The newest member of our family

Well, we're still looking for him. Jack has really taken a-likin' to caterpillars lately. Every single time he sees one, he picks it up, pets it, feeds it, and then finds a big leaf in which it will then take a "nap" or lay down and not-move-a-muscle from being a little overstimulated. Today, we grabbed a quick kid's meal at Chick-fil-a and guess what the toy was? That's right, a bug jar. So on the way home, my friend Jenny and I heard all about the caterpillar he was going to catch in his jar as soon as we got home. Jenny asked him what he had named his caterpillar. His reply, "Jonathan Chance." It's been rainy on and off all day today, so we're still on the lookout for little Jonathan Chance. Maybe we'll find him tomorrow.

Baby Niece

Yay for Justin & Christi! (Jon's brother and sis-in-law) I can't believe I haven't shared the good news. We've got a new baby girl coming into the Tyner family! We're thrilled especially BECAUSE IT'S A GIRL. Christi is about 20 weeks now and is doing GREAT!

Stolen

This is stolen from my sister's blog, but I was going to write the same thing anyway. Too funny not to share. Hannah (my older niece) is doing a Flat Stanley project at school. If you're not familiar with Flat Stanley, he's the main character in the series of kids' books by the same name. He gets flattened when a bulletin board falls on him, so his parents send him on adventures around the world in an envelope because it's cheaper than airfare. Hannah chose to send her Flat Sue to Poppy in Afghanistan. Here's some of Sue's adventures:

Countries who currently have soldiers on Poppy's base (L to R): United States, United Nations (NATO), Afghanistan, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, New Zealand

Two American guards at the gate

Afghan guards at the gate

(They can barely contain their excitement).

Five Stars

My friend Kris brought me petit fours from the UT Bakery. That's how a petit four is supposed to taste.

The Ant Beds

We have these enormous ant beds in our flower beds in front of our house. They're the biggest ant beds you've ever seen. I really need to take a picture to accurately document it, but it's raining right now. Maybe tomorrow. Anyway, we finally had them professionally treated last week in fear we might lose Lucy to an ant attack during a midday stroll.