Farewell Blogspot....

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Lucy at Work...

Sean & I recently assigned Lucy to laundry duty. It usually takes her longer than expected, so we took a few pictures of her in action to see what the hold up was.

Innocent enough so far...

Getting ready to load the clothes from the washer...


Wait just a minute, Miss Lucy!


Finally, after a proper reprimand, she finished her chores.

A Walk in the Park...

U.....S.....A..... U.....S.....A.....

The US National Soccer Team had a World Cup Qualifying match against Trinidad and Tabago here in Nashville on Wednesday. Sean and I got to go with the youth from church to the game. It was super exciting; USA won 3-0 and all three goals were scored by Altidore. Hat Trick!!

Charleston, South Carolina Visit

The Angel Oak Tree

Kiawah Island

Kimball and Tessa

Joel, Sean and the kiddos

The Atlantic Ocean

Lucy was on the Pacific Coast then the Atlantic Coast just a week later

Lindsay, Tessa, Lucy and Marissa

Dads and Baby Girls

Downtown Charleston

Clara giving Lucy kisses

Eating at Melvin's Barbeque

Lucy and Tessa were born 4 days apart and are the best of friends!
Thanks, Henriods for showing a wonder time in such a fun city!

LA Visit

The Venice boardwalk

Lucy sporting the new hat I bought from a street vendor for $5!!
Gotta support my fellow needle-crafters.

3 Mamas in 3 different stages: Ashley with the newborn, Kimber with the fetus, and me with the crawler.

Back at the good ole' Nelson pad enjoying some delicious Chicken Tikka Masala made by Kimber

We tried to get in a bunch of our favorite places to grub, Pomodoro being one of them. Yum!

Utah Visit

4 States & 4 Time Zones in 8 days...

So, I was pretty sure that once I had a baby, I would never get the chance to travel again. Pre-Lucy, I considered myself an "Expert Traveler" and would fly through security in the black line. I would look at moms and families with small children and think, "ha, suckers!" I always made sure to sit far away from babies to avoid the crying fits and tantrums. Then I got pregnant and tried to fit in as much travel as possible because I was not about to try to fly with a child and all the "stuff" that you have to haul along with said child.

Well, turns out that I am the sucker now! I love to travel, so I decided Lucy has to travel too. She has seriously been the best travel companion (basically because she has no choice!) Over the past 2 weeks we have flown from Nashville to Salt Lake City to Los Angeles to Nashville to Charleston....count them: 4 Time Zones, and 4 different states!! I love my little travel buddy....where shall we go next???

Best Time of the Year...

I feel like a kid on Christmas morning!!  Love it!

Major Disappointment...

So, I made a pact with Beth (my best friend :) to not see Confessions of A Shopaholic until we could watch it together.  We are both huge fans of the books and love the character of Rebecca Bloomwood--sadly, it is because we both can relate to her a little too well!  So, last night was the big night to go out on a girly-date, sip sodas, munch popcorn, and watch this long anticipated film....

...one word: BOOOOOOO!!!  This movie was nothing like the book--not even a little bit.  The books are so endearing because of the British charm and wit, and I can't for the life of me figure out why they used a British actress, but set the movie in New York, and made her an American!?!??!  Then to boot, they didn't stick to the story lines at all!   Instead of Becky getting into all sorts of funny situations and trying to manage her way out of them in hilarious lies and shenanigans, everything just magically worked out in cheesy fashion.  Beth and I found ourselves cringing on several occasions rather than peeing our pants due to the hysterical antics of the book's Becky.  

I would rent this one, if you really want to see it.  And if you are a fan of the books, go in with really low expectations!

Happy St. Patty's Day!!

Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!!

(Corgan, Winston, Kaelyn, Beckham, Jada, Lucy, and Abe)

The Young Babies

Lucy and Cooper got to meet their new cousin, Carter. He is the cutest little guy!

Young Mamas!!

Lulu and Abe

This is Lucy's boyfriend, Abe. Isn't he such a gentleman pushing her for a car ride!  "And they call it puppy love..."  (or "pucky" love as Abe would say!)

The Amazing Swiffer Vac

I rarely rave about appliances and cleaning items, but I really wanted to share how much I love this new gadget of mine--The Swiffer Vac! If you have wood or tiles floors, you may want to invest in one of these babies. It has a vacuum up front, and the swiffer towel in back, so it picks up small objects off the floor, and picks up the "dust gremlins" at the same time. You can also use the wet towels with it, if you like. The engineers at Swiffer deserve a gold star for this one. Oh-and it's cordless! So, you can go anywhere.

This was recommended to me by the goddess, Celeste, so thank you darlin'! This saves me lots of time for more important things like watching movies or making treats!!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!!

My favorite Author of all time is Dr. Seuss & each year on March 2nd, I am glad that he was born to bring us such insightful, heart-felt lessons in clever, creative, zany fashion! I am looking forward to reading all of his books to Lucy as she gets bigger. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Lucy caught on tape!

Lucy is standing in her crib about 97% of the time at the end of her naps.  Might be time to lower the crib another notch.

Yum Yum Gimme Some...

This reminded Sean of Sloth from Goonies, when he wiggled his ears at the sight of Chunk.  Look at how well she points her toes to eat--great form!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This here LOVE banner was my Valentine craft for the year.  Thanks for the idea, Sara B!

Sean sporting his new Valentine's Day Hoodie...ain't he sweet?

Good Times with Lu

I think this is considered child abuse....

Putting anything and everything in her mouth!

Life is just a lot more fun since this little gal came into our world!  Love you, Lucy Girl!