We're back!

We just returned from a long FUN FILLED visit with family!

{minus the stomach bug and pink eye}

We celebrated Olivia's 3rd Birthday!!!!!

SUCH a sweet girl : )

Kristen's family + Luke and - Ava! Oops! Best we could do : )

Such a FUN family!!!!!!

In route to Atlanta, we got in a short lunch visit with Baba, Luke and Isabel's Great Grandmother!!!!!!!

(my Dad's mother) in Chattanooga.

We were so happy to see her sweet smiling face : ) What special memories it brought back for me to watch my children play in her huge backyard and with the same golf balls and golf clubs my Grandfather had around when we were children.

She is SOO special.

She is 96!!!

And on to Atlanta where more fun awaited!!!!

Mark, Nicholas, Hadley, David, and Luke in Ruthie and Papa's backyard....

Luke LOOOOVES his boy cousins!!!! They are such sweet boys too!

This little sweetie also had a bday! A FUN choo-choo party for Butler!! He's 2!

We love you Butler!

Now, glad to be back home.....

still WILD about the gang around here!!!!

They LOVE riding Bullseye in our backyard.

Thanks for a fun morning Nina!

We can't have a Woody without a Jesse!!!

happy LOVE day!

Are they not the cutest couple?! I love this picture.

I added my love songs for today only!

Turn it up and tell someone you love them

Happy Valentines!

XOXOXOXO

little valentines

Well we just returned from Wally World! UUGgh...that place! WHAT is up with that place?

It's just a crazy crazy place. I don't enjoy going there. But there are days that it just calls for WalMart. I can get everything i need there in ONE STOP. And they are getting better about carrying some organics, and I appreciate that. So, we put on our happy shoes and made it fun by treating ourselves to some ice cream afterwards! WHat else are we going to do?! FUN is what you make it, that's what my Dad taught me. I would give anything to have a Super Target in my town! But, our town does have the ocean!!!! (well it's the bay, but it's part of the ocean, and I can go down to the water anytime i want, and that's worth a trip or two to WalMart to me)

So.....it's time to blog!

This week we had a miniature Valentine party!

Love was in the air..... : )

These two....I'm telling you..... well you can see for yourself!

The Mommies did not tell them to do this, for the record.

Do you think Isabel approves? Not sure! : )

miniature love......it's so cute!

Love isn't what makes the world go round,

love is what makes the ride worthwhile....Elizabeth Barrett Browning

We're looking forward to a SUNNY end to our week..

Happy Valentine Weekend!!!!

chocolate crackle cookies & Friday funnies!

Just took these babies out of the oven....

oh how i wish!!

I actually just found this recipe though... and i think i might need to do some baking..

my how i need to STOP hibernating! This is getting out of hand.

Chocolate Crackle Cookies

Now you know I've got some funny sayings from the week:

Me: Isabel, please stop. That's driving mommy nuts.

Luke: No Mom, I dont want any nuts!! that's silly.

As we put them to bed each night, we hug them both, and kiss them, so as I am hugging Luke he says...."oooooh Mom you have loooong hair like Taaaaaangled" {the long a's and o's are a little of that Alabama accent coming through already...oops...dont tell Daddy...of coarse i guess we shouldnt call him Daddy either!}

After taking Josh to the airport in Pensacola Monday, we pulled into the driveway and Josh's car was there, and Luke said "aaaaaawwww, Daddy left his car here! How sad. "

As we were going out to run errands one day, I was dressed in my comfy juicy couture tracksuit, and i had on a long sleeve cotton shirt that i do sometimes wear to bed, and as we were walking out the door, I said let's go!.....then Isabel looked at me very puzzled, then paused for a minute and said...

" No Mom, you can't wear your pajamas!!!"

Well, needless to say, I didnt change! Probably should have, but nope.

And lastly.....

This morning in bed, Isabel is snuggling Josh and pats him on the chest...

Isabel: This is my Daddy.

Daddy: This is my princess.

Ahhhh!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!