Birthday gifts

Emily registered at Learning Express Toys. That made it very easy for everyone to know what she likes. When they register, the child actually goes around with a shopping basket, putting the items in there. Then when they've picked everything, there is a Rubbermaid container with Emily's name & party date on it, and that is where it all goes. So one friend went in to get a gift and asked for Emily's registry. Thinking it's on paper. Nope, they just pull down the tub and you pick your gift from that. In this first picture Emily gets a doorbell for her room from Katie & Carson.

This is the Alligator Dentist game from Aunt Penny. We were glad she was in town for the party.

This is a Hello Kitty bag with lots of accessories, from cousins Lindsey & Hope.
Here Emme is sooo proud of her gift. It's the Hannah Montana DVD Game.
Hope & Addie couldn't wait for Emily to open this (as Addie said) "Baggage Catch Kid". Hope is behind the bag helping too.
Jonathan & Jessi got Emily two of her favorite things. Makeup. And Hannah Montana anything. In this case it was an accessory bag.
Emily is really enjoying the gigantic bubble wand from Brett & Stacy, the jump rope & hula-hoop from Rachel, and the personalized Moo Mixer from Nina & Papa. Oh and the Jonas Bros. posters from our babysitter Jessica. Thank you all, we had a fun night.

Birthday pictures

Emily and Rachel. I love Emily's face in this picture. Isn't she pretty? We think so.
Singing Happy Birthday.

Make a Wish.

Emily is 6 years old

I can't believe it!! At 4:55a.m. my eldest daughter turned 6. In some ways she seems older than just 6. But then in other ways I still think of her as my baby girl. This morning I was thinking about all that has gone on in 6 years. It seems like it has flown by. Then I sadly thought about the next 6 years coming even faster, and she'll be 12. But really the only sad thing about that is I'll be older. Anyway, we are very proud of our sweet girl. She is such a kind, considerate, genuine, good hearted girl, and we love her very much. BTW she is also the MOST HELPFUL GIRL. She got an award this week for being so helpful. Congratulations and Happy Birthday Emily!! We love you!!

PS. I'll have pictures from the party sometime soon.

PSS. My computer is now fixed and I'm so happy!

10 Days and counting

I'm very sad to report that I have been without a computer for 10 days now. This has been the longest 10 days of my life. Well, not really of my life, but still VERY LONG. Our hardrive crashed and needed to be replaced. It was shipped Monday and arrived Friday. Jody was going to install it, while on the phone with Dell, and guess what. It's not the right part. They sent us a hardrive for a laptop. Boy do I wish I had a laptop. They reordered the right hardrive and told us the expected arrival date. May 27. What?? I have no idea why, but that means I will still have no computer till then.
Over these last 10 days I've taken some time to reflect, and I've realized something. I spend more time than I thought on the computer. It could just be a habit, but when it's there you use it,a lot. We use it to get phone #'s, directions, email instead of calling, research, shopping, banking, bill paying, scrapbooking pictures, order pizza, and to plan trips etc etc. Can you tell I'm having withdrawals?
Right now I'm getting my fix, on my good friend Deanna's laptop. Thanks Dee. This month with no computer will be long but busy. I've got a girls trip, Mother's Day, Emily's Birthday, a wedding, end of the year school stuff and more. Hopefully this will help keep my mind off my withdrawals, so this doesn't get any worse. Anyway, that is the latest from the Jarrett household. Hope you have a wonderful month. Oh, BTW,in case you need to get in touch with me before June, CALL ME.

Pictures from Spring Break

Alex bowling a strike.
Emily & I went to Tea Leaves & Thyme for lunch one day. She put a flower in my hair & took this picture.

Here is sweet Emily. She is having some terrible allergies this Spring so her eyes are a little puffy.
Look who we ran into at Mary Mac's. It's Fox 5 News meteorologist Ken Cook. He & his wife just had dinner, when Jody & the kids saw him. Jody was sooo excited, he HAD to take a picture. He was very nice & has grandkids Alex & Emily's age. He was heading over to the studio, to do the weather for the evening news. Thanks, Ken for keeping us up to date, on the latest weather info.

This is Emily riding her new bike. She thinks she still needs the training wheels. She is just very cautious.
Then there is Alex. He rides straight for you & swerves at the last second. But he rides really well without training wheels. Sweet Ella Bug

Spring Break

We are wrapping up the kid's Spring Break. Monday will be back to school & homework. But only for 6 &1/2 weeks, then it's Summer time. This week Jody was able to take some time off to do yard work, I mean to spend time with the kids. So we've had a fun relaxing week hanging out. The kids got new bikes, so they rode those a lot. We went bowling, out to eat, to our friend's house for a cookout, to the movie & out to eat some more. My Aunt Penny was back in town to get my cousin Cale back to Iraq. He had been home on a short leave (for my aunt's B-day) and was due at the ATL airport Friday. We got to visit with him Thursday. Please keep Cale and all the brave men & women in your prayers.
I'm sure you wouldn't be surprised to hear that we didn't make it through this week, without a trip to the Dr. We had to take Ella on Wednesday. She had not been sleeping well & had a little cold. So, after getting up every 30 minutes Tuesday night, & seeing some drainage in one ear,I decided she needed to be seen. The Dr said she had a double ear infection & that the ear drum had ruptured in one ear. Poor baby. I felt so bad. She seems to be recovering great though. They want to check her ears in 3 weeks, which works out great. Her 18 mth check-up is in 3 weeks, so we'll kill 2 birds with 1 stone. If you don't mind, pray for the health of our family. It seems that we've been nothing but sick lately and it's getting old. One good thing, we're getting into the warm months, so there shouldn't be too many more illnesses.
I'll try to post some Spring Break pictures later. Have a good day.

Babysitting Landon

Tonight, Brett & Stacy went on a date, so I got to watch Landon. He was here for a few hours, so I took lots of pictures. He did really well & the kids had a blast with him. Ella likes to hug him & pat his back, if he cries. Alex likes to kiss & hug him. And Emily likes to burp & hold him. I really didn't have to do much with all that help. We had a lot of fun. Brett & Stacy enjoyed their time away too. Here are a few pictures (JEN) so you don't have to see poor Ella at the hospital still. Oh BTW Landon will be 3 months on Wednesday. Isn't he cute?!!