My Dad Rocks!

Yippee! Jesse is home for five days and Will and I could not be more excited! Jesse plans to get started on rocking underneath our porch and has spent many hours collecting rocks from the farm. He started collecting them about four months ago and has now begun cutting them and placing them in patterns. This week he is going to try to start putting them on the actual porch. Will has really been a big "help" to Jesse with all of the rock stuff. They ride around in my Grandfather's old farm truck and gather rocks in their free time aka, "Mom's free time"! We also have an old bathtub in our front yard right now that Jesse is soaking the rock in...redneck, I know!





Will and Jesse had a fun afternoon playing in the yard and playing with his new "kiddie clubs". Watch out, Tiger!

Fave Foto Friday

Crazy VBS week has come to a close. Will did great and I am so proud. I really think it will improve his Sunday School drop off behavior. I have a happy heart. Here are some pics to end our week. Hope you enjoy.


Will and Mommy before VBS.




Will and Nonni's cat


Will eating M&M's at the dentist with Nonni, is that legal?



Amanda

My Little Summer Pumpkin

Week 34
Baby's Length: 19.5-20 in.

Baby's Weight: 5 lbs.

Baby's Size: Medium pumpkin

There is this super informative website for new/old moms to track fetal growth. I love it because it compares the baby to an object that everyone is familiar with. I used to look at it all the time but I haven't looked in quite sometime. So, I decided I should check out what Baby Pilkinton #2 is looking like these days. A pumpkin? Well, not actually a pumpkin yet, because I am only 33 weeks and 3 days but almost a pumpkin. Neat, huh.

VBS day 2: Will did great, in fact he only cried for a few minutes at drop off. He loved today and when I took him out of the class, he was trying to go back in!!! Yippee! He is healed!!! I promised Will if he did well at VBS that I would take him to the swimming pool. After his nap we went swimming for a little bit. He is getting so much better, he is almost completely swimming with water wings! His grandmother promised him a treat if he was good and he was, so Will enjoyed a few M&Ms at the pool! I took a picture of Will in his "reusable swim diaper" my attemp to be Eco-friendly! That is for you Angela:)

Will's Wild Weekend

We had our annual Lillard (my side of the family this time) Family Reunion, same time, same place, lots of fun each year! Will had the best time playing with his big cousins and seeing his baby Maclaine. It was so fun to see Will trying to play with the big kids! There was this huge tree in the front yard and all of the big kids were trying to climb it. Will was fascinated! I am sure next year, my little monkey will be trying to climb it too. Will's cousin, Breelyn kept trying to hug him and she finally succeeded. We all thought it was so cute...Will did not. He ran off crying. What a silly boy!

Today kicked off TSC VBS. The theme was "Island something or other". Very cute decorations and it went pretty smoothly, well sort of. I need to give you a bit of important information, Will hates Sunday School. Nothing personal, he just hasn't been in an organized play setting yet. VBS= Mother's Day Out Training Boot camp for Will. I was afraid we were both going to be voted off and out of the island because he cried for the first thirty minutes. He did manage to pull it together and was a SURVIVOR! Good thing because he is going all week!

Favorite Fotos Friday

Here is a picture of the favorite "boys" in my life! Mom and Dad came over for dinner tonight and Dad, Will, and Jesse worked on the front porch! Will is finally starting to look at the camera because we have taught him to say "cheese", it sounds more like "cheeeeeez", but hey, it works!!!

Will looking through the hole in the barn for the kitties!


Will playing with his grandfather's truck (Jesse's dad)! Jesse's grandmother gave it to Will last Christmas and we just now are letting him play with it because we didn't want it to get broken.


Happy Friday!
Amanda

Thankful Thursday

I am so thankful for this little person and I am thankful to Ms. Barrie Taylor for capturing his personality and his face. I am so glad to have pictures of his sweet smile instead of the top of his head or the side of his face!!! She is a great photographer that came highly recommended and her work was fabulous!







Update on sweet baby #2: We had another regular Dr. appt today! The Dr. said the baby is in position and it Heartbeat was great! One more two week appointment and then on to every week! It is coming so soon! YEA!!

That's how we roll...

Some people vacation to Hawaii, some to Destin, some to Branson, nope not us, we go to Bowling Green, KY! Yep, that is right...Beechbend Park baby! Since our baby is coming soon, we aren't taking a family vacation until October, so yesterday, Jesse, Will, and I loaded up the car and headed to Beechbend Park for a little water fun! So, it is no Disney or even Six Flags, but it is just about the best $10 fun you think of! Plus, Will had a blast, so it was worth every penny:) We swam for a couple of hours in the pool and Jesse rode the waterslides a few times. There are not too many rides that Will can go on, so we rode the Tin Lizzies and Jesse and Will rode the knock-off Dumbo ride. Will cried so hard a first, but when the ride was over, he wanted to ride again! There was also a petting zoo there, kind of low budget, but still cute! I am posting a video of the goats, they loved Jesse for some reason, it was hilarious! We ended the day with a slusie and some Dippin Dots! How is that for fun! All in all, we had a very fun time and it was a fun little getaway!




Will had another late night tonight, he went to a church dinner with his Nonnie and Poppi and he also saw his Papa and Nannie there. Then he went to celebrate his Uncle John's 35th birthday! The cake was yummy! Thanks Aunt Rach! Will and Jack played so well together tonight! Jack even told Will that he loved him. It was so sweet!
Happy B-Day John!

Woods, Mediate, and Pilkinton

Today in honor of the US Open, Jesse took Will outside to hit a few golf balls. They had been watching it all morning, so Jesse decided it was time that Will hit his first golf ball. Will loved hitting the golf balls and cracked up at Jesse when he would swing. It was so cute.



Today is Jesse's mom's birthday! Happy Birthday Bebe!!! We hope you have so much fun in Florida! We love you and can't wait to see you soon.


We also went to Maniac's with the Stovalls, and Crea and Savannah. It was so yummy and Will loved playing with his cousins!

Food, Family, Fathers, and Fun

LONG POST....

We had quite a busy weekend, but it was so fun. On Friday night, Will and I went to the Relay for Life at BGA. Both of Will's grandmothers were on teams, so it was such a fun event! If you have never been to the Relay for Life event, you are missing out. It is an extraordinary event that takes place in every county in the state and raises money and awareness for cancer. My grandmother is a four year survivor of breast cancer and Aunt Bren Bren has survived cancer for almost ten years! WoW!!! These two women are so important to me that I could not help but cry tears of joy for their victory over this terrible disease. They have a survior's dinner and walk and we were there to cheer them on! It is a great cause and you should make plans to attend next year!
On Saturday, we headed down to Culleoka, TN for the Annual Farmer Family Renunion. I am talking big deal folks! Trula, Jesse's grandmother and organizer, sends out invites the day after Easter, so everyone is expected to attend! It is actually a super fun event. It takes place on a farm with tons of animals, so the children are entertained for hours, giving the adults time to chit chat and eat! Will had a blast this year. Last year, he was only 7 months old so he wasn't able to check out everything the farm had to offer. This year, a different story! He had the best time looking at the sheep and the goats, and he fell in love with the two baby pugs. He had such a good time playing with all of his cousins and it was great to see everyone. I wish we were able to spend time together more often!







Saturday evening we met my Dad for dinner. He just got in from three weeks in China, so Will was so excited to see his Pop Pop! His little face just lit up when my Dad got out of the car. It was a really nice dinner and we were able to celebrate Father's Day with my family, my sister and her boyfriend, Trey. Jesse was just home for the day, so he headed back out and we spent the night with Na Na and Pop Pop.





Today, we celebrated Father's Day, with a cook out at my parent's house. It was lots of fun and we can't wait until Jesse gets home. We went to church with my parents today and Will made his 1st Father's Day card in Sunday School. I can't wait for Jesse to see it.



On a more serious note, I want to address the real meaning of this weekend.
FATHER'S DAY
As I reflect on what this day means to me, I realize how lucky I am to have had/have a wonderful earthly father. I was truly blessed in this department. He was a very involved Dad, never missing the important stuff in my life, like multiple softball games and cheerleading competitions (he deserves lots of credit for those),proms, graduations, wedding, birth of my first child, and so many events that have helped to shape who I am. He was definitely a hands on father. Now, I am enjoying watching my wonderful husband be the same kind of father to our son. He is totally devoted to our son and is providing an excellent example of how a Godly man should lead his life. I know someday that Will will realize how truly wonderful his Dad is. With all this being said, I am reminded of the beautiful verse in Proverbs about a man/father.
The righteous man walks in his intergrity; his children are blessed after him. Proverbs 20:7
This verse is so true. We learn by example and I am so thankful that I had a wonderful example and that my son will have a wonderful example. When you realize how much your earthly father loves you it makes you overwhelmed with how much the Father must truly love you!

How blessed are the children
Who in their fathers see
The tender Father-love of God,
And find their way to thee.- Johnson

I am so thankful for all the wonderful Fathers in my life and I hope they had a wonderful day!

We love you.
Amanda and Will