Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Georgia Aquarium

 As part of our staycation ;-), we headed to the Georgia Aquarium. We had never been and it didn't disappoint. It was super nice and the exhibits were amazing. We loved the dolphin show (Clare was in a trance and actually sat still through most of it!) and the shark tunnel. Lila really loved it and talked a lot about each exhibit as we got there, but I was thrilled to see Clare really paying attention to the fish that she could get close to. Loved my day with my sweet family! 
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Monday, May 28, 2012

Memorial Day at the Lake

We spent Memorial Day weekend at the lake ... we had a lot of fun and here are a few of our swimming and boating adventures.
Happy Memorial Day!!
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Sunday, May 27, 2012

11 Months Old

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Clare Anne is 11 months old!! Can't believe her 1st birthday is in one month! Time slow down!!
Some things about Clare Anne:
1. She's a good eater. She's done really well with her sippy cups and only takes her bedtime bottle now. She is still eating some baby foods, but is being introduced to more and more table food.
2. She is a great sleeper, and puts herself to sleep really well too -- with no fussing at night (mostly). She's started to get attached to her little lovie and she snuggles on her blanket in bed too.
3. She cut her 6th tooth this month, so she has 4 on top and 2 on the bottom.
4. She's a ham ... she talks all the time. She's incredibly happy and go with the flow. She makes the funniest facial expressions.
5. The only time she really acts mad is if you're moving her out of something that she's not supposed to be playing in like the dishwasher or cupboard.
6. She's starting to take more consecutive steps in a row. Full-fledged walking isn't too far off!!
7. She's still a cuddler -- I will always love this about her.
8. She loves Lila still and follows her all over the house. Lila has started crawling into Clare's bed in the mornings and Clare loves that.
9. She's starting to make sounds that sound more like words -- mama, daddy, even Lila. She also says things that sound a lot like yea and no. She can wave hi and bye, and will sometimes clap if she gets excited about something.
10. She's a mover -- impossible to hold. She spends most Sunday mornings in the nursery. She's also a climber and will still put anything and everything in her mouth.
She's a sweet, sweet little love! Happy 11 Months!!
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Sweet Sister Picture
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Cutie Patootie Booty
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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Last Swimming Lesson

Lila had her last swimming lesson last night. She received a little report card where she got all S's (and one N) -- just needs to work on putting her face in when she's floating on her tummy. She really enjoyed her lessons and I'm so impressed by how comfortable she is and how much she's learned. We went to the pool to play this morning with some friends and she did so well!!
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Sweet Clare was a trooper -- she ended up going to several lessons and behaved so well at each one.
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They let us scoot down to the opposite end of the pool where the lessons take place last night so we could see better.
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Her sweet teacher, Miss Alexa.
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In other news -- school is out for the summer!! Cue Alice Cooper ... so excited to enjoy my lazy summer days with the girls!!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

The Best Kind of Morning

These little ladies make my mornings great ... l.o.v.e. their sweet giggles and smiles!
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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Celebration

Pop and Mimi had a reaffirmation ceremony today at the lake to celebrate 40 years of marriage. While it was h.o.t., it was a very nice ceremony to celebrate two special people and their family. I was glad that we were able to be a part of it. Congratulations on 40 years, Mimi and Pop!!
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My mama worked hard on these sweet little dresses for the girls. They looked absolutely adorable!!
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Lila and Clete headed down the little aisle. 
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Lila was the flower girl ... all anyone told her was that when you get down there you throw the flowers on the ground. This is her doing just that ... she stood in one place and just chunked those flowers out of that basket. I ended up having to go down there and fetch her ... she was pretty cute though.
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My family
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My little sister drove down just for the day to hang out with us...I was so glad she was there!!
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 Afterwards, we were able to put on our swimsuits and play in the lake. Lila was a fish and we literally had to drag her out of the water.
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We had a great day with our family ... look forward to many more lake days!!

Friday, May 18, 2012

Funday Friday

We had a pretty fun Friday! The girls had water day at Sissy's and as usual they had a blast. I sent my camera and got a few cute pictures.
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Wyatt, Em, Hayes and Lila
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Clare and Aubrey
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Tonight we headed out to Southern Union for Relay for Life. My school had an awesome team, and I had so much fun hanging out with everyone tonight!
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This little girl, Mary Evans, was incredibly sweet with Clare. I know she's the reason Clare stayed so content all night. Mary Evans barely left her side and played with her the entire time we were there.
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She even pushed her three laps around the track!
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Clare love-patting her best little friend, Aubrey.
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Mrs. Kelley and me ... I love this lady and will be so sad next year when she's retired ... though I think she'll be enjoying her free time. ;-)
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Yay for the weekend!!