Beach trip!!

O and I had a fabulous vacation! We went with Janie McGehee and her daughter Millie Marie and her sister Jackie. And Shelley Hendrix and her daughter Avie. MM is abt to be 2 and Avie is abt to be 4. O is in between the 2. We beached it and swam and went out to eat... Great time!!

We arrived at the condo abt 5:30 on Tuesday and immediately put on our suits and headed out. When we got to the beach o yelled "SAND!!!"


And took off running!





We went in abt 7 and Jackie bathed the kids while we went and picked up dinner.

Wednesday morning we went to the beach then lunch then naps then swimming then dinner at lulu's! Side note-when going to the beach with kids that nap get a ground floor unit. They napped and we laid out by the pool no more than 10 yards from our back door. It couldn't have been planned better!











Riding a dolphin at a souvenir shop.


Thursday we swam all day long and then Jackie kept the kids so the three of us could have a night out.





Friday was our last day and we repeated day 1. Beach, lunch, swim, nap, swim, dinner.





Note to self. Straps are a good thing when u need a lift! :)


O ended up LOVING the ocean. I was so glad! She got tumbled over by a wave and came running up to my chair screaming "that's not yummy mama!!"











We came home Saturday. It was a great trip and hopefully we can do it again another time!


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Happy birthday to the boy

He's going to kill me for this one. His birthday is tuesday but that is the day o and I leave for the beach so we celebrated last night. I took him to outback (his choice) and then I gave him his present.


Side note: I had never gotten a steak there for fear it would be bad. Last night I really wanted one so i got the filet. It was so good! Who knew?!?

Anyway, he hates birthdays and I believe in celebrating them. So we're working on finding that common ground where we're both happy. Maybe this is it for him. Dinner and call it a night.


He got a set of tech golf club head cover things. Yay!! Happy birthday old man!! ;)

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Weekend fun

My blog titles are so blah. Anyway. Friday night o and I went on a date to Johnny's. I love our nights that it's just us and we have no time restrictions, no bedtimes and no meltdowns! I'm working on her shyness and making her do things out of her comfort zone. So that night I had her go to the counter by herself and ask for a to-go box. She made it up there but was whispering and the girl working couldn't understand her so I had to step in. But she tried so I praised her!

Saturday started early with swimming lessons. Stacy and I have had one heck of a time coordinating our schedules but we've managed to get all of the lessons piece-milled together! This year we're working on kicking and going under. Once her core muscles are better we'll progress to kicking on a board and once comfortable with her head under water for extended periods of time we'll introduce arms. This year I just wanted her to learn to stay afloat!


We went straight from there to drew's birthday party. Drew is o's best friend if you ask her! And I'm ok with that bc she's precious and comes from good people!











This pic just cracks me up!


Miss Alecia came to stay with o after nap and I went to a crawfish boil. The boy and his best friend do this every year. It was at this party last year that I asked him to be my date to Courtney's wedding just as friends. He wasn't introduced to the blog until abt 6 months later and not to facebook until last week. :)





We went to church this morning and when o wakes up we're headed to Monroe.


One work week and then we're headed back to the beach!!

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2012 beach trip #1

What a blast! This was my adult trip this year. So much fun. The last time I spent a really extended amount of time with my sisters I think was Hawaii when Jenny and John got married so I'd say we were a few years past due a trip. Good thing John and Brock are friends and the boy fits in well with them. :)


4 glorious days of nothing but me and the sun and some really good books! And a BIL that should have been a bartender. :)


I'm going against all I know to be right in this world and posting pics of me in a swimsuit.


And this is what I was laying next to!!


Before dinner at the steamer! My FAV place.





Dinner at Cosmo's


Before dinner on our last night.


Poor Matt sunburned pretty bad on the first day so he spent the rest of the trip under the umbrella!





Our whole group. Had a great time!


Now to prepare to take o back in about 2 weeks!!

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I'm leaving for the beach tomorrow and need to dump done photos.

This post is exactly what the title suggests!


Sunday before church. I'm told she wore the sunglasses through Sunday school!


We were a motly crew on this day!


Princess shoes and princess bubbles. :)


Ready for day 2 of swimming lessons!


Last photo before I leave her for 6 days. Not sure I've ever gone this long. It's gonna be tough but I'm so looking forward to a long vacation!!

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Jenny graduates. Again.

It was hard fought but she did it. When she passes boards she'll be a nurse practitioner. Thursday was the pinning ceremony.








This morning was graduation. She was required to walk. I don't care who I know that will ever graduate from GSU but I will never attend another one. It was a political rally for Obama. The speaker was awful and pushed her own agenda. And after being told to hold applause/noise it still sounded like we were at a basketball game. (I know that goes on everywhere but it was especially bad today.) with all of that said I can say that their new assembly center is nice, their campus was clean and people were very nice. But that doesn't make up for the personal agenda of the speaker regardless of your political beliefs. There's a time and a place for that and a college graduation isn't it!


Dad supported in his black and gold. :)





The boy, Olivia and I left right after Jenny walked to meet Jackie for lunch bc she never was able to get off the interstate due to traffic.

Shout out to Jackie for also graduating today with her masters in education. But she didn't walk. We're celebrating tomorrow with a family party!

I guess I need a masters now. I feel slightly inadequate.

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Olivia is 3!

I had grand plans for her birthday yesterday but life gets in the way sometimes. She'd been running a low grade temp since Sunday and I'd been swallowing razor blades since Monday morning so we headed to the dr on her birthday, tuesday. Conclusion, she has the crud and I have strep! So I sent her packing to Winnsboro. Not so she wouldn't get my strep bc considering we'd been together for the last 72 straight hours I think she'd have gotten it if she was going to, but bc I just was in no shape to take care of her. My mom had been here since Monday morning and offered to stay but sometimes a girl just wants her mommy and I just couldn't do it yesterday. I just felt awful.

My plans for her birthday were pancakes for breakfast bc her normal breakfast (on the maybe 2 days a week she actually eats it) is dry fruit loops or a cereal bar. Then her party at school. Her daddy and I had both worked our schedules so we could be there. Then since last night was our last session of Kindermusik we were going to take cupcakes and celebrate there also followed by her birthday dinner at the restaurant of her choosing. I thought it sounded like a grand day!!

Instead, here is how her day was spent. I went to work while mom kept her. Neither of us had fever when I left for work. Mom got her dressed and they went to Walmart and picked out a cake. When they got home her temp was 100. When I left work at noon I told my boss I wouldn't be back. At 12:30 my temp was 101. But o was rebounding so we sang happy birthday, blew out candles and she and mom ate cake.


She's wearing her outfit of choice. I guess a 3 year old doesn't understand temperature yet!! It was 86 degrees yesterday!


We left for the dr abt 1:45. Got our diagnosis, I got a shot, went and got yogurt, dropped off prescriptions and then I assumed the fetal position on the couch for the next several hours. Mom packed o's bags, went and picked up our meds and then headed home.

So happy birthday sweet girl! Sorry it blew for you! You are the sweetest, most mild mannered, feisty and head strong 3 year old I know! And I wouldn't change you for anything else. Next year will be better! I promise!! I love you to the moon and back!

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