Sunshine!

Hello friends! We have had a marvelous day with temperatures at 74 degrees! It feels SO GOOD to get out of the house and it be warm and sunny!We went to the park this morning for a walk , the pups even came along too. We encountered a group called Stroller Strides apparently they do this. Ummm...how come I couldn't have thought of this and made LOTS of money by just walking with a group and encouraging women with children?

We went to The Party Store. In my quest for Anderson's party plates and favors for the kiddos attending. They had NOTHING for his barnyard theme! So, I guess I'm gonna have to order on-line and pay the shipping that goes along with it.

We got the invitations for Anderson's birthday party yesterday. They are SO SUPER CUTE!! I am still trying to figure out what kind of party favors to do WITHOUT breaking the bank. I saw an idea to get white lunch bags and color black spots on them in a cow pattern. That's cute! Now, what to put in those bags because most of the kids will be under 3?!

I wanted to leave you with Anderson's favorite song. You are My Sunshine. We sing it EVERY night. My momma used to sing it to me and I have ALWAYS LOVED it! Please don't contact me and tell me I need to appear on American Idol...I know I'm that good! I could probably beat out Crystal Bowersox! Haha...yeah right! Ignore my singing...and listen to Anderson.

Monday Monday

Hello friends! We've had a rainy Monday. It's bad enough that it's Monday, but rainy too?! I took Anderson to the storytime at the Public Library. It's a pretty cool deal because they do stories(which Anderson doesn't listen to, I have to hold him down from running around) and then they do sing a longs and the hokey pokey and the best part is it's FREE! He runs around like a WILD child, but almost all of the boys in there do that. I guess that's just a boy kind of thing.

We then went to our favorite place Chick-fil-A. I know you are thinking to yourself...how many times do they go a week? About twice :) Funny thing is that ALWAYS when we go to Chick-Fil-A, Anderson always poo-poos in his pants. It wasn't like the last time. :) Today, a little girl who was playing with him(she's 4) asked me "why did he poop in his pants"....honey, if I had the answer for ya I'd tell ya :) We're STILL kinda working on that potty training thing. It's just HARD, he screams on his little froggy toilet and screams on the big toilet, but tells me when he's going poo-poo! I don't know what to do. We'll keep trying some more. My mom SWEARS that she had me potty trained at 2 on the nose and we did it in a weekend? Hmmmm....we shall have to see about that one!

We have less than a month before we go to Dothan for the week. We will be there April 4-11. Super excited! And after Anderson's birthday...stay tuned because my friend Angela is giving away a childrens outfit to one of my lucky blog readers.

Disney World?

Hello friends! We've hit our usual spots today...yea..you know the drill, say it with me mall, playground and carousel.:) But, just before leaving the mall, Anderson and went to our local Disney Store(which is closing in April) they are having a MASSIVE sale! Anderson got to pick which stuffed animal he wanted and he picked Tigger. Then I thought about my nephew, Aaden who has a birthday in May and will be 1. We got him a Tigger too! But, somebody doesn't understand why he can't have 2 Tiggers.Hmmm.... you mean I have to give Aaden one for his birthday?! Which one will it be??I got all of this PLUS another Tigger for my nephew for $18!!

Which got me thinking about going to here. If you asked me where was my favorite place on this earth was, I would tell you Walt Disney World...hands down. My first trip there was when I was 4 and then again year after year.

I REALLY want Anderson to go soon! But, I'm worried about him remembering it and appreciating it. Next month, he will be 2 :( but we are seriously thinking about having his 3rd birthday at Walt Disney World. How fun would that be? And uh....how expensive would that be? Probably through the roof...but you only live once right? I can just picture a Mickey Mouse themed birthday party at the happiest place on earth! And they are running a deal where you get to go for free on your birthday. Score!

Almost every time we have gone to Disney World we have stayed on Disney property. Which is THE way to go...no driving anywhere, no paying for extra parking and you can go cheap or you can go expensive. I need to contain myself, I'm getting excited just thinking about it! :)

Happy weekend!

Just a swanging

Hello friends! Adam had some tests run last week that were pretty serious. He got the results back today and there is nothing! Hooray! Thank you to all our family and friends who have prayed for him. I promise you that God and I have had a CONSTANT dialogue. Well...me talking to God and Him reassuring me that everything was going to be fine. I just KNEW it in my heart that he was going to be A- okay and he was! What a blessing! Please click here and watch this short little video...it's AWESOME! Make sure your speakers are on and click view presentation. I always cry when I watch it...in fact tears are streaming now, just watching it for the 1 millionth time!

We have had a great day! Not doing much, just went to the park on this glorious, sunny, 65 degrees day! At first, Anderson LOVED the swing!And then not so much!

Crazy happy

Hello friends! We are having a great day, it's nice and sunny outside and has reached about 60 degrees! I've cleaned up and Anderson has played and we've read lots of books, but not too much action today.

On our way home from San Antonio, I asked Adam, "what makes you really happy"? And his answer was "traveling with you guys" :) I thought about it a lot and wondered what did make me truly deliriously happy that you can feel it to your very core? When Anderson is really really happy he will say "dicka dicka dee, dicka dicka doo"!After giving it a couple days thought, I came up with 5 things that make me CRAZY happy and want to say "dicka dicka dee, dicka dicka doo"!!

1. Adam and Anderson and I'm not just saying that cause it's politically correct. They REALLY DO make me crazy happy! They are my LOVES! (when Adam and I were 19 and just started dating, I KNEW at that time that I would marry him, he has always felt like home to me)

2. Family- these folks make me crazy happy also, because they LOVE me unconditionally and I have a heart that is full of love for them too!3. Spring time- makes me crazy happy because it feels like a new beginning for the world. Everything is so green and beautiful! I LOVE when new buds open on the trees!4. Feeding ducks with your baby-this is such a relaxing and fun way to spend an afternoon. It's a peaceful experience.5. Going on vacations with Adam and Anderson, especially to Panama City Beach where my granddad has a house. The beach is the MOST awesome place on the face of the earth. If you had trouble, seriously you will forget them there!

What makes you crazy happy?

San Antone-Day 2

Hello friends! Completing the second day of our trip, we decided to go to downtown San Antonio, which is neat but kinda strange. Strange, meaning that the Alamo is still pretty much intact, but is in the middle of the downtown area and is surrounded by large buildings. Yesterday, I told you that San Antonio feels like Texas because of their trees and cactus. So different from North Texas!You get a feeling, you're in the OLD west.

Our first stop was the Riverwalk. I think that there was a river running through San Antonio, but the city added/dug out the rest of this little river and made it a tourist attraction. Whatever the reason, it's still beautiful and fun. We saw lots of ducks swimming, and it was a beautiful sunny day.We headed over to the Alamo. If you don't know the story of the Alamo, shame on you...but you can read about it here:) Anderson had a ball playing in the garden outside of the Alamo. You see, the Alamo was an old Spanish mission(or church) and I got you a picture of the inside of the Alamo where Davey Crockett and others were holed up for 30 days against Santa Anna's army. But, then I got in trouble, ooops...I didn't read the sign...no pictures!

And real, Texas Rangers guarding the Alamo! What an awesome job! Have you seen the excellent movies from the books of Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove, Commanche Moon and others? Go rent them...seriously!

This old water oak tree was moved to the site at the Alamo in 1840 and at the time, the oak tree was 40 years old. Amazing!After leaving San Antonio, we stopped by the outlet mall, which was the nicest outlet mall I've ever seen. Fendi and Gucci at an outlet mall...really?

We hated to leave, but it was time to go home. We had a wonderful weekend and are ready to go back soon!

The Yellow Rose of San Antone- Day 1

Hello friends! Sorry, I went M.I.A. on Friday, but we decided spur of the moment to go on a trip. We packed up our bags in about 10 minutes and threw our things into to the car, and away we drove to San Antonio. It took only 4 hours to get there, but it feels like the true west and truly feels like Texas! See even the trees and bushes look different here.

Adam and I took a trip the second year of our marriage to San Antonio and LOVED it! We decided that we would take Anderson to Sea World on Saturday. Boy, was that a BIG HIT!! He LOVED it and the best part is that we bought season passes, so we can go a couple of other times before next year. It was 70 degrees, sunny and wonderful! Here are a few pictures of what we did. We saw Shamu, and he was on his best behavior. Wasn't that awful? The head trainer there knew the lady who got killed in Orlando and teared up when he talked about her. So sad!

And then we went to this neat dolphin show, and somebody was truly tuckered out and fell asleep on me, which he rarely does:)
We went to eat at a famous bbq place called Rudy's BBQ, the Worst BBQ in Texas, but it is ohhhh so good!
When you order your food, they put it on butcher paper and your tray is a Pepsi bottle distribution tray. The best part about it is that you eat outside, which was so delightful and refreshing after a long day at Sea World. See you tomorrow with Day 2 of San Antone!