It's a ZOO out there!

Our little monkeys!


Count Annabelle


It's da bears!



Penguins - like HAPPY FEET!



Abby and Annie

Annie and Mommy!



We had soooo much fun at the zoo with our priends! There were LOTS of animals to see and lots of laughing! We love to see Cole, Jonah and Judah (we miss them so much) and those kids ran around that zoo! The penguins were everyone's favorite - they swam right up to the glass - the gorillas were pretty cool too - they sat with their backs to us (I don't blame them) - and although I can't quite figure out a giraffe - I sure do like them!

Lordy Lordy - Jonathan turned FORTY!

The Birthday Boy - He doesn't look a day over 39!




My Girls!


The Band

Buffie the Back Up Singer



English on Washboards!



Jonathan on some instrument they lugged back from Australia



The Hostess with the Mostess!







And what a party his wife threw! It was FANTASTIC ~ the house looked great she had pumpkins carved out for tea candles - hay bales to sit on - BBQ (Fancy Style) Deviled Eggs that Melissa said were as yummy as candy! One man band that made everyone a musician! The guests were cute and funny (hahahhaa) the birthday boy was having a blast and the hostess was the mostest! We did rock it out so hard that the policeman came (me thinks it was the uninvited neighbor) and shut our party down!

I'll take that used hoodie!

Me and That Claire (Melissa got a LITTLE close with the camera)


Leslie and Shannnon


Katherine (Virginia's SUPER CUTE sister)


Virginia - lovin' on my new monkey statue



Girl - you know we gots some funny friends!






It was MNO (that's Mom's Night Out for those not in the know) at me casa on Friday night - Leslie thought it might be fun to do a swap meet - that's where we each bring a few things that we don't use anymore and put them in a pile and exchange~
Of course there were numbers picked ~ My NEWUSED favorite - my blue hoodie I got from Claire! I don't know that I have taken it off since I got it - there was some fun stuff! There were only a few things left over ~ They got left at my house!

Of course there was LOTS of fun girlie conversation - Leslie laughed so hard she cried! Another FUN and exciting night but what would you expect with our friends!

Maroon 5

Look who we ran into - Tara and Rebeccah!

This is the view FOURTH ROW tickets get ya!


Adam Levine - YES my camera zooms in pretty far!


The Band


LeLe and Mike - The BEST Concert buddies EVER!




Me and my girl!







What a SUPER fun night! The band was awesome and the seats were even better! Mike and LeLe are the perfect concert buddies - they love to dance and we laughed HARD!
I have never been to a "boy band" concert - WOW! those girls went CRAZY - oh to be young again (hahahahaha)!!! Thanks for taking me y'all! I always have SO MUCH FUN with y'all!

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things Annie says or does that make me smile!


















1. She says "I have ants in my pants and my crotch" ~ Which I figured out means CROCS! (she got that from Dora - who says dance, dance, dance like you've got ants in your pants)
2. When I sneeze she says "Bless you mommy"
3. We were watching football the other day and I said "CLEMSON" she said "No Mommy - I say ABCDEFG"
4. I LOVE that she uses a Y for an L (YAKE) or a P for F (priends and pood)
5. She names ALL of her baby dolls BABY
6. Mom has not been feeling well and she says she needs to go to the doctor and Annie says "Dr. Chris is my doctor - you get your own doctor Grannie!"
7. She knows our blessing and says bow your head "Tank you for dis food - use it to nourish our bodies so we can grow big and strong and do God's will AMEN"
8.last night we had chinese food and I ordered the PuPu platter (I KNOW) and Annie said "Mommy - you gots poopoo in your pants?"
9. EVERY time we talk about Mac she says "Mac has a stinky diaper" because ONE time Buffie had to change his stinky diaper.
10. No matter what you say you want to do Annie says "I want to do dat too!"
11. We are going to see the Doodlebops and she says "Mommy want to go see the Doodybox with me?"
12. She is starting to develop good manners - she says tank you bery much - please - and excuse me.
13. She has figured out how to burp (it's a pet peeve of mine) so when I say "excuse you" she just laughs!

Wordless Wednesday!

Happy Birthday to KANE!!!

We played on the beach and collected seashells!



We took a few great beach pictures hoping for a CHRISTmas card shot!


They look sooo tiny next to that big ol ocean!


They RAN to that BEACH!!

She slept sooo good at the beach with the waves in the background!


They Played on the beach



They were sooo cute!


They loved on each other


They watched "The Jungle Book"



They ran naked on the beach!

We had such a wonderful time at that beach celebrating Kane's BIG 30th Birthday!
Thanks for having us!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KANE!!!!

Portraits!

So my pictures came in a day later than everyone else's - I was SOOOO excited because they had all been soooo good! I really don't know how all the girls are gonna make their choices! So I open the envelope and this is what I see!
(I don't have a scanner - so I had to take a picture of the picture - hence the blurriness) Don't get me wrong - it is a SUPER cute picture - but this is BY FAR the best one and I don't know - would ya pay $195 bucks for it?

So now it's back to square one since this was going to be the CHRISTmas photo!
and note to self - make sure your child gets her hair cut BEFORE a portrait!

Thursday Thirteen

THIRTEEN THINGS I WILL BE TAKING ON DA CRUISE!

1. My Girls (Les, Sug, Buf and Claire)
2. My Camera - don't think I am not going to snap pictures so y'all will feel like you was there!
3. My Bathing Suit - I am going to live in that thing!
4. My Bible Study - YES I am going to try and keep up whilest I tan and chat
5. My workout clothes - Now I don't know if they will actually get used but they will be available
6. My Cell phone - I don't know if it will work while cruisin the carribean but I am going to bring in case there are any stationery emergencies and to chat with the baby!
7. My Passport - I LOVE a STAMP!
8. My Frappucinos - I may have to have some stowed away in case they don't serve them on the boat - I don't think Sugar and I could enjoy ourselves without our crack
9. My MP3 Player - I know they have calypso music playin but I might need to drown out the yapping - hahahahahah
10. My sunglasses - wowsa - I can't imagine layin by da pool lookin cool with squinty eyes!
11. My Card reader - What if they have access to the internet and I couldn't upload photos??? Think of all you'd miss
12. My blog roll - I have to be checking up on my girls while I am far far away!
13. My Lunesta - Although Leslie will be the perfect shipmate - I have a sleep phobia so I will be asleepin!

13 DAYS TIL DEPARTURE!!!!

Wordless Wednesday!

So sad

Baby got the pink eye ~ I don't know where she got it since she has been at the lake on vacation (her whole life is a vacation) She went to see Dr. Chris who advised us not to go to playgroup today (since his children are in it and pink is contagious)
After the visit Annie told Grannie "I got the pink eye from Abby - Abby got da pink eye" Hahahahaha - Abby doesn't got the pink eye! Wherever do they get these things!!!

We hope it heals before this weekend ~ It's BEACH WEEKEND with THE WRIGHTS!!!

Some Times You WIN...

And sometime you DON'T! Sooo sad - It was a FUN yet upsetting loss for my tigers!
My only saving grace is the DAWGS and the GATORS lost as well so my smack talking friends are in the same boat - My CAROLINA GIRL, however has full smack talking privileges as those gamecocks just hit the TOP 10!!!

Well - What's a CLEMSON gal to do????

Friendship Friday

Although we all look A LOT alike - Leslie, Leigh Ann and I are not sisters
(I think we have confused some of our friends) I WISH they were my sisters
(I am an ONLY child) so I treat them as though we were separated at birth!
They know more about me than any sister every should and they love me anyway!
I couldn't imagine not talking to them everyday!!! I love them very very very much!

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17





I would also like to pass this FABULOUS award on to Jenissa because without her none of our blogs would be FABULOUS!!! She is the PIMP MASTER!!!

Thursday Thirteen!

Thirteen Reasons I LOVE Blogging!

1. I get super fun awards from my FABULOUS friends!
2. I would NEVER Crapbook (opps I mean SCrapbook) and now I don't have to
3. Isn't it just soooo fun to show off your child! She do look cute on the blog!
4. I have made LOTS of new friends that I ADORE!
5. Annie's foster mom Isabel and Karla can keep up with all the going ons
6. Seriously - I would be sooo bored with my extra time and have to work
7. It gives Leslie and I even MORE to talk about
8. All my friends are doing it
9. I LOVE LOVE LOVE to leave comments
10. After Jennisa PIMPED my blog it's just sooo darn cute to look at!
11.I don't have to print out pictures to send to family
12.I LOVE reading comments - everyone is so witty and fun!
13.Annie will have an awesome Baby Book (do they even make those anymore?) when I FINALLY print this thing out!!


PS - Thanks Annie and Terri for the FABULOUS award! I LOVE IT!!!

Wordless Wednesday!

Girls' Weekend

Virginia's got the BIRD FLU - YES she wore that mask the entire ride to the beach!
(she does not have the bird flu - she had food poisoning and didn't want to spread any germs) hahahaha



That's the OCEAN - I don't do sand but it was pretty to look at!



The View - Are you kidding me??


Lunch at Roz's ~ Ladies who LOVE to LUNCH!!!



Dinner at Frank's Outback - We had the special table by the chef!
Hahahahah- We had to walk through the kitchen to get to our table on the sunroom




We HAD to dip our toesys in the water!





The last picture before we went home!


So it was a wonderful weekend at the beach - Nine girls ~ laughing, eating, giving makeovers, watching football, shopping and yapping! I am still amazed at how blessed I am to have so many friends that I LOVE - Sugar was missed A LOT!


Thanks Virginia - We had a BLAST!!!!!