Got Biscuits? and Madies First Haircut

Yesterday, Zeke and Madie wore their Got Biscuits shirt to TOPS. GranJan got it for them several years ago. They looked too cute in it!

Today, I took Madie to get her very first haircut. If you didn't know she got a cut, you couldn't tell. Her hair looks exactly the same (that is what I wanted). Kerry (our hairstylist) just clipped off the very ends to help her hair grow a little thicker and better. Madie didn't like it at first, but then she warmed up to it after Zeke kept telling her, "it's almost all done." Zeke is an old pro at getting his hair cut, so he asked Mrs. Kerry if she would cut his hair too (even though we didn't have an appointment for him). She obliged and cut his hair as well. I didn't get any pictures of that, but it looks good!

First of many trips to get her hair "did"!

Family Pictures and the Fair

Last Friday, we had our family picture taken. We haven't had a family picture done since Madie was 3 1/2 months old. Zeke did a fabulous job of cooperating, but Madie did not want to be there. The pictures definitely do not reflect her attitude. The photographer did a phenomenal job. Our goal was to get at least one picture that we could use as our Christmas Card pic. I definitely think we have some contenders.

This last pic was taken yesterday at the very last day of the fair. Madie and Jeremy were watching a magician perform. I tried to get a good pic but Madie put up her hand like, "no pictures please!" It was too cute.

The Past Month

Well, the past month has been filled with all sorts of wonderful things. I don't have pictures of them all, but here are a few. We finally got a picture of the entire Taco Tuesday group.

I can't believe both kids were looking at the camera!

Several weeks ago, I was getting Zeke ready for church and when I put his shirt on he said, "It looks like Papu!". Papu has a shirt very similar to the one Zeke was wearing that day. So I called Papu and asked if he could wear his shirt that day too :)

I went to a consignment sale recently so Jeremy had the kids by himself for the morning. He decided to venture out on his own (with them) to Waffle House. I think he did a great job getting them dressed and ready to go. They LOVED it. I think he had a good time too :)

The fair is in town right now, so here is a quick picture of Madie playing on the tractors.

Lastly, here is a video of Madie dancing to the Mexican Train jingle Tuesday night.

Fun at Mamu's

It is interesting that even though for the past 3 days we have seen and been around Mamu, she is not in any of these pictures.

Jeremy has been out of town all week having meetings in ATL. So, Monday night, Mamu came over for dinner at our house. Whenever Mamu comes, we always have to have an after dinner treat :)

This is Madie with an Oreo face. Sweetest one I've ever seen!

Tuesday, the kids had TOPS, then we went to Mamu's house for Taco Tuesday. Zeke refused to take a nap, so we went down to visit Great Grandpa and Great Grandma. They have a piano, and every time we go to their house, Zeke asks for a cookie, and he plays their piano. Hope this video turned out alright.

Last night at Taco Tuesday, Aunt Libby brought Zeke and Madie a goldfish she had left over from her Sunday School class. They were both so excited about having a new pet. They named him Fishy. Aunt Libby brought Fishy in a mason jar, so today I went out searching for something else to put him in. I ended up just buying some drops to put in our city water to remove the chlorine and a net scooper to put him in when I changed out his water. Since we were staying at Mamu's house and had not been home, I took him in church so as not to leave him in the car. I checked on him after dinner and he was fine and dandy. After

(he is alive in this pic)

the church service was over, before choir, I checked on him again. He was dead. I ended up flushing him down a bathroom toilet before choir. When we got home, I told Zeke the sad news. He didn't seem to be too upset, but just a minute ago (while writing this blog) he got up from his bed and came in and said, "Where did Fishy go?" "Why did he die?". All great questions to answer at 10:00 p.m. :)

Here is one more pic of Madie playing today. She LOVES this bear and always gives it a big hug.

Zeke and Lunch

Just thought I would quickly update what happened at lunch. So, it is a constant struggle to get Zeke to eat. He is more than capable of using a fork, spoon, whatever, but usually I end up having to feed him like a baby. Usually that's the only way he'll eat. So today at lunch, I told him he could not get up from the table until he finished eating. He played around for a while, said the pledge of allegiance, sang some songs. Madie and I finished our lunch, so we got up from the table. He asked to get up and I told him again, he wasn't getting up until he ate all of his sandwich. I went in our bedroom to fold some laundry, next thing I know, Zeke comes running around the corner like this.

So, I told him to go sit back down until he chewed it up and swallowed it. He finally did and we went on with our day, but he cracks me up sometimes!

Farmer's Market and 9/11

On Saturdays during the summer, Jeremy and I like to take the kids to the local Farmer's Market. It is very small, with just a few local farmers, but their produce is the best. There is a local minister that sets up his harmonica and guitar in the gazebo and plays music while the patrons shop. It's just a nice, little, small town atmosphere. So, Saturday we loaded up the kids and strolled the Farmer's Market. We got tomatoes, okra, squash and peas. All fresh and locally grown. I am so excited to cook these wonderful things for the family!

Here is just a quick shot of half of the Farmer's Market. I told you it wasn't very big :)

Here are my two precious children sitting and listening to the minister play his music. They loved running around and having a good time. The people enjoyed watching them too.

With today being 9/11, I can't help but think of where I was on this day 10 years ago. I was a sophomore at LU and was in an Evangelism class with Danny Lovett. I had just met Jeremy not even 2 months before. I remember sitting in class and Dr. Lovett coming in and telling us that a plane had crashed into one of the Twin Towers in NY. A few of the students in the 300+ class just up and left class. I later found out that they had family members who worked in those buildings. Dr. Lovett let us out of class at that point and I hurried back to my dorm. On the way, I called Jeremy to see where he was and if he was ok. He was at the gym on the treadmill and was watching the news at that very moment. That's really all I remember about that day, other than we didn't have anymore classes that day. We had a huge prayer service for all the people affected by the attacks. I pray that God will continue to bless those families who are still dealing with such a huge loss.

Taco Tuesday

Starting this summer, my sister Angela came up with the idea of having Taco Tuesday at my parents house every week. So, every Tuesday we gather and have tacos. After a few weeks of having JUST tacos, we decided to add some guacamole dip. Then, we added some (virgin) margaritas. First we had lime margaritas, then the next week, strawberry margaritas. Then, we added cheese dip. In the middle of all this adding of food, we had shirts made for everyone that say, "I (heart) Taco Tuesday". They are super cute! The kids love going up to Mamu and Papu's house every week and seeing the animals, playing in their playroom, and riding the golf cart. The adults like to try to get in a few games of Mexican Train Dominos (see the mexican theme?). Here is a picture taken last week, but I thought it was so precious. It is of my sister with my two children. Aren't they cute!?

Labor Day

Labor Day is usually our last day for the summer to go to the lake and have fun in the sun. This year was no different...except there wasn't much sun. It was very gloomy and looked like at any moment it could rain. Thankfully we were able to get a little fun on the lake in before it did actually start raining.


We have some friends that have a lakehouse as well, so we try to meet up with them whenever we're at the lake and let the boys play. Here is Zeke and his friend Tharpe on the tube with both daddys.

Zeke and Jeremy had a blast. Jeremy would flip around while the boat was going and lay on his stomach or bounce up and down, and Zeke would follow suit. They are both daredevils! After the boys got finished riding and we dropped Tharpe and his dad back off at their house. Jeremy and Madie decided to have a little fun on the tube. This is the very first time she's ever ridden it.

She was a little leary at first, but then she fell asleep :)

When we got back to the lakehouse, it was lunchtime and playtime. For Zeke's birthday, Aunt Angela bought him a trailer for his cozy coupe. He absolutely loves it, but Madie found it first and played with it before Zeke got up from his nap :)

 Madie got Jeremy's belt and we wrapped it around her and put Zeke's made up gun (really a picture frame holder) in the side. It was too cute!

Zeke was super tired from all the fun at the lake!

We always have a great time up at the lake and I can't wait for summer next year to go and play some more!

Zeke and bedtime

Wow, 2 posts in one night!

So, I have a 3 year old (Zeke) and a 1 year old (Madie)(15 months to be exact). Zeke is a sport. He is all boy and Madie is all girl. Today, Madie (pronouned May-dee)  found a camera with a string handle and carried it around for an hour like it was a purse. She loves having bows in her hair, wearing bracelets, and prances around like such a little lady.

Our son, Zeke, on the other hand, loves to rough and tumble and do anything that involves being outside. His whole little life, he has been a great sleeper. I read Baby Wise when I was pregnant with him, so when he was born I was determined to put him on a strict schedule. So, from the start, he has gone to bed on time and taken a nap like a champ. Lately though, bedtime has been a struggle. When he knows it's time for bed he will say, "will you set the timer for 2 minutes? (and he'll hold up 2 fingers)". So, we set the timer on the microwave for 2 minutes and when it goes off, he goes right to bed. We tuck him in and say our prayers, but soon after, he will get up and need something. Sometimes he'll want a sip of water. Sometimes he needs to go potty. Sometimes he'll just want one of us to come tuck him in again. Finally, he will go to sleep in his own bed. BUT, every night (sometime after midnight) he will get up, walk across the house, and come get in our bed. Part of me really wants to MAKE him stay in his bed and sleep the whole night there, but the other part of me says that this will only last for a time. It's just a phase. Cherish this time when he wants to be close to us. So, that is what I plan to do. I know that he will only be this little once and in a few weeks he may not even be doing this anymore. So...I choose to love it. As much as I value my sleep...I cherish his little feet in my back and his arm across my face.

Tonight, however, he is spending the night with his grandparents, so I will cherish my full night of comfortable rest!! :)

Getting Started

Hello World!

Well, this is my very first blog post. Hopefully the first of many. I have read other people's blog posts from time to time and enjoyed them, but today I decided that this would be a great way for me to document some things going on in my life and have a permanent record of them. I read one blog where a girl wrote for a year, then printed out every blog and made an album. Since I am HORRIBLE at keeping journals or albums, I thought this might be and easy/fun way for me to remember these days of my life. And printing them out seemed like a great idea. Even if no one reads them, I will have them for myself :)

So, let's get started...