Love for the day!

Well I am sending out lots of "late" Valentine Love. Not sure where, why, how the last 4 days have been so hectic. Really.... I just can't figure it out, but thankfully, my mother in law took lots of pictures of my lovey on Valentines Day so I have some to post. All these pictures were hers so enjoy!

We had a super fabulous weekend, lots of fun and relaxing things to do. Jeremy's mom came in on Sunday afternoon. We all went to a Habatchi and sushi grill. Charlee Kate just loved this! She loves to watch me cook so watching these guys cook was a real treat for her. However, she was not sure about the big flames. The weather here has been unbelieveably gorgeous!!! It was a little chilly on Valentines Day which is why she had to wear a hat, but it has warmed. Just soooo beautiful out. Makes me real excited about an extra long weekend!

Her little Valentines outfit that I had made. Wish you could see the swavorski converse she has on. Those are truly my favorite!

Jeremy with his "little Valentine"

Rocking that baby doll. Boy she loves loves those baby dolls!

Charlee Kate spent lots and lots of time walking with Nana

Going out to eat at the Restaurant

She gave lots of loving while he cooked because she wasn't too sure about those big flames

I know this is blurry but so cute! I love her cooking in her own kitchen

Now time to end with some really funny quotes for the day. My sister sent me this email and you can't tell me these aren't true!!!

1. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

2. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I am pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

3. I can't remember the last time I wasn't the at least KIND OF tired

4. Bad decisions make good stories.

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? (I did copy that word for word, but it is probably fitting)

6. you never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

7. Last but not least.... I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger. Here is my "own" part.... I am pretty sure at work it is boredom and when I am shopping it is probably hunger.

Have a great rest of the week!

Happy Thursday!

I am so excited that the weekend is almost here! It has been a crazy week for us! Jeremy has been gone, my little lovey has had the runniest nose ever which kept her up one night, JEremy even had a fever before he left for a long road trip! I think we got maybe 4 non-consecutive hours of sleep one night from CK being so stuffy, but now, she seems to be a little better. She is such a trooper and from the day she was born, she has tolerated pain and sickness so well! As I said before.... I do not take up my fabulous weekends for yucky stuff like cleaning so I have been up pretty late cleaning, even cleaning out all my kitchen cabinets, starting a few projects for CK, and a few other things. Not sure how I have functioned to do all of this, but I am so excited it is all done! I didn't miss any time with CK (because she was sleeping), Jeremy (he is traveling), or my fabulous time to do whatever because I stayed up so late. Now I am ready for a fun weekend and Valentines Day. Jeremy's mom flies in on Sunday so we are super excited!

Here are a few pictures of the Miss Priss. I am in LOVE with her Valentines Outfit. More pictures to come soon of that. Until then.... here she is helping me or playing outside. I know I know a lot of my BAMA friends are so sick of that cold cold snowy weather, but I would just love it! I can't wait to live back in the big "ham" and have that wonderful snowy weather. Until then... 67 degrees, sunny and breezy will be what I get! (That one is for you Ashlee Jones! LOL).

Lots of weekend pictures yet to come!

Here is a picture of one of my new Bama cups! The most amazing lady ever does all my pottery in Bama (and I know a bunch of my blog followers use her too). I have new Bama coffee mugs. I love how Tracy uses Charlee Kate's finger prints, toe prints, hand prints, and footprints for EVERYTHING. She is soooo talented. One of my favorite things she made was the "butt" platter she made. Yes, she made an Alabama platter using CK's butt when she was 3 months old and it is so cute. Then Charlee Kate's Santa cookie plate is all made from her first Christmas hand prints and foot prints. I just love what all Tracy does!

What a wonderful weekend!

We had a really good weekend despite the yucky weather. I think it has been cloudy for a solid week now, but we still had a great weekend. Saturday, TIME seemed to be on my side. I just got so much done and had fun with it all. I had a nice morning all to myself to do fun things and find good surprises! Then I had all afternoon and night to spend playing with my little girl. We really just sat and played all day. I love days like that! Playing with the family and just hanging out at home. Some much needed time at home for sure!

The last few weeks, I have gotten up early on Sundays to do P90X with Jeremy. Kind of feels good to do that before we get moving for the day because its not easy workout but its good! Jeremy and I volunteered in the nursery this Sunday. I was in with the babies and forgot what it was like to be with babies. WOW, amazing how much more babies require and how quickly you forget it too. It was fun though. Charlee Kate is doing so great now when we drop her off at church. It was hard for her for a few weeks, but now she is good to go! The rest of the day was just resting at home. I probably could have cleaned my house very easily but I decided a long time ago, that weekends are more for fun. That cleaning stuff just has to wait.

My dad got into town this afternoon since he has a conference in Orlando this week. We are so excited to have him here for a few days!!!

VERY VERY rarely does a day go by that we miss a walk! We always take her a for a walk in the wagon or a run in the stroller. She just loves it and it is time to spend with her. She loves for me to show her everything and stop and tell her about anything and everything, but especially animals.


Charlee Kate loves to organize her toys and put them in certain spots. She gets on a mission and I love to watch her when she is on her mission. Of course, I stay on a "mission" and I am always organizing so I guess it is "embedded" in her!



On Sunday.... we went to Kelly and Kevin's for the Super Bowl Party. We have been to lots of Super Bowl Parties in our time, but it is a much bigger deal when the Steelers are playing because we do pull for them big time!!! Now we just have to hope they pull out a win! Here are the girls eating their dinner!

Hunter ate his beforehand! He was ready to play

The Super Bowl decorations! Kelly had some really cute decorations out! Of course the food was delicious too! I just love good ole dips! I think I would rather have dips than any other appetizer or fancy food out there. I love finger foods!

Most people have snow...we have muggy weather!!!

Well I know most of my friends are so sick of the snow and ice that is coming to Alabama! I can't remember when Alabama has ever had this much ice and snow. I wish we were getting this in Tampa. Instead this has been such a muggy, humid weather week. So for those of you that are sick of the ice and snow.... I am sick of the muggy humid weather too, LOL. However, at least my little girl can go outside in this. Check out the pictures below. Happy Friday and I am hoping for some cooler or nice weather that should be heading our way.

When we get home every afternoon during the week, it is all about Charlee Kate and playing. Charlee Kate loves to go outside and just sit in the grass with her blankee (of course) and her baby dolls (of course). I grabbed my camera to snap this random picture. It wasn't great, but I got one. She just loves being outside.
When Charlee Kate wakes up in the morning she always asks me for "book". She loves for us to read her little Beginners Bible that she got for her baby dedication. She loves to point to all the animals and tell me what they say. On this particular day she pitched such a fit because she did NOT want to get out of bed. I could sympathize with her because I wanted to stay in bed too.

How is my baby girl so big!!!

My baby girl was 17 months old yesterday. I am not sure how that has happened. That sweet little newborn is no longer a newborn or even a baby. She is a toddler and miss independent. Here are a few random pictures of what she does best.... get into whatever she wants. On this particular night, she wanted her clothes off, just diaper on, and she loves to play in my jewelry. She "discovered" fruit loops only because I had them left over from an activity I did with my students. Rather than waste them, I took them home to see what she thought about them. She loves to get them on her own too!

While eating the fruit loops, she discovered that she could put her foot in her mouth. Real nice!!! Eating on the floor like this is NOT NORMAL at our house, but at this particular moment, it gave me 5 minutes to get the kitchen cleaned up so it worked.

Baby dolls! Boy does she love love her baby dolls and she wants to carry them ALL with her everywhere! Here are two of them, but there is a third one, she just didn't have enough hands to hold it up at the moment.