WAR EAGLE!!!

Living here in T-town is pretty rotten this time of year.  You pretty much put your life at risk to walk out of your house wearing orange and blue...but no matter the cost, we want to raise our girls right!  So we don them in these oh-so-cute Auburn dresses and let them be proud!  They will have to learn to be tough to put up with all the bullying and crazy comments from some of these people here!  But we figure they will learn bravery.  There are a few of us smart folks that live here, too. And we are proud to be Auburn Tigers!!! WAR EAGLE!!!

(Note: To our Alabama fan friends...we love you too :) )

 



Audrey has learned to say War Eagle and Go Auburn...she says it when ANY football game is on...not only Auburn.  She is such a good little cheerleader!

Grammy's Girls

Their Grammy gave them these adorable outfits.  And how true those shirts are...Grandma Spoils Me Silly!  Yep she sure does!  Isn't that what Grammy's are for?!  And these two girls are so blessed to have one that loves them so much :)

I love this one!  Addison loves giving Audrey lovin'

 

My sweet girls!

Addison~

Audrey~

Camo Cuties

I just love Fall. When I think of Fall, things like cooler days, colorful leaves, football games come to mind. And when you grow up in a family like mine...it means camo and hunting season.

Well these two cuties aren't quite old enough to follow Daddy out into the woods hunting just yet...but their kind, generous Aunt Carolyn saw these adorable camo outfits and bought them for the girls.

Now, how cute is this?!

Please notice the numerous fat rolls on Addison's cute little leg. Don't you just want to pinch those thighs? :)

The hat is compliments of Grammy and Granddaddy. Audrey has one too...but we couldn't locate it for this photoshoot. :(

Playdate Fun

I was so thrilled when my friend Diana asked me to keep her little cutie ZK while she went to a bridal shower. ZK is 10 days older than Addison and we always joke that they will be 'partners in crime'. Looks like we might have that right according to these photos.

Addison and ZK had such fun together. Audrey was my little babysitter/entertainer. I had fun watching the 3 of them together.

All of the girls were just perfect and content. No one shed any tears. It was a blast!


I wish I knew what these 2 were thinking!



Audrey spent the entire time entertaining these 2. She just loves being a big helper.


Good hugs!




Fun and giggles!



Audrey taking care of ZK.

I put Addison and ZK facing each other in the excersaucer and jumperoo. I think they competed to see who could jump the most. They just squealed and babbled to each other. So cute~!

Addison- 6 months

(I know this is a little delayed...but at least I got it up before she turned 7 months- haha)

HAPPY 1/2 YEAR BIRTHDAY!!!

August 15, 2010 Our sweet Addison turned 6 months old. Has it really been 1/2 a year since I delivered this sweet beauty?! What an incredible 6 months it has been!


Things about Addison Brooke at 6 months old-

You:

- are wearing size 3 diapers
- are wearing a mixture of 3-6 months and 6-9 month clothes, many 3-6 months are getting too short
- weigh 16 pounds
- are 26 1/4 inches long
- are NOT too crazy about peas, but love some squash and carrots.



- make a really funny face and do a little shiver when you eat any kind of fruit...I'm not really sure what that is all about
- sleep pretty well at night, from 8 pm-4 or 5 am then wake to eat and go back to sleep until about 7am.
- are finally learning to take pretty good naps about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes long- one at 10:30 am the other around 2:30 pm



- have a TEMPER! If someone takes a toy you really want you have a meltdown. The worst is when mommy wipes your face after a meal and takes the washcloth away. You really like chewing on the cloth and will throw a fit when it is taken from you.
- love watching your sister play and constantly try to get into all her toys.
- can log roll all over the house
- have learned to army crawl to wherever you want to go. It is so cute!



- enjoy taking a bath in the tub with Audrey. You have fun splashing with her.
- smile often and give good kisses
- startle very easily at sudden movements and loud noises
- love sucking on your toes
- will jump forever in your jumperoo

As you can tell in the above photos, Addison was very happy. Good thing I took these photos in quick succession because things deteriorated very quickly as evident in the photos below. At least I got a few good ones. She was NOT having anymore photos taken!

Isn't that pitiful?!

Audrey's 1st Day of Preschool

Today was a very special day in our family. It was Audrey's first day of preschool. For weeks now, we have been talking about going to school. Discussing what would go on, how things work and we even went to visit the school.

Audrey has been talking about it for a while and was so excited. And as you can tell by the smile on her face, she was thrilled to be going this morning.

I had to take a few pictures before leaving for preschool.



My sweet school girl!

Being silly!

Mommy, on the other hand, was excited...but a bit sad/worried/ and all those other emotions that go along with a milestone of this magnitude. My baby is growing up...will she be okay? Will she know what to do? Will the students/teachers be nice to her?...on and on.

Audrey and Mommy before going to preschool.

Corey, of course, was scheduled to be on shift at the fire station this morning. I told him he just couldn't miss her first day, so he got one kind fellow to work for him a little while so he could take her to school. She was so glad her daddy was there.

Daddy and Audrey before going to preschool.

When we got there we were greeted with several friendly faces. We went to Audrey's room to fill out paperwork and get her settled in. She jumped right in and started playing with the activities the teacher had put out for the kids. I was so happy that she felt comfortable.

Audrey with her teacher, Ms. Cheri.

Audrey never cried, but as you can tell in the photo above, she was apprehensive. Just before I left she said "Mommy, I'm REALLY going to miss you". I hadn't cried up to that point, but I began to tear up at that. After reminding myself that I couldn't cry and to stay strong so Audrey wouldn't cry, I got myself together. She gave me and Addison hugs and kisses then went on her merry way to play with something else.

As I walked away and looked back at my little-big girl, I did have to wipe a tear.

After picking her up from school, I was so excited to hear about her day, but she didn't seem too talkative about it. Finally, after asking several questions, she started talking and it sounded like she had a blast! Her report was that they played in the gym and she liked kicking the soccer ball and pink ball. Plus they read an animal book and sang 'The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round'. She had to show me the smiley face she made and the coloring page she colored red. And she was thrilled that she got to drink apple juice out of a striped "big girl" cup.

That was the scoop that I got from Day #1. She can't wait to go back on Thursday!

The Cats in the Hats

Grammy and Granddaddy bought the girls these adorable camo hats. They looked so cute in them, I couldn't resist taking a picture!