Weekend To Chattanooga

Last weekend John and I went to Chattanooga for Cash's 4th Birthday and Baby M'leigh's Christening. Cash's party was a lot of fun. Emily and Kurt rented at blow up jumper thing that was a huge hit with all the kids. I wish I had gotten some pictures of it!

As you can see from the pics, Dissy looked ADORABLE on Sunday. She's also quite a talented little girl to be able to pick her nose and suck her thumb at the same time : ). The christening was really, really sweet. She ended up not wanting to go to the preacher at all which was both funny and predictable, however once she was back in her mama's arms she was just fine. The picture below is of her and John bonding. This was about as much love as she was willing to give him all weekend so I most definitely had to document it. She is THE most precious thing and I'm so glad we got to spend some time with her and the rest of John's family (minus the Mader's).

Our First House!!!!!!

This will be our new home when we move to Winston-Salem! We could not be happier or more excited!!!!!!! We close May 21st, but because my last day of work is May 28th, we won't move officially in it until June. Here is the tour in pictures....

Front View of House

The Front Porch

The Kitchen

(My favorite part is the table to the right because the owner before turned the extra granite from the counter tops into a table for the built in benches in the kitchen.)

The Den

(This is the room you walk into when you walk in the front door)

The Bathroom

It has 3 bedrooms and one bath. We are turning the front bedroom into an office, but our guest room will always be open to out of town guests, who I really hope will come and visit!!!!!

Camping

Easter weekend the entire Lucas family went camping at Oak Mountain State Park. Some enjoyed it more than others, but everyone had a great time. We roasted marshmellows, made smores, and sat and laughed around the campfire. Even though everyone will probably stick to the annual Seaside beach trip as their main family vacation, it was still a lot of fun!!!! Here are some of our memories:

Brian, Brian, and Kurt Hanging Around the Campfire

John holding Tamez

All the Grandchildren with Doc and Boose

Baby M'Leigh and Boose

Amy, M'Leigh, Emily, Me, Reese and Boose

Spring Break Guests

Last week my Mom and Allie came to Birmingham and stayed at the Lucas house from Sunday through Friday. We had so much fun!!! Mom and I got to walk together almost every morning while Allie rode her bike with us. Within a week they became regulars at Yogurt Mountain, lovers of Leah's clothing store, and haters of 280 traffic. Allie, or "Allie Rainbow" as some of the Lucas kids like to call her, probably had the most fun of all though. She loved getting to spend the night with Reese, ride her bike with Emmie, play with Merell, and of course camp with them all. However, while Allie was having fun with the kids, Mom basically turned into a college girl. Above is the proof where you can see the pictures of us out at Rojo last Thursday. She is so wild that after Rojo she wanted to party hop over to O'henery's, and she still wasn't done after that. To prove her college girl ways even more, she went back and spent the night with Erin at her dorm room!!!! I mean I couldn't keep up the girl : ). Even though we really missed Elizabeth and our Dad, having Mom and Allie here in Birmingham for that long was too short and such a treat.