St. Patrick's Park

We went to another park to play. It's our favorite

thing to do! We get to walk and play on the

playground. St. Patrick's is great. The walking

trails are along the river, so it's very nice.

All pictures can't be professional! Jacob always wants us

to take a picture with his "silly face".

Gotta make sure we get all the rocks back in the river!

Remember: you don't go down the slide on your bottom!

Water play at Granny's!

Grandpa sets out the sprinkler for Jacob when he

doesn't want to play in the pool. Sometimes he's

so easy to entertain!

He also likes to play with the water hose. Here, he

decided to shoot himself in the face. Quite hilarious!

Too cute not to share!!!

I know this is a little blurry, but you get the idea.

I just thought it was beautiful timing!

Backyard fun

Jacob loves his slip n slide. He gets at one end of the

yard and gets a really good run and go and sometimes

he lands on his belly, other times his knees. He just

thinks the water is too cold!

The proper way to go down a slide is not on your bottom!

Off to bed he goes!

This is how we go to bed every night. Once upon a time, Jacob

rode on Tony's back and they crawled up the stairs on hands

and knees to the bedroom. Jacob got bigger and daddy is

getting old! So Jacob now loves riding to his room on daddy's shoulders.

Family is everything

Just a bunch of miscellaneous pictures from both sides

of the family. It was so good to see everyone, even under

the circumstances. I hope we all continue to

stay in touch and see each other!

I was so glad to see Paula and Aunt Skat! I miss the

constant humor. It was also great to meet Tom.

He is wonderful, Paula!

Ellis and Shae just add to the humor. What a wonderful bunch.

My daddy and Aunt Karen

Momma, Paula and Aunt Skat - 3 peas in a pod--hee hee!

Daddy and Paula ---Enough said!!!

See, we can get along for a few minutes!

Me and my sissy. Wonder where Jacob got his eyes?

Aunt Bernice and Diane - Beautiful!

Just a note of thanks

Just another note...I wanted to say thank you to everyone for the thoughts and prayers that have gone out to our family over the past month. We have all had difficult days, but I know that eventually the hard times will pass. We have such a GREAT family that it's impossible not to smile. I'm glad I have been lucky enough these past few months to be with everyone down home.

McDaniel Family Reunion

Paw Paw's family reunion was a couple of weeks ago.

Jacob and I went and had a good time. There were a few

people missing this year, but it was good to see

everyone. Jacob likes getting a lot of extra

attention, and I like other people giving it to him!!

It was good to see Diane again. We don't see everyone

enough, but we all do what we can. Maybe next year

some of the chairs will be better suited for us! (you gotta laugh, Diane)

Uncle Cloyce likes giving Jacob things to drink that

he isn't supposed to have. He just tells Jacob to

not tell momma and they won't get in trouble! You

gotta love him!

Buffalo Park, Tupelo

When we were at home a couple of weeks ago, Dana

took me, Jacob, Lila, and Wendell to the Buffalo

Park in Tupelo. We had a great time. Jacob didn't care

for feeding the giraffe. He said his tongue was too

long and slimy! However, he and his Paw Paw Wendell

had a blast feeding the goats and ponies!

Buffalo Park, Tupelo, MS

Dana took this picture for daddy since he had to stay home.

This train took us through the park. Jacob

loved seeing all the buffalo. There were also

donkeys and camels. Of course, the train itself

was also a big hit!

Just a note....

It's been a while since our last post. We have had so much going on in the past month that I got behind. It's been long and rough here, but we have a lot of pictures for everyone to see! Our little man is 4 1/2 and getting bigger so fast. But he is still what keeps us going and keeps us smiling! It is such a blessing to us to have him and to see his beautiful smiling face everyday! Even though he tries our patience (everyday), he is what makes the world go 'round! Happy mother's day to everyone! ----Beth

Evening at the park/river

It was such a beautiful day. We spent a couple of hours

at the park. We had a picnic supper, then Jacob

played on the playground. He threw rocks in the water and

watched all the geese. He needed a looong bath when

we finally got home. Daddy - "Hunka hunka burnin' love"

was the song of choice during tonight's bath!

Daddy's little helper

Jacob helped Tony wash the truck today. They did

a pretty good job! Maybe they will do my car next...

Long day at school

This is what happens if he sits down for two minutes

after a long, hard day at school! First time he fell asleep

with daddy since he was 2 years old!

New Thomas pj's!

Jacob wanted a silly face pic with his new Thomas pjs!

He's still a cutie!!

Hank Williams, Jr

Me and Tony went to see 38 Special, Hank Jr, and

Lynard Skynard in Indianapolis! It was an absolute blast! NEARLY 30

years old, and Hank is still my hero!

Easter in Indiana

We had a great time coloring eggs this year. Jacob

had to pick which tablet went in which cup, and which

egg went in what color. The eggs took too long to get

finished. We had to keep reminding him to play for

a while, but he had to keep checking on the eggs

to make sure the colors were working. Must get his

impatience from his daddy.