Monday, May 25, 2009

Long weekend

I love long weekends!!! Friday night we left when Donald and Amelia got home from graduation. we got to Cathy's about 11:30 and the girls were WIDE awake!!! They finally settled down about an hour later. On Saturday we decided to go to Amicalola Falls, or as Amelia kept calling it Agricola Falls Down. (I guess she had heard Abby talking about Agirama )(?sp)....anyway....

It was a little cool when we got there and Big Girl has grown out of all her jackets so we had to snag a hoodie.... We had a picnic lunch and then started the hike to the top of the falls. Now you may think wow so smart taking the stroller and it was.....until I had to come down by myself with the stroller.

We climbed the 175 steps to the top and Amelia was just thrilled.

She was amazed by it!!!



I took Avie back down the 175 steps and Amelia and Donald went the other way down the trail. She was so proud of herself for going on a hike. She was also excited when she got to the bottom and we were waiting at the playground.

Today, the 25th, Avie is 13 months!!! Her newest thing is she has turned into a bottomless pit. I truly thinks she could and does eat nonstop. She does not care what you have she wants a bite. I gave in and gave her a whole cookie, and she ate it....and wanted another one.
Avie loved the slides as well. Once she went down she wanted to mountain climb back up the slide.



Then down the BIG slide with Amelia......she looks a little scared to me.

A view from the top.

Avie's face when she first saw the bear was so funny!!!!
To say they were exhausted would have been an understatement!!!
On Sunday we went to the Braves game. It was cold and wet.....then the sun came out....and it was HOT!!!!

They have a bunch of things for kids to do, Amelia did so good at hitting the ball here.





Our seats were about 4 rows up from the braves dugout....the foul ball situation made me a little nervous.
Avie was good until the game started and then she was so tired she could not even go to sleep.
After the game all the kids got to run the bases. This is Amelia in front of the dugout before her turn.

See her looking back
there she goes

coming home

remember how I said it got hot..........well we kept Avie out of the sun we thought the whole time....however we were very wrong. Last night her cheeks were red which they always do that when she is in the sun, but when she woke up this morning she had a HUGE blister on one cheek and the other was very puffy. On the way home she rubbed her face and popped the blister....it looks bad.....
She loved riding the horses at the mall we stopped at.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers dirty looks!!!!!

in the words of Alice Cooper......Schools out for the summer!!!

First last weekend it was HOT so we broke out the slip-n-slide, I even slid Avie down, I think it might have made her a little mad....

Sunscreen in the hair is awesome!!! It has to have been about 90 on Sunday, Monday it was FREEZING, I had to dig jackets out.

look at this big girl!!
Technically Amelia's last day of school was Wednesday, however Monday was hers. They had a bowling party and then on Tuesday and Wednesday they were just going to clean the room, so she was not interested in going anymore. And I was not interested in getting her up and ready either!!!
This was the first time Amelia had ever bowled, at first she was scared (I have no idea of what.....) but after she got past it she loved it.
Granny bowler

checking the score




Avie finally has another tooth that came through, so now she has 3 on top and 2 on the bottom. Since Amelia's friend Jenna lost a tooth she has been trying to have a loose tooth, every night she makes me check every one to see if there is one that is loose.....



And....I passed my first CIC test only 4 more to go.......and only 10 more days with Jillian on the 30 day shred, level 3 is killing me!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Amelia is a GRADUATE!!!!

Last night was Amelia's K5 Graduation. She was very nervous before, she told us on the way that she had butterflies in her tummy. She looked so pretty!!! Amelia and Jenna.

They were all so excited to put their cap and gowns on.
Mrs. Stacie and some of the girls.
Amelia introduced the class poem, for those of you unable to come we do have the video!!
They were singing Bringing home a bumblebee
Getting her diploma, she was/is so proud!!!!

I think this was all of their favorite part, throwing their hats
The A-Team

Abby and Amelia, and Papa in the background
Kayden, Abby, Amelia and Anna
Pamela and Amelia

The cake, that is Amelia top looking through the telescope (do not know Pirate term for that), the Graduation had a Pirate Theme.



We had the after party at Pop and Granna's. Jake came, he loved it b/c he was the only boy, he tried to kiss Avie....and Anna.....
We got Amelia a desk for her room, and Bev got her a PINK desk chair, I will have to take a pic. She loves it!!!
Today is day 15 of the 30 day shred, I guess I can tell a difference even though I have not lost any additional weight, Donald keeps telling me muscle weighs more than fat...whatever. The DVD is tough....to say the least.