Saturday Fun Time

This is just a picture of me and the hubs during our date night Saturday.  We were so very grateful that Emily would volunteer to babysit for us so we could have a night off.  Yes we felt bad leaving her with a sick TLC (Taylor Lee Coble) but we did stick around and feed all the kids, bathe them, put the twins to bed, and make sure TLC had all his meds so he would sleep/watch a movie for Aunt Emily.  She had it pretty easy and we did not have to feel too bad about taking a couple hours to ourselves.  We ate at a cute little Cajun/Southern cooking restaurant in Roswell on Canton street (one of our favorite places to go).  And then we ended the night at Kelly’s Kakes for dessert, a cupcake martini, and some live music.  It was so much fun, and I am so thankful that Aunt Emily let us have some time out. 

 

Emma Grace and I got to spend the morning and afternoon together on Saturday morning. Emma Grace has desperately needed some one-on-one time with mommy and daddy, so I took her to Gymnastics on Saturday. Then we ran a few errands, had lunch at the place of her choice (McDonald’s), played at McDonald’s, then went to Wal-Mart so she could pick out a Barbie (because McDonald’s ran out of them in the Happy Meals). Then we picked up Fancy from the Groomers, and her love tank has been filled for a while. I jus tlove this picture of her and I - you can see the excitment in her face!

I wish that I could figure out how to have that much one-on-one time with all my kids, my husband, and myself every day. If that was so, then everyone in the house might be happier all the time.

Weekend With The Family

What an exciting weekend we have had.  We had absolutely nothing planned, so we were able to spend a lot of time together as a family plus one since we had a surprise visitor.  Yes that’s right Aunt Emily surprised us with a visit on Thursday night. No one knew she was coming she just showed up at the door, and oh how excited we were. 

Poor Taylor woke up sick on Saturday morning, and we quickly took him to the doctor because he never gets sick unless he has strep, and low and behold he had strep.  By Sunday he was still not feeling well so we just hung around the house all day long.  But Sunday was such a beautiful day (in the high 60’s) that we played outside and drank Sangrias all day long.  I am so ready for warmer dryer weather.  It has been so rainy and cold here, and the babies and I are tired of being cooped up in the house. 

I don’t have a lot to say today, but I did want to post these cute pictures. 

 

Emma Grace has needed some one on one time so this weekend she got lots of love from everyone!!!

 

These two are going to be the death of me.  They are climbing on everything.  There new favorite thing is to climb up my high barstools and sit at the bar.  It is real cute until one falls to the ground on their head.  I did pull them out a little table and chairs this weekend so they can start having snack somewhere besides their highchair.  I am trying to give them the independence they are looking for, but it is so hard with two of them. 

 

My sweet boy!

 

This is the picture that Emily, Emma Grace and I took the night Emily surprised us with a visit.  So excited she is here to visit. 

 

Taylor and Emma Grace dressed up like they were in a Mardi Gras parade.  They are as ready to head to Baton Rouge/New Orleans as I am.  Only about 5 more weeks, and we will be knee deep in the best Cajun food on earth, chillin’ in Manna and G-Daddy’s pool.  Oh what I would not do for some bread pudding right now.

Blue Ridge with Friends

This weekend we had the opportunity to spend a long weekend in the mountains with our dear friends the Vanloh's.   And what a great time we had with all 7 of our children!  We hiked, swam, built fires, had great food and drinks.  It was a wonderful weekend filled with ever lasting memories. 

Friday Play Time

Yesterday we had a wonderful time hanging around the house all day long, and playing.  Emma Grace had a wonderful play date with her friend Hailey, and Preston and Addison hung out in their hats and birthday suits playing with the remotes.  Actually it rained all day and it was not fun being stuck in the house but these pictures were too cute not to post.  

Special Visitors

Today we had special special visitors come to visit us.  My childhood best friend Debra came up from Macon, GA  to visit us with her two children Sydney and Thomas.  We had the best time spending the day together and watching the kids play together.  Debra and I grow up together for part of our childhood in Birmingham and we have stayed in touch long distance for the past 18 years.  I just love Debra and I am so thankful that we live this close to each other now.  I do pray we find a way to start spending more time together now that we are so close.

Georgia Aquarium

This week we had to be at daddy's office early one morning so I could do my health assessment for his insurance.  And when I say early I mean 8:00 a.m., so I figured the three little kids and I would go and do an activity since we were out and about as anyway.  It was actually a crazy day full of storms and tornado alarms, but we had a blast at the aquarium none the less.  We love packing our lunch and going on adventures together. 

Random Pictures

Here are a few pictures from this week.  Emma Grace and Taylor are always so excited to get a package in the mail, and Emma Grace loved wearing her new dress this week.

Emma Grace had a blast with Chloe during play time this week.  Those two crack me up.  They fight for the first hour of their play date, while they define dominance, and then they cry when it is over because they will miss each other too much.  We are going to spend a long weekend the mountains with Chloe and her family in a couple weeks, and I told her momma "it will be so interesting to see which one is more dominant on even playing grounds." 

And I figured out how to get Emma grace to wearing her lab coat.  I just had to buy her a Doc Macstuffins doll and doctor set and she was all in, because Doc Macstuffins wears one.  Now she won't take it off!

Now you are al l caught up on our life........  Not much going on as you can tell.

Ice Sensory

I love it when I can pull out items for sensory time and the kids take to it, especially when Emma grace joins in.  The babies are getting to such a better age, where they are actually starting to listen to directions. These are pictures from our Ice Sensory time this week while I was trying to cook dinner.  The babies loved it and they stayed on their blanket the while time.  Their little hands were ice cubes when they were done an hour later but they love it none the less.  I know I will one day look back on these crazy days and miss them, and wonder how we ever survived.

Chess Awards

Last week Taylor completed just first semester or chess.  He was so excited to get his two trophies for his accomplishments.  I am so proud of him, and so are his coaches.  Smart little boy.