USS Alabama

This past weekend we took Ryleigh and Tanner to the Battleship. It's something we've always wanted to take them to do but something we didn't want to fork over $50 bucks for. September 26th was National Museum Day so if you printed a coupon offline then you could go for free. I was a little worried it would be packed but luckily not many people got the memo on it being free!

They enjoyed it but not as much as I thought they would. I think because they were tired and it was so hot! Tanner loved the airplanes though so going just so he could see those was worth it.


Ryleigh looks very happy to be there in this picture. Gill's brother Michael met us over there with his little boy Austin who is 5. Ryleigh loves Austin! Also take note at how short Tanner's shorts are on him. Ryan packed their bag for moms Friday night and then mom dressed him. Could neither of them tell that these shorts where too short...I looked at the tag later and they were 12 months! That goes to show how tall and skinny he is.

Weekend Rewind

We had a pretty busy weekend this past weekend. Friday night I had a junior high girls slumber party. 25 jr high girls in a room together for 12 hours=DRAMA! Seriously though they did much better than I thought they would and we really did have a lot of fun. I'll have to get the pictures from Lindsay and put them on here because some of them were hilarious! They made outfits out of aluminum foil and the most creative won. I think we may have some future fashion designers. I wonder if they'll give me a cut of their fortune when they do become one since I'm the one who inspired their first design...or maybe not.

Ryleigh and Tanner stayed with mom on Friday night because she hasn't seen them a lot lately and she wanted them to. So that freed Ryan up to go on a man date with Gill. They went to the Bass Pro shop and ate dinner there...I know how romantic!

Saturday we went to the Battleship I have a separate post and pictures for that. Saturday afternoon we went to our friends Sarah and Chris's house to watch the Alabama game. I like watching games over there because they have a 2 year old and the 3 of them just play and destroy Sarah's house and then afterwards we clean it all up. I was so tired by then. The girls didn't go to bed until 4 am on Saturday morning and I was back up at 7 when the first of them started to leave. I fell asleep on Sarah's couch during halftime. Alabama won 35-7! RollTide!

After the game we were on our way home when Gill called and wanted us to go to the lawnmower races. I was exhausted so I told Ryan if they wanted to go thats fine but take me home first. He said "Are you sure? It'll be fun." I said "Yes, I'm sure." "Ok Well you'll be missing out!"...Note to Ryan: The lawnmower races are not fun, not even a little, the idea of going home and watching a movie by myself in the peace and quiet sounds like fun. So believe me I'm not missing out! : )

We hope everyone else had a great weekend!!

63.

That’s how old my dad would be today. Man how time flies. It seems like just yesterday he was here but then it also seems like a lifetime ago he was here. I know that doesn’t make any sense but I guess since my dad left this world at a major transitioning part of my life it then makes it seem like two separate lives.

He passed away not to long after I had gotten married and exactly the day after I found out I was pregnant with Ryeligh. Oh what I would give to have him back. For him to see Ryleigh and Tanner; to let him see their faces and hear their laughs; to let him see how much Tanner looks like him and Ryleigh acts like him. I think he would be so proud of us. I think he would love them more than anything.

I’ll always remember the things that seemed so little then but are huge to me now. Like our last fathers day…we have Ryan’s family reunion ever year and Fathers Day fell on the day after that. Ryan and his family wanted to stay gone in New Orleans and not come home until Monday. Normally I would have but for some reason I told them no. I’m so thankful I did since it was my last one with my dad.

I remember wanting to go to Jamaica to get married and now I’m so thankful I didn’t. I wouldn’t change having my dad walk me down the aisle for anything.

I’ll always remember his funeral and how Tammy was strong enough to get up and speak. I’m sure he was so proud of her then, she’s always been the strong one. I remember the story Brother Mike told at his funeral about him making me cut grass with scissors and everyone laughing so hard. But more importantly I’ll always remember the story he told that day of how my dad found salvation before it was to late. I am most thankful to have this story to tell. His death would have been much harder had we not had the reassurance of where he was. This just goes to show that God’s love is everlasting and his grace is never ending.

I miss you so much Dad but I’m sure God throws the best birthday parties in heaven and I hope you have a great one!!

I love you.

Maid of Honor!

Guess Who's getting married! I've been meaning to post this for a while now a keep forgetting. Brandon finally proposed to Lindsey!

I say finally like they have been dating for 10 years, but we were just so ready to plan a wedding it made it seem like forever!

Lindsey FINALLY got a job in Mobile and was able to move back home. They have set the date for October 9, 2010. This happens to be the only Saturday Alabama is off during the 2010 football season. It's sad when you live in the south and want a fall wedding that you have to plan your wedding around college football. Sad but true!

And guess who is her maid of honor...drumroll please......ME!! I am so excited about being maid of honor. I'm also so excited about helping her plan the wedding. When you have your own wedding it's like everything is happening so fast you don't have time to enjoy it but when it's someone else you can slow down and enjoy the process. I made these save the date cards for her. I'm not sure if she's going to use them or not but if she does we are planning on changing the picture.

I also love these bridesmaids dress colors. These are the colors she is planning on using. She is also going to add in a few fall colors for the accent pieces throughout the wedding, like orange and dark red.

I also love this cake! Isn't it beautiful!! I'm not sure what kind of cake she wants but if it was my wedding this is the one I would pick! She had a great idea for doing a cheesecake for the grooms cake with all different kind of toppings to pick from. I am super excited about that! We all know my love for cheesecake!

So Congratulations Lindsey and Brandon! We all are very excited for you guys!

Now you just need to have kids so Ryleigh and Tanner will have some cousins!

When did this happen??

Someone please tell me when we went from this...

Cute little chubby baby

Who was dependent on me and needed me to do everything for her...

To this beautiful, slender little girl 

Who has recently informed me that she doesn't need us for anything anymore! 

Someone please tell me where my baby has gone!

Roll Tide Roll!!

This past Saturday Ryan and I went to Tuscaloosa for the Alabama game. I love watching college football from the comfort of my couch but there is NOTHING like watching it with 92,000 fans!

Our tickets were in the endzone which I didn't think we would like but they ended up being great seats. We were 7 rows from the field. 

We actually got to go all the way down to field level which was pretty cool. We got to meet Big Al!

We ate at Rammer Jammers before the game. They have the best hamburgers!

Alabama won 53-7! They play Arkansas this week @ 2:30 so that'll be a scary game!

After the game we were headed back to Mobile and out of nowhere decide to go to Birmingham and eat at P F Changs and the Cheesecake factory! It was SO good!! I love, love, love the cheesecake factory!! It was such a fun day to spend with Ryan I feel like we have been going 90 to nothing the past few weeks and haven't seen each other much. 

Marathon

I can't believe I am about to type these words but I feel like if I actually tell people I'm doing it then I'll be more likely to actually do it...I'm running a marathon...well it's really a 1/2 marathon but that doesn't sound as good. My friend Lindsay and I just out of nowhere decided to do this. Well more out of nowhere for me since I don't exercise AT ALL. She on the other hand does all the time and already runs a lot. We were suppose to start training last Saturday but then it stormed all day so now we officially start on Sunday. I'm actually kind of excited. That'll probably last until I actually start. Our first race is October 24th and its an 8k which is equivalent to 4.96 miles. (I use the term "race" loosely as I will just be happy to finish and could care less about winning.)We then have the Senior Bowl 10k which is 6.2 miles in November. December we have a 5k "race" (by then maybe I might win!) which is only 3.1 miles. I can't believe I used the term "only" and "3.1 miles" in the same sentence! I also can't believe the amount of quotation marks and parenthesis I've used in this post...my word! Anyway though our final race (I use the word final because that will surely be the death of me) is in January and it is 13.1 miles.
So wish me luck hopefully I can walk on Monday after we start training. The goal is to run 1 mile straight on Sunday and then walk/jog for 2 more. I haven't ran an entire mile since the 7th grade so we'll see how it goes!