a sleepover

The kids were so cute today.  I couldn't resist taking their pictures and sharing them with you guys!

Hannah can now dial my parents  # without any help.  My mom had told Hannah that she could sleepover tonight.  Hannah's calling to see if Granny is ready for her.  (Don't you just love her outfit?!)

Please stop taking pictures so we can leave!

I see you Sammy!!

This is one of my favorite pictures of Samuel.  He's got Mystery and he's ready to go to Granny's.

I better finish up and head to bed.  No kids to interrupt my beauty sleep ... what am I waiting for! 

A Birthday Dinner

Yesterday my sister and I threw a "birthday dinner" for Mama's birthday.  We waited until the day after her actual b-day because she & Daddy went to church Wednesday evening and they had a little party for her there.

We had so much fun last night.  A lot happened but I was so busy eating, laughing, and getting a pedicure of my own that I didn't take very many pictures.

Here's what I did manage to get...

and Mama... 

while Hannah 

 

The menu consisted of:  a whole chicken sprinkled with lemon pepper and cooked all day in the crock
                        pot, pasta salad (two different kinds), lemonade, and Strawberry Cheesecake cupcakes.

Guests included: Joan, Emily (though I didn't manage to get a picture of her), Grandma Sechrist,
                           Bonnie, me and the kiddos

Presents Received: a beautiful scarf and pin, candles, candles and more candles!

** The last two pictures are so funny and sweet.  Hannah sneaks another cupcake (her third).  And I had to make the last picture black & white b/c I could not edit out the red eyes!  I think it's cuter in b&w...

Happy Birthday Mama!

Today is my Mama's 55th birthday!  

So to "celebrate" she & I, along with the kiddos, went to the Steak House for a delicious lunch.  Then we headed over to Head Lee Nursery because she loves plants and gardening.  This is crazy but that was my first trip to Head Lee and I loved it!!  I could have spent all day there looking at the flowers and taking pictures.  If I had the money I would have stocked up on flowers and pots as well as some decorations!  But I digress, we spent about an hour or so there (due to the fact that Samuel lost my keys in the green house and we had to spend quite a bit of time hunting for them!)  Now Mama's at home resting and then she & my Dad are going to church this evening.  

My sister and I have planned a girls night for her tomorrow evening.  We're going to cook supper and then do manicures/pedicures.  We've invited a few of her friends & family and it's going to be all girls!!  Sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun!!

(I want one of those Owl Rock decorations - top right.  And Samuel is holding the "pagonias" we ended up buying - bottom right.)

Flowers

Bobby bought me these beautiful flowers yesterday and I just had to share them with you too.  Plus I wanted to brag about my unbelievably sweet and thoughtful husband!

4.8.2010

...Look at your life then...
and look at it now...
1 handsome, super intelligent, sexy husband
1 home (that we've lived in together for 9 years)
2 jobs (currently)
2 very beautiful children
1 faithful dog
3 vehicles (1 that's been kidnapped by the garage, 1 that barely cranks, and 1 that
smells like Captain D's)
1 garden that is sprouting home grown vegetables
9 years of marriage (filled with our fair share of ups and downs but more ups than downs)
1 very happy, loved, blessed, devoted wife

(Sounds like a recipe for a happy marriage!!)

Bobby you are the best! I'm sorry this is belated but "Happy Birthday!!"

don't you agree?

...just click on the image to see a larger version...

Simply Sammy

Sammy loves when Bobby does "to the sky" when he puts Sam to bed. Mommy is too short to do this...

• I can't believe Samuel is two years old! Where has the time gone?! He's so little though ... he can still wear his 18 month shorts from last summer but wears 24 month shirts.
  
• We've been babysitting an 11 month old baby boy and Sammy is somewhat jealous. He says, "My Mommy!" But he secretly likes Paden if he can make him laugh.
• He'll eat just about anything but Pimento Cheese (yuck!) and vegetables. Although he did eat a piece of broccoli the other night. So unlike his big sister.
• I have discovered that he loves lemonade. I made some recently and Sammy & I were the only two who drank it.
  
• When we went out to eat with Bobby & his department last week, Sammy yelled at the waitress, "I want CHEESEBURGER!" For someone so quiet he can be rather loud & demanding when it comes to something he wants.
• I'm tired of hearing Sammy say, "MINE!" The training has already begun...
• Sammy is really affectionate though. He willingly gives me hugs & kisses. And when I was leaving the room after tucking them into bed he yelled, "Lub you!" And he certainly loves Hannah. If she's not around he constantly asks, "Where Hannah go?"
• He's also become a little parrot. He'll repeat just about anything you say. Like last night when Bobby muttered, "Unbelievable!" and a little voice next to him said, "Unbelebable!"
  
• He can count to 10 with no help.
• He finally knows his colors and his favorite is orange.
• He is potty trained :-)
• He loves watching sports with Bobby & will yell "Go Tigers!" no matter who's playing.
• He also loves the toy guns Papa/Bobby bought for him. Not to mention the bow & arrow from Bobby. Our new favorite game consists of me sitting on the couch and shooting the arrows at the front door (trying to make them stick). Sammy retrieves them for me and we do it over again. I used his new interest in the b&a to introduce him to Disney's 'Robin Hood' (my all time favorite Disney movie!)
  
• And last of all, some favorites: food-mashes 'tatoes, ice cream-chocolate, book-'Moo, Baa, La La La', movie-'Night at the Museum'