Are you ready for some football???

This year we have season tickets to Auburn football games and there have been a LOT of night games so PCH has only made it to one game so far. It was her first time to go to a game and it rained the WHOLE game that night, but she did great!! She just put on smile and played in the rain! Her daddy has taught her a lot about football and she is happy to watch it in person or on TV. She does a great WAR EAGLE too!!

Yes that is a little pink potty in the back of our Tahoe....you don't interrupt potty training even for tailgating!!!

Baby #2 is ......

A GIRL!!! We found out on October 8, 2009 that baby #2 is a healthy, growing little girl!! PCH is already talking to her little sister and has agreed to share everything with her except her baby dolls....apparently little sister has to get her own! She is due to arrive late February 2010!

Thank God it finally has happened....my prayers have been answered!

In mid-September on one day at home PCH finally decided it was the big day....time to use the potty FOR REAL!!! School has really helped this situation and she just up and started wearing panties and going to the potty one day. She made the transition SO easily that I was shocked! We started a potty chart with stickers and reward M&Ms....which work out wonderfully :) We're still working on using the potty when we go places outside the house and staying dry at night, but overall she is doing REALLY well!! YAY PCH!

Side note....she finally gave up her paci right before we went to the beach this year!! Mommy was pretty excited about that one too. It really went away pretty easily as well....she really has surprised me on these things. I think I have been more fearful of these milestones than she makes them out to be!

PCH goes to school

In August PCH started preschool two half days a week at our church. She loves it very much and is sad on days that are not school days!!

Here she is at open house night meeting her teacher and seeing her classroom.

She says all she does at school is play with baby dolls so this must be where she spends her time :)

First day of school!! She was super excited to get to pick out her own backpack and picked Dora of course!

She is SO grown up now....where has time gone :(

Gulf Shores 2009

At the end of July we enjoyed a long weekend at the beach with Meme, Pawpaw and Nana. PCH LOVED, LOVED everything about it....the big water, the sand and the little pool!!! We will for sure be making trips back just for her :) She didn't even mind the sand that was everywhere and always brought back inside the condo with her :)

4th of July at Meme and PawPaw's

We enjoyed the 4th holiday at Meme and Pawpaw's house for their annual cookout. PCH had a great time swimming, getting a tan (as she said) and watching fireworks her daddy had for her!! This is probably one of my favorite holidays to spend at my parents house with family and friends.....there's just something about a day at the pool with lots of great food and even better people to make you feel blessed!

PCH is.......

(June 23, 2009)

GOING TO BE A BIG SISTER!!!! Found out on this day that PCH is going to be a big sister and she is super excited. She got to call the grandparents and tell them the good news (even if they really couldn't understand exactly what she was saying!!) We are really excited to be expanding our sweet little family :)

Mommy Turns 30!!!

April 17, 2009

Big birthday for Mommy this year!! Hubby gave me a super sweet party with all my closest friends!!

SNOW!!!

So I'm trying to catch this blog up again!

WAY back in March PCH (Princess Crazy Hair for those that have forgotten) got to enjoy something that rarely happens in Alabama.....SNOW!! We woke up one March morning to a pretty heavy (in Alabama standards) snow falling and eagerly went outside to play....PCH thought it was pretty fun!!

A day at the zoo!

To celebrate PCH's actual birthday we spent the day at the zoo! Since it was a Monday Hubby was off work and got to join us. It was a nice way to spend the day together for her birthday!

PCH is not the biggest fan of the carousel yet. She wants to go on it and then totally freaks when you try to put her on one of the animals. Thus why we are riding on the old people's bench (No offense meant to the old people!).
PCH and Hubby checking out the "eee eees" as she calls them.....oh, so you don't know what those are? Monkeys....how could you not know that!

It takes a LONG LONG time to get anywhere with a 2 year old that wants to walk by herself now. She is easily distracted by leaves, wind, dirt and basically anything that is going to keep her attention away from Hubby and I telling her to COME ON!

Oh, don't worry......we didn't leave her at the zoo!

Birthday part two

Taking a ride in the new wagon from Nana. We fit as many as we could in there! Thanks to the Mabster's daddy for pulling them around!

Everyone playing outside!

PCH and Queen B taking a break from playing.

Yes, even Shug got in on the wagon riding for a while!

Birthday Bash 2009!

(Birthday party date was February 15, 2009)

PCH chose SpongeBob or "Bob Bob" as she calls him as her 2nd birthday party theme! The cake was not made at the bakery the day I went to pick it up due to them "overlooking the order", but luckily the sweet cake lady made it that afternoon and we had a cake!

Here is PCH and Nana getting ready for cake!

After some yummy Bob Bob cake!

PCH getting all her loot! Man, does she have some really good friends and family that gave her wonderful gifts! Thanks again to everyone!

Isn't it a hard life when you have to literally wade through all your birthday gifts!

Happy 2nd Birthday PCH!

February 16, 2009

Dear Sweet PCH,

Where did two years go so quickly? I look at you and it really was just a few minutes ago that I saw you for the first time and my life has never been the same since then. You are the most amazing person I have ever met and you are only 2! To see you learn more and more each day, grow to be even more beautiful each day and develop your little personality has been the biggest blessing of my life. You can make a bad day perfect by just patting my leg and saying "I love you Mommy". I will spend every day of my life trying to give you everything you need to be a strong, independent, smart, successful, Godly woman.

I pray each day that I can give to you the blessings that you give to me each day. I thank God every day for the gift that you are and feel that I am truly lucky that he picked me to be your Mommy. I want you to experience life, make mistakes you learn from, give to others unselfishly, find a man you truly love and who is your best friend and realize that life is what you make of what God gives you. He will never give you more than you can handle and will always be there to guide you as long as you remember to come to him!

I can't wait to see how much you change over the upcoming year! I know it will be fun, full of laughter and the best year ever as you make things better and better.

Love,
Mommy

Introducing.....

The newest addition to our family! On January 17, 2009 PCH finally got a doggie (thanks in part to her Granddaddy) and here she is. Her name is Shug (anyone see the Auburn reference) and she is a dachshund mix of some sort. She is six months old and we got her from a rescue place. She is just the sweetest thing ever and is SO happy to have a home with us!

PCH and Shug getting to know each other! PCH is having to get used to wet doggie kisses! They love each other already and PCH says "sweet shug" and gives her hugs. The dog doesn't even mind being pulled on pushed on by PCH!

More Christmas!

PCH on Christmas Eve at home getting ready to go to bed and wake up for Santa!

After Santa made his visit!

Cutest thing......My dad was saying "ho ho ho" before PCH got up on Christmas morning and PCH heard him and said "Santa?"

Here she is checking out her new ride!

Girl on the go already......with her cell phone already!

PCH and me on Christmas morning!

Back up a bit....Christmas 2008

Alright! Christmas was awesome! PCH really "got it" this year. She knew Santa was coming to bring her presents and he even called her on Christmas Eve to make sure she had been good. She was so cute talking to Santa on the phone!

Here is PCH at Meme and PawPaw's house on Sunday before Christmas in her Christmas dress.

Here she is getting her goods from Meme and PawPaw at their house.

More goods!!!

Here is PCH at Nana's house getting her beautiful clothes from Aunt Angie and Uncle Matt. She oooohhhhed and ahhhheeed over those clothes so much that we were all laughing and Hubby realized just how much money PCH is going to cost him over the years!!

Getting ready to open gifts at Nana's! Ain't she just adorable!

Just for you.....you know who you are!

So I got called out today on my bad blogging! Just for her I will post this little note tonight to say that I have re-entered blogland!!! I will catch up the blog this week...I promise to go from Christmas to Easter in one swift swoop of blogging. Thanks to LM's mom for giving me the kick in the pants via Facebook to get me started again!!!

On another note, PCH is sick this week. She has a "fever virus" and basically that means sick child with no medications that can make her better. This thing just has to run it's course so we will be having PJ days for the next few days until we are fever free and PCH turns back into her normal, sweet, non-whiny self!! Just in time for the Easter....I hope!