Vacation!

Well people, we are headed to KingsBay, Ga either tomorrow afternoon or very early on Saturday! The kids and I are super excited but Matt has a test to take before he gets to leave so he is concentrating more on that than the aftermath:) We are planning on being there until the 5th of July and hopefully we will get to see all those friends that we left behind in Georgia.

I am not sure I had posted pictures of my little plants so here are some. I put a tomato plant in a container and one in a topsy turvy. They are doing very well. I also planted sweet banana pepper plants and I have had to replant them into bigger pots:) Bring on the fresh produce!!



This last picture is of the rack Matt made for me for the topsy turvy. He said he couldn't guarantee it and when I went outside to inspect the work I found this fun note;) Needless to say, the original has been replaced by a much better version!


I probably won't be updating again this week or next week but I should have some fun pictures of our vacation and the holiday to share when we get back!

Easter Egg Hunt!!

I had some more time while Matt is playing Call of Duty 4 so I thought I would put some more pictures on the blog:)

This is the "cheese" face we got after Michael found his first egg! I think we have a picture like this of Addison from her first birthday party.

This was Addison's first find of the day...the first of many. That kid has a serious knack for egg hunting. She beat out the boys hands down:)

I had to put in a shot of her on the move. We did the hunt at Travis and Kristina Uptegrove's house and she was all over the yard. She would see a little bit of color and take off running!

Matt had to give the boy a little direction...it was his first time getting to participate. He didn't mind daddy finding the eggs for him too much. After he realized that each one had candy in it he sat down and started eating!

And this is Michael's first full piece of pizza. Up until this point we had always torn off the crust and cut the rest up with a fork into tiny little pieces. This time I thought I would let him try to do it himself....let me tell you the kid took to it like he was born in New York. We have a for real pizza eater on our hands. He ate almost two full pieces of pizza! I forsee the day when he and Matt "fight" over the last piece:)


We had a great day today playing at the mall. Tomorrow we are headed to the aquarium and I may try to get some pictures. Apparently our penguins have begun laying eggs!!! This is super exciting because it doesn't happen very often at all in captivity. Also, we have a new jellyfish exhibit that recently opened. Addison loves to watch them float around and change color (thanks to some special lighting). I know she would spend her day there if we could get Michael to slow down for a little while.

More Pictures!

These are some pictures from Addison's Birthday Party and Easter.

Matt was teaching the boy to build cup pyramids and then tear them down:)

Our two little wonders! Aren't they cute all dressed up?

This was the ridiculous cake that Addison demanded for her birthday. We had to cut into the present budget to pay for this one.

Michael is a real lady killer lately. He says, "'Sup?" Ha ha!

Addison just loves anything princess. This card is courtesy of Grandma. We have saved it for her and every once in awhile we pull it out and let her walk around the house singing along!

I would've posted sooner (I have been trying to do so for almost 5 days now) but blogger was having some picture loading problems. Things here are good. We are gearing up for a trip out to GA/FL next weekend. This weekend we have plans with friends and some serious Father's Day celebrating to do! Our house is still open for all those summer vacations I know you all are planning:)

Here are those pictures I promised:)

These are some recent pictures we took on an outing to the Chattanooga Zoo. Our zoo here is kinda small but it is perfect for wearing out Addison and Michael:)

This is Addison petting the dog at the "Ranch" part of the zoo. They have sheep and goats and pigs and horses and camels but Addison went straight for the dog...I guess it is because we don't have any at home. Wait a minute.....

I had to help Michael pet anything the first time we went and now the boy is fearless. He even yelled at one last time because he got bumped!

This chimpanze was incredibly interested in me and Addison. He even waited for everyone else to leave before coming over to say hi! I think we had a moment;)

The kids thought the chimps were awesome. We actually spent most of our morning there checking them out.

This is the picture that was destined to happen. I cannot tell you how many pictures there are of me and my sister Amanda doing the exact same thing at different zoos and parks across the country. When I took this shot I had to laugh at how completely things have really come full circle:) On that note, thanks for the awesome memories Dad!!

I have a ton more pics to share and I will really try to keep up this time, for Jeff's sake;)

Okay, okay, okay....

So I suck at blogging lately! I get it:)

Now for an update. Matt is taking his NRC exam today over his most recent subject, I think they call it GFES???? The kids and I had planned a trip to Texas but we got totally derailed by illness. I ended up with a sinus and ear infection and Addison had a never ending hacking cough and then the moment passed. We had already filled up the rest of June with festivals and Creative Discovery Museum visits and Father's Day and a trip to GA. We are hoping to make a trip sometime this summer so I will update when we will be on the way!

We finally broke down and got the kids a pool...it has been HOT!! I am really amazed that it is just getting crazy hot in June. I think I have discovered another thing to love about TN...summer actually starts in summer here:)

Michael is adding to his vocabulary everyday. His most recent additions are "Dude" and "Ka-chow"! I know, we are awesome parents, right? It's all about the cute stuff when they are this little though. I mean at least we aren't teaching him to curse....

Addison is more and more opinionated every single day. She regularly puts her little brother in his place and has started trying to do the same to me and Matt. She is a waterbug and it takes all my effort to keep her in the house even when the water temp is only 65 degrees.

That is it for now. I have many, many, many pictures to upload so look for new ones soon:)