Poor Daddy

This afternoon was full. Makinley had her three year check up and I had to have a root canal finished. We won't talk about my root canal...it hurt. We'll leave it at that. But, I love my dentist, so that saved the experience!
  Joey on the other hand had a long afternoon. Since I had to go to the dentist, he was in charge of taking Mak to the doctor. My girl is a major trooper and did fine. However, we requested that both kids get their flu shot since they were there. Makinley took hers like a champ. In fact, she's now told me countless numbers of times, "Mommy, I got a sot but it didn't hurt me." Tripp? Not so easy. Joey said he was screaming and they had to hold him down. He was still crying when Joey got to the dentist to get me. Here are my "baby's" 3 year stats:
Weight- 37.5 pounds: 93 percentile
Height- 41.25 inches: 99.4 percentile
   In a year, she has grown 6 inches and gained 5 pounds. She slowed down in the weight gain over the last year (even though it's hard for me to believe because she is so heavy), but she grew one inch more this year than she did the previous. So, my daughter is basically in the 100th percentile for height. Crazy. Where did my baby that was in 6 month clothes at her 1 year birthday go?!?!

Ferris Wheels, Funnel Cakes, and Friends

We spent last night hanging out at the Morgan County Fair. It was so much fun...expensive, but fun!!! The kids had a blast, but we stayed out really late. We didn't get home until 10:00. Although the kids did wonderful for us at the fair, we paid for it this morning. Tripp was I.L.L. He cried all morning long; he was just so tired. Needless to say, we tried to get him to bed early tonight. Anyway, of course I documented the night in pictures!

                                             This is what funnel cake on a 8 month old looks like!

Independent

Just to document this day.....
Tripp is outside playing with the neighborhood boys by himself.
Makinley rode off on a golf cart (driven by an adult of course) to play at a friends house.
I'm telling you...each day is filled with a new level of independence in my children.

Maybe I Get It

I've heard others rave about the deals found at Goodwill, but secretly I doubted. Don't get me wrong. No one loves consignment shopping more than I do. A LOT of the clothes that I have bought for my children have come from consignment sales (their GiGi, on the other hand, prefers Gap, Old Navy, and Gymboree). Today Joey and I were spending the day together in Athens and I decided to pop in Goodwill and see what all the fuss is about. I was actually very pleased with what I found! I got a Banana Republic jean skirt, a Gap button down oxford, and a pair of pink Limited pants. I also had a very talented girl suggest to me that I should start picking up white serving dishes at Goodwill whenever I see them. That way, when it comes time to host a party, I have plenty of white dishes to use to serve things. So, I picked up 3 white serving pieces. I got all of the above for $18. I was pretty impressed with that! I also stopped in another consignment store today and got Makinley a piece of Vera Bradley luggage. I've been wanting to get her a small duffel bag for all those overnight stays at her GiGi and Poppa's but didn't want to spend full price on one. I got this one for $15 and it's the exact size that I wanted for her. So, overall, I'm thrilled with my "thrifty" shopping for the day!

B is for Bear

We threw Jenn her baby shower yesterday, and I think it was a success! She got some much needed things for the baby. Now, all we need is him!!!

 

 

Final Touch

I believe this new kitchen table is a nice final touch, don't you?

Muffins for Mom

A couple of weeks ago, I got to experience "Muffins for Mom" with Makinley for the first time. She was so excited to take me to "cool" with her for the morning. Again, I am so blessed to teach at a school that allows me to go participate in these things with my own kids. I didn't get any pictures while we were at her school, but Joey did snap one right before we left to go.