football and hairbows

It seems the two are a rite of passage in the south. It's pretty much standard to have an sec team that you cheer for. and get heckled for, depending on the year. It is also pretty standard for little southern girls to wear ginormous hair bows. The bigger the better it seems. I have been putting bows in Callie's hair since it was long enough to do so. However I have avoided the huge bows until today. Today football and hairbows collided for Auburn's opening game. And she did look completely adorable. I'm not sold on the huge bows but I will be putting this one in for game days. Thanks again Aimee for the most adorable Auburn outfit ever!!

bryce's view on girls bathing suits

Bryce: Daddy, Know why girls have big ones up here (pointing at his chest area)?

Bryan (chuckling under his breath): I'm not sure....why do you think?

Bryce: To hold up their bathing suits. If they didn't they would fall right off.

chipmunk

I think Callie is part chipmunk. Seriously, not kidding at all. She has the most adorable chubby cheeks. She's had them since she was a baby. People used to stop us to say she had huge cheeks. I never knew how to respond to that. "Thanks for calling my baby fat?". Anyway...some of the baby fat has started to disappear but they are still pretty chubby.

Well, I guess she has decided to put those cheeks to use. Lately she has started storing food in them. No joke. Tonight, about 2 hours after we finished dinner, I noticed she had something in her mouth. I said "Callie, what is in your mouth? Please show me". and her response was "my food!". She still had dinner stored in her cheeks! I'm not sure how to put a stop to this so if you have any ideas please let me know!!

See any resemblance?

swinging

We have several August birthdays in my family. Tonight we had our usual family birthday dinner. This one was for my mom, Jason, and Jeff. It was a very relaxing evening spent eating good food and just hanging out. It was a much needed break from the chaotic life that we have been living. Earlier in the evening my dad pushed the kids on the tire swing that he and Jason hung for the kiddos. They absolutely love it! Here are some pictures. Also, I am finally starting to play around with some of the different options with my camera and the software it came with. I had fun trying out different textures, lighting, etc. Let me know what you think. My goal is to take a photography class in the next year. It's something I've always wanted to do but just haven't found the time to do it.

It's finally over

I love doing the golf tournament.....really I do. It's just so much work. I am happy to say that it is finally over and it was worth every bit of energy I put into it. Everyone had a wonderful time and we raised a nice amount of money. People might be saying it was rigged this year. Bryan's team won first and Jason's team won second. My mom won the putting competition and the best prize of the day....a weekend with golf at Myrtle Beach!! The girls and I had a blast... I even taught one of my friends to drive a golf cart, something she has never done before. And don't worry...if you didn't get a chance to come out and participate this year we will be doing it again next year!

Hanging out on the course with Heather (She was in charge this year, thank goodness)

A great day for golf on the lake

Bryan's team....they won first place

Jason's team.....love the blue shirts

My mom and dad's team

chaotic life

Sorry for not posting for such a long time. And I hate to say it, but this is just a quick post to let you know that I have not forgotten....I have just been over the top busy. Seriously, I don't even know what day it is. Well, that is a lie, I know it is Friday and it's my mom's bday making it Aug. 15th. Any who, between the kids and the 3 Day I have no extra time. When I do finally sit down at night (usually around 9:30) I end up watching the Olympics until the wee hours of the morning. Not good, I know, but I am addicted. The golf tournament is this weekend and hopefully we make enough money that I do not have to worry anymore about fundraising.

So look for a very informative post the beginning of next week when I have recovered from the craziness. Until then I am posting Callie's latest pic for her agency. I think it might be my favorite one yet. Also I am pasting an email that I sent out not long ago named "Bryce's favorite things". I filled in his answers and sent it out to several people. I think you might find it amusing. Until next time.....

My friend Aimee sent this to me with her son Ethan's answers on it. They were so funny I thought I would try it with Bryce. He took it very seriously and sat still the entire time. Kinda funny!

Subject: Fw: FW: 2008 survey

Welcome to the 2008 edition of getting to know your friends.

Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to your

friends including the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known!

1. What time did you get up this morning? at 6am (not really, he got up at 9)

2. Diamonds or pearls? .....I like both of them because they are pretty. and I like tractors and ducks>

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? ....Kung Fu Panda

4. What is your favorite TV show? ...Magic School Bus

5. What do you usually have for Breakfast? ..Pancakes and waffles I think

6. What is your middle name? ...Stephen

7. What food do you dislike? ............ hot sausage and pepper and rice and sauce

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Mary had a little lamb

9. What kind of car do you drive? Huh...a convertible. I'm so funny mom

10. Favorite sandwich? I like turkey sandwiches with the bread and I like the crust too.

11. What characteristic do you despise? when people are mean

12. Favorite item of clothing? my tractor pajamas that i got brand new today (he didn't get any pj's tday)

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would> you go? To New York City so I could see RoRo and Tracy

14 Where would you retire? I would like to live at Sydney's house

15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? When I turned 5 and Reiley and all my friends came

16. Furthest place you are sending this? Arizona

17. Person you expect to send it back ?

18. When is your birthday? June 16th

19. Morning person or a night person? Morning when we stay home

20. What is your shoe size? The size of my feet...that's a silly question. Maybe 200?

21. Pets? Maxi

22. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Yes. My exciting news is I got a splinter and it didn't even hurt

23. What did you want to be when you were little? a fireman

24. How are you today? I'm fine

25. What is your favorite flower? dandilions

26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? tmrw morning

27. What are you listening to right now? volleyball on tv

28. Do you wish on stars? yes I do...starb right, star night

29. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? purple because you like that color

30. How is the weather right now? pretty good and I like the storms because they water all the flowers and I have an umbrella and I can keep my head not wet

31. Last person you spoke to on the phone? mommy when I speed dialed her cell phone from the home phone (FYI....don't ever teach your kids to do this!)

32. Favorite soft drink? I like soda and Sprite

33. Favorite restaurant? Wendy's cause they have chicken nuggets and french fries and chocolate milk

34. Hair color ? blonde

35. What was your favorite toy as a child? my rattle

36. Summer or winter? winter because we get to have snowballs and snowmen

37. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla

38. Coffee or tea? They are both bad

39. Do you want your friends to email you back? no

40. When was the last time you cried? today but I don't know why

41. What is under your bed? my books

42. What did you do last night? fall right asleep (yeah right!)

43. What are you afraid of? rattlesnakes because they rattle and bite you

44. Salty or sweet? sweet

45. How many keys on your key ring? I think 100

46. How many years at your current job? That is a silly question

47. Favorite day of the week? Sunday

48. Do you make friends easily? Yes, cause I like friends

Callie's latest modeling shot...such a cutie!

3 day fundraiser

Today we had a 3 Day fundraiser. It was our "streetwalker" fundraiser!! Basically, we stood at a major intersection downtown and walked around with our buckets asking for donations....just like the Shriner's!! Desperate times call for desperate measures and I am in high need of donations. I have around $800 right now but need to have $2,200 in about a month and a half!! Five of my teammates and I spent 4 1/2 hours in the heat (it was around 95 degrees). We raised around $850 which is great (we do split it 6 ways so my take was almost $150. Afterwards we went to Chipolte for dinner and to discuss the signs of heat stroke!!

Seriously, if you are reading this and haven't made a donation to the 3 Day in my name yet please think about doing so (pretty, pretty please with a cherry on top). It is for a great cause that effects women of all generations. Just click on the link to the right.

When I got home Callie was thrilled to see me and wanted to dress up like mommy. She is our future team member. It also reminded me of one reason I am doing the 3 day....so her generation never has to worry about such an awful disease!

big brother

Bryce is turning out to be a pretty good big brother. Sure, they have their fights. and yes, he tends to be really, really, bossy with her. But all in all he is really sweet with her. Tonight he sat with her while I read her good night book. He then decided it was his job to put her in bed (kinda hard since she is still in her crib) and kiss her goodnight. So cute. She looked up and him, smiled and said "thank you Bruba (how she says brother)....goodnight. Made my heart all warm and fuzzy.

Callie hearts hats

Callie is a girly girl. There is no denying it. She loves to play dress up...shoes, jewelry, tutus, and especially hats. Lately hats are her favorite things. Doesn't matter what kind or who they belong to...she will put it on and parade around with this huge smile on her face. If it's big enough, she will pull it down over her eyes and play peek-a-boo with anyone that will go along with it. So cute.