Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Mia's Love of Socks
Mia always loves to put on shoes and socks. She will squirm every which way when you are getting her dressed, but as soon as you say it's time to put on shoes and socks, she sits still and holds her feet up for you. She loves to put on the shoes and then walk to someone else, show them off and say "oe!" She's still working on the "sh" sound, but she gets her point across. If you leave your shoes sitting out anywhere within her reach, she will put them on and experiment walking around in them. Mia absolutely cracks us up tonight though when she wanted to put Ryan's socks on. See picture below. It made us laugh because she was only in a diaper because her clothes had been covered in ketchup at dinner, and these socks covered up almost her entire leg. It was so funny to see, but look how happy wearing them made her!
Turner Field Visit
Ryan and his friend, Brian, had a great opportunity last week to take a "behind the scenes" tour at Turner Field. They offer these tours a lot when the Braves are away. Ryan and Brian love going to a Braves' game, so this just seemed like something fun to do one afternoon. It was a beautiful day which made everything even better. Here are a few of the pictures Ryan snapped:
Looking out onto the field from the Press Box.
Getting a look at the Braves' locker room.
Looking up at the Press Box from the Suntrust seats right behind home plate. We would love to have these seats one night for a game!
The big Coke bottle in the outfield. Fireworks shoot out from here whenever the Braves hit a home run or win a game...we see the fireworks a lot!
Ryan standing at the entrance to the field from the dugout. Pretty cool view, huh?
I think Ryan and Brian really enjoyed this tour!Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Face Painting
We went to Atlanta Bread Company for dinner last night. While we were waiting on our food, a gentleman walked over to sit at the table next to us. He smiled at Mia who started saying hi and waving; Lily then said hi to him as well. He seemed very nice, and said we should come tomorrow night because Tuesday is Kids Eat Free. He said his kids loved it, and they had a great face painting artist there. Lily looked at me and said "Mommy, I don't want to paint my face. I like the color it is." We tried explaining what face painting actually is, and the man even showed us pictures on his cell of his kids with their faces painted up (they looked really good too), but Lily just couldn't get on board. She even told me again tonight that "I like the color of my face. I don't want to have it painted." She makes me laugh!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Hi and Bye
This morning, Mia and I were reading books together. She picked out "My Big Animal Book" which is filled with pictures of different type animals. As we turned a new page, she would wave really big and say "Hi!" very enthusiastically. We would point out the different animals and some of the noises they make. It makes me laugh that when you ask Mia was a lion says, she very quietly says "rar!" whereas other noises she will say very loudly. As we would finish a page, Mia would wave again and say "Bye!" We repeated this process on every page. Oh, this little one is so precious!
Fun Weekend
This weekend was a lot of fun for us. On Saturday morning, my dad came and picked up Lily. He wants to start spending more one-on-one time with each of his grandkids which we think is great. He took her J Christopher's for breakfast where Lily enjoyed part of a waffle, breakfast potatoes, bacon and orange juice. They also picked up Meme and visited with her some. Lily told us what a great time she had, and we look forward to them spending more time together. While they were out, Ryan took Mia to breakfast and then to run errands. Almost jokingly, Ryan asked Mia where she wanted to go eat; she responded "Chicka." Alright then, off to Chick-fil-a! While the house was nice and quiet, I was able to put together a hash brown casserole and get myself ready in peace. My friend Lisa picked me up and we went to a Sip and See for three friends from Sunday School. We have pretty much stopped having showers for all the babies being born into our class because there are so many! Instead, we have a Sip and See for three or four new babies at a time when they are a few months old. We all get to oooh and aaah over the sweet little ones while stocking up the mom with diapers and wipes and catching up with friends over yummy food. It's a great time! When we left the Sip and See, Lisa and I ran by Omaha Steaks because they were having a HUGE sale. Good meat for cheap prices...awesome!
Soon after I got home, Lily and I left to go to Anna Claire's birthday pool party. She actually turned three on Christmas Day last year, but her mom had the great idea to celebrate her half-birthday. We had a great time. Lily was very hesitant about getting into the pool, so she hung out on the side of the pool and on the stairs. They had lots of big floats, and she would pull one out, rock it back and forth and call it her car. She had a great time "driving and parking" her cars! We both loved AC's princess castle cake that our friend Jill made, and Lily was thrilled when she saw one of the snacks being offered was Princess Gummies. After having a lot of fun for a couple of hours though, we needed to get going. Lily was very excited to look into her goody bag and see a "princess wand" lollipop. I tell you what, it's great that the little things make her so happy!
We tried making sliders for dinner Saturday night on the new griddle that we have (since our big grill is not in use due to deck construction). They turned out really tasty. We also had corn on the cob which I love because it cracks me up to see how excited Mia gets about it. She hadn't been feeling very well but this perked her up. After dinner it was bath time. Lily was very excited about this because I bought some "tub tints" that change the color of the water, but do not stain the kids. We filled the big tub up with blue water for Lily and then put Mia's smaller tub inside of that; we then filled Mia's tub up with red water. They had a great time playing in there together. Lily thinks making the bath water change colors is the coolest trick!
On Sunday morning, we went to church and then to Doc Green's for lunch which was very enjoyable. Both girls seemed just a little off; we think they were pretty tired because they were just whiny and fussy. Both went down for naps before 1:00 instead of waiting until 2:00. Mia woke up about an hour later because she was hungry; she had a little snack and then went back down for about 30 more minutes. When she woke up, we decided to go over to my parents to swim. We had a great time! The pool felt great, and the girls had so much fun. My dad swam with us which they loved too. Mia did great floating around for awhile, but then she had a blast when we let her play on the steps. Lily had fun as we helped hold her up so she could kick and "swim." She loved watching me do somersaults under the water; Mia seemed to be very nervous whenever anyone went underwater. She would point and say "Uh oh!" until they came back up; then she would smile really big. This was a really wonderful way to spend the afternoon, and it made me look forward to our trip to Florida in a few weeks! Around 6, we decided we needed to go because we could hear tummies growling. We drove through Jim and Nicks and enjoyed good BBQ at home. We helped the girls with showers and then put them to bed. Liz came in right as Lily was going to bed, so we enjoyed a relaxing evening watching a show about Disney resorts with her. What a great way to end the weekend!
Soon after I got home, Lily and I left to go to Anna Claire's birthday pool party. She actually turned three on Christmas Day last year, but her mom had the great idea to celebrate her half-birthday. We had a great time. Lily was very hesitant about getting into the pool, so she hung out on the side of the pool and on the stairs. They had lots of big floats, and she would pull one out, rock it back and forth and call it her car. She had a great time "driving and parking" her cars! We both loved AC's princess castle cake that our friend Jill made, and Lily was thrilled when she saw one of the snacks being offered was Princess Gummies. After having a lot of fun for a couple of hours though, we needed to get going. Lily was very excited to look into her goody bag and see a "princess wand" lollipop. I tell you what, it's great that the little things make her so happy!
We tried making sliders for dinner Saturday night on the new griddle that we have (since our big grill is not in use due to deck construction). They turned out really tasty. We also had corn on the cob which I love because it cracks me up to see how excited Mia gets about it. She hadn't been feeling very well but this perked her up. After dinner it was bath time. Lily was very excited about this because I bought some "tub tints" that change the color of the water, but do not stain the kids. We filled the big tub up with blue water for Lily and then put Mia's smaller tub inside of that; we then filled Mia's tub up with red water. They had a great time playing in there together. Lily thinks making the bath water change colors is the coolest trick!
On Sunday morning, we went to church and then to Doc Green's for lunch which was very enjoyable. Both girls seemed just a little off; we think they were pretty tired because they were just whiny and fussy. Both went down for naps before 1:00 instead of waiting until 2:00. Mia woke up about an hour later because she was hungry; she had a little snack and then went back down for about 30 more minutes. When she woke up, we decided to go over to my parents to swim. We had a great time! The pool felt great, and the girls had so much fun. My dad swam with us which they loved too. Mia did great floating around for awhile, but then she had a blast when we let her play on the steps. Lily had fun as we helped hold her up so she could kick and "swim." She loved watching me do somersaults under the water; Mia seemed to be very nervous whenever anyone went underwater. She would point and say "Uh oh!" until they came back up; then she would smile really big. This was a really wonderful way to spend the afternoon, and it made me look forward to our trip to Florida in a few weeks! Around 6, we decided we needed to go because we could hear tummies growling. We drove through Jim and Nicks and enjoyed good BBQ at home. We helped the girls with showers and then put them to bed. Liz came in right as Lily was going to bed, so we enjoyed a relaxing evening watching a show about Disney resorts with her. What a great way to end the weekend!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Love this Video!
Here is a YouTube link to the most precious video of our girls. On Friday morning, on our way down to the Childrens Museum, we were playing a CD and "Jesus Loves Me" came on. Lily started singing along. Luckily, Ryan was able to pull our new video camera out of his pocket, so we could record this. The first few seconds are of him pulling out the camera, but the other two minutes are of the girls. Lily is singing a little quietly at first, but then picks up once she realizes I am videoing her. You can also occasionally hear Mia in the background saying "Jez." How absolutely precious are they?!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
To Tell the Truth
Lily and I had a conversation last week about lying and how it is wrong to lie. So for a few days now, it makes me laugh (to myself) when I hear something like "Mommy, when I slipped and fell, it hurt my knee...and that's the TRUTH."
Childrens Museum
Friday morning, the four of us met our friends, the Michie's, at the Childrens Museum. Ryan and Chris have been friends for several years when the worked at Opteum together, and his wife, Hannah, and I became friends through them. Lily and Peyton are only a month apart in age, and they always have such a great time playing together. Last Fall, Chris enlisted in the Reserves and has been at boot camp and training for several months. He came home last week, and we couldn't wait to see them all again. Here are a few pictures from our time down there.
Mia had a great time "driving" the tractor.
One of Lily's favorite activities is always "shopping" in the farmers market.
Mia found the banana slide!
The family having fun!
All the girls had fun fishing.
Mia had a great time "driving" the tractor.
One of Lily's favorite activities is always "shopping" in the farmers market.
Mia found the banana slide!
The family having fun!
Father's Day 2010
Today is Father's Day! I reminded Lily a few days ago that today was coming up, and she said "Daddy, Sunday is your Mommy's Day!" Well, not exactly...
We got up this morning and as we were getting ready for church, Lily simply couldn't wait any longer; she wanted to give Ryan the card she had colored for him. She didn't even realize there were presents for him, but once she knew that, we couldn't put it off any longer. Ryan was very pleased to receive a new 16 GB iPod which will hold lots more music than his 4 GB one. He loves music and has such varied tastes, so it's hard for him to narrow down his play lists on the 4 GB one; the new one will make that a lot easier. He also received a protective case for it; we have too many little hands in the house to not have a cover!
We went to church and then to Moes for lunch. After lunch we came home to play for a bit, and then we all four took good naps. We always love a good Sunday afternoon nap. After nap time, we played for a little bit more and then headed to Taco Mac for dinner...yum. When we came home, we let Lily play on the computer for a few minutes before we put Mia to bed; she and I were going to run to Publix after putting Mia down. A few minutes later, Bama came home and the girls were very excited to see her. We had lots of fun playing together. You can see in the pictures below one of their favorite things to do with Ryan...
About 7:30, we got Mia changed and into bed. Then Lily and I ran up to Publix which was actually pretty fun. She talked nonstop! When we came home, we played downstairs in Bama's room for a little bit (playing princess and reading a book) before getting ready for bed.
We got up this morning and as we were getting ready for church, Lily simply couldn't wait any longer; she wanted to give Ryan the card she had colored for him. She didn't even realize there were presents for him, but once she knew that, we couldn't put it off any longer. Ryan was very pleased to receive a new 16 GB iPod which will hold lots more music than his 4 GB one. He loves music and has such varied tastes, so it's hard for him to narrow down his play lists on the 4 GB one; the new one will make that a lot easier. He also received a protective case for it; we have too many little hands in the house to not have a cover!
We went to church and then to Moes for lunch. After lunch we came home to play for a bit, and then we all four took good naps. We always love a good Sunday afternoon nap. After nap time, we played for a little bit more and then headed to Taco Mac for dinner...yum. When we came home, we let Lily play on the computer for a few minutes before we put Mia to bed; she and I were going to run to Publix after putting Mia down. A few minutes later, Bama came home and the girls were very excited to see her. We had lots of fun playing together. You can see in the pictures below one of their favorite things to do with Ryan...
About 7:30, we got Mia changed and into bed. Then Lily and I ran up to Publix which was actually pretty fun. She talked nonstop! When we came home, we played downstairs in Bama's room for a little bit (playing princess and reading a book) before getting ready for bed. This was a very good day, and I'm so glad we were able to celebrate Ryan for the fantastic dad that he is. My girls are so fortunate to have such a wonderful dad. He loves them so much, and he is great at showing them that love. We love you!
Pictures from Around the Home
Here are some pictures taken around the house over the last couple of weeks:
Trying to imitate the expert...
What a sweet girl.
Lily trying to give Mia a kiss. Sometimes they can be so sweet to one another!
Trying to "help" me in the kitchen.
Mia LOVES corn on the cob.
Look at that face!
Mia loves all sorts of sauces and dips. She noticed us dipping our chips into our salsa, so she pitched a fit until Ryan picked her up to let her dip the chips herself!
Sweetheart!
Lily absolutely has the best laugh!
Lily's newest love is playing on Playhouse Disney's website. She has a great time playing educational games with the characters she knows and loves. She has now moved to setting the computer on the little side table next to the couch and scooting her chair up to the table. It's pretty cute to see.
Ryan was suckered into sharing his Cheerios at breakfast one morning.
Lily showing off her "nastics" skills. She is having so much fun in her Little Gym gymnastics class each week. She couldn't do a somersault when she started but now she tries to do them all over the house. She also enjoys playing gymnastics at home; here she set up three pillows to replicate the three tumbling block at the Gym. I love that she loves these classes so much!
Trying to imitate the expert...
What a sweet girl.
Lily trying to give Mia a kiss. Sometimes they can be so sweet to one another!
Trying to "help" me in the kitchen.
Mia LOVES corn on the cob.
Look at that face!
Mia loves all sorts of sauces and dips. She noticed us dipping our chips into our salsa, so she pitched a fit until Ryan picked her up to let her dip the chips herself!
Sweetheart!
Lily absolutely has the best laugh!
Lily's newest love is playing on Playhouse Disney's website. She has a great time playing educational games with the characters she knows and loves. She has now moved to setting the computer on the little side table next to the couch and scooting her chair up to the table. It's pretty cute to see.
Ryan was suckered into sharing his Cheerios at breakfast one morning.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
A Few Stories
A few recent stories:
1. Lily was talking to Bama about going to see Kendall and Josh. When Bama asked Lily where does Uncle Josh work, she replied "The fire station" which is correct. When Bama asked where Aunt Kendall works, Lily responded "At Publix." Where in the world did that come from?! Kendall worked very hard to become an excellent nurse, so I don't know where that came from. My only guess is Lily loves to go shopping at Publix with me, so maybe since it is something she loves, she assumes Kendall works there. We'll have to work on this one a little!
2. While in Birmingham, Kendall came to visit from Tuscaloosa one day. She, Liz, Lily and Mia went to Macy's to look for new furniture. Lily didn't want to go until Kendall told her there is also a bookstore at the mall where Macy's is; Lily was onboard after that. Time flew by while they were shopping and they soon realized they needed to go to get the girls to bed. Liz told Lily it was time to go home and Lily reminded her Kendall said they could go to the bookstore. Liz told her the bookstore had already closed; that line usually works with Lily. While Lily seemed to agree to that, she said "Hmm. I thought she was serious." Kendall immediately looked at Liz and they agreed they should still go to the bookstore!
3. Liz still works part-time at Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham. Their VBS was going on last week which is why Lily and Mia stayed the week there; this allowed them to attend the VBS and Liz could work the whole week there. One evening, there was a skit that included a man throwing a pie into the face of a lady which of course made most everyone laugh. I say "most everyone" because that evening, Lily informed Liz that she didn't like that man throwing a pie into that lady's face; it was very mean of him. This story got back to the lady, and she came down to explain to Lily that she was okay, and she knew that joke was going to happen. She asked Lily "didn't you think it was funny?" to which responded "no." Our sweet girl didn't like that someone had a joke pulled on them.
4. Mia is really starting to repeat a lot of words now which is great. We'll be in the car, and in the backseat we'll hear Lily say "Can you (fill in the blank)?" and Mia will try to repeat it; they will do this over and over which is great entertainment for them. Well, Mia is starting to remember a lot of animal sounds that we're teaching her. One of the cutest things she does is repeating the Sandra Boynton book "Moo, Baa, La La La" noises. It's so cute to say "Three singing pigs say..." and Mia responds "La la la!" We have a new video camera so hopefully we'll be able to get that recorded soon. She's so cute!
1. Lily was talking to Bama about going to see Kendall and Josh. When Bama asked Lily where does Uncle Josh work, she replied "The fire station" which is correct. When Bama asked where Aunt Kendall works, Lily responded "At Publix." Where in the world did that come from?! Kendall worked very hard to become an excellent nurse, so I don't know where that came from. My only guess is Lily loves to go shopping at Publix with me, so maybe since it is something she loves, she assumes Kendall works there. We'll have to work on this one a little!
2. While in Birmingham, Kendall came to visit from Tuscaloosa one day. She, Liz, Lily and Mia went to Macy's to look for new furniture. Lily didn't want to go until Kendall told her there is also a bookstore at the mall where Macy's is; Lily was onboard after that. Time flew by while they were shopping and they soon realized they needed to go to get the girls to bed. Liz told Lily it was time to go home and Lily reminded her Kendall said they could go to the bookstore. Liz told her the bookstore had already closed; that line usually works with Lily. While Lily seemed to agree to that, she said "Hmm. I thought she was serious." Kendall immediately looked at Liz and they agreed they should still go to the bookstore!
3. Liz still works part-time at Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham. Their VBS was going on last week which is why Lily and Mia stayed the week there; this allowed them to attend the VBS and Liz could work the whole week there. One evening, there was a skit that included a man throwing a pie into the face of a lady which of course made most everyone laugh. I say "most everyone" because that evening, Lily informed Liz that she didn't like that man throwing a pie into that lady's face; it was very mean of him. This story got back to the lady, and she came down to explain to Lily that she was okay, and she knew that joke was going to happen. She asked Lily "didn't you think it was funny?" to which responded "no." Our sweet girl didn't like that someone had a joke pulled on them.
4. Mia is really starting to repeat a lot of words now which is great. We'll be in the car, and in the backseat we'll hear Lily say "Can you (fill in the blank)?" and Mia will try to repeat it; they will do this over and over which is great entertainment for them. Well, Mia is starting to remember a lot of animal sounds that we're teaching her. One of the cutest things she does is repeating the Sandra Boynton book "Moo, Baa, La La La" noises. It's so cute to say "Three singing pigs say..." and Mia responds "La la la!" We have a new video camera so hopefully we'll be able to get that recorded soon. She's so cute!
What a Week!
If you check this blog often, you may have noticed I didn't post anything last week. That's because our kids were in Birmingham all week while Ryan and I were at home in Smyrna! There really wasn't much to post about our week, but here's a quick recap:
Saturday: Girls left at nap time with Bama and slept most of the way to Birmingham. We went to a funeral visitation for a wonderful lady named Beverly Shoun. Beverly and my mom have been best friends for many years, so she was a dear friend of our family. Beverly had been battling breast cancer since 2001. While we are sad because we will miss Beverly, we rejoice that she is now in Heaven and free of pain. When we got home from the visitation, we changed clothes and headed to the Casey's house. It was Kim's birthday, so they had us and the Garys over for a game night. Their two oldest kids (15 and 10) stayed up and played with us while their two youngest (2.5 and not quite one) were asleep. We played Taboo until 1:00 in the morning! It was a blast! Not only did we have a fantastic time with our friends, but we loved that we didn't have to check in with a babysitter. What freedom!
Sunday: We slept in and then started cleaning the house. This was the major goal of the week: clean out all the stuff that we don't need. Today included the medicine cabinet, the deep freeze and the pantry. Mid-afternoon we went to Beverly's funeral service which was a lovely tribute to her. I couldn't keep back my tears as her two daughters spoke. After we returned home, we continued to clean.
Monday: Work and then our weekly meeting for our upcoming mission trip.
Tuesday: We took the day off from work and spent it cleaning the unfinished part of the basement. If you have been to our home, you may know our basement is the same size as our house, but half of it is finished (where Ryan's mom stays each week while she's here) and half if unfinished (a concrete slap with shelving, etc in it). Since we have the dumpster at the house for the deck, we took advantage and filled it up with stuff from the unfinished part of the basement. It took all day but looked so good when it was done! Of course, we now have a huge "donate" pile but we need an organization to come pick it up since there are several pieces of furniture included.
Wednesday: Work and then we had a dinner date to Chops. DELICIOUS!
Thursday: Work and then dinner at the White's house. Chris and Denna prepared a wonderful dinner for us, and we had a great time hanging out together.
Friday: We took the day off from work to work on the finished part of the basement. Ever since Lily was born, if we didn't know what to do with something we would just put it down in this part. You can imagine how much stuff was hanging around. We put up all the kids stuff and organized things for me to sell at a consignment sale next month which I am very excited about. We donated about 100 books to our local library. We got rid of so many empty boxes you wouldn't believe it. Now we just have to figure out what to do with the big pool table that is still in the middle of the room...any takers? This room looks so different now! Liz was amazed when she came back and saw how we had cleaned up her living area. She came up with some great reorganizing for her area too, so it looks really good. She now has a mini-fridge (there was one in the unfinished part that we had no idea was plugged in and working), a dresser and a nightstand in addition to the entertainment center with a TV that was already there. It actually looks like a decent little apartment! Unfortunately, we weren't able to work on the actual bedroom that is in the finished area of the basement. We ran out of time and energy. Plus, we can still close the door and not see that area! We'll get to it eventually though and maybe Liz will have an actual bedroom to use. We also went to Waffle House at about 10:30 at night just because we could.
Saturday: We got up about 9:30 so I could register for next month's consignment sale which I am super excited about. Then we ran a couple of errands, but by noon we were sitting at home relaxing. We had World Cup soccer on, and I was reading magazines. The girls and Liz got home about 5:30, and it was wonderful to see them. We truly enjoyed our child-free week, and we cannot thank our Birmingham family enough for taking the girls; we had forgotten the freedom that comes without having children. With that being said though, we love those little girls to pieces, and we wouldn't trade them in for anything. They are the most wonderful gifts we have ever been given!
Saturday: Girls left at nap time with Bama and slept most of the way to Birmingham. We went to a funeral visitation for a wonderful lady named Beverly Shoun. Beverly and my mom have been best friends for many years, so she was a dear friend of our family. Beverly had been battling breast cancer since 2001. While we are sad because we will miss Beverly, we rejoice that she is now in Heaven and free of pain. When we got home from the visitation, we changed clothes and headed to the Casey's house. It was Kim's birthday, so they had us and the Garys over for a game night. Their two oldest kids (15 and 10) stayed up and played with us while their two youngest (2.5 and not quite one) were asleep. We played Taboo until 1:00 in the morning! It was a blast! Not only did we have a fantastic time with our friends, but we loved that we didn't have to check in with a babysitter. What freedom!
Sunday: We slept in and then started cleaning the house. This was the major goal of the week: clean out all the stuff that we don't need. Today included the medicine cabinet, the deep freeze and the pantry. Mid-afternoon we went to Beverly's funeral service which was a lovely tribute to her. I couldn't keep back my tears as her two daughters spoke. After we returned home, we continued to clean.
Monday: Work and then our weekly meeting for our upcoming mission trip.
Tuesday: We took the day off from work and spent it cleaning the unfinished part of the basement. If you have been to our home, you may know our basement is the same size as our house, but half of it is finished (where Ryan's mom stays each week while she's here) and half if unfinished (a concrete slap with shelving, etc in it). Since we have the dumpster at the house for the deck, we took advantage and filled it up with stuff from the unfinished part of the basement. It took all day but looked so good when it was done! Of course, we now have a huge "donate" pile but we need an organization to come pick it up since there are several pieces of furniture included.
Wednesday: Work and then we had a dinner date to Chops. DELICIOUS!
Thursday: Work and then dinner at the White's house. Chris and Denna prepared a wonderful dinner for us, and we had a great time hanging out together.
Friday: We took the day off from work to work on the finished part of the basement. Ever since Lily was born, if we didn't know what to do with something we would just put it down in this part. You can imagine how much stuff was hanging around. We put up all the kids stuff and organized things for me to sell at a consignment sale next month which I am very excited about. We donated about 100 books to our local library. We got rid of so many empty boxes you wouldn't believe it. Now we just have to figure out what to do with the big pool table that is still in the middle of the room...any takers? This room looks so different now! Liz was amazed when she came back and saw how we had cleaned up her living area. She came up with some great reorganizing for her area too, so it looks really good. She now has a mini-fridge (there was one in the unfinished part that we had no idea was plugged in and working), a dresser and a nightstand in addition to the entertainment center with a TV that was already there. It actually looks like a decent little apartment! Unfortunately, we weren't able to work on the actual bedroom that is in the finished area of the basement. We ran out of time and energy. Plus, we can still close the door and not see that area! We'll get to it eventually though and maybe Liz will have an actual bedroom to use. We also went to Waffle House at about 10:30 at night just because we could.
Saturday: We got up about 9:30 so I could register for next month's consignment sale which I am super excited about. Then we ran a couple of errands, but by noon we were sitting at home relaxing. We had World Cup soccer on, and I was reading magazines. The girls and Liz got home about 5:30, and it was wonderful to see them. We truly enjoyed our child-free week, and we cannot thank our Birmingham family enough for taking the girls; we had forgotten the freedom that comes without having children. With that being said though, we love those little girls to pieces, and we wouldn't trade them in for anything. They are the most wonderful gifts we have ever been given!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Just Thinkin'
Friday night, we went to dinner at Taco Mac. As we were heading towards the car, Lily sat down on the curb which prompted Ryan to ask "What are you doing Lily?" She said "I'm just thinkin'," so he said "What are you thinking about?" She said "God." Ryan responded "What about God are you thinking?" She said "How he made everything like the dirt and flowers and curb." How sweet!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Make My Heart Melt
Lily absolutely melted my heart tonight. After putting Mia to bed and while Ryan was outside working on the deck, Lily and I had lots of fun playing together. Mostly we played hide and seek which she said was her favorite game. Finally, I helped her get ready for bed, we read her story and I asked what she was thankful for. She pointed to me and smiled really big. I said "Me?" and she said "Yes!" I gave her a huge hug, a kiss and said "You just made my day!" She just laughed and said "I'm thankful for you!"
Memorial Day Weekend
I hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend; we did! Here's a recap of what we were up to.
On Friday evening, my mom, dad and Meme kept the girls for us, so we could meet some friends for dinner. I told Lily on Friday morning that they were coming that evening; her eyes got really big and she said "Really? Yea!" Mom said they were really good, and they had a great time playing together and entertaining Meme. Ryan and I met our friends at a little Mexican restaurant that we had not tried before, but it has gotten rave reviews for years. It was delicious, and it was a nice evening out with friends.
On Saturday, we all slept in a bit and then went to J Christopher's for brunch. It was delicious! Both girls did great too, eating well and smiling/waving/blowing kisses to all who looked their way. We spent the day playing, relaxing and napping. Soon after nap time, our friend, Nancy, came over to keep the girls. My cousin, Ashleigh, was getting married, and we were excited to go. It was at The Strand Theater in Marietta which was a cool place to have a wedding. They were married onstage while we were all in the audience; they had a dessert reception on the second floor and a dance floor on the fourth floor. You could also walk outside onto the patio above the marquee lights which was pretty cool. There were many family members and friends there who we enjoyed catching up with. Also, Saturday marked my parents 39th wedding anniversary, so it was nice to celebrate a little with them!
On Sunday, Ryan wasn't feeling very well; he had developed a pretty bad cold. I took the girls to church so he could stay home and rest. We met up at Williamson Brothers BBQ afterwards though for lunch; boy, is that delicious food! On our way to meeting him though, I experienced Lily's first episode "Mommy, I need to go potty NOW." She had told me in the car on the way to church she needed to go, and I told her she could go once she got to Sunday School. As we were in the car leaving church, she again said she needed to go. I asked if she had gone at church, and she said no; I think she was embarrassed to need to go. I asked if she could hold it for a few minutes while we went to meet Daddy for lunch. At first she said yes, but then that changed to "I need to potty NOW." I could see her in the backseat trying to cross and uncross her legs, and I just felt badly for her. I called Ryan, and we were able to meet up on the way; he stayed in the car with Mia so I could run Lily into a McDonalds. We made it just in time! After a delicious meal at Williamson Brothers, we headed home for afternoon naps. Once the girls woke up, I took them to Publix for groceries and to let Ryan enjoy some peace and quiet. We had been gone about 45 minutes when a terrible sudden thunderstorm hit. Wonderful man that he is, Ryan got in his car and came to Publix, so he could help me get the kids and groceries into the car without getting soaked. We didn't even know he was coming, we just looked up in the store and there he was! What a fantastic husband and daddy! We enjoyed a peaceful evening, and then while I was working on scrapbooks, Popi came in since he was in town for Jazzfest. It was fun catching up with him.
On Monday, we were supposed to go over to the Hendersons, but unfortunately, they were all under the weather. Instead our family had some fun together. We went to House of Chan for lunch. This is my favorite Chinese restaurant. Of course, it has yummy food, but I also love it because my mom and I eat there together; it's our special place. We were right there though, and I saw they weren't too crowded, so I took Lily in. She said it was "one of the coolest restaurants" because she liked drinking out of the little white cup that is typically for hot tea, but she enjoyed her water in. She loved the honey pecan chicken and fried rice that we split. Most of all, she loved the fried wonton "chips" they brought out in the beginning. I told her Granna and I like to eat there, and she said "Yea, it's only for girls. We'll come back with Granna and Mia someday." I look forward to that day! The rest of the day was a very lazy day which was nice. Mia ran around playing, and Lily had a great time on my computer on the Playhouse Disney website. It was a nice end to a relaxing weekend.
We also would like to thank those who protect our country and allow us to have a Memorial Day to enjoy our family, friends and country.
On Friday evening, my mom, dad and Meme kept the girls for us, so we could meet some friends for dinner. I told Lily on Friday morning that they were coming that evening; her eyes got really big and she said "Really? Yea!" Mom said they were really good, and they had a great time playing together and entertaining Meme. Ryan and I met our friends at a little Mexican restaurant that we had not tried before, but it has gotten rave reviews for years. It was delicious, and it was a nice evening out with friends.
On Saturday, we all slept in a bit and then went to J Christopher's for brunch. It was delicious! Both girls did great too, eating well and smiling/waving/blowing kisses to all who looked their way. We spent the day playing, relaxing and napping. Soon after nap time, our friend, Nancy, came over to keep the girls. My cousin, Ashleigh, was getting married, and we were excited to go. It was at The Strand Theater in Marietta which was a cool place to have a wedding. They were married onstage while we were all in the audience; they had a dessert reception on the second floor and a dance floor on the fourth floor. You could also walk outside onto the patio above the marquee lights which was pretty cool. There were many family members and friends there who we enjoyed catching up with. Also, Saturday marked my parents 39th wedding anniversary, so it was nice to celebrate a little with them!
On Sunday, Ryan wasn't feeling very well; he had developed a pretty bad cold. I took the girls to church so he could stay home and rest. We met up at Williamson Brothers BBQ afterwards though for lunch; boy, is that delicious food! On our way to meeting him though, I experienced Lily's first episode "Mommy, I need to go potty NOW." She had told me in the car on the way to church she needed to go, and I told her she could go once she got to Sunday School. As we were in the car leaving church, she again said she needed to go. I asked if she had gone at church, and she said no; I think she was embarrassed to need to go. I asked if she could hold it for a few minutes while we went to meet Daddy for lunch. At first she said yes, but then that changed to "I need to potty NOW." I could see her in the backseat trying to cross and uncross her legs, and I just felt badly for her. I called Ryan, and we were able to meet up on the way; he stayed in the car with Mia so I could run Lily into a McDonalds. We made it just in time! After a delicious meal at Williamson Brothers, we headed home for afternoon naps. Once the girls woke up, I took them to Publix for groceries and to let Ryan enjoy some peace and quiet. We had been gone about 45 minutes when a terrible sudden thunderstorm hit. Wonderful man that he is, Ryan got in his car and came to Publix, so he could help me get the kids and groceries into the car without getting soaked. We didn't even know he was coming, we just looked up in the store and there he was! What a fantastic husband and daddy! We enjoyed a peaceful evening, and then while I was working on scrapbooks, Popi came in since he was in town for Jazzfest. It was fun catching up with him.
On Monday, we were supposed to go over to the Hendersons, but unfortunately, they were all under the weather. Instead our family had some fun together. We went to House of Chan for lunch. This is my favorite Chinese restaurant. Of course, it has yummy food, but I also love it because my mom and I eat there together; it's our special place. We were right there though, and I saw they weren't too crowded, so I took Lily in. She said it was "one of the coolest restaurants" because she liked drinking out of the little white cup that is typically for hot tea, but she enjoyed her water in. She loved the honey pecan chicken and fried rice that we split. Most of all, she loved the fried wonton "chips" they brought out in the beginning. I told her Granna and I like to eat there, and she said "Yea, it's only for girls. We'll come back with Granna and Mia someday." I look forward to that day! The rest of the day was a very lazy day which was nice. Mia ran around playing, and Lily had a great time on my computer on the Playhouse Disney website. It was a nice end to a relaxing weekend.
We also would like to thank those who protect our country and allow us to have a Memorial Day to enjoy our family, friends and country.
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