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Monday, June 14, 2010
Memorial Day...
For Memorial Weekend, we went to the cabin in the good ole' mountains. We went with Emilee and Jason. It was fun. We had to stop at the toy store while we were out, and of course, the candy shop. Here are just a few pictures.
Eating pretzels in our camping pjs. Appropriate huh?
These two pictures are in reverse order! Jason bought Emilee a Cookie Monster doll. Well, Jason had the bedroom door open, when sneaky Daphne walked into the room and tried to take the Cookie Monster. She didn't think he saw her until she came out and we saw her playing with it. We made her give him back to Jason! It was funny because he stood there and watched her the whole time, just wanting to see what she would do :)
Her new favorite saying is "Cookies...ahmm ahmm ahmmm..." while pretending to stuff cookies in her face.
This was a HUGE bubble bucket at the toy store. We left kicking and screaming :(
Riding in the car at the toy store. We like driving...See you later, aligator!
Eating pretzels in our camping pjs. Appropriate huh?
These two pictures are in reverse order! Jason bought Emilee a Cookie Monster doll. Well, Jason had the bedroom door open, when sneaky Daphne walked into the room and tried to take the Cookie Monster. She didn't think he saw her until she came out and we saw her playing with it. We made her give him back to Jason! It was funny because he stood there and watched her the whole time, just wanting to see what she would do :)
Her new favorite saying is "Cookies...ahmm ahmm ahmmm..." while pretending to stuff cookies in her face.
This was a HUGE bubble bucket at the toy store. We left kicking and screaming :(
Riding in the car at the toy store. We like driving...See you later, aligator! Sunday, May 16, 2010
A month full of birthdays and a quick FUN trip
So since the last post, we have celebrated three birthdays...Jason's, mine, and Brandon's. Emilee made steaks and potatoes for Jason's birthday, mom made lasagna for my birthday, and we went to eat at Texas Roadhouse for Brandon's birthday. Tiff came to Hickory the weekend of Mother's Day, and we went out for a girl's day to celebrate my birthday. I had a lovely Mother's Day at mom and dad's, and planted my brand new trees that my wonderful parents and my wonderful husband and daughter bought for me. It was a great day. Science EOG's are completed, and up next is the rest of the EOGs, both reading and math. I'll be happy when they are over...only 20 days of school left! yippie!
Ok, so Tiff left her Mr. Banana at our house on Saturday, so Daphne decided it was her new toy. And yes, she also found a passsy and thought it would be fun to sleep with that also. She never took one as a baby, and doesn't sleep with them now. It was weird that she wanted it when she found it. Daphne was holding Banana hostage. We had to sneak him out of the house and into church when Daphne wasn't looking!
Brandon had to sit on the saddle at Texas Roadhouse for his birthday.
Ok, so Tiff left her Mr. Banana at our house on Saturday, so Daphne decided it was her new toy. And yes, she also found a passsy and thought it would be fun to sleep with that also. She never took one as a baby, and doesn't sleep with them now. It was weird that she wanted it when she found it. Daphne was holding Banana hostage. We had to sneak him out of the house and into church when Daphne wasn't looking!
Brandon had to sit on the saddle at Texas Roadhouse for his birthday.
Saturday morning, Clinton and Brandon got up early and went to a yard sale, while Charity, Daphne, Bryson, and I went to a baseball game of some of the boys in my classrooms. After we got back, we were packing a lunch to go play at the park, when the boys started talking about doing something spontaneous and going somewhere. SOOOOO....we ended up spending the night at the Great Wolf Lodge and played at the indoor water park. Oh wow it was so much fun! The kids (both big and small) enjoyed themselves emmensely. We can't wait to go back! It was really nice because it was a fairly big room with two queen beds and a pull out full size bed for the kids, and we could swim all afternoon Saturday and all day Sunday, even after we checked out of the room. It had restaurants and games all throughout the lodge. It was wonderful!
The two kids wrestling Clinton on the bed. I think they were winning at this point!
The kids before we went into the pool on Sunday morning.
The kids in their floaties. They loved these because they could go in the kiddie pool without someone holding them the whole time.
This is an attempt at showing what the little ones played on about 98% of the time. It had two small slides, a big tube slide, "jet skis" and all kinds of other play things. Daphne got really brave and would go up the steps and down the slides and back around all by herself. Of course we were in the pool with her, but she would go around the step area by herself as we followed on the outside. She was even trying to swim by herself in the pool following the other kids.
A really bad picture of the wave pool. The great thing was there were not nearly as many people there as when you go to Carowinds. You had to stay at the lodge in order to get into the water park. There were several tube slides that the adults played on :)
Bryson laying around waiting for the boys to get out of the bathroom after dinner. Dinner was wonderful at the lodge!
Daphne and daddy talking before bedtime. It was adorable.
At the end of the night on Saturday, the two little ones were barely staying awake. They swam from 3-6 and then from 7 until 9! Needless to say, once we actually got them used to the bed and the room, they slept VERY well. While Charity and I put the kids to bed (she had to do homework), Clinton and Brandon went downstairs to the arcade and won the little ones a monkey for each.
The two little ones in the bed.
They passed out pretty hard. They had trouble getting to sleep since it was a new place, but Pavlov's song did the trick :) Also, they barely had a nap on both Saturday and Sunday, so Daphne fell asleep for good by 7:15 sunday! We also stopped by Dave and Buster's on the way out on Sunday to see one of Brandon's friends, and we played games for awhile for free with his game card. We all won two dragons and two suckers...guess who got those!
Daddy and Daphne reading together before bedtime. They read like 3 books together.
The two of them reading on the couch. Oh yes, it was adorable! We are very ready for summer to take lots of fun trips!
The two kids wrestling Clinton on the bed. I think they were winning at this point!
The kids before we went into the pool on Sunday morning.
The kids in their floaties. They loved these because they could go in the kiddie pool without someone holding them the whole time.
This is an attempt at showing what the little ones played on about 98% of the time. It had two small slides, a big tube slide, "jet skis" and all kinds of other play things. Daphne got really brave and would go up the steps and down the slides and back around all by herself. Of course we were in the pool with her, but she would go around the step area by herself as we followed on the outside. She was even trying to swim by herself in the pool following the other kids.
A really bad picture of the wave pool. The great thing was there were not nearly as many people there as when you go to Carowinds. You had to stay at the lodge in order to get into the water park. There were several tube slides that the adults played on :)
Bryson laying around waiting for the boys to get out of the bathroom after dinner. Dinner was wonderful at the lodge! 
Daphne and daddy talking before bedtime. It was adorable.
At the end of the night on Saturday, the two little ones were barely staying awake. They swam from 3-6 and then from 7 until 9! Needless to say, once we actually got them used to the bed and the room, they slept VERY well. While Charity and I put the kids to bed (she had to do homework), Clinton and Brandon went downstairs to the arcade and won the little ones a monkey for each.
The two little ones in the bed.
They passed out pretty hard. They had trouble getting to sleep since it was a new place, but Pavlov's song did the trick :) Also, they barely had a nap on both Saturday and Sunday, so Daphne fell asleep for good by 7:15 sunday! We also stopped by Dave and Buster's on the way out on Sunday to see one of Brandon's friends, and we played games for awhile for free with his game card. We all won two dragons and two suckers...guess who got those!
Daddy and Daphne reading together before bedtime. They read like 3 books together.
The two of them reading on the couch. Oh yes, it was adorable! We are very ready for summer to take lots of fun trips!Tuesday, April 20, 2010
2nd Chance Prom
We went to the 2nd Chance Prom over the weekend. We had a BLAST! We got down there on Saturday afternoon, checked into our rooms, and Emilee and I got ready while the boys got ready. The boys took us to a really nice dinner at a restaurant called Zink. It was equivalent to the Vintage House in Hickory, but outside on a patio. Clinton and Jason even got us a town car to and from the restaurant. It was really nice. We felt really important all night :) Clinton had Jennifer (Brendan's mom) make us matching corsages and boutineers. They were beautiful. Then we spent the rest of the night dancing and having a great time. There were tons and tons of people there! It was a wonderful, fun, and amazing night!
Clinton and I at the restaurant
All four of us at the restaurant.
Jason randomly putting on his mask.
Jason and Emilee on the dance floor.
Clinton and I on the dance floor.
All four of us outside the ballroom hall.
Clinton was sneaking a kiss while "playing" the piano :)
All four of us :)
Us at the very end of the night
Clinton and I at the restaurant
All four of us at the restaurant.
Jason randomly putting on his mask.
Jason and Emilee on the dance floor.
Clinton and I on the dance floor.
All four of us outside the ballroom hall.
Clinton was sneaking a kiss while "playing" the piano :)
All four of us :)
Us at the very end of the nightFriday, April 9, 2010
Easter Weekend/Spring Break
Be excited! I have found LOTS of time after National Boards to catch up on much needed things. My house is Spring Cleaned, I have planted lots of flowers, read a few books, and played in the dirt! Here is a rundown of the last week. Good Friday Clinton and Daphne took me to Charlotte to take my big test. We met Lori there to have some coffee/hot chocolate, and we watched the President go by. It was pretty funny, the police kept yelling at Daphne for being on the grass, even though she was BARELY on it and she is not even TWO! Daddy and Daphne went to the Discovery Place while I took my test, then we went home. We got to play with Aunt Tiff for awhile. Saturday we had an Easter Egg Hunt with all the neighbor kids. It was a lot of fun. Daphne didn't want to keep her dress on, so she took it off by the end of the day and ran around with her diaper on. She's called "Running Bare" for a reason! :) After the egg hunt, we went in and dyed eggs. That was an interesting experience. Sunday we went to mimi and paw's to eat lunch after church. Daphne and I played in the creek, looking for salamanders. The rest of the week has been spent cleaning, planting, and playing with Daphne and Bryson. He's been over here playing, they have kept each other busy!
Mommy helping Daphne plant her watermelon.
These will be yummy later in the summer! (If she can keep the seeds in the pots!)
Easter Egg hunting...or following the boys so they can find the eggs and put them in her basket.
She had Mason and Landon wrapped around her finger.
Found one mommy!
This one tried to eat all her candy before she went to play!
The dyed eggs
The Easter Bunny came! Look at all this cool stuff
We love the bunny
finding Easter eggs at paw's house
Playing in the creek with mommy. We found two salamanders, one big and one small.
She was getting good at picking up the rocks. A tomboy in the making :)
See our salamanders?
We HAD to show paw our findings
The water was a little chilly, but we were jumping in it anyway :) Yes, I can be a kid again!
We finally had to get out when we saw a baby snake in the water. It looks big in the picture, but I have it zoomed way in. I made it mad by poking it with a stick :)
Daphne and Bryson playing golf and water guns.
They are too funny together!
Mommy helping Daphne plant her watermelon.
These will be yummy later in the summer! (If she can keep the seeds in the pots!)
Easter Egg hunting...or following the boys so they can find the eggs and put them in her basket.
She had Mason and Landon wrapped around her finger.
Found one mommy!
This one tried to eat all her candy before she went to play!
The dyed eggs
The Easter Bunny came! Look at all this cool stuff
We love the bunny
finding Easter eggs at paw's house
Playing in the creek with mommy. We found two salamanders, one big and one small.
She was getting good at picking up the rocks. A tomboy in the making :)
See our salamanders?
We HAD to show paw our findings
The water was a little chilly, but we were jumping in it anyway :) Yes, I can be a kid again!
We finally had to get out when we saw a baby snake in the water. It looks big in the picture, but I have it zoomed way in. I made it mad by poking it with a stick :)
Daphne and Bryson playing golf and water guns.
They are too funny together!
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