Lily Grace and Bella

Here is a sweet moment. Lily Grace and Bella curled up together and took a nap. They act like I had them plowing the fields today or something. They are sweet and precious MOST of the time...lol.

Dance!

Meagan and Madelyn started dance a few weeks ago. They love it! They get so excited on Thursdays when it's time to go. They are taking ballet, tap, and jazz. They said the only bad thing about dance is..... (I thought OH NO, they hate it) .....it's only once a week. Jeesh, they had me going for a minute. They are having a lot of fun with it. There are a lot of girls from school in their class AND it's right up the street....YEY! I hope they continue to enjoy it. So far so good!

Roll Tide Roll!!!

Here are some pics we took this summer when we went to spend some time with Big AL at cheer camp. I thought they turned out cute and the girls loved every minute of it. I even got Kelley (AUBURN FAN) to take pics on the practice field.....she wouldn't get close to Big AL. Hey, I'll take what I can get. We are all enjoying football season. ROLL TIDE!!!

Hey everyone....this post is just an update. These pics I took when my Paw Paw and Debbie came down, and we ate supper at the Plaza Cafe for Maddie's bday. The girls had a ball with Paw Paw and they entertained him as well. We are in the process of updating and arranging our rooms. I want to say THANK YOU to you guys who helped me through this mess with our house guest. You know who you are and what we have been through. The last few weeks have been the worse ever! Things are starting to settle down and get back to normal. We started the process of moving Maddie back into her room. She is so excited, she can't stand it! The look on my baby's face when she got to sleep in her bed was priceless. Maybe by....oh...Christmas, we'll have everything put where it's supposed to go...lol. Needless to say I will be busy in the next few weeks. Madelyn has conquered her battle with pneumonia. Thank goodness! She was so brave and strong during all of the poking and prodding. I don't know if I could have been that brave. She is a trooper. Kelley has had surgery and it lasted more than twice as long as it was supposed to. She had a few complications, but is recovering at home now. She is sick of being on crutches, but she is closer to recovery than she was a week ago. Steph is in the process of getting ready for her trial at the end of the month. Everyone say a prayer that she is given the strength she needs to get through it. The girls started dance class last week. They tried it out and LOVED it! They had such a good time. They are taking ballet, tap, and jazz. They have opened up a dance academy up the road from the house. It's nice not having to drive so far for an activity. Buddy heads to Chicago this week.....I will miss him terribly. That's about all that is going on with us. Hoping for a boring week at home. Hope all is well with everyone. We are truly blessed with our two girls and our family!!!

The 4 Legged Babies!

Here are some pics of the 4 legged babies while they were laying around with Maddie this week. They all acted sick and layed with her. It was the sweetest thing. They didn't let her out of their sight. We kept Rosco and Aubie 2 nights this week while their mommy had surgery. We had a full house! Kelley had to stay an extra night in the hospital because of a longer surgery than expected and some complications. She is at home now and working on recovery. Her baby boys were so glad to see her come home. I'm glad everyone is feeling better!!!

Madelyn is SICK!!

Madelyn has been a very sick girl this week. She spiked a high fever and we thought she might have a virus or strep. We proceeded to the dr. where they took down all of her symptoms. At my surprise they thought she might have a bone infection...yeah, I know, never heard of that. We were sent to Children's South for blood work, cultures, and xrays. We found out later that day that we had an elevated white cell count and an elevated sed rate (which I found out is joint and muscle inflamation). We were to watch her temp and report back. Within 10 minutes of receiving that phone call Maddie spiked a 103 and had trouble treating with Tylenol and Motrin...here we go back to Children's South for another recheck and test. After putting Maddie through a lot of CRAP we find out that she has pnuemonia! We were given antibiotics and sent home. After 2 days of that, we are still running fever and still feel bad....go back to the dr. Her pnuemonia is worse and we are sent for more xrays. If fluid has collected in her lungs or she has pockets of infection we have to be admitted for IV antibiotics. The dr. went ahead and put us on a 2nd antibiotic. Friday was very stressful. We waited all day to see what the results were going to be. Finally, at around 5:00 they called. We have no fluid or pockets, so now we are to report back if we spike another fever. Luckily the double anitbiotics worked!!! Thank the LORD! She has now been fever free for 2 days. She is now doing better and will get to go back to school tomorrow. Thank you to everyone for all of your thoughts and prayers. I know that got us through this horrible week.

A Package from Grandma & Grandpa!

Madelyn got a package from Grandma & Grandpa for her birthday (of course Meagan did as well). They could not wait to tear into the box. AND it was filled with American Girl clothes for their dolls. Meagan got a courtesy gift, and got pjs for her doll Morgan. Madelyn got some pjs, an outfit, and some pets for Ruthie. They loved all of it!!! Thank you Grandma & Grandpa!!!

SHE'S 8!!!

It's Birthday and Picture Day!!!
Surprise!!! Maddie and Buddy
Madelyn's Bday seat @ Texas Roadhouse
The GANG. Debbie, Kelley, Michelle, Steph, Maddie, and Meagan
Kelley, Steph, Michelle, Madelyn, and Meagan

Well.....she is officially 8 years old! Today was Madelyn's bday. She was so excited when she got up this morning. It was also picture day @ school. They loved dressing up, but made sure they had a change of clothes for after their pics were made. Buddy is in town this week, and we surprised Madelyn @ lunch and brought cupcakes to her class. She was so excited. We love the new school and our teachers. We saw a lot of familiar faces and had a good time visiting with Madelyn's class. They are all so polite! The usual gang met @ Texas Roadhouse this evening for dinner to celebrate Madelyn's bday. She got a few gifts, ate steak, and got to sit on the birthday seat & blow out her ice cream candle. We all had a good time. It seems like just yesterday she was born, and now she is 8 years old. We just can't believe what a beautiful young lady she is becoming. We couldn't be prouder to be her parents. We are going to have a small get together @ home on Friday night with some cake and pizza. She is looking forward to that. I guess it's birthday all week! Everyone is welcome!!!

My Snuggle Buddies!

Hi everyone! Yesterday I had such a bad arthritis attack that I couldn't hardly get out of bed. It was a long day, but my beautiful babies took care of Mom when they got home from school. They both crawled in bed with me and did homework and watched TV. Buddy is SC this week at the annual sales meeting, so we are all kind of blah. I am so lucky to have these angels in my life. They truly get me through when I think I'm out of steam. A crappy day turned into a great night cuddling with my girls. I am so blessed!

1st Day of School @ Lake View Elementary!

They are up and off!!! The girls are off today for their first day of school at our new Lake View Elementary school ( 8 miles roundtrip instead of 30 ). I can't believe that they are starting the 3rd and 4th grade. It seems like just yesterday Buddy, Maddie, and I were taking Meagan to Kindergarten. They seemed very excited. Meagan couldn't wait to get there and Maddie seemed a little nervous. They have great teachers and I know they will have a great day. I'll let you know how their day goes.....of course, they were the best dressed there!

Celebrate the New School!

To celebrate the new school, Buddy, the girls, Shaunda, Kelley, and I ate dinner at Habanero's in the Tannehill Promenade shopping center. We had a lot of fun! Still in amazement that we don't have to drive 15 miles one way to school!!!!!

Open House 2008 Lake View Elementary

Well, it's finally finished!!! We have a school that is only 4 miles from home! Open House was Monday night. We got to tour the new place, and meet our teachers. I think we are going to have an awesome year. Meagan and Maddie love their teachers. The school is MASSIVE! There is a wing for each grade level and a lot of extras that I know all of the kids are going to love. M & M's first day is Thursday the 7th. They are actually both looking forward to it.

Baby Layne

We had the privilege of meeting my cousin Dave and, his beautiful wife, Robyn's precious little one while we were in GA this week. We had such a good time visiting and hogging baby Layne. She is truly a little blessing and I can't wait to see her grow up. We got a lot of good pics of her, so I will make a slide show of our visit and post it soon. Thanks Dave and Robyn for letting us enjoy your precious daughter!

American Girls Shopping!

I had to post this pic! It made me giggle.... Even American Girl dolls go shopping!

"Is there like a DHR for dolls, I like don't think they can do this, can they? We need to call someone, we like to shop too!"

Lunch @ Chili's

After our big trip to American Girl we ate lunch @ Chili's. Of course, all the dolls had to come in. They would have a heat stroke in the car. It was a great lunch and even the waiter was a good sport and had his pic made with the gang. How could he resist 4 girls and their dolls???

The American Girl Store!

Grandma took the girls to the American Girl store for their birthday. They had such a great time. They walked through the whole store with their mouth open. They took their friends Riley and Maddie with them that they met the last time they were in GA. They all had such a blast. It was a fun and exhausting day. It was definitely a girls day! What a great birthday present. Madelyn picked Ruthie and Meagan picked a Just Like Me Doll. Maddie named her doll Ruthie Jade and Meagan named her doll Morgan Cynthia..yes, I know. Riley and Madison's dolls, Cloe and Kit, were visiting the boutique in search of a new outfit.