BIG HELPER!!!

Hayley decided she wanted to be a part of the laundry process. Isnt this adorable!!! She is just so curious about everything!!! Gotta love it!!!

NEW FAVS!!

Okay..I have to take the time to share these classic pictures of Hayley with you!! Each of them captures the essence of her personality!! There are so many facets of her personality and it seems that each day we see something else from her. So far I know that she is a very determined little girl. She is also impatient like her mother...(wants everything yesterday), she can also be happy go lucky like her father and she is a very loving!! Hayley has never been one to turn down a meal, but with her teeth coming in...she hasnt been as hungry. You can see in the pic that she doesnt want anymore food!! The other...I wasnt getting her out of her highchair soon enough. She is also infatuated with picture of her cousins that live in Maryland! I tell her about them all the time, but it wasnt till I put their picture in her photo album that she went nuts over them!!! She loves to look at that photo and she always smiles big and lets out a chuckle!!

SO EXCITED!!

Today I found my college roommate Deecie!! We havent spoken in nine years...just lost touch!!! She called me on the phone and we talked for an hour. We had so much to catch up on! She is married and has two kids, boy and girl...Grey and McKinley! They are adorable! She still lives in Columbia, SC and we hope to be able to see each other soon! Too bad Mark and I arent going to Columbia for the game this weekend!! We made a lot of memories at GSU, and reminising about it today was a lot of fun!! I am so happy to have found her and to have talked with her! I hope we stay in touch this time!! Uh-oh---gotta run! Hayley is up from her nap!!!

GNO!!!!

Last night was GNO (Girls Night Out) at my house!! What a great time it was!! We cooked, drank a little wine and of course talked...talked...talked!! Hayley was at my parents for the night and Mark was off with Heather and Chris so it was just me, Steph, April, Malin and Patricia!! Malin and Patricia left fairly early and April and STeph and I talked FOREVER!! Steph and I have been like that since we were fourteen, and it was nice to add another to the zaniness!!! Before we knew it, it was 3:40 AM!!! I havent been up that late in a long time...well maybe with Hayley but not by choice! It was so great to be able to talk "Girl" talk and find out that we share so much in commmon!! Dont get me wrong...motherhood is fantastic, but it is an adjustment and it is nice to have people to relate too!!! I am not sure they know it, but I am so grateful to them!! Especially Steph!! She may be younger but I look up to her! She is a terrific mother, wife and friend and I am so blessed to have her in my life!! She keeps me sane in more ways than she will ever know!! Luv ya girl!! Well it is Sat. and Georgia kicks off in last than an hour!! I better go and get ready....GO DAWGS!!!! SIC EM!!!

LABOR DAY COOKOUT

My parents had a cookout today with some of their friends and invited Heather, Chris, Mark, Hayley and I over for dinner! I was at Target earlier in the day and saw a kiddie pool on clearance for six bucks!! I thought today would be a great day to use it!! We could all be outside and Hayley could be entertained! Heather's neighbor Shannon also came over with her little girl Kiley who will be one in two weeks. Hayley and Kiley just sort of looked at each other, but didnt know what to do. Kiley didnt get in the pool, but Hayley was in for a good 30 min!! The water was quite cold but she didnt seem to care!! We didnt even bother with a suit, just put her in with a swim diaper and she splashed and played and had a big time! I think this pool could become my new best friend! It will be hot here at least for another month and we should be able to get some good use out of it since she is sitting up pretty well now! Hayley is growing up so fast and is loving some of the freedom she has learned. She wants to hold her bottle on her own, she wants to crawl and gets into her yoga pose (downward dog) often. She also loves sitting up and being able to play with her toys without the assistance of mom or dad! I know that this is just the first steps of many and while it is very exciting to see her learn and conquer new things, it is a little bittersweet knowing that we will never get the newborn days back! IT was funny, Mark is also realizing how fast she is growing. This mroning Mark got up with her and tried to rock her in the chair to get her back to sleep and Hayley wanted no part of it. Mark said that he misses falling asleep with her on his shoulder when we first brought her home!! So with that said, I think Mark and I plan to slow down a little and take it all in!! Before we know it, she will be starting her first day of school. AHHHH!!!

GAME DAY!!!!

Well folks...it is that time again!! Fall is no where in the air and Georgia Football has offically begun!!! As most of you all know this is Mark's passion and we were lucky enough to be able to attend the game together on Sat. Georgia beat Georgia Southern! We had a good time, but Mark is a little shook up that one of the defensive tackles was injured and may be out for the season (gee, I almost sound like I know what I am talking about). He said that this could really mess "US" up!! We got to see a lot of our tailgate friends that we only see during football season due to time, schedules, and distance!! Mark is fired up about the season as Georgia is ranked NO. 1 in the SEC!

Wedding Bliss

Sat. August 23rd we had the honor of attending Jessica Waynick and Chris Mucha's wedding!! I have known Jess since she was little (she used to come into Baskin Robbins when I worked there almost everyday for a scoop of vanilla on a cone), and she is the daughter of the owner of Lizard Thicket (the store that I work at and Heather manages). Anyway, she made a beautiful bride and we had a fabulous time! Everyone looked amazing, especially one of the bridesmaids (Heather)!!! Here are a few pics from that day!! I just LOVE weddings!!