September 30

Papaw came over yesterday afternoon and put Clay to work on his day off. They framed the mirror in the bathroom. I love how it turned out! A little sanding and some touch-up paint (plus a few other finishing touches in the room) and it's done! Who'd have thought such a small room could be so much work!?!

Before (Left) and After (Right)

September 29

The good news: I got everything done on my "To Do List" yesterday (minus 2 days of the Bible study). The bad news: I got a call from my doctor yesterday and failed my 1 hour glucose screening. So now I have to take a 3 hour glucose screening.

Pastries with Parents at the girls' school yesterday. Do you recognize the little girl sitting next to Julia? That's Anna Banana - the little girl I babysat for 2 years before she went to Kindergarten. She is now in 2nd grade!

September 28

Got the towel rack done last night. I love that it came out exactly like I wanted. That rarely happens!

We had beautiful Fall weather last night and the girls didn't have homework, so the kids spent a long time riding bikes up and down the street.


Today is going to be a crazy busy day:

• Pastries with Parents at the girls' school
• Babysitting Matthew
  
• Story time at the library
  
• Pick up Matthew's big brother Jonathan from preschool and babysit both boys this afternoon
• Finish painting the wood pieces to frame the bathroom mirror
• Do my week's worth of Bible Study lessons (because my Mom's Bible Study group is tomorrow and I haven't done one day's worth this week - oops)
• Go to grocery store
• Make coffee cake for Mom's Bible Study
  
• make snack for Elliott's Honeybee class (AWANA)
• Take Stuart (Julia's classmate) with us to dinner & AWANA (help teach)
  
• Take Stuart home
  
• Get the kids off to bed
• CRASH!
  

Think I will get it all done? I pretty much have to. This seems to be the way every day has been lately for weeks. And I don't think it's going to slow down since we're adding another child! I need to start drinking coffee (and stop doing home improvement projects)!

September 27

Naughty? Little old me? Elliott has learned what a Timeout is recently (and frequently). I know some people are against spanking. I am not one of them. But spanking Elliott just doesn't seem to work (it could have something to do with the diaper cushioning the his tush). Timeout seems to work more effectively.

3rd week of Wee Rock. Elliott loves playing the drums.

After lunch, Papaw G came over to start on the towel rack in the bathroom. Elliott loves his "Gampaw".

Now I need to put a coat of paint on the wood and put up the towel hooks and this project can be taken off the list of things to do in the bathroom - yay! Papaw did a pretty good job if I do say so myself!

September 26

Clay and I went back up to the hospital last night so we could hold Abbie and visit with Bob and Jessica. Everyone is doing great and Abbie is sooooo cute! Don't you love the hair?

September 25

We had a "Very Merry Un-birthday" (Alice in Wonderland) party for Kat's 5th Birthday yesterday. This was Kat's first party that she got to invite friends to and she was very excited. I had planned to have the party in the backyard, but we had rain... so we moved everything inside.

We served Bread-N-Butterflies (bread and butter sandwiches shaped like butterflies), Queen's Jewels (white chocolate-covered round pretzels with a Gusher on top), Cheshire Cat Grins (apple slices with peanut butter and marshmallows), chips, heart-shaped finger jello, fruit Kabobs, and edible teacups with Dip 'N Dots ice cream. The kids decorated their own cupcakes.

Playing the Cake Walk (for prizes)

Opening gifts with her friends

And we finished the party off with a pinata

Thank you Mamaw Pat for making the girls' costumes! I didn't get a good pictures of them, but they are wearing them again for Halloween, so I will get some pictures of them in their costumes then.

September 24

Update:

Congrats Bob and Jessica on the birth of Abbie!

Clay and I are excited about spoiling our new niece!

She wasn't crazy about her first bath.

Original Post:

Kat enjoyed her crab legs last night

Goofy boys

September 23

Happy 5th Birthday Kat!!!

Let the birthday weekend festivities begin! I am going to school to eat lunch with the birthday girl today. Tonight we are going to Red Lobster because Kat wants crab legs for her birthday dinner. Tomorrow she is having her first birthday party with friends. She is very excited and woke up in a very happy mood today (that is not usually the case)

Kat chose cinnamon rolls for her birthday breakfast.

Yesterday after my doctor appointment we met Jill and Mollie at the zoo.

September 22

6 months! Feeling pretty good. I overdid it last week painting the bathroom. I could hardly walk Saturday night I was so stiff and sore. Other than that, everything is going fine. I have a checkup this morning and they will test me for gestational diabetes. Needles. Yuck. Not eating until after my appointment. Double yuck.

My friend Tracy and I are having a child swap once a week. I keep Matthew on Wednesdays and she keeps Elliott for me on Fridays. It's worked out great so far. Matthew isn't too fond of coming to our house (he cries the entire time he is awake). However, yesterday I took the boys to the library for story time and then to McD's for lunch and it went much better.

Yes, that is my son running around the McD playground carrying his pants. Apparently they got in the way of climbing.

September 21

This morning was Elliott's 2nd Wee Rock class. He still sits on my lap for most of the class, but he is starting to dance, clap, and participate more. Playing the drums seems to be his favorite part.

After Wee Rock, we went to Hobby Lobby and bought the material needed to make this wreath. They didn't have the orange or dark brown burlap, so mine doesn't look as Fallish, but I still like it.

September 20

Clay had a long day at work yesterday. He got home just in time to read the kids a bedtime story and tuck them into their beds.

September 19

Last night we went over to Mamaw and Bapaw's house for dinner and hung out with them and Mamaw and Papaw C.

Kat was thrilled to have her picture taken

Bapaw showed Julia how to do a handstand