Flew the Coop

The baby birds flew out their nest safely. I believe they left Friday afternoon or night. To my knowledge they survived the kittie cats. They left behind an empty nest with one lonely egg that did not hatch. It was so wonderful having them so close and being able to watch them grow. The process went so much faster than I was expecting. Here are a few photos of the 4 baby birds 2 days before they left the nest.

Wes and I had a great relaxing and much needed weekend. We started off by going to a concert in the park Friday night. Saturday we went to Rock N' Roux festival and had fun at the gumbo tasting. All the gumbo's were wonderful. We then went to a art exhibit titled Storybook Look. It featured southern illustrators, but left somethings to be desired. We stopped by Walgreens afterwards to buy some Easter candy on sale. We got lots and lots of candy for only 4 bucks! :) Our friend Sarah and her new baby, Charlotte, were in town visiting from Prattville, AL, and they stopped by for a few hours of fun. Charlotte was so precious and it was great to catch up with Sarah. Then, we headed to the Black and Gold spring game to watch USM play USM. It got kinda of boring, but then our friend, Lacey, joined us and we headed over to her house to watch some WGI drumline finals. It was great day, but boy were we tired by the end. Sunday, we went to church and then headed to Gulfport to share Wes's marching band show idea with the head director. They loved it, and everybody is so excited about what is to come. The title of the show is going to be "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness".

Thank you all so very much for your prayers and thoughts. Our home inspection went well. The buyers only asked for a few minor things to be taken care of. We were so relieved; especially, after the first inspection was a bust. We are all set to close the deal May 15 @ 4pm. We still have two hurdles to overcome, but I feel good about them. They are the termite inspection and the appraisal. Continue to pray that things go smoothly.

Yesterday, our paster and his wife went before a judge in Ukraine to determine if they were going to get to adopt the 4 children they are quickly falling in love with. The verdict was YES! They are super excited, and so am I. I saw pictures of the kids for the first time, today, on their blog. I cannot imagine going from having no children to 4 who are school age. Their journey is just beginning so pray that they will all make the adjustments with as few bumps and bruises as possible.

Thank you for the being the best!

Until next time . . . .

XOXOXOXO