And She's Off...

Audrey started to crawl this week! She has been scooting around for quite some time, but she finally got those arms and legs moving one by one! At the beginning of the week she was taking a couple steps and now she is crawling across the room. It's amazing how much faster the second child grows. I guess it's because I have another child who requires my attention too. Go figure! ;) Here is a video for the grandparents...and those of you that have a soft spot in your hearts for other peoples babies!! ;) J/K

It's official...

No worries, I'm NOT preggo! ;) I am officially a broke down and delerious stay at home mommy! ;) YOu see, about a week ago Audrey woke up really early one morning. I was so tired I just got her and brought her back to my bed to feed her...I NEVER DO THAT!! We'll I took off my glasses and laid them beside me so I could get comfy. Well, next thing I know Nora is coming in my room crying about something and so I jump up and of course, roll over on my glasses and bend one of the sides. Now my glasses are all gimped up. They weren't broke just slanted...

Anyway, The Point is I just finished taping the side of my glasses with tape. Yep!! I can't believe it myself!!! As I was doing it I has flasehes in my mind of the MOM steroetype with the brokedown clothes and wild hair, embarassing their child in front of their friends. I mean, I have scotch tape on the side of my glasses for goodness sake!! And that means I truly felt it was a good idea long enough to ACTUALLY do it!!! When I think about it I was actually quite proud that when I took out my contact I hada pair of somewhat trendy glasses to put on (unlike the ones I has in college...if any of my old roomies are reading this). But that is no more...I have MOM glasses. ANd who knows how long I will live like this. As if it isn't enough to go to the eye doctor to pay for an exam AND contacts, now I have to get NEW glasses! The truly disturbing part of all this is the fact that the tape really works. And if I don't look in the mirror, I could actually forget the tape is there! SO SAD!! ;)

Lady Bug and the Bumble Bee

We gave our costumes a practice run for Halloween at a party given by a friend of mine. It was a lot of fun for the family! Wade was a jack-o-lantern, Nora was a lady bug, Audrey was a bubble bee, and I was an obnoxious 80's housewife with my rolled up jeans, tacky Halloween earrings and even worse Halloween sweater and a bright orange turtleneck! I was truly scary!! ;)

There was a cake walk, games, food, dancing, and even Karaoke!! And my, my, my how Nora is her Mother's daughter. I, of course, was Karaoke-ing. Nora got to the microphone first and I couldn't get it from her. So, YES, my 2 year old and I were competing/fighting for the spotlight. I finally had to resort to trickery!!! I had to find the microphone that wasn't plugged in and give it to her so she would let go. Finally my chance to sing the heck out of, "We built this city on Rock and Roll"! ;) I did and there's NO shame in my game!

The Hostess...pay close attention to her lovely banner that I made! ;)

Wade and the bumble bee, aka Audrey!

Nora and ONE of her MANY cupcakes of the evening!

Mother and daughter as we pause from entertaining the crowd! J/K

45 seconds faster!

I got bamboozled into running another 5k last weekend!!! Kidding, I wanted to give it another go or maybe my ego couldn't turn it down when asked if I was going to do it! ;) Anyway, I ran it a whopping 45 seconds faster than my last 5k. I was pretty proud considering there was a HUGE hill, even worse than the hill of my 1st 5k. This hill just went up and up and never went down. It slowly elevated. Even experienced runners would pass me saying, "that hill is gonna be a killer"! And it WAS!! As much as I hate running I love the whole running world and atmosphere. At this specific race I got a 20 minute massage for FREE!! Love IT!!

Well, here's some fun pictures....

Me coming in for the 45 minute faster finish! ;)

Nora chasing after me at the finish line...I got a ribbon and they gave one to her too, It was cute!

Me and my friends Jen, we are both newbies to running. Neither one of us really LOVE running but we want to keep doing it! Color us crazy!

Ft. Bolinger

Wade and the girls built a Fort in the Living room last week. They had a good ole time! Nora, of course, had to move all her trinkets and toys into it and Audrey just enjoyed being with her Dad and Sister. I thought it was cute so I just had to share! ;)

Nostalgia in the Air

Ahhhh! It's fall and I love it! There is just something about fall that sends me back in time. I guess it's the crispness and a different smell in the air, the colorful leaves falling, and there's a different tint to the light that falls across the land. If you know me at all I am sure you think I am being sarcastic, but I am so for real! I really do notice all those things when fall hits...especially the "tint" of the light. sounds crazy but there has got to be someone else out there that has noticed that...Huh, anyone?!?

Anyway, Fall always sends me back in time to HS football games and bonfires (homecoming and parties out in the middle of nowhere), and falling in love for the first time. And when i think about it... most of the times I have fallen in love have been in the fall. Wade and i fell in love in the fall, granted we were on different continents and had never met, but we fell in love, nonetheless, and during the fall season!! ;) I think of skipping class in college, and the breeze running through the trees on campus! I know, I'm getting cheesy again! ;) I also think of fall festivals and silly activities like outdoor movies and chili cookoff's (does chocolate chili ring a bell to anyone?) I used to do with the gang from the Atlanta days.

I just love fall! It's my favorite season!! I can't wait to see what fall looks like around here. I hear it's beautiful! the leaves are just starting to fall and we just busted out the jeans and long sleeves this week. Can't wait!! But the breeze and the tint of the sun is already here, oh and the smell in the air!! A couple years down the road I will look back and think of my little kids playing in the leaves and dressing up for Halloween, eating chili and cornbread with friends, and creating new family traditions and memories.

OK!! enough is enough! Now I ask you... What do you think of when fall comes every year???