Friday, September 13, 2013
Sips and Strokes with the Girls...
The girls and I went to Trussville's Sips and Strokes for a kids' art class. They were asked to choose between "Big Al" or "Aubie" to paint. Madison chose "Aubie" and Bella chose "Big Al". They turned out so adorable! I admit that I touched them up as they went :)
Bella Just Loves School!
Bella is in Pre-K at Kitty Stone this year, and loving it! She is getting to be such a big girl...
Madison's First Game Cheering This Year
We were so proud of Madison! It was scalding hot outside, but she didn't complain and just cheered her heart out :) She was loud and stayed focused the whole game. Patrick, Bella, and I, on the other hand, whined about dripping with sweat the whole game :)
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Go Gamecocks!
Pat and I took the girls to JSU's first home game this past Saturday. The girls just LOVE watching the band, so we managed to make it to half-time. Madison's buddy, Libby, came with us. The girls had a blast!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
It's Been a While...
Now that I am back at work and at a computer most of the day, I am shooting for more regular updates. So much has happened in the last 11 months since my last post.
We have moved into a new house, with a little more room...We moved store locations to the main square in Jacksonville, Bella and Madison both played tball/softball this past spring, the girls and Patrick went for two weeks to Iron Mountain this summer, I've gone back to work for J. J. Keller, and the girls just started school (Bella--Pre-K and Madison--2nd).
We have moved into a new house, with a little more room...We moved store locations to the main square in Jacksonville, Bella and Madison both played tball/softball this past spring, the girls and Patrick went for two weeks to Iron Mountain this summer, I've gone back to work for J. J. Keller, and the girls just started school (Bella--Pre-K and Madison--2nd).
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Busy, fun, exhausting times :)
The last two months have been packed full...thus, no posts since August!! So, Madison has been cheering each Saturday, the girls are in dance and gymnastics, Madison in cheerleading, Pat traveling for work, and I have opened an online boutique...soon to be a physical boutique in Jacksonville. Friday, we also took the girls to Disney on Ice-Rockin Ever After and I started substitute teaching (on pep rally and fire truck/smokehouse day?!?!?!)
Madison cheering--She is a mess! She mostly lethargically does the cheers and chants, UNLESS, there's some booty shaking in the cheer or routine. Then, she lights up like a Christmas tree and shakes it! We had homecoming yesterday, and Patrick was her escort. Also, they have been using pink pom poms this month for breast cancer awareness month...the girls love it.
Here's a few pics of the first night of gymnastics/dance...Bella loves to dance and loves the outfit/shoes, BUT does not like structured class dance!! So....we pulled her out of ballet and tap, but she's still in gymnastics. She would do gymnastics all night if we let her :) Madison is taking gymnastics, ballet, and tap and loves them all! So, we don't have to drive to Oxford multiple times during the week for classes, we load up on Monday, so by the time we leave the place, we are EXHAUSTED!! Bella has gymnastics at 3:30, Madison tap at 4:15, ballet at 5, gymnastics at 6, and then we are home. Bella has started ballet at her preschool, where a teacher comes in once a week...it's a little less serious, so she seems to be doing well with that :)
My online store is SWANK (www.shop-swank.com / facebook.com/shopswank). I had originally planned on just doing this from our house, but it has grown a little more than expected, so we went ahead and decided, as a family, to take on an actual store! It opens October 24th!! It's a nerve-wracking, scaring, and exciting thing to start a new business, so we are hoping it does well!
We took our first trip to the pumpkin patch, Bennett Farms, last Sunday. This has become a little tradition with us, so we will likely go back again to pick our pumpkins before Halloween.
At Disney on Ice, we were on the front row, about 6-7 feet from the platform where the characters would all sit or stand when performing certain parts of show. Girls were sooooo excited to be that close to the characters and get looked at and waved at each time. Being the emotional one that I am, I teared up pretty good throughout the night...just so happy that we can do things like that for the girls and seeing their faces light up. I sure hope they appreciate it as much as I do. Also, to be sitting there as a "whole" family makes me feel very blessed. No zoom lens needed on these pics...they were that close!! :)
Madison cheering--She is a mess! She mostly lethargically does the cheers and chants, UNLESS, there's some booty shaking in the cheer or routine. Then, she lights up like a Christmas tree and shakes it! We had homecoming yesterday, and Patrick was her escort. Also, they have been using pink pom poms this month for breast cancer awareness month...the girls love it.
Her buddy, Gavin
Her best buddy, Libby, with Bella
Here's a few pics of the first night of gymnastics/dance...Bella loves to dance and loves the outfit/shoes, BUT does not like structured class dance!! So....we pulled her out of ballet and tap, but she's still in gymnastics. She would do gymnastics all night if we let her :) Madison is taking gymnastics, ballet, and tap and loves them all! So, we don't have to drive to Oxford multiple times during the week for classes, we load up on Monday, so by the time we leave the place, we are EXHAUSTED!! Bella has gymnastics at 3:30, Madison tap at 4:15, ballet at 5, gymnastics at 6, and then we are home. Bella has started ballet at her preschool, where a teacher comes in once a week...it's a little less serious, so she seems to be doing well with that :)
My online store is SWANK (www.shop-swank.com / facebook.com/shopswank). I had originally planned on just doing this from our house, but it has grown a little more than expected, so we went ahead and decided, as a family, to take on an actual store! It opens October 24th!! It's a nerve-wracking, scaring, and exciting thing to start a new business, so we are hoping it does well!
We took our first trip to the pumpkin patch, Bennett Farms, last Sunday. This has become a little tradition with us, so we will likely go back again to pick our pumpkins before Halloween.
At Disney on Ice, we were on the front row, about 6-7 feet from the platform where the characters would all sit or stand when performing certain parts of show. Girls were sooooo excited to be that close to the characters and get looked at and waved at each time. Being the emotional one that I am, I teared up pretty good throughout the night...just so happy that we can do things like that for the girls and seeing their faces light up. I sure hope they appreciate it as much as I do. Also, to be sitting there as a "whole" family makes me feel very blessed. No zoom lens needed on these pics...they were that close!! :)
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