Stolen Fries

Yesterday I had a mystery shop at Lone Star so we met Dave at the restaurant for dinner. As usual, I brought Preston's baby food because the kid simply will not eat table food other than crackers or cheerios. After our entrees were delivered, the funniest thing happened. Dave and I were talking and the next thing we knew Preston just reached over and grabbed a fry off of Dave's plate! He started sucking it and then actually chewed off a piece or two . . . and then reached for another one! It's almost like he's been planning it for awhile he did it so quickly. I can see his little mind at work, "I don't want that nasty sweet potato, give me those fries!"

Visit with Aunt Kathy

Aunt Kathy has been in town all weekend for a quilting forum and yesterday we were able to have dinner with her! What a treat to have a nice dinner out and enjoying catching up with her too. We hate that we don't get to see our families often, so when the chance occurs we make sure to make it top priority! Here are a couple of pictures from last night.

My Awesome Husband

I have to do a little brag post here . . . and give credit where credit is due. Yesterday was totally chaos for me. I spent pretty much all morning dealing with trying to get our digital phone installed and trying to get our air conditioner repair expedited, so after a quick trip to Target my morning was done! I had a retreat to go to for the weekend, here in Charlotte, but away from home for the night and I was honestly scared to death to leave Dave with a teething infant, needy toddler, and NO AIRCONDITIONER!! I had to leave before he got home from work so my precious neighbor came over to watch the kids (who I thought would be napping) until Dave could get home early from work.

All I could think about was what a disaster my house was, how I left Preston naked and without a nap, and that I was comfy in a hotel and I left Dave at home, hot, with 2 kids!! I skipped out a little early on our lunch this afternoon and quickly came home to find . . . . two super happy kids and a husband who had everything under control. I didn't doubt that he could handle it, but I sure felt guilty for leaving him in such undesirable conditions. Anyway, I have to say that not once did he give me any grief about being gone. According to him, everyone slept well, ate well, and was super well behaved.

God knew exactly what I needed in a mate. He blessed me with a husband who is super patient, loving, considerate, and great with kids! Did I mention laid back?? Thank you Dave for being so willing to let me escape for a night, for being such an awesome daddy, and for being just what our family needs!!

Summer Has Arrived

This has been our first week with no school and honestly, I think we're going to make it!! Despite the daily humidity that is outrageous and frequent downpours, we've managed to make it almost a week with no breakdowns. The biggest reason is probably because it's been a short week, but never mind that.

Dave and I decided that we'd join the YMCA for the summer mainly just to use the pool and I can already tell it's going to be the best money we've ever spent! The kids and I went for a trial run yesterday and they had so much fun that it completely wore them out. By the time we got home (about a 10 minute drive) they both were asleep!! So, I quickly put them down for naps and they slept about 3 hours. Yep, this is finally the life I've waited for as a stay at home mom. A morning at the pool and then good naps for mommy to do some work!!!

I can hardly believe that in less than 2 weeks my baby girl is going to be 4 and my baby boy 1?! Where has time gone? We've been busy planning the carnival party and trying to gather all of our gifts for birthdays and Father's Day too. Whew! Preston is getting so big and has 4 top teeth coming in right now. Last night was the first night in probably over a week that he hasn't been up in the middle of the night crying with teething pain. And just when I was thinking I might be as lucky tonight, today our a/c breaks upstairs! Great! Oh well, I've already placed the home warranty call. I just pray they can come sooner rather than later!

First Big Recital

First routine was a tap performance titled First Swim. The song was Itsy, Bitsy, Teeny, Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini. Savannah is second from the left.

Next was the ballet routine titled Bake a Cake. Now she's third from left . . . the only one with the correct position!


Flowers afterwards

Yesterday Savannah had her first ever really big dance recital, complete with costume and all! She was SO excited to wear her new outfit and asked all day long if it was time to put it on yet. I have to say that she was one of the cutest kids there (and one of the few that actually knew the two routines), but I guess I'm a little biased. Afterwards we had flowers for her and looking back that might have been her favorite part. She said "thank you mom and dad for my flowers" probably 50 times from the auditorium to the car. I wish I could upload the video because it's priceless, but I guess these pictures will have to do for all of you out-of-towners!

End of the School Year

Well, the school year has sadly come to an end. :( Savannah asks me almost daily "Mama, what are you going to do with me and Preston this summer?" I'm not sure what she has in mind, but I do know that we'll be joining the YMCA for a few months to enjoy the pool, we'll be taking advantage of our new sitter Ellery for a day every now and then, and we'll probably do a lot of nothing! So, to get the summer started (and to give Miss Chelle a break) we decided to have Sara over for a sleepover Thursday night. The girls had sooo much fun it was almost comical to watch them. Our neighbor Lena came over to play too and those girls ran and ran and ran some more. I thought when bed time came they'd collapse, but I guess there's always time for fun and games at a sleepover right?! They did make it to bed earlier than last time, but only beat that time by a few minutes.

This picture is of Savannah's first trip to ask Lena to play without mom or dad along. I'm not sure why, but this was a super huge deal to me. Now she's officially a big girl visiting the neighbors' houses like all of the school aged kids.

And then today, we said goodbye to Miss Karyn and Miss Peggy. These teachers have been the best we have ever had. They are the perfect balance of love and discipline. These women have loved our little Savannah even when she wasn't the most lovable and have taught her amazing things . . . all while wearing a smile every day. We've even adopted one of their sayings in our house: you get what you get and don't throw a fit. They'll definitely be missed!!

And at the end of the day, we celebrated Savannah's birthday at school. I always hated having a summer birthday because I never got to celebrate at school so we wanted to make sure Savannah had the chance for her friends to sing happy birthday before the end of the year. So I brought in iced cookies, they sang happy birthday, and I had one super happy child! Here's to a fun summer!!!

Dress Rehearsal

Next weekend is Savannah's big dance recital at Queen's college! She has been so excited about being on "her stage" and wearing her new pink costume complete with her hair in a bun. Today was dress rehearsal and picture day so here is a sneak peek at her costume. ;)