I've Been Tagged

My dear friend Jennifer tagged me to go to our file folder and post the fourth picture. Well, here it is.

And yes, Squirt is messing with Boo's ear & Tay is looking somewhere else.

Don't laugh, this might be in your mailbox in December as our Christmas card if we can't find anything better. :)

So, now I tag Kaci, Mandy, Beth M., Sherry, and Tanya.

Really there are many more I could list, I just thought I'd pick five.

Anyone Up For a Ride On The Float?

Daddy and I were having a blast in the pool at our house on St. George Island. Needless to say, I was watching him try to get on a float and could not get the video camera fast enough. If you want to see it on break(dot)com click here.

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Take Me Back to St. George Island

This is why I am 21 days behind on our blog.

I am mentally stuck.

The title says it all.

Chris and I have bee saying that life is just different there.

Even though dishes needed to be done, laundry had to be washed & folded, things had to get picked up, and children didn't miss a meal nor a nap...things didn't seem overwhelming.

There is something about this Island that is closer to heaven. Time didn't move as fast. You didn't mind waking up early because you knew it ment that you were going to be outside.

The children were angels.

Fluffy and Giggy were able to join us last minute, so that might be why the previous statement was true.

Needless to say, St. George Island, we will be back.

There will be more pictures to follow.

I need to tend to this house now.

No more denial.

First Day Of School

My sweet babies were so excited for their first day of school yesterday.

Boo is going to be attending pre-k at the Reid Academy & Tay will be at the day school.

Boo and Tay were told to smile for the camera & they decided to pose this way.

I just love it when they love each other so much!

Tay Tay and Kay Kay are the best of friends!

We are so thankful they are in class together.

These girls are just precious when they play with each other.

Tay Tay's Teacher this year is Ms. Nancy. We are looking forward to our year with her. She is going to be perfect for our little Tay Tayter Ree!

Here is a photo opp for the ages. I asked Ms. Nancy if she could take a photo of us three. She did and I am so glad. I realized I don't have many photos of the four of us. Much less the five.

Squirt rarely smiles for strangers due to her studing them until she feels like she can figure them out. If Ms. Nancy can make Squirt smile, then she is going to do great with Tay! Thank you Grammie for the kids clothes for their first day of school.

Wedela Baby

Tay is now offically a Wedela Baby.

This is the miracle Shampoo & Body Wash + Calendula Cream

that has transformed her skin to an even better level.

Daddy & I were trying to figure out what was causing Tay's skin to be so bumpy.

We then decided to rule out the citric acid found in the shampoo & body wash products.

Amazingly, we couldn't find a single product at Publix (it was so late at night, I couldn't shop at my wonderful Whole Foods) until we came upon Wedela Baby.

I am so glad we found these products. They have changed my Tay Tay's skin!

TN Titans & Boo

G-Pa took Boo to one of the TN Titans pre-season games.

Titans vs. Raiders

These two were made to go to the games together that's for sure.
We are so very thankful to have such wonderful grandparents that want to be plugged into our life. Boo, Tay and Squirt are so blessed!
This game started out with a pre-game tailgate in G-Pa's Prius.
Since we are now vegan, I made Boo his supper for him to take to eat prior to the game.
I was so excited to find vegan chicken-free nuggets!
Thank you Whole Foods and Plumgood for our great vegan foods.

Look at my sweet boy watching the game like a big boy.
He was born for this stuff.
This sure beats watching it on tv.

Here is Boo and his G-Pa.
G-Pa, thanks for taking care of little G.
He adores you and loves the time you guys spend together.I really love the photos JK took with her camera.
If only she would send them to me.
hint...hint
She is pictured below and I love her to pieces.
JK is an excellent mother, a great wife, a fantastic friend, a God-fearing woman, fashion forward, hosts a top notch bed & breakfast,
and she loves full-on make no bones about it big-time kind of love.
God knows just how thankful I am for those nights on the soccer field when, as a family, we became friends.
You are such a sweet soul & I will always cherish the times we had & will have together.
Here are some great pictures of Boo and JK's son, little E.
These boys love being around each other and it shows.
I love their faces when they are together.
They have the best time!
Here they are in the press box.
I promise little E does have a left eye.
I will make sure I post a photo with proof.

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Non-Toxic Tots Giveaway!

Who doesn't need this (esp. if you live in TN)?

There is a new shop for all things safe and natural for wee ones called Non-Toxic Tots. They carry so many precious things from organic outfits to safe sippy cups. And, there is a giveaway for a gift certificate going on at Mama K NJ's blog. Its only open until August 30th so get over there and enter for your little one!

Watch Out If You're On I-65

We have a new driver.

Squirt Muffin loves the steering wheel.

Even as I type that it sounds like an understatement. Here is the Squirt Muffin Cup standing on her daddy's legs.

Here is the view of my sweet babies from the passenger seat of the car.

I love my sweet babies!

Home Make-Over

Here is the house that Boo built.

That was the house that Boo built.

Now we have involved Cinderella & Daddy.

Cinderella is all perplexed because Daddy and Boo want to take her house apart to make theirs look better. Now if you notice her house was unlivable, so it needed to be condemned anyway. They did add some equity back into the community.
Three heads are better than one.
One might ask, why no final photo?

Well, if your house got condemned, wouldn't you want to retaliate?

Lower That Crib

Squirt is now a big girl.

We tried to keep her from crawling and now look at what she has done.

That little rebel.

She is so excited with her new found hobby that we lowered the crib last night.

*The black stripes on the back of the crib were suppose to hold up the bumper.*

Hook & loop didn't stand a chance with Squirt.

Hi Boo & Tay!

She is going to be 9 months on Friday.

I am so missing the little baby phase, yet I love having this sweet angel look at her daddy and get so excited. She has always been a daddy's girl and I sure hope she stays that way.

Random

These really are random photos put together because I didn't want to have to write different posts for them.

#1 - Squirt is enjoying a bath for the first time.

Since she has fallen in love with sitting up & can sit up well, she is now bathing this way.

We were just holding her in the shower because we couldn't stand for her to cry in the tub.

#2 - Squirt eating at Tossed

She loves eating in her seat.

Squirt also loves eating Cho-Cho's.

#3 - My sweet Boo Boo and Tay Tay having a shoe sale in our messy basement.

This is a precious memory for me. We were having so much fun just letting them play and not caring about the mess they were making.

Our conversation went like this:

Boo: "Mom, we are selling these shoes for a $1 a pair."

Me: "Really! I can buy every pair. I am so excited! I have never been able to purchase EVERY pair of shoes in a store before."

Tay: "Well, now the shoes are $10 a pair"

Me: "What? How did that happen so fast?"

Boo: " I think they are $100 a pair now, but you can still buy them all"

Me: "Man, inflation affects everything!"

#4 - Squirt is eating everything!

I mean everything!

I can not take my eyes off of her these days.

She puts everything in her mouth.

#5 - Squirt is also starting the crawling phase.

She does the worm instead of the crawl.

I think I am the reason she isn't crawling yet.

I am totally NOT wanting her to crawl yet.

Every time she starts to show signs, I am putting her in the sitting position. :)

#6 - Evidence.

Here is one of the many pieces of evidence.

Squirt is into eating books, baby dolls, food, cars...etc.

You get the point.

Keep things away and off the floor if you don't want her to eat it.