Birthday Bash!

When planning for a POOL party, one of your greatest fears hangs over your head...you guessed it. RAIN! I obsessively checked weather.com for a week before her party. 50%, 10%, 30%, and back to 50% for the day of the party. Pleaseeeee don't rain, I begged. AMEN, it didn't. What a beautiful day. Joseph and I had so many kids to watch in the pool and they were everywhere. My peepers were so tired. I felt like I was on recess duty at school. The children swam, played golf, ate cake (www.edgarsbakery.com), snacks, ice cream cones, popsicles, and JUMBO pixie sticks. Hahahaha, then I sent them home allllll sugared up! Mission Accomplished.

Table for 2

They were not happy that I "interrupted" their dinner last night. Anna Riley set it up all by herself--the towel, the silverware rolled in white napkins, and the flowers. Sorry you can't hear the classical music playing in the background...because it is totally on! Kaylan had it easy, he just had to "show up"--

We have Anna Riley's Pool/Birthday Party today...pretty appropriate since we are there anyway, huh? I'll post those later. It is going to be a BIG day today. Happy 7th Birthday Anna Riley!

THE little THINGS

I woke up this morning feeling SO very energetic and full of plans. I told the kids that we were going to the beach (at Oak Mountain) and to ride horses!! How much fun could that be?!!! Welllll, ZERO because they didn't want to do either. They wanted to go to theeeee...you guessed it...POOL. And to think I have been slaving over the internet trying to find "different" things for them to do! I love the pool as much as they do and sometimes I think I like it more, but whatever--I am totally following them this week! I guess I'll just save all my creativity for a rainy day. Sometimes I guess it's okay to keep it simple.

We did sneak over to Ben and Jerry's for some tasty IcE cReaM!

Wacky Wednesday

It is only 1pm and I feel like it should be 5pm. We have covered half of Mountain Brook today. I can't believe I am 2 for 2 on my posts that I promised. Ahhhhh, I'm bragging now ;) Anyway, here are the kiddos at the park. They get along perfectly as long as they are busy sooooo we must stay on the go. Alrighty, let me get these kids to the pool now. Gotta keep moving...
Overton Park @ Mtn Brook


Don't forget Kung Fu Panda's bamboo!

Anna Riley & Kaylan Week

We have our nephew, Kaylan, here with us in Vestavia until Sunday because his Mom and "Popsy" are in Negril (poor them...I know)---soooo, I will be posting our daily events each day so his Mom can go to one of those little internet coffee shops and see her sweet, HANDFUL, little boy :)

Pool Day with the Pieroni's at Liberty Park (where we live)

Ketchup!

I officially have the most boring blog EVER! I can't seem to stay ahead. I am starting to feel like a second class citizen around here! How do you families of 4 and 5 do it?! It is just 3 of us! We burn the roads up and never slow down. It is mandantory that I complain (if you know me), but I am ohhhh sooo grateful. Let me get this blog up to date...

Father's Day @ Vulcan Park (behind all the smiles lies lots of sweat, stringy hair, and tired legs, but what a fun day!


Brunch @ Aydelotte's


The Fabulous Wedding Reception

MIA

Real Quick!! We are in world travelling mode right now and will return on Monday. I have lots of pictures coming...k, gotta pack!

Happy Anniversary!

What a fun night! We enjoyed drinks and apps @ 26 and topped it off @ the one and only, simply divine Ocean for our 9th anniversary! We didn't get too crazy though...we were in by 10:30. If you are ever this way----i highly recommend both of the restaurants. They are located @ 5 Points South. Yum-O!
http://www.birminghammenus.com/ocean/

Beautiful Bling

So here we are @ Mountain Brook Park and Anna Riley and I are going round and round about these clip-on earrings. Let me thank my sister for buying them real quick (thanks Libby)--back to my story...they are @ least 2 feet long (in my eyes) and she LOVES them. Anyway, I debated about putting this picture up, but it totally cracks me up!! Oh yeah, look who won the battle...

Useful Ugly

Well, this popped up exactly where I didn't want it to...how do I get it on the right side of my page?! What an eye soar this site meter is! It is neat and all but it is u to the g to the l---ya get the point. Ohhh, I'm sure the OCD will kick in and I'll pull it down.....

Past Favs

I had a case of the awwweeee's this morning. I had to pick a few of my favs...they absolutely bring a smile to my face=== I LOVE THIS GIRL WITH ALL MY HEART.

Summer 08

Alabama Snowman

Florida 06

hi yall!

Lake Hamilton

Christmas 2005

Just a Swingin' 04

Christmas 2004

my debut

so here i finally am! i converted from myspace to "this"---kinda like converting from methodist to catholic...ok, not so much but anyway. i had a nice (i won't mention lonnngggg) blog yesterday and i lost it when i changed my layout. wahhhhhhh! so i threw a quick fit and emailed angela fratesi telling her that i quit, quit, quit. well, i am not usually one to follow my own direction so here i am again. i didn't really want to sign up for all of this because quite frankly i knew that i would go from an i don't care what my blog looks like to an over obsessive blogger. and yet again, i was right. well, let me get this ball rolling and let the good times rollllll. it might be a crazy life, but it's our life (thanks kate!)