Lupton Festival

When Brookelyn-Grace & I got home last night Jeremy had cooked us Steak Fajitas. They were so good!!! Then we waited on MeMe to get to the house so we could all go to the Lupton Festival. Brookelyn-Grace had a blast! She was kind of skeptical about the whole "go fishing" thing, but when she saw that she caught candy she was on board! She loved the hip hop dance room. She stood watching the girls dance, and when we tried getting her to leave she through a fit! She is such a girly girl! She had a great time! She got to play several games & she loved getting to eat her sucker. That was the first time she has ever had a sucker & let me tell you...SHE LOVED IT! We also did the cake walk, but Brookelyn-Grace got tired of that FAST..


Hopscotching to her prize!

Jeremy showing Brookelyn-Grace how to play the ring toss game ;)
Just got back from the festival. Riding her little bike Pop brought her. This was the bike I bought Katy-Bug when she was 2 ;)

Brookelyn-Grace's Pumpkin

We had a blast last night! When I got home from work we got BG cleaned up from daycare and headed to Brangus for dinner. We did not feel like cooking at all last night so we opted to go out instead. We love us some Brangus! We invited sister & dad too. We all had a good time chatting it up. After dinner we ran to Home Depot to get Brookelyn-Grace a new pumpkin. Hers was a little rotten so we had to get a new one. When we got home we got Brookelyn-Grace down to only her diaper, which she loves! If she could go without clothes all day she would! Ha She gets that from her Aunt Brooke. When my sister was Brookelyn-Grace's age up until about 5 or 6 she would always take her clothes off. No matter where we were! Ha Ha! Brookelyn-Grace loved painting her pumpkin though! She attempted to eat the paint once, but after she got her a taste she left it alone! Ha Ha During our little painting pumpkin adventure I went to the restroom and when I returned this is what I found! Jeremy had painted all over that poor baby! She loved it though! Ha Ha So I joined in and we painted her! She LOVED it! Then it was bath time & bedtime. After I got Brookelyn-Grace to bed I finished her pumpkin. I decided to make her masterpiece into a kitty cat since that's what she's being for Halloween. ;) I cant wait to take BG trick-or-treating! ;) She is going to have a BLAST! ;)

A Great Suprise!

We had an absolute blast this weekend! We started off our weekend making haunted, scary, cookie houses with the kiddies & cupcakes! Hannah & Parker loved their haunted houses! I found them at Wal-Mart and just had to get them! Then I came up with the idea of doing scary, spooky cupcakes..which were delicious! The kids had such a great time! Jeremy ended up having to work Walker's Homecoming dance so before he left I brightened his night up with a GREAT surprise! Monday I ordered him the new I-phone. It killed me the entire week knowing that I couldn't tell him what I had bought him, but thank goodness it came in Friday @ 2! Brooke ran to the house to meet the mail lady and brought it back to me at work so I could set it all up. Well after he unloaded my car from my trip to Wal-Mart I acted like I had forgotten to get something out of my car. I asked him to please go to my car and get an envelope out of the front seat. Brookelyn-Grace saw him going out the door so of course she had to go with him. They walked out to my car opened the door and Jeremy is just sitting there looking into my seat. I bought him two protective covers; one black one blue with the I-Phone sitting on top with a huge red bow on it. (I'm watching at the door, but he has no idea I'm there) He sits there for about a minute just starring and finally looks up to me. I was smiling ear to ear. He kept saying no way! & I was shaking my head yes. He about died! He told me that, that was the best surprise he had ever gotten! WOW, & that was just because I could..no reason behind it..just a BECAUSE present...He does everything for me! He waits on me hand and foot! He is so wonderful to me and Brookelyn-Grace! So if anyone deserves it...HE DOES ;)! Basically he wasn't too worried about working the Dance for Walker after he got that present. I'm sure he was pretty busy with that new I-Phone! Yes I am good! ;) I love that it blew his mind! ;) I am such a good gift giver! Well after I had worn out the kids with candy & fun they decided that they were going to try and wait up on Jeremy, but Parker passed out on the couch. I had to carry him to bed ;) I swear him and BG weigh the same Ha Ha! Hannah also gave out. I put her a movie in, in her room and I caught up on my shows ;) Love my DVR! I would never get to watch T.V if it was not for my DVR! Saturday Jeremy and I had a Halloween party @ the elks to go to. It was so much fun! We had the BEST time ever! There were so many great costumes, but Jeremy & I WON best couples costume & Jeremy WON overall costume of the night! Yes we got it like that! We got a new word...(FUI)....ANYWAY! LOL! Dad watched Brookelyn-Grace Saturday night with us! Dad said she had a blast playing with Katy-Bug! Her loves her Aunt Katy! Sunday Jeremy & I got woken up with Brookelyn-Grace jumping all over us. ;) Sweet now, not so much then. We were exhausted! Jeremy got up and made me and Brookelyn-Grace such a good breakfast! He is so sweet! Then he headed out to weed eat the yard while I straightened up the house a little. Then we picked the kids back up and headed to my Aunt Angela's for her birthday dinner. After than Keith got BG for a bit and we headed home to do pumpkins with the kids. I came up with the idea of painting pumpkins instead of carving. I mean when you carve a pumpkin a kid really doesn't get to do much. They wait for you to cut the top off, then they get to dig it out, then you carve it, while they watch. How much fun is that? None...So I decided to get tons of paint and just let the kids go to town on their pumpkins! The kids said that, that was the funnest they had ever had doing pumpkins! We all had a blast! Jeremy and I are going to do a pumpkin with BG tonight since she was with Keith yesterday! ;) I am so excited to see her little art work!

..But It's A Beautiful Ride

I got this great text last night & I've thought a lot about it since. It's a great motto to go by.

Here it is:
Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Love the ones who don't just because you can. Believe everything happens for a reason if you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Kiss slowly. Forgive quickly. God never said life would be easy. He just promised it would be worth it!

& that is exactly what I am going to do! I am going to make sure that I live everyday as if it was my last! I am going love so hard! I am going to let the people that "think they matter" roll off my shoulder, and I am going to believe that everything in my life is because "He, God" loves me! I am going to take my second chance and love him with all my heart! (although I already do) & I am going to take my time, sit back and watch this wonderful thing called life & stop trying to rush through the day with all my many things going on.....I love this quote!

The picture: Brookelyn-Grace made that for her Jeremy!

Growing Pains

Tuesday night Brookelyn-Grace was so ill. I thought that she was just tired. When it was bed time I did not understand why Brookelyn-Grace was being so whiny and ill. It never occurred to me that she had growing pains until Jeremy started massaging her legs and she stopped crying. She ended up falling a sleep within five minutes. It blew my mind. Her doctors never told me she would experience this, and truly I have never heard anything about it. I mean I'm sure I had them growing up, but I do not remember that. So Jeremy informed me all about it. I then soon realized that this has been happening for at least the past two weeks. She will grab her legs and squat up and down. I just thought she was being silly. So since Tuesday we have been massaging her legs like crazy & giving some Motrin when needed. The past two mornings I have had to carry her out of bed & straight to the bath because she was so stiff. Poor baby! I hate seeing her hurt! I wish I could take the pain for her! But the warm water, massaging & Motrin are helping get her through it. Jeremy is great! If it was not for him I would still be in the dark about the growing pains. I mean I'm a first time mom. That was not in the manuel Ha Ha! (Then again none of it was! Ha Ha)

Also something sweet that happened last night. Brookelyn-Grace was already a sleep in our bed. Jeremy had already been in there a while and I was doing my nightly routine (washing my face, brushing my teeth & straightening up the bathroom). I was getting ready to get in bed and noticed Jeremy had not put Brookelyn-Grace in her bed yet. I asked him if he wanted me too and he said no that he was not done snuggling with her yet! I thought that was so sweet!!!!

North Face Dilemma...

Okay, I am trying to decide what North Face I'm going to get this Christmas. I have gotten a North Face every year since I was 16. So I basically have a lot! 6 to be correct. I love North Face jackets! They are my favorite! So I picked out North Face's new hot pink with black. My mother replied that I am too old for hot pink and that I needed to either get a tan one, brown on brown or black on black. I know that when I start teaching those colors would better suit my profession, but how do you know when you are too old for hot pink? When did I get too old for hot pink? :( Was it after I had Brookelyn-Grace that I became too old? (That's what mom thinks Ha Ha)I love hot pink! It is my favorite color! It is just so cute & colorful! So what do you think?

Here's the hot pink one...

Mom's picks....

A Scary Little Monster

This morning Brookelyn-Grace did the funniest thing! I was still half way a sleep and Jeremy and Brookelyn-Grace were playing in the bed. Brookelyn-Grace lifts up, puts her hands in the air and roars like a monster. It was so funny! She always makes the sounds after we of course do the sound and the hand gestures. It was just so funny that she did it on her own with hand gestures and all! Jeremy acted like it scared him so bad, and then of course she had to scare him a hundred more times! Ha Ha. Then while I was getting ready this morning Jeremy had Brookelyn-Grace singing the Hot Dog song. It was so sweet! She was saying, "Hot dog" "Hot dooooggg". She is so adorably sweet! Also she is so into reading! I bet I read at least 5 books a night to her! Not just once, not just twice..try like 10 times each per book! I love that she loves to read! She is just like her mommy! I guess reading to her while I was pregnant payed off! Of course I read her like Shakespeare, Twain & all kinds of good poetry while I was pregnant! I just knew it would make that baby smart ;) Here is a video of me trying to get her to sing. Just dont mind my singing! Ha Ha!

Packed With Pumpkins

So it's official we all have our Halloween costumes. Hannah is a 3 headed monster, Parker is a GI Joe ranger (I think Ha) Brookelyn-Grace is a kitty cat & Jeremy and I are Devils. Jeremy's costume is so funny! Mine is on the sexy side! The picture does not do it justice! Of course the lady in it is sickning! Ha Ha..But it is really low cut and I love the see through bottom.


We have a huge Halloween party at the Elks this Saturday 24th. So everyone come out & wear your best Halloween costume! It will be judged and the prize is $$$$ ;) We still have to do pumpkins though. I think were going to do them Friday. Hannah & Parker are carving at their moms so I think we are going to paint at our house. I think it will be fun! Plus Brookelyn-Grace will be able to get more involved if it's painting. Messy but tons of fun! Jeremy & I are going to go get pumpkins Thursday after work. Our front porch will be packed with pumpkins! Ha Were all going to do one and Brookelyn-Grace of course will have two..one for her and one for me to make cute for her! Idk we may end up carving Brookelyn-Grace one though, but I think the kids are sold on painting theirs. Oh well it will be too cute!
I just realized that I have not decorated at all for Halloween, inside or out! I usually put up a little something, but Halloween is not really my thing. BUT I go OVER BOARD on Christmas! Wreath's on every window & a huge one for the door, & if you saw the inside of my house on Christmas you would die! We deck it OUT! I am so ready for Christmas! We have been saving like crazy! I can't wait for Black Friday!!! ;)

The ZOO!

It's been a while since I blogged! I have been so busy here lately! So an update on things. This may be random, but here goes!
Jeremy & I took Brookelyn-Grace to the Birmingham Zoo (10/12/2009). It was her first time. She loved it! We walked all over that zoo! She loved watching the monkey, but her favorite was the tigers and lions. She called them kitty cat's the whole time. It was adorable! She also got to ride a train for her first time, which she loved! She loved getting to sit in between Jeremy and I as we rode. I think she felt like a big girl! ;) She also got to pet the animals and the petting zoo. I was so scared that one of those animals were going to bite her, but Jeremy insisted on letting her pet them! Of course, I sanitized her to death afterwards and even changed her clothes! Ha Ha You can never be too careful! :) When we went to the gift shop Brookelyn-Grace picked out a lion on a walking stick. It looks like she's walking the stuffed animal. It's too cute! I thought it was so smart that out of all those stuffed toy's that she picked the animal that she enjoyed the most. We also got her a cute t-shirt too that is hot pink and says something about the Birmingham Zoo. It has all kinds of little animals on it. We also got Hannah and Parker a cup, which are too cute! We took the video camera and of course camera so we could get her reaction to everything! It was a priceless day that's for sure! We all had a great time!
After the Zoo we headed to Stix for supper. Jeremy had never been there and absolutely loved it! He thought it was so neat having them cook right in front of you. Brookelyn-Grace got a little scared by the fire and mainly the cooker. He was great though! He made jokes about her being scared the whole time. She had to have my arm the entire time and would hide from him. It was funny, but after he was done cooking she was okay. She also enjoyed the food, which I knew she would! She loves food! It does not matter what kind as long as it's food! She's not too crazy about breakfast food though unless it's cereal. She does not like the whole eggs and bacon thing, but loves bread! That could be a bad thing when she grows up Ha Ha!
She amazes Jeremy and I everyday! She does the smartest things!!! She is into whooping us too. Jeremy and I will have her running all over the house into different rooms with, "Go whoop your mommy", & "Go whoop Jeremy" Ha Ha! When she whoops us we will act like were crying and she immediately wants to give us a hug and a kiss. She is so sweet! She is wanting to start potty training so bad! I think I am going to break down and get her a potty chair tomorrow during lunch. The reason I think she is ready: 1. She wants to sit on the big girl potty like Mommy to tee, tee every morning! 2. As soon as she wets her diaper she will take me by the hand and lead me into my bedroom and hand me a diaper. 3. She randomly brings me diapers and lays down for me to change her. She wants to put diapers on her babies and take them off for them to tee, tee. ~~~ I'm thinking she is ready. Dr. Goldsmith says she is very young to potty train, but possible! She also believes she is ready! I think I am going to try it over the weekend and get her daycare on board too. I think I will do pull ups during the day or panties and pull ups or diapers at night? I'm not sure yet, but I do think this weekend is the time to start!

MeMe Came To Visit

MeMe came to visit last night :) We always have a great time when MeMe comes! :) Jeremy picked up Brookelyn-Grace so I could run to the mall and buy me a new top :) When MeMe and I walked through the door Jeremy had the house spotless and supper already cooked. It was so nice to just come in and relax. Of course there was no relaxing for MeMe. MeMe is Brookelyn-Grace's slave as soon as she walks through the door. Ha Ha Brookelyn-Grace's costume came in last night. We tried it on her and it was purrfect..(HAHA) She is a black kitty cat. She looks so adorable..Of course the picture speaks for itself!

MeMe & I decided that she is going to haft to see Brookelyn-Grace more then what she does because when she gets ready to leave Brookelyn-Grace throws a fit! She does not want her MeMe leaving. Last night it was so bad that MeMe had to put her in her car and drive her around the block. That child loves her MeMe!!!

A Busy Weekend!

This weekend was BUSY!

Friday: We decided to stay in Jasper and make a night of it. We started the night out by running to Wal-Mart to pick up some quick needed things. Of course we ended up with more then what was needed. Then we headed out to the Red Box and got us the movie, I Love You, Man. Then we headed to Brangus for dinner. Brookelyn-Grace was so funny! She was so loud in the restaurant. She was talking & waving at everyone. After dinner we headed home. Of course Brookelyn-Grace passed out in the car. When we got home we put Brookelyn-Grace to bed and watched our movie. It was a pretty funny movie.

Saturday: Jeremy had Guard Drill so it was me and Brookelyn-Grace. We got up at 6:30 a.m had breakfast, cleaned up and got baths. Brookelyn-Grace and I then headed to the Nauvoo Fall Festival. It was fun :) Brookelyn-Grace got to swing and run around like a crazy child! She also got her a little stuffed Lion. She had a great time! After the Festival we headed home for lunch and some Alabama Football. Keith ended up getting Brookelyn-Grace a little later for a couple of hours, which meant ME time. Instead of relaxing I cleaned the house. I went to pick Brookelyn-Grace up and we started to get ready for Hannah's homecoming game. Hannah won HOMECOMING QUEEN!!!! She cheers for the Jasper Travelers. She looked BEAUTIFUL, as always! Jeremy and I are so proud of her! 0:0)

Sunday: I woke up feeling horrible!!! Thankfully Brookelyn-Grace took a three hour nap at nap time! I so needed that! We got our baths and got dressed and headed to dads house. We picked Kaitlynn up on our way. Brookelyn-Grace had Sadi's 1st birthday to go to :) Sadi looked adorable in her little birthday dress :) We had a great time & Brookelyn-Grace loved it! After the birthday we headed back home. I cooked a homemade chicken pot pie and sat back on the couch and relaxed!

This weekend was exhausting!!!

SHOES, SHOES, SHOES

Brookelyn-Grace is obsessed with SHOES! Every time I am in my closet she is constantly wanting me to put shoes on her! She is such a little PRINCESS!!!