No More Curls!!!!!

I knew this day was coming but I didn't expect to be so sad about it. I gave Logan his first haircut today. I had to cut off his curls. I loved his curls. But his hair was getting really long for a boy and too many people were calling him a girl. Even some people who know he is a boy. He did pretty good during the hair cut. Towards the end he was getting fussy. But I think I did a pretty good job. It just made me sad to see the curls go and my little baby boy turn into a big boy in a matter of 30 minutes. Daniel's mom is paying for the boys to get Christmas pictures this weekend. So he will be so cute in them I think. I just thought I would share his first haircut with everyone.

The Best Husband Ever.....

Daniel is the best husband and father anyone could ask for. He has been busting his butt this year to make sure that the boys and I have the best Christmas ever. Because I could not get work this year, money has been tight. Daniel has been working 4 jobs to make sure we would have enough money for Christmas. He teaches at the high school, of course that is his main job, he tutors at the high school in the mornings, He tutors a girl from Fort Mill every Monday afternoon. and on Tuesday and Thursday nights he works at Winthrop. He is just amazing!

In order to have a good Christmas, Daniel and I decided not to get each other anything for Christmas. We also decided not to give anniversary presents to each other. We just asked my mom to send us a gift card so we could eat out for our anniversary. That is really all we wanted.

Have I mentioned how sneaky Daniel can be????

While at his parents house for Thanksgiving, there was a jewelry store going out of business and with his mom's help ( she picked it up for him because he was with me in Sumter that Wednesday before Thanksgiving). He surprised me with the most beautiful necklace. It is a white gold circle of hearts pendant with a diamond in each heart. I was so surprised!!!!! I cried because I can't do anything for him. And he said that he didn't care but because I do so much for him and the kids that he couldn't stand for me not to get anything so he made sure he could do this.

How awesome is he? I can't believe how lucky I am!!!! Now everyone go hug your husbands for all the wonderful things they have down for you!

Thanksgiving......

Thanksgiving was alot of fun. We went down to Daniel's parents in Hartsville on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and stayed till Sunday. It was nice getting a break from Rock Hill. Every now and then you just gotta get away. Wednesday we went to Sumter to see my old friend Stephanie Knight (now Brown) and her three boys! I couldn't believe that we were together with our children. It is crazy how much has changed in ten years since high school. Thanksgiving day was awesome. The food was amazing! We ate at Daniel's Grandma's house. After dinner we went outside so all the kids could play and Daniel got the kids raking. So that led to the adults raking ( I got out of it because I had to follow Logan :) ). So we had a raking party and then by the time that was done they started shaking the pecan trees to get the pecans down, so all the kids were picking those up. By the time we were done with all of that it was time to eat again. So we ate and then we went back to Daniel's parents house. I gave the kids a bath and Logan was asleep by 8. We went to bed shortly after because we were getting up at 3am!!!! to go out Black Friday shopping.

Friday was actually kinda fun. We got up at 3am and so did Daniel's mom. We took Logan with us and left Grant with his PaPa. Which I think they were both excited about. Lynn, Daniel's mom, waited in the car while Daniel and I stood in line at Toys R Us. About 10 minutes before the doors opened Lynn and Logan joined us in line. It was so crazy in there! But we got what we wanted or we got what the kids wanted! LOL Then we went to Target. After getting what we needed we got in line. And Logan fell asleep in my arms. So we are standing in this insanely HUGE line and I can't take it anymore so I head up front to go sit in the little food place with Logan because he is so heavy when he is asleep. Well, when I get up to where the lines are, I realized that there were other shorter lines. So I get in one and call Daniel to come up and get in line with the stuff. Well, while I am waiting someone gets in line behind me and after Daniel and Lynn join me with the buggy, the woman gives me attitude!!!!! It was crazy! I mean really, like she has never held a place in line for someone before! ugh, It made me a little mad.But I was polite and Daniel said that if she didn't want to wait in lines behind people then why is she out shopping on Black Friday. So we went to other stores and shopped and got home around Noon. Logan was the best little boy ever.


That was our Thanksgiving. Hope you all had a good one too!

Reba and Kelly Concert!!!!!

Well as some of you know, I got to go to the Reba and Kelly Clarkson Concert this past weekend. And a big thanks to my MOM!! because she bought me the tickets as an early Christmas presents. It was AWESOME!!!! They are amazing together. I have wanted to see Reba in concert since I think I was 11 or 12 maybe. We were right on the floor, about 20 or 30 rows back. Well I got Daniel to go down front and get some pictures of them right at the beginning.

There is Kelly. Looks like she posed for Daniel! Oh, and for those who don't know the story, Kelly is going to be Daniel's second wife. He says he married me for Love and will marry her for money. So he was okay with going to the concert even though he isn't a big fan of country music. He went because he knew it was something I have always wanted to do! Such a wonderful husband!

And here is Reba posing for Daniel!!!!!

There they are together!!!!

If you have seen the REBA tv show then you know who the woman on stage with Reba and Kelly is........Its Barbara Jean!!!!! She came out when they started singing the theme song to the show.

This is them coming out for the finale. They ended the show with Fancy by Reba.

I gotta tell you. If you can go see either of them or both in concert. GOOOO!!!! It was great!

Renn Fest 08

We went to the Renaissance Festival in North Carolina last weekend with Kelly, Paul, Kara and Jeremy. It was alot of fun. On the way there we ate at The Penguin which is this old resturant that the food network has had on their Diners, Drive In, and Dives show. Well, the resturant was super busy so we got our food to go and ate at a nearby park. Which I wasn't too keen on, but it was alot of fun. Here are pictures from the day. Some I took and some Paul took.

There is Grant getting fairy stones from the fairy for him and Logan. Logan wouldn't go up there!

We saw the jousting and sword act.

I took this picture! I thought it was really cool!

Grant and Logan were really into the show. Logan kept barking at the horses!!

This is when they were catching rings on thier lance.

My brave little man. Grant went on this kids jousting ride. He was really proud of himself and so were we!

There he is! Right after this picture he threw down the lance and hugged the "horse". I don't think he liked how fast the horse went on the line.

Paul took this picture. I love it! And I dont like pics of me!

This is a picture of Kelly, Kara and I at the festival. I like this pic of me too.

There are more pictures but just too many to put on here. I will try to upload them in my web album soon!

Halloween 08

I just realized that I never posted Halloween pictures. So here you are!!!! I hope you enjoy!

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Logan as HANDY MANNY. We couldn't find a costume his size but all HANDY MANNY wears a green shirt, jeans and sometimes a tool belt. And Logan happen to have tools from the show too. So it works.

This is Jack Sparrow as a child. LOL. Isn't he the cutest!

This is Grant and his friend we went trick or treating with. We had a Gangster Alien and a Pirate Princess and Jack Sparrow. Logan wasn't sure about the alien so he kept looking for him!

Logan only made it an hour before he fell asleep.

Kelly's Vase

I wanted to do something special for Kelly and her new office. So I bought a ceramic vase and had them glaze the inside so it could hold fresh flowers. I wasn't sure what to do with it at first. And then I had a brillant idea!! I painted it green and then put blue, yellow and red puzzle pieces all over it. And of course I bought flowers for it. From what I could find on the internet, Yellow flowers mean friendship and cheerful thoughts. So I went to Walmart and found the prettiest yellow tulips that looked really fresh. They were perfect. And I put them in the vase for Kelly. I gave it to Kelly tonight. I think she loved it!!! I am excited about seeing it in her office at the center. And of course I am including pictures for you all to see!

I was very proud of myself for painting this! I hope you all love it as much as I do!

Lexington BBQ Festival

We went to the Lexington BBQ Festival in Lexington,NC this past weekend. It was alot of fun. We went with Kara and Jeremy Burkholders. The Edinger's were supposed to go but they had some friends from out of town come visit. So they will go next year!!! The BBQ was really good. I loved how finely chopped they made it. The picture below is of the sand sculpture that they make every year. They start 8 days before the festival in order to have it completed in time for the festival.

This is a close up picture of the sand sculpture. Grant got a kick out of it.

This picture we took for Kelly. We thought it was cool. It was next to the sand sculpture. I am not sure what building it was in front of but I thought it was cool that they had it on main street. They also had a booth for the Autism Society of North Carolina. You paid a dollar to pick a duck and get a prize. Grant got a glow in the dark bouncey ball and Logan got a spikey yellow ball.

It was the 25th annual festival. They had balloons like this all up and down Main Street. Logan kept asking to touch them! It was cute!

Grant and Logan got those frisbees for free. Logan's kept falling off his head. Oh, and just to share, we got Logan up that morning at 8am and he didn't nap till we were on our way home at like 3 that afternoon. He was such a good boy!!! Let's hope he does as well at the Renn Fest this weekend!!!!

Random things that make me happy.....

My friend Sarah did this and it was neat to learn somethings about her. And at the end of she asked What makes you happy? Well, here we go!

1. My husband
2. My children
3. SLEEP
4. When the kids go to bed and Daniel and I cuddle and watch TV
5. Talking to my mom on Saturday morning. And being able to email her when ever I have a question. And that she bought me the tickets to the Reba and Kelly Clarkson concert.
6. Staying home with my boys
7. My friends
8. Having an amazing church family
9. Iced or Blended Mocha drinks
10. Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting..
11. Road Trips with family and friends
12. Christmas
13. Shopping (I am a girl hehehe)
14. My friends being happy
15. Game night
16. Having people over to hang out
17. Hopefully Mary Kay will soon!
18. My blog
19. Watching show on the internet!!
20. Finding old friends on Facebook
21. Watching my kids discover something new
22. Helping Grant with his homework
23. Knowing I have good kids
24. Not watching politics :)
25. Grey's Anatomy
26. Weekends with my family
27. Going out on dates with Daniel
28. Getting to go to the Reba/Kelly Clarkson Concert on November 21st
29. A clean house....doesnt happen too often but I love it when it does
30. Being able to think of 29 things that make me happy !!!!!


So....What makes you happy??

Soccer is here....

Soccer has started again. Here are a couple pictures of Grant playing. The first one is of him kicking the ball and the second one of him is him waiting for the ball to come to him. He is a really good soccer player. It is his favorite sport. Enjoy the pics!

LOGAN IS 16 MONTHS OLD!!!!!!!!

Logan is now 16 months old. We just had his check up. He is 33 inches tall and 25 pounds. He is the biggest 16 month old I have ever seen. But he isn't fat, he is solid. He loves to eat. He really like fried rice and fried chicken. He loves french fries. He likes fig newtons. He says ball, dada, bubba, mama, kitty, Nat (the cat's name), down, food, no ( sometimes), yes, booka (book), bumblebee, Pooh as in Winnie, PaPa CooCoo means cookie. He tries to say Kelly, Paul, and Grandma. We are working on it. When Grant comes home from school and we do homework at the table, Logan has to be in a chair at the table with a crayon or pencil and some paper coloring. It is so cute. I will be taking pictures of that soon. He is getting better about riding in the car. He doesn't scream when he wants something anymore, He can say That or this and he points at what he wants. He loves to sleep! Some days when he is tired, I can ask if he wants to go to bed, and he will run to his crib and try to climb in it! He takes a 2 hour nap everyday and sleeps like 12 hours a night. But he is so full of energy when he is awake! He wants to be just like Grant. He loves to look at books and be read to. His favorite shows are Handy Manny and Winnie the Pooh on disney. And he still loves his blankets! He has two of them in the crib with him at night!

There is Logan kissing the cat!

Logan and the cat.

Logan feeding himself!

Logan feeding himself again! He insisits on a spoon or fork all the time now! It is so CUTE!

I hope you enjoyed your update on Logan! Stay tuned for more :)

Family Reunion

That is my niece Kimberly and my nephew Kirkland.

This is Gene, my brother-in-law holding Logan. Logan LOVED him!!! Daniel had to leave the day before me and Gene helped me so much with Logan. It was great!

Grant in the ocean for the first time. He was willing to do anything to be able to play with Kimberly and Kirkland.

This is my sister Lisa. It was amazing to see her. I hope to do it again soon!

Saturday Night Live Rocks!

Fun at Kelly and Paul's house!

Our little Monkey!

Our little Monkey named Logan discovered that he can climb into the green chair in our living room. Here are pictures of the process.

There he is getting started with the climb.

Getting up there pretty well, isn't he?

HEY MOM! I DID IT!

Then Big Brother gave him a pillow and a blankie.

He loves it!

Now we start the climb down.

It didn't go as smooth as he would have liked! But it was really cute.

Grant's First Day of 1st Grade

Today Grant started 1st grade. He had alot of fun. He bought school lunch. And he said that his pencil box not only holds pencils, but it also holds scissors, glue, crayons, and erasers. He got to play with his old friends at recess. He also made a new friend named George. Here are pictures of Grant before Daniel took him to school today! Oh and he said that he wanted to be dropped off today like a big boy. Man, do they grow up fast!

Daniel's Last Day of Freedom

Last Tuesday was Daniel's last day before he started back to work, so we took the kids to Carowinds. It was so much fun. We went to the new wave pool they built. That morning before we left, Kelly gave us her waterproof camera to use. It was so great not worrying about the camera. We defintely have to get one of those. Here are some of the pictures we took!

That picture is of Daniel and Logan behind a wave.

There they are again! Logan loved the waves because Daniel would jump with him.

There is Grant waiting for the waves. The first time the waves came he held my hand, but then he got brave and let go of me and just jumped on his own! I was very proud of him.

Grant again waiting for the waves.

The waves kept pushing Grant farther away from me! He loved it. He figured out how to walk in between waves to get back to me.

There's Daniel and Logan again. This is inbetween the waves. They only come every like 10 minutes or so. Logan is pointing at Grant I believe.

See how far away Grant is? He wanted to see how far we would let him go from us. He loved it!

Logan got tired of being in the pool, so he and I got out while Daniel took Grant into the deep end to jump in the waves. So I gave Logan a snack.

And I took some cute pictures! I love this one! Those big blue eyes!

Such a cute little man!!!

Grant with Jimmy Neutron!

Daniel and Logan with Jimmy!

And there are my boys with Spongebob! Logan loved meeting him. This is also the first picture we have of Grant with Spongebob.

Then we went out to dinner. This is Logan stabbing the paper with his crayon.

And there he is trying to color.

And there he is kissing the table. I don't know why. He got really fussy after this picture and the manager came over to see if he would like some fruit since the food was taking a little while. How cool is that? And he didn't charge us for it! Logan ate the whole bowl of canteloupe.

We had alot of fun that day. It was a good way to end Daniel's summer. I think he really had fun with the kids at Carowinds. Hope you all enjoyed the pics. Next time it will be pictures of Grant going to first grade!!!!!