I'm back!!!

Did you even notice I was gone this time???

Ive been gone since Sunday (Feb. 8th) -- I drove to Asheville to help deliver my baby (shes 22 but shes still my baby) sisters BABY!

You didn't even notice I was gone did ya?? Proud of me for scheduling posts AREN"T CHA?????

YAY FOR ME!!!!!

...and SUPER YAY for DEZ!!!

MEET RILEY JEAN!
Born 6lbs 12oz @ 11:22 pm!!

FEEL FREE to comment and say how GORGEOUS she is. I have so many pictures to post. (I took TERRI with me[I'm exhausted BTW]) I can star at this picture for EVER!

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Happy Valentines Day!!!!

Vacation DONE!

I waited an extra day to post....a day to soak in the madness. Our kids went CRAZY when they woke up to find mommy and daddy home. I had two leeches stuck to me most of the day.

I'm so thankful for the (short) vacation that Clint and myself got to spend together. Even though we went to bed early each night and acted like 50 year olds instead of 25 year olds. Its amazing what waking up to the sunrise, walking on the beach, and going out to eat will do for a man and woman. Kinda like a marriage revival. Its so nice to have some alone time.

My husband WOKE ME UP on Friday morning at 6:30. YIKES!! This is the man that will sleep untill 1pm if he has the day off. SO do you want to laugh? Want to see me FIRST THING IN THE MORNING FRESHLY OPENING MY EYES? (*WARNING*) you might be terrified! lol

We went to Garden City, right below Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The weather was soooooo nice. HOT! Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Here are a few picture of me and the hubby. Nothing fancy. Enjoy.

Clint a.k.a. the Shark Whisperer




Tell me why this was so funny. We kept seeing it. (It took about the 3rd or 4th time seeing it to take the plunge and get Clint to "try it on.")

Back from vacation....time for a nap!

I'm going to go to bed and sleep for the next 12 hours! :-D kidding! BUT MAN THAT CAR RIDE!!!!!!! WHEW! I seriously should have taken some sort of tranquilizer before riding in the car with my grandmother for 6 1/2 hours! (a 5 hour trip normally) The ONLY headache was HER! I know that sounds aweful but the woman is combative (seriously) I just wanted to yell "NANNA YOU RAISED YOUR KIDS LET ME RAISE MINE!"

Mason and Terri basically watch DVDS on the ride down and back up. That and coloring books and snacks and toys left them quite content. BUT NANA.......AHHHHHH!!!! Did I ever mention that I SUFFER from migraines????? yeaaash! She would say "Mason we'll be there in a minute." I would break in with "Nana please don't lie to him. If you tell him that then in a few minutes he's gonna ask again. Mason, we'll be there in 2 hours honey." THEN SHE WOULD SCREAM "Are you stupid or something? You just tell him a few minutes. He doesn't know the difference."

TECHNICALLY HE DOES KNOW THE DIFFERENCE IN 2 MINUTES AND 2 HOURS THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW WHAT MY KIDS KNOW AND COMPREHEND! :-P

I'll save the state trooper story! :-/

GRIEF!!!

I'll dump the camera tonight and show off the FEW pictures I managed to capture. {I left my sim card in my computer before we left and I only had the backup one with so only many mb} grrrr!!!

I will let you get a peek at the kids at their sweetest. . .

My big brother put their car seats in backwards. Mason didn't like not being able to see Mommy the whole trip. SOO of course on our first (of many) pit stops I switched. Terri took like 3 naps on the way home. She didn't sleep well on the trip. TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT! (and no crib/playpen) will do that to a 20MO!

do you like Masons tan? He got it in seriously 20 minutes! eeeek!! (pale kids....gotta love em!)

Beach Trip 2OO7

We left for the beach on Saturday and got back last night. It was a short trip but it was much much needed. I haven't been anywhere this year. Except for the trip to my moms in January. We rode down with my in laws in their motor home and we stayed just a few miles away from the rest of Clints family. He couldn't go with us because he had some meetings on Monday and Yesterday but we kept him posted on all the fun. =-)

The kids rode in their car seats for about the first 45 minutes...until they realized that I was up and moving around and then of course I opened Pandora's box. (I'm so weak) At first Mason crawled up on the couch and took a nap...and Terri just stayed on Grandma Joys lap...then we hit a Wal-Mart in Wadesboro about an hour away and LOADED UP! Clint gets it honest...he loves him some Wal-Mart just like his dad. We went in for disposable diapers and toothbrushes, then Doug told Mason to go with him to the toy section. (He had to get a new helicopter for his collection...Doug that is) He released Mason to go get what ever he wanted and Mason goes to the cheapo 88cent wall. What is wrong with that kid? He could have grabbed ANYTHING but all he wanted was some bubba teeth. Then we explained that Mason you can get WHATEVER YOU WANT {::big emphasis on anything::} then Mason said..."weally? can I have two bubba teeth?"::slaps forehead:: I give up. PaPa Doug went ahead and grabbed him some army men and that turned out to be a great idea. Little did they know that Mason would carry those bubba teeth with him to the bathroom, to the beach, pool, and even when he ate...every where.

So when we got there on Saturday evening we went to Aunt Pattys beach house which ended up being right across from Uncle Kelly. We ate the BEST pizza and wings...YUMMY! Kelly rented a house for the week and had no clue how close he would be to his sister. (right across the street) Which is perfect b/c we all stayed together the entire time anyways. Clints family does this trip to Ocean Isle once a year in August ...well for a long time. Its like a family tradition. My in laws used to stay in their condo at N.Mrytle but they sold it last year. (WAAAAAAHHHHH)

So anyways when we got ready to go the beach for the first time on Sunday morning guess who was grumpy and ready for a nap? Terri! Yep. I laid her down and no lie she took a two hour nap. In the mean time Mason had been abducted by Kelly and they both were being beat up by the ocean. After about a half an hour I noticed the cousins were missing. Clint has only two cousins on his dads side Heather and Christy (neither are married or have children). So Clint is the baby of the family with the only babies in the family. (Mason and Terri Jade.) So I go on a hunt for them. Of course my little leach follows me. Where do we find them? AT THE POOL! Yep Kellys house had a private pool and these girls and their guys had snuck off and left me with the SAND! Whats up with being a kid and LOVING the beach and being an adult and HATING the sand I mean it really stinks. I don't think Terri touched the sand the whole time we were there. So after about an hour I went to check on the great sleeping baby and she was still out. Before I left Kelly had came over and declared an oath that he was swearing off the beach and that his new home for the rest of the trip would be the pool. I am serious it was great. Perfect tempature ...jets going...a little shade....a privacy fence. Before I could go across the street to go get the baby I had to swear and LIE and tell everyone how horrible the pool was. IT DIDN'T WORK! :0) Before too long the whole gang was around the pool and thats where we stayed for the next few days. Mason had the best time in the pool. I think the adults had a great time TORMENTING the kids! Watch the end of the video where Mason swims and Terri slaps Uncle Kelly for Taking her Bippy (pacifier)!! SOrry the video is 5 minutes long...it really is good! :-D

Ohh and I got home to a SUPER clean house...the house was clean when we left but CLint detailed the house. Fully dusted, windexed, clean sink, floors, bathroom, etc. I'm so proud of my big stupid. We missed him so much.

Shame on Mother Nature

Mason, this whole Christmas has been disappointed because of the lack of snow. For Christmas last year Nana got him a pair of Spiderman snow boots (big enough to fit this year). Then this Christmas Uncle Kelly and Aunt Joyce got Terri Jade a pink snow suit. The child was bound and determined to see some snow, especially with all their new "hot" gear. I thought that the last week of January would be a great time to visit my mom, step-dad, brother, and sister in the mountains. Basically we thought that it would be the golden opportunity to visit and play.

We left on Monday afternoon and weren't planning on returning until Saturday. When we got there my mom informed me of Daniels wrestling competition on Saturday. (By the way he finished 1st in his division and the kid didn't even have to break a sweat.) So of course by the time Saturday had rolled around and there had been no snow Mason was a little disappointed but with all the fun he was having he really didn't care. Ohh yeah if you need a good baby sitter and your in the North Buncombe area you must look up my lil' brother or my lil' sisters boyfriend. They managed to keep this 4-year old occupied nearly the entire time!! I know what an accomplishment!!

So Sunday morning being of sound state and mind I ride with my mom to her friends house to pick up a load of wood, 15 minutes in to this drive and I'm ready to go home. I swear the town that we had to drive through was like freakin' Deliverance (the 1970s movie). Any who we get going up thru the mountains and the snow (yes of course it's snowing here)is so thick that we have to pull over to let all the "Jeff Gordons" drive by. By time we get back two hours later:( my little "icicle" was having so much fun with his uncle Daniel that I figured we could give it one more day. So I go call Daddy (he's really starting to miss the us now.), he understands. From 8p.m. until 10p.m. we got 2 1/2 to 3 inches of snow. Monday morning we wake up and EVERYTHING is covered, Snowed In. I let Mason play for a few hours and then back to Charlotte we go. I have to add that driving with a four year old and a 7 month old has to be a very planned trip!! As soon as we get on the highway little miss sunshine has a mini explosion. (Add 15 minutes to a two and a half hour drive). Whoops there's a McDonald's, we have to stop. Okay back on the road again. When we get back to Charlotte the first thing that Nana tells us is that were gonna get snow here. Yeah Right!

A week later on February 1st, I glance out the window and I'll be darned if it isn't snow. Thanks Mother Nature!!!

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