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!