Update...

It seems rather difficult to post lately- three kids, the farm, marriage... you get the picture! The kids are all doing well. Jada will be 6 months old on the 13th and Carter started Kindergarten Aug. 7th. Maggie has too many things to list!! She is in her own world most of the time. Here are a few pic's of the kids... enjoy!

Just to see you Smile...

Jada has been smiling for about two weeks now. We have been unable to capture the gummy grin on camera, until Monday. And as you can see- she really put a show on for us!! Kevin is good at making her smile and had her grinning for about ten minutes! She was sooo cute!!

Memorial Day

Here are the pics from our Memorial Day! We fished all morning and played all afternoon! The kids LOVED the jet ski's! We had had soo much fun! Maggie was not too fond of the fishing though, but she tried. Carter and PaPa caught the most fish. Jada didn't go on the fishing trip- she stayed in the a/c at her Memomma's house. And for dinner we all pigged out on the delicious fish we caught!

Carter's Last Day of School!

It's sooo hard to believe that Carter is all through with his first year of school! Pre-K taught him so many wonderful things (and it gave me a nice break everyday!). He now knows all his letters- he can say them, sound them out, read them and write them! He knows how to write his whole name, he knows how to count to over twenty, and many other wonderful things. The picture in the middle is of Carter and his teacher/helper Ms. Anderson and Mrs. Gay! Carter LOVED them both! I don't think he realize's that school is really over and that he won't see them anymore!




The Pond
This afternoon we all hung out at the pond and went swimming! The kids were so cute swimming around in the water! Their Uncle Mo has a treat for them tomorrow (Memorial Day)- he has put one of their Jet Ski's into the pond and is going to ride them around tomorrow! They are so excited!! We are going to fish all morning and have a family fish fry that night. We should have lots of fun!



Jada turned six weeks old last Thursday!
She weighed 10 lbs. and 1 oz. according to the strawberry scale! I don't think she has gotten even 1/2 an inch longer though! They like to stay short like their daddy! She is beautiful and sweet and perfect!!

the "Swinging Duo"

Carter and Maggie LOVE their new swingset! They were outside yesterday morning at 7:30 am swinging! They are SOO cute playing together on it. Maggie has already had a slight bump in the head though! She ran right into Carter while he was on the glider. Oops! Well, they thoroughly love their new birthday present!

Birthday's Birthday's Birthday's!!!

Well, Carter and Maggie celebrated their 3rd and 5th birthday's yesterday at the Mega Maze in Griffin! They a really good time and got a lot of nice birthday presents! Mom and Dad, Neice and Mo gave them a nice swingset (which still isn't fully put together- it was missing a few screws- just our luck!). As soon as it is done I will post pic's of them playing. They had some of their friends come to the party as well as Rob and Rose and the kids. We all had a nice time! I can't believe that they are getting so big! Next year we will have even MORE April birthday's to add to the party list!

Easter 2006

The Easter Bunny aka Memomma was VERY good to the kids! He brought all three of them a wonderful basket full of goodies! Maggie was the first to wake up and find the beautiful baskets!
Somehow we all five managed to get up and go to church Easter Sunday! The kids, all three, were absolutly beautiful in their Easter bests!

Egg Hunt

Carter and Maggie had sooo much fun at there church egg hunt! They both found plenty off eggs! Jada went along too! Me and her sat under the tree and watched as all the kids scrambled across the church lawn. Tomorrow is Easter Sunday so I will post our Easter outfit pictures tomorrow!
Jada finally opened her eyes long enough for a picture at her Memomma's house so I have posted that picture as well!

Baby Jada has arrived!!

She is here!! Jada Louise was born April 13, 2006 at 5:17 pm. She weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and is 18 1/2 inches long. She looks a lot like Carter when he was born. She has just a little bit of hair- it is VERY dark! And so far her eyes are dark blue.
The Birth Story:
We started the morning off at 6:00 am. We checked in and they started the pitocin drip about 7:30. Dr. Lofter's came and broke the water at about 8:30. I had small contractions all morning long. I got an epidural at about 1:30 and by 4:00 it was no longer working. I was fully dialated at 5:00 pm and after about 4 or 5 contractions I was able to push Jada out with no pain medicane. I DID NOT want to experience "NATURAL CHILDBIRTH" but unfortunatly I did!! She did very well as did I. We were able to leave the hospital after 24 hours due to a crowded hospital and I was just ready to come home and be with my family!! All is well so far and Amy should be able to go home tomorrow with our little Nate. She is still having a lot of pain- but she is a VERY strong girl (as we all remember)! I will try to post some more pic's after easter! Enjoy these for now. (That is Nate on the right with Jada on the left in the first pic).

Nathaniel Seth Hawkins

Baby Nate made his way into the world today!! Although I don't have any pictures to post yet- I wanted to at least put all the good details on the blog!
He weighed: 8'13
He is: 20 inches long
His hair: DARK almost black and thicker than Maggie Grace's hair!
His eyes: Dark-kinda grey/brown right now.
Time: He was delivered via C-section at 1:02 this afternoon!
Check back soon for all the pics!

Callaway Gardens

We took the kids to Callaway yesterday! It was probably our last outing as a family of four! The kids had a BALL! They did everything! They visted the Callaway Center, saw the butterflies, went all through the horticultral center and even scoped out all the gift shops! We took some really cute pictures too! I was trying to allow Carter to have at least one fun day on his first ever "Spring Break"! I think he was pleased! Although- I can't wait until his break is over!! :)

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The Latest Family News:

She finally has a name!! And the winner is: Jada Louise
After much debate, we finally decided on the name Jada Loiuse for our newest addition! And just in time- Jada will have a little help coming into the world on Thu. April 13, 2006 when my Dr. has scheduled an induction. Last week (March 29) she weighed right at 7 pounds, so she will probably be about the same size as Maggie at delivery (which was 8'2). Other Hawkins baby updates... Amy (Kevin's sister) who is due on the 10th of April has had a C-section scheduled for April 12 at 1:00! This is due to the fact that he weighed 9 pounds and 14 ounces today at the ultrasound appt!! Although we won't get to be there to help each other through delivery, ect. it will be fun for Kevin to run back and forth between his new little princess and his first and only nephew! As for the Carter and Maggie update- it took a while, but they both decided NOT to call the baby Catwoman and have equally agreed that Jada will be an okay name for their new sissy! I can't wait for them to meet her- it will definatly be a fun experience. Carter is on Spring Break this week, so we will be going to Callaway Gardens tomorrow for a day trip. I guess that's all the latest news for today!