Gracie Cheers

Monday night, Peggy and I went to Anniston to watch Gracie cheer at her first JV game of the season.  She did an awesome job!!! Peggy couldn't understand why she was not allowed on the field with Gracie. She was covered in dirt by the time the game was over from crawling everywhere. We all had so much fun! Enjoy the pics!!

Favorite Shots From Pool Party

On Sunday, our friends Will and Bridges has us at their club for an end of summer pool party. We all had a great time. These are my absolute favorite shots from the evening. I am going to post more later because there are more. These are just the ones that I love, love, love. Enjoy!!!

It Has Arrived!!!

My Erin Condren Life Planner arrived last night. I must give a little background on this wonderful thing. I am always looking for THE planner. I have tried DayRunner, DayTimer, Franklin Covey, MomAgenda, and even made one myself. Although all of these had great attributes, they all lacked one thing on another. I would always tell myself, "If only my planner had this feature...." Welcome to Erin Condren!!  (You can purchase the Life Planner at www.erincondren.com. Erin makes stationery, labels, and paper goods as well.) This one takes the cake. First, it is colorful, current and beautiful! It has both month at a glance and week at a glance sections. It also has to do lists and goals for each week. Additionally, there are lined sections throughout for notes, etc. The best part of this is the pocket and the zip pouch. There have been countless times when I just wanted to grab a pen and my planner. I always lose the pen. Not anymore! I can just place it in the zip pouch. There also is a section with stickers you can place throughout. There are some blank stickers too you can use to customize to your liking. The most awesome feature is the tabbed monthly view. No more flipping looking for a certain month. The only things this planner does not have is: an address section. Erin Condren makes an address book that I plan on purchasing when my One Kings Lane codes get here. The planner would be just too think with an address section as well. This is the problem I always faced with Franklin Covey. (and it was not cute). Enjoy the pictures! Oh, and the folks at Erin Condren also included a few extras such as coupons for future purchases and gift tags to match my planner. Thanks, Erin! You rock!!

Summer FUN

Laura Ann and Jon invited us to the Coke box at a Barons game a few Sundays ago. Before, we all went to their house to cookout and let the kids play. I don't know what was up with the serious faces that day but everyone had some. I just adore the pics of the girls sitting in the seats at the game. Peggy is rarely that still so I appreciate seeing her that way! Enjoy!

End Of Summer Beach Getaway

Steven, me, Peggy, Gracie, Mac, and Michelle went to the beach for an end of summer getaway. Gracie and Mac started school the Wednesday after this trip so it was a good bye to summer in more ways than one. We were only there for three nights and honestly, with Peg, that is plenty for the age and stage she is now. Laura Ann, Jon, and Emilyn were there also at the DeWaards' beach house. We didn't get to see them a ton even though we were around the corner, literally. Peggy wasn't feeling super great on this trip since she was just getting over Hand, Foot, and Mouth. This made it difficult to have any planned activities. We did have a great time and enjoyed being together. I wish I had taken more photos but I just didn't feel like lugging it everywhere with me. Enjoy the pics!!

Peggy's Birthday Party

On Saturday, July 30th, we hosted a gymnastics party for Peggy's birthday at Mountain Brook Gymnastics. Peg began gymnastics here last spring and I knew this party would be so much fun for her! All of her friends came and it was a blast!!! The colors were a little on the bright side but by the time I realized that, it was too late to change things. I bought a party package from Etsy with the artwork for the labels, juice boxes, and cupcakes. My package did not come with party hats so I made them myself. I tried to keep the party affordable as compared to her first birthday. Enjoy the pics!! (BTW, I did not take the majority of these and we were indoors! All of you photo freaks know what I mean)