Primping

Our Children's Director found Jason tonight to tell him the following story:

This morning, she asked the kids who needed to go to the potty.  H told her she did.  So they went to the bathroom, where H proceeded to look in the mirror and tell Betty, "I didn't really need to go.  I just wanted to see how beautiful I was."



So we're good on confidence.  May need to work a little on our humility...

Happy (early) Birthday to Grumpy

The highlight of our Saturday was eating lasagna at Gigi's and wishing Grumpy an early happy birthday!  On the way there, Hallie asked how old Grumpy was.  When Jason told her, she said, "Wow.  That's impressive."

Indeed.  Happy birthday to our "impressive" Grumpy!

(And if you're curious about the facepaint, Hallie found some leftover facepaint in a drawer from when their Very Fun Nana kept them last fall and asked me to paint their faces on Saturday.  B had a football on his cheek, which he found very amusing for all of five minutes.  The girls, however, kept theirs on and asked for a touch-up after their naps.)

January Fun in the Sun

We celebrated the long weekend with Mama Pat, Granddaddy, Aunt Melissa, and Uncle Austin (AND A.J., as the girls would remind me) at "The Orange Beach" (per Sara).  I didn't take many pictures because we were too busy chasing Brooks around and enjoying our time together.  But we had the beach to ourselves and the kids loved swimming in the indoor pool.

This picture makes me laugh.  She looks like she's holding off the paparazzi.

Brooks and "Aus," as B has dubbed him, running full steam ahead.

And dipping toes into chilly water.

Off to a Good Start

My first CVS run of the New Year was, in my book, a success.  

I purchased the above items, all of which we use on a regular basis, for $17.64, with tax.  And I have $1.60 in "CVS Cash" leftover for my next visit.

Total Paid:  $17.64
Total Saved:  $42.66

I'll take that ratio any old time.

Camera Phone Catch-Up

Miss Carol sent me a couple of pictures from a birthday party earlier in the Fall, which reminded me--I haven't posted the pictures on my phone from the same party.  And in scrolling through the phone pictures I discovered quite a few unposted ones.  So today I'm playing catch up.

First, the party.  The girls' sweet friend Lucy had her birthday party at her grandparents' farm, complete with horses!  The girls loved riding, of course.

 Waiting our turn to ride.

 

Next, our family lunch at Cracker Barrel last weekend.  I think my girls would eat breakfast food for every meal, and I'm right with them.

And finally, in a burst of productivity last weekend, Jason and I recovered the piano bench from my earlier post, changed out some doorknobs, made a mudroom area, did a few other little things around the house, and installed a new chandelier in our dining room.  I may bore you with pictures of the other things later, but for now, here's a low-quality camera phone shot of the new chandelier. (Again, I really must take "before" pictures.  Trust me, this is an improvement.)