The Beach Part II

We spent the rest of the week playing on the beach, shopping, and eating. I barely saw Anne all week because she and Sofia played and played together. It was a wonderful week.

The Beach Part I

We made our annual pilgrimage to the beach at the beginning of September. The best time to go in my opinion. All the crowds are gone, the heat is less intense, but the water is still warm. I think it is safe to say that this was are favorite beach trip so far. The only thing that was missing was Great Granny. She had to sit this trip out because she is still recovering from her car accident. She felt like the 12 hour car trip would be to much. We missed her and can't wait for Granny to come nest year!

We split the drive up on the way to the beach. After the cars were loaded and Scott got home form work we headed off for her first stop, Vicksburg, Mississippi. My previous memories of Vicksburg included spending two hours in the sweltering car while we toured a Civil War cemetery and staying in a hotel that was very similar to a prison. Thankfully, we didn't reenact any of the past and spent a comfortable night at the Comfort Suites.

The next morning it was up and at um. We made one stop for lunch at Sonic. It was nice to get out of the car and stretch our legs. You can tell by the pictures that Abby really enjoyed this stop. and then it was on to the beach.

We stayed in the same house as last year, just up one floor. The layout of this house is great because everything is one one floor. No running down three flights of stairs to check on the baby! We made our self at home and waited for Dave, Alicia, and Chaz to arrive.


Dave was Scott's college roommate and Alicia was my college roommate and they got married. It's nice how things work out.
They drove up from Jacksonville to spend the weekend with us. It is starting to become a tradition! We had a blast with the two of them and Chaz, who by the way, is the most placid happy baby I have ever seen. It was sad to say good-bye on Sunday :(

Second First Day of Preschool

Anne began her second year of preschool Tuesday. It wasn't as hard to let her go this time, but I am still a bit sad. I remember taking her picture last year.


She had little pig tails with sprigs of hair and I tell she was nervous about the new adventure. This year she marched in and literally, never looked back.

When I walked down the hall with her this time I felt like an old pro. I mean, I had done this preschool thing before and I knew what I was doing. I looked around at the new parents and breezed right by, but I must admit that after I pulled out of the parking lot I kind of wished that I was one of the new parents. Children grow so fast and you can't turn the clock back. I miss the tiny pigtails and nervous child. I'm proud of Anne and I can't wait to see what's next, I think.

Our Invisible House

This is our lot. This is our invisible house. This is our dream.

We bought this lot in February of 2009, weeks after Abby was born. We sold our house on Cameron July 18, 2009 and moved in with Mom and Dad. Last Saturday, we finalized our floor plans. We are ready to start building! Scott has been busy calling banks for the best rates and I have been flipping through magazines for inspiration. We are planning on building a three bedroom two and a half bath house with a . . . drum roll please . . . PLAYROOM! Hopefully, the next time I post about the new house there will be a foundation in the picture. Oh yeah, did I mention that this house is about 100ft down the street from my parents :)

When Mommys Away . . . .

Fishing on Lake Tyler

A few Saturdays ago we went to our Monica's parents lake house for a going away party. Monica and Ben will be spending a year with Mission Year, http://www.missionyear.org/, in La Grange, Georgia. It was a wonderful day. Anne and I rode the jet ski together. Scott and Anne fished and Abby got passed around, held, and cooed at for hours. Thanks Monica and Ben for inviting us. We will be praying for ya'll.

Working for the Weekend

The girls have settle into a routine at work. Abby usually plays for an hour or so and then goes down for a nap. Anne has begun to use her imagination and plays with her dolls and animals. I love hearing her make them talk.

Check out the evil eye

This routine means I cam consistently get things done. Albeit, there are still those days when I want to pull my hair out and I can't imagine what possessed me to bring an infant and toddler to work. We are thankful to have such a flexible boss and patient co workers.