Pics from Betsy's camera

I often get together with my friend Betsy and her kids, Scott and Juliet. Here are a few pictures that she sent me from this summer. She has this crazy wig from her childhood (I know, crazy right?) that Juliet loves wearing. Theo and Jack also got in on the fun and it was hilarious. Here they are putting on a show for us. Betsy actually has musical instruments at her house...... which are strictly forbidden in mine for sanity purposes ;)

20, 000 hits

I checked out my ticker and we're getting super close to 20, 000 hits! It will be neat to see who is the special visitor. Every time you visit, check to see what number the ticker is on. If you see 20, 000, email me and I'll announce you as the "winner". No special prize or trip for this honor... just a shout out!

Molly's birthday!

Dave took Jack out for a day of Best Buy, lunch and a movie.... so Theo and I headed over to help Molly celebrate her 3rd birthday! She had a waterslide, which Theo LOVED, and a bounce house. Everyone was so nice and we even met a little girl born the day after Theo at the same hospital. We lamented on how their first birthdays turned into evacuation parties for Hurricane Gustav! Such a small world. I managed to catch Theo kissing Juliet. She is his steady girlfriend and it's cute to see how much they love each other. Happy birthday, Molly!

Camp Mimi and Papa

We've been out of pocket for a week, as you may have noticed. We took the boys for their first ever dual trip to Mimi and Papa's house (Theo has never gone to stay without us there) and then boarded a plane and left for the Cayman Islands. The kids had a ball..... as evidenced by the pictures. Mimi and Papa kept them busy, busy, busy. They went to the circus, a Noah's Ark themed water park, the pool in their subdivision with a giant water slide and an indoor inflatable place, just to name a few. Theo was fearless and followed his brother up an inflatable slide! He LOVED it. Mimi gave the boys surprises everyday and even made t-shirts for the boys to wear. Jack and Theo got to play with Sissy the cat and had so much fun visiting with Mimi and Papa and all of Papa's family. Mama even drove over and stayed a couple of days. The best part of it all was that Mimi said the boys were so good and so much fun that she'll take them both again next summer! Score for us!!!!

Pics from Aunt Sonja

Aunt Sonja just emailed me some pictures from her visit a couple of weeks ago. Here are Uncle Bill and the boys, cousin Ashley with Theo and then Dave and I hanging out with Sonja. The boys loved spending time with my family and hopefully will get to see them again soon :)

Percy Quin

Dave's family just wrapped up it's annual family reunion in Mc Comb, MS this weekend. This was the easiest year for us with the boys. We left the pack and play and Theo's booster seat behind. We made it just fine and brought very little toys! Jack and Theo got to see all of their third cousins again, which always makes for a great photo op (they grow so much each year). We also got to celebrate cousin Anne's engagement to JD!! Jack or Theo will get to be a ring bearer, depending on the church rules and we couldn't be more thrilled (for them and us. ha ha). Jack had a blast with Aunt Liz and Aunt Wyolene putting together the 1000 piece puzzle. He was amazed and really loved participating in this annual tradition! Jack and Theo had lots of quality time with Gigi and Dada and tons of second and third cousins who we affectionately call "aunts and uncles". See you again next year Hadskey family!!

Mom is 32!

32 is going down on the books as one of my best birthdays! Dave sketched me this beautiful portrait of Jack and Theo, Jack serenaded me with "happy birthday" right as I walked out of my bedroom this morning (so sweet), shared a cupcake with my boys, had TONS of greetings and cards from friends (including my niece Corinne singing to me), got a call from my mom even though she was cruising around St. Lucia, and topped off the day by going out with some great friends (Dave had to travel). It was a great day from start to finish and I really don't think I've ever felt this loved! Thank you everyone :)