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Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Annual Cookie Decorating!
Once again, we had another successful cookie decorating party. Each year, I try to get a bit more organized. As I was posting these pictures, I just noticed that Izzy had her Snow White costume on. That seems pretty random when you look at the kids in all their cute Christmas outfits.
Poppy's Celebration Dinner
We got great news for Dad's doctor! His test results revealed a decrease in size of his tumors! We took Dad out to a restaurant across from Opryland to celebrate. Our table was right next to the stage, so the kids loved it! The band heard that we were celebrating and dedicated a song to Dad. It was a wonderful night!
Halloween
Jeremy had to go to Abu Dhabi for a week in October. We were worried about him going because Chloe was about to crawl. Of course, right when he left she began crawling, but thanks to the iphone, he was able to witness it!
When he got back, we took the girls to Gentry's Farm. Izzy loves going there every year. It is so much fun! We always get our pumpkins there and carve them that night. Jeremy's pumpkin had wow wow wubzy on it and mine was carved to look like Dora. I thought Izzy would love to help me carve that design, but she was only interested for about 5 minutes.
For Halloween, the girls were dragons. Corey and Caleb came to stay with us the night of Trunk or Treat. Since Jeff and Deltah were out of town, we asked them to let us keep the boys. The night was very exciting because tornadoes were all over middle Tennessee. I made the boys get in my closet every time the alarms went off. I think they thought I was crazy!
This was our first year to make a trunk with our 7th graders at church. Our theme was Alice in Wonderland. The whole area turned out great!
When he got back, we took the girls to Gentry's Farm. Izzy loves going there every year. It is so much fun! We always get our pumpkins there and carve them that night. Jeremy's pumpkin had wow wow wubzy on it and mine was carved to look like Dora. I thought Izzy would love to help me carve that design, but she was only interested for about 5 minutes.
For Halloween, the girls were dragons. Corey and Caleb came to stay with us the night of Trunk or Treat. Since Jeff and Deltah were out of town, we asked them to let us keep the boys. The night was very exciting because tornadoes were all over middle Tennessee. I made the boys get in my closet every time the alarms went off. I think they thought I was crazy!
This was our first year to make a trunk with our 7th graders at church. Our theme was Alice in Wonderland. The whole area turned out great!
Izzy's 3rd Birthday
We are so lucky to have Grandparents and family that spoil and love our girls. You will see what I mean from the slideshow below. The weekend before Izzy's birthday, NawNa and Grampy came in to visit the girls and help celebrate Izzy's 3rd birthday. We did a lot of fun stuff including going to Chuckie Cheeses.
On Monday, we had Izzy's party. I decided to take a year off from having parties at the house, so we had the party at Peek-a-boo Playtown. It was so easy! All I had to do was provide party favors, decorations and the cake. Peek-a-boo provided everything else including pizza. The theme was Princess, so I made all the kids crowns to wear. (This ended up being more time consuming than I thought.... you live you learn!) Our cake lady made a awesome castle cake with all the princesses pictures in the windows, including the main princess, Izzy!
That night, Mom and Dad threw Izzy a party at their house for our cousins that couldn't make it during the day. Izzy got a ton of presents, including a vet dress-up kit, but her favorite part of the night was playing with all her cousins. (By the way Scott, I just wanted to point out that there is a picture of Caitlin doing her own homework!)
On Monday, we had Izzy's party. I decided to take a year off from having parties at the house, so we had the party at Peek-a-boo Playtown. It was so easy! All I had to do was provide party favors, decorations and the cake. Peek-a-boo provided everything else including pizza. The theme was Princess, so I made all the kids crowns to wear. (This ended up being more time consuming than I thought.... you live you learn!) Our cake lady made a awesome castle cake with all the princesses pictures in the windows, including the main princess, Izzy!
That night, Mom and Dad threw Izzy a party at their house for our cousins that couldn't make it during the day. Izzy got a ton of presents, including a vet dress-up kit, but her favorite part of the night was playing with all her cousins. (By the way Scott, I just wanted to point out that there is a picture of Caitlin doing her own homework!)
Jeremy's Surprise Party
Last year, I had a surprise birthday party/weekend for Jeremy's 31st birthday. He said he was surprised, but I'm not sure!
Jeremy's sister, Melissa and Jason drove in, and Jon and Mandy flew in the day before. We surprised Jeremy when he got home from work that Friday night.
The next night, we had a limo to pick us up. Jeff and Deltah and Matt and Sara were waiting for us in the car. For dinner, we went to Cabana. It was so much fun! Our cabana had a ipod hook-up, so we had to listen to Lionel "All Night Long"! After dinner, we went to listen to some more music at B.B. Kings. It was so much fun!
The Breakers!
Every summer, Jeremy and I try to take the girls to Destin for a family vacation. Because of the huge BP oil spill, we weren't too sure that we wanted to chance oil being in the ocean. So, we started researching kid friendly resorts to take the girls to and we found the Breakers in Palm Beach. I was a bit nervous because of some things I had heard about the area, but it was amazing! The resort was very kid friendly, but relaxing as well. We were able to talk Jon and Mandy into meeting us down there, as well.
One of the days, the guys watched the babies while Mandy and I went shopping. J.D. and Izzy were in kids camp, so they had a bit of a break. However, Jeremy had a work call during the babysitting time that made things a bit stressful!
Here are a few pictures of Meg and Chloe. J.D. said it looked like Meg was eating Chloe. These pictures make me so sad that we don't get to see them a lot! The girls look like they're going to be such good friends!
The trip started off a bit bumpy. On the plane ride down there, Chloe decided to roll off of her seat into the floor under the seat in front of us. She was so tired that I laid her down in the seat beside me. I turn around to the aisle to pick up a toy for Izzy and I turn back around to see Chloe in the floor looking up at me screaming. Talk about feeling like the worst mom in the world! I got the worst looks ever from people on that plane!
We reserved a poolside cabana for the first day we were there because our room wasn't going to be ready until later that day. This was great! It had a room with a t.v., couch, and fridge. It also had a great bathroom with a shower, so we could clean the kids up at the end of the day. The cabana also came with a concierge. We were able to order food and drinks for the kids. He also brought us some pack-n-plays for the babies.
Once we got to the room, there was a backpack on the bed filled with toys and snacks for the girls to enjoy. This came in handy when we went to dinner at nights.
The hotel had a ton of things for the kids to do. Other than the amazing beach and pools, they had an arcade, playground and play areas seperated by age. The italian restaurant was right beside the kids play area, so the adults could send the kids in there if they got too restless at the table. Since it was glassed in, we could see everything they were doing while we finished our dinner. Our reservation came with free kids camp. Izzy and J.D. had fun playing there while we enjoyed a few hours by the pool and eating.
We were so sad to have to leave, but the hotel did not let us down. As we were loading the kids into the car, the bell hops came and gave the girls big fluffy stuffed animals! (I should get a discount the next time we go because I'm promoting it so well!)
One of the days, the guys watched the babies while Mandy and I went shopping. J.D. and Izzy were in kids camp, so they had a bit of a break. However, Jeremy had a work call during the babysitting time that made things a bit stressful!
Here are a few pictures of Meg and Chloe. J.D. said it looked like Meg was eating Chloe. These pictures make me so sad that we don't get to see them a lot! The girls look like they're going to be such good friends!
Chloe's 6 Month Pictures
We had the girls' pictures taken when Chloe was 6 months old. They were taken at the Factory in Franklin. There are so many places to take cute pictures there. Luckily, they have shops that sell panties and bloomers too! One of the girls had a accident during the shoot!
Friday, June 24, 2011
July 4th 2010
We went to El Dorado for the 4th of July. Izzy loves going to visit our cousins and family! The place we stayed in had a huge room, so we all fit comfortably. Izzy liked taking the cushions off the couch and making a bed on the floor.
Chloe was happy too! After 8 hours in the car, the girls enjoyed finally getting to stretch out!
We were able to celebrate Hamilton's birthday while we were there. Aunt Melissa threw an adorable "Splash" party. They have a great backyard, so she set up a bunch of blow-up pools. Izzy had fun, but she did not like the bathing suit that I packed for her. She was so uncomfortable. She hates for her stomach to show. But what doesn't make since... she'd rather go naked! Doesn't make since to us either.
On the last day, Aunt Melissa, Uncle Jason, Hamilton, NawNa and Grampy met us at a cute soda shop for breakfast/lunch. They had cute ice-cream cupcakes. I think it was a bit early, but I had to let Izzy have one. I actually think all the sugar helped her go to sleep faster in the car. (I know, I'm not going to claim 'mother of the year' anytime soon!)
Chloe really took up with Uncle Jason!
The trip home was very interesting. We were trying to potty train Izzy at the time. As you know, when a child says she needs to go, she needs to go right then! Izzy decided that she needed to go at a spot where there was no gas station for miles. So, I had to let her go on the side of the road. This was gross! I think I left 100 wet wipes on the side of the road. However, Izzy loved it! For months after the trip, she wanted to go potty in our yard. (All my friends laugh at me because my "girly girl" is not always girly!)
On the way home, we stopped in Memphis at the Spaghetti Factory. This is a great restaurant and very kid friendly! It has a train you can eat in. Izzy loved it! They also have a man the goes around making balloon animals for the kids. Izzy got an adorable/obnoxious hat. The man made a heart saber for Chloe, which Izzy took over. She said she was just taking care of it for her.
We were able to celebrate Hamilton's birthday while we were there. Aunt Melissa threw an adorable "Splash" party. They have a great backyard, so she set up a bunch of blow-up pools. Izzy had fun, but she did not like the bathing suit that I packed for her. She was so uncomfortable. She hates for her stomach to show. But what doesn't make since... she'd rather go naked! Doesn't make since to us either.
On the last day, Aunt Melissa, Uncle Jason, Hamilton, NawNa and Grampy met us at a cute soda shop for breakfast/lunch. They had cute ice-cream cupcakes. I think it was a bit early, but I had to let Izzy have one. I actually think all the sugar helped her go to sleep faster in the car. (I know, I'm not going to claim 'mother of the year' anytime soon!)
Chloe really took up with Uncle Jason!
The trip home was very interesting. We were trying to potty train Izzy at the time. As you know, when a child says she needs to go, she needs to go right then! Izzy decided that she needed to go at a spot where there was no gas station for miles. So, I had to let her go on the side of the road. This was gross! I think I left 100 wet wipes on the side of the road. However, Izzy loved it! For months after the trip, she wanted to go potty in our yard. (All my friends laugh at me because my "girly girl" is not always girly!)
On the way home, we stopped in Memphis at the Spaghetti Factory. This is a great restaurant and very kid friendly! It has a train you can eat in. Izzy loved it! They also have a man the goes around making balloon animals for the kids. Izzy got an adorable/obnoxious hat. The man made a heart saber for Chloe, which Izzy took over. She said she was just taking care of it for her.
Summer 2010!
Aunt Say Say brought Jax over to play with Izzy one day. They had so much fun together just playing in our tiny pool on our porch!
Corey and Caleb came to visit us as well! I found a slip and slide at the Dollar General. I think they had more fun making water balloons with our neighbor, Dixon.
We love it when they come over! They are so good with the girls. Izzy really looks up to them!
Corey and Caleb came to visit us as well! I found a slip and slide at the Dollar General. I think they had more fun making water balloons with our neighbor, Dixon.
We love it when they come over! They are so good with the girls. Izzy really looks up to them!
Masters!
Dad got to check something off his Bucket List... going to the Masters! We found out that Jeremy got tickets the day Tiger announced that he would be playing. We rented a house in a beautiful club close to the tournament. Mom and I stayed at the house with the kids while Dad and Jeremy went to the last day of the tournament.
We stayed the weekend, so Izzy got to go fishing on the dock in the neighborhood. They made the mistake of fishing with crickets. Mom and I were trying to get dinner ready one night and I heard Izzy laughing saying "hop hop"! I turn around and see crickets hopping all over the place! I grabbed Chloe off the floor and hopped up on the counter, while mom and Izzy gathered them all up. Izzy obviously is not afraid of bugs!
We saw this huge snake hanging out under one of the docks.
Jeremy had to fly out from Georgia to go to another conference, so the girls and I rode home with Bebe and Poppy. We had a fun road trip home! We're ready to go back!
Spring Show and Easter
Every year Harpeth Hills Preschool has a Spring show. This year's show was special because NawNa and Grampy were able to attend. It was the Thursday before Easter, so they got to see Izzy sing and the girls in their dresses for Easter.
This was the director's last year after 10 years on the job. She did a great job taking care of and loving our kids, so the show was very emotional for everyone!
The girls with their grandads!
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