Feeling Better!

On Sunday afternoon Lillian started running a fever and ran one through Tuesday. On Monday night her fever had reached 103.9 (sometimes they say to add a degree if you are taking it orally but 103.9 looked a whole lot better than 104.9) and we just about went crazy. I quickly put her in the tub and it slowly came down. She has ran fever before around 102 but never this high. So I took her to the doctor and they swabbed her throat and she has strep. At least it was not the swine flu. Today she was able to go back to Mrs. Sam's and get back on a schedule. We are doing a great job with big girl panties. She takes a nap in them but I am just not brave enough to let her wear them to bed. Here are a few pics from her bath tonight. She loves the water so much that she will drink it from the spout.


She loves to put her head under the spout now and then drinks the water from her hair. Strange I know but at least she doesn't suck the water out of her wash rag.

Lillian is showing off her bubble mustache!

Tomorrow night is Athens State's graduation where we will be watching my niece Laura Leigh graduate. I will post some pics from that later.

What a week!

It is that time of the year when everything is going on. We are on the go constantly. We started our week off Sunday night at Al and Brooke Burn's house with an ice cream party. Chris and I had so much fun and can't wait to get together again. Lillian stayed with Paw Paw and Maw Maw and of course had a fabulous time with them. Then on Monday it was back to work for me but Chris got another day off because of another weather make-up day for the city. I think Monday was the only day that I actually got to come home after work and do some things around the house. Tuesday I met Momma after work at Kmart to get some plants for the flower bed and then went to get something to eat and then to Robin's for a party. Of course, Wednesday night was church and then Thursday we were off to a birthday party. Dylan and Kaylee Carter had their 2nd birthday with a big slide and moon bounce. Lillian didn't know what to think about everything. Normally she is not shy by any means but for some reason she just would not get down. I had to keep asking her to go and jump like Anna Beth. Finally she gave in and liked it! I had my niece Anna with me so that she could take Lillian up and down the slide. Little did she know that she would be taking a lot of the kids up and down the slide. See, I knew that I couldn't go up that slide myself so I brought along my helper. Anyway, we had a super time. Thanks Dana for inviting us! Here are some pics from the party.

Lillian feeling a little brave going down by herself!

Check out her pigtails, her jewelry, and of course Mommy's shoes!

She's got the pose!

Friday night we headed out in the terrible rain to Lowe's, Cracker Barrel, and to Publix for some groceries. Saturday, Marla and I headed out for Toy R Us to get Lillian's play set (her early birthday and Christmas present). I hope that Chris will be able to get it up by the weekend. We dropped Lillian off at Uncle Guinn and Aunt Tammy's house on the way to Huntsville. She had a ball with them and when I arrived to get her she was asleep with Laura Leigh. She had been asleep for 2 hours but fell asleep again on the way home. She was really tired. Then Chan and Marla came over for supper. We tried out our new grill and had some great grilled shrimp! I believe that I could have eaten the whole thing of shrimp because it was so good! Needless to say our week was jammed pack with things to do. I hope next week is a little calmer.

Last Weekend Fun

My child loves jewelry, purses, and shoes. I have already told Chris that she is going to break us when she gets old enough to start asking for the real thing instead of the play things. Here she is showing off her all her jewelry. She mostly plays with those things so why go out and buy anything else!



Friday night we had our "Redneck Drive-In" at the Stinnett's house. We watched Madagascar 2 on the big movie screen with surround sound. Nothing like being out in your own backyard watching a movie and eating popcorn.

Aunt Rob, Lillian and me were ready for the movie!

Even Junior loves to watch movies. If you look closely you can see that Anna has her cell phone in her hand. If I didn't know it I would think it was attached to her body!

Saturday night we had Donnie, Leanne, and Katie Lee over for supper. The girls played so good together. Sorry Leanne that Lillian got Katie Lee sick! Lillian couldn't keep her mouth off of Katie Lee's drink. Here is Lillian and Katie Lee both on the tricycle.

I hope that everyone had a great week! Today Chris and I are both off and we plan to get some things done outside. We couldn't have asked for better weather! Later taters!

Easter Weekend

I am a little late posting but it has been a very exhausting weekend. First we started off with an Easter egg hunt at Amber Lovell's house for the young kids from church. I really believe that the kids had the best time even though it was a little cold outside. I know that we really enjoyed ourselves. Thanks Amber for hosting it! It was great! Here are a few pics from that day.

Found one!

Lillian was getting pretty good at hunting eggs. Her daddy practiced with her that morning before we left.

Here is the gang of what we could get to stand still.

Allie was all smiles for the camera!

Lillian and Katie Lee having fun riding the toys.

After we left the Easter egg hunt we decide to show Maw Maw the eggs that Lillian got in her basket. Lillian didn't eat very much at the hunt so she was hungry when we got to Maw Maw's house. She loves eating cereal. So here she is feeding herself cheerios with milk and was doing a pretty good job doing it.

Do I see a milk mustache?

On Sunday morning Lillian woke up to see that the Easter Bunny had made his appearance! He left her a basket full of goodies!

The Easter Bunny brought her some sidewalk chalk, a bat and a ball (Lillian said, "Just like Anna." She plays softball for A.B.S. so Lillian wanted to be just like her.), a "Hello Kitty" notebook, stickers, and big girl panties, a Barney DVD (she is the biggest fan that Barney probably has right now), lots of lip gloss, a straw purse, some mini pens, bubble gum, ring pops, a big bubble wand, a Strawberry Shortcake kite, and most important thing a microphone. She loves that microphone. She sings every song that she knows with it. Looks like Lillian was on the Easter Bunny's good list for right now.


Sunday morning after church I had Chris' side of the family. So here we are posing for some pictures.

Tyler, Jonathan, Emily and Lillian are all smiles!

Then Sunday night after church we went to Paw Paw and Maw Maw's for my side of the family. Here is Paw Paw and Maw Maw posing with the grandkids. Natalie was not there because she was sick. Hope you feel better Nat Nat!

Here is a picture of us. I don't really care for this picture because you can tell that I need to lose a lot more weight. Slowly but surely it will come off!!!!!

We had breakfast food at Momma's because everyone had a big meal at lunch. But as you can tell Lillian loves eggs, biscuits, and bacon.

Aunt Tammy posing with Lillian!

I hope everyone had a great Easter! We sure did!!!

Reach High!

Friday night we went to Chan and Marla's for supper. Marla had Lillian an Easter basket full of surprises but I forgot to take a picture of it. She got a pretty basket with decorative eggs, candy, pajamas, play clothes, and a stuffed bunny. Marla really went all out for Lillian. Thanks again Chan and Marla for the nice basket of goodies. Lillian has this thing about her daddy holding her up to touch the ceiling or the fan and so she wanted to do that at Marla's. Well, the ceiling there is open to the second floor so the ceiling fan is hanging from the very top. So I took a picture of Lillian reaching high for the ceiling fan. She must not be scared of heights!

Marla and Lillian

Lillian also loves to put things in rows and this is what I found Sunday night after we got back from eating. She put my shoes in rows. I wonder if this means that she is going to be neat and keep things in order unlike her mommy!

Lillian loves to play with a baby stroller but she thinks that she can get in it just like her baby. She almost got stuck!

Happy 50th Birthday Tammy!

Can you believe that I have a sister now that is 50 years old? For those of you that do not know I came very late in life. Tammy is 16 years older than me, Robin is 12 years older than me, and Mia is 10 years older than me. My mother was 37 years old when I came along. I may be that old before we finish our family who knows only the good Lord knows what is best. Well anyway we celebrated Tammy's birthday last night at LauCourt event center with some good cooked food, family and friends, Guinn's band, and birthday cake. Lillian kept saying on the way there "I'm excited, I'm excited!" She loves music and loves to sing. So here are a few pics from last night.

Happy Birthday Aunt Tammy!

Blowing out all 50 candles!

Lillian stood up there with Aunt Tammy forever and she was even trying to sing especially when Laura Leigh sung Joleene by Dolly Parton. She loves it!

Even my cousin Avery, daughter of Brandon and Haney Wallace, was enjoying the music. Isn't she adorable!!

Here is the gang! Sorry Julee that you couldn't be there but Roll Tide Roll!

Daddy, Mommy and Lillian

Spring Break!

Well what kind I say for spring break. We were sick! Yuck!! Lillian developed a cough that sounding like croup after she had finished her fever earlier in the week. We did manage to get outside Tuesday at Aunt Tammy's house for a little fun with sidewalk chalk. We were hoping that Lillian would get to meet up with her friends Katie Lee and Anna Beth for some fun at the park but she was sounding like a seal so we needed medicine and needed to stay inside. She wanted so bad to go outside. She would say "I not sick, I feel better. Can I go outside for a little bit?" I felt terrible to have to tell her no because I was going stir crazy being in the house myself. We are outside people. Forget what kind of housework that needs to be done because whenever it is pretty we are outside. As of right now we are on the mend.

This was at Aunt Tammy's when Lillian was trying to write on General with her sidewalk chalk.

Lillian and Laura Leigh pose in front what used to be Laura Leigh's and Lane's playhouse that has turned into a storage place.

Yesterday when I picked Lillian up from Mrs. Sam's I took her to Dr. Hall's office for her adjustment and then we headed to Big Springs park. She has never went down a big slide and she was a little hesitant but after the first slide down she was hooked from then on.

WHEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

We did go and visit with the ducks but Lillian wouldn't get down for me to take a picture. And of course we couldn't leave without swinging on the swings.