We are heading out today for our family vacation. I am excited, but I absolutely hate packing. I always feel like I am forgetting something and my husband is the KING of overpacking. Seriously, he brings more clothes then me and my kids combined. YIKES!!!! Anyway, the last few days have been busy and hectic. I finally made it to get my hair colored and cut. It was in deperate need! Yesterday, I had my first meeting as a member of the PTO board at Noah's school. I have never been able to be an active member since I always had a preschooler around. Now I am jumping in. I will be helping with Fun Fridays which happen once a month. I was told this is an easy job......hopefully! The other woman that is co-chairing this with me seems to be very organized, so I think it will be fun! :)
I should be back in a week to update with pics from our trip. :)
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
4th of July and a trip to Georgia!
I have been on the road quite a bit this summer. Noah and I went to Gulf Shores, and just recently returned from picking up the twins in Georgia. Before we left, we did celebrate July 4th. We had a few friends over to enjoy a cookout and some fireworks. This is the first year that we didn't actually buy any fireworks. The neighbors put on such a good show, that we really didn't need to. It was great. Here are some pics of our evening:
CC, Lindsey, and Kaleb
Stacy, Madison, Logan, and Cole
Me and Noah
Those were the only pictures I managed to snap. I promise there were some men in attendance, but sometimes I feel like I am annoying people when I walk around with my camera. I just LOVE pictures though! Needless to say, we had a fun evening and enjoyed the fellowship! Two days later, Noah and I hit the road to Georgia. My parents keep my girls every summer for a couple of weeks. It has become a tradition that the twins look forward to. They have such a great time. This year they went to the aquarium, Six Flags, swimming, played nightly badminton games, played the Wii Rock Band with Uncle Nathan, and enjoyed keeping my sisters dog company! Noah and I joined them for a few days before heading home. We went to the pool:
Even though this pic is blurry, I love it. Noah jumping in! He is so active!
Meredith showed us her hula hooping skills
Madeline didn't want to smile but I took her pic anyway!!! Ha!
Here is what they enjoyed doing each night! I even played with them and it was so much fun. I had to run out to Walmart and buy one for our backyard!
I can't believe how fast the summer has gone. We are today at one month exactly until school starts!!!! What???? We have one more fun thing planned and that is our family beach trip. We are heading out this Thursday for a week. I know it will be fun and I hope I can savor the last days of summer! :(
CC, Lindsey, and Kaleb
Stacy, Madison, Logan, and Cole
Me and Noah
Those were the only pictures I managed to snap. I promise there were some men in attendance, but sometimes I feel like I am annoying people when I walk around with my camera. I just LOVE pictures though! Needless to say, we had a fun evening and enjoyed the fellowship! Two days later, Noah and I hit the road to Georgia. My parents keep my girls every summer for a couple of weeks. It has become a tradition that the twins look forward to. They have such a great time. This year they went to the aquarium, Six Flags, swimming, played nightly badminton games, played the Wii Rock Band with Uncle Nathan, and enjoyed keeping my sisters dog company! Noah and I joined them for a few days before heading home. We went to the pool:
Even though this pic is blurry, I love it. Noah jumping in! He is so active!
Meredith showed us her hula hooping skills
Madeline didn't want to smile but I took her pic anyway!!! Ha!
Here is what they enjoyed doing each night! I even played with them and it was so much fun. I had to run out to Walmart and buy one for our backyard!
I can't believe how fast the summer has gone. We are today at one month exactly until school starts!!!! What???? We have one more fun thing planned and that is our family beach trip. We are heading out this Thursday for a week. I know it will be fun and I hope I can savor the last days of summer! :(
Friday, July 03, 2009
So hard to leave.....
Noah and I had such a fabulous time in Gulf Shores with CC and her kids. It was the perfect getaway and I owe it all to my sweet friend. She was so generous in allowing us to invade her space and time there. I love you girl!!!! :)
We took our time driving home. We stopped for lunch at 'The Oyster House' in Mobile. I decided to leave my camera in the car. We also stopped in Hattiesburg and went to the 'Forever 21' store at the mall there. I love to order from their website and it was nice to know there is one not too far away. We both got 2 super cute, CHEAP dresses. LOVE IT!
I was sad to say goodbye to our lovely vacation, but glad to get home and see Greg. This week has been a time of getting clothes washed, keeping Noah entertained, and being lazy. I have to pack back up again on Monday and head to Georgia to get the twins. I have enjoyed my 2 weeks and I know they have had a blast with my parents!
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Gulf Shores Day Three:
It was another gorgeous day in Gulf Shores. We got up and ate breakfast and then headed back to the pool. Amazingly the entire time we were there, it was never a problem finding lounge chairs. It was busy but not too crowded.
CC and I at the pool:
Me and Noah in the pool:
CC and Lindsey on the edge of the tiered pool:
We stayed at the pool for a few hours and then headed back up to the condo to get our beach gear. Time to hit the sand....
CC and Lindsey on the boogie boards:
This was Noah most of the time...crying that his eyes hurt. I think the salt in the water was bothering him:
So he decided to help Kaleb and dig in the sand:
We spent a few hours at the beach and then packed up and came back to the condo to get ready for dinner. We decided to go to 'The Hangout'. CC and I had to pose for a picture before we left. Cute, huh???
'The Hangout' is an awesome restaurant/attraction that has open air seating, a sand area for the kids, live music, etc. It is THE place to be on a Friday night. They have really good pina coladas too!
CC and Kaleb:
The food was DELICIOUS! I had shrimp again and so did Noah. He LOVES it!
Of course he spent most of the evening in the sand area where they were having a contest to see who could build the best sand sculpture. Lindsey and Kaleb won free tshirts. I should have taken a picture of their creation!
Another FUN day and a great place to spend our last evening in Gulf Shores!!!
CC and I at the pool:
Me and Noah in the pool:
CC and Lindsey on the edge of the tiered pool:
We stayed at the pool for a few hours and then headed back up to the condo to get our beach gear. Time to hit the sand....
CC and Lindsey on the boogie boards:
This was Noah most of the time...crying that his eyes hurt. I think the salt in the water was bothering him:
So he decided to help Kaleb and dig in the sand:
We spent a few hours at the beach and then packed up and came back to the condo to get ready for dinner. We decided to go to 'The Hangout'. CC and I had to pose for a picture before we left. Cute, huh???
'The Hangout' is an awesome restaurant/attraction that has open air seating, a sand area for the kids, live music, etc. It is THE place to be on a Friday night. They have really good pina coladas too!
CC and Kaleb:
The food was DELICIOUS! I had shrimp again and so did Noah. He LOVES it!
Of course he spent most of the evening in the sand area where they were having a contest to see who could build the best sand sculpture. Lindsey and Kaleb won free tshirts. I should have taken a picture of their creation!
Another FUN day and a great place to spend our last evening in Gulf Shores!!!
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Gulf Shores Day Two:
We started the next day off bright and early. CC made us breakfast ( how nice is that...her vacation and she is making ME breakfast)!!! Then we sunscreened up, put our suits on, and headed out. First stop...LAZY RIVER:
The Lazy River is FABULOUS. It is about 1 1/2 ft deep so it is perfect for kids. The bottom is made of metal so you literally can sit on it and float along, but it doesn't tear your swimsuit. I could have sat on that tube for HOURS!
Noah and Me:
CC and Lindsey:
Then it was off to the pool! They have THREE slides in the pool that we went to. There is a really big one that most of the older kids monopolize and then there are two smaller ones.
CC and I with the big slide behind us ( yes we actually went down it too):
I tried to get Noah to go down the slide, but he did not want to. I begged him and he agreed if I stood in the water and caught him sooooo:
***Note to self...not a good idea to stand beneath a slide that propels its riders into the water with alot of force. So long hat!
I was so proud of him:
And folks that is all it took! I showed him that all he had to do was swim to the side and that was it:
Over and over all by himself. I got to sit on my lounge chair and read magazines about fashion tips, summer movies, and how much Kate Gosselin spends on her manicures and tanning sessions....ahhhh ;) :
Lindsey ( CC took this pic and I thought it was so neat.) She was the daredevil going down backwards, on her tummy, etc:
Here is CC going down the slide! I went down it too, but my pic is just a HUGE splash of water. Not something I want to share. We actually raced a few times, proving the slides are definitely not just for kids!!
After dragging Noah away from the slides, we headed up to the condos and ate lunch, showered, and got ready to go. We went to a place called the Wharf. CC and I saw 'The Proposal'..super cute movie. Noah and Lindsey saw 'Imagine If' and Kaleb saw 'Transformers'. After that, we rode the ferris wheel.
Noah and Me:
CC and Lindsey:
**Funny note...when we were circling around on the ferris wheel, I thought I saw one of my neighbors children. When we got off, we saw that it was them. Small world!
The four of us waiting for Kaleb to get out of the movies:
We ate dinner at a little Mexican place. It wasn't the best I have ever had, but it was quick and easy. After that, we headed back to the condo. It was nearly 10pm, but Noah and Lindsey weren't through with their day. It was back to the slides:
There he goes climbing those stairs. I am quite sure he burned off at least 1000 calories. He went up those stairs a million times. I knew he would love it once he tried it!
Swimming at night is the best:
** On a side note, while we were in the bathroom at the movies we heard someone say that Micheal Jackson had died. I quickly checked my iphone and found out that it was true. I can't believe it. I remember in 6th grade how infatuated I was with him. We all tried to do the moonwalk and dance to his songs. One of my very favorite movies is '13 going on 30' and the best scene is where Jennifer Garner and Co. do the Thriller dance. It makes me sad, because I truly believe he was a very lost soul. :( It makes me feel old too!
The Lazy River is FABULOUS. It is about 1 1/2 ft deep so it is perfect for kids. The bottom is made of metal so you literally can sit on it and float along, but it doesn't tear your swimsuit. I could have sat on that tube for HOURS!
Noah and Me:
CC and Lindsey:
Then it was off to the pool! They have THREE slides in the pool that we went to. There is a really big one that most of the older kids monopolize and then there are two smaller ones.
CC and I with the big slide behind us ( yes we actually went down it too):
I tried to get Noah to go down the slide, but he did not want to. I begged him and he agreed if I stood in the water and caught him sooooo:
***Note to self...not a good idea to stand beneath a slide that propels its riders into the water with alot of force. So long hat!
I was so proud of him:
And folks that is all it took! I showed him that all he had to do was swim to the side and that was it:
Over and over all by himself. I got to sit on my lounge chair and read magazines about fashion tips, summer movies, and how much Kate Gosselin spends on her manicures and tanning sessions....ahhhh ;) :
Lindsey ( CC took this pic and I thought it was so neat.) She was the daredevil going down backwards, on her tummy, etc:
Here is CC going down the slide! I went down it too, but my pic is just a HUGE splash of water. Not something I want to share. We actually raced a few times, proving the slides are definitely not just for kids!!
After dragging Noah away from the slides, we headed up to the condos and ate lunch, showered, and got ready to go. We went to a place called the Wharf. CC and I saw 'The Proposal'..super cute movie. Noah and Lindsey saw 'Imagine If' and Kaleb saw 'Transformers'. After that, we rode the ferris wheel.
Noah and Me:
CC and Lindsey:
**Funny note...when we were circling around on the ferris wheel, I thought I saw one of my neighbors children. When we got off, we saw that it was them. Small world!
The four of us waiting for Kaleb to get out of the movies:
We ate dinner at a little Mexican place. It wasn't the best I have ever had, but it was quick and easy. After that, we headed back to the condo. It was nearly 10pm, but Noah and Lindsey weren't through with their day. It was back to the slides:
There he goes climbing those stairs. I am quite sure he burned off at least 1000 calories. He went up those stairs a million times. I knew he would love it once he tried it!
Swimming at night is the best:
** On a side note, while we were in the bathroom at the movies we heard someone say that Micheal Jackson had died. I quickly checked my iphone and found out that it was true. I can't believe it. I remember in 6th grade how infatuated I was with him. We all tried to do the moonwalk and dance to his songs. One of my very favorite movies is '13 going on 30' and the best scene is where Jennifer Garner and Co. do the Thriller dance. It makes me sad, because I truly believe he was a very lost soul. :( It makes me feel old too!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Trip to Gulf Shores Day 1:
When my best bud Cecilia told me that she was going on a trip to the beach, I immediately told her that I wanted to come for part of it. She very sweetly agreed. Disclaimer...I did in fact find her this condo. I sent her a bunch of links and she hit the jackpot. It was the prettiest condo I have ever stayed in and that is saying alot, because I have been to the beach many times in my 36 years of life. Anyway, Noah and I headed down to Gulf Shores on Wednesday of last week. It was great to finally leave because the day before, my fridge went out and I ended up having to go buy another one. It was totally unplanned and stressful, so a trip to the beach was just the ticket! We finally got on the road around 10 am, but what is the first thing a nice mom does???
Why she stops at Chik-fil-a of course:
We finally arrived in Gulf Shores several hours later after Noah asking me *many* times "how much longer". Cecilia had made us lunch and we ate and chatted until the fire alarm went off in our unit. This would prove to be the first of many times that this would happen. We laughed about it, but it was quite annoying and LOUD! We decided to put our swimsuits on and go check out the pools! Yes I said pools! This place was incredible. They had about 5 outside pools complete with slides for the kids (and adults). They also have a lazy river which is my idea of heaven on earth. Seriously, I could have stayed on that thing for HOURS! After swimming for a bit, we headed back to the condo and got ready for dinner. We decided to go to The Crab Trap. It was very good. Funny thing...the last time I went to this particular place I was pregnant with Noah. I told him that, but he could have cared less. He was all about playing on the playground and chomping down on some popcorn shrimp.
Me and CC:
I Love this girl!!!
Noah and her daughter Lindsey:
We headed back to the condo and got Noah situated with a Star Wars movie. The *girls* piled into the king sized bed and watched 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' which I conveniently bought the day before. I LOVE that movie. So cute! It was a great first day and the start to what would be a most fabulous mini-vacation. Day two tomorrow......
Why she stops at Chik-fil-a of course:
We finally arrived in Gulf Shores several hours later after Noah asking me *many* times "how much longer". Cecilia had made us lunch and we ate and chatted until the fire alarm went off in our unit. This would prove to be the first of many times that this would happen. We laughed about it, but it was quite annoying and LOUD! We decided to put our swimsuits on and go check out the pools! Yes I said pools! This place was incredible. They had about 5 outside pools complete with slides for the kids (and adults). They also have a lazy river which is my idea of heaven on earth. Seriously, I could have stayed on that thing for HOURS! After swimming for a bit, we headed back to the condo and got ready for dinner. We decided to go to The Crab Trap. It was very good. Funny thing...the last time I went to this particular place I was pregnant with Noah. I told him that, but he could have cared less. He was all about playing on the playground and chomping down on some popcorn shrimp.
Me and CC:
I Love this girl!!!
Noah and her daughter Lindsey:
We headed back to the condo and got Noah situated with a Star Wars movie. The *girls* piled into the king sized bed and watched 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' which I conveniently bought the day before. I LOVE that movie. So cute! It was a great first day and the start to what would be a most fabulous mini-vacation. Day two tomorrow......
Sunday, June 28, 2009
YIKES...
Wow, it has been over a month since I last posted ( a kind friend just recently reminded me...;) )! We have had a wonderful June and I have so many pictures to upload and post. I need to journal everything before I forget details. That is what I have planned for this week!
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