A Fun Weekend with Friends!

Last Friday, we went to Gore Springs with some friends of ours. They have a house right down from the lake. We spent the whole weekend being lazy & cooking! We met Jenn, Mike, Owen & a friend of Owen's at Shoney's for supper Friday night, then went to the "Lake House". When we got settled in, we decided to watch a movie. Jenn put the dvd in the dvd player and...well it broke! Luckily, Owen had his Zoombox! It's like a mini projector that plays dvds, so we decided to create our own Redneck Theater! We tried hanging a sheet on the wall, but it wouldn't stay, so we had to play the movie on the ceiling! It was actually pretty fun! Saturday, we got up, cooked breakfast & got ready for the day! Jenn, Natalee & I went into town to get more movies & a few groceries for supper that night. Terry & Mike cooked us steaks, drunk chicken, brats, & smoked sausage. We also had baked potatoes, baked beans & Italian bread. Yum! It was one delicious meal! We watched 2 more movies on our redneck movie screen! Sunday was a busy day. We got up & cooked & ate breakfast. Jenn & Mike will be renting the lake house starting next month, so Terry & Mike along with the two boys, were trying to get the house cleaned out & everything moved into the shed! We left around 3 that afternoon headed home. We stopped at Spencer's in Grenada for some ice cream. They have the best ice cream around! We had a blast over the weekend, but we can't wait for the next time we get to hang out!

Yay It's Friday!!!

Ok, I couldn't think of a better title than that!! So here is the latest news with our little family...

As most of you know, Terry took his EMT classes last semester. He finally took his EMT National Registry test last Thursday. He got his results 3 hours later & HE PASSED!!! I'm so proud of my hubby! He also started a new schedule at work. He is now working Mon - Wed of one week then Mon - Thurs of the next week. He is now home every night & off every weekend! Don't get me wrong I love him to death and I'm glad we get to spend more time together but we have never been together every single day since we met so I'm kinda scared we are gonna get on each others nerves a bit too much!

I finally went to the doctor this morning about my wrist. Well it's not actually my wrist that is hurting, it's my thumb. The doc pretty much said there is nothing he can do for me. He believes it is tendonitis. I'm not real sure what it is, but I know it HURTS!! He gave me a prescription for Prednisone & said to take it for a week. If it doesn't feel any better then call his office & they will make an appointment for me to see the hand specialist in town and I may need to get a tendon shot. :( I really hope this helps cause I don't want a shot!! I'm a big baby when it comes to shots!

As for Natalee, well, she's had a cough for about a week now. We have been giving her the cough medicine she had when she had bronchitis. It only got worse, so Terry took her to the doctor this morning & she has an upper respiratory infection! Doc also said to throw that other medicine away, it is not for babies her age, it is for 2 years and up! (He did not prescribe it, by the way, another doc did because our main doc was on vacation that week.) Terry said doc was really upset with the other doc! On a good note, Natalee now weighs 15 lbs. 7 oz, which means she has gained a pound in 2 weeks! She is growing too fast!! And she still has no ear infections!!

Well that's all I can think of that has happened to our wonderful family since the last post! I'll try to get some recent pics uploaded later!

Wordless Wednesday

We're Back....

As you can tell, we are back from our mini vacay! We made it up there in about 5/6 hours counting stopping for breakfast. But it took us 7 hours to get back! It was a long ride back home that's for sure! We left about 7:15 Friday morning & stopped in Southaven at IHOP. We made it to Conway, AR around 12:45. We went to visit with Uncle Richard & Aunt Barbara for a while then checked into our hotel. (FYI: If you ever have to stay in Conway, don't stay at the Howard Johnson! It's an okay hotel but not as nice as they make it out to be on the net!) We then went to eat & did a little bit of shopping. The stores were having a Moonlight Madness sale. The only thing I bought was a Christmas ornament for Natalee! Granny stayed at Uncle Richard's and the rest of us went to play Putt-Putt. We had a blast! Terry and Dustin rode the Go-Karts a couple of times & said they were pretty fun too! Saturday morning we went to the peach orchard. Believe it or not it was very chilly! I just about froze and I know Natalee was cold! Terry, Natalee & I left & went to Pickles Gap Village. We stopped by the Fudge Factory. We were planning on going in the other stores but it started raining, so we went back to Uncle Richard's. Later, we ended up splitting up. The men went & did their thing & the women (me, mom, Natalee & our cousin Sarah) went shopping. After meeting the men back at Uncle Richard's for supper, we went to the Pro Shop at the driving range. Dustin & Callaway go crazy over golf stuff! Mom & Natalee stayed at the hotel while the other 4 of us went to play Putt-Putt again! Again, we had a blast! I made 2 hole in ones!! Sunday, we went back to the orchard to get us some fresh peaches, tomatoes, watermelons, cantaloupe and some other veggies, while Callaway and Dustin went to play a couple of holes at the public golf course. We finally left around 3:15. We got stopped in traffic for nearly 30-45 minutes, if not a little longer, around Memphis. Then we had to take a detour cause they had a major wreck on the I55 exit! We almost had 2 wrecks getting out of Memphis! We were in our lane to get on the I55 exit off of 240 & this woman decides she wants in our lane! We had to honk the horn for her to notice us! Then when we get to the Southaven exit so we can stop for supper, this guy decides he wants to ride our tail! When we stop he comes within inches of hitting us! We finally made it home around 10:15 last night! I'm just glad we made it safely!

Just an Update...

I know it's been a while! We haven't done anything out of the ordinary lately so I really didn't see the need to post. Just wanted to write a little something today. We did hang out with some friends over the weekend. We went to Katie & Micheal's Friday night & ate & played games. I have figured out though that Terry does not need to hang out with Matthew very often! Get those two together & things get crazy! Saturday we went to Winona to Chelsea's to a cookout. A friend of their's had a stroke several months ago while overseas. He is back home, so we had a cookout for him.

I finally had my crown done Tuesday! That was the nicest dentist office I have ever been in! It is so clean & neat & everyone was so friendly! The dentist, himself, is crazy! Not crazy-crazy, but funny-crazy! Now I think I have carpel tunnel in my left wrist!! It started hurting during my pregnancy. It stopped for the longest after Natalee was born, but started hurting again a couple of weeks ago. I really need to make an appointment to see the doc....I'll put that on my to do list!

Natalee had a check up from her last ear infection yesterday. She had NO ear infections!! I thought she was getting one because she kept pulling at her ear, but it turns out it's part of her teething! She now weighs 14 lbs. 9 oz, which means she has gained 1 lb 3 oz in exactly a month! She is getting so big! She can now wear some 3-6 month clothes & is still in a few 0-3 month clothes, not too many though!

Well we are taking Natalee on her first "road trip", "mini-vacay"...whatever you would like to call it, this weekend. We will be going to Arkansas with my grandmother, mom, Callaway & Dustin to visit with my grandmother's brother. Uncle Richard owns a peach orchard in Conway. I'll post when we get back to let you know how everything was!

I also missed Wordless Wednesday yesterday, but I do have a couple of pics I'll try to post later!

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Reading with daddy!

Whew, What a Weekend!

This has been a crazy, lazy weekend! Friday night, Terry & I went to Starkville for a "Date Night". We ate at Applebee's then went to see Transformers 2. Natalee stayed at the Mitchell's. They had so much fun watching her play & laugh! We spent the night with them when we got back cause it was so late. Saturday morning we got up & ate breakfast. We left there around 10 cause we had a lot of stuff to do around the house...needless to say we didn't get any of it done! Instead, we dressed Natalee in her swimsuit & got out her little pool. She had so much fun!! She loves water!






Today we got up, went to church & we are finally doing some housework! Here is a pic of Natalee in her new dress Aunt BB bought her!


Now for the good news!! Natalee can finally sit up on her own for a long period of time & she loves to play that way. She has also said her first word! Betcha can't guess what it was? DaDa of course! Terry is just "tickled pink"! And the best part...Natalee has a tooth, actually TWO teeth. I noticed one coming through Thursday night. It has barely broken the skin but it's there! Well it has come up more since then. A few minutes ago, I was feeling around & the one right beside it has broken through too!! I was going to upload a video of Natalee jumping in her jumperoo, but it won't upload. I'll try to get it to soon.

For the Love of....

Mirrors! Natalee just loves mirrors! When she gets close to a mirror, she has to "give the baby sugars"! It is just too cute!

Wordless Wednesday!

(I'm gonna try to do this every Wednesday..so stay tuned)

Happy 4th!

Yes, I'm getting bad about not posting everyday, but I'll try to get better! I hope everyone had a Happy & Safe 4th! I know we had a good weekend. We celebrated with Mr. Roger & Mrs. Delma last Tuesday since we were gonna be gone over the weekend. They came to our house & we grilled some chicken. We also had baked beans, ranch potatoes, Italian bread & oreo cheesecake for dessert. Mrs. Delma fed Natalee her supper & helped give her a bath & put her to bed before they left. I know she loved that! They always love their visits with Natalee! Carol & Madison came to visit Friday, so Brandi & Natalee met them in Greenwood for lunch & to do a little shopping Friday afternoon. I got a little housework done before I had to go to moms. Since Deadra & William were here, we cooked out Friday night & visited. Saturday morning, when Terry got home from work, we loaded up the truck & went to Grenada. We met Jenn, Mike & Owen for breakfast then went to their place in Gore Springs to drop off our stuff, since we were staying the night with them. My family was at the lake so we decided to ride up & see what they were up to. Deadra & William had their ski boat, so Owen went out on the lake with the kids as soon as we got there. While we were waiting on him to get back, we just sat around & talked. We decided to eat with them since it was a big group of people. We had burgers, ribs, smoked sausage, cream cheese & jalapeno stuffed sausage, shish-ka-bobs, baked beans, chips & dips, and so much more! For dessert, we had homemade vanilla ice cream, homemade oreo ice cream, brownies, chess squares, rice krispie treats, & cupcakes. Needless to say we had leftovers for days! We went back to Gore Springs & shot fireworks, well Mike & Terry shot fireworks. Me, Jenn, Owen, Natalee & Ryan just watched! To our suprise, Natalee LOVED the fireworks! She never made a noise & stared at the pretty colors! Sunday morning we got up, cooked breakfast & were on our way. We had a family reunion to go to so we didn't get to spend the day with the Ponder's. But we will get together another weekend & spend the whole weekend at the "Lake House". Here are a couple of pics of Natalee! The last one is of her & Madison at the family reunion. There is 3 months difference in their age...