Saturday, August 30, 2008

Fabulous.com

Today Madison decided she wanted to wear her new sequin belt. Well, that led to putting together a whole stylish outfit. :-) As if that weren't funny enough, she then went on to perform for us. I don't know.....looks like a future web show to me - oh no!




Thursday, August 28, 2008

Go Cocks!

It's hard to get dressed for a Thursday game when you go to a uniform school, but we made it work. :-)
Apparently, Madison was telling everyone at naptime that she HAD to go to sleep because she was going to the game tonight (she isn't really).

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Bounce Around

Sunday we took a trip to Bounce Around with some friends. We haven't been there in forever!

The girls had a blast jumping around!
The slide was a big hit for everyone!





Macy inspired Madison to hang around the rock wall for a while.

Oh, and Madison got to sit in the fire truck too! :-)

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Happy Birthday, Lyra & Charlotte

Today we celebrated Lyra & Charlotte's birthdays with some water fun! The kids had a BLAST! Then we enjoyed some San Jose's (that was a little crazy with the wild kids, but still YUMMY)!




By the way, Cindy.....it's 10:51, not 10:15 as you predicted! HA HA HA! :-)

Friday, August 22, 2008

First Day of School~

Here she is.....1st day of school 2008!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

DADDY-DAUGHTER BEACH TRIP!

Yes, Mike did come through with a few pictures, and even videos, from the Daddy-Daughter beach trip. Here are some highlights (set to music, of course):

No pictures from the waterpark, of course, but apparently she LOVED that! They went twice!! Madison's so lucky to have such a great Daddy! :-)

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Day 1 Update

Madison & Mike had a full day today! They got to the water park right after it opened and spent a few hours there. Madison LOVED it and apparently was quite the daredevil! She wanted to do the big slides, but wasn't tall enough yet. :-)

After a little rest at the hotel, they went to eat & some errands. Then they headed to the beach and stayed there for a while. Mike said the water actually wasn't too bad. From there they headed to the indoor pool and hot tub. :-) Now they're back and ready for BED!

A great 1st day, I hear (and no pics....of course the battery died! Maybe tomorrow).

Oh, how did I spend my alone time? I went to school for most of the day, then pulled out all Madison's old winter clothes to get them ready for Tot Trade! YEAH! :-) Back to inservice tomorrow (BOO!).

The Family is GONE

Well, it is 7:35 and Mike & Madison are already out of the house & on the way to the beach!

They packed everything last night. Madison was adorable.....she had to pick all the toys and things for HER suitcase. She was folding everything up and saying "Can't forget the _____" (fill in the blanks with various items she could NOT live without). Last night she said "I'm just so excited, I don't think I can sleep!" And she didn't! She woke up at 6:45!!!! So, she got herself all dressed and helped lug her things into the car. It really was so cute! Oh, and Mike DID take the camera, so there is hope that we may get a picture or two out of this trip. :-)

So, until Tuesday.......

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

LAST DAY OF SUMMER

.....or the last day of "Spending Mommy Time" as Madison put it. :-) We couldn't let an all day rain ruin our last day of freedom!

It began at 8:15 (OF COURSE she didn't sleep in on the last day)! We lazily watched some cartoons on the couch. Then we played Barbies, of course. The big event though, was.....


Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books


(PS....please forgive our crazy hair....Madison has decided to brush her heair all by herself now, which sometimes doesn't turn out so great. Keep your fingers crossed that she doesn't have this severe bed head on the first day of school like she did last year!)

Yes, going to good ol' Chuck E Cheese!
Here we had some AWESOME pizza & used up atleast 50 tokens (left over from her last trip with Daddy). Her favorite thing to do is talk to Chuck E on the phone?! Hmmm....who does that remind you of?
And then we spent our 185 tickets on this fabulous bling! ($1 worth of jewelry here that cost us at least 50 tokens.....at 25¢ a piece....you do the math).


We capped it off with ice cream cones on the way home. Didn't get a pic of that...she ate it too fast! :-)
So, tomorrow it's back to work for ol' Mommy. :-( Madison is off to Nana & Papa's and then a few days at the beach with Daddy. I'm sure I'll have NO pictures to show from that b/c Daddy will be in charge, but I'm sure it will be most fun!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

TENNIS TIME!

We finally got out there to see Daddy & Uncle Trey play a tennis match! Erin came too. Madison was adorable cheering Mike on the whole time! She LOVES her Daddy!

Saturday, August 9, 2008

College Road Trip



Tonight, as part of our family day, we watched the movie College Road Trip (Madison loves Raven and Mike IS that dad). It was WAY better than I thought it would be. It was funny and like a glimpse into my family's future!! I was laughing & crying through the whole thing! Madison said "You've been crying the whole time....look at the tears." Time goes by so quickly - before we know it, she'll be off to USC (ha ha ha)! Anwyay, I highly recommend it to all Daddys of Daughters - if you don't cry a little, something's wrong with you!

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Summer Fun

Oh, it may be coming to a close, but Summer is NOT over yet! Saturday we made the most of a slow, summer day. We actually went to our regular pool (with Nana, Papa, and the Myers') in the morning. In the afternoon, we met all of our Lake Carolina friends at their new pool. It was so much fun! Madison loved the little sprinklers and fountains.

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The kids loved jumping in b/c it was shallow enough for them to not get dunked. As you can see, John was the main catcher for all the kids. :-)


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Mike was the girls' favorite to hang on. They were hanging on him like vines all afternoon!
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It was just a lot of fun with friends.....swimming, playing, and just hanging out.
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John Henry made the rounds between his new float and all the moms! Gotta get our baby love!

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After the pool, we went to the Myers house for food & fun. Here's the rowdy crew about to devour a bowl of popcorn...and sweet John Henry! :-)