Seven Ladies and A Gentleman!

(Front:)Amy, Lindsay, Mr. Tritt, Crystal and Me

(Back:) Jennifer, Lisa and Kristen

Last night, us gals got together for our monthly girls' dinner at Atlanta Bread! As always, it was a blast hanging out and chatting away with one another. We were blessed with the presence of Crystal's little man, Mr. Tritt (9 mos), who appeared to be a ladies man and enjoyed all the attention he was receiving. Such a cutie patootie and a great little boy! For the most part, several of us have been regulars to these dinners, however, we had the pleasure of seeing Jennifer for the first time and Lisa, who attended the very first one, joined after just having a baby girl in late March. I am so glad we continue to have these dinners and always looking forward to the next one!

Fence in process

Charlie has been working hard each allowed day to complete this drawn out process. All he has left is the outside and what we thought a 5 gallon bucket would cover, well it has now doubled. So not only has it taken longer then he thought (or wanted), more money had to be spent. However, we know this is something that has to be done. If you don't take care of it, the fence will not last. Not to mention how much better it is going to look!!!

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So while Mommy was away last night enjoying some girl time, Charlie and Cohen made a trip to Lowe's to purchase the other 5 gallon bucket. And from the looks of it when I arrived home last night, my boys had a great night without me. Daddy thought they were busted when he heard the garage door opening. When I walked in, I found a very energetic, happy little boy! It was at the time when Cohen should be getting ready for bed. I got to hear all about their fun night where they spent plenty of time at Lowe's. They looked at just about everything and more importantly, Cohen enjoyed every bit of it. Plus he got to bring home a "Diego" hand shovel since he was a good little boy. Gotta love the daddy and son bonding time!!!

The Fence in Process Pictures!

All Star Baby on the way....

On Saturday, my mom and I hosted an All Star theme baby shower for my cousin-in-love, Michelle, at my house. I truly enjoyed planning it and being a part of this special time with her. With a few close friends and family members, I believe Michelle had a great time and received lots of cute and adorable things for "little dude" (name "tbd").... A baby is such a blessing and we are excited for the Nabors growing family! Can't wait to meet him next month.....

Yummy Cake! By The Purple Kitchen

(if you live in Greenville, I highly recommend Dana)

The Favors....

Chocolate/White Chocolate Sport Balls Suckers...

With the Proud Grandmas!

Just random on this lovely Friday...

Yippee for Friday!!! and it is a beautiful Friday too!!! I have a lot of things to do today and tomorrow. My mom and I are hosting a baby shower tomorrow afternoon for my cuz-in-love, Michelle, who is expecting her second, A Boy!! I love planning things and have really enjoyed getting this together for her. Hopefully everything turns out O.K..... Having said that, my house needs cleaned, I have several errands to run, pick up the cake and balloons and who knows what else. I have made so many lists, re-done those lists and just wondering what I am forgetting.... :) Thanks to GG for taking Cohen in tonight so that I can get what I need done while Charlie is working hard to finish painting the fence before it rains on Sunday...

On another note, I am feeling some major nose pain that my 19 mo old caused with a headbutt last night. I knew the kid had a big head but WOW, I am really surprised it isn't broken. I am just hoping that I will slide by today without sneezing or needing to blow my nose. Very sensitive to the touch!

Speaking of that big head, yes Cohen has a big head and it is the cutest big head I have ever seen. Few weeks ago, I purchased him a ball cap that is 18-24 months size and the thing did not fit. So I had to exchange for the next size which was 3T - 4T. He isn't even 2 yet! The lady at TCP store told me that usually people have to exchange for the next size because their hats run smaller, which made me feel a little bit better, however my darling hubby says she was just saying that to make me feel that way. Anyway, the hat does fit better and I would rather spend $5 on one then to buy a more expensive one that he is just going to grow out of soon. Cohen likes the idea of having a cap like his daddy's.

Just some randoms I thought I would share....

...I wish we could go on a Cruise! I have only been on one (our honeymoon) and I absolutely loved it. I think it would be fun to get a little group together and go. I know it will be a few more years before we can actually plan one, seeing that I want "something" a little more right now, but I can't wait!! Until then, I will have to dream as I lay on my float in the pool and listen to "Is this Love" by Bob Marley.....
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...Can't wait for May 21st! The premier of "So you think you can dance"..... Love this show and look forward to it every summer. It probably has a lot to do with my love for dance. I have never taken dance but I sure wish I did. I have even thought about taking some form of dancing now. I am sure there are girls my age doing it :)!!! Doing something I love plus getting the exercise that I really need. I would love to take Shag, however that would take a lot of talking into with Charlie and I dont see it happening!!!....

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...Also, along with dance, I would love to take piano lessons. Not sure why because I would never have any room to put one in my house. But I love to watch people play it. I took a few lessons when I was young. Not sure why I quit. What a silly girl I was? Oh well, maybe that is something I can take up and find someone that would offer for me to come over and serenade them using their piano, LOL.....

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...Just a little over two months before we take a "Holiday" to see the ocean!!! Although I will have to pull out the tankinis again this year (since I haven't worked too hard on what my child birthing left me with), I am so ready for it to get here. It will be exciting because this year we will have two more little ones joining us! Counting the weeks....

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Ok, so I want bore you anymore because I am pretty sure I could add a lot more thoughts. But I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoy this lovely sun we are blessed with!!!!

First Egg Hunt!

It went better than I thought. After having a much needed nap, Cohen seemed to be in good spirits and excited about finding the eggs. He didn't care too much about carrying his basket so daddy followed along with it. After finding the first one and hearing our response, he would clap after each egg was found! Good time was had by all!!!!

Easter Sunday!

It was exciting to see Cohen's reaction to his Easter basket! He appeared to like everything especially his first remote control car. The car may be loud but it was priceless to see his excitement. Note to mommy, give Easter basket after breakfast. Cohen was so into his car that he did not want to eat. Mommy even surprised Daddy with his own Easter basket that included a Sudoku touch screen game. Daddy loves Sudoku!

After attending a wonderful Church service, we headed over to my in-loves for a yummy Easter meal. Not only did the Easter bunny make an early appearance while Cohen was visiting his Grandma and Papa, but he would make a few other stops as well. He was blessed with lots of sweet gifts and goodies from his GG and Pops and his Uncle Clint and Aunt Kimberly.

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Though Cohen was excited over all his wonderful Easter gifts, well let's just say we were not seeing the best of Cohen this Easter! He was not in the best of moods and probably had a lot do with not taking a nap the day before. But he was a handsome moody little boy!

Sprucing up the House...

...has begun! Good Friday turned into a soaking wet busy day! I was thrilled to find out on Thursday that the firm was giving us the day off. We normally don't get this holiday so it worked out perfect with all the running around and things I needed to get done before our little man's arrival back home on Saturday. I managed to miss the pour downs from store to store except my final errand, Wal-mart. But lucky for me, it wasn't too bad coming out with the groceries as it was going in.

I wasn't home too long before Charlie arrived. Our plan was to paint the shutters and the front door, so even with the bad weather, we proceeded. This is part of our sprucing up the house plan! Although the door was in great shape and we didn't mind the color (Carolina gamecock garnet), the shutters had lost their newness. We decided to change the color to black and it really looks good. It is amazing of what a fresh coat of paint will do to something. I will post a picture of the front of the house with our new shutters once the front yard has been completed....

The work continued into Saturday! Arriving with biscuits, GG and Pops came to give a hand. While the guys headed out to get a scoop of river rocks, GG and I went to purchase some plants for the flower pots. Charlie did a spectacular job on the rock bed and it looks great! And GG, "our" flowers pots look good too! Thanks to you both for all your help!!!!

We also placed our chase lounge chairs out and I am ready to hang out by the pool! So if you want to come hang out this summer, we'd love to have ya!!!!

We took a break for a little while when our little man arrived home from his "parent vacation".... Boy, was he missed!!! After we had our small reunion, Charlie decided to start painting the fence. Which was something that needed to be done really bad. We decided to go with a brownish color instead of a natural stain and once again, it is amazing how a fresh coat of paint will do!!!

It is exciting to see all the changes taking place on our cute little home and all we have left is giving it some curb appeal!!!