Monday...

Gotta love Mondays...

I started mine with a 4 mile walk at 6am.

It felt GREAT!

Then I took AG to her new daycare... :-)

I went home and worked... called LOTS of customers to register them for camp...

Picked AG up at 12

and now she is napping and I have been working...

I somehow managed to squeeze in a minute to type this...

When she wakes up we will play and then she has gymnastics...

Daddy is coming to watch tonight!

FUN FUN FUN!


How is your Monday going?

Date Night

Little Bit played with Mimi last night so the hubby and I could have a date night. It has been so long since we have had a date - just the 2 of us.

After we dropped AG off it felt weird! She has been with me all summer non-stop. I love my baby but I needed a break! So anyway - we went to eat at the Japanese Steakhouse and I got my fav... Steak and Chicken! While we were waiting for our food this is how it went down...

I sipped on my hurricane

Kyle pulled out his phone... SURPRISE!! He is so addicted to his iPhone

I started asking if I was not any fun - hence the cell phone at our dinner

Then he said "I wanted us to read the NEWS!"

What? READ THE FREAKIN NEWS! Are you kidding me!?!

Then I proceeded to tell him how this was SO GOING ON MY BLOG!

Then it was time to eat...

Our food was so GOOD! And our cook was awesome! After we were full we headed to Barnes and Noble to kill a little time before our movie started. On the way there he said "You are so much fun when you drink!" What the heck is that all about?!? "Am I not any fun when I don't drink?!?" I said - then he started stumbling around with his words, laughing, and basically telling me that when I drink I am more relaxed and not so structured and stressed.

Maybe I should become an alcoholic... notsomuch...

Anywho - we went to the book store and I bought this book.


When she was born I read The Happiest Baby on the Block and it really helped me with her feeding and sleeping schedule. It made a world of difference in the amount that she cried and I could read her signals much better. Right now she is really curious and is into everything! I know that is just a part of her age but I need to know what the best way is to deal with it. We are also about to start potty training too - I will let you know how it all turns out. I know that she will go to the potty one day and that she will grow up and be a good girl but for right now... for my sanity... I need to read this book.

So - back to the date - then we went to see THE HANGOVER and it was FREAKIN HILARIOUS! I am not kidding - I laughed hysterically the whole time! It did have bad language and was slightly crude in more ways than one but it was all in fun. I absolutely loved it!

Then the date ended and we went back to Mimi's to get Little Bit. Her and Mimi were playing the piano when we got there (around 9:40pm!) When we walked in the door she gave me this look like - I AM NOT LEAVING NOW! I AM PLAYING THE PIANO!... She had so much fun! We loaded up and got home around 11.

It was really great for Kyle and me to have that time together. It made me realize that I get so wrapped up in taking care of Ava Grace and everything else around here I forget to relax and just enjoy being a Mommy and Wife. There is just not much to love about doing housework, laundry, and changing poopies. But I did find out that I need to set aside some special time to go on a date and reconnect with my husband every couple of weeks. I am also going to throw some fun family nights in there too.

Love Love

I'm Moving On...

I listened to this song over and over tonight while I was walking. It just puts me in a mood that is hard to describe. It is about putting the past behind you and moving on with your life. That is a hard thing for me to do because I constantly think about the past and I dwell on it. Seriously, I dwell on it. I know that I shouldn't but I do. Listening to this song tonight really made me think about my life. I need to just be happy with myself and move on. I am so blessed and life has so much to offer. I need to enjoy every day more instead of filling the hours in the day with worry and thoughts of the past. Listen to the song. What does it make you think of?

Happy Birthday Papaw!

My Papaw would have been 80 today! He was such a character! Growing up, we lived next door to my grandparents. I would go to their house every afternoon and sit with him on the front porch and talk. I would get out in the yard and do cartwheels and forward rolls and he would clap for me and say "Do it again! You're really good at that!" They also had a pool and he would always make all of the grandkids milkshakes to sip after swimming. They were so perfect! He knew just how everyone liked theirs - they were so good! I miss those days!! I could go on and on about all of the funny, loving, and mischievous things that he did. I can't wait to see him again someday!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPAW!!

Papaw loved to wear Hawaiian shirts like this - He was the life of the party!



This is us skating when I was little. He loved to have a good time - this was at my birthday party...


This picture was taken on Christmas Eve - He loved the holidays! And he loved spending time with us! I love this picture because he is smiling so BIG!!

Yellow Creek Weekend

We had a blast this past weekend with all of the family! Here are some pictures...

In the car on our way to Yellow Creek! Ava Grace was so excited!


Ava Grace has a hard time taking a nap if there is alot going on. Needless to say there was ALOT going on so we took a little boat ride to help her get to Sleepy Town!


Mimi and Ava Grace playing together!!


This is my youngest nephew, Gavin. He is so sweet!!


Ava Grace in her 4th of July dress - this past weekend was our 2nd 4th of July for this year!!



My oldest nephew, Roman, and my cousin Mark Gregory had so much fun playing together!


The boys had fun hitting golf balls off of the pier. It was Heaven for Kyle - being on the water and playing golf! It doesn't get much better than that!!


Ava Grace playing in the Bouncer... She had so much fun jumping in this with her cousins!


Daddy playing with Ava Grace and Gavin at the baby pool - Thank you Mimi for getting a baby pool for them to play in! They loved it!!


Mamaw and Me - Mamaw was SO EXCITED to have all of her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids there. We ALL grew up going to Yellow Creek every weekend. My Mamaw and Papaw had a cabin there and my parents had a cabin there. It was our home away from home! Now - my Aunt Kim is the only one that has a cabin at Yellow Creek. Kyle and I hope to build a place there in the future!


Ava Grace playing in the baby pool with her new life vest on! She loves it!


My Mom(Mimi), Ava Grace and her YUMMY popsicle (she ate ALOT of popsicles!), and my sister(Aunt Shelby)


My nephew, Colin; My cousin, Abby; and Ava Grace - Mimi brought them some surprises to play with on the deck! We had marker EVERYWHERE! But they had so much fun coloring and that is ALL that matters!!


Mimi helping Ava Grace with her stickers! She finally stopped eating stickers - Now we can play with them!!


Little Bit was exhausted from the weekend and passed out as soon as we got home!


Baby Pool, Jet Skis, Boat Rides, Yummy Food, Bouncy for the kids, Skiing, hiking, tubing, Being with Family, Reminiscing of old times, Eating together, Praying together, Coloring and Stickers for the kids, Watermelon, jumping on the Trampoline in the Water, Hitting golf balls off of the floating dock, Hanging out in the River on floats with the people you love the most, laughing, night talk, tons of pictures, Margaritas and Coronas, sweet little kids everywhere... It was definitely a weekend to remember!

Family Reunion Weekend!!

We are on our way to the River today for a fun filled weekend with the fam jam! We are all so excited! Everyone is getting to come!! This will be the 1st time we have all been together in about 8 or 10 years!! Isn't that crazy!?!

Ava Grace isn't going to know what to think! I have her bag packed and she is SO EXCITED! She knows we are going somewhere fun because I packed her water toys and bubbles...

And by the way... this is her "You're making me mad!" face... I was trying to get her to take a pic for me last night so I took her baby and held it up next to me trying to get her to smile... well, it just did the opposite - it really put her over the edge!!



She got over it pretty quick and went right back to playing with her baby... :-)





Have a great weekend! I will be sure to take lots of pics to show you!!

Fighting the Urge!!

It is one of those days again! I WANT TO BUY SOMETHING! Is that crazy!?!

Here are the things that I want to buy right now:

1) Sunglasses - not an expensive pair because I will prob lose them

2) AG a sandbox... guess I will need sand for it too!

3) White and Khaki pair of Capri's

4) Pictures for AG's Playroom

5) Bathing Suit that I don't feel fat in... (NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE!)

6) Dressy Tops or some dresses to wear to church... I wear the SAME THING every Sunday!!

7) Makeup - this is a MUST!

To be honest I think I just need a girls night! I want to sit down and have a good meal, be able to eat it without saying "NO! Don't throw your food", "Sit in your seat like a big girl", "Don't throw your cup!", "Inside Voices"... I also want to be able to leave dinner and not have to stress about picking up all of the food under the high chair (this really stresses me out! I hate to leave my table looking like a tornado hit it!) Most of the time we go out to dinner - I eat my food SO FAST! I don't even think that I chew it! Shopping is a whole new post in itself...

This is what I want to do. Eat. Shop. Relax. And have an adult conversation.

Is that too much to ask?