Monday, August 23, 2010
I'm getting old!
The reason behind the title...my little brother is a Senior in high school this year! I can't believe my little brother is growing up! It seems like just yesterday they brought him home from the hospital! They had their orientation party on Aug. 6 & started school on Aug. 9. He is playing football this year as well as baseball. Good luck Dustin & we hope you have a great senior year! We love you!
Monday, August 9, 2010
18 Month Check up
I'm slowly catching up! Better late than never I guess.
Natalee had her 18 month check up on July 7th. Her appointment was at 1:40. We got there at 1:30 & didn't get in a room until about 3:45! Natalee weighed 19 lbs. 7 oz. and I didn't get her length. Dr. Boldon is a little concerned about her weight, but I personally think she is fine. She eats constantly and just started drinking milk about 2 months ago, so I know she is not starving. She just has a high metabolism & is always on the go! He was impressed with her rather extensive vocabulary though & said she was right on track with everything else. I just need to take her in for a weight check within the next couple of days, just to be sure she's getting the proper nutrition. She did have to get 2 shots, which she, nor I, liked.
Natalee had her 18 month check up on July 7th. Her appointment was at 1:40. We got there at 1:30 & didn't get in a room until about 3:45! Natalee weighed 19 lbs. 7 oz. and I didn't get her length. Dr. Boldon is a little concerned about her weight, but I personally think she is fine. She eats constantly and just started drinking milk about 2 months ago, so I know she is not starving. She just has a high metabolism & is always on the go! He was impressed with her rather extensive vocabulary though & said she was right on track with everything else. I just need to take her in for a weight check within the next couple of days, just to be sure she's getting the proper nutrition. She did have to get 2 shots, which she, nor I, liked.
Chuck E Cheese & Earrings
When we left the Buffalo Park, we decided to take Natalee to Chuck E Cheese for the first time. We ordered our pizza & drinks & while we waited, we let Natalee play. Her favorite part was riding the pink jeep. That's all she wanted to do!
She also liked the Bob the Builder bulldozer & the tractor.
She "helped" daddy play some games & win her some tickets.
We played for over 2 hours & ended up with over 500 tickets. Natalee got a ball, a Chuck E Cheese cup, a bracelet, a ring, a balloon, & cotton candy. She had a blast & wore herself out!
We then headed to the mall. Natalee & Terry rode the carousel. I, of course, forgot my camera, but I did get a pic with Terry's phone, however, he hasn't uploaded to Facebook yet, so I don't have it on my computer. At first Natalee didn't like it, but after they got off, she wanted to go again. We walked around the mall for a while. I bought Natalee an outfit & pair of shoes from The Children's Place, but that was it...well, until we decided to get her ears pierced! Natalee had been pointing at her ears, saying "eawing" for a while. I asked her, which I know she does not know what it consists of, if she wanted her ears pierced so she could wear earrings like mommy. She said "es mam". We contemplated it for a while & finally decided to do it. She immediately started crying as soon as the lady put the marker on her ear. Of course she was also tired, so this didn't help the situation any. She cried for a total of maybe 5 minutes & was totally fine as soon as she got a sucker & we stepped out of the store. Shortly after we got in the car, she was sound asleep.
This was after her nap & tator tots. She sure was happy about something.
She also liked the Bob the Builder bulldozer & the tractor.
She "helped" daddy play some games & win her some tickets.
We played for over 2 hours & ended up with over 500 tickets. Natalee got a ball, a Chuck E Cheese cup, a bracelet, a ring, a balloon, & cotton candy. She had a blast & wore herself out!
We then headed to the mall. Natalee & Terry rode the carousel. I, of course, forgot my camera, but I did get a pic with Terry's phone, however, he hasn't uploaded to Facebook yet, so I don't have it on my computer. At first Natalee didn't like it, but after they got off, she wanted to go again. We walked around the mall for a while. I bought Natalee an outfit & pair of shoes from The Children's Place, but that was it...well, until we decided to get her ears pierced! Natalee had been pointing at her ears, saying "eawing" for a while. I asked her, which I know she does not know what it consists of, if she wanted her ears pierced so she could wear earrings like mommy. She said "es mam". We contemplated it for a while & finally decided to do it. She immediately started crying as soon as the lady put the marker on her ear. Of course she was also tired, so this didn't help the situation any. She cried for a total of maybe 5 minutes & was totally fine as soon as she got a sucker & we stepped out of the store. Shortly after we got in the car, she was sound asleep.
This was after her nap & tator tots. She sure was happy about something.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tupelo Buffalo Park
WARNING: LONG & PICTURE HEAVY
Tuesday, July 6, Terry & I took Natalee to the Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo. It's about 2 hours away & we have never been, so we thought it would be fun for just the 3 of us to make a day out of going to Tupelo, since we were both off. It wasn't as big as I thought it was going to be but it was fun, nonetheless. We took an open air trolley ride around the park & saw many different animals.
Riding the Trolley
They had a white buffalo which is very rare & worth 1.2 million dollars!
They had a camel named Joe.
They had some zebras. They had a new baby born the night before and several born within the week or two prior, however, we didn't get to see them.
We got to feed the buffalo.
The next couple of pics is of the water buffalo. You may need to look closely to see them, but they are there!
This is the biggest buffalo they have. He was HUGE!
One of the baby donkeys they had.
Below is Oliver the famous monkey. He has escaped 3 different times from the zoo, by picking the locks. They now have it fixed to where he can't get out. You can google him & find different articles on his escapes.
Natalee (we) got to feed some of the animals. They had goats, kangaroos, llamas, giraffes, hogs, emus, antelopes & many other animals.
This is a picture of Patches & Tall Boy. They were gorgeous! Honestly, I think they were the prettiest giraffes I have ever seen!
This next picture is of a Zedonk. It is a mix of a donkey & zebra (like you couldn't tell that from the name). It looks like a donkey with black & white striped leggings on.
They also had an area set aside to celebrate the Indians. Every May, a certain tribe comes and they have a Pow Wow Celebration. I forgot what they actually celebrate, so sorry for not explaining too well. This area has a HUGE Indian statue, a teepee, a hut, an inground firepit & some grills.
Besides the animals mentioned above, they also had different monkeys, a black bear, a lion, porcupines (huge by the way), wolves which were gorgeous, snakes, alligator, giant tortoise and I'm sure I'm forgetting several things. They also had a play/picnic area for the kids & an area that had the horse swings made out of tires along with play houses.
Tuesday, July 6, Terry & I took Natalee to the Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo. It's about 2 hours away & we have never been, so we thought it would be fun for just the 3 of us to make a day out of going to Tupelo, since we were both off. It wasn't as big as I thought it was going to be but it was fun, nonetheless. We took an open air trolley ride around the park & saw many different animals.
Riding the Trolley
They had a white buffalo which is very rare & worth 1.2 million dollars!
They had a camel named Joe.
They had some zebras. They had a new baby born the night before and several born within the week or two prior, however, we didn't get to see them.
We got to feed the buffalo.
The next couple of pics is of the water buffalo. You may need to look closely to see them, but they are there!
This is the biggest buffalo they have. He was HUGE!
One of the baby donkeys they had.
Below is Oliver the famous monkey. He has escaped 3 different times from the zoo, by picking the locks. They now have it fixed to where he can't get out. You can google him & find different articles on his escapes.
Natalee (we) got to feed some of the animals. They had goats, kangaroos, llamas, giraffes, hogs, emus, antelopes & many other animals.
This is a picture of Patches & Tall Boy. They were gorgeous! Honestly, I think they were the prettiest giraffes I have ever seen!
This next picture is of a Zedonk. It is a mix of a donkey & zebra (like you couldn't tell that from the name). It looks like a donkey with black & white striped leggings on.
They also had an area set aside to celebrate the Indians. Every May, a certain tribe comes and they have a Pow Wow Celebration. I forgot what they actually celebrate, so sorry for not explaining too well. This area has a HUGE Indian statue, a teepee, a hut, an inground firepit & some grills.
Besides the animals mentioned above, they also had different monkeys, a black bear, a lion, porcupines (huge by the way), wolves which were gorgeous, snakes, alligator, giant tortoise and I'm sure I'm forgetting several things. They also had a play/picnic area for the kids & an area that had the horse swings made out of tires along with play houses.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Monday, July 5
Monday, I was off work. Terry took off to spend the day with me & Natalee. We met some great friends at Spencer's in Grenada. After lunch, we headed to the lake. This was Natalee's first trip to the lake this year, & her first trip to the beach. We had a blast. Jenn & Mike brought Owen (Jenn's son) and Kathlene (a young girl they took in). The beach is usually pretty busy on the weekends & with it being a Monday that several people were off, we were pretty shocked that it wasn't that many people there. Natalee loved the water more than the sand, which is not a shocker. Terry & Owen swam & played in the water for a little while. I would take Natalee back to our little area & the little stinker would run back towards the water! She loves water though, so I couldn't really blame her. Terry took her to the edge of the water & sat down with her & played. Jenn & I got to catch up on a lot, since we haven't talked much lately, we got to know Kathlene, & Terry buried Owen in the sand. We had so much fun & are looking forward to doing it again. When we left the lake, we stopped back by Spencer's to get ice cream. Natalee LOVES ice cream & Spencer's has the best around! We weren't 10 minutes into heading home & Natalee was OUT! She slept all the way home, I gave her a shower, fed her supper & she was out again. Terry got in the bed around 5:30/6:00 & I took a short nap on the couch. When I woke up, I was lazy the rest of the night. Natalee slept all night, til about 8 the next morning & Terry got up around 11 to play on the computer for a little while. All in all we had a great day catching up with great friends & enjoying the fresh air.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Happy Birthday America!
We celebrated the holiday for 3 days. It all started Saturday. We went to Grenada to one of Callaway's cousin's house. This was the first time I ever met Missy. She & her husband are some nice people. They have a daughter in her early 20's who is recently married. They are all super sweet! We had a big feast with some homemade cupcakes & some homemade ice cream.
On our way
Madison
Natalee with Papaw
Madison eating a cupcake
Natalee & Madison swinging
Sunday, Terry, Natalee & I went to Stewart. We went to church & celebrated the 4th with the Mitchell's. When we left there, we went to Debbie's. We swam, watched Natalee & Madison play in the little pool. They definitely kept us entertained! We had a lot of food & great company. When it started getting dark, we shot fireworks. We all sat around Debbie's new patio & watched the kids (AKA Ryan, Austin, Dustin, Clay, Shane & Terry). I think Shane & Terry had more fun shooting than the actual kids did!
Natalee with Mamaw & Papaw Mitchell
After church
Swimming
Watching fireworks with 3d glasses
On our way
Madison
Natalee with Papaw
Madison eating a cupcake
Natalee & Madison swinging
Sunday, Terry, Natalee & I went to Stewart. We went to church & celebrated the 4th with the Mitchell's. When we left there, we went to Debbie's. We swam, watched Natalee & Madison play in the little pool. They definitely kept us entertained! We had a lot of food & great company. When it started getting dark, we shot fireworks. We all sat around Debbie's new patio & watched the kids (AKA Ryan, Austin, Dustin, Clay, Shane & Terry). I think Shane & Terry had more fun shooting than the actual kids did!
Natalee with Mamaw & Papaw Mitchell
After church
Swimming
Watching fireworks with 3d glasses
Monday, June 28, 2010
Where Has the Time Gone?
The year, 2000. The date, May 14. The event, High School Graduation.
I graduated from Carroll Academy on this date, along with 42 classmates. This past Saturday (June 26) we had our class reunion. We reminisced about old times & talked about what all we have been up to these past ten years.
We had a family picnic at the school playground at 11:00. Fourteen of us showed up. All the kids played & the adults caught up on the past 10 years. All of the kids were adorable! That night we met up at Charlie Ray's BBQ. There was a total of 18 that showed up then. The food was good & the company was great! They had a band that played, but it was really loud where we were sitting, so we all decided to go outside & hangout. We all arrived around 7:30 & left around 12:30! We all had so much fun & can't wait to see everyone again, hopefully it won't be another 10 years!
Oh, I just realized something I thought was pretty cool...my sister & I both graduated from the same school, on the same day, on the same date, 6 years apart! How many times could that happen?
The Food
The Invitation I Designed
The Part of Our Class that Showed up for the Picnic
My BFF from HS, Courtney & her husband Kendall
Me & Terry
I graduated from Carroll Academy on this date, along with 42 classmates. This past Saturday (June 26) we had our class reunion. We reminisced about old times & talked about what all we have been up to these past ten years.
We had a family picnic at the school playground at 11:00. Fourteen of us showed up. All the kids played & the adults caught up on the past 10 years. All of the kids were adorable! That night we met up at Charlie Ray's BBQ. There was a total of 18 that showed up then. The food was good & the company was great! They had a band that played, but it was really loud where we were sitting, so we all decided to go outside & hangout. We all arrived around 7:30 & left around 12:30! We all had so much fun & can't wait to see everyone again, hopefully it won't be another 10 years!
Oh, I just realized something I thought was pretty cool...my sister & I both graduated from the same school, on the same day, on the same date, 6 years apart! How many times could that happen?
The Food
The Invitation I Designed
The Part of Our Class that Showed up for the Picnic
My BFF from HS, Courtney & her husband Kendall
Me & Terry
Monday, June 21, 2010
Giveaways...
I LOVE giveaways! Just wanted to post a little note about them. Brandy over at You Don't Know hosts giveaways every Saturday. The first week she had a giveaway, I won a set of matching mother/daughter headbands. I got these midnight strawberry poppies.
They are really cute & look really cute on, but Natalee will not keep it on her head! I am hoping within the next week or so to get her in her zebra print dress with her headband & get a good picture before she rips it off her head! I will post as soon as I can get a good pic.
Just this past Saturday, I won this camera strap over at You Don't Know.
Brandy said she would get it in the mail either today or tomorrow. Maybe now I won't leave my camera in the car! Don't get me wrong, I got a camera strap, but this one is way cuter & maybe I will want to show it off!
You should go on over & check out her giveaways. She always has something great! There are several other blogs I read that have giveaways. I entered one for this adorable crayons.
How cute are they! Anyways, I won! I got to choose between the princess set & the boy set. Of course I chose the princess set for my little princess! They came from Lil Boo & Co. They have the cutest crayons! Go check out the cupcake ones! Too cute! So far, those are the only 3 things I have won, but I'll keep entering! Now go on over to You Don't Know & visit Brandy...I hope she doesn't mind me advertising her blog. She always has something funny to say & her little boy is just too stinkin' cute! He was born in December 2008 too, so he & Natalee are both 18 months.
They are really cute & look really cute on, but Natalee will not keep it on her head! I am hoping within the next week or so to get her in her zebra print dress with her headband & get a good picture before she rips it off her head! I will post as soon as I can get a good pic.
Just this past Saturday, I won this camera strap over at You Don't Know.
Brandy said she would get it in the mail either today or tomorrow. Maybe now I won't leave my camera in the car! Don't get me wrong, I got a camera strap, but this one is way cuter & maybe I will want to show it off!
You should go on over & check out her giveaways. She always has something great! There are several other blogs I read that have giveaways. I entered one for this adorable crayons.
How cute are they! Anyways, I won! I got to choose between the princess set & the boy set. Of course I chose the princess set for my little princess! They came from Lil Boo & Co. They have the cutest crayons! Go check out the cupcake ones! Too cute! So far, those are the only 3 things I have won, but I'll keep entering! Now go on over to You Don't Know & visit Brandy...I hope she doesn't mind me advertising her blog. She always has something funny to say & her little boy is just too stinkin' cute! He was born in December 2008 too, so he & Natalee are both 18 months.
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