Picture overload ahead

So, Victoria and I took our new camera out the other day and headed for a girls photo shoot around town. We started off in our fields, headed downtown, then by the river and covered bridge, and then back home to the boys.

Here is just a sampling of our pictures... Victoria did a great job taking pictures of me. If you are on Facebook, I posted more pictures there. I know there are lots here, but it was hard to choose since we took over 200!

Thanks!

I have been meaning to say thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts and votes on the photos that I posted last month.

I chose the photo of the kids on the steps for the Christmas card and it turned out great! Then I chose the picture of me in the brown shirt and printed it and the picture of the kids in 5x7 size and framed them for Gary for Christmas. He's got them on his bedside table.

So, thanks again!

This week is pretty normal for us.... school, work, b-ball practice & games. The one exception to the norm is an appointment tomorrow with a professional organizer! I am very excited about this and hope that she can help add some organization to our crazy & chaotic house!

Waiting for a package...

Everyone loves getting packages right!? The FedEx & UPS trucks are referred to as "The Package Truck" in our house.

When the kids were at my mom's over the holidays we went to the mall for some shopping and I was on the hunt for 2 things.... a jewelry armoire & a new smaller diaper bag. Well, it just wasn't my day.... the armoire that I wanted was on clearance at Target, great, right.... no because EVERY Target around was completely sold out and they aren't allowed to sell the display. I still haven't gotten one, not sure what I want now.

Then I just wanted a smaller diaper bag... we got a great one at our baby shower, but it's just too big now and we've been using the one from the hospital for quite a while but it is falling apart. You would think it wouldn't be hard to find a cute inexpensive small diaper bag... well, think again. Finally we go to Baby's R Us ... they have exactly what I want ... in PINK!! All the blue ones of that style were sold out. So to get back on topic... I ordered the diaper bag and should be getting a package very soon! We should also be getting our lens for our new camera soon, it was out of stock when we bought the camera!

Here is what should be arriving shortly.... isn't it cute?



Wow, 2 posts in one day... no, I'm not ill :)

It's Friday!

Fridays are usually good days and today has been good so far.... but lately it means basketball games and tonight is no difference. The game part is good.... the bad part is that tonight's games are away games (far away) which means hubby probably won't be home until around midnight!
I wish the Eagles lots of luck and safe travels! Then tomorrow Victoria has her game in the morning and then hubby's team plays again in the evening, at least that game is at home, no traveling!

We're back into the school/work routine after the holidays. Unfortunately we've been dealing with a wet basement/garage since earlier this week. It seems to be all dried out now and we started moving things back in, but still lots do to.

I don't think I've ever truly made a New Year's resolution and this year is no different. I do have some things that I would like to accomplish so here are some of my goals...

• enjoy time with the kids before they grow up too quick!
• find more time for date nights with hubby - even if it's just popcorn & a movie
  
• visiting with friends more often, old & new - whether it's online or in person
• continue working out regularly
• improve my healthy eating habits
• blog more regularly
• don't just waste time while on the computer - make it productive!
• improve our All Cash Budget - make Dave proud
• get organized with baby steps
• scrapbook more often
• learn how to use our new camera
  

I'm sure there is more, but that seems like plenty to keep me busy in 2009.

Have a great weekend!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone. May 2009 be a great year for everyone and your families!!!

We are enjoying some time without the children and having some friends over! Have a great weekend!

Pictures!

Some great pictures from our events over the last week....

Going to see Santa.... our picture was typical... Victoria sitting pretty and Trey crying and reaching for me!




A pot of Chili to celebrate my dad & Gary's birthdays... a great lunch but we missed mom, she wasn't feeling well and didn't make it over for lunch. Dad and Trey goofing around.



Victoria & I had a great girls day with friends ... the girls were so adorable walking hand in hand through the mall!



A beautiful sky on our way to breakfast Tuesday morning. God is good!

Merry Christmas to everyone!!

The holiday break has begun...

Today was the first official day of Christmas break around here. Unfortunately over the weekend dd and I both seem to have come down with a cough and stuffy nose, but we still had a great weekend. Friday evening we surprised Gary by going to see his basketball team play, they didn't win, but played tough.

Saturday was hubby's birthday!! We all went to Victoria's b-ball game and then ..... yes, we're crazy ..... we went to the mall!!
It was crazy busy, but hubby found a great parking spot and the line for Santa wasn't too long. The picture was true to our kids styles.... Victoria's sitting pretty while Trey is screaming and reaching for me! After pictures we checked out a few stores and headed to Buffalo Wild Wing's for a birthday dinner. After that it was off to see a great display of Christmas lights at Life University.

Yesterday my brother and Dad came over for more birthday celebrations (dad's b-day was last week). Birthday lunch of Chili, cornbread & chicken dip ... Yum!!

Also yesterday a cold front moved in! This morning it was 18 degrees when we got up and in the 20s as we headed off to the gym.
The cold didn't stop us from having a great girls day out. We started at the gym were I won 2 of my 3 games of racquetball!! After that we headed out to the Mall of Georgia to meet up with my sweet friend up from Valdosta and her daughter for some lunch and shopping. The girls enjoyed a ride on the carousel and a train ride will the moms got to chat and catch up! We all did a little shopping and went home with some great finds. The girls were adorable walking through the mall hand in hand. It was a great day!

Hopefully you'll see pictures from all this fun soon, but now it is time for some cold medicine and a warm bed!

Neglected blog....

Once again the poor blog is the last thing that gets attention when things get busy (though I seem to find time for Facebook still, lol).

Victoria had a great time last night at her school holiday program. She and 2 others proudly introduced the whole show. No pictures due to bad lighting and crummy seats though.

Time to pick a picture again.... trying to decide which put in a frame to give as a xmas gift... any suggestions... email me and I'll tell you who it's for if that helps decide.

Number 1...

Number 2...


Busy days ahead filled with basketball practices, games, last minute shopping, Santa pictures, birthday dinners and more!! I'm looking forward to meeting up with a friend and her daughter next week for lunch and some girl time!

I'll leave you with a family shot from Thanksgiving weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I hope all my bloggy friends have a great Thanksgiving with your family and friends!

We had dinner at the in-law's on Sunday.... it was great to have the whole family together. We will head to my parents house on Thursday for a quiet day of playing and eating.

Then hubby and his brother will head out on Black Friday for their annual tradition .... crazy boys!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks!!

After over an hour trying to get the Snapfish website to work (I had coupons) I finally gave up and ordered from Shutterfly.

Thanks for all the votes, number 5 it is. I hope they turn out good!

Help me decide....

We took the kids across the street last night and took some pictures to use for this year's Christmas cards.... the problem is I can't decide!! Unfortunately Trey is watching Daddy in every shot and not looking at the camera.

Here they are...

Number One..



Number Two...


Number Three...



Number Four...



Number Five...

Let me know which you like the best... thanks!!

off track...

I have not stayed on track for Flylady at all.... BUT I blame it on being sick.. Have had a nasty cold that I think I'm about over so not much cleaning at all. I am still getting to the gym. The official 6 weeks were over today but they are offering 'make-up' classes next week so I will be doing those too and then we will weigh and measure next Thursday.

Off to try to cross some things off my to do list before heading to work tonight and then a scrapping weekend!! I'm looking forward to sleeping in past 6:30am!!

Kick Butt Workout!

So, I signed up for a 6-week training/nutrition class at my gym. It's week 5 and it's been going good. I had really started working out harder a few weeks before then so overall I have lost almost 12 lbs, 6 of those have been since starting the training class.

This morning there were only 6 of us (usually 8) and it was a great session! I have a feeling I will be quite sore tomorrow... but that's ok, sore is good. Then after our 45 min. training I went and played almost 30 minutes of racquetball. We had both worked out before we played and we were tired, but we had a couple of great games. I won the first and she won the second, no time for a tie-breaker this morning though.

On another note.... Trey is having a great time rediscovering a toy that has been in the basement for a while. He's driving away!

FlyLady & Lunch

Weird combination I know, but I have started back to the FlyLady Challenge... my house is in need of some FlyLady help! Off to a pretty good start so far I think, just hope I can keep it up. One of the parts is journaling .... hopefully I will be better at blogging!

Then lunch.... I was starving at 11:30am thanks to the stupid time change. It drives me nuts and the poor kids are all off schedule! It is nice that I won't have to take a flashlight to get Victoria on the bus but then I'll be driving to work in the dark... the joys of time change...

Hubby has a work day tomorrow and the kids are out of school. I'm glad I voted early so I don't have to worry about fighting lines and all tomorrow.... good luck to those voting tomorrow.

Halloween...

The Cookie Monster costume was adorable, but not so successful. So a polo shirt and khakis turned him into Daddy!



The boys...



Our little clown and little Daddy...

Happy Halloween!!!

Hope everyone and all your children have a great Halloween. Our plan is for Trey to be Cookie Monster and Victoria, a clown. Trey did NOT like the costume yesterday when we tried it on, so we will see what happens tonight!

New items...

Some new pottery items have been listed on Nicole's Creations Blog.

Check back often! And don't forget that the clipboards and notepads can be personalized; they are great gift ideas for teachers, coaches, busy moms, and that person who seems to have everything!

Online Class

So I signed up for an online class with Jessica Sprague. This is something completely new to me, I've never taken any online classes or done any kind of digital scrapping. I guess we'll see how it goes! Anyone want to join me? By the way, it's FREE!

Pumpkin Patch

We had a great time visiting the Pumpkin Patch Sunday afternoon...

Great book...

I've been super busy lately, but somehow I found time to read a book. The library at work has a swap cart and I picked this one up not long ago. After many nights of staying up reading way to late, I finished it last night.

Pick it up and enjoy a great read!