the fish.

my favorite coach

Does this face scare you? Chris sent this to me today and said, "Are you sure you want to be married to the guy in this picture?" My response...OF COURSE! I knew when I married Chris that he was firey. I love that about him. It adds excitement to our marriage and there hasn't been a dull moment in the past four and a half years we've been married. I do worry about him having a heart attack sometimes on the field but there is nothing I can do about that because sick, healthy, hoarse, or with a splitting headache, he will always give all he's got for his team. But that is fine with me because when he is home, he gives all he's got to our team.

Today Chris finishes up his first season as the head coach at Habersham. We will travel to Athens one last time to take on the Jaguars from Cedar Shoals. If everything turns out well, we will end the season 13-13. I know it isn't the record that he hoped for but it could have been a whole lot worse. I am so proud of him and hope for many more years as a Habersham coach's wife. I love you Chris!

little boy

here are a couple new pics of eli. he is so close to crawling. his dad has been practicing with him every day. he is talking more and more and becoming such a joy to be around. i know any day now he will sleep through the night! his favorite "words" to say are: dada, hey and byebye. i love his little smile and i'm so thankful the Lord has given him to us.

 

 

 

 

home away from home

there have been many days lately where we have been in the car traveling. i am so happy eli does such a great job in the car. he sings, plays, or sleeps. yesterday we traveled to winder to watch chris's game. this is only the 3rd away game we've been to. eli did so well. he slept most of the way there and then the whole way back, which included a stop at mcdonalds with the team. at the game, he did great. he was entertainment for all the fans as he smiled and said "hey" over and over again to them. he sure knows how to work the crowd...just like his daddy! i'm so glad this little boy loves to travel and has such an easy temperament. it makes life so much easier. even if the kid doesn't sleep through the night!

bless him...

...those were my mom's exact words when she saw this face. all i have to say is "bring on the prune juice!" the poor fellow worked so hard today and only had a little poop to show for it. hope the prune juice helps!

in my next thirty years...

i can remember being in my red mustang with the top down listening to that famous song by tim mcgraw thinking, "thirty is so far away," or singing the lyrics by deana carter "and i still remember when thirty was old" in my parents tiny shower off of lebanon road and thinking "thirty is old!" little did i know thirty would come so quickly!

this past week i celebrated the big 3-o. i brought in this big year with my family and a few friends at Louie's on the Lake on lake rabun. it was great getting to just hang out and eat great pizza. i did get lots of great presents...thank you everyone! but there was one present that actually made me feel young again. meredith and i have been looking for the first pair of chacos i got when i was in my freshman year at young harris college. we have searched high and low because they were our favorite pair to wear (they were broken in nicely and had the old chaco sole on them) but our searching had been without success for two years. well, while opening presents from my sisters i dug down in a box and pulled out a converse all-star shoe box. i was thinking, "mere must have bought me a pair of converse. thats cool. i think i can pull those off." when i opened the box, much to my suprise, was an exact replica of those infamous chacos! i was in awe. what a great gift, mere! thanks for the shoes. i'll break them in real well and then you can steal them. :)

"converse. i can pull those off...maybe."

shock!

still shock and mere explains how she found them on ebay.

excited!

they went straight onto my feet.

p.s. emily and mere, thanks for dressing me so well. i feel like a cool thirty year old sporting my new clothes and my chacos. i love you both.

train a child in the way he should go...

this past sunday was eli's baby dedication. this was an opportunity for chris and me to stand in up and dedicate our lives to living in a way that teaches eli about the Lord. we hope to live our lives as a reflection of God's love, grace, discipline, and true character before eli and hopefully many more children in the future. thank you everyone for coming!