An addition to Team Hawkerson!

I am getting so very excited. Monday, Nate and I are going to take a road trip to VA to welcome the new member of Team Hawkerson, Joshua Ryan born Monday February 21st, 2011 (http://teamdickerson.blogspot.com/). Allen and Ben are going to have a great time in Anderson while Nate and I go help the Dickersons. Thanks Trudy for the van! I looked into flights up to DC but they are just outrageous. So, my mother-in-law has graciously agreed to let me drive her car. We have been so blessed by the generousity of our families during our time in the states.

Can't wait to see you sweet Joshua and take care of your big brother, Grayson and of course the new mommy of two!

Zoo x 2!

We have had such great weather that we jumped on the chance to go to the zoo again with Gary, Kristin, and Lillie Ann. This is such a fun time to be in the states because Ben's vocabulary is just exploding. He is learning names all the time. So, when I told him he was going to see Lillie Ann, he got really excited and kept saying his version of Lillie Ann over and over again. I am so thankful for this time for Ben to learn about our family and be able to talk about them!

Lillie Ann is going to be a big sister in the next month! We can't wait to meet Baby Hawkins!! Love you guys and thanks for spending your day with us.

Zoo

We have had absolutely beautiful weather here in SC. Our friends, the Pierces invited us to go to the Zoo with them. We had a great time and loved getting caught up with them. They have two beautiful girls! Having two boys it is fun being around girls.

Botany Bay

While we were on Edisto, we went to Botany Bay. It was BEAUTIFUL!! Pristine beaches, marsh, just gorgeous. Ben was given this yellow jacket from his cousins and he would not go anywhere without it on!

Ben is always asking to "hold" Nate! Nate is slowly but surely getting as big as Ben.

Folly Beach 1/2

We did it!! I asked my sister last fall if she would be interested in running a half marathon with me and she said, "Yes!". So, we started training wondering where we were going to get the time to train. I am so proud of her. She is a busy mom with two little boys, homeschools, and works full time, as well as being a great wife. This morning we ran the Folly Beach Half Marathon. All week long we knew there was a possibility of rain. However, I never dreamed that it would rain for the ENTIRE 13.1 miles! Towards the end we felt more like we were swimming than running because the puddles were so big.

Our cheering section, Luke and Hamilton, along with James. Allen held down the fort by watching Ben and Nate.

It stopped raining right at the end! But we made such good time we had to call James and tell him that we were coming in!

So, 13.1 miles done in 2 hours and 11 minutes. Not bad for two mommies in their 30's! It was great to run with you, Jen! Love you!!