Lovely Blog

My friend, Meredith, put me on her "Lovely Blog" Award! YAY!!! People other than my family look at my blog!!!

So here are some of my top 15 lovely blogs. Here are the rules: Make sure to link back to the person who awarded you. Then pass it on to fifteen other blogs you find worthy and make sure to let them know they have been awarded. (side note.....by doing this I am showing that I 'blog stalk' a few people I don't know....hehehehe, but who doesn't right?!!!). These are the 15 that I've been reading for a long time (there are a few more, but they are private) And the award goes to (insert drum roll)..............



1. The Skipper Family

2. The Scroggins Family

3. The Latimer Family

4. The Hess Family

5. The Jaquith Family

6. The Burks Family

7. The Elkins Family

8. The Lane Family

9. The Macs

10. The Maddox Family

11. Katie's Keepers

12. Fly through our window

13. Kelly's Korner

14. The Neese Family

15. The Phillips Family

Sneak Peek!

We had Emory's 6 month pictures done this morning. Although Emory didn't give us her best smile and Christian gave us her VERY fake smile, they still look great. Can't wait to see them all!

Dega Baby!

heading into 'Dega
sweet Lucy and her Mamma M (Phillip's mom)

I wish you could see their clothes better. Fran's shirt had a picture of the Talladega Nights poster that had Philip's face on the body. Lucy was wearing a dress that Fran made with Nascar fabric .

CC's sign for Phillip!

Emory was so good...just hung out and slept.

The party after his drive! His fastest lap speed was 176 mph!! That makes me nervous!

Emory practicing trying to fit in at 'dega!

Our friend, Phillip, is turning 30 this month. So his wife surprised him with the Dale Jarrett Racing experience at the Talladega Super Speedway. They were over at our house last night, so we were all having to be very quiet about what they were doing. Fran told him they were going to Naccalula Falls to hike and get a 55 minute foot massage- that makes me laugh. So he had no idea that we were all going to watch him race around the track. It was a fun fun time, and their friends and family came from all over. Phillip was so surprised to see everyone and I think he had a fantastic time. Fran- you did good!!!

Fun Friday

CC was excited that I was there- so much that she got up to give me a zerbert in the middle of me talking to the group (talking to 16 3 year olds can be a little intimidating).
CC's friend, Ben. aren't they cute!

playing GO FISH!

I love baby kate! We get to play with her on Sunday while Denise and Bryan take Ava to Disney on Ice! I can't wait

The Skippers came in town- YAY!! More on why tomorrow!

The princes coming in to give a 'true loves kiss'.

dancing the night away!

What a day! It started off with me talking at career day at CC's school. I was so nervous b/c I didn't want the 3 years olds to be bored. So I brought all my fun sensory stuff we use. I started off trying to explain what a disability is...blah, blah, blah. All they wanted was the sensory 'toys'- fine with me! It actually went well and I think CC was proud of me.

Then I got a surprise call from my friend, Mandy, who I haven't seen in FOREVER. We got to spend the afternoon catching up- so great.

Then that night, everyone came over to play. Everyone had a blast......so much that the night ended up with all the dads taking shots out of CC's tea set....some things never change!

Disney on Ice

So, the night before we practiced putting all 19.1 pounds of Emory in the Baby Bjorn to see if our backs could handle it. Bryan volunteered to wear it while at the show. Then he chickened out....I think he felt silly! She absolutely loved being in it as you can tell!
our seats were great and close to the stage.

All the 'stuff' that CC had to have while we were there.. bring lots of money if you plan on taking your kids.....

Emory loves to get zerberts from her daddy!

Can you tell CC was having a blast!

Chip from Beauty and the Beast

CC had the best time.

We headed to Disney on Ice last night. I bought the tickets right when Emory was born- when all she did was sleep (not really thinking that she wouldn't continue to do that!). Luckily, she was great and even watched all the lights for a little while. She lasted for about 45 minutes before falling asleep. CC on the other hand was wide awake and loving every minute of all the dancing and singing. I wished we lived closer to my aunt Pat- she used to take me plays and musicals all the time when I was younger. I loved all of them and I think CC would too!

6 month stats!

Before I begin....don't you just want to pinch her little thighs and give her a little zerbert on her belly.

I just can't get enough of this little girl. I LOVE being home with her and watching her learn something new everyday. Emory is 19.1 pounds and 27.5 inches long- both the 95 percentile (CC was 19.7 lbs and 28 inches at 6 months). She is VERY smart- she can roll over from her back to her front and has realized that it is okay to sleep on her belly instead of waking up screaming. She naps 1.5 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. She goes to bed around 7:30 and wakes up around 7:00. (knock on wood this will continue). She is sitting up by herself and grabbing at everything, which her sister can't stand b/c she now wants to play with Christian's toys. She puts EVERYTHING in her mouth and drools constantly. We are eating solid foods 2-3 times a day. Dr. A said she could start eating the meat baby food (yucky, but I'm sure she'll love it!). She is in a big girl car seats and loves it b/c she can look out the window and see her sister better while in the car. Overall, she is perfect and the prettiest little baby I know.

Controlled chaos!!!!

the kidds of Mama & Me

CC loved this little queen chair...she would sit in it and stare at herself in the mirror!
The babies of the group!

sweet Evey!

sweet Vivy

Emory and daddy hanging out. Look at those chunky legs in her leg warmers!! I LOVE IT!

some of the mamas and kids.

We had the first dinner with the 'Mama and Me' small group. It was a lot of fun, but whenever you get that many kids together it is kinda chaotic! Wouldn't you agree??!!! It didn't help with the time change. When it was only 6:00 and all the kids still felt like it was 7:00. Just about every child started falling apart since it was so close to bedtime! Oh well....it was still fun to visit with everyone. Can't wait to do it again!