Daddy's little boy!

This is how I often find Jason and Carson...

Carson Jeremy

I guess this is a bit over due but Carson finally joined our family officially on 09-09-09. He is beautiful and everything went well. I ended up having a c-section because he was breech, I was a little nervous/frustrated with that turn of events but I found a wonderful doctor last minute, and everything turned out well! He was just a little guy coming out at 6 lbs 10 oz, and 19 1/2 inches.

Belly Pics

Some fun pictures we got to take right before the baby came.





My little basketball.

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Boy I was in need of a pick me up today! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Lamb!

That's SOOOO Gay!

Has anyone seen the new "That's So Gay" commercials. I thought these were a joke or a spoof or something. But it is actually a real ad campaign! Are famous peoples lives that empty they have to look this hard for a cause to get behind??? I'm sure it will win an award though, I mean, it wouldn't be PC if an ad like this didn't. Why don't they go for something more worth while, like stop taking the Lord's name in vain, or swearing all the time because it makes you sound like an uneducated idiot. Check out these links if you don't know what I'm talking about.

Hate is a strong word, but I really really really don't like you.

Ok, so maybe hate isn't too strong... Mosquitoes suck (duh dum cha)! I forgot that they are one reason I don't enjoy the south during the rainy season (though there are many other reasons to enjoy it). Nothing like your legs looking leprous from all your red, bloody welts.



And last but not least the wasp... Not so funny story, but as I was trying to hurry out the door the other day, one of these little guys was trying to hurry in. I didn't even see him, just felt him sting me - on my stomach - through 2 layers of clothing. Nothing like a big (think larger then a dvd) sized red itchy welt on your pregnant stomach to make you feel sexy! I have to admit that my anger got the best of me and I spent the next 30 minutes trying to kill him, it did dull the pain.



P.S. Please don't worry about the sting, it's fine now, no allergic reactions, and it won't hurt the baby. Plus the red and itchiness is almost gone!

A new addition to the family...

So let me paint you a picture...

I'm sitting at the computer trying to compile a bunch of numbers and information for our company. The whole time Jason and I are talking back and forth about how to move forward with different scenarios, employees, etc... We've been at it for several hours, when out of no where...

(Jason): Do you think our dogs would accept a pig?

Surely I didn't hear him right... At this point it was such a departure from the previous conversation that I almost fell out of my chair, laughing, and shocked...

A pig? In our backyard? Running around with our 3 dogs (yes, for those of you who haven't kept track, we are up to 3 large dogs in our family)... Coming in and out of the house through the doggy door? And what about me accepting a pig into the family???

As I finally composed my self enough to say something intelligent and coherent (I think it specifically was "What the hell!") my dear husband proceeded to lay out his very logical thought process...

If we're going to eventually buy one of the properties we've been looking at with a few acres, and set back towards the forest service, we'd have more run-ins with rattlers. And apparently hogs/pigs are somewhat impervious to rattlesnake venom, and will attack and kill the snakes without any hesitation. He then proceeded to site all the articles and books he has found on the phenomenon. My husband is always prepared for any kind of objections.

All I can envision the whole time is some pink piglet being chased around by my huge dogs squealing at the top of it's lungs , and then the opposite when it's bigger, and it chases them.


If any of you know my husband very well, you can rest assured that now, somewhere in our future is a pig/hog... Great...

Looking forward...

Not to be cynical, but this is pretty dang funny...

The home stretch!!!

Everyone keeps asking if I'm "popping out" yet! It's no fun not being around so ya'll can just see for yourselves, so I figured that I'd post some pictures. I've been taking a new picture each Sunday for the last few weeks, and here is what I ended up with. I'm finally in my 3rd trimester, which means just 12 weeks left. We're so excited for the little guy to be here! We love and miss everyone and will see you in August!

Hidden in the city...

Since we've been in Tennessee for the last month we've had a lot of rain, Yuck! This turns our backyard into more of a swamp than anything and means the dogs have spent a lot of time locked up inside. Combine this with the fact that the further you travel East in our country the less "open" land there is and you will get to our current predicament. Dogs that are used to a lot of exercise getting into trouble from being confined for too long.

Last Sunday was finally nice and sunny so we took the dogs out looking for a good park, or hike to get them out of the house and backyard. While driving down the road close to our house we saw some college aged kids walking down the railroad tracks in swimsuits and towels. Jason pulled over and found out that there was a secluded trail that took you back into the woods and after awhile dropped you off at an abandoned rock quarry filled with water and surrounded by cliffs (perfect for jumping off). So today after church we threw the dogs on their leashes and started walking. The directions ended up being pretty good, and after about 1 1/2 miles we walked out of the thick forest and saw this...
Of course this view comes from hanging off about an 80' cliff... We hiked around to where the trail was right off the water and let the dogs swim. Boy they love it. It was hilarious to watch them, and there were 2 other groups of kids that were getting a real kick out of Koda fetching his "bird" (a.k.a. any stick we could find) and Titus constantly falling off ledges into the water because he's so reckless.
Jason decided to jump in and enjoyed a swim. I declined as my rapidly expanding waistline has thrown off my already impaired sense of balance and there weren't many places to exit the water that were particularly easy. Jason also decided to huck it off about a 40 foot cliff right before he left and the dogs freaked out... Kinda funny. These aren't the best pictures of the place so I'll post some more later, but it was an enjoyable afternoon, and my dogs are finally fairly exhausted for the first time in about a month.

So thank you, local college aged kids that let my silver tongued husband talk you into telling us about a local secret (they sure were resistant at first to tell a "newcomer").

P.S. The crazy thing about this quarry is that it is literally right in the middle of the city, and you would never even know it (literally in between 2 major roads). It's just so dang forested out here that even in downtown you feel like you're in a more rural area. Crazy!!!