pictures galore!

I have been really slacking on blogging, but it really has been the last thing on my priority list. The holidays (while I love them) totally stress me out. It seems like I never get a break between October through the beginning of January. So, needless to say we have been a little busy between activities, cleaning, errands and passing around the stomach bug for oh say, 3 weeks. I thought I would just do one huge picture post from the last two months. Included in the pics are: Halloween, Thanksgiving, the Aquarium, and just recents. I promise I will keep up better! They start from the most recent(fyi).


Vetting my only applicant for sous chef for the holiday season. I suppose she will pass.
Just itching to pull off some ornaments.
Too cute!!
G-Pops, Nana, Ansley and me.
The girls.
The fam. Notice the sweatshirts and leggings...nothing with a real waistband after that feast. ha!
Our post turkey walk.
Being a goof ball with Daddy.
Playing with some old-school toys.



Our little turkey.


Looking at the beautiful fish at the Atlanta Aquarium.

After petting the sting rays. So cool!
Gigi helping the princess into the water.

Trick-or-treating 'til we dropped.







Cereal killer and Cat burglar. A family of criminals.

crazy kitty

Let me give you a little background for this video. First of all, our cat, Shiraz, is crazy. He is an outdoorsy cat just waiting for any chance for his escape to the great outdoors. Unfortunately, he is declawed and thus an indoor cat for life. Sorry Shiraz. I feel for you. Anyway, there is this black cat that loves to torture Shiraz by sprawling out on our back porch. Mind you, this cat knows what he is doing. He positions himself perfectly so that Shiraz can see him from the door in the great room and the window in Ansley’s room. Whoever said cat’s are stupid, are, well, stupid. So, Shiraz tries to “scare” this cat off with his best scary meow. It just doesn’t work. He is not scary. This does not deter Shiraz. He will go crazy until the cat leaves(usually from Freddy or I scaring him off). So, I know that was a lot of background, but here he is today with his trusty sidekick Ansley.

lately

Lately we have been fighting colds and ear infections, and when I say lately I mean the past three weeks. Yes, that’s right….three weeks! If it is not Ansley it is me. I am so sick of it(no pun intended). So, needless to say I have not felt like blogging lately.

A few weekends ago we went up to my Nana and Papa’s in N. Ga. It was so beautiful to see the changing leaves and the beautiful mountain scenery. It was a perfect Fall weekend. We went to a little Fall festival and got Ansley a little toy car, boiled peanuts, ice cream cone, and this Swedish cheese that is TO DIE FOR!!

All in all it was great to be in the mountains and to see our family. Here are a few pictures from the weekend. (FYI: I am NOT preggo, just gained a few lbs. Needless to say A LOT of people have been asking me and now I get it…I need to lose weight)

just another day at the zoo!

Friday, Ansley and I joined our friends Joy and Ethan for a play date at the zoo. We had a BLAST! The kids loved the animals, and walking through the Botanical gardens as well. We enjoyed it so much, we will be going back before it gets too cold(which probably will never happen..urgh!). We weren't able to get around to the entire park, but the kids wore them selves out from the parts that we did see. Ansley's favorites were the penguins...she was laughing hysterically as she watched them swim back and forth. There was an old man there with his grandkids and he was cracking up at her, he asked me, "do you think she likes them?" In other words, a trip to the aquarium is in our future! The kids were also fascinated by the gibbons. They were in awe just listening to them banter back and forth. The biggest hit of all was the petting zoo. They loved the fact that they could actually touch the goats. Joy let Ethan feed them and he loved it when they licked his hand! Giggles abounded, to say the least. (Don't worry we washed their hands afterward)




Watching the gibbons.
In awe of the monkeys.