These pictures were taken at the beach. Joey and I went back this past Monday and returned Thursday night. We had a great time. Ali was there with Mark and that was so much fun watching Mark trying to interact with Joey!!!! Mark just celebrated his first birthday and is sooo big.

Joey rolled up on his side twice on Wednesday. It was so exciting. I love to watch him grow and discover new things; it is such a joy. He started sleeping through the night about 2 weeks ago. That has been such a relief, seeing as I'm going back to work next week. Jon and I had just been talking about we would need Joey to sleep through the night and it was either that night or the next night that he did! He's been going ever since. He usually sleeps from 9ish to about 6. Pray that he continues to do this! This has also helped him to nap better during the day. He is growing so quickly. He's laughing and smiling and cooing. We made a trip up to Winston Salem last Friday so Jonathan could say good bye to everyone. It was the first time his grandparents had seen Joey since he was about 4 weeks old. It was quite a change.

We're having techinical difficulties with the computer that we usually use. It's not connecting to the internet, so I'm having to be very creative on how I get the pictures online. Since we just got back last night, I have not attempted to upload any that I took. The above photos were emailed to me. So be patient! I will get some more new photos on here soon.

Jonathan had his orientation in Orlando on Wednesday. It didn't last as long as he thought it would, so that was nice. He had to do some work on his computer that BMW supplied in order for it to be functional for school. Just like his school here in Charlotte, the classes begin every 3 weeks. His 3 roommates have started the BMW school 6 weeks ago, so they've been able to give him some pointers and study material already. Always a hard worker, Jon is already starting to study diligently. As soon as I get his mailing address I will post it. I'm sure he'd love an encouraging note or food:) The first few days we were apart were very hard, but as of now we're settling in. It will be disrupted again next Friday and the week after as I try to adjust going back to work and taking Joe Joe to daycare. Pray for me to be calm so I don't upset Joey at all and for my own sanity. We have about a month until we see Jon again and we can't wait! We're already couting down the days.

Much love to you

J, L, & J