For the last few days I've had family in town. David had a men's retreat last weekend so on Friday on the spur of the moment, Carol decided to come down for the night with Anne. It was so nice to have some adult time with her without all the kiddos running around under foot. A rare moment for us to have fun ladies time that of course included cheap mexican and margaritas for Carol (you know I don't like tequila - yuck!) We mostly just hung out and she got lots of hours of sleep which seeing that Sunday was her birthday was a welcome gift. I was so glad to have some time with my chunk-a-munk of a niece too. "Little" Anne is 25lbs at 11 months and starting to walk some, amazing. Saturday morning we went up to Kennesaw to shop at some of the stores that she doesn't have in Dayton before she headed back home.
Saturday afternoon Dad & Linda arrived again and they will be with us until Thursday. Sunday we just relaxed most of the day and ordered pizza to top off our lazy day so no one would have to cook. Monday night we headed off to the braves game. I LOVE going to Braves games, but don't normally indulge. Thankfully, Dad treated so we could go and have a fun night at Turner Field on our single income. It was alot of fun and a mostly great game despite the loss to the Cardinals. (Note - they won tonight though so hopefully tomorrow will go in our favor too!) Plus, David got his cotton candy & I got my pretzel - the real reason that we go to the ballpark.
Today was certainly out of the ordinary. It started with a cake for a repeat client then Linda & I ran a few errands. The most unusual thing happened at 4pm this afternoon...I had the pleasure of participating via the web on my BFF Lacey's 4D ultrasound. It was so much fun! I got to find out with her, along with her hubby in Iraq and family in NC, that she is having a little girl! It was very exciting indeed. I knew she was having a girl and certainly hoped she was and couldn't be more thrilled for her. This is baby #4 for her, boy, girl, boy, and now girl!
Tonight Dad & his friend Tom from Savannah, who joined us last night as well, took in another Braves game and Linda & I watched Bride Wars. It was definitely a chick flick but very cute and David finally watched Max Payne which he said was "bleh, and they added 80% more plot to the video game." Tomorrow will be another low key day, which I am coming to enjoy. I've read 4 books in the last 2 weeks, perhaps I'll finish #5 tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Weekend Update
On Friday we headed down to LA (lower Alabama) for a quiet weekend with David's folks. We rarely get time with just them, so we really enjoy any time we can steal away together. We didn't get in until late Friday so we just chatted a bit before calling it a night. Saturday morning we ran a few errands and decided to head down to Mobile for the afternoon. We stopped at Felix's Fish Camp for lunch - where I had yummy chicken alfredo and the rest of the family enjoyed delicious, fresh seafood.
Then we headed into downtown to the opening of Brad Robertson's Gallery. The Robertson's are family friends and Brad's younger brother Kevin is one of David's best friends from high school and was a groomsman in our wedding. Brad's art is really interesting with lots of textures and simply beautiful. Brad was still putting the finishing touches on the gallery which was amazing and I had flashbacks to helping my friend Andrea set up her gallery for her senior show...what alot of work! Anyway, we were glad to get down there to support him in his new venture - we hope he has much success! ;)
Afterwards, we headed home for a quiet evening. Momma had made David's favorite dinner, Roast & gravy. Later another high school buddy, Ben, came over to hang out for a while too and it was fun to get to visit with him a bit.
Yesterday we went to church and had lunch at the buffet at the interstate before heading home. We hit traffic around Newnan and took back roads the rest of the way. It was a beautiful ride and when we got home our new phones had arrives and we had alot of fun getting them set up. So that was our weekend - hope you had a great one too! ;)
Then we headed into downtown to the opening of Brad Robertson's Gallery. The Robertson's are family friends and Brad's younger brother Kevin is one of David's best friends from high school and was a groomsman in our wedding. Brad's art is really interesting with lots of textures and simply beautiful. Brad was still putting the finishing touches on the gallery which was amazing and I had flashbacks to helping my friend Andrea set up her gallery for her senior show...what alot of work! Anyway, we were glad to get down there to support him in his new venture - we hope he has much success! ;)
Afterwards, we headed home for a quiet evening. Momma had made David's favorite dinner, Roast & gravy. Later another high school buddy, Ben, came over to hang out for a while too and it was fun to get to visit with him a bit.
Yesterday we went to church and had lunch at the buffet at the interstate before heading home. We hit traffic around Newnan and took back roads the rest of the way. It was a beautiful ride and when we got home our new phones had arrives and we had alot of fun getting them set up. So that was our weekend - hope you had a great one too! ;)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Just for Fun
David & I LOVE Comedy. One of the best thing about moving to Atlanta has been exposure to lots of great comics, many of whom we've had the pleasure of seeing in person. Just a few of our favorites have been Brian Regan, Jeff Dunham and Jim Gaffigan. I thought I'd share some of our favorites from these guys, just for fun. Hope you laugh and enjoy these guys like we do!
We had the pleasure of seeing Brian perform from his 3rd album and he was fantastic! One of my favorites is from his first album though. Perhaps it was that Deb & Blayne played it for us to introduce us to him, I'm not sure, but Stupid in School definitely resonates as one of my favorite pieces.
We saw Jeff when he was trying out his material for Achmed the Dead Terrorist. He is the best ventriloquist ever and we love all his characters, but Walter is just over the top hysterical. Here's a great bit about marriage from Walter.
We saw Jim last fall when he was still on his Beyond the Pale tour. I had scores us some great seats in the 3rd row, center on the isle..oh yeah. The guy who opened for him looked like Wolverine
and after the show, we stayed around to meet Jim. The guy who opened for him (who's name escapes me...) walked up to David while we were in line and said that they should play a joke on Jim and say they were brothers. Turns out, Jim had seen us (we happened to be in his limited sight line with the spot) and thought they were related and got a big kick out of them making that joke. It was one for the books. =)
This weekend we watched his new special which aired a week or so ago on Comedy Central with my dad & Linda. We all thoroughly enjoyed it, but now living in the south, we by far enjoyed this bit about the Waffle House the best. Enjoy!
We had the pleasure of seeing Brian perform from his 3rd album and he was fantastic! One of my favorites is from his first album though. Perhaps it was that Deb & Blayne played it for us to introduce us to him, I'm not sure, but Stupid in School definitely resonates as one of my favorite pieces.
We saw Jeff when he was trying out his material for Achmed the Dead Terrorist. He is the best ventriloquist ever and we love all his characters, but Walter is just over the top hysterical. Here's a great bit about marriage from Walter.
We saw Jim last fall when he was still on his Beyond the Pale tour. I had scores us some great seats in the 3rd row, center on the isle..oh yeah. The guy who opened for him looked like Wolverine
and after the show, we stayed around to meet Jim. The guy who opened for him (who's name escapes me...) walked up to David while we were in line and said that they should play a joke on Jim and say they were brothers. Turns out, Jim had seen us (we happened to be in his limited sight line with the spot) and thought they were related and got a big kick out of them making that joke. It was one for the books. =)This weekend we watched his new special which aired a week or so ago on Comedy Central with my dad & Linda. We all thoroughly enjoyed it, but now living in the south, we by far enjoyed this bit about the Waffle House the best. Enjoy!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Kids, Movies & my soapbox
Today we all headed to the movies for a relaxing afternoon. Dad & David went to see Observe & Report which David said "ok, but way too much penis for one day" and Linda & I went to see Monsters vs. Aliens which was cute and had alot of recognizable voices, but not as good as Monsters Inc. I guess Pixar kicks Dreamworks hiney...not that I'm surprised. ;0)
Here's my soapbox: The thing that irritated me the most about the movie was the mom in the row with us that brought her 5 year old (who was so well behaved and enjoyed the movie) and her 2 year old, who fussed, screamed, cried and wouldn't sit still the entire movie and finally about 15 minutes before it ended fell on the steps, cracked his head and really started wailing. I'm all for taking kids to movies, but what posses parents to bring 2 year olds to a 1 1/2+ hr movie?? Get a sitter. You're already paying for him to come to the movie, so why not just get a sitter and let your older kid enjoy the flick? Urgh, it annoys me. I've often said that DFAS should camp outside of movie theatres for delinquent parents. When we saw Dark Knight at the IMAX, there were a good handful of kids under 7 there (at a 9pm show for an R rated movie that was 2+ hrs long!). I know adults that were scared and creeped out by that movie. The joker was no joke (pun intended). He was psychotic and why parents would bring their young kids to that movie is beyond me.
Ok, I'm hopping down now. Thanks for the vent. ;)
Here's my soapbox: The thing that irritated me the most about the movie was the mom in the row with us that brought her 5 year old (who was so well behaved and enjoyed the movie) and her 2 year old, who fussed, screamed, cried and wouldn't sit still the entire movie and finally about 15 minutes before it ended fell on the steps, cracked his head and really started wailing. I'm all for taking kids to movies, but what posses parents to bring 2 year olds to a 1 1/2+ hr movie?? Get a sitter. You're already paying for him to come to the movie, so why not just get a sitter and let your older kid enjoy the flick? Urgh, it annoys me. I've often said that DFAS should camp outside of movie theatres for delinquent parents. When we saw Dark Knight at the IMAX, there were a good handful of kids under 7 there (at a 9pm show for an R rated movie that was 2+ hrs long!). I know adults that were scared and creeped out by that movie. The joker was no joke (pun intended). He was psychotic and why parents would bring their young kids to that movie is beyond me.
Ok, I'm hopping down now. Thanks for the vent. ;)
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Catching up...
Sometimes I wonder how it was possible for me to work a 40 (well 70 if we're being realistic!) hour work week and get anything else done! One thing I know for sure it I'm sleeping more. At least 8 hours a night, so that accounts for about 2 hours, but still...where does the time go?!?
This week has been kinda crazy. My dad & stepmom are driving down today for a visit and we have been undergoing construction of our master bathroom. So this week was supposed to be super productive, right?
Well it didn't start out too great. Monday my washing machine decided to conk out on me, mid load. Now if you've stayed at our house, you may think this is a blessing...(for those of you who haven't had the pleasure - it sounds like a helicopter is landing on our roof during the spin cycle!). Well the timing money wise sucks, but I must say that I am thrilled with my new washer...and thank God for Best Buy's 18 months no interest financing and the wonderful sales guy who cut us a good deal. ;0) Unfortunately delivery & installation wasn't as smooth, but we got those bumps worked out too and it's all up and running. And after 3 days that leaves me just enough time to do the 8 loads of laundry that have piled up!
This new washer is so much quieter...I can't believe I spent the last 4 years with that old piece of crap. Well, I guess I should clarify. If our set was on a slab it wouldn't have been an issue, but those original front loaders weren't designed to not shake the heck out of a house if they weren't on a concrete slab. Anywho - I'm just thrilled with the new set we have and am hoping to get a friend to diagnose the problem so we can sell them on craigslist.
Moving on to the bathroom. There is still so much to do. We had thought we'd be alot further along by now, but the flooring has been a real pain to get up and it wasn't until last night that David finally finished that portion of the job. We are thinking we'll just take some time off while Dad & Linda are here to enjoy time with them and start working again later. We can all share a bathroom, and the shower works in ours, so we'll see when it gets done. At least I was able to organize all the chaos to a minimum so it looks and feels a little more clean in our bedroom.
On a final note - I was sad to see Scott go on Idol last night. I think he sang so much better last night than he did on Tuesday, much more on pitch and just quality vocals. So here's to Danny, my other fav...lets see if he sticks around!
This week has been kinda crazy. My dad & stepmom are driving down today for a visit and we have been undergoing construction of our master bathroom. So this week was supposed to be super productive, right?
Well it didn't start out too great. Monday my washing machine decided to conk out on me, mid load. Now if you've stayed at our house, you may think this is a blessing...(for those of you who haven't had the pleasure - it sounds like a helicopter is landing on our roof during the spin cycle!). Well the timing money wise sucks, but I must say that I am thrilled with my new washer...and thank God for Best Buy's 18 months no interest financing and the wonderful sales guy who cut us a good deal. ;0) Unfortunately delivery & installation wasn't as smooth, but we got those bumps worked out too and it's all up and running. And after 3 days that leaves me just enough time to do the 8 loads of laundry that have piled up!
This new washer is so much quieter...I can't believe I spent the last 4 years with that old piece of crap. Well, I guess I should clarify. If our set was on a slab it wouldn't have been an issue, but those original front loaders weren't designed to not shake the heck out of a house if they weren't on a concrete slab. Anywho - I'm just thrilled with the new set we have and am hoping to get a friend to diagnose the problem so we can sell them on craigslist.
Moving on to the bathroom. There is still so much to do. We had thought we'd be alot further along by now, but the flooring has been a real pain to get up and it wasn't until last night that David finally finished that portion of the job. We are thinking we'll just take some time off while Dad & Linda are here to enjoy time with them and start working again later. We can all share a bathroom, and the shower works in ours, so we'll see when it gets done. At least I was able to organize all the chaos to a minimum so it looks and feels a little more clean in our bedroom.
On a final note - I was sad to see Scott go on Idol last night. I think he sang so much better last night than he did on Tuesday, much more on pitch and just quality vocals. So here's to Danny, my other fav...lets see if he sticks around!
Thursday, April 02, 2009
An Impromptu Trip
We got word last Tuesday night that my grandfather wasn't doing well. Wednesday night we found out that he had been admitted to the ICU with a slew of problems. We decided to work it out to leave Thursday night to head up there and visit but not before a few things got done, including new brakes and an oil change for the car. Before any of that though, we woke up Thursday morning to this in our yard:
Our church's youth group is doing a fund raiser where you can "Flock" someone by sending this flock of flamingos to their yard. It is always fun and I have to give props to the youth that did our yard as it had been raining for days and the grass was REALLY long and thick. ;)
Next up I had a wedding cake to make and thankfully was able to deliver it early so we could head out of town late Thursday night. I have never made a wedding cake in 1 day before and I hope to never have to do it again! It did turn out lovely though...
We decided to stop half way and stayed in Wytheville, VA at a Marriott property (for the great bed) and got some quality sleep before getting up early Friday and heading off for the other 4 hours of the trip through WV.
Friday we had a nice visit with my grandfather and we were so glad to have been able to get up there and see him. He isn't doing well, Saturday we found out he has a staph infection, he did have a heart attack, and he has pneumonia. Not good for a 91 year old man. Thankfully they have things "under control" and since we got home he has been admitted to a nursing facility where he'll spend the next 3 weeks or so while he's recovering from everything. He is less than thrilled to be there, but he's gotta do what he's gotta do to get better.
While we were in town we got to see my cousin's sweet baby, Maggie (who is just a doll and changing so much each time we see her) and the rest of my family. My dad & step mom even came up Saturday to have lunch with us and my brother & his wife who came in to town late Friday night. It was unexpected to get to see all that family, but really fun since we don't get to see them very often. That afternoon we took Maggie out for a few pictures in a dress that was Jennifer's when she was a little girl. She was recovering from being sick and the weather was dreary, but I think we got some good shots anyway.
Our church's youth group is doing a fund raiser where you can "Flock" someone by sending this flock of flamingos to their yard. It is always fun and I have to give props to the youth that did our yard as it had been raining for days and the grass was REALLY long and thick. ;)Next up I had a wedding cake to make and thankfully was able to deliver it early so we could head out of town late Thursday night. I have never made a wedding cake in 1 day before and I hope to never have to do it again! It did turn out lovely though...
We decided to stop half way and stayed in Wytheville, VA at a Marriott property (for the great bed) and got some quality sleep before getting up early Friday and heading off for the other 4 hours of the trip through WV.Friday we had a nice visit with my grandfather and we were so glad to have been able to get up there and see him. He isn't doing well, Saturday we found out he has a staph infection, he did have a heart attack, and he has pneumonia. Not good for a 91 year old man. Thankfully they have things "under control" and since we got home he has been admitted to a nursing facility where he'll spend the next 3 weeks or so while he's recovering from everything. He is less than thrilled to be there, but he's gotta do what he's gotta do to get better.
While we were in town we got to see my cousin's sweet baby, Maggie (who is just a doll and changing so much each time we see her) and the rest of my family. My dad & step mom even came up Saturday to have lunch with us and my brother & his wife who came in to town late Friday night. It was unexpected to get to see all that family, but really fun since we don't get to see them very often. That afternoon we took Maggie out for a few pictures in a dress that was Jennifer's when she was a little girl. She was recovering from being sick and the weather was dreary, but I think we got some good shots anyway.
This last one was just too funny...mmm, sweet potatoes. ;0)
We appreciate your prayers for my grandfather's recovery, for the physicians and my family as they take care of him and for my grandmother who is lonely without him at home with her. Thanks!
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Visiting the Trumbos & our scrapbooking retreat
I have been so busy lately. Lots of travelling for me as well as another house project. Here's the latest on what we've been up to.
March 18th I headed up to Clarksville, TN to visit with my dear friend Lacey and her 3 kiddos. We had such a great time together. I always covet any time I can steal away with her and since I'm not working I got to spend a few extra days with them, which was great! Thursday afternoon they were predicting lots of rain, but the sun held out and we headed up to her neighborhood entrance where there were patches of flowers and got some pictures.
March 18th I headed up to Clarksville, TN to visit with my dear friend Lacey and her 3 kiddos. We had such a great time together. I always covet any time I can steal away with her and since I'm not working I got to spend a few extra days with them, which was great! Thursday afternoon they were predicting lots of rain, but the sun held out and we headed up to her neighborhood entrance where there were patches of flowers and got some pictures.
Ainsley
Reid
Jake
Ainsley & Reid picking flowers
Reid giving mommy a kiss
Over the weekend, Lacey's sweet mother-in-law, Belinda, came down and took care of the kids for us while we headed to Paris Landing State Park for our scrapbooking weekend. God bless her as it was a full weekend of house showing and events for the kids and I know she worked hard! We had a great time scrapping, probably our last since Lacey is moving in the fall to NC. It was bittersweet but wonderful at the same time. We both got alot done, which was great and we had fun which is the most important part. ;)ReidJakeAinsley & Reid picking flowers
Reid giving mommy a kiss
The scrap room
My messy scrap space
Lacey Scrapbooking
The girls, Me, Lacey, Kathy, Nicki & Kelly, our gracious host
Lacey & I 
It was a wonderful trip!
My messy scrap space
Lacey Scrapbooking
The girls, Me, Lacey, Kathy, Nicki & Kelly, our gracious host
Lacey & I 
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A Relaxing-ish Weekend
This past weekend was calm. Since we had company the previous 2 weekends we really relished in our peaceful quiet time together. Not that we don't LOVE having friends and family here, we absolutely do, but it's also nice to have quiet time too. ;0)
It technically started on Thursday night when we went over to our friends Jon & Leigh-Ann's place for dinner along with Paul & Bethany. Leigh-Ann had prepared a great meat & salad dinner (carb friendly - woohoo!) and chocolate covered strawberries for dessert - yum! We had so much fun laughing and enjoying each others company...we must do that more often.
Friday night we hung out at home. We watched some TV and went to bed early. I had to take a friend to the airport early Sat am, but David thankfully got much needed sleep, hours and hours of it. He has been working so hard lately with alot of freelance business, for which we are grateful, but has taken a toll on the amount of sleep he has been able to get at night. I would say over the last 3 weeks he's averaged much closer to the 5 hour mark and sometimes not even that each night.
Thankfully he was very well rested and ready for the UTH Scavenger hunt Sat afternoon (I did help plan that. ;) About 25 people, youth and parents from our church got together for this digital scavenger hunt and had a blast, despite the pouring down rain. While he was gone, I worked on getting my scrapbooking stuff organized and watched Fools Gold - it was pretty funny. That night I met my friend Elizabeth for dinner and it's always so nice to get to catch up with her. Plus, we had Mexican, mmmm! Saturday night & Sunday David had a good bit of work to do, but he did get everything done - yeah!
Sunday we had a great service at church and after David got his work done we even had time to sneak a cat nap before dinner. Paul & Bethany came over for dinner and it was great to get to spend some QT with them. It was a lovely weekend.
Tomorrow I head off to Lacey's for the remainder of the week and we have our scrapbooking retreat this weekend - what fun!! ;0)
It technically started on Thursday night when we went over to our friends Jon & Leigh-Ann's place for dinner along with Paul & Bethany. Leigh-Ann had prepared a great meat & salad dinner (carb friendly - woohoo!) and chocolate covered strawberries for dessert - yum! We had so much fun laughing and enjoying each others company...we must do that more often.
Friday night we hung out at home. We watched some TV and went to bed early. I had to take a friend to the airport early Sat am, but David thankfully got much needed sleep, hours and hours of it. He has been working so hard lately with alot of freelance business, for which we are grateful, but has taken a toll on the amount of sleep he has been able to get at night. I would say over the last 3 weeks he's averaged much closer to the 5 hour mark and sometimes not even that each night.
Thankfully he was very well rested and ready for the UTH Scavenger hunt Sat afternoon (I did help plan that. ;) About 25 people, youth and parents from our church got together for this digital scavenger hunt and had a blast, despite the pouring down rain. While he was gone, I worked on getting my scrapbooking stuff organized and watched Fools Gold - it was pretty funny. That night I met my friend Elizabeth for dinner and it's always so nice to get to catch up with her. Plus, we had Mexican, mmmm! Saturday night & Sunday David had a good bit of work to do, but he did get everything done - yeah!
Sunday we had a great service at church and after David got his work done we even had time to sneak a cat nap before dinner. Paul & Bethany came over for dinner and it was great to get to spend some QT with them. It was a lovely weekend.
Tomorrow I head off to Lacey's for the remainder of the week and we have our scrapbooking retreat this weekend - what fun!! ;0)
Thursday, March 12, 2009
IDOL Review & Predictions
It's time for another IDOL update, this time with Predictions! The Top 13 hit the stage Tuesday night and it was a decent show. I think everyone brought their A games, except Anoop, Jorge & Jasmine. I was less than thrilled with their song choices mainly. I was pleasantly surprised that Scott did as well as he did with a lesser known Jackson song and I LOVED Danny's performance...even the cornball dancing. I was pleasantly surprised that the rest of America agreed with me. It was unfortunate for Jorge, he does have a great voice...I do think the language barrier was difficult for him, but alas this is AMERICAN Idol and in America we still primarily speak English. Plus, Anoop is fun so we'll see if he can step it up next week.
So my predictions (well, my hopes) for the finals?
Top 6: Adam, Allison, Danny, Lil Rounds, Matt & Scott
(I'd love to see Michael make it to the top 6, but I think his personality and story is better than his voice...)
Final 3: Adam, Danny & Lil Rounds
Winner: Lil Rounds.
While I'd love to see Danny win, I just don't think they'll let a white male win 2 years in a row. Maybe they'll surprise us...time will tell. I did vote though, so at least when I complain I tried to do something about it. =0)
So my predictions (well, my hopes) for the finals?
Top 6: Adam, Allison, Danny, Lil Rounds, Matt & Scott
(I'd love to see Michael make it to the top 6, but I think his personality and story is better than his voice...)
Final 3: Adam, Danny & Lil Rounds
Winner: Lil Rounds.
While I'd love to see Danny win, I just don't think they'll let a white male win 2 years in a row. Maybe they'll surprise us...time will tell. I did vote though, so at least when I complain I tried to do something about it. =0)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Family Time
Deborah, Blayne & Erin came into town on the 2nd and whisked away my car for their whirlwind family trip in North GA & TN. We had originally made the plans when I was working and carpooling with David, but I didn't mind giving up my freedom for them too much - certainly not enough for them to get a rental car...that's the kind of sister I am. ;0) Thankfully, Bethany let me take her to work and steal her car on Tuesday which was the only day I had anything formal scheduled - Thanks B!
On Friday the 6th, they came back to our place to spend the next few days with us. We had a blast doing simple stuff. We took Erin to the playground twice and she LOVED going down to the base of our backyard, standing on our bridge, throwing leaves, sticks, pine cones & nut shells into the water and cheering for herself "Splash!" It was hysterical! She got to do that a few times too so we definitely got her outdoors in the beautiful 70 degree weather.
David & Blayne did alot of brotherly stuff together. They went to the Wings place that David loves (Clays) for lunch on Saturday while Deb & I hung out at the house while Erin napped. Then Sunday afternoon they went out to Douglasville to play a round of disc golf...which they tied at 12 over par again while Deb & I hung out while Erin napped. Are we good wives or what?!? ;0)
Since they live in Colorado, we don't get to see them very often and I am always sad that I can't be at her parties to make her cakes like I do the rest of our nieces & nephews. Erin's 2nd birthday was Feb 18, so I decided to make her a 3-D Thomas cake and we'd celebrate her birthday here too. She was very excited about this and wanted to blow out the candles over and over again. Each time we took the cake back in the kitchen, re-lit the candles and re-sang Happy Birthday to her - getting faster each time we sang it. She did great and blew them out solo the second two times. She was totally enamored with her Thomas Cake and talked about it ALOT over the weekend. Thankfully they devoured over half of Thomas and I promptly tossed the rest after Erin was out of the house. Deborah has these pictures, I'll post them when I get them from her.
We're all on pretty tight budgets, but we did decide to go out for one meal. One of the girls from our church came over to sit with Erin (Thanks Erica!) while we went out for some adult time...dinner at Pasta Bella & Baskin Robbins for dessert. Can we say lots of coupons?!? In total for the 4 of us to go out at both places it was less than $30. Granted we had to pay a sitter, but still that's pretty dang good.
Sunday night we cooked up a big Mexican feast which was divine. Afterwards, we conned Erin into taking pictures with David & I with gummies - hey you do what you have to do. Deborah got some cute ones, I think. She was pretty disoriented from all the transition in their week long travels, but finally when I dropped them off at the airport she showed me some love and gave me a few hugs and kisses. It was a great visit.
On Friday the 6th, they came back to our place to spend the next few days with us. We had a blast doing simple stuff. We took Erin to the playground twice and she LOVED going down to the base of our backyard, standing on our bridge, throwing leaves, sticks, pine cones & nut shells into the water and cheering for herself "Splash!" It was hysterical! She got to do that a few times too so we definitely got her outdoors in the beautiful 70 degree weather.
Erin at the Playground
Playing on the bridge at our house
Playing on the bridge at our house
David & Blayne did alot of brotherly stuff together. They went to the Wings place that David loves (Clays) for lunch on Saturday while Deb & I hung out at the house while Erin napped. Then Sunday afternoon they went out to Douglasville to play a round of disc golf...which they tied at 12 over par again while Deb & I hung out while Erin napped. Are we good wives or what?!? ;0)
Since they live in Colorado, we don't get to see them very often and I am always sad that I can't be at her parties to make her cakes like I do the rest of our nieces & nephews. Erin's 2nd birthday was Feb 18, so I decided to make her a 3-D Thomas cake and we'd celebrate her birthday here too. She was very excited about this and wanted to blow out the candles over and over again. Each time we took the cake back in the kitchen, re-lit the candles and re-sang Happy Birthday to her - getting faster each time we sang it. She did great and blew them out solo the second two times. She was totally enamored with her Thomas Cake and talked about it ALOT over the weekend. Thankfully they devoured over half of Thomas and I promptly tossed the rest after Erin was out of the house. Deborah has these pictures, I'll post them when I get them from her.
We're all on pretty tight budgets, but we did decide to go out for one meal. One of the girls from our church came over to sit with Erin (Thanks Erica!) while we went out for some adult time...dinner at Pasta Bella & Baskin Robbins for dessert. Can we say lots of coupons?!? In total for the 4 of us to go out at both places it was less than $30. Granted we had to pay a sitter, but still that's pretty dang good.
Sunday night we cooked up a big Mexican feast which was divine. Afterwards, we conned Erin into taking pictures with David & I with gummies - hey you do what you have to do. Deborah got some cute ones, I think. She was pretty disoriented from all the transition in their week long travels, but finally when I dropped them off at the airport she showed me some love and gave me a few hugs and kisses. It was a great visit.
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