My lil creeper

Well, its official....Hattie is starting to creep. Not crawling, but really really trying.  She does this weird turn to her right while she is sitting, starts grunting, gets her right leg up under herself and bounces a couple of times then face plants. After that she rolls around and screams. When ever I can get the dog to lay down a little ways in front of her she gets so excited and tries her best to get over to him and pull his ears. Thank goodness he is so laid back and could care less what she does to him. For now anyways he loves her....especially in her highchair where he knows he'll get some type of goodie. Oh, and she has two teeth coming in up top...which means she keeps her lips sucked in at all times now. When she laughs she looks like a vampire! It is so funny to see her gummy smile turn into a little tooth garden.

So I have found something I'm good at. Vacation packing for a baby. Its an art form and I have accepted my calling. This will be our second trip traveling with Hattie coming up and I am ready to go! The secret to my success...LISTS!! I made a very detailed list and then cut that in half. I'm mean come on, shes going to be in a onesie or a bathing suit for the week so I didnt go nuts with clothes. Mainly just food and toys and that type of thing. I just have to pack a couple of last minute things that I can't pack till right before we leave, but it's all ready. What's impressive is that I packed it all into like 3 bags. Very proud of my newfound skill. Now if I could just figure out how to pack mine and Dorian's things a little better, we'd be all set.

5

5 more days people!!!! 5 more days till the beach! I am so excited for a week at the beach in Panama City with my family. We are going to the Sandpiper Beacon Beach Resort. The rest of my family has been there, but Dorian, Hattie and I have not. My siser Angie and I have been counting downthe days now for a while.  =>

Only bad thing.....we are leaving at 3:30am on Saturday morning. I dont' do mornings very well.

My Weekend

Whew! What a busy few days I have had! I was very lucky to have a 4 day weekend this past week and I used every available moment there was too.  I am kind of mad at myself though. Guess how many pictures I took this weekend?? 4, yep I’m a slacker.

Saturday was my nephew’s 6^th birthday party. Let me tell you, five crazy little boys running, screaming, playing and swimming all day is pure crazyness. But he had a blast, got lots of toys and lots of money. I’m going to steal a couple of pictures from my sister….

Here is TJ with his remote controlled truck he got for his birthday.

Here is his awesome “dirt track” cake that he asked for and was made by his aunt Jo Kathy. Let me tell you, that was one amazing cake! I could have eaten all the icing on the whole cake but I somehow refrained from doing so.

Okay, so honestly on Sunday I didn’t have any plans, but I really did have house work and food shopping to do. Got the house somewhat clean and then headed to Bi-Lo. I’m super lucky that Hattie is such a great little shopper. She loves to sit up in the cart now and check everything and everyone out. And of course everybody oh’s and ah’s over her, and of course I eat it up. I was very proud of myself for saving $40 at Bi-Lo!! Woo Hoo! I’m not an “extreme couponer” but I love to get a deal. I bought 6 rolls of Bounty paper towels for $2.67. They have “Cars” print on them, but I could care less! I’m going back for more today.

Monday we went to Tina and Kevin’s for a 4^th of July party. Tina and Kevin cook and grilled a TON of food. Dorian and Kevin are firework junkies and they shot off fireworks for more than 2 hours. Big fireworks, not the little piddly ones either. Who needs downtown Greenville fireworks when you have Pelfrey-Furmanek Fireworks Extraordinaire?  We had a great time with lots of friends we have not seen in a while. It’s always great to catch up when we all get together. This year’s party was definitely different than years past when I just hung out with everyone and had a few adult beverages with no concerns or worries. Now I had to feed the baby, entertain her, change her and try to get her to sleep with all the noise and commotion going on around her. She’s a social butterfly so she didn’t go to bed till like 10:30pm!!! Finally got to see some fireworks and have a few drinks, hung out with the girls and then we headed home. Here are a couple of firework pictures I stole from my friend Priscilla’s Facebook page. How in the world I did not take pictures of Hattie and Hazel I will never know. It was their first 4^th of July for crying out loud!! Bad mom, yes I know.

On Tuesday I finally got to meet Paisley, my long time and one of my best friends, Amanda’s new little addition. I was sick with that awful viral infection when she was born and she was in the NICU for a few days so I did not want to chance getting her sick at all so I waited till I was 100% before visiting.  She was born June 24^th at 8lbs and 3oz. I could have the weight wrong, but that’s close enough. She is such a cuite pie. When Amanda handed her to me I was thinking there is NO way Hattie was ever this small. Then I realized that Hattie was a full pound less than Paisley. They grow so fast and you don’t realize it until you see a newborn again. I got to spend an hour or so with Amanda and we chatted about the babies and life and all that good stuff. Our conversations have really changed from like a year and a half ago!! She and I have had some strange conversations in the past. I’m so happy for Amanda and Jason, they are going to make great parents! Oh and just a little fun fact for you…Amanda’s due date was 9 months to the day from their wedding day. Ha ha haha!!