The Meacham Family

Egg Hunt at River Hills

2011-04-18T09:38:00.000-07:00

Foster's t-ball game was called off Saturday, because of the storm that came though on Friday. This allowed us to go the egg hunt at River Hills. This looks like the year that Foster will really enjoy hunting eggs.
Afterwards, Michael Boerner was playing tennis. So Foster was able to cheer on his godfather before we left.

Look at all my eggs!

"Can I give McNeil one of my eggs?" What a great big brother!

Cheese!

Spring Break 2011

2011-03-21T09:02:00.000-07:00

We had a great spring break. The weather was perfect and the boys were able to go and visit with both sets of grandparents. They played very hard with all of their cousins too. Friday we picked the boys up and went to Oxford for the weekend. Other than the craziness that surrounds the playground at the baseball field it was a relaxing weekend. We were able to eat out, walk around the square, take in a couple of baseball games and play in the grove. One thing I love that the square has(now that I bring my kids) is the yogurt shop. I felt like I was back in Martha's Vineyard(fortunately I did not have to scoop everyone's ice cream). There is just something about strolling the area at night and being able to stop ad enjoy something cold.

Lunch at Burgers and Blues

Playing with the cousins

Hanging around

Love being on my Dad's shoulders

Enjoying the square

Grovin' with the cousins

Grove

Outside the alumni house at Ole Miss

Ole Miss!

2011

2011-02-28T07:44:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since we have made a post. I hope that there are still people out there that want to see how the Meacham's are doing. To be honest there is not that much to report. We have been busy with the boys and we are trying to take one day at time to maintain our sanity. McNeil and Foster have a tendency to wear us out!

McNeil's birthday is coming up in April. He will be two. I have felt a little sad about it. He is no longer a little baby and is now a wild man. If it was up to me I think I would have another one everytime we start aproaching two. You just can't beat the smell of a little baby and the innocence they bring:)
Foster turned four in January. He started soccer a few weeks ago and we are going to attempt t-ball in a few weeks. The word attempt is used strongly. At this age they are just running around like chickens with their heads cut off, but they are having fun:)

Wow!

2010-09-30T14:41:00.000-07:00

It seems like we have been going non-stop and I am about to pull my hair out. I do not think things will be back to normal until Thanksgiving.
I am making my self stop before I run to get the boys from school. I have to post the pictures from our trip to Chatanooga, TN and the Aquarium. Last week me, Mom, Foster and McNeil went on a LONG trip. I had to work at Sewanee and Memphis, but we had a day that we were able to go to Chatanooga and have fun. Mom was a great help and Jay got to get some rest while we were gone.
In the pictures you can see that McNeil loved the aquarium. When McNeil and Mom went back for a nap Foster and I went back. He seemed to like it a little more when it was just the two of us.

The last pisture is John Sharp Pillow. We stopped in Greenwood on the way home. Foster could not wait to see him and wish him a happy 10th birthday!

The Masoli Curse

2010-09-17T12:54:00.000-07:00

Ever since Jeremiah Masoli hit Hollingsworth Field on September 4th, it seems like our lives have been Nutts. The good news is that life seems to be getting back to normal.
Here are a few photos we have taken over the past few weeks.

2010-07-19T10:13:00.000-07:00

Wow! What a great week we just had. We have been in Florida for the past 8 days with my family and it was wonderful. Jay and I did not even think about work. Ok...Jay might have a couple of times...but that is pretty good for him.
McNeil and Foster had a great time. Anna Claire was there to play with MaNeil and Foster got to play with Walt and Swayze. James and Harris did not go with us this year.
Here a few photos from the week. I did not get my camera out much and Mom and Dad did not make it in any of my photos.

Father's Day

2010-06-21T08:56:00.000-07:00

We had a great day yesterday. We went to the pool around noon and swam for a few hours. Then we came home and we all took a long nap. After that we put our bathing suits on again and went back to the pool. The boys love it. We look forward to florida in the three weeks.

Memorial Weekend

2010-06-01T12:29:00.000-07:00

We decided to jump in the car and go to Greenwood this weekend. We had a nice time visiting with Mom and Dad. Foster and McNeil were able to play with their cousin Anna Claire too.

Foster Graduated

2010-05-28T12:28:00.000-07:00

Today Foster graduated from preschool. It was hilarious.

McNeil's Birthday

2010-05-03T09:15:00.000-07:00

McNeil is one today!!!!!!!

2010-04-28T08:02:00.000-07:00

My little McNeil is one today. We are all so excited. It seemed like he even knew it was his birthday.
This morning he got his first gift and then we will have our family party tonight and on Sunday the whole family will be in town to celebrate.
McNeil got a hippo chair and absolutely loved it. Here are pictures of him on his first birthday.
Foster got in on some. We put his monkey chair in the photos too. Foster got that on his first birthday. You might be able to notice that Foster is a little lower than McNeil. He has worn "George" out over the years.
We are working on a name for the hippo. Right now it is Hungry Hippy Harry the Hippo. It will probably be Hungry Hippo or Harry the Hippo by the end of the week.

While Jay was at Talladega.....

2010-04-28T07:44:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Jay went on a four day trip to Talladega. Me and the boys stayed home and had a great weekend. Saturday morning Foster had his first play date with Jacob Scott and McNeil and I ran errands. I then went to a Memrie McCubbin's wedding and a party we were hosting for Colbert and Kate. I had great time except for one episode that caused my ring to fly off my finger and disappear for about 40 minutes. Thanks to Jamie Green and several others it was recovered.
Sunday we took Harris to Kidfest and had a nice time. It was a little boring in the beginning, but it picked up. I just enjoyed being outside.
That night we tried out the new burger joint called Burgers and Blues(Cool Al opened this two weeks ago) and it was great. Jay and I are always wanting a good burger on Sunday and everything is closed. Not anymore....

Th zoo with the Walkers

2010-04-28T07:42:00.001-07:00

A couple of weekends ago we went to the Zoo with the Walkers. Here are some photos of Foster and Cam trying to get the bubbles.

Elvis IS Alive

2010-04-09T07:37:00.001-07:00

Elvis getting ready to perform.

McNeil (AKA Elvis) performing Hound Dog. As you see in the background he has already a lady follower.

McNeil singing All Shook Up.

Easter weekend

2010-04-05T09:35:00.000-07:00

I would type something about the weekend, but I am exhausted. Maybe next week....

Privette Easter Egg Hunt

2010-03-29T07:05:00.001-07:00

This is as close as Foster would get to the bunny. We will try again this weekend.

McNeil seems to like the bunny

McNeil chilling.

St. Paddy's Day Parade with the Walker's

2010-03-25T12:47:00.001-07:00

Mom...we are hiding...people keep throwng beads at us.

Foster and Cam enjoying the day.

Cam thinks we are at Jazz Fest.

"What are those ladies wearing?"

More from Sarah's wedding.

2010-03-25T12:38:00.001-07:00

I might have converted Jay to Episcopal....BUT....who says I do not have a little Baptist in me. Can I hear an AMEN!

The gang minus a few husbands and Sarah.

SARAH'S WEDDING

2010-03-15T09:18:00.000-07:00

Sarah Few is married!

2010-03-15T07:40:00.000-07:00

This weekend everyone traveled to Madison, GA for Sarah Few's wedding. Our trip began as soon as Marion and Ann arrived to our house Thursday morning. We went to pick up Germaine and we were off. Can you imagine going on an 8 hour trip with five adults in your car....what an adventure. Fortunately, for us, it was not a boat or a nine hour trip, because when we hit Atlanta and poured our first vodka and tonic we could have easily ended up on Gilligan's Island.
When we arrived the Few family and Collins family were having dinner at the restaurant right across from our hotel. We all freshened up and headed over to see them. As strange as it may sound this was my first introduction to Jeremy. I am sure he was as nervous as I. When I walked up I heard him lean over to Sarah and say, "have I met this one." What the HELL!!! Sarah have you not been showing him pictures of me? I only talk to you five times a DAY. Needless to say, everyone wanted to talk to Jeremy. So I did not get to visit much.
The next day we woke up feeling extremely rested. My sweet and most precious husband brought me breakfast in bed while my five best friends and husbands had breakfast together and i am sure reminisced on the night before. After breakfast it was time to get dressed and head to the bridesmaid luncheon. We were actually the honorary bridesmaid, because Sarah thought we were to old to be in her wedding.
The luncheon was nice. We were able to visit with Mary Frances and Indee (Sarah's sister and sister in law). Indee shared good stories about the gypsies that live outside of Augusta and Mary Frances let us know why Sarah Warren, her daughter, feels that she has the upper hand on one of her classmates. That is a story to be shared at another time:)

By the time the luncheon was over the rain had come and all of our parents had arrived. Jay, Marion, my parents and I went to watch the Rebels get their bottoms stomped one last time at the bar across the street. Sarah and her brother in law,Wes, met us for a few beverages. It is always good to hang out with Sarah's sister and brother in law. In college we made many road trips to see them. Wes still has not lost his sarcastic humor that I seem to relate to real well.
After that it was time to get dressed and head to the church for rehearsal...we ran through that...and then in was time for the party. Which Sarah's other sister,Susie, could not wait to get to. She kept asking, "do we go to the party after this one walks out?"

The rehearsal was very nice. We all were able to visit with our parents and Sarah and Jeremy's family. Many of you are not going to care about this, but it was one of my highlights. Sarah and I have been to Florida together every year for about 14 years. I think we might have missed one year out of all of those. Any who....every time we go we pass Fairhope, AL and Sarah says every time, "I have cousins that live in Fairhope." Well guess what???? I MET THEM! It was wonderful. Caroline was so nice and her two children were adorable.

Well now it is time to talk about the toast. Sarah has really made hints that maybe there would not be any and really sold me on that. So the group decided not to prepare anything. (I really feel the reason we didn't prepare is because when are all out with Sarah...we normally do not remember the next day much less 12 years later.) So that night Jeremy's friend gathers everyone in the dining area for the toast. I am freaking. I am not prepared...which means voice will crack and hands will shake. Jeremy's friend then calls my name out(thanks Germaine). I am called to the front to represent the group of girls from Ole Miss. Well you can imagine...voice was cracking and hands were shaking. I do think all in all I did pull it together. It was very easy to talk about Sarah and let her know how excited and thrilled we were and that we were honored to be apart of the whole weekend.

Now it is the next morning and it is wedding day. The rain came in so we just went to the bar and drank. The preacher was there and called everyone and their parents out for drinking. All of the parents were into the "juice" and we were worried if they would make it to the wedding. The good thing is when my Dad gets in the "juice" I get clothes. It was wonderful two new outfits!!!

After that we head to the church. Shappley makes us late and Joyce is stressed. Just what we needed to do on Sarah's day. Of course it did not seem to bother Sarah at all. Sarah was GORGEOUS. I have never seen her look so pretty. When she walked down the aisle you could see the excitement of Jeremy. He told me afterwards that he had to wipe a tear when he turned to the preacher. Once they said I will....we were ready for the reception.

At rehearsal the wedding director said that it was up to the bride and groom and the wedding party to make this a fun day. Boy I bet she wishes she could take that back after the first song was played. I can not remember what it was, but we liked it and we were all out on the dance floor. When i got in that night I had to eat 5 bananas because my toes and legs were cramping so bad.

WHAT A BLAST IT WAS. CONGRATS TO SARAH AND JEREMY! THANK YOU FEW'S FOR A WONDERFUL AND UNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND!

Trying to take some pictures before school.

2010-03-09T09:02:00.000-08:00

McNeil is crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything. I tried to get some pictures of the two of them, but McNeil would not cooperate. He is a mess!

Photos of the weekend.

2010-03-09T08:33:00.001-08:00

It was finally a nice weekend and we were in town to enjoy it. Saturday morning we went out to Jill's to see the twins and go to the park. The twins have gotten so big. It is amazing how fast time goes by.
Sunday we went to Jenny's for lunch and got to hang with Benton. Foster likes to tell him what to do. One day Benton is going to punch him.

From The House of Brown

2010-03-01T08:09:00.000-08:00

We went to Greenwood this weekend for Cotton Ball. Craig Brown was king(as always). I think the last time we went to Cotton Ball Mary Hayes was queen. Any who....we had a nice time. The whole family ws there and we documented the night.
Mom and Kim Brown

Dad and Jay

Charlie, Lucy, me and Jay

The King and his royal court.

Mom and Dad

Sisters

Sisters and Little Bro

Foster's Birthday

2010-01-25T10:59:00.001-08:00

Foster has a job to do with Pop.

2010-01-25T09:42:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos of Pop and Foster putting away the firewood. Foster put his backpack on and told me that he and Pop had a job to do. He was on a mission, and I was not going to get in his way. It was really funny watching him pull the wood out of the wheel barrow and hand them over to Pop. They make a great team.I am off "to work" Mom. Pop and I have "a job" to do.

Why are you laughing Pop? Get back to work!

Strong man!

Foster is dusting his hands off in this picture.

Who Dat!

2010-01-25T07:46:00.000-08:00

Foster's godfather grew up with Jay in Brookhaven. He loves some Saints football and knows how much Jay enjoys them too. So for Christmas he thought it was fitting to get Foster started down that same road and bought him a Saints Drew Brees jersey. Foster loves it and screams out "Who Dat" and "Go Saints" with much authority when they are playing.
The excitement we saw last night was awesome. Way to go Saints! I hope you put the hurt on Peyton in two weeks.

Here are some photos of Foster getting ready for the Saints yesterday and one of Michael and Foster on Christmas day. You will see that Foster has on a backpack. Cam gave him this for his birthday and he will not take it off.

Christmas carolers at the Meacham house

2009-12-17T09:22:00.000-08:00

How excited were we last night! Around 6:30 we see this pick-up truck drive up with a large trailer filled with lights and pretty little girls. I yell to Foster to come and see what is going on. He peeks out of the window and starts to jump up and down. When they get to the door and I open it he clams up. What a weakling. All of these girls standing at his door to spread Christmas cheer and he gives them NOTHING.
Familiar faces were Anna Clinton and Avery Lee, Whitney and Claire Cothern, Lissa and her girls(yes one of those would be Susan) and many others. They sang Away in a Manger perfectly. For you Greenwood people that may be reading this you will see that Avery has forgotten some of her Jo Quinn Smith lessons from music at Pillow Academy. In this picture it does not look like she is opening her mouth wide enough to where she can enunciate the words properly. Avery for your sake I hope that Mrs. Smith does not read my blog.
All in all is was great. McNeil was entertained and it seemed like at the end Foster was puckering his lips. So he must have seen someone to his likings out there.

Norris Christmas Party

2009-12-17T09:02:00.000-08:00

Last Friday we had a great time at the Norris Christmas Party. I am so glad that Stephanie and Jay are cousins. Otherwise I do not know if I would have made this prestigious affair.
Here are few photos of the event. We were the last to leave and the only ones to be thrown out. In my defense...I did not have a watch on, Jay's sister was babysitting and it was a great time....so how in the world was I suppose to know that it was 1:30?
In the photos are me and Delia, Jay and Jack Norris and then the last two are of the Norris girls and the Norris family.
You will see that it is an off gaurd picture of the Norris girls. I am posting this because I want you all to see Ashley's eyes. These are the eyes I got at the end of the night. The other picture is of the guys saying, "please don't leave" and then there is Stephanie yawning hinting that it is time to go.
If I could make it up to Sarah I would by her beautiful house...unfortunately we are still in recession.

McNeil met Santa.

2009-12-14T09:32:00.000-08:00

We had great time at River Hills Saturday. McNeil met Santa and did not want to get out of his lap. That is very opposite of Foster's first meeting with Santa. Foster did not care for Santa this year either. He would not even get in his lap to tell him what he wanted fo Christmas. Ho sad:(

We ran in to Avery Lee and got a cute pcture with her too.

Hanging around....

2009-12-14T09:26:00.001-08:00

Here are a few photos of the boys from Saturday morning. McNeil is trying to crawl off the couch in one. I am impressed that he looked up at the camera when I called his name. The other is the two of them hanging out on the couch together.

Our boys.

2009-12-07T07:11:00.000-08:00

McNeil is 7 months and Foster will be 3 in January.

Sweet McNeil's Baptism

2009-12-04T09:32:00.000-08:00

November 1st was McNeil's baptism. It was a wonderful day and we are so thankful that our families were there to share it. Here are some photos of the day.

Sarah Few is the coolest person ever!

2009-12-04T09:21:00.000-08:00

Last night Sarah was in town with Newt. We have always known that Sarah gets to work with these powerful political minds, but it was great to see her in action. She and Newt seemed like they were BFF. He also knows how to work a room and say the right things.
Newt came up to the three of us said that we reminded him of his wife and her best college friends. Of course we loved that! Then someone came up and said that he needed to get a picture with the congressman's family(Gregg Harper) and he told them to wait and continued talking to us.
So thanks to Sarah we had a great night and felt more important than the congressman's family.

Haunted House at River Hills

2009-10-30T09:52:00.000-07:00

We met a big group at River Hills last night for the haunted house and "Pasta Night.". Foster did not care too much for the vampire in the haunted house, but other than that he had a great night. This Halloween has been a lot of fun. Foster has really gotten into spirit week at the daycare and loves putting on his lion costume.

Daddy, Foster and McNeil

This is a picture and McNeil and Henry Fitch. McNeil is 6 months and Henry is 9 months.

Random photos

2009-10-26T08:35:00.001-07:00

2009-10-26T08:28:00.000-07:00

Here are some face shots of Foster's best buds! They have been together since day one. It sounds like they may even stay together through grade school. It is going to be blast watching these guys grow up.

Daycare Pumpkin Patch Trip

2009-10-26T08:23:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun at the pumpkin patch with Foster's daycare class. It was a little cold and wet, but it did not stop the kids(and myself) from having a great time. They were able go on a hayride and see all kinds of animals. At the end we stopped at the pumpkin patch and picked out a pumpkin. Foster talked about it all weekend.

Chi Omega State Day

2009-10-07T18:13:00.000-07:00

Tuesday was the early arrival party for the 2009 Chi Omega State Day in Jackson, MS. It was a lot of fun catching up with friends that I never see. I even got to visit with Amanda Gaston. What a thrill!! HeeHeeHee:)

Here is a picture of Amanda Puckett, Avery Lee, me and Germaine Benoit. We had fun catching up in the zebra room. Forgive me for my strange pose in the picture. The zebra was drooling down the back of my neck. It was not very pleasant.

As crazy as it sounds the zebra and I had a great conversation. This morning I felt a little like Dr. Doolittle. It seems that animals have taken a likin' to me. On the way to work a squirrel ran out in front of my car. He turned, looked at me sharply and I swear I saw him mouth hello.

SO if any of you are having trouble with your animals give me a call. I think I have potential of being a great "animal whiperer" and I owe it all to the zebra I met last night.

Greenwood

2009-09-18T11:02:00.000-07:00

The boys and I went to Greenwood Wednesday night. Jay is out of town all week and I had to work in Oxford on Thursday so Mom and Dad came to the rescue. They watched McNeil and Foster for me while I went to Oxford. Thursday night we went to see our newest cousin Anna Claire. She is as cute as you can imagine Charlie and Lucy's child to be. We started taking pictures and Anna Claire just could not stop smiling. I think she is going to be a vain as her Dad.
McNeil and Anna Claire are three months apart. Although McNeil is much bigger and Anna Claire is the only girl out of 7 cousins, it looks like she will be able to hold her on. Check out her right hook. She was really giving it to McNeil.
Foster started getting jealous of the attention and insisted on jumping into the pictures. So there is one of him too.

Walt and Swayze stopped by before football practice and I got some good pictures of them too.

Pee Wee for the Pillow boys.

2009-09-07T10:20:00.000-07:00

What is better than one pillow boy that can beat your booty....it is two pillow boys that can beat your booty!! The word I heard is that they were hitting the kids so hard that they thought they were seeing two...and in reality they really were:) Mentally...they are going to freak their opponents out!

After this Saturday when Allison and Reese saw Sam Bradford (oklahoma) go down with a possible season ending injury, they decided it would be smart to go ahead and get two $15 million insurance policies for any broken bones that Walt and Swayze may incur this season in pee-wee.

Undefeated and loving it!

2009-09-07T07:33:00.000-07:00

Jay's heart may be with the Mississippi College Choctaws, but his family will make him a Rebel by the end of the season.

Foster is proud of his Colonel Reb. If you come to our house he will take you to every room and show you Colonel Reb out the window.

Random Sunday night photos

2009-08-17T09:02:00.001-07:00

Last night I finally charged the battery in my camera to get some pictures of McNeil. I was also able to get a few of the two of them together too. McNeil is 3 and 1/2 months in these pictures.
McNeil loves taking a bath. He can laugh really well and loves to do it often. It really does not take much to get him started.
I took a picture of the two of them, but Foster took a nose dive off of the slide yesterday. So his nose is a little red.
The one of McNeil on the turtle was Foster's idea. He wanted him to ride Crush (that is the turtle in Nemo).

2009-08-10T13:14:00.001-07:00

Our last day....we didn't want to come up.

Beach Trip 2009

2009-08-10T12:43:00.000-07:00

Another great year at the beach with all of our college friends!

Thanks Ann for having us. I look forward to it every year.

Anna Claire Swayze

2009-07-23T13:30:00.000-07:00

The family waits anxiously for the new arrival...

2009-07-22T12:44:00.001-07:00

Julie checking to see if it is safe to come in.

Charlie trying to act like he is not nervous.

Lu and Mom having a little breakfast to calm their nerves.

Dad has done this too many times. So he decided to bring a book for the delivery of his 8th grandchild.

Lu and mom need to go have lunch. The breakfast has woren off.

Little Brother is a Daddy!

2009-07-22T12:38:00.000-07:00

It was great to see little brother walk out with a little one in his hands. Not only is it a new baby, but our first girl. Lucy did great. I think when the time came it took her 30 minutes to get baby x out. I had to get back to work. So, I was not able to visit with Lucy, but Charlie was very proud of her and his skills that were needed to help deliver a 7lb 5oz healthy baby girl.
I hope to take Foster to see them tomorrow. I will have pictures of the mother and baby then.

Congrats Lucy and Charlie! We are all very excited for you.

Swayze Beach Trip 2009

2009-07-20T11:51:00.001-07:00

The Pillow Family...doesn't Reese look macho!

KING OF HIS CASTLE.

What happens in Florida...stays in Florida!!

In honor of the Sports Illustrated cover.

Allison took care of McNeil one night while we went to Baytown. I have a avoided that place for a few years, because everytime we went they would double charge us in one of those stores/bars. I have to say i was impressed by all of the activities. Next year Foster is going to have to do the zipline.

Foster was able to get quality time from mom and dad. He wore dad out!

You can see in this picture how much Foster LOVES his cousins.

McNeil looks a little stressed on the beach, but he loved it!

Sunshine

2009-07-09T14:34:00.000-07:00

Pillow Family Visits McNeil - 05/05/09

2009-07-08T09:49:00.000-07:00

Sprinkler Fun!

2009-07-02T14:33:00.000-07:00

How much fun does this look!!! I would love to be 10 or even 2 again. I was tempted to get out there with them, but I had to remind myself that I am a mother of 2 now. If only I could live in Disney World where this behavior seems to be permitted according to their ads.

Foster got crazy in the sprinkler and cousin James happen to come over at the right time.

Fun in the water.

2009-06-08T09:58:00.000-07:00

We went to Shaun and Rivers' house yesterday afternoon. They were very nice to let us hang out and cook burgers. Foster needed some Cam time!!!

Visitors

2009-06-05T11:54:00.000-07:00

Today McNeil and I had visitors. Nina Fitch and Alyson Jones came by for lunch. Alyson brought us Newk's and it was delicious. It was so nice to have conversation with friends again. You really start to feel isolated from the outside world when you have a newborn.
Thanks Alyson and Nina for the visit. Let's try to do it again before I get back to work!! Also, HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY ALYSON JONES!!

I might have freaked Alyson out a little. I insisted on taking a picture so that I could put them on my blog. I really needed to have proof(mainly for myself) that I do know people outside of my family:)

LUCY SWAYZE IS HAVING A GIRL!

2009-06-01T13:02:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos of Lucy and her CUTE mom, Lucy and Maureen and my CUTE mom and her friends.

Lucy had a wonderful baby shower this weekend. All of her college friends were there and they had a great time. After the shower they all went to a cooking class at Viking. What fun!

We can not wait to meet the first granddaughter on the Swayze side. We love the girlie clothes.

BROTHERLY LOVE

2009-06-01T12:58:00.000-07:00

McNeil

2009-05-28T19:24:00.000-07:00

Here are a few photos from today. I have better ones. I just have to find time to get on Jay's computer so I can do a slideshow.

McNeil is starting to lose some of his hair and it looks like a receding hairline. Right now his hair looks red in the light. I hope it comes back that way.
McNeil is a month old!

Baseball swing

2009-05-28T13:53:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day at Rosemary Beach

2009-05-28T13:30:00.000-07:00

We just go back from the beach with the Meacham family. It rained most of the time but we still had a really nice time. Jay and I got to get to get in the pool with Foster the last day. He loved it! Jay threw him in the air and Foster kept saying, "again, daddy." I did not think he would like it that much. Now I need to get the poor boy some swimming lessons.
Here are a few photos. I wish I could have done better, but it was raining a lot.

McNeil stayed in the house most of the time, but I think he even enjoyed getting away for a little while. He was great on the way to FL and on the way home. He likes riding in the car a lot more than Foster did at that age.

Foster

2009-05-11T10:27:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of Foster and Jay at Mary Hampton's birthday party Saturday. They had a blast.

McNeil

2009-05-11T10:23:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pics of McNeil and one of me and my boys. I will have more soon.

McNeil Hays Meacham

2009-05-07T17:45:00.000-07:00

McNeil was born Tuesday, April 28, 2009. He weighed 9lbs and 11ozs and was 22 inches long. We were not expecting him to be this big. In the sonograms they were saying he was going to be a small baby. I guess they are not very accurate.
We are all doing great. I feel so blessed to have a house full of healthy boys.
Foster loves his little brother which seems to make everything a lot easier.

Here is a picture of us after he was born.

I am having Jay's baby tomorrow.

2009-04-27T09:59:00.000-07:00

Just in case I do not get to call anyone by the end of the day, I am having Jay's baby tomorrow. He should be here around 8:15am. As of today, we are naming him McNeil Hays Meacham. I am guessing that he is going to be 7lbs and 13oz. Foster was 8lbs and 5 oz, but this little bambino seems to be more active and that makes me think he is smaller.
Please feel free to guess the weght if you are bored.

A few more....

2009-04-22T13:54:00.000-07:00

CHECK OUT THIS SIX PACK!

My buddies.

Daycare Zoo Trip

2009-04-22T13:41:00.000-07:00

I am so behind. I have been waiting on my sister, Julie, to send me our Easter pictures. She does not seem to know the importance of a blog and trying to keep all of our events in order. Or she is saving me from having to post pictures of myself at 38 weeks pregnant. I hope to have the Easter pictures soon.
Here are the photos of Foster's trip to the zoo with his daycare class. All the mom's went but me. That week I was not feeling good and I knew there was no way I could walk around the zoo. I really probably could have done it, I just would not have been able to walk the next day.
Anyway, enough of my complaining.
Foster has three buddies that have been with him sense he started daycare. They are Jacob Scott, Parker Halford and Fletcher Godwin. These are the guys he is hanging out with in all the pictures. I am so grateful to their moms for passing the photos on.
They all emailed me and said that when they got to the monkey cage, Foster pointed to the monkeys and said Daddy!!! I thought that was great. I have been telling Jay that he needs to wax his back. Now maybe he will get the message a little more clear(jk...jay really does not need to wax his back).

Toooo funny not to post.

2009-04-06T07:14:00.000-07:00

Julie and Mark had a neighborhood crawfish party. of course, we had to go. Here is a picture of Foster on the pink motor bike. He kept getting on and putting the helmet on too. So, i had to take a picture!

Chi O Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-06T07:12:00.000-07:00

We went to the Chi Egg Hunt at Freedom Park Saturday. It was a perfect day to be there. Of course, Foster would have been happier on the slide rather than actually having to hunt for eggs.

31 more days and Foster is no longer an only child.

2009-03-30T08:43:00.000-07:00

Do I know what I am about to get into with two?

Does this look like someone that is ready to share the attention?

More from Sailor's party...

2009-03-30T08:30:00.000-07:00

The kids loved playing in the dollhouse. I think if the Luckett's wanted to sale this they could get $120 a square foot. It is equipped with air condition, a newly renovated kitchen and an attic.
In one photo Foster is on the stairs telling me to shhhh, b/c the cat was in the attic asleep.

I also had to take a picture of the miniature ponies. Foster was fascinated by these too.

London it was a great party and please tell your parents I would like to book Foster's b'day at their house for 01/24/10.

Sailor Hart Simpson's B'day

2009-03-30T07:38:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning we went to Sailor Hart's b'day at London's parents house. It was a blast! They had animals for the kids to pet, a slide, an unbelievable doll house and plenty of cake for all to enjoy.
Here are some photos of Joseph taking Foster and Sailor down the slide. One is the best booty shot I have seen of Joseph. Joseph attempted to take Foster, Sailor and Cam down the slide. It was a tough challenge but they all survived.
One picture is of Foster looking at the ducks. London picked one up for everyone to pet or hold. Foster put the death grip around the neck and it threw up on his hand and London's. It was HORRIBLE!!!

Spring Sunday

2009-03-23T07:21:00.000-07:00

I took some pictures Sunday. One is of him before church. The other we went to the grocery store. This was the first time he wanted to get a cart with a car attached. He had a blast!

St. Paddy's Parade

2009-03-23T07:06:00.000-07:00

Pictures from the parade.

Justin, Nina and baby Henry joined us. Once again Jack and Stephanie were there with us and I did not get pictures. I have got to do a better job.

2009-03-23T07:04:00.001-07:00

A couple of photos of us getting ready to go to the 2009 St. Paddy's Parade. Foster is 26 months old and he looks like he is 4, but he is still a cutie!.

Crawfish

2009-03-09T07:57:00.000-07:00

We woke up Saturday morning and decided we wanted to cook crawfish. From 6:30 a.m. until 11:30 Jay called all around Jackson looking to borrow someone's pot and burner. Then Justin Fitch finds the crawfish and I go and buy a ton of sausage, onions, mushrooms and corn for everyone. That is my favorite and I wanted to make sure we had plenty.
Jay and Justin started the burner at 2:30 p.m. and the pot came to a boil at 9:00 p.m.. Apparently, we did not have the burner sounding like a "jet" until 8:45 p.m.. There was a hole in the valve and Shaun Walker figured that out.
So it was an interesting day. I only took pictures at the end, and I hate that. Cam, Henry and Benton all made a visit and I have nothing to show.

Jay and Justin can be proud of their crawfish. Although they lack in flavor they look good in the photos:)

Random photos

2009-03-09T07:53:00.001-07:00

Can you tell we have allergies?

Risky Business

2009-02-23T13:19:00.000-08:00

TOM CRUISE.....EAT YOUR HEART OUT!

Sad memories

2009-02-23T13:00:00.001-08:00

I just had to take a picture of these Flamingos. When I was in the first grade, I took art lessons from Mrs. G. I really enjoyed going over to her house and playing in all the colors.
Anyway, it was the end of the year and I had my masterpiece. It was a painting of a flamingo. I remember the compliments that Mrs. G gave me. I could not wait to enter it into the local art show. There was no way I was going to lose. That last day of class I signed my work just as every other artist in this world does.
Well the show was a few weeks later and I did not place. I could not understand why. How could such a beautiful and colorful painting(by me) not win first prize, especially when everyone was telling me how great it was. Then they filled me in and told me that it was my signature. Apparently, it was to go on the back or even on the bottom right, but not in large letters between the flamingo's legs.
After that I never painted again.

The Jackson Zoo

2009-02-23T12:33:00.000-08:00

We have all been locked up in the house for a week, but this Saturday we could not take it anymore. Jay and I took Foster and Harris to the Zoo. That is the first time I have been to the Zoo since the Allman Brothers played in '94 or '95.
I was impressed and Foster and Harris loved it. I think Harris just liked getting his picture made. It seems like every cage we came upon, Harris wanted me to take his picture. It was exhausting.
Foster just liked that it wasn't crowded and he could run around.

Here are some photos. The first one is of Jay and the boys, then you see Harris in front of the monkey cage(he is the cousin that always acts like there is a monkey on his back), Foster is looking for Captain Kirk in this picture and wanting him to beam him up and last is my pregnant self in front on the largest animal(keep your comments to yourself).

I'm Two!!

2009-01-29T10:55:00.001-08:00

Foster's 2nd Birthday

2009-01-29T10:23:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos of the day. Everyone was there except for Allison, Reese, Walt, Swayze, John Sharp, Charlie and Lucy. Not that I noticed.....Foster just asked where they were when everyone left. So sad:(

Foster's Birthday Cake Served on a Silver Platter!!!

2009-01-29T10:12:00.000-08:00

I have to admit. I was not planning on doing anything big for Foster's b'day. I really did not even invite the family over until the Tuesday before. However, I was good about ordering the cake ahead of time.
I emailed Jill Tinnin with what I wanted and just asked to do her best. Well, it was unbelievable. When I picked it up I was so thrilled. It inspired me to go out and get things for the house to make sure that Foster had a nice party. Jill made the cake in shape of Nemo(which we have watched 987 times over the past month) and it was spectacular. Foster loved it.

If you all need a cake, I highly recommend Jill. Even my brother-in-law, Mark McLemore, approved and he is quite the critic. I am adding her blog to my list in you need her contact information.

Here is a picture of the cake. You will also notice a real Nemo to the right of the cake. Jay was just as excited when he saw the cake and went out that morning to get Foster a real one.

Long Live Celine!!!!

2009-01-19T11:49:00.000-08:00

Jay and I had the pleasure of going to the Celine Dion concert on Thursday night. It was everything I hoped it would be. From the people watching to the unbelievable performance, i would rate it as one of the best nights ever.
Sitting in the row below us were 4 couples and they could not have been a day over 72. I think it is safe to guess that was 50% of the audience. Then you would see a lot of married couples that were our age. Apparently, I was not the only person that has been hounding their husband for 5 years to go to a Celine concert. Then the rest of the audience were groups of women that came together to see Celine (it would have been a great place for a man to hit on a woman).
As the concert went on it became more and more amazing how much Celine and I sound alike. The higher she hit the notes the more we were together in our performances. Of course 1000's were able to enjoy hers and only Jay had the pleasure of hearing me.
At the end Celine had to pay tribute to her heritage and she sang a song in french. The little bambino started kicking really hard during this song. I think this is an omen that our son is going to be bilingual.
Anyway, we had a great time and I am so happy that Jay did this for me. What a GREAT husband!!!

Nutt visits Shefield Court

2009-01-08T07:19:00.000-08:00

Andrew Ritter (kicker for JA) had Houston Nutt over for a visit on Tuesday. I believe that is the day he signed with Ole Miss too. Well, Andrew lives across the street from my sister. So all of the kids in the neighborhood dressed up in their Ole Miss clothes and made signs. They stood on the street holding the signs for his arrival. When he drove around the corner Nutt and his entourage stooped the car. Nutt got out and took pictures and signed autographs. The Ritter's said that the coaches talked about their reception for ten minutes. Apparently, Nutt has never experienced what those kids did for them Tuesday. I wish Julie had called us so little Foster could have gotten in the picture. He was already dressed in his Ole Miss warm-ups and did not even know Nutt was in town.
Andrew does not know me, but CONGRATS! You picked a great school.

My nephew, James, is in the middle.

Head start on Foster's education.

2009-01-05T09:37:00.000-08:00

Jay and I decided we needed to get a head start on Foster's education. So we took him to the Museum of Natural Science on Saturday. They still had the dinosaur exhibit so Foster was able to get a a glimpse of those too. It was a fun few hours. I have never been real good at these exhibits. I remember going to see Catherine the Great in Memphis and I think I was through with it in about 25 minutes. It took my parents a couple of hours. Thankfully Jay was there Saturday to slow me down and that let Foster enjoy the animals.

New Year's Day 2009

2009-01-05T09:18:00.000-08:00

New Year's day we went over to Justin and Nina Fitch's for black eye peas, cabbage and pork. Nina is two weeks from her due date and crazy to host all of these people at her house. Stephanie and Jack Norris brought their twin girls. Of course, they were perfect. I wish I had pictures to share of them. Wendy and Michael Russ brought Warner and their newborn little girl, Reese. And of course, Foster's buddy Cam Walker was there too.

Visiting with friends....

2009-01-05T08:52:00.000-08:00

We were able to go over to Vicksburg to see Ann and her crazy life with Maggie and the twins. Ame Middleton was still in town so she brought Rivers and Ellis and Germaine decided to join us too. It was a lot of fun. Fortunately all of our college friends had lunch together a few days earlier, because I do not think we really visited. We just watched the kids.
Here are a few shots of everyone except the twins. They went down for a nap before we left, but they were very cute and entertaining. In these pictures you can see that Foster does not like to get his picture taken or either he really likes to check out the girls and is not paying attention to anyone.
Rivers and Ellis were so fun to watch. You could see that Rivers is protective of her little sister. I that Foster will be that way with his little brother.

Funny Masks from NYE 2009

2009-01-02T08:54:00.000-08:00

The table behind us at Ruth's Chris put on the funniest mask towards the end of the night. I just had to take pictures. I wish I had before and after shots. Once they put these on you could not tell who they were. It was hilarious. I have got to find them for next year.

2009-01-02T08:52:00.000-08:00

Nina and Justin's baby is due in the next few weeks. We documented there last "NICE" meal on NYE.

NYE

2009-01-02T08:49:00.000-08:00

NYE was calm but fun. We ate at Ruth's Chris and had a very nice meal with excellant company. Shaun and Rivers Walker, Justin and Nina Fitch, Andy and Tress Johnson and Elizabeth and Jeff Upchurch joined us. Here are some photos of the night.

Christmas Day

2009-01-02T08:32:00.001-08:00

Christmas was wonderful. Foster was shocked when he walked around the couch and saw there were new toys for him to play with. Michael came by Christmas morning and delivered his Christmas present to Foster. It was really sweet. He always gives the best gifts!!! Of course Foster is a little late getting Michael his gift, but it is coming.

2009-01-02T08:00:00.000-08:00

Jay is the only one that would do what I asked. I guess my heart is full of Jay. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

4 Hearts

2009-01-02T07:57:00.000-08:00

For Christmas Mom gave all of the girls their on hearts. She puts these out every Valentine's and has had them on the roof when we have all gotten married. No one wanted to take their picture with the hearts put I made them do it. I wish everyone had put there head through the middle. It would have been much funnier!!

2009-01-02T07:51:00.000-08:00

It is hard to believe that it has been since last year that I have updated my blog. I have a few pictures from our Christmas in G'wood that I thought were cute. Here is a shot with my two sisters. You can tell that I am the pregnant one in the middle.
The other pictures are of Foster and his Uncle Reese and Swayze helping Foster open his presents.

James and Foster jamming.

2008-12-15T07:41:00.000-08:00

Jay minored in music and supposedly dabbled on the piano. James wanted to see if Foster has Jay's talent so they played some tunes on JoJo's piano over Thanksgiving.

I wish this was my Christmas card!!

2008-12-15T07:40:00.000-08:00

Funny Boy!

Santa at River Hills

2008-12-15T07:34:00.000-08:00

This is us getting ready to go and then a few pictures at River Hills. Foster had to sit in Jay's lap to take the picture. Santa still makes him cry, but it was not as bad as last year. He would talk to him at a distance. He just did not want to sit in his lap. I think Santa's beard smelled (just kidding in case Santa's is reading this blog). Foster also enjoyed the cookies that the kids were able to decorate themselves.

Harris playing basketball

2008-12-15T07:29:00.000-08:00

This Saturday we went to meet Santa and then to watch Harris play basketball. Harris did a great job and scored a basket. Foster cheered him on the whole time. He was very proud of his cousin. Here are a few action shots.
The first one Harris is in position to receive a pass. The second Harris made a great bounce pass to the post and the third is of him taking a shot (that went in).

Nina's Baby Shower

2008-12-08T13:39:00.000-08:00

We had Nina's shower this weekend. She is due 01/17/09 which is actually the same day Celine Dion will be in Atlanta. Anyway, it was a lot of fun and I think she got some great stuff for this baby. We do not know what it is. I believe someone made the comment to her that, "she is one of those people." Oh how those people get on our nerves:) Just kidding!!! We can't wait to see what it is on the 17th.
I have to give kudos to Matt Nicholas. He did the flowers and they were wonderful. I told everyone at the shower that I did them, but I think I need to tell the true story now. You all have to go to his shop in Fondren (M. Nicholas Collection) and buy everything you see. I know we are in a "recession" but you want Matt as your friend!!!

I wish I had larger pictures of the flowers. The one on the left is a baby carriage covered in moss. It was wonderful.

Best Wishes Nina! Don't forget to breathe.

I want to be on t.v!!!!

2008-12-02T11:38:00.000-08:00

I forgot to include that the t.v. crews were there to film our afternoon activities on Thanksgiving. Here is a photo of Mom and Foster hustling to get on camera. The reporter wanted to know what everyone was thankful for. Foster said that he was thankful to have such a great Mom:)

Thanksgiving

2008-12-02T11:37:00.001-08:00

We went to Greenwood for Thanksgiving and had a nice time. The whole family was there and Lucy's mother joined us too. It was great to see Lou. I am sure she finds our family very overwhelming. With 7 boys running around and Julie and Allison dipping into the "juice" it can get obnoxious.

Games and Birthday Celebration

2008-12-02T11:23:00.000-08:00

We were able to enjoy games after the big dinner this Thanksgiving. The Melton's moved in next door and they had horseshoes, bean bag toss and croquet. We had a friendly game of croquet against the Melton's. The Swayze family won and I do not think Floyd enjoyed that. Foster liked to throw the bean bags into the hole. He did not want to play with others.
We also celebrated Harris' 7th birthday. Mother caught his hair on fire with the candles, but I did not get a picture.