Great Friends!

Ok. So I have the greatest friends and co-worker friends. Last Thursday, I was given a shower by my co-workers at school. They were so funny planning it. We had to switch the day because it was originally on for Tuesday then we realized all the teachers had staff meetings on Tuesday. Opps! We don't have to go to those thank goodness. Anyway, we had a great time and Steph brought Isabella after her nap. We (me and the baby) got some great things. Katie made homemade cupcakes with little flowers on them that were too cute. She is taking a cake decorating class and I think her husband threatened to not let her go back to the lessons if she did not make the cake. Stacey (the one who does NOT cook) even made punch that was great. At a previous baby shower she mixed sprite (or something of the sort) with Neapolitan ice cream instead of sherbet because that is how she thought you made it. She said it tasted good but I think it probably looked like poop.

Cupcakes by Katie

Video Monitor- one of the best gifts ever!

Here comes the surprise. On Saturday, Bailey called to ask if Isabella could come home with her and Gina since I took Landon last Sunday. I jumped all over that since I feel like time is running out and needed to get a few things done. So, Isabella went home with them, or so I thought. I ran a few errands and then Stephanie picked me up around 2:00 to do some shopping, or so I thought. She was very sneaky- asking if I would go to the mall with her to pick out some things for her new house. Well, after picking me up she said she left something at home. So, we headed to her house which is 2 minutes from mine. I saw a bunch of cars lined up on the road and thought -

"her neighbors must be having a party or something".

Then she beeped her horn and I thought

"I wonder who she is beeping at and that was very nice of her to beep at the neighbors".

Then I saw a bunch of people standing on her front porch and began to recognize the cars.

I said "What are ya'll doing?" like an idiot.

THEN it hit me! Oh this is for ME? I was eating a bag of popcorn and my hands were all buttery. I kept saying my hands are dirty. I was so glad I didn't change into shorts and a t-shirt! The theme was to Pamper me and the baby. We got some great things. I will be able to pamper myself before AND after the baby comes.


I don't have any pictures from the suprise shower since I did not have my camera. Sarah took some for me so when I get them I will add them to the post.

Thank you all so much. I am truly blessed to have such great friends!!

Acting Like a Donkey

Isabella has been learning many new tricks recently, but one of the funnier tricks is when she acts like a donkey. Take a look at the video...Micah (Sarah) this one's for you!

Funny Faces

We went to visit Aimee, Brian, Ansley and Andersen a couple of weekends ago so we could attend the Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader viewing with Matt's work folks. We stayed with them on Friday night and got up the next morning to have breakfast. Thank you Aimee! Then decided we would go to the pool for the rest of the morning. It was a little cold so Isabella prefered to play on the side but Andersen got in some great fishing, and Ansley practiced her swimming skills. Before we left we tried to get some pictures of the three of them together which is always a difficult task with a 4 year old and two 2 years olds.

You know how it goes

• Someone's eyes are closed
• Someone isn't looking
• Someone is making a funny face
• And so on...

I was looking back at the pictures this past weekend and decided I really needed to share with the rest of you. So I hope you enjoy!

Andersen practicing his fishing

Isabella looking at the airplane in the sky

Eyes closed

Eyes closed, but too cute!

Eyes closed and the sun is behind her

We got one looking, 50% average

We tried the whole close your eyes then open them

Isabella certainly didn't understand that one though

The only one with all of them looking- not the greatest faces though

Well, Andersen made it 33% on this one!

The New Playground

As of this past Monday I am officially a "soccer mom". In preparation for the second child, Matt and I sold our Camry and purchased a Toyota Sienna. It has 8 seats and is silver. It was used and exactly what I had in mind. I love it. And apparently Isabella does too.

When Matt got home Monday night from picking it up, Isabella played in it and cried when she had to get out and go to bed. Maybe it would make a nice playground for her when it is raining? She has played in it several times since then and talks about the "new car". I think she likes all the buttons and different things she can push. The only thing that scares me is the automatic sliding door. I am so scared she will push the button to close it and get squashed in it. Agh!! How horrible would that be?
Caught playing in the car

Now we have to clean out the garage since it is slightly bigger than the Camry was. I am not sure how Matt and Stephanie get around the front of it when it is too close to the front. I think I have figured out how far I have to pull in so the garage door can still close and people can get around the front. I won't complain about cleaning out the garage since that was on my summer project list and did not get accomplished.

Honey Bug

O.K.
So the title is too cute right? Well, Isabella is even cuter saying it!
Today when I got home, Stephanie asked Isabella to tell me what she (Stephanie) had called her earlier in the day. Honey Bug. How cute is that? Then she said it over and over and over.

When Matt got home I was trying to get her to tell him so I whispered it in her ear. Then she thinks she is supposed to whisper too so he couldn't hear what she was saying. Later on she came up to me and whispered Honey Bug in my ear. Too precious.

Next time you see her you will have to ask her to say it. But you can go to Stephanie's Blog to watch it: http://moonpie-designs.blogspot.com/2008/09/honey-bug.html

Thanks Steph!

Old Friends

We took a trip home to visit my parents a couple of weekends ago for several reasons.

1. My oldest friend (we have been friends since we were babies and our mothers have been best friends since high school) Melissa, was having a baby shower that my mom and I were helping host in Waynesboro.

Melissa and baby Lauryn

2. My parents 33 anniversary on August 15th.
3. We hadn't been to Waynesboro in a long time.

This is about bullet point number 1. Melissa and I grew up with only one house in between us. She is my oldest best friend. We played together most every day. We were very different though.

• Melissa was a saver. I was a spender. She always had money in her little Augusta newsprint money jar that we got form our dads and I did not. I could never really figure out how that happened. I understand now.
  
• We went to different schools. She went to the private school in Waynesboro and I went to public. But that never seemed to make a difference to us. I probably helped us stay friends since we had other friends from school.
  
• Melissa was very neat and organized. I was NOT and it drove my mother crazy. Melissa would even get up on a Saturday morning after spending the night to go home to clean up before her mom got home from work at 12:00. I just stuffed things into my closet or under my bed and considered everything clean. I have learned that telling a 10 year old to clean her room is not good enough. You have to be specific. To me, my room was clean if everything was out of sight. Some things never change. It would be so nice to have maid to take care of some of those things. Oh well.

Moving on. Melissa got married two years ago to a wonderful man named Chris. They live in Statesboro, GA. Back in February, she called to say she was expecting. I was so excited because I was also expecting too. She is due October 10 and I am due the 18th. How fun and exciting to have babies that will be a week or so apart. She is having a little girl named Lauryn Chandler.

Melissa and Me

Now, I mentioned earlier that we lived with one house in between us. In that house lived our friend Jan who was also our age. We were all born within 2 months of each other and played together a lot. Jan now lives in Savannah with her husband and little girl named Ella who is a few months older than Isabella. Well, she is also expecting and due October 14th. We will all have a new one within a week or so of each other. How cool is that?

So we were all at the shower and got to catch up a little and also had a picture taken because all of us being pregnant again at the same time isn't likely to happen again.

Jan, Melissa, and myself

We also were able to visit my Grandma (my dad's mom) who we had not seen is awhile. It was a nice visit an she is always complaining that she doesn't get to see us enough. Which is true.

Me, Isabella, and Grandma

The Female Tiger Woods

We went to visit with Grandy last Friday night in Newnan. He lives on a golf course and Isabella discovered she enjoys trying to hit the ball. It was so funny watching Matt try to place her hands correctly on the golf club and then get her to swing at the ball. After awhile she started hitting the ball fairly well for a 2 year old. Tiger Woods better watch out!

In the beginning

Daddy helping out

Giving it a go outside

Contact!

Maybe we should sign her up for golf lessons next year