Summer time fun

We had a very busy Saturday afternoon. First we had the playgroup get together which Shandy hosted at her house and ROCKED IT OUT with a homemade slip and slide and blow up water slide. Then we headed over to celebrate Landon's first birthday. Remember that Olivia was sick on Friday? Well, I thought she was all better so we went out and needless to say.....we weren't home long Saturday afternoon before Olivia was sick again...ugh! I guess we just tried to do too much too soon. Oh well, Baby Girl is all better now. =) So is Mommy thank goodness.

I love this picture of Livvie.....she is growing into that "little girl" look so fast!

In case you can't tell from this picture - Cooper really enjoys sprinklers. =)

Oh yeah....this is his attitude to the tee. Notice the big vein on the side of his neck......

He was scared of the inground pool at Landon's party so he settled for the "baby" pool. Number of "babies" in the baby pool = one.....Cooper! LOL

Olivia - Landon's party was a carnival theme. It was very fun and probaby the reason Olivia got sick again Saturday afternoon! Rachel and Todd had popcorn, cotton candy, hot dogs, cake, and roasted peanuts - all carnival treats of course! And if you know Olivia, she has to eat or nibble on *everything* so all this good sugary food didn't help any! But it was fun....and we just had to help Landon celebrate his big day! =)

It's been a bad few days

Sorry for not posting since Saturday! Olivia had a stomach bug over the weekend and I guess I caught it from her. I didn't feel well on Monday but went to work anyways (when am I going to start listening to my gut??) and ended up leaving early. Man, am I glad I did because I was so sick the rest of the day Monday and into early Tuesday morning. I have not felt that bad in a really long time! Thankfully I feel much better today and am back at work. Olivia is over it too but now my poor dad has the bug. Please pray that Cooper and Al steer clear of this mess. I don't think I can take another sick child right now! =)

I have some cute pictures of the kids that I will try to post tonight or tomorrow!

Post for Amy

I thought I would post these pictures for Amy of Louis. He's getting so big and is the sweetest little guy ever! Al and I have the best nephew in the world and we love him to pieces!

I love those chubby little thighs!

Red Kool Aide is the Devil!

Olivia is sick. Actually, she was sick last night, threw up a few times but I thought she was better this morning. My gut told me to keep her home, but it's Friday and I thought she would be ok at daycare since she said she felt ok. Well, she kept begging me for something to drink this morning. Against my better judgement, I gave her a small amount of cherry kool aide (honestly, it wasn't but a few sips worth) and the moment she drank it, I got a really bad feeling that I had made a HUGE mistake.

So, off to daycare we went - I actually got out the house on time considering I had to give Olivia a bath this morning....and was a few blocks from daycare when that red Kool Aide came back to haunt me. Yeap, Olivia threw up those few sips of cherry Kool Aide. It's the devil - plain and simple. So, I pull over....help my crying daughter clean herself up.....call the daycare, call work, and call Al to tell him that I should have listened to my gut. When am I going to learn to listen to my gut!!!!

Please pray that red Kool Aide comes out.....I've only had my new car for 2 1/2 months!!!!

Swim Lessons

Olivia started swim lessons on Monday. She loves it! Olivia loves the water and has been asking Al and I for awhile if she could learn to swim so we signed her up at the Y and she goes for the next two weeks.

She was a little timid (CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?) at first but warmed up after a few minutes.

Olivia learning to "doggy" paddle and keep her head above the water.

I don't know what her instructor's name is but Olivia calls her "Coach" - how funny is that?

Olivia's favorite part is where they get to jump into the pool. =)

Bathroom Disaster!!!!

I'm not sure if all my blog friends know this but - my son is a WILD MAN! I notice that Cooper has been a little too quite for my liking when he was supposed to be laying on my bed watching Spongebob and this is what I found when I walked in the bathroom in our room.

It was a MESS.....makeup was everywhere, trash was taken out the trash bin and thrown on the floor, he dragged a pair of pants in there, you name it, he did it. I swear, I honestly don't know what we are going to do with this kid!

He decorated the toilet and floor......

He did try to use my makeup sponge......guess he'll be an artist one day?

He managed to drain *ALL* my makeup all the bottle.

The devilishly handsome culprit.....

I just threw this picture of Olivia in the mix because I thought it was cute. I love those big brown eyes!

Pictures

I forgot I had some more cute pictures to post of the kids! Sorry, it's been a busy day......Olivia had her 6 month check up at the dentist and had a GREAT check up! No cavities but Dr. Flowers did say she will probably lose her two middle bottom teeth soon, she's already got two permanent teeth in the back on the bottom so her permanent teeth should start coming in and pushing her baby teeth out. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Is my daughter really old enough to start losing teeth? I just sort of stood there and said "ok" - I didn't know if I should be excited or sad because my baby girl is growing up. And way too fast. Cooper, however, HATED the dentist (even though he wasn't there for a check up, he just came along) so I don't look forward to taking him for his first visit after his birthday.

Speaking of his birthday (which is about a month away), we went today and booked his party at The Play Zone in town. The PZ isn't much to write home about, but it serves the purpose and it's cheap. Can't beat cheap. =) Anyways, one more word of advice - don't ever go to get your oil changed by yourself when you have two wild kids with you. LOL

Cooper eating breakfast at the beach on the porch. Believe it or not, he could eat that whole plate of food and still come back for more!

Olivia getting eaten by a "roar"!!!!!

Cooper on the carousal.....he rode all by himself.

This is how Cooper wanted to drink water at the pool.....out of his water gun. Oh yeah, who ever invented water guns should be beaten with a wooden spoon. UGH.

Following in Sissy's footsteps

Oh, it's true.....I thought Olivia was trying to drive me insane with her 100's of questions a day, but now Cooper is doing it to me too. ACK!!!!! I swear I think these two should work for the US Government as secret informants - they could get any terrorists or criminal to confess to ANYTHING after just a few minutes! By the time I drop them off at daycare in the mornings, *I* feel like I should be confessing to some crime.

Here's my morning:

*Cooper wakes up, walks in my room*

C: Mama, what you doin?

Me: Getting ready for work baby.

C: Why? No work day - k?

Me: Ha ha, I have to work today baby. Sit on my bed and watch tv until I'm done.

C: K

*I start blow drying my hair. Cooper comes running*

C: Mama, what you doin?

Me: *deep breath* I'm getting ready for work.

C: Why? No work day -k?

This continues the WHOLE time I'm getting ready.

I get done with myself and Cooper, make my way to Olivia's room.....I swear that girl wakes up asking questions and doesn't stop ever!

O: *opens her eyes* Is it Thursday?

Me: No, it's Wednesday.

O: WHY ISN'T IT THURSDAY!!!! WWWWWAAAAAAHHHHH

Me: OOOKKK.....tomorrow is Thursday!

O: Why do you have to go to work today?

C: Why? No work day - k Mama?

Me: I HAVE TO GO TO WORK!!!!

I get Olivia dressed, get everyone's hair combed and teeth brushed and we get in the car......I hear 100 million questions all the way to Darlington.......

They are working together to drive me insane.....I know it!

Olivia will be in hog heaven!

Olivia LOVES Taylor Swift (www.taylorswift.com) and I mean LOVES her! We know literally all her songs by heart because Olivia has to listen to her every single time she gets in the car. So, Nana calls me on Saturday and tells me that she's reading online that they are coming out with six singing Taylor Swift dolls in September. Olivia is going to be in hog heaven if Santa brings her one of these! And lucky for her, one of the dolls sings "Picture to Burn" which is her all time favorite song.

As if listening to Taylor Swift wasn't enough every day in my car, now I can listen to her every day at home too. Yay.......

Dating

Olivia's little mind never ceases to amaze me. We had the following conversation a few days ago.....

O: Mama, can I ask you a question I *know* you're going to say no too?

Me: Hmmm...sure?

O: Can I date Logan when I'm a teenager?

Me: *almost laughing* Sure Olivia, you can date Logan when you get older.

O: Are you going to pick me up on my date?

Me: Hmmm, no. Logan has to come here and talk to your Daddy.

O: Ok...does he know the way?

Me: You have plenty of time to give him directions.

How funny is my kid??? In case you don't know, Olivia and Logan are getting married (even Logan told HIS mom this!), living at the beach, painting their house pink with a pink roof, and having 3 kids. Oh, and Mommy gets to live with them but Daddy doesn't. Ha! =)

Whatcha doing?

This is Cooper's new phrase. He says it all the time - and I mean ALL THE TIME!!! He's starting to slowly drive me totally insane. =) It's really cute *most* of the time, but at 3am when I'm suddenly woken by a 36 inch little cutie saying "wwwaaaaatttttccccchhhhaaa doin mama?", it's not so cute. Someone please tell me he will calm down SOON!

Anyways, Al and my dad put ceramic tile up around the bathtub this weekend. They did a FAB job and it ROCKS! Here's some pictures of before and after. Thanks Daddy for helping Al do this project! We love our new tile!

Before

Before

After - love it!

After

After

My dad and hubby deserve a big pat on the back for this job!

Happy 4th of July!!!

Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope everyone has a good time grilling out and spending time with families and/or friends! We are headed over to Al's parents house to grill out and watch the fireworks.

I promised a few people I would post a picture of the porch on our house. We put siding up on it and around the eves of the roof. It looks FABULOUS! It's not completely finished yet, we still have to work on the roof of the porch and painting around the windows and painting the shutters. Not much longer though. Al and my dad are in the process of putting tile up around the bathtub so Al is busy, busy, busy with home projects. =)

Casa de Griggs

Since taking this picture, Al has added the sage green siding to the area under the windows on the porch. The house was originally painted brown with black shutters and the porch was stained. I really love how bright the porch looks since painting it white. So, here's my dilemma....I plan on re-staining my swing because it's just too nice to mess up with paint. BUT, I am considering painting the rocking chairs - should I paint them white or red? I kind of like the idea of painting them red to off set the green on the porch and accent the door, but I don't know. What do all my blog readers thing? White, red or should I just re-stain them?

July Resolutions

Remember back in oh....I don't know, MARCH, I said I was going to start doing "monthly resolutions" because when I make New Year Resolutions, I never stick to them. I figured if I did it a month at a time, if I failed, I didn't feel so bad. =)

So....*insert drum roll*....my July resolutions are to keep up with my WW (I'm actually doing pretty well), keep up with walking (doing pretty well here too so far), and lastly, try to stop using curse words. I'm really good about not cursing in front of the kids, but work is the killer and I constantly find myself doing it under my breath. So, I definitely need to work on that. =)

Wish me luck!

Uncle Martin

My brother Martin (aka Marty if you knew him back in the day) came up to visit before he headed to Charleston before we left for the beach. The kids ADORE Uncle Marty and always look forward to seeing him. I just wish I had been able to get a picture with Olivia *and* Cooper looking at the camera - oh well! We do plan on taking the kids to Atlanta one weekend to see Uncle Marty and let him show us the town.

See you soon Uncle Marty! =)