Spring Break!

So how did we start our Spring Break. . . well we started the week by taking a mini trip to Alabama for a few days to visit Juju, PopPop, and Grandma. But while we were there I wanted to take the girls to do something fun other than shop. So we went to Nocalula Falls in Gadsden. This was a favorite spot of mine when I was little. I am so glad we went. It was beautiful and so much fun.  But this time. . it was a lot more fun than what I remembered.  We got to ride the train, visit a petting zoo, and see the falls! The girls loved it all!  Their favorite part was the petting zoo.We saw all kinds of animals ( llamas, deer, goats. rams, snakes, rabbits, birds, peacocks, etc.)  They We were all amazed at how a deer ran right up to us to be petted.  it ran from across the field straight to us. Kylie wasn't real sure about it at first, but finally reached out and petted it. The llama loved to stare us right in the face.My girls know all about llamas thanks to Dora the Explorer-ha!

Here are some pictures of our trip. Enjoy.

 Ansley and Kylie's 1st Train Ride!

 Look at our train conductor! This is what my dad should do when he retires. He can even wear the outfit :-).

 Ans was not too sure about touching the bunnies.

 Kylie holding a baby bunny.

 Ah, Ah!~@

 Mama kissing a llama---I had to put that in here. It was too funny. That was as close as I was getting!

 Yikes! That is too close!

 Juju and Kylie

 Just as beautiful as I remember as a little girl!

 Ansley

 Kylie

 Mama and her baby girl!

 Look at the goofballs in the background. . . Grandma is about DONE!

 Choo, Choo!!!

 The girls were fascinated with the rainbow.

Looking ahead to future posts. . .  .For those of you that know me, know that I inherited a "piddlin" gene from my dad and Daddy Jim. I am always painting something and fixing other things. Its what I love to do. I have taught myself how to install light fixtures, sink faucets, and paint all kinds of things using spray paint.  Now that I have a few extra minutes on my hands, I am working on a new project. I am almost finished with it.  I can tell you it is coming along better than I expected!  Pictures to be posted soon!

Ansley's 1st Soccer Game

So the big day finally arrived! Ansley's 1st soccer game. I have to say she looked so cute.Yes, I know.. . its soccer not a fashion show-haha!  I do have to mention that I had green ribbon to put into her hair, but it mysteriously went missing just before the game--hmhm. . . I wonder what happened to it?? Chris said he didn't touch it. Hmm, again.

But back to the game. Ansley wasn't nervous. at all. She was totally oblivious to the whole idea of a "real" game, which is a good thing. We played at Windermere Park for a 10am game. They rotate players in and out, so she got to watch from the sidelines for a little while.

Then she got her turn. . . she did a great job of staying in the game and running around, BUT we don't think she really understands the concept of the game--to actually get the ball from the other team and get it into the goal. But, it was her very first game and she will do much better this upcoming week. She even got to play goalie and stopped 3 balls in between twirling her hair and smiling at us. She loved playing goalie and can't wait to play it again next week.

On a funny note, I was taking so many pictures, Ansley actually would stop and pose for me in the middle of the game. So Chris told me to put my camera up because she thought she was in a photo shoot. What can I say? I am a proud soccer mama!

In the end they did lose. . . pretty doggone bad. But it was fun and that is what counts! Ansley earned two stickers for her uniform. One for playing a good game and one for being a good goalie! Yay Ansley--we love you!

Here are some pictures for you! Video to be uploaded this weekend hopefully!

Oops! I am out of storage. . .I will have to upload the rest after a purchase a little more space for my pictures. Keep checking back in! I have some cute ones that I haven't gotten to post yet.

Here they are!!

 Waiting for her turn.

 Ansley and Coach Rodney! I went to college with Rodney. Such a neat photo for me to look back on !

 Great stop Ansley!!!!

What???

Ansley is having to learn her address for school. She has our street name down but CANNOT memorize that 4 digit street number! At the dinner table tonight, I was teaching her a chant to remember it with. She was rolling with it for a few minutes and then got frustrated and gave up. She normally catches on to things very quickly but this was difficult for her and its frustrating to her.
A few minutes later I thought I would try it with her again. To my surprise, little sister (who had been sitting nearby), blares out the entire address AND correctly! What?? She is 2 1/2!  Her daddy and I look at each other and crack up! Where did that come from?  Her daddy then follows up and says: "Alpharetta(she repeats back : "Alphawetta")  "Georgia" (she repeats back. . . "Bulldogs!"  God love that baby. She automatically associates Georgia with Bulldogs! How funny is that?!

Sometimes because she is the baby, we think and treat her as if she is really younger than she is. When in fact, our little girl has quite the  range of knowledge under that head full of hair!
We love our girls!  And we are thankful to them for making our days and nights entertaining! 

No pictures tonight, but I hope it made you smile!


***(By the way, Ansley did finally get that 4 digit street number, but she certainly did not like little sister "beating her to the punch!" ;-))

Just for You Juju!

These are for you Juju! They aren't perfect, but really is that possible with 2 young ones. Enjoy these special moments.

How can you even pick a favorite??

My Conscientious Child

It doesn't look like much of a post, but it was actually too sweet, NOT to share. While playing with me on Thursday, Kylie snapped my headband into two pieces. She said, " I sowy Mommy. I didn't mean to bake it."

Then she quietly got up and went into the kitchen. I could hear her getting something out of a drawer. She came back with a roll of tape. She then proceeded to tape my headband back together. How about that? Such a sweet, thoughtful little one. :-)

Its Buster Bear Time Again!

 Ansley and Buster Bear relaxing together after a hard day at school.

 Ansley, Kylie and Buster playing Leapster together.

Ansley and Buster at Anna's Birthday Party!

 Ansley and her BFF's! Aren't they cute?

Ansley had Buster Bear again this week. This is a home project for school. We enjoy the company of Buster Bear for a few days, take pictures and record all of our fun in his journal. Here are a few of our pictures from the weekend.