The Jennings Family

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Our Gymnast

Maggie has LOVED gymnastics this year! To be honest our whole family, well maybe not Ben, has looked forward to Maggie's gymnastics class on Mondays. Hunter's really good friend was there every Monday. Maggie made lots of new friends in her class and 2 of those girls she talks about constantly! Archer loved to play upstairs and eat gold fish off the floor. And I loved getting to know a few other Moms. We all looked forward to Gymnastics day! :)

One Saturday in May Maggie had a gymnastics meet... well not really a meet, but a show for the parents to see some of the things they have learned this year. I was so excited to go watch. It worked out perfectly because my Mom was in town to take Archer to Hunter's baseball game so I could take some pictures of Maggie and not chase after him the whole time. Yay!

So here are some picture of our girl doing her thing...

This picture cracks me up because some of the girls did not have to stretch so much to reach the high bar. Maggie had to really reach to get the high bar. :)

We loved Dominique (the coach and owner). She has a great preschool program!!

We also love Ms. Ashlyn! She was also Archer's teacher at Beltway this year!

She was so proud to get her medal! Yay Maggie!!! We are so proud of you!

Go Tar Heels!!!

We had so much fun at Dixie Little League this year! Hunter LOVES baseball and we all really enjoyed watching him play. Ben was the coach for the Tar Heel team. The boys had a great time and I think the parents did too! It was a great season!

Here are some pictures...

Hunter at bat!

Go Hunter!!!!

Hunter playing pitcher. He loved playing pitcher, short stop and 1st base! :)

making the throw to 1st.

I love this picture!

Safe!!!!

tagging someone out!

We ended our season with a pool party! What a great season!!! I am so proud of these boys! Go Tar Heels!!!! :)

Monday, June 3, 2013

Somewhere over the rainbow...

It's time to make this blog official. The Jennings are moving to Wichita, Kansas!!!

Ben actually is starting his new job today at the Wichita Eagle!

We are so excited about this new adventure for our family! So how did all of this happen?? Well we have been praying for a new job for Ben for a long time. I know he has loved working at the Abilene Reporter News and we are so blessed to have been apart of that family, however it was time to move on. To be honest, I wasn't praying to move. I was praying Ben would find a new job here in Abilene. I was so surprised when Ben called me at school (he NEVER calls or texts me while I'm teaching at Beltway) on a Tuesday in May. You see he had applied for a job in Abilene, so I thought he was calling to tell me about that job. Nope, it was an even better job working for an amazing boss and paper. I can't even tell you how the Lord has opened doors for us lately. This was truly from God. We are very sad to be leaving our best friends!!! We love Abilene! We love Hardin-Simmons!! It will always be home, but we are excited for this new adventure.

So when are we moving? Well Ben is starting his job today. Yay! Please pray for him as he is away. The kids and I will stay in Abilene until our house sells. Please pray it sells quickly! I would really like to be in Kansas and get settled in time for Hunter to start Kindergarten. I am sure it's going to be a hard couple of weeks/months, but God is so Good ALL of the time! We are so blessed and honored that He chose us for this adventure.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Insta-MAY :)

Sooo... it's been a SUPER long time since I have blogged! I don't think I have ever skipped a whole month! Well... a lot has happened this May! So let's get to it...

Here's a peek at our month!

p.s. these pictures are out of order... sorry! :)

May was a big baseball month! LOVED watching this boy play ball!

Go Tar Heels!!!

(baseball post coming soon!)

Zoo trips are our favorite! Maggie wasn't scared of the peacock!

Yes, this was Abilene's forecast in MAY not November!

Only in Texas!

Having fun on the trampoline!!! Love these crazy kids so much!!!

There's just something about him in these baseball pants...

fun with great friends! Maggie was in heaven with her friend Daisy!!

Who wants to marry this girl??

Big night for my sweet Sparkie!!! Hunter learned over 50 verses at AWANA this year! We are so proud of him!!

(Awana post coming soon!)

Sweet sleepy boy!

So much fun with the Hay boys!!! Archer wanted to push Drew-bear!

(notice Maggie's pink crocs on the wrong feet... his favorite thing to do is put on shoes)

Lots of fun at gymnastics!!

practicing for her "meet" :)

Finally finished my flamingo class's scrapbook. I miss my little Flamingos already!

Last day of school! I had to take a picture of Maggie's friends from Beltway. They have been in the same class for the past 2 years! She LOVES these sweet kids!!!

(They just woke up from nap... I should have taken a picture BEFORE naps!)

What do you do after pre-school graduation???

Go out for some yogurt, of course!!!

(Graduation post coming soon!)

Busy Saturdays in May! Hunter playing baseball... Maggie finishing up her gymnastics season!

So fun!!!

Weird sicknesses in May... SO. WEIRD.

1st time our numbers have ever flashed in church. Poor Maggie got sick! :(

More tramp time!

These kids LOVE to be outside!!!

What makes outside even better??? Outside with Logan and Drew!!!! :)

Yep.... our house is FOR SALE. Interested???

(Post about this coming next!!)

More running in May!

More Zoo trips!

Hello, Albert! How are you this morning?? :)

They really do love each other!

Last baseball game of the season. BOO!!! :(

So proud of this boy!

I don't know what I would have done without Maddie this season! Maggie adores her! She played with both Maggie and Archer during baseball! Thank you, Maddie! :)