T-Dogger/B-McCann

Baseball season is dang near over, and I must admit....that saddens me a bit. 

We have the best time at the ball fields with T, and love like heck to watch him play.  He is my superstar.  I love being a baseball mom!!!

I said to T the other day that we'd be visiting the Braves soon, and I'd be working hard at getting some autographs.  I asked if he'd like me to get Brian McCann's "John Hancock" (braves Catcher...same position T plays) and he promptly said "How about Chipper Jones?"

At least he has good taste in baseball players.

Here he is batting....



And here he is making an awesome effort at 2nd base....




That's my T. I can't wait until we have box seats for the Braves!!

Sariah/Sharpay!!

Let us start with the one who never gets to start first.

Ms. Sariah!!!!

During the final chorus performance of her 4th grade year, they had to dress up like specific characters.
She not so surprisingly chose Sharpay Evans.....the beautiful blonde with the amazing voice....you know, the one Sariah looks just like???  She sang and danced.....it was so fun!!!  And we even found a cute pink dress to boot!!!

Such a Diva!!!

No explanation needed.....

Favorite type of Sunday mornings......

T is back there.  All he said was "Mom's taking a picture....duck for cover!!"  Dork.

To my amazing family.....

do you remember the Fullingim's across the street when we lived in the tiny house down the street from the Allred's??????   One of my BFF's Kristina?????  She has a blog!  Did I tell you this already?  I don't care.  I read her blog and her little "K", ok, not really, her little "G" is the cutest thing since my kids!!!!  Just wanted to let you know I've added her link down near the bottom.  Go check her cuteness out.  The memories come flooding back when I see Gianna. 

Love you, K!!!!

Calling all vocal coaches.....

Never did I think we'd see the day that our child, (who has a grandmother who is a vocal coach), would be searching for one!!!!!  My Maddie needs a vocal coach....and no fly by night coach either.  She'll be picking up piano as well....so the all in one package would really be optimal.  And don't think you'll just slide in and say "yeah...I can teach".  Her Daddy plays and her Mom and Daddy both sing.....so you'll be doing an audition all your own.  Be prepared.  Anybody got suggestions??? 

Home Depot, Home, Home Depot, Home.....

In that order.  Do not pass go.  Do not collect $200.....in fact...

you'll need to spend what FEELS like that much
in order to do what I did.

I had this brilliant idea to paint the kitchen.  The idea, was to make the house flow....
make the kitchen more approachable, more inviting.
We accomplished that.  In fact, so inviting, that the sun moved in.  See below.

Sariah and Maddie helped scrape the old boarder off the green paint.....wallpaper should die!!!

And below is what we got after the 1st round.....

This color, my friends, is Burnt Amber.  

Like hell it is.

I said to Eric on Saturday night,

"honey...it's bad.  Like REAL bad.  But maybe I can deal with it....we'll see in the morning."

I got up on Sunday morning and my retinas were permanently scarred. 

Therefore, we went back to Home Depot.

We retaped, put out more drop cloth, and washed a few more paint brushes....and got right back to work.

Wait, did I say "WE"?????  What, is there a mouse in my pocket????  

Noooooooooooooo.  

Saturday evening the girls were ALL about helping.  

Sunday, after we painted half the kitchen and mom said, to heck with this!, they gave up.  

Sunday, I was alone.  But with so much company......watching TV behind me.  :o) 

Can you feel the love all the way out here in Georgia??? 

This time, I painted it the way I wanted to paint it....not the way the paper said to paint it..

not the way Martha said to paint it....the way Sarah said to paint it.....and look how it turned out......

L.O.V.E. LOVE it!!!!

I told Mom after I was done that I swore there were

5 more feet between the sink and the stove.  

So....lesson learned.  

Now on to the bedroom!!!

Scariest Place On Earth.....

and just 9 short years ago I thought it was pretty cool!!!

On our way back from Helen, we stopped at the Cabbage Patch Hospital.  (this explains it all.....)
The old hospital, which as a "real" hospital, was no longer the site of Babyland General Hospital.  They had to move.  So they built their own new building, but it's not nearly as cool as the old one.  It's just a big building now.  None the less....the CPK's are still born here....and still sold here.  My girls got their last experience. 

See below....

The new CPK Hospital.....
This is the old one....

A little extravagant.....

The sign.....

Maddie having a blast.....she thinks.....

Yep....creepiest place on earth.....

Where some of the babies live.....in a tree.....

OMG..."mom.....this place is so weird!!!!"

Where the babies come after they are born.....

I still don't like having my picture taken!!

$100 later.....3 happy kids.....
See below to watch the video of a CPK being born.......



So the video says it all.  Fun place....for little people.  My people aren't so little anymore.  But I love the memories.