Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Showing their Spring Spirit...

We sure love our usual Tuesday night playdates with Nolen and Ella Tate. Last Tuesday night we went to Target to look around at spring clothes and shoes. We had a great time. Plus the children looked so cute in these flower hats!

Sweet Nolen

Beautiful little Ella Tate

Lunch with Amy and Jack

Last Tuesday Ford and I went to lunch with Amy and Jack. We ate a yummy lunch in downtown Franklin at Dumplins. Then we went to look for the boys some Easter outfits...but no luck! Anyway, It was a beautiful day and Jack and Ford are going to be great friends when they grow up!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hope you all have a wonderful St. Patrick's day full of green! Also Happy 1st St. Patty's day to our little man Ford! Good thing he looks cute in green:)

Inner City Catfish Dinner!

Last Thursday night we attended the annual Inner City catfish dinner at the fair grounds. It was Ford's first one. Gabe and I have attended for 4 years now. We always look forward to this special night! The food is delicious, and it is great to see friends from other churches who are there too! Ford's favorite thing at the dinner was the iced tea! He for some reason found my cup of tea very interesting so I gave him a taste, and then he would whine for it until I gave him more! All in all it was a wondreful night, and they raised $141,000 for their wonderful ministry!
Ford with his Nan Nan and B daddyuncle Gene and Aunt Gayle

Ford loves his Maw Maw

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Training them early...


Of course shopping is one of my favorite things to do....besides just being with Ford all day! But Ford loves shopping and being out too! So I guess it is the best of both my favorite things at once! So of course I am training him to enjoy shopping too....So last Tuesday we went over to the Alsup's house to meet Laura and Ella Tate, and Courtney and Nolen to go shopping at TJ Maxx. We all rode in one car, that is three adults and three babies, which was quite exciting between Courtney having to use the back hatch of the car to get in, and then all three babies crying at spontaneous times! But we did have alot of fun. We stopped at Starbucks on the way to get a drink. And then we spent about an hour and a half in TJ. I think was all bought a couple items for the kids easter baskets! It was a blast and the babies were very good while we were there! We will have to do it again soon!

Day with Daddy!

Gabe took a day off last week. We spent most of the day at home and had a wonderful day. We ate lunch together at Mellow Mushroom in downtown Franklin. Then we went to Curious Gourmet across the street, and I got a cupcake. It was delicious! Ford had a fun time looking at all the shops on Main Street. We played the rest of the afternoon at home, and later that night went to the Alsup's house! What a fun day we had with Daddy!happy boy!i love my little buddyford and daddy having fun

a little taste of heaven for only $3.50....

this one is a chocolate peanut butter one...it was AMAZING!

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Happy 1 year old birthday Grayson!


Last Saturday we went to Grayson Wilson's very 1st birthday! It was a blast. Hannah, Joey, and Hannah's mother and brother did a wonderful job with the party. Grayson had his own cupcake. I think he really enjoyed it. He also racked up on gifts! Ford also tried a bit of cupcake and boy did he love it! We had a wonderful time at the party. Thank you to the Wilson's for inviting us to this very special party! Happy 1 year Birthday Grayson!The Birthday boy in the collar I embriodered him!The yummy cupcakes Hannah's brother decoratedGetting sang Happy birthday for the first timefirst taste of cakemy favorite picturenow Ford's turn...

...I can't wait for my first birthday...yummy!

Grocery shopping fun

Ford and i went to publix last week. He got to try out his new shopping cart cover that we ordered from Laura Alsup's cousin! She makes beautiful covers for grocery carts and highchairs! Her blog is http://beccabebecreations.blogspot.com/ Check it out ya'll!

On another note, Ford and I also saved $22 shopping at Publix. We bought lots of buy one get one frees. I have also been following this great blog that has links to coupons you can use at publix! It is great because this girl loves Publix even more than I do...and I thought I was pretty bad. Check her blog out at http://fiddledeedeeblog.blogspot.com/

$92 of groceries for $70!!...yay...it feels great to save some cash:)

Monday, March 9, 2009

Splish splash I was taking a bath...

Ford absolutely loves bath time! I don't think he has ever been one to cry while he is being bathed, even from early on. He especially loves playing with his bath toys these days. He out grew his baby bath a long time ago, and he takes baths in our garden tub in our master bath. He loves hitting his hands down in the water! He also tries to suck the water out of the wash cloth when we wash his face...yuck!

Winter Squash

Ford tried winter squash for the first time a few weeks ago. Needless to say, he did not much care for it. He definitely shows you what he thinks of it by his faces. It also gave him the shivers. I think eventually he liked it....well maybe. Here are the pics.

By the way, has anyone tried the Earth's Best baby foods? I think they are wonderful! Ford seems to really enjoy them, plus they are all organic! I really believe organic is best when it comes to our precious children. Publix tends to run specials on these baby foods. If you haven't tried them, I encourage you to!

Monday, March 2, 2009

7 Months!

Obviously February did not have 30 days, so we will say today is Ford's 7 month b-day! He is still growing like a weed. It seems like he learns something new each day. He finally has gotten 1 tooth (the bottom right front one) and fixing to cut another one. He had been so fussy for a week or so, and it finally made sense when that tooth broke through last Friday 2/27. Ford is also learning to eat more solids these days. He is supposed to be on rice cereal 2 x day and veggies/ fruits 2-3 x day. We are trying to get this much in, but to be honest, he likes just having milk and would probably do without the solids! He does love fruit though. He also enjoys biter biscuits! As far as sleep goes....he still wakes up 1-2 times a night:( We are working on getting him to sleep through the night...so stayed tuned! He is a great napper though. If we are at home he will take 2 naps that are 1 1/2-2 hours. That is a great time for me to get things done around the house or nap with him which seems impossible these days! But he truly is such a happy baby. We are so blessed! Here are his 7 month pics and stats.
At 7 months...
Rolling all over the place
Can get to almost any toy in near reach by scooting/ creeping
Reaches arms out for you if he wants you
Whines when he wants something
Loves his passie
Wants to touch everything...especially food when we are eating
Thinks he is big stuff when he gets to eat food we are eating
Loves his grandparents...definitley already spoiled by them!
Loves baths and tries to suck the water out of the washcloth...yuck!
Probably his favorite thing is sitting up and playing
Sits up alone
Gets up on all fours
He is a mess!