May Flowers Covered in Snow

We thought spring had finally come. Dogwoods were late, strawberries were late, everything seemed to want to sleep just a little bit longer. The weather was lovely, but the weatherman kept forecasting snow. We thought...snow in may...never. I had to got to Little Rock for a conference on Friday but knew that with the temperatures hovering above freezing, there would not be snow. Friday morning we woke up, early, to snow. I headed out at 5 AM to drive to Little Rock and on the way out of town there were at least 4 cars that had slid off of the road. I was a tad nervous about driving, but proceeded slowly. I ended up late to the conference but it ended up a good day.

Welcome James Barrington Wall!

Barry and I both left our phones at home today. I am almost never without it but today we both happened to leave for church without them. I arrived home after a particularly wonderful meeting to find a complete surprise! There was a text and photo of our new grandson, James Barrington Wall, Brandon and Audra's newest son. He was born at 6:35 am and weighed a whopping 9 lbs 15 oz and was 21 inches long. My goodness, how did he fit in Audra's tiny little body? He has a copper top just like Brandon so we are all excited about this big boy having some of Brandon's features.

Audra wanted a home birth and Brandon was excited to be a big part of the birth as well. He would need to be very involved to make it all go smoothly and support Audra in a non-medicated experience. They purchased a birthing tub (swimming pool) and had it ready to go. James was born after about 4 hours of labor so we all know that this momma was made for having babies!

We are thrilled to see pictures!

Cristopher was there for the birth and was cheering Audra on and was so excited to see his little baby brother when he emerged from the water.