June

Well the garage has been transformed into a playroom/daddy room.  The girls love having a room for their toys & Daddy loves having a room to entertain friends!  Thank you, Lord for making this happen!

DESTIN 2012

Sat - we arrived around 11:30 pm destin time.  Daddy finished the ihcc MG, came home & packed & we headed to Florida.  We stayed in St. Martin 1401 - amazing condo, even had a separate steam room!

Sun - double red flag, beach time, rain, pool time with uncle dave.  Enjoyed dinner at Louisianna Langiappe for chautifula-cha's bday.

Mon - double red again, beach, collect shells, sunny, lunch in condo, beach, pool with Wilson, playground, Moes /Wendys for dinner - I ate my dinner on the balcony overlooking the ocean...be
Tue - beach, pool, dave's destin dirtnap, cw cell wet, alvins with girls to pick out game night prizes.  Datenight at Cantina Laredo...cw kept talking about cats & meowing.  We then went for icecream for dessert.  Many lau beachgs! beach, lunch from sandbar in condo, mj meltdown which led to first nap of the trip, back to the beach.

Wed - cw headed to verizon for new phone, when back we all headed to the beach.  I asked cw if he wanted a ziploc bag for his phone and he said no.  His phone got wet at the beach yesterday & died.  LG wouldn't let him leave the condo without putting his phone in a ziploc :).  We ordered lunch from the sandbar & quickly took it to our condo...MJ was having a meltdown.  She took a 3 hour nap (1st nap of the trip) & then we joined LG & Daddy at the pool for a swim with Wilson.

Thurs - I hit the outlets at 10 am when they opened.  Went to Gap, Childrens Place & then Forever21.  On my way back I (of course) turned the wrong way & before I realized it I was entering the bridge to leave Destin.  Uggghhh!  I almost did a u-turn on the bridge but decided I would go ALL the way across the bridge & then I made a u-turn so I wouldn't have to go through the toll & pay.  Daddy & the girls enjoyed the morning at the beach and pool, then headed in for lunch and for Daddy to watchthe US Open.  We were going to have Cha-Cha's christmas picture taken of the grandkids, but, Alexis & Brynna got stuck in traffic from Seaside and it took them 3 hour round trip.  Meanwhile, Ty, Wilson & Brian were at our condo.  Ty fell & busted his chin open.  Since Alexis wasn't back, Dave stepped in and brought all the medical supplies over.  Ty was such a champ!  The adults enjoyed a delicious dinner at Ruths Chris (Wilsons' 46th anniversary/Fathers day) while all the cousins stayed back at the condo.  There were many subway stories told, many laughs, & Doc made a toast that we are all blessed to live in the same city!  Cheers!

Fri - We layed around all morning...tv, naps, reading.  We enjoyed some lunch and then hit the beach for our last day.  MJ's swimmie hurt her eye so she and cw headed back to the condo for a break (& to watch US Open).  They later came back to the beach, the kids buried each other in the sand making mermaids, built sandcastles, played in the waves and had a ball together.  Daddy picked up Mellow Mushroom for dinner while we stayed & did laundry & stared packing up.  It is always a contest each year between us & Dave to see who will get back to Macon first.  Alexis said she was going to win this year (& she did)!  We went over to C&D's to thank them for the week & say our goodbyes.

Sat - CW wakes me up at 6:30 am with a "let's go"!  Seriously?  The car was already packed so we grabbed what was left & hit the road. 

MJ said, "I'm gonna wiwy miss dis pwace cuz you know I have a tb in my womb but not at our house".
As we were waiting on Daddy & LG to come back from packing the car, she looked at me and said, "mama, my heart is pounding".  I asked her why and she said, "decuz I have so much wuv in it.  Mama, I wuv you.  I wuv being with my family".  Priceless.

On our way home we stopped at BK for breakfast, yes, I was shocked that cw "allowed" this since we were in a competition.  He ordered one biscuit and went to order more and they said he had just ordered the LAST biscuit & it would take 6 minutes for the new ones...seriously?  He cancelled the order (not sure that BK heard the cancel) and we went across the street to McD.  He ordered successfully and as were are pulling out MJ said her tummy hurt & she needed to throw up.  Soooo, as all great moms do, I handed her a plastic bag, she threw up like a champ and we were on our way to Macon.  Never a dull moment.  I sure do LOVE my family!

Update:  Cha-Cha told cw that D&A want to stay in their same condo next year (A doesn't like being on high floor), B&S don't want our condo, & C&D don't want it b/c it only has one room overlooking ocean, sooooo, the condo is ours for next year - woohoo!

May 2012

For Mother's Day weekend we went to Tybee for the Wilmington Member Guest.  We sayed at the Cable's house with Pac & Jason.  We had a ball.  Dad went outside one night to take sissy-kitty to the bathroom on a rope.  Next thing we know Dad came in with his head pouring blood.  It had been raining & he had slipped, fallen & busted the back of his head open.  Long story short, Chris & Honey took Dad to the Med clinic while I stayed home with the girls (Pac & Jason arrived the next day).  Dad ended up with 10 staples in the back of his head!  And yes, he went on to play the entire tournamnet!  Mom & I took the girls to the back river.  We walked down to our new house and set up shop & they had a ball!  They found a ton of clams & played, played & played!  Grandadday & Kay took the girls to h & then brought them back to their house for a tea party.  The girls had a blast.

May 24th Mom was in Savannah closing on the Tybee house while I was in Atlanta having my LASIK consultation.  Friday Mom drove me to Atlanta.  We checked into the Hampton Inn, hit Maggiono's for a fantastic lunch, went back to the hotel to put our leftovers in the frig & then headed to my appointment.  Somehow how got turned around & got a little lost. Mom had to make an emergency visit to the cheesecake bakery, but, we made it on time.  Dr. Kozarsky & his staff were so nice & accomodating.  They gave me a valium upon arrival & the entire procedure took about 15 minutes.  They had told me to bring a sweatshirt because tye OR is cold.


School is out!  LG has completed the 2nd grade & MJ 3k.  Both of them had a terrific year.  MJ did not think that she could cut with scissors very well so she just decided she wouldn't cut at school.  Once we found out, Daddy explained to her that she still needed to obey her teachers and try her best.  She was cutting within a week and loving it!  Way to go, MJ!  MJ loved 3k, but, she loved staying home with mama more.  She went Mon., Wed. & Fri.  Mrs. Dana & Mrs. MB think her transition to 5 days in August will be a little tough, but, we all know she will do fine.  LG was voted by her classmates for the "best sportsmanship" award --way to go LG!

April

We have started construction on enclosing our garage.  We are all so excited!  They are moving very quickly.  We decided to autograph the subfloor before they put the hardwood down.  We also chose some of our favorite Bible verses & wrote the references on the subfloor.  Jeremiah 29:11 is right when you enter the new back door.  Matthew 6:19, 20 is in front of where the tv will be.  LG wrote out 1 Timothy 4:12 all by herself - priceless.  She also "signed" Milkshakes' name.  MJ drew a rainbow & a picture of herself along with her autograph of "JM" - this is how she currently writes her name.  We wrote John 3:16 on the wall under where the tv will be & 1 Thessalonians 5:11,16-18; Colossians 3:12-13 & Galations 5:22-23 are in the corners of the room.  Thank you Lord for this new space in our house!

Daddy is taking a test to get certified to also sell life & health insurarance to his clients.  He spent a week in Atlanta going to class from 8am-6pm!  We are so proud of him!

April

Easter Sunday - 7:30 pm, LG came in my room & said, "Mama, I think this is the funnest day I've ever had with MJ"!  Made my heart melt.  LG & MJ - I hope you will always appreciate & cherish your relationship as sisters.  Daddy & I love watching MJ want to be like LG & LG protecting/taking care of MJ.  Daddy & I are so thankful for each of you & grateful that God chose us to be your parents while on earth.  We are forever grateful that God sent His only Son, Jesus, to die a painful death on a cross, was buried & raised from the dead for all who choose to believe in Him, repent of their sins & ask Him to be their Savior.  Praise be to God that He gives each of us a choice to spend eternity with Him & fellow belivers!  We love you both, sweet girls!

MJ announced today that when she grows up she is going to be "a mama, a dentist, a princess & a bunny".

April

We enjoyed a nice and relaxing spring break at home.  It was so nice not to pack up and go anywhere.  We went to swim at the Vernon's pool (they were out of town & offered their pool to us), we went to lunch with H & P at Mia's (formerly Shelly's), we baked sticky buns from scratch one morning.  Granddaddy and Kay arrived Thursday for a long Easter weekend.  We enjoyed dinner at Shaw's with them.  They came to NMPC to watch the Easter Egg hunt that the girls participated in.  H cooked a birthday dinner for Kay and we celebrated on Saturday night.  LG had made a bday card for Kay thatbshe showed me while we were at home.  The front read, "Happy Birthday Kay".  Inside it read, "Roses are red, Violets are blue, even though your old, i think you are our cool too".  I told LG it was great but she might want to make another one and not say she is old in it.  Next thing i know, we're at H&P's, Kay is opening gifts & before i knew it LG had given her the "special" card that she had made for her.  I looked on in horror as Kay proceeded to read the card aloud!  We all died laughing and LG wasn't quite sure what was so funny.  Kay handled it like a charm & was so sweet to LG.  We are so blessed to have Kay as part of our family know!  The girls absolutely love spending time with her & gdaddy, talking, snuggling, sitting in laps, etc.  I love that our girls are getting to experience having great-grandparents!  What an answer to prayer that my mom & her dad have the relationship that they currently have-  Thank you Lord!  We enjoyed Easter lunch at IHCC with the family & then came home for an Easter Egg hunt in the front yard.


MJ told me that she wishes we had a dog with BIG nipples, a LONG tail and a cute whittle (little) nose.  When I asked why she wanted the dog to have big nipples, her response, was, "decause big nipples are just so cute, mama"!  I had no response...