A Little Bit of the South

Here are a few photos from my Mississippi trip.

BFF's

Auntie Amanda & Baby CaleAuntie Bri & CaleDawn & I

Sleeping Cale

Jack-Jack!

Mississippi

I went to Mississippi for a few days to visit my girls, Dawn & Amanda. Well actually, Amanda and I went to visit Dawn, but anyway. It was a super fun trip, lots of chatting, food and shopping. Stay tuned for photos of our fun times, the cute boys and even a little bit of Katrina destruction.

A little nerdy...

Slippers, babies, strollers and backpacks

Can't go anywhere without our new slippers, our baby & stroller. Oh and don't forget the ladybug backpack.

Our First Camping Trip

Last week Target had tents on sale - so we bought one. A big one - it sleeps 6. So the girls have been begging to set up the tent and go "camping". So we did, on Saturday we set up the tent, built a campfire, roasted marshmallows and made smores. Then everyone bunked in the tent and slept in the wild wilderness of San Martin. And yes, it is wild here, especially when the police helicopters are flying overhead looking for some criminal and the sheriff is driving down all surrounding streets with sirens blaring.

It was a blast.

Park Time

Today the girls needed to get out of the house. So after we dropped lunch off for Daddy we headed over to the park for a picnic and some playtime.

Delanie trying to decide what wonderful thing she is going to go climb.

McKenzie humoring me.

Delanie being a silly goof.Aubrie being a copy cat.

Third times a charm.

Delanie finally got the hang of the spiral - she loved it, until she fell off. Then she dusted herself off and spiraled right back down. That's my girl.

Rhino the Rooster

Yesterday I was on my way to take the girls to my parents house. I hit the end of the road and I realized that I hadn't given Delanie her pain meds, so I turned the car around to head back to the house. When I pulled into the driveway, what do I see?

Rhino the Rooster (which Delanie named) hanging out on my little front lawn. :)

Only in the country do random rooster decide to make your driveway home.

The Legacy Lives On

For as long as Matt and I have been together I have worn slippers knitted by his Grandma. For as long as Matt can remember he has been wearing slippers that have been knitted by his Grandma. My girls wear slippers knitted by their Great-Grandma. It's a tradition, one that had gone on for years.

When she passed away last year I knew there would be a day when the slipper supply we had would run out. That time came a few months ago for Matt when his last two pairs had holes as big as Texas in the bottoms and I no longer had any left in his size to give him. It made me sad that he would never wear another pair of slippers knitted with love by Grandma. I don't know how to knit, so I knew that I couldn't make them for him, but I was on a mission find us slippers like Grandma used to make. After a bit of searching, I did find them - slippers just like Grandma's. I then thought that with her birthday coming up, we needed to celebrate her. So I got slippers for us, Matt's parents & Matt's brother and family. All of us to get a new pair of slippers on Grandma's birthday. I hope they enjoy Grandma's Slippers as much as we do.

Technically her birthday is tomorrow, but here we are with Grandma's slippers.

May your feet be warm,
And you hearts filled with love.

Happy Birthay, Grandma. We love you.

Delanie's Surgery

Delanie had her tonsillectomy last week and she's been doing really well. She exceed everyone's expectations (even the doctor) and got to come home the same day of the surgery. Her throat looks really yucky, but it doesn't seem to be bothering her at this point. Days 5-10 are said to be the worst and that is typically when bleeding occurs, so hopefully we can skate through the next week or so and be back to our normal schedule. Here are some photos of the big day.

Waiting for our turn in the OR.

Fresh out of surgery.

Poor little hand.

Just watching

I don't recall what it was that Aubrie was watching on the tube. But it held her attention and she just gobbled it up.